Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1858-07-17

A gentleman of Boston has received a
private letter from one Of the most distin-
guished physicians Of France, which says
tHat upon consultation by the leading doc
tors in that empire, relative to the case OF
Senator Sumner, who is now in Paris, 1t
has been decided't to perform an operation
upon his back, for the purpose of producing
a CONCENTRATION. The operation IS that
of cauterization the burning OF the flesh and
muscle to the spinal column.
This must be a mistake, which we shp-
pose has arisen in this way. We have it
from the best authority that the whole
world has been greatly puzzled to know
whether the honorable Senator tealNy'had a
backbone Or not, and we sdppose that these
distinguished physicians : fsFrahce HAY
ing determined to satisfy their curiosity a.
bout this phenomenon, have thus honey
fuegled poorSumner into the belief that
their oBje5ti lis to cure him Of his disease,
which, of course, is impossible, it being
constitutional and belonging to all Of his
persuasion in common with himself. If the
design was, in fact, to produce a counter
irritation, why all this trouble and expense
of going to Europe ard consulting all the
learned doctors of France. We take it to
lbe clear, that if Mr.. Sumner were to re-
ssume his seat 10 the Senate and offer the
same provocation to some other Southern
gentleman that was given to Mr.. Brooks he
would take pleasure in inficting the SANE
chastiscmcnt, and thus a .'counter-irrita-
'tion" would be produced OF his back at nc
expense at all. In truth, itwduld bo, las
Mr.. Sumner has already found, a very pro-
ftable speculation.
We take pleasure ia making Urls espia-
nation, as some of the Memorable Senator'S
friends might be sorely exercised about bis
health, when, in fact, the learned faculty ct
France are only about to make a legitimate
scientific experiment, the result Of which
will. Of course, be given to the now puzzled
world. How long will the North allow
this whining, blubbering baby to humbug it?
The New York meraad is IN tfavef Of ev-
cry candidate for the p~residentship 'srrn-
ming upon his o%ga brook wholly regard
less of party ccnven tons ; mad declares hat
iii is the duty of she pedpAe, above asi
things, to repeal and repudiate the absurd
and insulting idea that they, of any party,
are not competent to choose their own Pres
identiM ticket, bat that it safast be thtwst
upon them by the decree of q pack Of ire
sponsihe spoiasmen, aoafefs and Ascksters,
in the shape of a National Convention"
No doubt the Alexandra Gazette, a whfgg
paper, from which we clip this opinion of
the New York Herald, would be very hap
10Y to see such a system pat into operation,
but a glance at the naqnpcr Of gentlemen
who are spoken of for the next Presidency,
will show that it woeAA amount to abont the
same thing as taking entirely fseaa the peo-
pie the elective prerogatiTe and placing it
in the House of Representatives.
The Meet Pyessdent.-Tre following
gentlemen have already been named in COR
ncction with the next Presidcncys Howell
Cobb, Senator Bright, Senator Hunter, Of
Virginia, Senator Cameron, of pennsylya-
mia, Speaker Orr, John Slidcll, Senator
Brown, of Mississippi, Postmaster General
A.v Brown, Jaceh Thompson, Daniel S.
Dickinson, John Lctehcr. Vice President
Breckenridge, S. a. Douglas, Il. G. Win
thrnp. r. !. Walker, Coy. Wise, Critten-
den, Bell, Fillmore, Seward, and several
other dististinguished men Of both parties.