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The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1858-10-20

I ttt1 SfttVH1, OWSot"teItS, O'00I'tDV'l
and Union Mills goods of every description.
COATS AND PANTS
of every style and quality. III ade of the very best
Cloths, Cassimeres, Satinetts and material for ma
king the same by the cord,
wl33IFS AMID W5333P11NfGiS
of every style and quality, snch as Silk .Silk-vel-
vet, Plush, Satin, Worsted. Cashmere Cloth and
Satfnett. AIarge assortment OF Gloves. hosiery.
SHIFTS Rosons, Undershirts, Drawers sOTershlrfs,
OveralIs.C ollars. Crayats. Stocks, aud In a Wort
everv thing usually kept in clothing aud furnish.
ing Stores
We will take in exchange for our goods all kinds
of
a
for viii CHI we will allow the ighestm arketprice.
nWc may be found at oEr old stand three
doors East of our dry goods Store, and nearly oP-
posite the Bank.
Ashland. Oct. 90. 1857. nslu
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1858-10-20

To which is added by the Township Trus-
tees and Township School Boards of Educa-
ton and Corporation Officers, the following
Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1858-02-27
Highland Court.

We attended Highland Court, last week,
fer the purpose Of mixing with tic good
people Of that noble little county, and Of
transacting some business with them It
was the regular monthly term, but Al large
nambar of acnsens .~crc in attendance in
order to hear Il trial in which much interest
seemed to be felt This was the case Of the
Commonwealth VS.. Vim. Wright, charged
with abducting- 9 ,setas+o man, slave, the pro
pcrty Of the estate of john Graham. dec
This man Wright, was apprehended in the
county Of Upshur, short time since, being
then in company with the slave, whom be-
claiMcd as A;s property, and brought back
to tile oount1 Of Highland, to await his
trial, having been regularly committed
The plea of idiocy was relied upon by the
counsel for the defence, while the presecu-
ton sought to prevent the statements Of
the negro to witness being introduced, on
ne ground tllat;t r1tas negro testimony and
the case Of the Com vs. Rowe recently de-
cidcd 5y Judge iIenney, was relied upon
as authority. Tie motion to introduce this
testimony was resisted by J. W. Myers the
Pros. Atty, and Reuben D Hill, Esq,
who had been retained to aid in the prose
eusfonE and ably urged by H. ". shcfey,
aai .JanecslI Soig, Esqs- ;, counsel FIR th5
prisoner. rs-: Hills argument was in
gcnious, the Court, however, decided to
admit all the testimony UT was clearly
proven. that Wright was an idiot and the
Court we're unanimous in the opinion Of his
/. ac1uittal
Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1858-02-27
EXTRACT OF A LETTER 70 TIsiE.
EDITOR.
RIcnMoNp. Feb. %, 1858.

The great day is ever! The crowning
tribute of et'lc Neither STAG to tie Father
son" has becn paitl, and for all time to
come the patriot pilgrim may knccF in The
Capitol of Virginia before the shrine Of the
'.just less than Living" mage of Washing
ton. Tlc rising sun was saluted by the firing
of national salute by the artillery which
aroused from their slumbers, to greet the
natal day of the Father of his Country, a
countless throng Of anxiously cxpectant
sons and daughters of the State. Hhc
Heavens weuc ePereast with clouJs-ttc
Earth draped in white-but the patriotic
hearts Of the multitude were bupyant aud
their faces beaming with ardor. At 8
o'clock, the Military, Soldiers of 1912,
Knight Tcmplars, Masons, Citizens, Fire
men, Odd Fellows, Benevolent Societies,
&c. &c, commenced wllceling into. liac,-
and by 10 eloek-shc procession was ma,1y
formed The windows, porches, side walks.
every place which would held a Tlis,,snan
form divine were crowded from Rockets.
to 2nd Street on. Main, and f:em 2nd to
the Capitol on Broad Gid men and mai
IDEAS, young men and matrons bravcd the
chilling blast, the driving snow, and deep
mud to do homage to the 'man Of time. ;"
Such q scene was perhaps mover enacted be-
fore in the History Of the world, and must
not even attempt to skctch it.
/ When the procession arrived at the Cap
itol, the square as-dcnsely crowded the
number in. either, it would be impossible to
estimate The ceremonies at the Statue
have been already published in detail, and
doubt not all your readers will pcruse
with thrilling interest, the speeches Of Scott,
4 Wise, and Hunter, and the poems OF
Thompson and Hope. During the opening
prayer of The Grand Chaplain Of the Ma
sons Old Sol bcamcd out gsniali smile up
Oh the asscmblage and the remainder of the
day was comparatively pleasant orcr head.
At o'clock the Statue was unvailcd amid
tic booming of Cannon and loud Huzza's
Of tie multitude. It'll magnificent beyond
conception With one voice all proclaim it
perfect in all its parts. But am pro-
tlat ting this letter to too great length If
there should ever be another such jubilee
Of natriotisn.may you- aud be there to see
Il u.
Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1858-02-27
Water CONNECTION OF the Atlantic and tho
CliF3y Through Virginia,

we belicve ne are right in saying that
there IS In the public mind of Virginia, a
latent general feeling that, after the compile
ton of our greet Central railroad Line to the
navigable waters Of Che oIfs,ffo,--after that
commanding enterprise shall have done it's
noble part ~ driving to our cities it's tor
rents of travel and masses of freight, some
thing will yet rerrain ,,adoac towards en-
surlng the fulfllmcnt Of the high CONNER
cial and industrial destiny the hand of na-
turc has narked cart for u.s. Our hotels will
be throngcd with voyagers, for business or
for pleasure and the shuttles of trade will
fly to and fro, through the hands of our
tscrcf'iaaaaisss, with rapidity heretofore un-
known. The stimulws viii extend to our
farms, our factories, our ship yards, to every
scene Of now. langeshing activity our soil
presents. Calculations of the vast benefits
to inurc to the Commonwealth, from this
too k1fg deferred work, can hardly be too
sanguine. 30 highly do we ourselves APP
preciste it. that we could wish the meagre
appropriation to the Coyington and Ohio.
road, proposed by the present Legislature,
could be swclled from $500, 600 to IS, OOo,-
900, and the locomotive sent from Norfolk
to the Ohio before the wanissg Of second
year.
But, in the construction of a railway track
across the mountains, Virginia will not have
done eeeryhing to develop her matchless
advantages She will then possess only
what every State North of her has possessed
for years. Boston, New York. Philadel-
phia and Is.lti'aoae have, each and all, their
iron way broken, to the far West, less di-
rect and lev 4 and are liable to obstruction
by snow tLan ours, but AL having the pre-
sent benefit of an earlier start and of advan-
cages Of capital. What We may expect
thcn initiating their example in this res
pect is share Of the great fund Of Western
traffic. Nature tells US to stretch out our
hands and grasp nearly the whole Of it. -Enq
Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1858-02-27

was ten wears ago, is one Of the finest wheat
growing regions of the worfdto say Moth
ing Of their otlIer great resources. Yet
Alneh of TIC best f;sfxs IN these counties is
uncultivated, and but little wheat is grown
for distant market iii any Of them. But,
let juticioas tariff be adopted for the Gem
trail Railroad, and in few years the flour
and the fruits, and the potatoes and the
corn, of this highly favored region will add
Immensely to its revenue, to say nothing Of
the travel which its rapidly increasing pop
ulation will pour upon it. The idea that the
business of a certain region belongs to the
road and must 90 uPos it, Is contracted and
childish in the extreme. The fact is, the
business has no existence, and can only be
brought into being by the fostering hand of
Il wise and judicious tariff. Even in the
county Immediately on its fine, the bust
ness which is destined to foster and enrich
this n4eblc work is Not yet half developed,
but awaits the virifying influence Of o wise
administrator Of it's affairs.
We earnestly appeal to Tire accomplished
and experienced Directory of this OFT elscs
ishcd Improvement, to tske these suggcs-
tons into their serious consideration They
have "a competent engineer fo7 tie per
formance of tie work and ''the solution Of
.his purrly scientific problem = Let them
60 to work in the right way unin6ucnccd
by any pre- conceived prcjudices or prc-cx-
listing errors, saI omr word for it, the
country will be satisfied whatever mag be
the result, whik the stockholders, thoagh.
the charges may be diminished, will reap
the benefit Of greatly increased revenues.
Fry it, gentlemen, aud thereby you will
achieve for yourselves the glory Of having
laid broad and sure Foundation for the
permanent prosperity of the Internal I'M
proycmcnts of Virginia.
Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1858-02-27

4M', Editor, Il read in your paper Of
last week, with great satisfaction, the call
made upon JAMES Cochran, of Churchviile,
to announce himself rs a candidate for the
Circuit .5lcrlrahip Of Augusta, at the ap.
nroaehing clcction.
sr GtocnEtN is ,'+tlii' Qualified, aid IL G.
cctcd, will perform The duties Of the Office
to the entire satisfaction Of the public The
only objection urged against him. 50 far as
| have heard the matter canyasscd is, that
he is "a young man.n II this lie a sin,
then. God help the sFickcd.' BY whom is
tie greater portion ofthe labor ef the Office
in question now performed ? BY young
men, to be sure. And SO it is the world
over Men IL office. and their friends, lie
of all things to have tito say of compcti-
tor :. Oh, he is very good fellow, but he
is "a young man. And it is truly won
dcrful how many men are influenced by no
better reason than this, to withhold their
suffrage and their patronage from worthy
and competent when. every enc Of die
least experience Q" observation must know,
that this same class, young men," per-
form the labor in almost every office IN. the
land have thrown rhon them, in fact, all
of,the duties and responsibilities of Office
and for doing which they receive from their
muniGcent seniors-the old racn--a COM
pensation, by way Of salary, barely sufh-
ciesit to keep: soel ard boay together
We have high authority for saying that,
he who does not work neither shall he eat,
and, also, that ''the lahorer is worthy Of
his hire" So it would seem to be nothing
more than just and right, that to him who
performs the laborious duties of any office,
and who assumes all Of its responsibilities
should also belong the honors and cmolu-
ments thereof. 1t is high time whole
some charge were maas-in orr habits Of
t,iiiiii.lking and acting upon this subject Be
cause a man has filled an office for one GEN
Grafton, is no good reason why he should
h6la on to it for another. And the fact
that man ias grown old in Office, furnish
cs no earthly reason Why a. worthy, conlpc-
tent man should be excluded therefrom on
a5ooust Of lis youth.
A Young MAN.
Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1858-02-27
Che 22d in Stauusson- Aoang Mems Ban.

The ed in Staunton passed off without
any military parable or folr,,sl display, yet
the you.,g ,nensde4ariilincd not to hc out
done by others in similar places, gave mag
nificent Ball at Union Hall, which was well
attended and where everything passed off
pleasantly and as ''merrily as marriage
bcllio Tile young Ladies never showed
more handsomely and the young men We'd
with each OTTER in paying proper attention
the fair. The managers, Mcssrs. Beck,
J. Hardy, Priddic, Stinebuck and Chan
glcr, discharged their duty with dignity and
propriety, and our friend COLEMAN Kept tic
party cup to time" by the admirable man
ncr in which he discourscd music for the
occasion. Mr.. j L. Baker directed the
dance in a very salts actory manner, and
this was Kept up until late hour when all
retired for their homes each well pleased, -
Nothing occurred to mar tic harmony and
good feeling which prevailed, and the I'D
in Staunton will not soon be forgotten.
Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1858-02-27

are moulded not in clay. aud moAaments
are not built with hands, I and are ''cter-
nal Id the Heavens'
Els ui,lop is here. She sees through
her fsaas of the Jov of Grief husbands
Masterpiece link his name personally, as
bronze and marble last, to at fife, worth oil
Washington. Gently, softly, tcnderly, we
BID her wclscne. bUt-,tot to mourn No
fame has already sounded go
Crawford! thou art fallen**s
S**and some liinbs of sculpture fell with thee
''But Fl ON the ranks OF Nirgtafa's chiyary
"a glory has burst forth, aid natchess powers
'.Shall make TIL etein nal grace of sculpture ours,
9TH eteri al grace alas the date assigned
go wefEs, csstss' catlless, of creative mind
rs but speek .aron the sea of days;
"And rail mans Immortality of praise,
"a moment - the eternity Of time.
That is and was, and shall be the sublime,
The unbeginning, the amending sea,
'Hfmentfohkc:s as Gods intinfty {!
Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1858-02-27

TIE Staril'on Spectator and Chariot
tcsyille Advocate have, for some timc
past, been i'll a great state of excitement
about increased charges for freight alleged
to be III operation On the Central Koad We
TO not profess tc,bs fasliliar with tl,e details
of such a'sssdh}est, but we nsde..stand that
tic pcrGitaous example Of Northern roads
with their low rates, lIs:s, to a great extent,
controlled the managers of our reals. There
is>one gieiiGcant' fact, which would suggest.
that the directory Of the Central Road may
understand this subject, as well az our CO.
temneraiies ia charlottesville ard gtaunttu
viz That these Nortfe:n reads, with their
immense amount Of business, have become
nearly bankrupt, by reason of their verv
low rates. Whether the Central board will
act wisely on tits schject, or not, we will
not decide, but we think they are bound in
duty to the Commonwealth, as we'll as pri-
vate stockholders, to try and make the IN
vestnicsit profitable. Wtae Stats he's large
stake in these roads, and ought to Get some
returns. The unproductiveness of existing
appropriations is tue most serious bar to the
4t,asthe- prosecution Of Important lines. The
public have no more right to claiiu, the use
OF rail roads without compcnsating the
owners, than of any other private propertsge
the lands, houses, or wagons and teams of
our citizens There IS another thing: which
occurs to us-iesthere is any error commit
ted i'll this matter of tolls, the company will
be the principal isufFercs. When one D, IL
lie carrier chargts5too much, another will lie
employed; these things correct themselves
This seems to be a contest of interest be-
tween tie ptblie and the rail' road. The
rail road stakeholder wants 10 get somethin q
for his money that has been lying dead
capital, aud that VIC think is reasonable. :
Rick. Inu.
Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1858-02-27
Stssls EHs.ag.N
PROJECTION INSURANCE COMPANY,
AIS NANDRiA. VA,
APIIAI. OV Err S275, 900

AND CONSTANTLY INCREASING.
THE Charter ef THIS Company Offers more Ia
4 vorabe aA vstltagcs t. the ln.1iier aud othe
than any Company trttrediin tie r,,hte, b, IN
surjr% with or without premieln note. L til
fpPhcaht prefer, he can pay iii, tu'l amount ot
tie premium, in cash or by eif3ctnga cash nsu
! rance tor two yeata the insured saves oneeighth'
81 tile atuuUht he would ,h2rWi%c have tu pas:
BY becoming member, and giving small prenp-
un note the insured saves nearly one half ui die
amount charged by Stock Companies. hen lis Il
ing from year to wear. This j. IN advantage re-
sulting from the combination ot the
CASH AND MUTUAL PRINCIPLE
This Co n,pany commenced Issuing PHlic IS 1t. ain. t
loss or da mage by tc the 18Th DAY al Ma. cl,.
1894, sin &C which time over 1--we thousand persons
have Insured and become members o the Conpa
ny, and over forty tn uSaRd dollars have been paid
for losses Having trebed.onr Business during The
past year, teI gratcfef toS tla liSar u It ron
age bestowed Upon the Company taas tar. an d zee
ITS hatttrlng prospects OF future ueuil'S9' Inc
Directors bone AVID believe that by prudence cau-
tlon anf'a'riAid system Of economy that they w'tl
establish for This Company uaiou 'or cheal'-
ness aud safety, not surpassed by an COMPANY H
tLe Initcd States
~ Differences in settlement Of 10; ses ma. % t,e-
teiinincd by three disintereSted Abltfaofs of inc
Count where such To- 5 happencd to be mutually
chosen BY the insured and-the company.
DIRECTORS :-Hrurv ". Thomas. Edward
San9ster, pr. Il. Ill. Stablcr, Chrtstr Atatc, T. -
hIpseomb, Silas Biglow, W. NJ. Turner, a; H.
Biakey, I. B. Robertson James I. Ciose; lh t.
l. Hlll, W ID. Massey, K. IL. Carter, W. Y. h"i-
per, II. f. Lester, s. T. stuart.
OFFICER Henry ~. Thomas, President,
4. b. 'Robertson, Vice President, W. d. Massey,
Treasurer, Edward Sangster, Secretary.
JAMES 4. CLOSE, Actuary and General Agent.
H.. Ii. PECK, Agent,
Applicants FER Insurance can &c &dsfesSeu 70 INC d.
Stanton, va.
Alexandria Feb u, lS5S.-3nO.
Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1858-02-27
Rw THE Ilseaine.ld Ellaniner says

gN THE 7sichinead Enaniner says -
Among the public works demanding i'm
mediate aid at the hands Of the Legislature,
stands eminent the e1tcnsiua Of the Or
ange and Alexandra Railroad from Scr
louisville to Iynchburg. There are, in
deed, very peculiar and most urgcut con
sidcrations appealing to the General As
sembly in behalf Of this most important
work. We are even prepared to say, that,
though We regard the coyington and Ohio
Railroad, in connection with the canal as
the Improvement Of the State and the On
ion, ncvertheless, if but a~single appropria-
ton could be afforded, that one should be
awarded to the Gordonsville and Lynch
burg extension, because, for the amount tc
be expended, there would be, under tho
circumstances of the case, larger amount
Of instant beneficial result, than could be
realized by an appropriation to any othel
improvement whatsoever
Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1858-02-27
COMPLIMENT TO STAUJlN;y1Tl,1.l.

One Of the incidents ofthc 22nd in lsicha
mond, which requires an acknowledgement
at our hands. was three hearty cheers given
for Staunton, as the procession passed uF
Main Street by the store Of Messrs. CLARK
SON & ANDERSON, over which were assem-
bleasa groap Of lovely women and hand
some men. We return the salutation te
the -Geutlb-,ea and Hiss tic hauds Of tic
Ladies,
Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1858-02-27
For the Vindicator.
DON'T COMMIT YOURSELF.

III. Editof, VIII you allow, thro' the
columns of the Nindieatar, q suggestion to
be made to the Voters Of Augusta, not to
c5h:nit s.ltsssel, Ives before ascsttain;ng who
ALL the candidates arc to be- u is highly
probable that more will be announced, some
Of whom we would be glad to support, but
cannot do 50 on account Of baying made
conrnlittals we would like to recall.
SEW ERAL
Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1858-02-27
New Subscribers.

We have lad the pleasure Of adding: to
our list TWENTY newsubscribers to the Yrs
,iicutor within the past weck-twclvc from
the county of Highland, the remainder from
AuguSta We shall cudcavor to publish ;
paper worthy Of tlleir patronage.
Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1858-02-27
ANNOUNCEMENTS
re the Voters Of Augusta Comfy.

IL IH0 tOttTS vi Augusta VVs'HS'
We are authorized to announce JOHN D. IN :
BODEN, Esq, Candidate for tPe oiiiee OF
Clerk of the County Court Of lateg'sstis.
To the Voters of the County of Augusta.
Lam Candidate for the CIncrIT CovET CLERK
SNIP Of your County
at an early period OF life entered the Clerks
Office of Albemarle and, at once. became DE-
fedy attached to the labor OF performing the dt1-
sics involved by such position. Shortly after my
intcrmarriage in your county, (twenty three years
ago.) l removed to it; and, for three consecutive
wears | had charge of Che Giice Of the late Circuit
Superior Court OF Lev and chancery (n'w the
Office of the Circuit Court as deputy and aided,
occasionally, therein, for about two years tlereat
fer. During all that perioG, althongh most Of
the time, the duties were exceedingly onerous ans
quite various, resting mainly upon mvselt, have
vet to hear of even much the whisper OF com
plant from either the Court, tho Bar, on the
Country. Should you, in the casting of your res
pective ballots elect to discharge the duties Of
the Office, pledge you that will give to that dis
charge my undivided personal attention.
Feb. 20, 1858. j. d. WATTS
TO the Voters of Augusta county.
Respectfully announce myself az a Candidate
For election to the Office ef Clerk of the GlR-
crir coURT Of your Couaty
NICHOLAS G. KINNEY.
Feb. 20, 1858.
mss- We are authorized to announce JEFFER~
son KINNEY as Candidate for reelection ia
the Office of CLERK OF I'll COUNTY orKT OF Au-
gusta.
Feb. 20. 1853
TO the Voters Of Augusta.
respectfully announce myself as Candidate
for the Office Of Clerk OF the Circn.t Court of Au-
gusta JAMES COCHRAN.
FOR CONSTABLE.
We are authorized to announce JOHN II {.
CRAWFORD as a Candidate for the Office Of Cox
STABLE in District No. l., in the town Of taunton
Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1858-02-27
mD TUE PUBLIC.

y HAVE this day purchased Q: c. P; ", Moad ll4
T. shorinthe Town of Stanton ana al I heo Moa c'
DG agc at h earrn On fss shop collect the note
Shop will please call and settle With sald oaa c'r
the claims viii be placed in the hands OF an
for collection. JOHN LoNEno
Feb. 81, 1853.
Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1858-02-27

Iee.-The late "ccll ssiapa' has enabled
our Hotel * eepers to put up large guam
tity Of lce,' good quality Private fami-
lies have also supplied themselves with this
necessary article. We arc glad If it, as We
prefer Southern manufacture.
Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1858-02-27
TO JAMES II. SKINNER -

JAMES H. SKINNgRsis- -sammosfcd to ap-
pear before the people, on the fourth Thurs
day in May next, as a Candidate for the
office of Clerk of the County Court of Au4
gusta. MANY VOTERS.