Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1851-10-08

.Messrs. Editors:-A communication appeared
in the Vindicator Of Sept 18TH, signed by somo
hundred individuals, making a lung and loud call
upon J. Owens Fulton and Shelton >. Abnoy, 10
announce themselves candidates ;or the Offices Of
Clerks of the County and Superior Courts Of this
County | would not in any wise lmpeach the NO
lives Of these gentlemen for many of them are the
must respectable and influential in their neghbor
hood nor would ! in any way reflect apun the
personal character of either Of the gentlemen called
upon for they are, in my humble Judgment, de-
serving the high regard and confidence placed in
them by their friends. But going SO far III This
matter notU is undoubtedly premature and impoll'
tic, TO say the least Of II, II II ID not Intended TO
f,res,all them in the minds Of the people. Some
of the sgners TO that call Thave reason 10 believe
were not actuated by any motive Whatever. was
riding along few days since and overlook one OF
those gentlemen and he remarked TO me "Whai
was ley goin TO do wit squire -" Nut
knowing TO what he alluded told him did moi
know that any thing was TO be done with him !:
"Wy, says he-I dit hear tie people talkln about
sendin him away somewhere and ley had paper
wit heap names on H." mo, remarked (be
ginning now 10 understand hm)"l presume ii WIS
10 make him clerk of one OF the Courts in olaun'
TOM "Clark, clark" said he. eyes, did you
"did mt understand the sense of the thing Sciore"
And think il very prnbabIe there are others who
.'did not understand the sense of the thing. Any
person that would take tie rtllIe rltn himself,
could obtain list as long as two fence ras-for
any respectable individual for almost any Office
Snch persnns should be left free TO inform them
selves and not be bound down to papers, We
live in free country and every person should be
left free to think and acl-and exercise his rights
as freeman.
These gentlemen are styled the "refurm or peo-
pies candidates." and they might add-''ihe re-
form coalition candidates" ] do not like these
speckled tickets am Republican Mig. and
90 for wings, and The old maxim eight The Dew
il with fire." also believe in the broad Demo
cratic principle that the majority should govern,
and to carry out this principle. all Wing counties
should have wing differs, and Democratic counties
democratic officers. One Of The most influential
Democrats in the County remarked to me few
days SINCE that he would support any Democrat
for any office in preference to Wing. And do
we not see the Democrats organizing throughout
the County, and every where else passing reso|u-
tions, swearing eternal luminosity 10 the whole
Wing party? How then can any gnnG wing Goa
Lessee with some of the members of that p1rty-and
voluntarily surrender one Of The most important and
influential offices in the county, when we have
mong ourselves, plenty of good and true wings O.
qual!y well qualified to fill it. | am not candj-
date for any office whatever. nor do wish 10 ad-
vocate the claims now of any particular candidate.
1t is time enough for these things, after the Con-
stulion is adopted by the people--all want now
is fair shake SOUTH RIVER