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Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1844-10-31

The October Elections have not been so 6eci-
slve as either party expected. The four States
claimed by both parties have given indecisive
majorlies. Ohio and New Jersey have cone
clearly Wing, yet apathy and ina,ienton might
lose either OF Them; Pennsylvania has given
Just about as much against us as in The State f.
lection If $40. and may be carried for Presiden,
now as she was then; Georgia gives small ma
lorliy against US on The Popular Vote, but our
friends assure us that she will go W hig In Novem-
Der. All is 10 be decided by the energy, the ar
dor, the well directed effort Of the next three
weeks. In one regard, We rejoice that this is so
We would not have II said that Henry Clay was
elected before New York could participate in it
IT we are not grossly deceived, she is fully pre-
pared to render noble account Of herself on iht
9Th Of i'ovember. Glorious will be the renec
ton that "nmpeIled by the momentum of o,he
! Staies-uninfuenced by PENNSYLVANIA or VIRGIN
ia-New York saved the Tariff and the Unior
I by giving her potential Vote for Henry Clay =
Wings OF the distant States! you may trust her
Do but your duty, and rely on The performance o.
! IN. y. Tribune.
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IMPORTANCE OF A SINGLE VOTE

The Cincinnati Atlas publishes the follow
ing remarkable instances of the importance of
a single vote:
| One vote in the city of New York returned
a republican member to the Assembly. which
made majority in the Legislature of the
State for Thomas Jefferson. and gave him tho
vote of New Y ork, wi,hou. which he con,,l
not have been elected The whole policv Of
the United States during the Jefferson and
Madison administration, period of l6 wears.
hung on lhnt one vote.
One vote elected Marcus Morton Governor
OF Massachusetts,, in an aggregate popular vote
| oil nearly one hundred thousand
One vote elected Wlliac> Allen in the Chi.
llcoihe district to Congress, il 1884, and ore
vote subsequently made him United States
Senator for six years afterwards.
One vote elected Mr.. White to Con,ress
from Vermont, IN 1922, and a member was al
SO chosen in 1924 by a single vote, in a can
vass where sbou, 5000 were poled
The following case of the kind is still mors
remarkable.
IN 1881, Dan Stone, of this city, was car
didaie Tor The State Legislature. Walking I'M
MAN street on the morning of the election. he
overlook an acquaintance going to the polls.
wh" inlenGed TO vote the opposite ticket
Sione solicited his vote. 1--WE are old friends
SAID he, sand know you will show friend
mat mark OF Kindness" Party spirit was
then comparatively quiet. The voter replied.
""eii, Dan, you're pretty clever fellow, |
don't care ii do" That vote elected Stone.
aud gave majority of one in the Legislature,
which made Thomas Ewing, United States
Senator. Mr.. Ewing's vote on the question
OF confirming the appointment of Martin Van
Buren, as Minister Plenipolnnary to Great
Britain, enabled the Vice President TO give
the casting vote against it, and recalled MIR.
van Buren, home. That recall made Mr.. Van
buren first Vice President. and then President
and determined the general policy of the coun-
Try for four years
One vote accomplished all this.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1844-10-31
OZARK COALITION"

Which party is coaescing with tho Abolition.
lists Which party claims for itself to be. the
peculiar friends Of the African bonds,nanf Let
the following, from the Philadelphia Tunes,
which hies the names Of POLK and DALLAS
at its masthead answers
ave perceive that j. g. Birney, the Abolition
or Liberty candidate, has openly avowed his pre-
ference foi Mr. Polk over MIR. CLAW, at which the
Federal W h'g papers seem exceedingly wra,hy.-
But is u not naturalf Is not The Democratic par-
~ cPposeo' as mass. to human slavery? Is there
true Democrat In Pennsylvania who is not on
posed to the traffic in human flesh and blood e.
Are not TIE principles of the Democratic party of
mat pecriaf character which recognizes sall
men, as "created free and equal" and which.
looking with an eye of sorrow on an institution
imposed upon us by Great Britain herself, would
TAIN Tree from their horrid uanacles, all who are
born 10 the image of their Maker, and rid this
land OF Liberty Of the last vestge of despotisn,?
Is there r'c~St homes. feelings who would not
rejoice 10 feo AZ country freed from this incubus
upon her "n's'.,iv, and witness the colored race
within ~ 5orsss'.s,mS f. happy in the possession
% at least Hose hum,'a and nalenable privileges
which are theirs by right Of Nature and of God!
we thnk not Freedom for the bond is the
cry OF every real Democratic heart. Liberty is
their motto, and the Sons Of Liberty is an ap-
proprlate title Of the Democratic party. Is it
then strange that Mr.. Brney should prefer Mr..
Polk TO Mr.. Clay, or that the Liberty party gene
rally shold lean in favor of the Democratic can.
didate :"
Some Democrats may doubt whether this really
comes from Polk and Dallas paper. We as
sure them upon honor that we cut it out of the
Philadelphia Times, Polk and Dallas paper,
with our own hands. Such is the prejudice of
large portion of the Democra,s--a prejudice in
auced 10y the uniairness of the Democratic press,
which tells them to believe nothing they see in
wing Paper--ihat they pronounce all statements
Oh W hig papers as false, as "UMg lies" We
suspect that the extract we have given will be SO
regarded by many; but we cflrr them our word
which, We believe, has some title to credit
mat II Is bona fde extract from the paper de-
scrb,d! And what do Southern Democrats
mink oil II! What does Mr.. Richie think of it
Niii he persist in his charge of coalition between
the W hlgs and Aboliionsls, and in his assertion
mat the Northern Democrats are the peculiar
friends of the peculiar inst,tutions' of the
South !-R,ch. Compiler.
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THE HORRIBLE CoAJJTIoNs

what can equal the viruous indignation of the
Enquirer at the alleged Coalition between the
Natives and Wings Of Philadelphia and New
York Nothing that we know of but the ex-
IRENE anxiety of the Democratic press to secure
coalition Of the Democrats and adopted citizens.
by ringing the changes upon this alleged " h;p
coalition. What are we TO think Of the course Of
the Democratic press with regard to the Natives
and Wings! Is ii not irickish For months
past II has been alleged that the Natives were
hI2s; and on this ground was it attempted TO
gather all the foreign voters into the Democratic
fold. Did not the Democratic orator selected Ia
harangue the foreigners in this city, address ,c
them the most sickening appeals on this head,
attempting TO prove that The Native Americans
were Wings. and Ujce refSa? And now what do
we see! The hue and cry raised by the Demo
cratic press, because Of an alleged coalition oil
the Wings with these people, whom they all a.
long declared, with their utmost powers OF asse.
vFration, Were Uhigs. And this coalition which
according To Their own assertions, is no coalition
al all--'he Native Americans having, as the,
said, been Wings al! the fime--s to be held uI
as the most shocking and damnable affair Of the
age, TO Tighten the honest adopted citizens into ;
coalition with themselves !-Rieh. COmpikr.
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HOW II WAS DONE

A man named David Miller, resident of
the Thirteenth Ward of Baltimore, and a
Locoioco, was presented 10 the Grand Jury on
Saturday last, and committed 10 Jail, charged
with having "cooped" fourteen Hien, and with
having been instrumental IN Voting them three
times each In all the wards Of the CITY. This
person was certainly faithful ally TO the
bocoioco ranks, one whose loss must be con-
slderably felt on the day Of an election
Patriot
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GOOD.

AT the immense Wing Convention at Ro-
chelle, N. Y. the following appeal was made
by one of the distinguished speakers, Mr.
SIsLEY-We trust that the pledge so enthus-
Iastcally given will be faithfully kept:
''Do you believe" said he, in tones that
might have been heard mile off, "that if
James X. Polk is elected, Texas will be forth
with annexed 10 this Union 20 ("Aye,'' burst
forth from all parts of the feld.) $50 do p'
'Do you believe that if MIR Polk is elected,
| our Protective Tariff will be broken down ?''
(Anoiher roar of ''ayes." $50 do % "Do
You believe that if Henry Clay is elected, the
Tariff and the Union will both be preserved
as they uow are - sAye," "aye,n save
again resounded louder than before.) $50 do
~ "Will you, then, each of you, work faith
inily, perseveringly, unnnchingIy day and
night, from now until the election, to secure the
triumph of HENRY Clay, the permanence OF
the Tariff, the preservation of the Union -
! tremendous shouts of "aye") $50 WILL
!! said Mrs. in voice Of thunder, and he
sat down amid the most turnulluous and en-.
thusiastic cheering.
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THE GREAT HOAX.

Governor JONES, of Tennessee, has written
a letter to the Clay Club in Philadelphia, in
which lie says:
~ cannot but regard the attempt that is
making III your State to pass JAMES X. PoLg
of as the irlend and advocate of protection
as an outrage which, for impudence and false.
hood is unparalleled in the history of party
warfare"
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There was meeting of the Native Ameri-
can party in New Y ork on Monday night,
which is said by the papers to have been
much the largest ever held there. The Her
AIDS paragraph in reference to it is as fol-
lows;
The Great Native County Mass Meeting
was held last night in the Park, and srch a
mother assemblage, in point of numbers, en-
thusiasm, flags, notices, oratory and spirit, we
have neveryct seen parallecd in New Y ork
1t was decidedly onc-third larger than an<
Wing or Democratic meeting we have eveI
beheld III this city. Both Wings and Demo
Gratis were tbunderstruck.
The Natives declare their unatterable pur-
pose to be TO 90 OIL their own hook-to make
no compromises or coalition with any party
but they are ready to absorb within their ca.
Pacious bosom the rank and file of both The
old parties. According to all appearances the
whole Native, Congressional, Senatorial, ant
Assembly tickets, will be carried by over
whelming majorities; but how Polk or Clay
Will come ont in this city, is greater myste
~ than ever. All is confusion
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Vol. xxi.
p u IN lss & o
AeGLEAM OF SUNSHINE.
ny IL. W. LoNorELLow.

II. w. LoNoFELLow.
This is the place. Stand still my stced,
Let review the scene,
And summon from the shadowy Past
The forms that once have been.
The Past and Present re- unite
Bsueath Times flowing tide.
Like footprints hidden by a brook,
But either side.
Here runs the highway to the town.
There the green lane desccnds,
Through which walked TO church with thee
oh gentlost Of my friends,
The shadow of the linden trees,
Lay moving on the grass
Between item and the moving boughs,
shadow, .hou didst pass.
Thy dress was like the lilies,
And thy heart as pure as they,
One of Gods holy angels
Did walk with me that day
saw the branches Of the trees
Bend down thy touch TO meet,
The clover. blossoms in the grass
Rise up to kiss thy feet.
or earth and folly born 20
Solcmnly sang the village choir
On that sweet Sabbath morn
Through the closed blinds the golden sun
Poured in a dusty beam,
Like the celestial ladder
OF the ancient patriarch's dream
And ever and anon, the wind,
Sweet sccntrd with the hay,
Turned DER the hymn books iluttcring leaves
That the window lay.
Long was the good mans sermon,
But it seemed not to me,
For he spakc Of Ruth the beautiful,
And still thought of thee.
Long was the prayer he uttered,
But it seemed not SO to me,
For in my heart prayed with him,
But still thought of thee.
But now, alas, the place seems changed;
Thou art no longer here;
Part OF the sunshine Of the scene
With thee did disappear.
Though thoughts, deep rooted in my heart,
Like pine trees dark and high,
Subdae the light Of noon, and breathe
a low and ceasclcss sigh.
This memory brigatens DER the Past,
As when the sun, concealed
Behind some cloud that near us hangs
Shines a distant field
tGvt for 1916
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TRUTH WELL TOLD.

A writer in the Kennebec Journal thus con-
cludes an article: If we look at the points con-
nected with the coming election. what will follow
the success of either candidate! IfHENRy CLAY
is elected we shall have a President whose tai
ents and craftsmanship we shall be proud of.
We shall have the Union as it's.
We shall have no annexation Of Texas.
we Shall have no war with Mexico.
We shalt not assume the debt of Texas.
We shall hold on to the present Tariff.
We shall have friend TO Protection.
We shall have friend 10 American Industry.
We shatl have friend to the Right of Petition.
we shall have uniform currency.
We shah have no Veioes.
We snail have economy in the Government
we snail have the price of labor kept up.
we snail have our share Of the Public Lands
We shall have an American with American
principle.
We shall have good President and good
times.
Ir JAMES X. Polk is elected how reversed will
be the state of alfars-how different the scene |!
eff we ask for bread he will give us stone. -
We shall have Pharaoh, anG no Moses to STAY
his hand. The United States will be like Tex
as, if not like Egypt-darkness will cover The
land.
We shall have Revenue Tariff.
We shall have no Protection.
We shall have no RighI of Petition.
We shall have no Distribution.
we shall have war upon the Banks.
We shall have war with Mexico.
We shall have wool "duiy free.''
We shall have labor at European prices.
We shall have the condemned Subtreasury
Bill.
We shall have the "rwo HUNDRED THOUSAND
STANDING ARMY"
" ct.n
and another for the people.
We shall assume the debt of Texas.
We shall have Southern man with Southern
principles.
We shall have Polk, Dallas, and Texas, instead
Of CLAY, FRELINGHUYsEN, and the UNION as it is.
Let every man vote, and let every man see for
whom and for what he votes.
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JUST RECEIVED.

SOME elegant new style goods for Ladies'
~ dresses, and Cloths, &c. for men, and some
Cadet Cassinetts, &C., large supply of Salt,
sole and upper Leather, Hats, Caps, Boots,
Shoes, and variety Of other things suitable for
the season---some Tea, said to be better than has
ever been in this market. All of which will
sell at reduced prices for cash. Salt by the load
at Scottsvile prices and carriage; Coffee the
same. Cotton Yarns under 9, reduced.
Il. MAY.
Stanton, Oct. 8, 1914.
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meeting of British capitalists held few week,
ago at which large sum Of money was sub
suribed, among other purposes, to supply MS
with free trade publications to be printed in
.New York !! This will of course ins,ruc,
Brother Jonathan how wise we would be 70
have British goods duty free, and break IN
what the English Tories call our American
system OF monopolies aud commercial restric.
lions. (Cheers.)
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Terms Of the Spectator.

oo-THE SPEorAroR rs published once a week, by
KENroN MARrER, at Two Dollars ayear, if paid IN ad-
vance, or Two Dollars and Fifty Cents ifdciye ed be-
You'd the expiration of the year No subscription will
Arrearages paid.
0Aii communications to The editor by mail must be
postpaid, or they will not be attended TO.
-Advertiscments of thirteen lines, (orlcss,) insert
ca hree times for dollar and twenty cents for
each subsequent continuance Larger advertisements in
the same proportion liberal discount made to adver
tiscrs by the wear.
9>Notice in Bankruptcymus be paid for before the
delivery of afiidavits.
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(rroD the N. r. Courier and Enqairer.)

The Richmond Enquirer must certainly 60
into co-partnership with the Evening Post Of
this city, for il will never do for either of
those lively vehicles to enjoy O monopoly Of
all the merriment extant. Mr. Richie must
divide the laurels and the profits. with the
Poet of the Post Their humor must be dis
pensed upon the joint stock principle, and the
wit and sprightliness come upon the public
under their combined auspices. The rigma-
role of the one will melt SO harmoniously in-
to the turgid malice Of the other and the
I friabfe metal of the sweat-house blend so
beautifully with the birthstone of Tammany
Hall, that the composition will shine like SO
much fox fire. and be as brilliant as moon
SHINE falling upon mass of spoilt mackerar.
The Post has already manifested its giant gift
at pleasantly by its funeral sallies on "Roor-
oack,' and now the Enquirer comes to us III
a blaze OF brliancy fully equal TO the efful-
gence OF meadow full of lightning bugs.
we say, again, therefore, let the two coYrnsca-
tors come together Let us have the benefit
oil their joint labors in Luciferism.
Oar Richmond friend takes up couple OF
his columns bya virgin effort a, the facetious,
and we think well of it. He fabricates se-
ries oil letters purporting 10 make newly dis
covered correspondence between Henry Clay
and some OF his friends, and publishes them
Tor wit! as they would be indeed, but for their
Noticeable stupidity. They might pass off
very well for humor if their writer could have
maAagcS 10 shake eff their nveterate resem-
oiance 10 the forgeries o; some fellow who
mad !a!len ,fom cress-pole aud was tryinsito
exci,c tympa'hy enough to by him a dry
sun oi fiothos. As they stani, however, Mr.
iacetous old creature l,--secms
TO consider them little dangerous to the
rlsbIties of the ''rising generation :" for lest
they should do harm by their overweight
humor, he adopts the cautious policy of Nick
Bottom, and comes out the close of the cor
respondence, and tells his readers not to laugh
themselves TO death over his terrible WITH
c'sms-not to believe word of them for
sosPei, out just take them specimens Of
MS immense powers of sarcasm! In the LAM
guage oil the poor fellow who was 10 play
The king OF Beasts before the Duke, he says
he Is no lion at all-and it would not have
been amss if he had taken the further precau-
ton of informing his readers that he is no ass
"a conclusion that they are in some peril OF
running into without some such declaration
on his part; for we free to confess that
we have seen no better braying for long
lime, and none that seemed more natural
However, swe have said, Mr.. Richie, after
5ravcly giving these pretended epistles - -
bona fine specimens of ACCOMPLISHMENT
lence, steps out and gravely says Dis aall
Dadlnage," and that there is not bit of truth
in the whole business. is tall fictitious and
IN fun" long continuance of such fun
would be the death of man who really en-.
Dyed joke. About couple of such inflic-
ions would kill the best clown in the cir
Gus.
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A CAR ID.
ALExA NDER s. HALL,

a i = x "A N D e n s.. n A L L,
WOULD most respectfully inform his custom
W ers thattheir accounts will be made up to the
FIRST Of July, and rendered to them as early as
practicable, when he fully expects that all will
call and close them, as he is DESTROYS according TO
his usual practice Of closing his books every six
months as nearly as possible. Attention there
fore 10 this notice is important to the mutual in
terest Of ALL
July IS 1914.
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The spot where General MONTGOMERY fell
In assauliing the heights of Quebec has been
designated anew, as appears by letter from
Quebec in the Rochester Democrat, by tab
let The letter says
speaking of Quebec, allow me TO say that
the feelings of the citizens of that ancient CITY
towards Americans are liberal. They will do
all IN their power TO contribute TO your COM.
fort and pleasure while there. There are
many places Of interest to visit. Reminis-
cences Of history will constantly be presented
to you. One thing more which record with
pleasure to their credit last week a tablet
was placed on tie neck of Cape Diamond,
near the spot where our gallant MoNrGoME4
RY fell, with his two aids, Majors McPuER-
SON and CHEEsMAN, in their attack upon
Quebec, by the American forces, in the wintet
OF 1906. !: is raised fifty feet high, and
bears the following inscription:
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CONSIDERATION OF BISHOPS.

The Rev. Messrs. Chase, Cobb and r.
Hawks were on Sunday severaily cohsecraled
Bishops OF the Protestant Episcopal Church in
The States OF New Hampshire, Alabama and
Missouri: The CONSIDERATIONS took place in Chris,
Church, Philadeiphia,
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N o II I q u 6

TNHE subscriber will receive in a few days a
= general assortment of ss;;TF
ND R " 81 @ g. ED 3.
from Philadelphia and Baltimore. together with a
general assortment ofHARDW ARE, QUEENS
WARE, SHOES and PALM LEAF HATS,
which he will sell a, very reduced prices for
cash, or to punctual customers on credit res
pectfully solicit examination of my stock be-
foe purchasing elsewhere, as am determined to
sell at very reduced prices.
WILLIAM KYLE.
Staunton, April lS, IS44.-tf
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PICTORIAL, BYpv.r

M Il. II. J. era FORD having declined
-, acting as agent for the Pictorial Bible. sub.
numbers. ROBER,r %~,s 1. ,ne'i
Sept. 5, 1914. NV
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Writing Pgapp,.

Ole RGAMS writing, fine and superfne oua,,o
Post faint lined Letter Paper. very low hU
ISAAC PAUL e. CO.
May %, 1874,
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LOGAM,s SIC AIRS

Il US'T received lot of Logan's best Spanish,
= haif spanish, Rifle, Havana, and Principe
oegars, at his prices by wholesale.
May %, 1914. w.
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JUST RECEIVED,

A SMALL STOCK OF DRY GOODS and
QuEESWARE, which 1 will sell low
Tor cash, or to punctuaa customers ON shortim
JOHN w. PITMAN.
Staunton, Feb |, 1874.
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JOHN d. rrE.oDEM,

fl Il II o r " Y At Law,
WILL practise regularly in the Superior and
~ Inferior Courts of Augusta County. All
business entrusted to him will be promptly at
tended 10.
Sept. S, 1S44-tf
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The Lexington, (Ky,) Observer Of the t6tti
instant says -
Mr.. CLAY, yielding to his feelings excited
IN behalf o! the son Of a Revolutionary Pa
triot; was captureda; Mier,a citizen Of Al
ALBANIA, addressed letter TO President Santa Ana
requesting his liberaton-We understand that
he has just received polite letter from Pres
dent Santa Anna, ihforining him Of the profnps
discharge Of the captive according TO his re :
Quest
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"Let NE Poor Man haze Chance Ply es;
"let the poor man have chance'' Let the
Tariff which protects him against the patpet
labor OF Europe be sustained; and then he
will have a chunee.--Iet him however. bs
true to himself, by Sustaining those who sustain
mat which protects him. Let hin remember
that Mr.. Clay has all his life advocated 4 prb5
tective Tariff, and has thus been the friend o!
the laborer; while Blr. Polk mas opposed tn
iarlii, and thus gone against the interests a
The iaborlng MANI. S. Gazette
Never expect much from bin who promises 4