Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1853-05-25
Speecncs IN Monday.


On Monday last, the first day ofthe May Court
the Democratic candidates for the Legislature AN
this county, not being able to OBTAIN Inc .'ou''-
house got up a specialization at Union Hail.
They invited the Wing candidates to attend, but
managed things to suit themselves, speaking IN
such order and just as long as they pleased. DIR.
HARMS led off, and among other things attempt
ed the uphill work Of defending the ''gerryman-
der.n II is sufficient to cite against him the dec
larations of some of his own party friends IN the
Legislature. who denounced the bill as unjust, un-
constitutional and disgsaceful to the State ie
Doctor has been reading the Enquirer OF lale' es-
identity; and while on the subject OF the puo'c
lands ouoted almost verbatim from that paper.
auurouriating its wit and logic without ceremony
or acknowledgment. The idea OF Firglna'S Por-
ton of the public lands under Benefits bill, being
located ON the Rocky Mountains or among the
Snake Foot Indians, and other faiiacies, were re-
futed by the Wing press of Richmond long ago.
and made little impression when dealt Out In pro
ken doses by the Doctor.
Mr.. SKINNER followed We have not time MOI
space to follow him, as we would Ike 10 no. anu
can only refer to the facetiOus and detailed ac-
count he gave of the manner IN which NesSfs
JOHN p. WILsoN and HUGH Z, GUTHRIE ZAP
pointed themselves delegates from the otnarFs
Draft precinct to the Wing County Convention
the whole affair, by the way, being Pigment Of
the imagination, those gentlemen having been ap-
pointed delegates by the District meeting at Green
vile.
Cant. Guy next made few sensible and aP-
propriate remarks. which were we'll received.
Mr.. Ko,NEn then took the stand, and followed
nre,tv closely in the track of Dr.. HARRIS. lie is
dead set against Virginia's having anything to dc
with the public lands, chiefly. as we understood
him. because he considers il too expensive ou-
siness The lands having cost the United States
50 much. Virginia, he thinks, ought not to touch
them. We'll. we will not discuss the point, but
merely suggest that it wont cost any body much
10 receive that foryone thousand dollars on deposit
for US ia Washington city.
! Mr.. CHRISTIAN spoke after Mr.. kolNER--le-
PLYING satisfactorily to as many points made oy
the opposing candidates as the opportunity per
mitted-and Mr.. WALKER concluded the discus
sion. if so it can be called. The Democratic can
didates seemed very anxious to lug in the tempe
rance question Their policy in reference to this
matter is obyious-they have nothing to lose and
all to gaia they cannot possibly be elected 1t the
Wings stand together as heretofore, and therefore
they seek to spread discord in their ranks by this
new issue, hoping that in the general confusion
some of them may slip into the Legislature. we
will see if the Wings are green enough to De
caught in this trap.
We wish more Wkigs had been present to
hear the boastings of the Democracy as to what
they intend to do in this county, and to witness
their apparent congratulations over the supposed
dissensons in the Wing ranks. If any Wing
there felt lukewarm before, think his blood mas.
have been stirred.