Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-09-20
A blast nom "Big LexingtOn."

capped our lips, alter reading the iS"S'"J 49,
in the last Lexington Gazette, 'Alphonso smith,
Editor and proprietor" 1t seems that the pay
ful remarks in which we INDUCED few weeks
since, touching the jealousy of little S'aan'on
manifested by neighboring cities, has thrown big
Lexington" into Spasms, aud operated ike mer-
cury upon the torpid live. Of our good friend Don
AIphonso of the Lexington Gd-efe. New II
WAS no part OF our design in administering slight
dose to Big Lexington" to produce such copl-
GUS hillary secretiops, and we would respectfully
surrest to those seriously exercised thereby, the
propriety Of calling upon DR.. Jordan to check the
operaton of the physic. Our contemporary, Lon
Alphonso, seems especially in need OF a medcai
adviser He lets of an amount OF steam which
renders the danger Of "collapse" tearfully lmmi-
pent-an amount amply sufficient, ii economical
" expended, to haul freight-tralnS ioF 'weiSe-
month over the temporary track. In TACT the
GREAT facility which the people OF big l'eXing-
ton" manifest for generating steanl, in any guam
titv sat the shortest notice and upon moderate
terms" furnishes the most plausible argument
we have yet heard suggested in favor OF stopping
the work ON the Central road west OF S'aunton'
and taking it up through Lexington.
The Gazette opens its battery alter ms iash'
ion:
..J,rrtr SrAuNroS-An odd sort of article with the
above canton appeared under the editorial head Oh inc
last taunton Spectator We will do the Editor oil that
valuable journal the justice say, that he never wrote
II for everybody knows that he is sensible man. And
although we believe that every man there thinks HIM
self fl TO be an editor or anything else, VIC would KIND
u s,cst to Mr. Waddell that he had better have this
sr;bblsr placed under the care of Dr. Stribng Tor
,t;I beGnrc he AGAIN cntrtsts him with seat in his
sonctm few shower baths will be Of service to him,
and ;r he docs not come out wiser, will at least be
eleanor man. We would not advise straight jacket,
CO.. no ono will suppose that he will ever seriously dam
age anybody.
In regard to the article which appeared in the
Spectator, we have only to say that The GaseHe
is mistaken in surprising that it was written by an
"outsider." We write our own editorials, and
are quite willing to father the remarks which have
so much incensed our iraScible neighbor. lie VIII
pardon us for remarking in this connection, that
the manner in which he has treated our humor-
Gus thrusts, will satisfy reasonable people that he
stands rather more in need of DR.. Striblings ser
vices than ourselves. We have not hitherto felt
the need of the ''shower baths," which the Cd
-ette thinks would be Of service. but since the
editor of that paper has seen fit to cover US SO
thoroughly with mud, we agree with him that a
little water would not 90 amiss.
But we must notice the violent onslaught Of
the Gazette upon ''poor little Stanton" twill
be seen that Don Aphouso of the Gazette is saw
Acknowledgements as enraged as was his
nalnesake of the faithless spouse, when
..Arras nc pricked and curtains with his swords,
And wounded several shutters and some boards
See how he pitches into our little burg;
s,Iittle Stanton! poor Little Staunton? Why we
Lays always been led to believe by the specimens ohU
man;t VIC have seen from there, with their yet'o'o nan
Kin epgrs on that Stanton, or, some one has ap'y
called it, Funncliown, Qrom its beautiful form anu
nv location to turn everything into the dirty hole at the
botom was ono Of the biggest towns in all North A
meriea. Indeed it was once said perhaps by tins same
modest and smart gentleman, that Richmond III q ouy
season strongly rcscmbed it. Everybody KNOWS 'ha'
they have always had the biggest lawyers the
tors the abcs preachers and the most S'ceS'
at least in this Commonwealth. We know too ua'
they have always cxcced in some other things 10 winch
flor their sake) we will not at present call puDhc at
tcntiou But this merry Andrew, who Ike all oil MS
class shows off his small wit for the public amusement
has bcen silly enough let out the truth that hey arc
Incoming Jealous of such places as Charlottesville and
Wayncsboro' and Harrisonbug and even Of Lexington
Now we should like TO know what citizen OF
our village has dared to perambulate the streets
of big Lexington with ''yeilo,c nankin leggtns
on" We freely confess that it was grave Oh
fence against the ''peace and dignity OF the
"Athens of the Valley" and desire to know the
name of the culprit that we may hold him up 10
the scorn and indignation Of the public. we
cannot wonder at the wrath Of our neighbor when
we reflect upon the serious provocation. we can
only assure him, however, that no public meeting
was ever held authorizing any ofourcltsens to Visit
Lexington, clad in nankin leggins, and submit that
the whole community shUuld not be held respon-
sible for the sins Of an individual member. The
renteman with the ''nankiu leggins" seems to
have given our friend of the Gazette an enormous
idea of Stanton and its 9ppurtenances, and we
are truly pleased that we have succeeded, to some
extent, in dispelling the deluson. ''Nankln" was
one of our ''swels," unauthorized to act for Us,
speak for us, or choose the material and color OF
our lerpins We are 4 modest and unassuming
people lawyers, doctors, preachers. sweIls, mer'
ry Andrews and alD, whatever impressions to the
contrary the people of ''Big Lexington" may
have derived from the gentleman with 'nankin
leogns on" 1t is true we have sometimes felt q
little jealous of Waynesborough-but Lexington
make yourselves easy gentlemen-Lexington has
never given US the least uneasineSs.
The Gazette complains that Stanton ''cheat-
ed" Lexington out of the Central Road, and adds
ssWhilst honest and unsuspecting delegates were
zeaously laborng for appropriation for our North
River Canal, bill Saeaked in for Railroad, not
only up to Staunon where it ought to have been
carried, but with ryder appended prohibiting its pas
sage within sixteen miles of their neighbOrs of licking
ton with whom they cndcavoring, as we see now
SO sustain he most friendly relations To show thci
disntcrcstcd friendship for us still further, and theii
high regard for the interests Of the State they managed
to carry 1t By widely clrcultous route by tunnels
through mountains and bridges the gorges of l6C
feet in height, with grades of 10 or 50 feet per mile,
route which human foot had never trod, and where,
one of their unfortunate Irish should happen to die
Cholera he would lie for whole month before acarrior
crow could nose him up"
Our readers will perceive in the above remark;
a deep-seated hostility to Staunton, as we think
altogether groundless. So far from the bill hav.
ing been ''sneaked" in, we are informed that the
bill, with the ryder attached, was presented after