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legal, VtIUE OF A WEES AFFEcT16N,-

At Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday, the case
Of Bowers VS.. Preston and others, to recover
damages for alternating the affections Of his
wife, has been again decided in the Supe-
rior Court, the jury awarding $500 DANA
ges to the plaintiff. Il will be remembered
Al 900 was the award on the first trial.
An effort will be made to carry the case up
to: the Supreme Court on writ Of error.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1860-04-13

LYNCH LAw.--The origin of this term
may be found in ..HHtorical Recollections
of Virginia" by Henry Howe. This is an
extract:
'.Col Charles Lynch, brother of the
founder Of LynehbhFg, Va, was an officer
of the American Revolution. His residence
was on the Stanton road in the southwest
part of this (Campbell) county, now the seat
Of his grandson, Charles Henry Lynch, Esq.
At that time this country was very thinly
settled, and infested by lawlcss band OF
Tories and despera,loes. The necessity OF
the case involved desperate measures, and
Col. Iynch, then leading Wing, appre--
hended and Sad them punished without any
superauous legal ceremony. Hench the ORR
gin of the term Lynch Law" This prac-
tice of Lynching continued years after the
war, and was applied to many cases OF mere
suspicion of guilt, which could not be reg9-
larly proven. In 1872, says Wrfs Lite
of Henry, there were many suits "a e.. the
South side of James river for inficting
I.ynchs Law" At the battle of Guilford
Court house. a regiment of rifemen, raised
in this part of the State, under the com
mand Of Col. Lynch, behaved with much
aallantrv su4or.e,,==a died suoh after the
Close Of the war. Charles Lynch, a Cover
nor Of Louisiana was his son.
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A Cunning is only the mimic for dis
erection. and may pass upon weak men just
as pcrtness is often mistaken for wit and
gravity for wisdom.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1860-04-13

H Suspicious among thoughts are like
bats among birds, that ever fly by twilight.
They are defects, not in the heart but in
the brain.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1860-04-13

EW The only waJ for rich man to be
healthy is to practice exercise and absti-
nence-to live as if they were poor.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1860-04-13

A ROYAL BED-cHAMBER.-The Empress
Eugene, of France, is fitting a magnificent
private bed-chamber for herself, into which,
perhaps, His Majesty will be allowed to look
occasionally. The coloring of the walls is in
chalk. In the center is a medallion in mar
BILE of tho Empress, with the Graces crown
ing her with garlands, the arts presenting
their attributes and Fame flying around
In the ceiling, also, is a Zephyr, surround
ed With clouds, and carrying basket Of
flowers, from which Cupid rises with bow
and arrow; likewise, Aurora, before whom.
the Genii of the night are represented reti-
ring. The figure Of Cupid is 8 portrait of
the Prince Imperial
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.t. - r
How BABIES ERE FUr TO SLEEP III INDIA.
Springs Of water are abundant, and near
one of chose, where it flows in a silvery
stream, on ledge or field beneath it,. the
children, from even a month old to thres or
four years of age, are brought and laid down.
By means of small piece of slit bamboo, q,
slight flow of water is obtained from the
stream, and the bamboo slit is so adjusted
that the water falling from above, !alights
on the well-shaven crown of the child, and
trikles off; thus the child falls asleep, and
the unceasing flow OF water on its head
keeps up a perpetual lullaby; and so for
hours and hours the most refractory infant
is quoted and left without. apprehension by
the mother. who, when her work is over,
returns to the spot, and hoists up her child
on her hip, and sallles home.
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Two more of the murderers of Or. keltts
at Madison, Florida, have been sentenced
to be hung.
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kusH W. sHEEFEY. l. sAs. BUaeARDsER, JR
LAW NOTICE.
THE undersigned have formed partnership in
4 tia Practice of Law, in. the various Co
held in 5tau-ton. They will attend promptly to
all business confident to their cares Especial at
tsntion paid to the Cdiiectich cfClaims.
HUeB W. SHEFFEY will practice in the Ccrrts
Of Highland, Bath and Rockbrdge, and in the
Court of Appeals. HUGH WI SHEFEE1,
JES. BUMGAKDNEB, JR.
5aunten, Jan. Is, 1859.
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Hon. P. B. FouLKE.

ORIGIN or THE Two-TH1RD RULE. The
two-third rule in the Democratic Nationa
Conventions for the nomination of candidates
for President and Vice President, was a.
dopted at Baltimore, in 1882, when An
drew jackson was renominated for Presl-
dent, and Martin Van Buren, was designa-
tied Vice President That was the first
Democratic National Convention ever held.
The Democratic members. Of the Legislature
|of New Hampshire made the suggestion that
led to the Convention. Their argument was
to let the Districts aid States that did not
have Democratic members Of Congress, but
still had large Democratic popular vete,
have voice in the selection Of candidates.
Under the old system Of Congressional eau
cusses, they were excluded We now hear
partisans declaim against the very idea that
led to the organization Of National Conven-
lions.
The two third rule wasreported, in 1882
from a committee of which the late. Vice
President King of Alabama, was Chairman,
An attempt was made to substitute the ma
jority principle, but it was voted down. In
1885, the second National Convention vas
held in Baltimore The third rule was
adopted after long discussion. The ma
jority principle at first carried, but was f.
nally stricken out. In 1910 nc. action was
taken Oh the two-tkird rule, at the third Ma
tionaf Convention, Mr.. Van Buren, was re-
nominated for President by reclamation. In
1914, at the fourth National Convention, the
two third rule was adopted by a close vote,
after long discussion. At the National Con
ventions since held it has been adopted with
out opposition Union and american.
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Drofessional Car0s.

B. r. HARDWOOD. P. B. GRAVES
HARDWOOD G. GRAY ES
FashionaB Tai1ors.
ODp0s5Ee the .WNrbIe Yard,
Main St., stauntor, va.
WOULD inform their friends and the public
w generally that they are now prepared. to
execute work entrusted to them in the neatest and
most Fashionable Styles, and they hope by prompt
attention to business and q desire tc please all who
may favor them with their custom, to merit ibe-
ral share of patronage.
6tauuton. Sep. 9, lS59-tfa
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MEERCHAUM PIPES-Warranted genuine
~ Price from So to S. each. FOR sale by
fStaunton, March L. p. Ii. TROUT Dc co.
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WHOLE NO. 763.
they be members of the societies named, 70
which sooeties Il is respeotfullY dedicated.

they be members of the societies named, 70
which societies IL is respectfully dedicated.
There are missionaries ip Syria, many Of them.
Not few are Americans and the success Of the
latter has been most encouraging The Roman
Catholics are not grat6ed with this rapid advance
toward Professionalism, and desire TO check ID.
Knowing that Syrian eonvicts have a conscience
which is apt to strike Traotarian as ludicrously
tender upon certain points, the Roman Catholic
goes to them and says Preachers from America
como here to convert you, as they pretend, to she
true faith Of Jesus Christ, and tell you Of the
freedom in that free and liberal country. We will
tell you to what professionalism and freedom lead,
and then tell us whether even the Moslems in Tur.
key would enact such ubiquitous laws! Then he
translates to his attentive hearers certain passa-
ges from American and English journals, whereio
the fact is made painfully clear that such q thing
as human bondage does exist in America. On
one occasion, four five respectable natives call.
ed upon an American, and desired him to trans-
lato into their language paragraph which some
one had marked for them in the London Times.
It was bit narrating how the free oOlOred people
of several Southern and South Western States
were driven by the laws from their homes, on pain
OF DelDR reUuceu u slavery III tuey Ieulhlueu ~
the rather calous moral cutiele of American,
this gave no sharp blow 1t was TO him, we may
suppose rather mild case of the system and it's
Incidents But these Syrians thought otherwise.
As they listened, they held their breath theL
whispered each to the other. 1t is as the priest
told u.s. and for q moment kept silence. Then,as
if thinking that some deception might bo attempt
ed, one of them prepared to administer a most SOL
emu oath-one, too, that may have had a sarcasm
in il: Now, on the oath of an Englishman, do
you believe these things to be .rue.' Being assur-
ed that they were so, they at once took vol
untary pledge of total abstinence from the Amer
lean chapel and 10 )ks even from all things Ame-
ricau lest they be sullied with American Slavery.
The unfortunate man who had acted as translator
tried to explain, that America had a North
we'll as South, and that there was deep and in
dignant sorrow even in that land for these things.
Let those of the North, said they, Ego home aud
convert those of the South before they come to
preach to the Arabs. Even the Turks never did
such things as these
1t was the remark Of an Italian friar, remark
geefully uttered that all the priests sent forth by
the Propaganda at Rome could not have struck 81
heavy a blow at Professionalism 10 Syria, as the
American news touching Slavery.
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HYATT MEETING.

During Anniversary week, large meeting was
held at Cooper Institute New York, at which was
passed the following resolutions.
Resolved, That the Senate of the United States
in the Imprisonment of ThAddeus Hyatt for an al
legged contempt in refusing to appear before
Committs of that body. was guilty Of gross and
dangerous usurpation of power, meeting the indis-
nation of every merican citizen.
Resolved, That the hearty thanks Of every low
er of freedom are due to Thaddeus Hyatt for the
courage and martyr-like endurance with which he
has resisted the power of the Senate and submit
ted to imprisonment in the vile Jail at Washington
rather than acknowledge the authority Of that
usurping body.
RssOlvsn That the practice Of legislative bodis
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| The following is copy of petition now being
circulated in New York in relation to the outrage.
GUS Imprisonment of one of her citizens by the
Star Chamber at Washington.1
TO THE HONORABLE THE SENATE OF
THE UNITED STATES:
The undersigned citizens of the State of New
York respectfully solicit the attention of your Hon.
orable Body to the character of the imprisonment
in the Washington Jail now being suffered by Mr..
Thaddeus Hyatt citizen of the State Of New
York, by order of the Senate.
That, as your memoralists are advised and be-
lieve, the said imprisonment is of nature-as re-
CARDS the condition Of the said Jail and the close
ness of the restraint-to endanger the health and
life of the said prisoner, especially in view Of the
summer heats and debitating atmosphere of the
city of Washington, to which he is unaccustom.
ed
That, inasmuch as Mr.. Hyatt is not imprisoned
for any moral crime, but simply for conduct com
PEELED by his differing in opinion with majority of
theSenate in regard to their constitutional powers
your memOrialists respectfully represent that they
think him entitled to at least the consideration
commonly extended by the governments of Eu-
rope to political prisoners.
Such consideration seems to your memorialsts
peculiarly proper in the case of Mr.. Hyatt, mas.
much as it is not pretended that he is acting from
other than conscientious motives and it is we'll
known that his convictions and his conduct are
openly approved by honorable and learned Sena
tors, and by many intelligent gentlemen through
out the country.
In case, therefore, the Senate intend to continue
the imprisonment Of Mr.. Hyatt into the hot
months of summer that are now commencing,
your memorialists respectfully and earnestly pray
that your Honorable Body will order his immedi-
ate removal from the common Jail of Washington
TO comfortable and well.ventilated residence, and
that he be allowed all such opportunities Of open air
and exercise as his health may require, with such
security, by parole or otherwise. for his safe de-
tention, as to your wisdom may seem oxpedient.
And your memorialists, &c., &c.
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HOW THE MAHOMETANS VIEW SLAVE.
RY IN THIS COUNTRY.

We commend the following, which we copy from
the N. Y. Tribune, to the Pro-Slavery Churches
of our country
The following story was not told from the plat
form at any recent meeting Of the American
Board Of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. 1t
would, nevertheless. be wholesome for sundry
doctors Of divinity to take heed to it, especially if
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SPEECH OF A SOUTHERN DEMOCRAT.
AT the Chasleston Convention, Mr.. Gaulden Of
Ca, thus ventilated his Southern Democracy.
GENERAL PRINCIPLES:


GENERAL PRINCIPLES
l am Southern States Rights man l am an
African slave.trader. l believe l am one Of those
Southern men who believe that slavery is right
morally religiously, socially and politically Zap
plause. believe that the institution of slavery
has done more for this country, for civiliza-
ton than all other interests put together. l be-
lieve it it were in the power of this country to
strike down the institution Of slavery, it would put
civilization back two hundred years. Holding,
then, this position, tha. slavery is right in the
point Of view l have stated, l would demand Of
the General Government our whole rights in this
regard believe that the General Government by
the Constitution never had any right to legslate
upon this subject
SLAVERY PROTECTION IN THE TERRITORIES.
You have cut of the supply of slaves you have
crippled the institution Of slavery in the States by
your unjust laws, and it is folly now to ask
for protection for a nonentity, for thing which
is not there. We have no slaves to carry to :hese
Territories. We can never make another slave
State with our present supply of slaves. But if
we could, it would not be wise for this reason, that
if you make another Slave State from our new
Territories with the present supply of slaves, you
will be Obliged to give up another State either
Maryland, Delaware or Virginia to Free Soil upon
the North,
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY MUST BE PEREETUATED.
l believe that the hopes of'this country depend
upon the maintenance of the great Democratic
party North. Applause. 1t is no trouble for a
man to be saint in heaven. Cheers and laugh
teri
tGWhan tho dav;I a;c
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HITS VIRGINIA.

1t has been my fortune to go into that noble old
State to buy few darkies and have had to pay
from 81 900 to $4,000 head, when 1 could go to
Africa and buy better negroes for $50 piece,
lGreat laughter.l Now unquestionably, it is to
the interest of Virginia to break down the African
slave Trade when she can sell her negroes at 81,
900, She knows that the African slave trade
would break up her monopoly, and hence her OBJ
lection to it. II any of you Northern Democrats
for I have more faithRin you than have in the
Carpet knight Democracy of the South-will go
homo With me to my plantation in Georgia, but a
little way from here,I will show you some dark;es
that bought in Maryland, some that bought in
Virginia, some in Delaware, some in Florida some
in North Carolina, and will also show you the
pure African, the noblest Roman of them all.
Great laughter.
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The foreign imports ut New York for the last
three months, are more than twice as large as for
the same period Of 1858.
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THE TRUE UNION MAN.

tell you fellow Democrats, that the African
Slave Trader is the true Union man. [Cheers and
laughter tell you shat the slave trade of Vir-
gnia is more immoral, more unchristan in every
possible point of view, than that African Slave
trade which goes to Africa and brings heathon
and worthless man here, makes him useful man,
chrstainizes him. and sends him and his posterity
down the stream Of time to join IL the blessings Of
civilization. Cheers and laughter Now, fellow
Democrats, SO far as any public expression of opin
ion Of the State of Virginia-the great slave trad
ing State of Firginia-has been given, they are
all opposed to the African slave trade.
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THE SLAYER WILDFIRE.
FIVE HUNDRED NEGROES ON BOARD.

The government steamer Mohawk, Lieutenant
Craven, commander, arrived at Key West on the
Goth of April, having in charge the clipper bark
Wildfre which was captured on the coast of Cuba
three days previously, with nearly five hundred
negroes on board. They have just been landed
here and are nearly all doing we'll.
The Wildfre, Captain Stanhope sailed from
New York on the 10th of March last, clearing for
St. Thomas. She, however, proceeded to the Con-
90 river, Africa which place she left on the 18th
of March, having on board six hundred and fifteen
Africans, about one hundred of whom have died
since she left the coast, and about twenty since
the Mohawk captured her. The Mohawk fell iu
with her on the 26th instant, at about eleven
O'Clock, off Paredom Grande,' (coast of Cuba,)
Mohawk steaming up to the bark With English
colOys, the bark having an American flag up
When the Mohawk approached her, Captain Cra-
ven sent Lieutenant Carpenter with boats crew
and took possession of the bark. The crew Of
the vessel made no resistance, and were taken and
sent on board of the Mohawk, and since her arri.
val have been delivered up to the Unitid States
Marshal.
[Pron the Key OF the Gulf Mays
These negroes are from the River Congo. and
were to have been landed at Cayo Santa Maria,
about one hundred miles east of Sagua le Grauds.
When this vessel left the coast, there were four
teen American vessels waiting for cargoes of ne
groes. The bark Williams left eight days before
her, with seven hundred and fifty on board. Two
Spanish armed steamers were also waiting at the
Congo river, for cargoes of one Thousand five hum
dred negroes each, bound for Cuba.
So confident were the people on board the Wild
FIRE of not being Overhauled, that their matches
were not even closed. Lieuts. Barbotand Carpen-
ter, together with prize crew, took charge OF
her the prisoners were placed on board the Mo-
hawk, and both vessels steered for this port, and
arrived as above stated.
The Spaniards charge the Americans with con-
Quoting the voyage, and that they were working
their passage. The Americans make the same
charge against the Spaniarddi and thus the case
stands. They are all in Jail, and are undergoing
an examination before United States Commission
er Bethel. The vessel has been libelled by the
government for forfeiture.
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WHAT HE REPRESENTS.

came from the First Congressional District of
the State of Georgia. | represent the African
slave trade interest Of that section. LApplause !
am proud of the position l occupy in that res
pect. l believe that the African slave trader is
true missionary, and true Christian. Applause. |
DON'T RIDE FREE HORSE TOO HARD.
advocate the repeal of the laws prohibiting
the African slave trade, because believe it to be
the true Union movement. l do not believe that
sections whose interests are so different as the
Southern and Northern States can ever stand the
shocks of fanaticism, unless they be equally bal
anced believe by reOpening this trade, land Civ
ing US negroes to populate the Territories, that
the equilibrium of the two sections will be main
tanned. But if the South lies supinely by, aud al
lows the people of the North to people all the
Territories, until we come to be hopeless faction
in the Government, then that gallant band of Dem
ocrats North may in vain attempt to stay the tor
rent that will roll down upon us.
HIS ABIDING FAITH IN NORTHERN DEMOCRACY.
1 say, Fellow-Democrats, that remained here
because have great faith in the Northern De-
mOcracy. If am forced to part with you it will
be with bleeding heart. l know not exactly
what position occupy here [laughter,l for the
majority of my delegation have voted to secsde.
We come here instructed to vote as a unit.
Whether the minority are bound to 60 out with the
majority is question which have not yet fully
determined in my own mind. but at any rate, l
told them this morning, and tell them now
will not 60 out yet intend to hold on to the
great Democratic party of the Union. Entertain.
ing, as do, such profound respect nay, almost
veneratiOn for the justice of the Democracy Of the
North, will yet stand by you for a time
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"When the devil was sick,
The devil a monk would be 4;
The devil got veil,
But devil q monk was he."


We, the Democracy of the South, are mere car
pet knights. 1t is no trouble for us to be Demo
Gratis. Applause and laughter. When look to
the Northern Democrats 1 see them standing up
there and breasting the tide Of anaticism oppres-
sion, wrong and slander with which they have to
Romans view in them all that is patriotic and
nobls; and, for one I am not willing to cut loose
from them. [Great cheering.