Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-06-20
George law,

The name Of this individual, so long and so in
timaiey connected with damaged muskets, has o
late become associated with the Presidency Of III.
United States, and is presented with show o
gravity by portion of the Northern press, as the
most suitable to head the American ticket in 1856
We were at loss for long time to imagine
hvw Mr.. George Law could have been though
| of, much less seriously recommended and sustain
ed, for the highest office in the gift Of the Amer
can people. His was a name unknown to fame
save that Of speculator in rusty firearms. d
talents he was destitute, except that talent fol
money making which is peculiar to his latitude
He had rendered no special service to the coun
| try deserving of so magnificent return by the
| people of the United States. How and why.
then, we have often wondered, did it ever enter
into the head of man to conceive the brilliant idea
of elevating George Law to the Presidency?
This difficult problem has lately been solved tC
our entire satisfaction. 1t had not occurred to us
that George himself was at the bottom Of the
whole affair. He is a man fond Of adventures.
and having amassed fortune by his successful
enterprises he begins to pan! for glory. From
specializing in old muskes, he has turned his at
tention to speculation in politics, and as every
man who desires to succeed should do, he aims
high. He is man of energy, and spares no ex-
pense to accomplish his purposes. His wealth is
immense, and it is said that he is not unwilling
10 spend it freely in this last and darling scheme.
In the first place, then, he has gone deliberately
to wsrk for the purpose Of manufacturing public
sentiment by means of the press. The .New
York Herald is prominent among the papers in
his service, and the american Organ learns that
he has purchased presses in New Orleans, Pitts
burg and Albany, and employed editors to write
him into the greatest and most popular man in
the Union between this and the time for holding
the nominating Conventions.
George is undoubtedly genius in his way,
but we are rather of opinion that he ought to have
confined himself to financial operations. We
have no idea that any political party will ever
perpetrale the folly of presenting him to the peo-
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Presidency, and if they do, the people have too
much good sense to elect him. If he should,
however, by any Characterization of fortuitous cir
cumstances" reach the White House, we have
the satisfaction to believe that the government
would be administered upon strictly economical
and busness-lke principles. Mr.. Law is said to
be man of contracts. He will contract to do any
thing, and if anybody does anything for him there
must be contract between them. If elected
President, therefore, we may expect the offices TO
be let out to the.lowest bidder, unless indeed he
has already contracted to give them all to those
who are now engaged in his service.
We canddy believe, however, that Mr.. Law
has embarked in an enterprise this time that will
not pay. His musket won't Ere. From all that
we can learn of him he is much better fitted for
partnership with Barnum than the exalted sta
ton to which he foolishly aspires In other words
Mr.. George Law is hurnbug.