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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-05-13
Tricks of the Adversary.

The Democracy a,e resortng to their usual
expedients to excite prejudice against the can
didates of our party Tor the Legislature: Inc
Vindcator reminds the people that Mr.. Stuart
was a member of Fillmore'S Cabinet, and that
Fillmore appointed Brigham Young Governor OIL
Utah. Well. who continued Brigham in office,
but that model Democratic President, Franklin
Pierce2 The appointment has turned out
most unfortunate one, but at the time it was
made Brigham Young had not developed his
character and policy, and some of the most jul
dicious men in the country advised his appoint
ment. President Pierce, however, went out OF
Office leaving Brigham in, long after his detesta
bic character and reasonable purposes were
known.
The indicators alusion to the obsolete tenn
perance question will mislead no one. The
Wings suffered themselves to be deluded by it
four years ago, and they will surely be on their
guard this time.
Another point made by the Vindicator against
our candidates is, that all of them are "Know-
Nothings." This, to say the least, is singular
objection to urge upon the voters OF county
which gave nearly eleven hundred majority for
the "Know Nothing candidate in 1855. We
call upon the men who cast that vote to come for
ward now and support their friends. They see
men denounced because they acted 'oih them,
ard if they are not recreant to every man
ly sentiment they will permit no one to suffer
on account of the association.
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OLD AUGUsTA-We were about to say that
old Augusta was one of the Wing stars Of this
Commonwealth that was never known to Set
And this We believe is still true, for although
the Democracy succeeded in electing their Sen
ator and two delegates q few years agO,the coun-
ty was yet partially saved in the election of one
Wing at the same time. We feel no fears for
that proud old county in the present contest;
yet we are well aware that the Democracy will
make the most speca, and Hercuian efforts to
defeat the Hon. A. H. H. Stuart for the Senate;
and his defeat would send thrill of iiendish JOY
through all the ranks of Locofocosm from the
chesapeake to the Ohio. f
But the intelligent and patriotic people of old
Augusta will submit to no such humiIiation.-
Mr.. Stuart is favorably known to the whole e.
mon for his commanding talents, ability and elo-
quence and we are sure that the Wings and A.
mericans of the whole country would rejoice in
his return to public life and we are equally sure
that the gallant Wings and Americans of Angus
ia will see to it that Mr.. Stuart is sent TO the
Virginia Senate from their county by an over.
whelming majority.
The gentlemen nominated for the House of
Delegates are all men of capacity and worth, and
eminently deserving the confidence and cordial
support OF the citizens of Augusta. Let them
have it for they will make you valuable and eff
fcient representatives and will 60 in for distri-
button with perfect relish. In short, let the
good and ancient Wing county of Augusta elect
all the distribution candidates by majority far
exceeding that which she has ever given before.
Richmond Wig.
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could obtain, even at very high premium
Our impression is that the premium has OF last
reached as high as 1s per cent. Under these
circumstances it is worse than idle to talk about
applying the present surplus to the payment OF
the debt of the government.
Another position of Mr.. L. was that for these
special grants of lands 10 Railroads @c, the
Wings were responsible. In suppoTs OF TINS de-
claratiou he adduced the fact that it was during
Fillmore's administration that the grant to the
illinois Central Railroad was made, and that the
bill had to receive his signature before it could
become law. But here also we have to note
another lapse of Mr.. Is. memory-he forgot en-
tirely to state to his audience that during Fill
more's entire administration the Democratic par
ty had q majority in both houses of Congress,
and consequently had complete control OF the
legislation OF the country; and if that party had
desired to do so they could easily have prevent
ed the passage of this or any other DILL bu''
says Mr.. L., the President ought to have pre-
vented the bill from becoming law by the ex-
ercise of the veto power This may be very
good and legitimate mode of reasoning when APP
Piled to President of Mr.. Is. party-the veto
being the darling attribute of Democratic Exec
utives. But it is power the exercise OF which
the Wings have always contended ought to be
resorted to with extreme caution; and never
when the President deems the law merely mex
pedient.
We, however. freely and candidly admit that
the Wing party have not boon without blame in
this matter of partial donations of the public
lands to States and internal Improvement COM
panies. The important difference, however, be-
tween the two parties has been that the Wings
were always willing that all the States should
share in these grants, whilst their opponents
have persisted in partial unjust and unequal
disposition of the public domain.
We will conclude this notice of Mr.. Is speech
with bare reference to another portion of his
remarks, and we regret that we have not space
to state them at length for the special benefit OF
our Democratic friends. We refer TO that part
of his speech in which he cogently and con-
clusyely exposed the fallacy of that plausible ar
gument so often urged in favor of grants to Rail
roads, that the remaining lands were so much
enhanced in value as TO fully indemnity the gov
ernmeut for the portion given in aid of the con-
structioa of the road
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rho 1.mesto,rn Celehration.

The celebration of the first settlement of Vir-
GINA takes place at old Jamestown to-day (Wed-
nesday, the 13th.) Extensive preparations have
been made, and very large number of persons
will doubtless be present, including several re-
giments of volunteers from Richmond, Peters
burg, Norfolk and other places. The address
will be delivered by Ex-Presdent John Tyler,
and Mr.. T. Barron Hope will recite poem.-
Fifty years ago the same event was celebrated
by the Professors and students of William and
Mary College, when the late Judge Baldwin, of
this place, who was then mere youth, deliver
ed an address The address was published at
the time, and has been reproduced within the
last few months by one of the Richmond book
sellers. Some years later there was another eel
ebration, at which Robert Sanders Esq, of
williamsburg, and Prof. W. B. Rogers, late of
the Virginia University, were the orators. The
present occasion, however, is the first attempt at
a celebration commensurate with the Importance
and interest of the event commemorated. We
hope it may not prove failure
The first settlement at jamestown, as we have
intimated, is an event worthy of celebration,
more, however, from its important consequences
than on account of the merits of the men engag-
ed in the enterprise. On the 18th OF December,
1906. three small vessels set sail from England
and arrived in Chesapeake Bay in April, 1907.
On the 18th of May spot for settlement was
selected, and the celebrated city of Jamestown
was Immediately commenced The number Of
settlers was one hundred and five. Besides the
chaplain and the six gentlemen intended for the
council, there were more than fifty cavaliers"
who were set down on the shipping list as gen
tlemen." The whole company embraced but
eleven protested aborers, and only one mar of
real merit and talent-Capt. John Smith. These
were not the men to found an empire. Broken
down in fortune, reckless and dissolutethey may
be regarded as the prototypes of our modern
flbusters. After picking up what crumbs they
could from some petty Office, or from the race
course on the gaming table, the whole set grad
ually died ont or returned to England. 1t was
left for men Of a different stamp to clear the
forests, cultivate the soil, and build up the State
We trust there will be no twaddlei in the address
and poem to be delivered to-day, about the ''cav-
alters of Virginia" The cavalier, says Grigsby
in his Williamsburg address, twas the last man
in the world from whom any great elemental
principle of liberty and law could come. lie
was as incapable OF transmitting such principle
to others. as he was Of coneeiving it himself"
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NEW FIRM AND NEW GOoDs.-w. "

NEW FIRM AND NEW GO0DS.-W. W.
In FLEMING 81 A. II. CAMPBELL having associated
themselves together q Mercantile firm, under the
style of FLEMING & CAMPBELL beg leave TO i'll
form public, that they in receipt of an en-
tire and complete Stock OF SPRING AND SUM
MER GOODS. In the GROCERY line they have Coiiees,
Sugars, Rice, Moasses, &c. Our stock Of HARDWARE
includes almost everything usually kept in country
store, from a "Jews.harp" 10 "Mill Saw" AS to
DRY GOODS it would be altogether too tedious TO men,
ton. The LADIES are especially invited 10 look into
this department. Our stock of READYMADE CLOTHING
will be found very desirable We have assortment
Of Ladies and Gentemen's SHoEs that cannot fail 10
please. Boots, Hats, Queensyare Drugs, Dye Stufls,
Cotton Yarns, Wooden Ware, &C. All of which we
will sell at moderate prices tor cash. good produce
upon the usual credit 10 punctuai dealers BY steady
correct, and consistent in business trans
actions, hope to deserve the patronage of the pub
lie. FLEMING CAMPBELL.
Monterey. May -, 1857.
n. B-Tbe partnership which has existed for sever.
al years between W. w. FLEMING q 4. STEPHENSON,
ceased on the 22nd of April last, by mutual consent
All the bonds, accounts, &C., are in the hands of The
undersigned who will the Of The late firm in
their settlements. We must urge those against whom
We have claims, many of which have been standing
for years. make arrangements for their settlement
soon rs possible w. W. FLEMING.
May 49, lS57.-Vind. copy 81
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THE GRAVE OF HENRY CLAY-The editor of
the Fort Wayne Times has been on q journey
through Kentucky. and went to pay his devC-
tons TO the grave Of Henry Clay. In the Gene
terry not far from Lexington. he searched for ii
first among those covered with entablatured
slabs, obelsks. pyramids and imposing monu-
ments,bu the name was found on none these;
he sought il among less imposing tabulets, but
found il not A lad at last led him to the SPOT.
where a little mound. marked only by the path
worn by the footprints of devoted countrymen,
told that the Great Commoner still lived in the
hearts OF the people. Near by, was the monu-
ment affectionately inscribed By Mr Clay to his
mother
On an adjoining emnence. which is beauti-
ful site-with an area Of half an acre, circular
in form-the people of Kentucky are to erect O
monument OF Kentucky marble, Of beautiful de-
sign. which is to rise 120 feet in height under
which the remains Of the noble son of our sister
State are to be deposited. The corner stone
VIII be laid on the 4tb Of July next, with i'm
posing ceremonies.
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Correction.

The Vindieator states that we did Mr. Skin
ner injustice in our notice last week of his over
tpre for discussion with Mr.. Stuart at Mt. Sid
ney We were not present at the meeting which
nominated Mr.. Skinner, but il was reported to
us that he accepted the nomination upon condi-
ton that he should not be required to canvass
the county. 1t appears now that, while he de-
clared himself averse to e canvass, he also an
nounced that he would undertake the labor if
circumstances made it necessary. 5fasa
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REJECTION OF THE DALLAs-C CLARENDON TREA-
TY.-lnteligence has been received in Wash
ington of the rejection by the British Govern
ment of the Dallas Clarendon treaty as it was
finally ratified here This action is rather I'M
expected, as it was believed no objection would
be raised to the notifications the Senate pro-
posed. The precise point of difficulty leading
to the rejection has not been made public
From significant intimations however, which
have transpred in different public iourDals,
whose correspondents are supposed to have &C.
cess to official sources of information, it is
thought that the principal objection taken by the
British Government to the treaty as amended by
the Senate relates to the alleged refusal of the
latter to join in any agreement between Great
Britain and Honduras for the prohibition of sa-
very within the territory of the Bay Islands. up
on which condition alone it is stated, the Brit
ish Government agrees to cede the State of Hon.
duras her claim of sovereignty over the Islands
in question And as this projet of a treaty te-
tween Great Britain and Honduras relative to
the cession, by the former to the latter, of the
sovereignty of the Bay Islands, has not yet been
ratified, it is coniectured that the British Gov
eminent, by refusing to accede to the treaty
as amended, has signifed its determination TO
make the prohibition of slavery, not only as a.
greed upon between Honduras and England, but
also as guaranteed by the United States, a
sine qua non of the ratification of the Dallas and
Clarendon Treaty failing in which, it is fur
ther coniectured the British Government will
proceed to re-assert its claim to the possession
of Ruatan and the Bay Islands.
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SUSPICIOUS Story Treasure Tr0ce-.The Nor,
folk and Portsmouth papers of Thursday have
the latest phase of the treasure trove story. 1t
is given, we perceive, on the authority of a
gentleman from the spot" though we are not
informed whether the land under which doub-
looms compose a subsoil or the pine forest on
which they are found groin is for sale. The
Herald thus gives the story:
Mr. Benz S. Dey, of Currituck county. North
Carolina, while ploughing in his zelda few days
ago, dug up pile of old Spanish Gold and Sill
yer Coin to the amount of six thousand dollars.
1t is supposed to have been buried during the
revoluion-and the accident that lead to the
discovery was most singular. 1t appears that
On old pine tree had fallen near the fence of Mr..
D S farm, and ore Of the branches stuck in the
spot where the money was fonnd. AS the tree
was an obstruction TO those engaged in plough
ing, it was raised from its position when it was
discovered that the old branch had several pieces
of the coin sticking to it, They then went to
work and dug down to the depth ofaboat 4 feet,
when they were startled bv the discovery Of this
large amount of money Every eve that looked
upon the sinners. we are told became rs big rs
moons and one of the negroes who assisted in
raising the tree on seeing the money sticking TO
The limb. was so amazed at the sight halloed
out-why Massa Dey what am DAFT wonder if
he gro dar-Wel. well dis am de fus time |
cher seed money groin on de pine tree. yoke
of oxen was soon hitched to the treasure, and it
was carried to the house of Mr.. D., where it can
be seen.
This we assure our readers is no hoax and it
rather gives credence to the tradition that there
was money deposited on that part of the coast
by Blackboard the pirate.
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SELLING Man AT AUCTION ~ ILLISoIs.--Ihe
Sheriff of st. Clair county advertises a negro
man for sale at public auction, be being guilty
Of the thigh inisdemeapor' of having come into
the State OF Illinois and remaining there for ten
DAYS, for which offence lie was fined $50. rs
provided by the Black Law Of 1853. and in de-
faUl5 of paying which fine, the Sheriff in the
comfy in which he was found, is directed to
sell him to any body willing to pay the $50.
Those free soil papers at the North. which
were so shocked a few weeks ago at the idea
of selling free negroes in Georgia 10 pay their
taxes, would DO well to make note Of the g.
hnrc
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The Legislature of Maine has taken 50 step
backward" on the slavery issue. Hog Island
and batch of rocks at the mouth of the Ken
nebec were wanted by the United States Gov
eminent for the erection of light houses, toward
which object Congress appropriated at the last
session the sum of S75O0OO. The Senate of
Maine passed the bill ceding these places TO the
nation, but attached to it a clause providing
that slavery should not be allowed there. The
House of Representatives struck out this free
dom clause, and. after some hesitation, the
Senate consented to the amendment. This af-
forded the Democrats an opportunity for indulg-
ing in the tannt that the Republicans had sold
some of the free soil of Maine for money!
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FROM EURopE.-By advices from Liverpool
to the 25th ult., we learn that Lord Elgin had
left for China The Chinese in Sarawak, Bor-
neo, rose on the 18th of Feb. and massacred
several Europeans Sir Jas. Brooks. their Ra-
iah, saved his life BY swimming across the creek
One of the Borneo Co.'S steamers subsequently
arrived at Sarawak and with Sir James Brooks
at the head of body of Malays and Dyaks a.
venged the destruction of the settlement, killing
two thousand Chinese. The Dutch authorities
sent war steamer, but its services were moi
required.
The Neufchatel difficulty was finally settled
and the Spanish Mexican quarrel in process OF
pacifcation.
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The May Anniversaries commenced in New
York last week. The annual meeting of the
Presbyterian Board Of Foreign Missions was
held in DR.. Alexander's church. The reports
show the receipts for the past year to have been
S2O5,76s expenditure $2lS, 52O17, leaving an
Indebtedness of S12,F52.17 Thirty-two mis-
sionaries have been sent ont during tile year,
and connected with their various missions, there
are 70 ministers of the Gospel !; 1879 male and
female assistant missionaries from this country
60 native helpers; 55 schools of various grades,
aud 1924 pupils 81 churches and $40 commu-
nioants, of whom about 100 have been brought
to the knowledge of the Saviour during the past
year. Six printing presses have been industri
ously employed at the same time in furnishing
the printed page to be circulated in China, Siam
and India. The principal address was deliver
ed by Rev. NJ S. Culbertson Of the Shanghai
mission. saa siH ilii. a.t b. i.aa.l
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Ancient Terranin.

One day last week servant Of Mr.. B. +, Reid
found in the field terrapin with the date 1882
and the name "James Nelson cut in the under
part of its she'll Mr.. Nelson is not living, but
an examination of the inscription satisfies us that
it is genuine The terrapin is lively and vigor-
Gus, and bids fair to live many years to come,
unless some untoward accident should cut short
his DAYS
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-05-13

AN EMIGRATION EYTEGPRlsE.-For several
months past Cincinnati has been the head quar-
tiers of one of the greatest emigration enterpri-
ses thathas started for years 1t appears that in
December last several gentlemen of that city
proposed to establish what they termed a
''Swiss Colonization Society" for the purpose o,
locating city at some suitable point in the West
and surrounding it with settlers who should
feel nm interest in the advancement of the gene
raj scheme. Stock books were opened by
which shares were sold at $15 each, no person
being allowed to hold more than two. In the
meantime branch societies for cooperation were
established in Chicago, Louisville. Pittsburg, In
dianapolis, Terre liaute, Sandusky, and many
other places in the West The shares were
readily taken, and at the present time no les;
than 5000 have been disposed of.
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STANTON SPECTATOR AND GENERAL ADVERTISER.
AN EXTRAORDINARY CASA murder recent

AN E1TRA ORDINARY CAsE.-A murder recent
| ~ committed at Newburgh, in the county of n
| York. has developed some extraordinary cir
cumstances tending to discredit the reliability o.
crcumstantial evidence The body of q young
woman stripped of all but the under clothing
evidently murdered, was found in an open field
1t was recognized as that of Sarah @. Brown by
several persons, among whom was her own sis.
ter who identified it by certain marks and phy.
steal pecu!iarites. On the strength of this iden.
tification young man who had last been seen
in the company of Miss Bloom was arrested and
suspicion was already building up against him O
charge of murder founded upon what appeared
to be pretty conclusive circumstantal evidence
But at this crisis Miss Bloom appeared herself
and put an end to the supposition that she had
been murdered. The most curious part of the
case was the remarkable resemblance between
Miss Sarah Brown and the body supposed to
have been hers. The points of resemblance are
described as follows
The body had scar on the left eyebrow pre-
cisely where Sarah has one the body had cut
on the main finger Of the left hand precisely
where Sarah has one of the same character; the
body has q small black mole about half way be-
tween the ankle and the knee, on the shin bone.
exactly where Sarah has one; but strangest of
all, the body has two toes Of the left foot grown
together precisely like Sarah's, except that
Sarah's are not grown together so far down on
the joint the toes of both feet of the body, like
Sarah's, were pressed together from wearing
tight shoes, and Sarah wears coral ring on just
the finger from which on the corpse ring had
been stripped. These facts, connected with Sa-
rah's absence. the curious story of jenkins rs to
where he bad left her, the incident OF her going
in direction where she did not hear Of the dis
covery of the body, and was not herself beard
from for four days, combined to make probably
one of the strongest cases of circumstantial ev.
dence against jenkins that could well be con
ceived.
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A New Book.

We have received from the publishers Messrs
J. B. Lippencott & Co., Philadelphia neat vol
ume entitled, THE Olive Branch, or White Oak
Farm" The object Of. the writer is to present
the institution of slavery in a scrptural point OF
view, and he lays the scene of his story IN the
Valley of Virginia So far as we have read'the
book is well written and interesting For sale
in Staunton by Mr.. Cowap. 1-t
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FIRE IN RlcIIMoND-On Friday morning last,
fire broke out in the drug establishment OF
Messrs. Bennett, Beers & Fisher in Richmond,
which consumed the building. The insurance
on the stool; amounted to $4,000; loss above
the insurance, some $4,000. The Looks and
accounts were saved The building was fully
insured NJ. Fisher made narrow escape by
letting himself down from the third story by q
rope. Several of The adjoining houses were in
iured Mr.. Alex. Hiil, boot, shoe and trunk
dealer, was damaged to the amount Of $1,000, by
wafer
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FAMINE IN TExAs.-New Orleans papers of
the 2nd inst. contain Galveston dates to the
2Sth instant. There was almost famine for
breadstutf3 in the counties above Bastrop, and
1892 was demanded for n bushel of Corn A
meeting of the citizens of Bastrop was to be held
to procure aid for the sufferers.