Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1853-05-11


audoah, seems to have overheard us last week
when VIC laughed out lcud' AZ the llea of Rock
bridge again 50 shiltuily nounling the Suabians
Of the tenth legion to ride into the new Office Of
Commissioner ofPublic Works for the next g
long years. We Wings had been Juggling in
our sleeve long enough, but when this thing was
SO coolly dome up again it was so rich we had to
blow right cut. George H. Deneaic, indeed -
What II he had been Chairman Of the Committe
on internal improvements 50 long as to become
thoroughly acquainted with the subject and eXtort
compliments from the Wing press of Richmond
and Fredericksburg? What if he had been ';non'
mated in the Eaqtjre1 twenty times by the little
counties Of FORK, Warwick, James City, &C.,
which had never heard of DR.. GRAHAM? IL was
we'll understood all the time By us Wings that
Rockingham was expected 10 fight in he ranks,
as heretofore under the little Wing Captain Rock
bridge, without being allowed a Chictlain's re-
ward. Bat the Democrat seems actually 10 have
expected Dsneale to get Il. Hear him:
The nominee Of the Convention is perhaps as
well qualified to pegt0rm tho duties OF the office as
any gentleman in the district, but we would much
rather have seen George f.. Dencale the nominee
Of the Convention. lie was entitled to the nom
laatl0n for various reasons, but the claims OF the
Ecath Legion were overlooked ana passed BY
When I severe contest is about to be fought IN the
( State all eyes are turned to tho lenth Legion.
/ but when the rewards and emoGmonts are 10, be
/ distributed, oh, breathe hot her name!' 1t
seems, however, by the actions OF the democratic
! part of the State as the wings say, tits reserved
for the democracy of the Tenth Legion TO vote,
I not to receive any of the honars. The democracy
Of this section will not much longer suffer this
injustice II the democratic party Of the State are
not willing 10 accord 20 her what is due, she Will
pFotec; herself"
"Will protect YOURSELF will YOU Tho Wings
will sec you at that The Wings of Augusta
know that the Tenth Legion was put in the same
district with us to kill of the Wing voice of Old
Augusta ten years ago. But we determined then
that the Tenth Legion Should not profit by it; ac
cordiugly Tie VhigS Of ,3ug,tsta sent TAYLOR and
/ McDowELL and LETcuEE to Congress from our
/ lt;le Wing daughter of Rockbridge. And lest
/ I.ErcaER should tire we have dozen ycung lo-
Cos in Rockbridge and Augusta, and for fear of
an accident have recently turned over a few young
Wings Of Ruckbridge to Locooco training so that
we can furnish full supply of officers for fifty
years yet from Il ,ckbrdgn, to do the honors
gracefully for the Tenth Legion. Protect your
self!" Why ifyOu were 10 bring out DENEALr
/ for Congress our friend MAUpIN would withdraw
Il, tl,nr
Lose so much sport. No Rockingham, yoC ''e-a-n-t
CO ,m-e it," Sit still Rockbridge, the old Tenth
Legion elephant may flap his big ears and back
about somewhat, but the Democratic goads will
stick hia and he will move off yet as graceful a
beast of burden as ever. Only shout little loud
or ',Hurra for the Tenth Legionl" and you may
rowel your spurs deep into his tough hide, for he
is bound to go and carry you gaily into Office.
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o. The Democrats are pressing with great ur-
gency the idea that they have an overwhelming
majority in this District for the election of Com
missioner of Public Works. It's true enough that
PIERCE obtained heavy majority over ScorT,
but it is equally true that one fourth OF the wings
of the District did not vote at all or voted tor
| PiERcE in that election. But in the Gubernato-
! rial election of misunderstanding the Wing
candidate lost many votes in Eastern Virginia by
the foul charge of Abolitionism-yet from the re-
turns before us of the vote of all the counties IN
the District, excepting Westmoreland, Logan.
Boone and Wyoming, it seems that the actual
majority Cor Gov. Iot,NsoN is only 30I and as
the remaining four counties arecOnfdenty believ
cd to have given SUMMERS majority, the fact
will appear that The Whigs hare q clecr mqjority
IN his District.
We still protest against the proprieiy ofmaking
party matter of this election. Yet the Demo-
Gratis have allowed us no alternative, having pre-
scnted by Democratic caucus Candidate wor-
thy enough as 4 man, but Objectionable to the
Whigs because he accepts the nomination as a
.politcal machine, ~ to work the destruction oGthe
Wing party. We thereupon confidently expect
the united and entire Wing vote Of the District
10 be cast for that high minded and pure man
SAMUEL PRIcE of GreeHbrier-uncommlte as
he is by party discipline or personal feeling to pros
tituc the public works of the State to party ends,
and not So much because he is Wing as because
of his peculiar fitness for the office, and because OF
the stern necessity of resisting the odious attempt
to make the public appropriations Of the State sub
servent to the purposes Of an uuscrupulous po!it-
cal party.