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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1853-10-12
From Europe.

The steamship Arabia arrived at New YORK on
Thursday last, with Liverpool dates to September
| 24th:
The cholera was raging to : fearful exten,
throughout the cities and towus OF England aho
Ireland.
The ASPECT of the Turkish difficulty was more
threatening than ever. The Turks were reused
to the highest pitch of fanaticlsm-eyen calling
upon the Sultan to declare war or abdlcate lhe
throne. In the meantime the great powers were
endeavorinr to induce the Sultan to accept the
original Vienna note; but Austria showed symp-
toms of backing out of her alliance with france
and England for the purpose of siding with Rus
STA. The news had seriously depressing lntiu-
ence on the money market.
The Spanish Ministry had resigned.
At Constantinope ncendiary placards continue
to be p s.ed up. A bitter feeling against Eng
land had been engendered among the Mnssulmen,
and carricatures Of that country were freely cir
culated.
The general feeling at Constantinople was that
the Sultan would make no further concessions,
either to Russia or the four powers. 1t was also
rumored that dispute between the Eng and
French Ministry had been revived-the French
Ministry insisting that the fleets should come up
to Constantinope, and Lord Radcliffe Directing.
Dispatches from Vienna OF the 2Oth, confirm
the report that Austria had backed out. She de-
clues to sanction the guarantee or collective note
against any further interference on the part OF
Russia, between the Porte and his subjects.
Another despatch states that instructions have
been sent to the English and French Ministers at
Consantnople, urging the Porte toaccept the first
note.
The Bey of 'Tunis Informed tn. Porte that his
contingent was ready to take the field.
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IInrds and Softs.

While the battle is raging between the two sec
items ofthe New York Democracy, some of the
newspapers are discussing the interesting question
as to which side the President inclines. The
| Union. which recently boasted Of its abundant
assurance" that its labors were appreciated by
Gen. PIERCE" is warmly enlisted in behalf of
the Sotts. A Washington letter writer, however,
asserts that ''the President, as well as members
Of the Cabinet, utterly deny that the Union is the
organ of the Administration, or that its assaults
upon the national democratic party meet the ap-
prevail of the President" If this is so, says the
Washington correspondent of the ". 7. Herald,
why don't the administration insist upon the On'on
relieving them from the responsibility! The
Richmond Enquirer, discussing the question,
says
ut is idle to deny, that President Pierce would
lose much of the respect of the country, much OF
his immense popularity and would deplorably i'm
pair the strength of the Democratic party, by com
hitting his administration to the schemes and for
tunes of any faction. Yet if we are to believe the
representations of the Washington Union, he is
entanged, deeply and irretrlevably entangled, In
the disputes and designs of faction, and that lac
ton the least respectable and the least worthy OF
confidence of any in the country. The Union has
even ventured 50 far as to denominate the free
soil faction of Van Buren,, Dix, Grover, and Pres
ton King, the administration party, and, claiming
to speak the sentiments of the President, 1t IN
dulges in daily attacks on the veteran Democracy
of whom Dickinson, Paulding and O'Connor are
! the worthy chiefs. This course on the part OF
journal occupying the position Of the Union, has
already excited much dissatisfaction, in the South
especially; and, but for the general belief that
President Pierce is in no manner responsible for
the conduct of the Washington paper, the Admin
tration would suffer from the suspicion OF com
plicity with the Barnburner faction"
But the Enquirer takes comfort from the deni-
al of the Sentinel that President PIERCE lends his
countenance and favor to the Barnburner faction.
| How far the Sentinel is authorized to speak for
the President does not appear. The Richmond
Examiner does not regard it as entirely friendly
to the powers that be, and referring to one of its
articles, says, it is indulging in some of the i'll
will of that set of Democrats (the Hard Shells)
towards the Administration, and adopting some
what the present practice of macontents, in whip
ping the President over Mr.. DIx's and Soft shell
shoulders"
The Administration is evidently playing the
game Of organism with much adrciness. 1t is
very convenient at the present time to have two
organs like the Union and the Sentinel The
Darnburuers and their allies and sympathsers can
quote the one expressing the views OF the Pres
ident, while the Hunker party assert with equal
confidence that the other is the true and reliable
nouthpece of the Executive,
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a valley Railroad.

The papers of the Valley are awakening '"e
people to the Importance Of united and active ca
forts 10 secure railway Junction between Tue
railroad routes of the Valley. We have before
this urged the advantage Of such railway, ana
the Importance of action BY the Valley before some
other, though inferior, route, should be built super
ceding the necessity for this. The difficulty mere
tofore has been in peryadng belief that some
thing called manifest Destiny" would alone
sunulv.this work without the ordinary human c''
for, so Indispensable to other human schemes
There is no question as to the value OF sue" i
railway: it is sufficient to know that 1t VIII iorn
an indispensable link in the great yncuIar syS-
tenn of railways connecting the Southern anu
the Northern cities by an airline route. nut
there arc two rival and dilnct locations i0f '''s
ueedfu link; one extending from the ngIa'a ana
Tennessee Railroad at or near Salem, along the
Valley TO the Central Railroad at Stanton, or the
Mansssa at llarrisonburg; the other from Lynch
burg along the Eastern base Of the Mo0n'a'" 10
Charlottesville or GordonSyIlle. And "NiIe we u
the Valley have rested supjnely IN the prospect u9'
our road would be built by Nature or Destiny, the
friends of the Piedmont line have been up and do
inc for themselves, and have already had surveys
made and much money raised Tor their PURPOSE
L,aboring under greater natural dInicu''ieS' 'heY
have nevertheless by their greater personal acny-
ity succeeded in enlsIing the aid Of Alexandra
aad perhaps other Northern cities IN their efforts
We confess to some surprise that Alexandra
should seem to prefer the Piedmont to the Valley
route. The distance from Salem to Charlooes-
Vile is about the same by either route, or most
probably less by the Valley. The equaied dis
lance by the Manassas Gap to Alexandria IS PROB
ABLY also less than Oy the Piedmont route, thus
making the Valley line feeder to both ct the
Railroads in which Alexandria is interested, The
Valley route would most undoubtedly supply the
greater marginal tonnage and the greater way tray
Ell, passing as it does through more productive
country and protected from competition with othe'
lines the Piedmont is comparatively rough re-
gion and already well supplied with Internal I'm
Proyements.
But we have no idea Of arguing the matter Al
present. The suggestion seems to be generally
concurred in, for Convention IN Staunton on the
9TH of November next, to consider and determine
upon some united plan Of action to promote th'
scheme. We hope that judicous delegates may
attend from all the counties interested, and, W.
would suggest, from Alexandria also,
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a1a,ra i'm the East.


The European news has been exceedingly IN
teres,ing and important for week or two past,
but, after wading through all that has appeared
in the newspapers on the subject, we ma IL very
difficult to obtain clear understanding OF the pos
ture of affairs All that We can gather Is about
this The representatives of England, France,
Prussia and Austria held conference at Vienna
in July or August, and drew up note containing
the terms ola full settlement between Russia anu
Turkey. What these terms are precisely, has nor
TRANSFERRED, or at least we cannot lind them III 'fe
papers; but it is understood that they virtually
concede TO Russia all that she has demanded.-
The Gar of course agreed to accept them' but
the Sultan proposed notifications, The latter
were Immediately transmitted to NICHOLAS, and
rejected by him. On learning the Cars reJec-
ton of the Turkish notifications, the conference
at Vienna assembled on the 4th ultmo, and des-
patched courier to Constantnople bearing the
intelligence, together with a dispatch TO the Sui
tan, urging him to accept the original note. 1t
was expected that the result Of these movements
would be known in Europe about this time. The
Emperors of Russia and Austria-the latter hav-
ing dropped his neutrality with respect to Turkey
were to have meeting at Olmutz in the last
week of September, doubtless to form an alliance
against the Sultan The King Of Prussia decln-
cd to attend.
The recent course of England and France shows
that these powers are very averse to war. They
have encouraged Turkey to take her present stand
and now are using their utmost efforts to induce
h0r to abandon it. This inconsistency can be eX-
planned only on the superstition that the fears of
the two governments are excited in reference to
the scarcity Of breadstufls. Independently Of this
circumstance, however, none of the -Four Powers
arc in condition to engage in prOtracted war,
all of them being burdened with enormous public
debts. The Gar, on the other hand, has ample
means and in the event of war has little TO appre-
bend except 4 fire in the rear from the Poles and
Hunoarians, unless, as is stated, there Is some
Justification in the ranks Of his own army. From
present appearances, he is in fair way to accom-
plsh all his designs against Turkey, sooner or
later.
The Turks, in the mean time, are in high
state OF excitement and very FESTIVE at the indlg-
mites offered to the Sultan by Russia. The two
armies are posted within sight Of each other, on
opposite sides of the Danube, and the Turkish
officers hays little control over their men, who are
anxious to provoke the Russians to battle. In
Constautinople also the war party is in the ascen-
dant, so that France and England have offered tic
protect the Sultan from his own people, should he
yield to pacific measures. Nevertheless, the Turk.
ish ministers, although aware of the weakness o.
their government, have apparently decided on iu-
curing the chances of war, trusting no doubt lhs
Europe will not abandon them in the struggle.
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o. We publish communication on the su' =
js,t of the Virginia Central Railroad in anoth'
column, but wish it to be understood that We do
not concur in all the views of the writer. We have
no doub. the road would have been completed to
S,aun,on and far beyond, the Company had
been supplied with.he requisite means Another
communication on the same subject has been re-
ceived, but too late for publication this week
We are glad to see the interest in the progress
of the Railroad reviying in this county so soon
after tho defeat Of the county subscription. II to
advance the road We cannot give 1000 we can
it seems give probably 40 citzensss candidates for
President. We would call attention to the fact
that there is to be vacancy in the Presidency of
the James River and Kanawha Company and per-
haps some nominations from this county might
be advisable.
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A Dilemma

The Richmond Times, speaking of the course
of the Democratic journals of the South in reie-
renee to the state of affairs in New York, says
'These papers are all staunch defenders OF
General Pierce's, policy in appointing men to OF
flee who were once free soiers, and they base
their defence upon the ground that by adopting the
Baltimore platform, and voting for Gen. Pierce,
these men renowned their Freesolism, and became
sound national Democrats. But behold how those
Southern Democratic editors are now cutting the
throat of their own argument. With but few ex-
ceptions they take ground in favor Of the New
York Hards, and denounce the Barnburners rs abb
olitionists, traitors and hypocrites. How then
can they continue to defend policy which be-
slows public patronage on this faction. Their JUS
LITIGATION of Gen. Pierce rested upon the assump-
ton that all his appointees had been cleansed oil
their Freesoil leprOsy through the miraculous viz
tues Of the Baltimore platform and that in fact ne
had appointed no Freesoiler to office But this
plea is no longer available. Southern Democrat
ic papers admit every day that the Freesoil Dem
ocrats of l64o are Freesoilers still, and they can
not with any semblance of consistency, Iersst in
Tustiyng the policy of loading them with honofs
and elnoluments. Every word that these organs
utter in denunciation of the Barnburners conveys
a censure of President Pierce and tends to justify
the criticisms Of the Wing press on his appoint
menL policy"
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Richmond.

We were very much gratiied on recent visit
to the metropolis of our State to observe the mark
ed evidences of improvement in the growth and
prosperity in the city everywhere visible. The
crowds of people one encounters in all places of
business, the incessant rumblng Of wagons, drays,
&C., conveying merchandise and produce of one
sort and another from different parts of the city,
and the large number Of commodious buildings in
course of erection, afford unmistakablc evidence
of the increasing prosperity Of Richmond. Every
branch of industry alike, mechanical as well mer-
camille, seems to he in hourishng condition
We had the pleasure whilst in Richmond of
meeting with q number of merchants from this
region of country, some of whom had just been
north, and they assured us that they could pur-
chase gods on as fair and some articles on better,
terms in Richmond, than they could elsewhere,
and also, that the stock Of goods offered In that
market were large and we'll selected. Several
merchants of Richmond Informed us that the a.
mount of business done there this fall would eX-
coed by far that of any previous season.
We hope the business of Richmond may con-
tinue TO increase, and that she may speedily as
sumo proper position in the commercial world,
The Virginia Washington Monument, we re-
greet say has apparently mbibed bat little of the
spirit of progress manifested elsewhere--it alone
moves at a snai's pace.
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ARCHBISHOP HUGHEs' LIBEL SUIr-The suit
brought by Archbishop Hughes against the pro-
prietors of the Episcopal Recorder of Philadelphia,
is, the Bulletin learns, on account of commune
cation they published which stated that Archbish-
op Hughes had otficiated as Bishop at Gibraltar
that he had been incarccratod in the Moorish Cas-
lie for refusing to account for some church funds
that he emerged from prison to fly TO this country,
SC. In reply to this it is stated that the Arch
bishop never exercised any ecclesiastical function
at Gibraltar, never was tried or imprisoned there,
and finally, never was at Gibraltar in his life
The case looks like very strong one for the Arch
bishop.
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CHINA.-The advces from Hong Kong, by the
Baltic, are to the SD July, and from Shanghae
to the It'll. The insurgents were marching
large force to the west and north, and had taken
one or two cities in those directions. 1t was said
10 be their intention to proceed at once to Pekin
but there is much uncertainty in all reports as to
their movements. No important result had been
obtained by the Imperialsts or insurgents. The
former force appears to be in most inactive state
and making no demonstration in any way. AT
Yenping- foo there was fighting going on. and all
communication was stopped, and it is difficult to
arrive at the truth of the various reports flying a
bout Two ships, chartered by an eminent A.
merican firm at Hong Kong, were lying at anchor
below the city of Foochow, waiting for teas from
the interior, but the troubles had hitherto prevent
ed any coming down.
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VOLUNTEERS IN TuRKEY.-A leterfrom Con
santnople to the New York Evening Post says :
The Spanish government has sent general
here, with the declared object of proceeding at once
10 the Sultan's army aud in the event OF war,
of taking an active part in its operations. This
officer General Prince Count Reus) is said 10 be
a man of no ordinary talents, which, it is under
stood, have not been eXerted in favor OF the pres
ent ministry of the Queen and so has been sent
abroad on an honorable mission. He is accompa-
MED BY colonel two captains, a major, and cou'
ple of liemcnans He has recently departed for
the camp of Omar Pacha, at Shumla.
An officer of the American army Captain Walk
er, recently spent some days here, and then pro-
ceeded also toSvisit the Sultan s army at Shuma.
He was presented to IL. d. Mehemet Ali Pacha,
the Minister of War, who gave him letters OF re-
commentator to Omar Pacha, by whom,no douet,
he will be well received.
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For The Speclator.

.Nessrs Editoy:-Since the writing of my for
mer communication, new developments have con-
WINGED me that was more than fortunate in my
association with this new faction. For, in these
DAYS, it requires man to be wide awake to keep
pace with the different cliques and the times
You, Messrs Editors are ever on the alert, to fur
nish your subscribers with all the local and gen
eral news of the day. There is, however, one
fact Of great importance TO the community at large
that you entirely failed to acquaint us with, which
is. who was Godfather to this newborn league
am quite certain that it was no degenerate plant
Of strange vne but it halls to us as the offspring
of noble parenlage, and as matter Of course Gen.
Quattlebum, or some other General equally re-
nowned, was present at its birth aud ofiiciated as
Godfather understand that every nook and
corner in the county was fully and fairly repre-
scented, and that the meeting whence this great
panacea for the human family eminaied, was quite
nnme,ously attended, there being in attendance
IT least ten or twelve, all counted. Every indi-
yidual. whose name is mentioned in the publish
cd proceedings of the meeting alluded to, was
present and voted, as it seems there was no dis
senting voice.
We also expect 10 see every person whose name
is found in the list, zealously laboriIe in the good
cause, lot III iNt} arc NV Va uS 'HcJ p'S"' ~"
to be among u.s." and 50 guess am fouhd in
the right pew this time. The sages Of former
times are completely thrown in the shade by us
of the present day. The Old Fogy laws must be
erased from our statutes. We will not keep our
churches any longer as the houses of God, but
will convert them into temperance halls, and re-
quest our ministers to harangue their congrega-
lions on the subject Of our license laws. We will
then soon be able, instead of the corpora's guard
we now number, to boast of several. In order to
accomplish this great work. it becomes us to strike
a, the root of all evil. We will endeavor to stop
the manufacture of all glasses jugs &c., for fear
of the effect produced in the minds of mankind
The use of water must be abolished and even the
use of every liquid, for it might remind some of
us how we used to take something little strong
er, bepettng thirst for it, 50 we could not be
where it was without indulging too freely in the
use of it. We expect to begin the work by abol-
shing from the statutes every law which has
failed in the least degree to operate fully accord
ing to the interest of its trainers.
PROGRESS.
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o. Great excitement, we learn, perva1es the
town of Danville, in consequence of the removal
from office of Thompson Coleman, Esq, Postmas-
ter of that town for the last twenty years we
had regarded Mr.. Coleman as one among the very
best Postma,ters in the United States. When
we speak of good Postmaster we do not mean
one. simply, who never loses his patience in deal
inc with all sorts Of peopie.-but we mean man
who understands Post Office geography-in a
word, who knows the duties of his otfice-the
whole duties-and performs them to the letter OF
the Law. He is not the best Postmaster who is
the best natured, and who will look in his office
six times in six hours to see if there is letter for
Tom or Dick (who perhaps never got letter in
his life y while he knows just as well as he knows
ANYTHING. that there is no letter--but still. he cx-
amines because he is afraid Tom will go off dis
satisfied if he don't look. Norris he the best Post
master who will detain mail to give one chance
to put letter n-or who will get up at midnight
to lock for letter for Mr. Such-a-one, VINO de
mands to know il there is anything in the Office
for him or any Of his kin" A Postmaster may
be so obliging as to undertake to tell person.
owhen letter will come" and still be totally un-
fit for the office.
If the Department had known this officer as
well as Postmasters in this region know him, he
would not have been remoyed.-.Hlton Chroni-
Gle, 29lh.
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INDEBTEDNESS OF EURoPE.-The New York
Courier has an able article on the Indebtedness OF
Europe. 1t thinks that whatever the -Four Pow
ers can do to avert war they will do To two OF
then-England and Prussia-war is most ex-
hausling debt; to the other two-France and Aus
trait is absolute bankruptcy. We quote:
France has debt of one thousand millions of
dollars. To pay the interest on her national debt
to support her standing army Of three hundred
and fifty thousand men, and navy of three hun
dred and thirty vessrls-to sustain the dignity OF
her present court, and to meet the current eXpen-
ses Of civil government, France has to raise an
annual revenue of three hundred millions Of dol
lars, which is more than one-lillh of the annual
amount Of all Of the united incomes Of the people.
austria is worse of still. She has debt of
eleven hundred millions of dollars and a revenue
OF only one hundred and twelve millions
PRUSSIA has debt of one hundred and thirty
Eve millions Of dollars.
The English debt everybody knows. II would
crush any nation but England and the world sees
how it grnds her, even with her gigantic ener
gies.
mo Continental Power save perhaps Russia,
has extensive credit. Theabsoluiist governments
have borrowed money till the necessity Of extrn-
sic support has nearly become settled law Of
their existence. But capitalists have had too
strong lesson of the ruinous effect of this system
in the untold losses they have sustained by Spain,
Mexico, and the South American Republics, to
shut their eyes to the consequences of supplying
States with means to do what they are unable to
do by their own positive resources"
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hIinlster to France.

The report that Judge JOHN Y. MAsoS, Of
Richmond, was appointed United States Minister
to Francois confirmed Under all the circum-
stances sthe appointment is regarded as pretty
good one. But how does it happen that President
PIERCE makes all his Virginia appointments from
Richmond, entirely ignoring the Western section
of the State? Mr.. r. e. SCOTT is Consul at
Rio, Mr. j. NJ DANIEL Charge at Sardinia, and
now Judge Mason is Minister to France, all from
the East and from Richmond city, notwithstand
ing the demonstration made last Spring by certain
members Of Congress in favor of an equal division
of the spoils between the East and the West
Where is FAYETrE McMULLEN