Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1865-09-19
For the Spectator.

For the Spectator.
Mr.. EDITOR In reply to card published in
til spectator of the 5th inst. and written by
"A Citizen,'' Maj J. NJ. McCue consumes nearly
n column of your valuable paper of the last issue,
in which he is pleased, not only to make long
explanation of the part he played in the so-calIed
nominating Convention for the General Assembly
of Virginia; but, also INDUCES in personal I'll
rade upon Citizen for his hardihood and inn
pudence in daring to call in question anything that
he might have sail done directly or Indirectly.
Nor was he satisfied in making grataitous as
sault upon Citizen but travelled out of his way
to lampoon others who wcre in no wise connected
with the controversy. Now, Mr.. Editor, think
you will bear out in the assertion that my
lr,l was unusually mild and conservative. | was
careful not to make any specific charges that were
not warranted by f,cts which gave to the pub
lie and the truth CT which vouched my verac
ity to prove. Maj. j. NJ. McCue in his explanation
admitted snhs antialy all that "a Citizen" had
said--he admitted that he. with the assistance of
three others made off list of citizens for each
Ma esteral District of the county, and handed it
to Col Vim. A. Bell, and the official proceedings
oftthe mee.i; declare that upon motion of Maj.
MIC, Col Bell was called to the chair, and upon
motion of Maj. NC. comittee of two from each
Magisterial District was elected to arrange and
present ticket for the consideration Of the meet
ing, and it is we'll known that Col. Bell appointed
the very men whose names were on the list hand
ed him by Maj MC as the committee to act un-
der the Majors resolution which committee
retired and reported ticket which was ratified
by the ocalled Convention. us matter of course
though with strong opposition. Now, the cues
ton is, who made the nominatiGns-Maj NC. or
the people of Augusta? Which question think
no one will have any difficulty in solving, for it is
perfectly evident had it not been for the instru-
mentality of Maj. NC. in this matter, different
ticket would have been presented to the Conven-
tion-the general dissatisfaction pervadng the
county being proof positive of the correctn sss of
this conclusion. As to the charge that "a
Citizen was disappointed aspirant for the Leg
isature, or log-roiler for others who as
piring to that position, "a Citizen" has only to
saw he is ineligible account OF the disfranchis
in p Constitutional provision. which is now the
law of the land-not because he held a. bomb proof
position while the war was raging, as did Maj
NC, land for which he affects SO mu CHI disgust)
but because he was officer in the line of Gen.
Lees army Nor had he any friends who were or
are aspirants for the position in question. 1t is
true he had a preference for men OF more enlarged
experience than most of those selected by Maj.
Mos committee but had the nominations of
the committee reflected the sentiments Of the
people of Augusta, he would not have urged
the slightest objection. So much, Mr.. Editor,
for card No. l. Let us turn attention to
card No. 2, or more properly speaking, the ad-
denduns to card No. /. This postscript seems to
have been written under the inspiration of strong
passion; indeed, so maddened the Major
with rage that like an Infatuated reptile he turned
and bit himself while endeayoring to bite Others
for he surely must fall under one or other of the
heads in which he places others, Bs shall show