Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-03-21

NYe place at the head of our columns, this
morning. the names of the candidates of The A
merican party, for the Offices of Governor, Lieu
tenant Governor, Attorney General and Commits
soner of the Board of Public Works, with the
determination to give them, not ''passiTe and
reluctant, but Jealous and active supPoVt."-
We place them there, too. with conviction, a
mounting almost to certainty, that they will be
iriumphantly elected by the people of Virginia.
in whose capacity to choose the safest and the
best men we have an abiding confidence. Wise,
McComas and Bocock! Luck upon that picture.
sc sensible and sovereign people. aud then upon
this: Flournoy, Beale, and Patton! Choose
ye between them. For ourselves, we intend to
20 to work with all our energies in behalf otthose
who carry in their hands the American banner,
upon which, mingled with the glorious stars anu
stripes, is Inscribed that patriotic sentiment
"Americans shall rule America" Around that
banner we invoke all who love their country, and
desire to perpeuate our free institutions to rally,
and beneath its broad folds let them do battle
valiantly from this time until the day OF election.
Look for moment at your gallant standard bear
ers, and gather fresh inspiration IN the great cause
Thomas S,anhope Flournoy is in every respect,
man. ''from the crowd of his head to the s"les
of his feet" and as Ex-Governor Smith would
doubtless add" heel-taps included" He is
lawyer by profession, aud stands deservediy high
at the bar; at one time Wing member OF Con-
oress, which position he filled with distinguished
ability, earning widely spread and highly ia
yorable reputation. As public speaker he is
excelled by few men in the State. Courageous
and chivarous, he is just the man to meet and
measure swords with the boasted ''tearless III
hune'' if it is deemed advisable, without the pos
sibity Of injury either to himself or his cause
AS politician his record is emphatically pure
Indeed he can scarcely be called a politician IN
the common acceptation Of the word. Certainly
he has never been an office seeker For the ben
eft of our Anti-American friends it may be we'll
enough to state that he is not an .dbott1on'ss but
a sound safe Southern man in all his interests
and all his feelings Above all, Mr.. Flournoy is
u man of pure and lofty moral character-unlm-
peached and unimpeachable.
Hon. James NJ. II. Bsale, the candidate for
Lieutenant Governor, is well known as a former
Democratic member of Congress-a man OF tai
ents and independence, who, in full view OF that
':terrible abyss into which every recusant and re-
bellious Democrat is precipiated," has dared TO
plant himself on the American platform. he Is
an honest, upright, and highly popular man, and
will add much to the weight of the ticket In the
West. ~
Hon. John NJ. Patton, the candidate for Attor-
ney General, it is acknowledged by men OF all
parties stands at the head of the bar in this State
No man of intelligence will deny his pre- eminent
qualification for the Office to which he has been
named. He, too, is man Of rreproachable char
acter, respected and esteemed by all who know
him.
fNIr. Morris, the candidate for Commission
err of the Board of Public Works in this Dis
trict. we know but little. From what we have
heard of him, however, we commend him to the
cordial support of the people.
This is he ticket-"where' betterW Who
could have selected more dgnfied, respectable,
powerful and popular ticket composed of purer,
ADLER and better menu "By their fruits ye shall
know Them" and we can scarcely credit the fact
that the mean, sneaking, contemplate 'Frag tag
and boo-tail" Know Nothing party could have
produced such ticket It is a ticket that will
commend itself to the people, and sweep the State
like an avalanche from the Eastern shore to the
blue waters of the Ohio. From all quarters we
have the most cheering intelligence. The wei
kin rings with cheers for Fournoy, Boale and
Patton. Louder and louder they will grow
from this time until the fourth Thursday in May,
when one spontaneous aud tremendous shout will
pierce the very heavens in honor of inylnclble,
''Sau."