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From the Penny Post.
yeniencr
The Campaign

hIDwE1L7s DIsTRICT.-A letter from Wheel
ing, of a late date says that Flournoy will carry
this district by 1900 majority. This is the
Wheeling district.
MCMULLEN's observation-disclosures, all re-
ports say, will carry this district by 400 majority.
MILLsoNs (NoRFoLK) DisTRCr. Heavy bets
have been made that Flournoy will carry this
district by 500. Odds have been given to the
Wise men, of two to one.
ROcklNGHaM.-Extract Of letter from a
gentleman in the neighberhoad of Harrsonburg:
depend upon it, If the frle lds OF Mr. Wise
calculate upon getting in this county, such ma
jority as it has some times given they will be
previously disappointed. Rockingham will give
Flournoy at least one thousand votes. whereas,
1t gave Scott only 5l5. The cause is Gourishing
wonderfully here"
SHENANDoAH.-Ex Extract of a letter from gen.
tleman near Strasburg, TO friend in this CIT.
dated 10Th:
Sam has effected wonderful changes la Shen.
.andoah. But three years ago, Scott could only
get 29I votes in this district; now we have So
certain for Fournoy If the election were ii
months or | not at all certain that shout,
not carry ibr county.
PAGE.-A btter from this county, under dat
of the iith, says that the vote which will be cas-
for Flourney will reach 225 certainly, and prob
ably more. Scott received only 10. The sam
writer says that the changes have been great
the Tenth Legion. end that they are still pros
ressing. They amount at this time to $50 4
least making the loss to the democracy 1900.
KANAwHA.- Of a letter dated Kana'
ha G.. II. May l4th:
rThe contest waves bot. Sans machine h
been doing fine business lately. Forty sew
have been added to his already numerous faml
within the last three days. No doubt you he
of many Withdrawals in this and adjoinihg G"u
ties. There is no truth in these reports. Der
ocrat. Just arrived, who has travelled extensive
in the West. reports the West as gone for the !
uerican ticket but consoles himself with Il
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From he F5edttickSJurg Hsraid
II4uterr5 Vff,,4trs,tgI


We have heard il an tie tribune. and harc
seen It proclaimed in The aewspaPer-.that we were
indebted To- kemun Catholics tof NJ gua thartn,
Trial bvJprH. &c, aud an appeal los len mad"
IL profrrtants 90 remember tbs .,toat h0 II a.
the result Of Gatholic fidelity, NoW cfarr read.
er Of Humrs History of EnglHal kn"%-,or ought
- know. that no argument III favor Of Romnntsn
en- BE- derived from the transactions OF tin p"aed
alluded to. N1gRa Chartd was rXtort"d from
King John by the Baron- III l2l5, when England
aud nearly al Europe were Roman CuIhalc
countries. The actors in tie famous scene at
Runnymcde nominallv members at that
Church, but the Pope Of Rome, the head OF the
Church, denounced the whole proceedings:
"Innocent' says Hume. considering himself
rs feuda lord of the Kingdom, was incensed at
the temerity of the barons, who. though they pre-
tended to appeal to his authority had dared with
ont waiting for his consent, to impose such terms
on n prince, wholly resignng 10 the Roman pom
tiff hi, crown and independence had placed him
self Immediately under the papal protection. He
issued therefore, bull, in which, from the penl
tude of his apostolic powerand from the authori-
~ which God had committed to hm,to build and
destroy Kingdoms. to plant and overthrow, he
annullcd and ahrogated the whole charter, as nn-
Just in Itself, obtained by compuslon, and as
dcrpgttory the dignity Of the apostolic see
lie prohibited the barons from exncting the Oh
servance of it: he even prohibited 'he king him
self from paving any regard 10 it: he Hbsolved
hi IN and his subjects from all oaths which they
Ind been constrained to take to that purpose !;
and he pronounced a general sentence of excom-
muncaton against every one who should perse
we're i'll maintaining su,h reasonable and iniqui-
tpuS DTcteI< IONS
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SG354 90

We regret We have not space at command to
20 into an examination of some Of the hcad- Of
this magnificent expenditure. We shall eanine
ourselves to one, viz the Legislative. Tho
costs o legislation enormous. The amount
appropriated to the pay aud mileage of mem
bcrs- contingent exp ,nses, printing &c. i
less than OSE MILLION SIX HUNDRED AND THIRTY
rlaur THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND SEVENTEEN
DOLLARS. l$l,63S ,9l0) OF this sum "A little
more than one half is for pay and miIeage, the
balance is accounted for by the pay of clerks,
officers, pages their name il legion.-print.
ing and contingencies The Srnatris body of
sixty members, and to wait upon them there
no less than 81 door keepers, messengers, pages
&c, whose salaries range from $4,000 down to
5000, what shall think Of n "keeper of the
/ StationerY' receiving n salary of Sl,152, or
superintendent of Senato's furnaces SLU@a,
with an assistant at 5000. Besides all these
there are a Secretary AT $4,000, und 10 clerks.
draughtmen &c. Then we have huge tom of
$4,000 which goes to "oleias of committees,
pages police, horses and carryalls." In the
House of Representatives. the expenditure is ON
/ the same magnificent scale. We see appropriate
ted for the support of horses more than half the
| amount appropriated for the forage of the horses
! maintained at West Point to mount a squadron
! of Cadets. Twelve thousand dollars is allowed
! for stationery in the Senate, or $500 pr. head,
aud to keep this, we have seen, there is an
| officer whose salary is higher than that
Of circuit court Judges, until lately. Two
hundred dollars would buy forty reams of the
De.t paper. 1t is noticeable that the appropria-
tim f,r stationery is the same for both houses.
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EG-N0EsEso W.

To.,,,srnw viii doc. L. for veal or woe the most
excited political contest that hn. ever occurred
in this Safe. W. have firm and assured com
fdonce that il will result in the triumphant olcc.
fion Of the American candidates and the perma-
npnt establishment of American principles. But
let no man imagine that his individual vote mny
not be needed. II not for the state ticket it lnuv
he important and decisive IN district. aud eouu.
ties. The following faet- Illustrative Of tho i'm
nortapce of single vote lave been plaeea In
orr hands,
I'm 1897 the the President was elected by a
,,,;ar;,v af THREE IN tie Electoral Collere--in
1.al hy.,r,n. Xirgiaia wa carriedin IslO bv
5o6,,,es. In Ill 1000 in New York out If
5zaao1 or ono in ~ ma L. Mr.. pix Pre.iapn,
bcnce had This vote been cast for CLAY he would
10. he, elected by FRI votes
s,,,. t.. vssrss,o. Marcus Morton wa. elect.
81 Governor " Massachusetts. hv a majority Of
nm, ,o,s. In many other instance. len rotes
have decided the fate * the Gaberaa.orial clrc
-,
Mr. Benton was made Senator by one rote, nnd
many other Senators have been elected by ma
joritioe from oae u ten.
In l-i6 the candidates for Congress tied each
other in two instances, and tIro irere dict
ed BY mujo-iiios from hrse 10 tcsnfy.
In the same state, in ISIS. there was one
tie. three were elected by ca majority. and
several others BY maj 'rities 81 from hre to my.
Ga one occasion adistingu.shed kpginian wn-
elected to Congress by IRE msjorlty-and the
next election defeated by only sertn rotes. \
hundred instances could be given Of members Of
Congress elected by majorilies oftrom one 10 Gre
votes aud thousand where maioritics Of from
one 10 five have elected state Senators and mem
bers ofihe different Legislatures.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-05-23

A Manly and Patriotic Letter

"A manly and IdtllDtlC Letter
The American party of Rockingham county
has nominated Robert {. Ma0ck, Esq. for the
House Of Delegates. His letter of acceptance
is one Of the best aud most eloquent TINT the
present canvass aes ElSou Use To. Mr.. Mauck
has alvays been Il Dcinucrot-R Democrat from
principle and not from self interest We have
great pleasure IN laving before our readers some
extracts from his admirable letter. He says:
"l'fom my earliest youth awe been attached
to the principles Of the Democratic party, and
have abatcd nothing Of my attachment To the
faith in which was reared. Fut like smith,
Bcnle. and Patton, aud host of other distin-
gushed men who have been honored with the
confidence aud mborcd for tho success ct the
Democracy Of Virginia, can see nothing neon
sistent with sound democratic doctrine, in the
plntform of the American purity: ON the contrary,
when read the Declaration ot Washington that
at does not consist with the policy ot our Gov
eminent that foreigners should he appointed to
office 10 the exclusion of our own native citi-
2ens" and that of Jefferson, that he could almost
wish there was an ocean of fire between this and
the Old World and when find from the returns
of our census, that most dangerous and cor
ruptinr element is rapidly increasing among u.s.
threatening to exercise II controlling influence
upon the destnies of our country, | cannot fail
to sympathize with the alarm, and unite IN the
efforts of thousands Of the best and most patriot
c men of the milton, TO arrest this growing evil
Mr. Mauck then goes on, in the following eIo-
quent strain to assert his hostility to party die
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my ps, a Christian Patriot, do fervently
thank God that swift destruction will soon over
take it, and TINT it will soon afford another exnm-
le 20 the world, that wickedness. among nations
1T least. will surely merit its reward on
earth.
My private engagements will not permit me
to be present with You, gentlemen, aud I there
fore beg you to offer for the suboined toast.
| am, most gratefully yours. II. A. WISE.
TO Mp-srs. VIM. +. Wckham, &c
The Offspring of Iianover:-The seourge If
'trants. whose motto is-'eve lne liberty or give
la. ,lratb >"
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rAI.NN- ORR ARAINSIS-

Thaieus Smith. ii Mudd Cre..A Tazewc,l county,
lila ois says: -" hal ot hc use my arm for more
IT year by palsy paiays. the flesh bad eli
/, wlhered away. lefvin nothing bur kit muscle an
bone. rie, all the best dnrpls and all tie remedies.
| could hea' Of, but they old No good. then com
ntneed the Of H. t.. Farre.. Arabian Lininen and
It lie" bottles entirely cuied me, ana my is now
strong and fe.hy as the otner it i rate for
burns, sprniGs and bruises.
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ENisa Bell Ringnts

This troupe gave another aud the last Of their
entertainments in this city last night. The skill
with which they manage their bells, and
the Ginning of the music make the con-
cert as delightful ns to most visitors it is novel.
We recommend the troupe to public favor wher-
ever they may appear.
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Enormous Federal Expenditures


4 supplement 10 the National Iutellicoueer OF
Saturday lasl contains detailed ofieid state
rneuf Of the approximations ,naac during tt 2nd
session Of tie last Congress. prepared b. the
! secretary of the Scuaie and the clerk II the
House of Representatives in compliance with m
act II uugre,. passed II 1896. We sincerely Vs. IA
copy Of tn, supplement could be Paced IA III"
hands at every voter MOI only in the State, bni in
/ tho whole onion. /, comes INST opporancly.
though not iatcniionallq.- io.i al tho eve If tho
most ippofiant election held for nnny year- lu
this ancicnt commonwealth, 10 demonstrate the
necessity nf reform ia the legislative nnl carc.
utye branches Of the national government. II
does thi, not 10y refined argument or ini1e.iy"
reasoning. but by showing in shape the most
authentic. the proiliglte cxtrarngnuce 81 prmo.
cratic rule. Waen the people are Informed that
the appropriations of the last session of Congress
amounted II the almost incredible sum of ris=l.N-
rl on MILLIONS. FIVE HUNDRED AID SEVENTY
rprG THOUSAND, rlmrG HUNDRED ASp iaW
sryrx DOLLARS the necessity OF argument or
illustration i, superseded. The fact it-ef il
conclusive.
1t would seem That "A certain surplus ON hand
being eiycn, the problcm to be solved was howit
might best br -quand"rtd to promote the inter
e,ts Of the party ia power. We give thom The
credit Of good intentons-they certainly showed
a patriotic rogard for the welfare Of The Democ-
racy-but some how or other their efforts ftlcl.
In spite Of the cohesive power Of tho public
plumber" the administration party has been rent
a,under md left in meagre majority in many
States. Oar own representative. when, with u
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idea that the Democrats will give us the devil
IN the East "Stand from under
So THEY Cove have just conversed with "a
gentleman from Westmoreland who says-"ln
my precinct, where the former Democratic vote
has averaged SEVENTY. Wise will not get
FINEm
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sage counsel or advice, and of all pahos and feel
ing, arr aH equated6y as false eertbeate " ehift
to the prosperous condition OF all the various
executive departments, TO the ability and riteg-
rty with which they have been conducted, and
to the fact of the Presidents hehei that there Is
no lust cause of complaint tro'u any quarter ut
the manner in which they have fulfilled the Oh
iccts Of their creation"
As Mr. Wise has mo REGULATIONS 10 make
we may be allowed to repnblish his ''Uh5g IN.
stncts' letter, to wit:
"BNrTERsrA, Angus 9, 1893.
I arrived here n few DAYS since. an have been
delaved in passing to the White Snlpl, nr Strings,
Nv fine Kindness Of friends without II e least cx.
pectaton of this manifestation of rega, d. or greet
inc like This in a land of strangers BIT jJhigs
kno,e each otherJy tie instincts ge ntlemea and
Of pntriot. mud undor ordinary circu instances [
should he temptcd o obey your rogue ST especial
" when find myself assured that vo II have seiz-
ed ON the occasion of nv casual visit here tocx-
pcutp design long entertained of pa wing me the
commitment Of ii public dinner AS "a te stimonial of
your respect aud appreciation"
Il am gentlemen,
,tirntpfullv your,
"HESRY A. WISE.
"To Ncssre j. = Towers T. y urki.l and 9th
ers of thr committee"
The following i Mr. WiSe's log Gnbin" let
ter, TO wit:
"WAsmNGToN CRY Jane 2i $50.
"(sINTIruEa Il is impossible for l4e, to aeeopt
vour llnttcrinr invitation in behalf of IL Uhirs
If Montgomery Alahana to attend the. cpIehrA-
zion. of the anniversary Of our National inltnan.
dcucr; hut Won will please say to ther 0 for me
that glorv in their zeal md will na ". tin them
without being there. Wherever 4, log cabin is
built in the South. There would think had a
RIGHT Ia cntpr ma into a sanctuary yrbere qtnull
oyprct to find fire. warm and wholesome fare.
health and hearts, honest htdrfs MOI cnrraaird
Nv we ,lth and station pride and nl.re Of 6atl-
prrca office holders. and thcir aepen dant.. And
there would expect To meet II rc low freeman.
who will vote for Wm. H. Harrison, the poor hut
homes man, whose humble life is 4nofie,l at a> the
nets of po,rer ggainsi a eorrupf 0,id Ia,r{eqg rs
tory,ru which thinks to piunder. ,nm9Iestea and
TO ry ion the suoHs o the peopEe .,aasriL ellise
! Of Dgmoc tqc1J, The prospeGts If the Dcmacr
/ ic Republican Wing cause are Frightening eyery-
where, and the beacon LIGHT, o. reform Shin from
every cabin window They ero to mo, like the
! lfrht which shines 50 hright and full of homo 10
i the cold and hungry tsavr1er in n dark MIGHT
from, the biz back log hls zip in the chimney p)ncc
of some mountain cabin For seven year5 have
bno, ,,i,in,, NM, wand r;,-i ia t,,satIi-
bla1a on how, tao rim bo,y II worms tbe mn
trin,,s heart and br,cas Ills #naryosZl;nd blrss
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Looa ant fer Couayert, its.

The public cautnrcd against another counterfeit,
mich has lately its appearance, called w. b Far
IT, ; Arlhaa Linimen, the most dangerous of all the
countertciis because his having the OF Farrell
Nsfy will buy il in good faith without know
that counterfeit exist and they vii perhaps only
discover their error when the spurious nixt.re has
wtough its evil effects.
The genuine srticr IS mhuuse tnred only by II. q
Farrell, sole Inventor aud proprietor and whoesalr
druggist No II MIN street, Peori. Illinois. Whom
all sPplcatio1s fpr Az, rcies must be addressed
you get with the letters n q before Fnrrc'.
lh0s- II. G. FARRELLS-and his igniture the
Wr,pp-r; ali others counfa,fets.
Sold hy Ii. SrABLEt Il co, DrGggi-i..
lNnchhurg, Va.
and by regularly auth ,ri1e agent. lhroughon TIA. uitc
States.
.Sy Price p apd 50 crnt,, und 81 per bottle
AGENTS WANTED IN every r,wn, vrag" and
Iran rt in me Dni;ad Sats-, IN winch already
established, Ada ess H. q. Purcell a. nbove, accon-
pnoed Win good reference character. pom, h
IA. aP20 * iw
ERUproNS of the Skin, Biotches. letter, and
hsh, all cngen trlrI by tp, we'd
the Biuod krnder that plrc oird all tarse disagrera
bic effects Will dsaPu" l.. CAhrfR'S SPANISH Nix.
TURF possesses the powtr Of uri5las the Bond, which
las been appr uched by any lormer ef5l Of sci
ence. 1t is prnmp,. powerful and elicatiun. Try it.
maylS dim
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Confirmation Of .he Federal Outrage
al Portsmouth

The following telegraphio dispatch Nas re-
ceised at this Office yesterday from source al.
together indubtahc. II will be perceived that
it confirms the startling intelligence we publish
cd yesterday. We have never witnessed in this
community a more intense exetcuen; than has
been aroused by his intolerable interference Of
tie Federal Government with the domestic af
fairs Of Virginia. \ deep AMI burning indgna=
,ion has been enkindled. aud an inmovable re-.
solvc is formed II stand h., the sovereign rights
OF the STATE and her people ut every hazard aud
10 thu last extremity
Richmond, II 4. ", May 22nd
"fnrRr CAS- Br VI DOUBT OF the rAoI.
R4YNER SPOKE ~ PORTSMOUTH SATURDAY
>iGHr ANp HEINGs TIN MEMS. Iar Nomork
PAPER, OF YESTERDAY COMMENT l.roN It. hNn
Gtyr rHt NAMES or FOUR -woRk}Gs wltu
WE'RE DISCHARGED OK SATURDAY.. FWrY orU
rRs HAVE BEEN WARNED. RAYNrR ALLUDED no
THE FACT y his SPEECH HERE LAST NIGHT
RAYNEr sSp PATTON MADE POWERFUL srff"lt
rs HERE list NIGHT. THE ENInl SLASH Avn
rHeirrVry#f ARE UNPRECEDENTED
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The Legislature of Michigan, at its last session,
passed an act providing for the formation of the
new State or Territory of superior. This new
Territory embraces all that vast extent of terrific
ry ON the south shore Of Lake Superior and north
OF Lake Michigan and Wisconsin which now COM
poses part OF Michigan. II is entirely separa-
ted from it by Lakes Huron and Michigan and
has no natural conneNon with the rest Of TIM.
State. Ii i, tue seat of the great mineral wealth
of the nation.
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REPUBLICAN OFFICE,

ifuV sd i2ob'
Messrs. Editors of the Yirginian-As the Re-
publican will not come o0t ontil Thursday morn
ing, you will confer very great favor upon me
by publishing the following extract of letter
from the Hon. Thos. 5. Bocock. | know per,
sonay that the reports referred to in circu-
laton here and elsewhere.
Yours, most respectfully,
JNO. &. PAXTON.
Extract of II letter from Thos. 5 Bocock, re-
ceived by gentleman OF this city:
II understand that some Of my opponents are
circulating infamous fasehoods against me, in
your city. am told that one of their reports is
that Mr.. Claiborne charged me- in some recent
discussion, with payng cards. 1t is utterly
and infamously false Mr.. Claiborne has
made no charge against me in this canvass,
either as man or a politician, and nothing has
been said in any of our discussions about card
playing. Another charge is that got into a
spree at Campbell c. IL. some years ago, and
lost all of my money. pronounce that to be
also an atroeiou7 fals"hood. never won or lost
dollar in money in my He"
THOS. S. BOCOCK.
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SUFFERING AID SrANnEmNa ttEEp.-Nc
tnke pleasure in calling tn attention ofou read-
cr- 1.-The card Of pr. Wykof, headed $500 re
ward which will be- found in our columns 10 day.
The DR.. proposes 10 cure cfecfuRliv all persons
of suffering aud stammerjuc, or no pay vii be
required. We Inv no he,itanev in recommen.
ding him la all persons thus afflicted. lie has
cared srycral persons in this place aud vicinity,
an gives, as references the names of Col. Car
nett. Chief Engineer Of Y. y I. Il. Road whose
servant lknown rs Suffering George waS cured
in less than one h5ar, anl Majpr Leltwieh. of
the " ,shineton House, who hps Witnessed seyc-
raj successful cures upon different persons. We
have before asa Letter from Mr. james I. Jones,
Massies Mil, Nelson county, who has been
cured two weeks. Mr. Jones desires all who are
troubled with impedmcnt in their speech 10 avail
themselves Of Doctor W skill. He offers to
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tual if any rcisol once cured by him can
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