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Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-08-29
Kansas and the Spectator.

Our neighbor of the Spectator seems to
be in fret about the Democracy and Kan
sas. If We listened to the rawlings of that
print, We might be induced to suppose some
.iliag terrible world happen the Democratic
household, but as these predictions have
been made so often and the prophesies never
fulfilled, We hare concluded not to get scared
and to recommend to our neighbor not to
nurse his wrath because their party have
been SO often and SO soundly walloped by
the demeeracg.--so much SO, indeed, that
the party has gone od-and it is not likely
to relume terra hrma again by any light
that may be shed from it. Most Southern
ers had hoped tast Kansas would become a
slave State, 1t seems, however, that the
fates, Cor climate, # you prefer and, as
some would have it, Gov Walker, have
willed it otherwise. Necessity knows no
law, and climate aad slavery go together, -
run-mad Southerners may talk about Kan
sas and Coy. Walker, but it seems TO us it
would be more wise to adhere to the pl;n-
ciples Of the Kansas Nebraska Bill and let
Kansas go to the -, if the Union is to
be jcoparded on her account. These prin,
eiples are vita! to the Sonth-of far more
importance than kansas-much as we may
desire aouthern territory. The principles
may save the Inion--may save the South--
may prevent this sectional strife which is
continually being agitated by the people of
the North aud is kept alive and fostercd
oy The unkiudness and iiiberality Of orr
Northern brethren. The Soath reycr has
gained anything by cemarorsssing-and all
true patriots Should strive to prevent its re-
eafrchee. BY the way, Gov. Walkers po-
sition seems to have been misrepresented or
misunderstood, and as the Governor has now
defined bis position, quiet will be restored.
The friends Of the South, instead Of quar-
reliug about Kansas, would render better
sersiee aow, if they stand by and adhere
d4mly to the principles settled by the Kan
eas Nebraska Bill
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-08-29
Negro Labor,

The Richmond E,raminer in expressing
the opinion that the negro ought never to
be employed, even III. communities where
slaves are mnst numerous, in any branch Of
mechanical industry except the rudest me-
chaHical @ork of the plantation. says:
In the South we do an immense iniurY
to the institution Of negro slavery, by en-
ploying our slaycs in tie mechanical arts,
in competition with white mechanics, and
in allowing them to leave the plantations in
the county to congregate in the towns, in
factories and in the trades. If our legisla-
lures were to enact laws prohibiting the
employment of negroes in any capacity ex-
cept as house servants and agricultural Ia
borers, they would do more to strengthen
the institution than ifa dozen Oregons, Ne
braskas, kansasses, and embryo. territories
containing some dozen or two negro species
were brought into the Union as Slave
States
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-08-29
StrychniIe and Owls.

very respectable and intelligent fn mer
oftnis county, informed US day OF two
since, that he procured some strychuine to
destroy the rats that infested his barn-the
rats were killed~-but our friends chicken
coop suffered Hearing a noise one night,
he was induced 10 Examine, butsaw nothing
The ns4t ,norning. however. an owl which
measured ffty:fonr inches from tip to tip
laid at fall length at the coop This ac-
counted for the missing chckens-bat the
strychnnc had stopped the owl.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-08-29
NOTICE.

DURSU Ant to a Decretal order of the Circuit
eed at the July Perm of aad Court in the year
1881, ina chanoery cause therein pending, in
which William Townsend, Sen, is complainant and
Allen Townsend. Aaron G. Townsend and Andrew
day of September, 1851, on the premises, proceed
to sell so much of lots No. l, No. ? and No 3,
comprising the tract Of Lands in the bill and pro-
ceedings me ntioned will be sufficient 10 pay the
sum OF one hundred dollars, with nteros thereon
from May, 1857, until the dav OF sale, together
with all costs attending said sale.
TER MS;-Bonds with approved security due and
payable three months after the day of sale each
500, interest and costs Aforesaid The Lame lies
10 Highland county, on the waters of Jackson
River, and adjoining the lands OF Robert Carpen
ter and others.
WASHINGTON STEPHENSON, com'r.
August %, is5f.-tds
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-08-29
Governor Walker and Kansas,

It turns out, after the Southern ultraists
have worn out their lungs in clamorpus out
cry against Walker for advocating. a meas
ure which was the surest means Of salvation
for the pro-slavery cause in Kansas, tbs. lge
has never advocated such measure; for. in
his dispatches to the government of July 20,
which have only just transpired, he COM
plains bitterly, as follows:
''On one point have been grossly mis-
represented. 1t is as to wio, in my judg-
ment, should vote upon .l,e ratification of
the constitution. ! have been represented
as desiring that every man should vote who
happened to be in the Territory on the day
of election. This, indeed. would be dcsi-
rable if there were CONCLUSIVE evidence that
all such persons we're actual bona fde set
tiers +; but the only sufficient and usual proof
of such fact would be some previous resi-
dence. On this point, which is one of de-
tail, !, have never proposed to make sugges-
tons to the convention, although, when ask
ed my'opinion by members of that body, l
have indicated a previous residence of three
or sizss months, andsthat the same qualifica-
tons should be adopted, in the constitution
in regard not only to that, but to all future
elections; and in my judgment, one or the
other of these terms of residence will be
adopted by the convention, from whom an
ticipate cordial cooperation.
1t is somewhat extraordinary that, Whit
this accusation; Ct letting every man vote
who may happen to be in the Territory on
the day Of the election has been preferred in
the South, as indicating desire on my part
to let in abolition Migrants and mterlopers
to control the result, the Republicans of
Kansas have drawn entirely different con-
clusions-viz /: that designed in this man.
ner to bring many thousands of Missourians
into tie Territory to decide the contest"
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-08-29
lI9n, John IetCher,

The New York Herald, some time since,
threw out az ipsinuation which was copied
by many Of ire opposition papers, that the
Hon. John Lctcher was unfriendly to
the present administration and to Mr..
Hunter. We did not think the statements
worthy of attention, as no confidence can be
attached to the statements Of TIE New York
Herald-but as the story has been extern
tensively copied, we may as well put qni-
etus upon it, by saying-which we do upon
authority-that Mr. I4e;cher entcrtaips NJ
such views and it is sufficient refitation to
Fsy, that Mr. Lcichcr is and always has been
Democrat, aud therefore does not oppose
the present administration The opposition
press can put this in tseir pipe and smoke it,
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-08-29
Ths' New Market Law.

We publish to-day an ordinance adopted
by the City Fathers for the purpose Of
establishing . market in Staunton. No
doubt much opposition will be made to the
enforcement of these regulations and much
dissatisfaction will 'be expressed. There is.
however, no town in Virginia IS large as
Staunten, which has not market regulations
and market, and it is a matter of some in
terest to those who have everything to buy
and often at high rates, whether the es.
tablishmcnt of such regulations would not
be productive of much good to our people
AT any rate, it would be well to give it a
fair trial before making opposition. Some
of the regulations, doubtless, might be bet
tercd-lct the Council see to that.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-08-29

This sentiment was responded to by Col,
Dickinson in a. few appropriate remarks
he knew no section--it was all Virginia to
him, and though he represented another in
terest in another improvement yet there
was nc antagonism between them-he was
the friend of the great Central Road and
all wished it success.
The ninth regular toast was
The Council of the City of Richmond
Speeches were made by ex-senator Cox
of Chesterfield, Col. Gardwell, of Bucking-
ham, j. " Massie, Of Rockbridge, and
Col. Fontaine, of Hanover Mr.. Cox gave
as n sentiment
The people Of Alleghany-TIow can they
fail when they have a Carpenter to build
them up and Layne to take their produce
to market.
Cox Eontaine gave some interesting sta
t:stics in reference to the difficulties that tile
friends Of the Central had to encounter in
their early struggles to bring into being.
He stated that he labored hard to prove by
arithmetieal calculation, that it would ulti-
matcly succeed--that ten years ago it was
dependent upon foreign aid for the means
Of transportation -that the road was bu,
thirsg-a'.e miles long, and its revenue but
forty thousand aol1ors a year-now, how
ever, the result was different--the road had
penetrated into the mountain region, was
one hundred end niaety-fea miles in length
and the Board of Directors expected to pub
lish in few days that the receipts for one
month, the present season, would amount
to eighty thousand dollars this was Q
gratifying result, and afforded encourage.
ment for further ezertions.
The speaking over, at about p. M, the
train with its hundreds of passengers, left
Cor Stauuton under the inspiring strains et
the Richmond Armory Band which had
been engaged for the occasion, and who ad
ded much to the enjoyment Of the day
The train reached Stauatoa little past IL
at night, being detained on the route by
waiting for the Eastern burden trains, and
soon after the large company separated
Nothing occurred to mar the harmony o.
the sceDe--cverything passed of pleasantly
and we venture the assertion that good vii
ges;,lt from the assembling of 50 many Of
;he friends Of internal improvement togoth.
81 at Jackson's River.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-08-29
NOTICE.

L the Clock Business would respectfully return
his sincere thanks to the citizens Of Augusta for
the liberal patronage extended to him in the Clock
Business. His place hereafter will be sue ceeded
by Henry W. Bagley, who has for several years
been engaged in this business, and whom he ca n
confidently recommend thorough, and practiI
cal workman, ably qualified to do business in SUI
ecssial and satisfactory manner, he will commence
with the subscribers who have not been called on
this year, about the last of August. Persons des-
rons of'having good time viii do well to contnu g
their subscriptions to him. Other citizens VIII @
may desire the services Of Mr. Bagley in his BUSH
ness will please give notice to the subscribers
residing in their immediate vicinity.
~ - - IS. W. GREENE.
Aurust %. lS57-ct
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-08-29
Practical Argument against Knew
nottingham,

The nation is now bewailng the loss of
Thomas J. Huyk, gallant soldier in the
cause Of liberty, eMd i statesman CT com
nlanding influence IIe was ainong the
fret CT the Texan volunteers to avengo the
atrocities Of the Mexicans upon American
citizens, and served faithfully through the
war for the independence of the Lone
Star" 10 his wise foresight the victory of
San Jacinto is mainly att~ihutaLle, sad
when Houston was wounded, he it was that
countermandcd the order to halt, and cried
Push on, push on = ami they did push
on, with the terrible cry Of retribution,
Remember the Alamop' As President
of Texas. and its Chief Justice; in his ad-
vocacy of aaaexaton. and as United States
Senator since that event, he occupied a
comman ding position, and in every situa-
ton showed himself u t.ue American. And
yet his father vas stone mason, and an
emigrant from Ireland, who settled in the
Pcndlcton District, S. c., upon land be-
longing to John c. Calhoun, where Thomas
j. Rusk was born.
Such man would have been prohibited
from holding Office, were the Know Moth
ing party in the ascendaney ; the blood of
Isis father would have worked an attainler
against him. and the country must have
been deprived of bis eminent services This
one practical Illustration of the folly and in
justice of distinctive Americanism carries
with it a stronger argument than any that
ever emanatod fron tie secret lodges, under
the delusive cry that F'Amerteans mqst rule
America" Where, in the annals of our
history can We point to man more deeply
imbued with the spirit Of true Americanism
than Thomas j. Rusk, the son Of an Irish
mechanic.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-08-29
WHAT'S TUE MATrER IN MoBILE2

The city of Mobile has usually given a
large Waj"yi,y gar the Wigs and .smcri
cans. At the rceen, election. however, it
gave upwards Of four hundred maiorj,y for
the Democrats. The same ti,ing occurred
IN MemGbS TIE assey day Now. do hot
al the signs which appear in all parts Of
the political heavens, illustrate the great
fact to which We have so often alluded, that
AmerIcanism, as party, is dead, and that
nothing rcmails tog tLe opposition but a
fresh start in new direction. Yos may
charge the result in Big Richmond" in
May last, 10 the factious course of the Rich
mond Wing il You like; but how do YOU
account for similar result in every other
State, and IN every part Of every other
State in the Union i is tie part o. wisdom
a.%ays to prof.. ~ the teaci,ihgs Of expert
once; and we humbly submit that very re-
cent and very sad experience teaches this
fact-that Amcrieani,m is defunct, We
must therefore, we hare beFciofi r. CON
tended, organize undor 3 name, upon broad
er principles, and bcuoatll luckicr banner.
i ichmna& WIZ.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-08-29
Election Day In Louisville.

We copy the following f.on the Louis
vile Democrat Of Tuesday morning last:
The election yesterday began peaceaIly,
and in the four middle wards continued so
till the close but in the first ward when
about one-third Of the voters have to elect
the know nothing candidates i. vas neees-
sary to inspire some isyror lest the voters
should oQiae out when there would be no
chance. So the plug ugles rallied, knock
cd down a few foreigners and that, of course
ended their voting. Similar exploits we're
performed in the eighth ward fp. the same
purpose and with the aanfo effect. Five or
six tNflies sell upon one freshman and bru
tally beat hiql until he was rescued 10y W.
Rapan
We had hoped that the reign of terror
was OYER IN this citc was at an end after
all tie Professions but the law here in the
Upper aud lower wards is in allowance and
out of fourteen hundred votes in the first
ward about half we're 9ollea in this ward
most Of the Germans reside. There are in
qis city over 900 legal voters, and there
we're but aecut 4,1Go Iollcl yesterday;
leaving nearly 1000 unp,lled The people
at distance will conclude at onse that there
is onfihlng wrong here either louisville
has lost her population or her people have
some extraordinary reason fur not voting.
In our eriuion. majority Of the legal yo-
tiers are against know ,elIilnsism today,
and wegsll reltiee 30 be rrf of It.
Whilst We had quiet election in the
middle wards yesterday, man Who was
looking on in the fist ward ut the Lafayette
engine. house, informs Us tia, no foreigner
after dinner dared 10 20 Ia DE polls TO vote.
he Was attacked heiot. or aflcr he voted.
Car iAfer@i5nt is well acquainted in !hc
ward he -aw sahgS Of rasles strangers
10 hun h'rf'ti'ng fYe IL ii;tltoeq.c rip
raps
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-08-29
Farm Sold.

The farm formerly belonging to J. NJ.
Pitman, situated about p miles from stsun-
ton on the Central Rail Road vas sold, on
Saturday last, at public auction, by n X
Trout, Commissioner, for $40, so per acre
Is. +. Points, Esq, purchaser. The tract
contains about ZOE acres.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-08-29

Seferiag Amoag the Indians Tho stea-
mer Iron City arrived here on the 10th in
slant. When size vas at Grand Portage
about 700 lpd!@aa wore there waiting for
their payments. There were 10 provisions,
no fish to be caught. Tho poor wratches
were actually starving and had killed a
horse the night previous, as small ''stay
stomach until the arrival Of the Illinois
With provisions aid pay. They have seve-
al @a4s yet = wait Clsreland Hcra7,I
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-08-29

Et' Telegraphic reports in Richmond
rumor the failure Of the Bank of Kanawha.
1t was based on the Independent principle
and always regarded as q feeble concern
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-08-29
Llrga Cnfumkeys,

There is now growing in the garden of
the Rev. Mr.. Davis, in this place, a cucum-
Der which measures fifteen inches in length
and fourteen inches in circumference. We
have seen tie monster
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-08-29

Ratiroad Decision. 1t was recently de-
ciled in Buffalo, before Justice Davis, that
railroad companies are bound to keep ticket
offices open at places where they are es,ab-
lished, one honF before the departure Of
passenger trains; and a passenger who
had paid five cents extra in the ears, not
having ticket, and the tietet Office not
having been open to enable him to purchase
one, reqoyeScG the GYe cents apl Fifty dol.
,ars IN addition,
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-08-29
TIE Case Of mrs. Cunningham,

The decision adverse to Mrs Cunning
hams claim to the Burlell estate has been
published. The Surrogate's decision file
sixty-6ve foolscap pages. After preliminary
legal observations reviewing the testimony
in relation te. the Hcrkimer abb, he arrives
at the conclusion that Dr. R@rdcfs vas in
Herkimer on tie 25sh, 23th and 9th DAYS
of October last, at the time Augusta Cum
ningham swears he was in New York, max
ing preparations for the marriage.
He goes over the eeidcnce of Helen and
Augusta, concluding that Augusta stands
co2tsadiesed ig many important facts, and
is in direc; collision with tie evidence show.
ing that he was at llcrkimer
lie concludes, with regard to the testi-
mony Of tae Rev. Mr.. Marvin, that it shows
some resemblance between the persons mar
ried and DR. Buraell, hut 40 more than
might be expected in an attempt to simulate
a marriage, and that there is no recognition
or Identification.
He traces the intercourse and intimacy Of
the parties, and shows that they were on
good terms until .luly 1866, when serious
difficulties arose, and especially that from
23d of October, the date of the settlement
of the suit for SANDER, down to the time of
his death, they continued upon bad terms ;
that from the terms Of the settlement and
various documents, and there being no CO.
habitationl, AID censtanth treating each
otser a single from her signing, eudors-
ing, and executing papers by her own name;
from afiidavits in which she is described by
her own name; from the circumstances that
she has had lease of the house; from his
continued efforts to compel her to leave the
premises, up to the day]of his death; from
her never asserting during all these contro-
versies, that she was his wife, and making
that claim for the first time after he was
dead from all these circumstances he con-
clsded that they were not husband and wife,
and that it was a pretended ard net real
marriage. ''-
Sayar and Moldsses by tie Acre. The
Bottom ,Iournal of Saturday last states that
there is now stored on the Boston wharf.
South Boston, in bond, over sic acres of
these two articles. There are also large
quantities in ether localities. The Phila-
dclphia Inquirer says:
We learn that large wholesale dealer
mere, who supplies many retailers, reports
that he has not sold tenth part Of the a.
mount of these articles shis year, compared
with mis- Former sales. Very few families
use acid fruits this year Or put up preserves,
and every family purchases pound or two
instead of their usual barrel Or half barrel.
Brown sugar at II and white at Is cents
per pound, and New Orleans molasses at
- cents per gallon is too high for consump-
ton. Within year or two New Orleans
molasses has been there purchased at ~
cents per gallon.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-08-29
LEttAk. ApNLaTl.sEMENE,s

The Wheeling editors have all agreed
that they will rot insert any Of what are
known az legal advertisements unless said
advertisements are paid for in advance"
Their reasons for so doing are, first, the
insufficient compensation for publishing such
advertisements, and second, the unusually
large amount CT losses accrping to thoan
from the neglect or inability of parties to
pay for many Of them. - Eutra,om l'tr.
81 Aud soeaashs al She printers to do
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-08-29
kCsnn Melting Incident,
Z correspondent CT the Pi,tshurg Ad,

Correspondent CT the FittshUrg Advo-
cate. in fcro "reminiscences of ,ha late Rev
Jli.' & Col.ins, gives tic follqwine
: Cor t.e lest niait file carp laeo.ing
for IeIlely Circuit, iel,! a. Place called
Green slrire, Vireii,ia, i'll he year 1870,
young trcther-sinec gone to lis reward
Nss NreseErg with great point and power
Collins Observed when the intensity of feel
ing on the ground had reached its climax
and knowing that the brother would under
stand his motive, srranf to his feet and cal
led cut 81 want t~3 " three able bodied
men to take held Of tsat alter and tear it
down, and every sinner on the ground who
desires salvation to come and kneel whetav-
er he can find a place" In an instant sew
eral stalwart moupta;neers seized the altar,
and it yielded with crash The effect was
electrical: there was literally rush toward
the stand. The scene was awfully glorious
The brilliant pine knot camp fires, as they
glarcd up on the grand cid oaks revealed
beneath their waving boughs not only the
space which bad recently been inclosed by
the altar fencing, but all around the spot
where the altar had been, and far up in the
congregation, men and women fallen as the
slain in battle, agonzng in prayer at the
benches and the roots of trees"
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-08-29

The .hrcy Testimonial Tie ststimo-
NAL of the merchants Of New York, which
they intended to present to the late Wm l..
Marcy, mas just been completed. I,consists
of magnificent dinner and tea set Of silver
and includes every article that goes to fur
nish table Even the dish-coyers are Of
solid silver, and the sslYer Is OF the largest
and eostliessevcr made in this country. The
whole set will cost 81 600. This testimonial
was prepared under the auspices of Royal
Phelps, James g. King and John Stevens,
on behalf of the New York merchants. 1t
will be presented TO the family of Mr.. Macy.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-08-29
Larger,

Mrs. Robinson, of Charlottesville. has
sent us tomato which weighs one pound
twelve ounces, and measures eighteen inch
N circumference
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-08-29
Large Vegetables.

Mr.. John I. Antrim, of Greenyillo, has
presented US with a tomato which weighs
one pound ten ounces, and measures fifteen
inches in circumference.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-08-29

THANKS. We tender Our thanks TO Rev.
Mr. Davis for a mess of fine Beans, and to
our friend, Samuel G.. Fauber, of Augusta,
for present Of some good eating apples,