Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1858-07-17
For the indicator
Hon. John Lefchcr

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For the Ttndicator.
Hon. John Letchcr
/ Nothing can be more amusing to disin-
1terested person, than to observe the various
stages ofthe present .pious fever, into which
certain class Of politicians have fretted
themselves on account of the ancient
] opinions 'of the gentleman, whose name
1ihaadss this article. The aforesaid pol
I-iticians have their ,counterparts in the
animal kingdom, and they can with strict
propriety be compared to those little white
grubs, who, avoiding the living body, pre-
Efer to 'wrlgggle IN >sccrctions long since re-
jectcd BY 1t.
70 some persons tsthe smell Of profftsis
good, let it arise from what it may" and it
has frequently happened that the howl ':os-
lrtracize him" was started, not ON account
Of any solid objections to the person, but
because sharks of every kind know, that if
they cannot hunt down higher game, they,
must devour each other, which Of course is
not.agFeeahle to their feelings-or rather
their stomachs, SO, alse, Q thief viii rob a
gentleman with the greatest pleasure, but
)it islparticularly disagreeable, nay, quite
objectionable, for one thief to rob another
rascal. 1t requires no very great penetra-
ton to conclude that certain persons desire
not to see John Letchcr the Governor Of
Virginia possibly he is too honest for their
purposes.
Now, for my own part, I shah almostre-
greet to see Mr.. Letcher get the gubcrnato-
rial nomination, for in that event, this dis
l'drict will lose reprcse ntative whose place
can scarcely be supplied. The name of
fletcher is Synonymous with honesty, but
this almost obsolete public virtue, however
desirable, must, be available, be practi-
cal in its character. have no doubt but
that we have plenty Of honest ounces in this
district, who wouldnot lack modesty enough
to accept the Congressional nomination and
when elected, which of course would follow
the nomination, such representative moula
be about as little heard Of, 49, as useless, and
as completely lest to the world, as If he
were Theoretically scaled up in Madison's
Cave. On the other hand, we might posi-
bly, find man as smart as Mr.. Letcher.
but he might possibly be lacking in homes.
ty,-no telling
Under the most favorable cipossm stances
we cannot hope to find another representa-
tive as wen qualified in every particular as
our present one, fer John letcher is ga
square man in a square hole
But day isdawning for the pdditical
aspirants Of this DISTRICT seat IN Con
gress is about to become the prize for which
they are to contend, and in due time we
will doubtless hear enough Of the merits Of
the respective. candidates for the nonina-
ton, and can we, dare we hope that the one
selected will prove worthy successor Of
Gov. Mcdowell and John Letcher, as,d
like them give dignity to the position.
/ regret, for another reason, the poIiti-
cal changes which must take place We
will lose Governor Wise What Mr..
Lctcher is in Congress, Gov Wise is in this
State terror to evil doers-an able OK
FOUNDER and fearless enforcer Of the laws
of the State. They are both glorious cx-
amples Of Natures nobility. Mr.. Leteher
has detected and corrected abuses against
the general government. Gov. Wise has
indeed Numbered truth at his legislators
but he has had q very Sebastopol Of leadcn-
headed stupidity and pea nut jealeasy to
mbard, and can it be wondered that so4ae
Of his most clear and practical suggestions
were disregarded, because misunderstood.
Notwithstanding, some of our legislators
have look riyalling ia wisdom the bird Of
Minerva, they open their mouths only to
say 'them's the Jockeys for nae.o
Gov Nica Etc b;r %; ~ a,s1 ~ IL
to its proud eminence. He is assiangu-
lar man in triangular hole Bat he
must make up his mind to be humblcd for
a season. He must take scat in the Sea-
ate Of the United States. We want him
there, and there he must 60.
Mr.. Letcher can also arrange has matters
to leave his little village foc time. The
people demand that he shall be the next
Governor. The people know that he is
pure and irreproachablo as man and as q
politician, Notwithstanding, a few old gen
5tlemen, who wear magnifying spectacles
and are troubled with cold il the head,
fancy that he squints little and uses Co.
logne water 1t wont do, the Rubicon is
passed. Letcher is the spontaneous cheico
Of the People-it requires no argument 10
prove that he is capable. no sophistry to
prove his honesty.
We pity the candidate who will have the
seniority to oppose him. | could wish no
greater humiliation to my enemy, if have
one. It is positively 50 painfully distress
ing to contemplate the microscopic minute
ness to which such Phaton-like fellow
would be aattened, that | must, in Justice
to my better feelings, close this article.
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