Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1865-09-05
CONGRATULATED.
For the Spectator.

For the Spectator.
Mr.. Edtor:-Do the people of Augusta know what
a complete farce enacted in the Court House, on
last Court day. by the meeting that undertook to
mate ticket to be supported by the voters of the
county for the next General Assembly of Virginia?
If they do not, propose to put them in possession
of some facts connected with this affair which think
will materially aid them in making up their minds for
whom they will vote IN the coming election.
There being universal desire on the part of the
people of the County to indicate the Hon. A. II. Il
Stuart suitable person to represent this district
In the next Congress of the United States, they main
" at the sugge of Major j. NJ McCue, went into
meeting for the purpose of placing Mr. s. before the
people of til district, Augustus choice for the po
sition in question.
Major j. M McCue moved that the meeting be or
gained by calling to the chair Col William A. Bell,
which was accordingly done; and, to quote snbstan-
TALLY from the official report OF the proceedings OF the
meeting tMajor NJ. moved that a Committee OF two,
from each Magisteral District in the County, be ap
pointed to arrange and present ticket Tor the con-
sderation of the meeticg. Mr. Hill opposed he mo-
of Major McCue as far as nomination tor Can.
didate or Congress was concerned and insisted on
the adoption of previous motion he had made which
beng seconded and vote taken upon it, resulted
the unanimous nomination OF Mr.. Stuart.
The motion of Major McCue to appoint Committee
to propose ticket to represent the county in the
General Assembly then taken up and passed with
slight opposition.
The Chair appointed the following gentlemen on
that Committee
G. G. Francisco, VIM B. Kayser Jonn n Hendren
Henry Edison, Capt John HUFF, W. W. Montgomery,
j. G. Fulton, j. G. Rivercomb, Capt Thos Burke sr
J G. Roler Sam b. Finley, j. d. Craig, John. 5. Ell
lis, Or T. W. Shelton. Adam Hawpe, Lewis Bum
gardner, MOTOR A. G Wayland, and David Kunke."
Now Mr. Editor am prepared to prove, if neces-
sary that Col. VIM. A. Bell did not appoint this COM
mttee at all. Instead of making toe appointments as
he ought to have dOne he received rIG the hands of
some one, a stof names made off by Major McCue,
before the meetin had convened and gave them the
sanction of bis official position by announcing them
as the committee to act under the res outions.
The Committee retired and returned with a
ticket that through the ordinary rules of tesy
which govern in such cases. was ratified by mai ri
ty of those who voted on test question Of ratification
or reecton-a majority, owever either voting against
the report, Withholding their Mt by not voting
at all.
contend Mr. Editor, that this nominating commit
tee did not represent the u II of this meeting
and as the cards apparently Snuff ed and stock
ed befor ehand, the people ought to have deal
or else no ought to be bound by the inevitable
issues of a forest allied game.
1t is possb le will say even probable that por-
ton of the ticket reurne by the above named commit
tee would have been returned by fairly constituted
committee buts,his much certain beyond peradven
ture that had Col Bell al pointed Committee indis-
criminately from those present at the meeting
which he presided one gentleman at least would MOI
have had his claims sero usly canVassed, let alone
have receiv ed nomination.
In Justice to the gentlemen who were nominated
will say do not believe tn most of them possihls
none of them knew anything beforehand about the
composition mode of selection of the committee &c
whom they owe their nominations. Nor, do believt
number of gentlemen composing the committee
fpossiby none of. them) knew anything beforehan c
about tho manner in which they had been selected
but this much is generally believed by those who
at all acquainted with the history of the meeting tina
they, committee, were, in measure, to say the
least, the unconscious instruments in the ands q
one, to accomplish particular result in contra
venon of the will of the people.
have been indulgng, Mr. Editor, IN some plair
talk because think the occasion requires it. 1t has
been my purpose however, not to deal in any vituper
alton nvectlve but to con fine myself strictly to
statement of undspuable facts, and such differences
are fairly deduciDle theretrom
If have done Major McCae any injustice it has no
been intentional and if he satisfactorily explain
away the suspicious that att oh to the part he play
in ,ais County meeting, will most cheerfully say
amen to it. CITIZEN.