Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-11-12
From. tile Richmond Wing.
singular Coincidence. -,


Under this head Syme of the Petersburg In
tellirencer tries to be exceedingly jocose ana
merry. in order if possible to'disguise his NOR
ti6cation at the miserable result of the elecnon
! in 'Little Petersburg" We have never seen
any one make so vain an attempt to hue Tears
Int II is no CO. Little Petersburg" has utterly
disgraced itself, and now tries to acquire little
responsibility, and get back into decent society
again, by having tournament in humble imlta-
ton of the example of ''Big :Richmond." But
because Richmond, which is city OF immense
size, dignity and Importance, is at liberty to
make fool of ITSELF as it did on Tuesday last, is
that any reason why decayed village OF micro
scopic proportions like Petersburg should at
tempt to demean tseiflike Richmond9 Wehave
been for some time contemplating the proprle-
ty of fencing in little Petersburg" and then auc-
pioneering it off to the l0acest bidder. We shall
determine in the course Of few days wnat
course it is best to pursue with so ridiculous
nuisance As for Syme and Banks, we have al
ready hired them out to the denizens OF Dismal
Swamp for their vctuals and clothes-for winch
the public. no doubt will be duly thankful to us.
The following is Syme's futile attempt to laugh
out of his grief at the infinitely little dongs OF
little Petersburg on Tuesday last:
1--WE doubt if any of the extraordinary coin
cidences of Master Peter Magnus, OF brown pa,
fper parcel memory, was more worthy OF record
than one which occurred on Wednesday. Whilst
Ridgway OF the Whgwas splitting his SIDES with
laughter at the very amusing efforts OF the A
mericans and Wings of the Gibraltar in behalf
of Fillmore, we were going through the same lat
era exercises at the equally farsica scenes which
were enacted by the Americans and Wings OF
the Cockade. If any thing, the exhibition was
rather more comical in the Cockade than IN the
Gibraltar We will venture to say that for rich
ness and racness of fun-for transcendental eX-
ouisiteness of the ridiculous-sone OF the per-
formances here on Tuesday would challenge COM
parison with any of Hogarth's pictures. Such
burlesoue in the way of sustaining candidate
surely was never exhibited by a mundane party
as was this grand rally of Wings and Americans
of the Cockade on Tuesday. But the most d.
verting part of the spectacle was the exceeding
qrarity of the Democracy throughout the day
Demure as O superannuated cat by winters
fire, that wonderful concern beheld the mirth-
moving scenes without the relaxation of a mus
Gle. in the midst of chorus of outlaws which
were enough to throw the most dismal counter
ance into series of the meriest contortlons.-
When mock Wings and mock-Americans gyrat-
ed with infinitely droll dexterity into the Buc-
hanan circle, the Democratic ookers-on were 50
stunned with amazement that they could not
summon even the ghost of a smile to their relief
They forgot at the moment that they had ever
made a facetious alusion to culverts and Sam,
but when Sam stepped over to their side fresh
from the culvert they received him with a So
lemnity of satisfaction that made our sides shake
with extra expansions Valentine in his last
visit to our city unquestionably gave the Demo-
crazy private lessons upon the mystery OF pre-
serving gravity under the most trying circum,
stances. Our readers must excuse US. We feel
so much exhausted by the ordinations which
we have gone through that we are not in con-
dtion to write more Ha, ha, ha, la! ne, ne,
he, he ho, no, no, no! hu, hu, hue! !
Unre's n health to all GOOD, &C."