Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-04-17
TO THE VOTERS OF AUGUSTA

TGllOU- Llll~tUS .-hHAlouo w oO''O NY @'"'''S
State more efficiently than can do in private STA.
lion r. make this declaration for fear some narrow
minded persons might think was actualed by
love Of Office have determined, without waiting
for card from sAlany Vuiers," to announce my
sells candidate 10 represent this "good old County"
in the next House of Delegates.
Recognising as do he''indubitahIe and inaen-
able" right of the People 10 know the views and
opinions Of Candidate for the Legislature upon all
subjects that cannot possibly come before that body,
shall proceed 10 give my views, briefly, on re-
form, &c.
LIST. believe the People irtalible. That they
never act unjusly or unwisely-that they are never
blinded by prejndice-never carried away by pas
sion-never misled by Demagogues. further
believe that within and caprice have no place in
the popular mind.
ID. | am no "haf-way. Reformer," go the
centre figure" lam for laying "lhe axe at The
root Of the tree"
3d. Instead Of attempting to reform our Judicial
system if any thing so crude and Ill-arranged can
be called system am decidedly in favor Of abn-
ishinq the whole 'cunrern" and substituting in lis
stead the ".4rbitrotion Plan," by which | mean
that am for referring all controversies now decided
by our Courts, TO Arbi,ators chosen by the parties,
reserving to each the right of appeal to public
meeting Of The People. This plan has many ad-
vantaees over The old system. | will only mention
few of them: it is much cheaper-nore simple
more eflicent-removes at once all The claw S
deay"-releases the people instantly Of all the e,
wills of ''cruwded Duckeis" and meies out law and
Justice to each individual by that inlalIlbe standard
puptIc OPINION. But after all, the great recon-
mendation, at least with me is, that il is popular
4th. am in favor of all white men voting whel!i-
moi / wnuld alSn he favor OF
extending this great right to free negroes were not
afraid ofmy popularity There has been such hubbub
kicked up about Northern aggressions and South
ern grievances"
5th. AS to biennial Session fthe Legislature"
if it means one session in two years am opposed to
it, but if lis meaning is tro Sessions in one yea,
why then 90 for it "hearl and SOUL" for there are
So many of us 'pe-emineny' qualified 10 serve the
county as Legislators and willing to do so that fear
we can never all have an opportunity unless the
number of Sessions are increased
9Th. will not say what my views are about
paying Jurors as that question may come before The
Legislature, nor shall define my position on nation
al putics because that subject will certainly be
discussed by that learned body hui if there are any
other questions which cannot possibly come before
them on which the people wish NY views all they
have To do is To ask; am ready 10 answer, either
through the public prints" or from the huslngs'
JOE BY-ENDS.
P. Slit should he desired by The People
would be willing to"Lobby," from the meeting of
the Convention in October until the Legislature as
sembes, at fair "per diem" j. d.
N. BIS either one of You Candidates the all.
thor of " Ums Populorm9" know neither Of
you wrote the Letters Of Junins, " hut think the
people have right to know who you think is The
author of those celebrated letters?
.Messrs Editors Am editorial appeared in your
paper of the 18th February, in which you use the
following language:
ga member of The Legislature has introduced a
proposition in the House of Delegates TO pay own
ers the value of slaves escaping into free States and
not recovered. We have long thought that mea-
sure of this kind would operate Senefclally in sew
era ways" sc.
As there is disposition in certain quarters TO al
tach the responsibility of that proposition to one Of
our late delegates, who is again before the people
for re election, respectfully ask yoa to furnish the
public with the name of the individual in question,
in order that there may be no misunderstanding on
the subject. Vol En-
fss- BY reference 10 The Journal of the House OF
Delegates we find that the resolution alluded TO a.
bove was introduced by Mr.. SrRorHER' OF Kappa
hammock We are assured by one OF our delegates
that neither of them countepanced the proposition.