Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1851-09-30
THE VIRGINIA HERALD.

We last week informed our readers that Mai
J. HARRIsoN KELLY of this town had become the
proprietor of the Virginia Herald, Fredericks-
burg since then we have received the first No
Of that paper under his control, and Zip the fol
having from the EDITORS card, as indicative ofthe
future course Of the Herald, upon the great ques-
ton ofthe day
Whilst. however, we are devoted in our attach.
ment to the Union of The States, we wish it 10 be
distinctly understood Thai circumstances may &C.
cur, when il were base and SerVile TO receive the
scourging without resentment contingencies
may arise, when we were worse than Mexican
peoHs or Russian scriS, were. we TO bare our
backs far the stripes and tamely submit. Ag-
grcssions have been made on the institutions nj
the SOulh-scarcCly a session OF Congress but
we are tainted and ieercd-yet we have submit
ted. Eet EUl our submission he construed inln
tear-let not our aCqniescence be tortured into
cOwarhice. The men oil The South love the
Union-hrr sous revere The Cuns:itution-yct
repeated Ontragcs will awake IL whlrlwind OF
fury, a storm of angry passion, such as mortal
man cannot dissipale nor qnell.
We are willing TO take the Adjustment mea-
sures as they are found-all is not lost to the
South by them indeed we believe s0mewhat is
gained. Let them be regarded as n final settle
mcnt of tie exciting subject they treat. AL
though by no means tree from imperfectiuns, yet
they are probably the most COnciliatoIy and Just
that could be had under the circumstances.
GREAT EARTHQUAKE IN NAPLES.
Over TIco Thousand Lires LosL-Ciies De-
siroyed and DGDiIgea-The Washington Re
public publishes a letter from the Hon. L. Joy
Morris, the American Minister to Naples, giving
a minute accounted a terrible earthquake which
occurred in the western portion Of the kingdom
of Naples, on the l4tll OF July, by which some
, $40 lives were lost, and several small towns
either totally Frustrated or greatly damaged
Mr.. Morris says that previous to tie shock a
small stream that runs near the city Of Melf
suddenly disappeared, and adds:
At the first shock, Mel6. which contains ten
thousand inhabitants, was Frustrated IN The dust,
nothing but a few crumhling walls surviving the
general rnin. An unknown number of its in.
habitants were buried under the falling masses
of fabrics. Up to the present moment seven
hundred dead bodies have been disinlerred, and
many others are constantly being found. More
than two hundred persons lie in an adjacent
hospital, suffering under greYious wounds, while
many lave been dug ~onbialipe fromsthe zrnins.-
Amongst Others, a femal lie infant, a year old after
lying buried for twodays, was brought ont living
and uhharmeds and restored to- its afflicted mo-
he widowed by the same calamity.
The shocks and rumblfig Ofthe earth still oc.
caslana4 occurred at the time of writing his
leifeEs and all eyes were turned upon YesnVius
asfhe safety valve through which the struggling
.6pes might escape although no local signs were
yet apparent.
The neighboring towns ofAtella, Rionsro, Ba.
srile and }RaPotla are suffsrerssby the same con,
vnlsion. Rionerosis a general wreck; mot a
sound house remainiHg-mnre than aehuhdred.
persons have here persisted, and as manyahaye
been MANNED Or wounded IBgBartle, the onlv
editice notentirely destroyed is the orphan asv.
while the discoSeredEdead amount to about
one tan5rcd and City. IntthcacOn4Hssaeo OF Bari.
the town of GeFatoi Miuervino, Spinazzola. An
drfa and Tfantswere all-injnfeftnotesor less. In
Canossa, the ancient CGnosiu11, fOuBdedb b Dio.
and whose walls once enclOsedateirenit Of
sixteen miles, three hundred and ssventg.six
housPsaweFe t~hrOwHadown. Al The last renort
the shocks aronnllMoun VoItnFe c~0nfInHedfand
one half otthe city of Wenosa,,4he aneTenp Es.it.
Sia; containing six Thousand ~iinlAbitants and
celebrated asithe Observation-Disclosures was de.
The mountain provinces oflhe Abfuz
Caktbfiasi where the ea 1thqnake of l7s3
destroyed three bundFed4cniesaaud buried tbift9
olsandzhn t1aitl beings have stas farsescaped.
Ese4PE tsllew nsEed Wadsworib, nc.
eased 81 anFse5 lssl from Frederick
LoneH 4Rit on FRIDAY by dressing himself ina
clothes brought him bgsa woman. He
qnieelsY VgaAkedStn tie iT6pshat1ed door. putting a
aigaEapd YeEYscqotg dsmandel to be lei out
+ - geg 9ad been q good anyvisiter dlffne
Iss s g,slef was Pefmltedto 9att ysus-
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