Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1851-11-12
KEEP IT BEFORE THE PEOPLE

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That joseph JOHNSON, the Democratic
candidate for Governor of Virginia, has ney
er yet made known his views upon the grea
COMPROMISE MEASURES; but prefer.
to keep the people in the dark. Let nc
friend Of the Union vote for him until he
makes manly exposition of his opinion:
on this vital question.
Keep it before the People
In connection with the above, that Jo
sEpH JOHNSON, voted while in Congress, fol-
the WILMOT PROVISO, as engrafted or
the Oregon Bill, in company with all the
prominent Northern Abolitionists!
Keep it before the People
That nothing is known of Col. JOHNSON ,
views in reference to the extension of the
CENTRAL RAILROAD, except what may
be gathered from an expression of opinion
in favor of a judicious system of Internal
Improvement. Let no friend of this great
improvement give his vote to the Locofocc
candidate until he comes out equivocally
and declares the Central Railroad JUL.
ciouS Improvement And in this con.
nection
Keep II before the People!
That Col. JOHNSON lives in section OIL
the State whose wants have been supplied
by the construction of the North Western
Railroad; and let 1t be specially remember,
ed that he voted on one occasion to lay q
bill on the table providing for the extension
of the Central Railroad, even from Gordons-
vile to the base of the Mountain. Make
"0ld JOE" show his hand distinctly on this
subject, or refuse to vote for him.
Keep 1t before the People!
And especially before the adopted citi-
zcns, that Col. JOHNSON and SHELTON F.
LEAKE refused to give bread to the starving
people of Ireland and Scotland, by arrayng
themselves against the IRISH RELIEF
BILL. Think of it We natives of the Eme-
raid Isle and refuse to give the men your
votes who refused your starving country
men bread
Keep 1t before the Democratic People!
That JOSEPH JOHNSON according to Loco
foco definition was once rank FederalIst,
supporting the administration of JOHN @.
ADAMS, the advocate of Protective Tariff
and Internal Improvements by the General
Government, and that according to the logic
of his own party, and upon the same kind
Of evidence upon which they denounce
GEORGE w. SUMMERS as all A5olitionist,
he still favors those measures
Keep 1t before the People!
That SHELTON F. LEAKE and WILLIS P.
BococK, the Locofoco candidates for Lieu
tenant Governor and Attorney General, hold
the odious doctrine of SECESSION-a
doctrine which converts the strong bands
with which the Wings would bind the States
of the Union together into rope of sand.
Nobody knows what "Old JoE's" opinions
are on this subject, he choosing still to keep
the people unadvised.
Keep 1t before the People!
That this dangerous doctrine of Secession
is defended on the stump, by those who ad-
vocate the election of the Locofoco Ticket.
Let it not be forgotten that the late Loco
foco Convention failed to lay down their
platform on the important questions involv-
ing the integrity of the Union; and, by the
same course of reasoning their orators rely
upon to prove the Wing party Of the North
unsound, that the Democratic party of Vir-
GINA is not the Union party In view Of
all these facts
Keep It before the People!
That the election comes off on the STH
OF DECEMBER, when it behooves all
true friends of the Union 20 march up 10 the
polls, in solid column, and cast their votes
for SUMMERS, WATTS and BANTER.
PoLIrIcAL.-A spirited political discus
sion came off at the Courthouse on Thurs
day night last, between Messrs. JOHN II.
McCUE and WIN. Fl. HARTMAN. The Dem
ocrats Of course claim the victory, but we
believe the unanimous sentiment Of the
Wings to be that their champion, Mr.. Nc
Cue, fully sustained himself and his cause.
The same gentlemen will have another dis
cussion at Fishersville on Saturday next
DR.. C. R. HARRIS, one of the Democratic
candidates for the Legislature, delivered an
address at the same place on Friday night.
Notwithstanding DR.. H. is political oppo-
nent, we take pleasure in saying that his
remarks were characterised by good sense
and good taste.
On Saturday night the Wing association
held meeting and speeches were made
by GEORGE d. MANLY, and HUGH w.
SHErrEy, Esqs. Mr.. MANLY is compare
lively stranger amongst US, and on This
occasion appeared before us on the stump
for the first time. He announced himself
as "onc Of the toiling Million and proved
to the large audience that listened to his
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