Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1860-07-27
Western virginia.

Il, We extract the following from a letter
written by an intelligent gentleman Of this
county, now travelling in Western Virginia.
1t is dated, Charleston, Kanawha county,
Virginia:
eve had a pleasant trip. and enjoyed it
very much. Judge peterborough travel"
ed with US. He is an exceedingly afable
and agreeable travelling companion, and the
hours passed away delightfully."- as we glided
with the swiftness of thought almost, through
vallies, hills and mountains, enchanted by
the majestic beauty of nature which invited
our willing gaze from every side. The Val
lev of the Kanawha is the finest country |
have ever seen. The corn. oats and grass,
are the most luxuriant have ever witness
ed in my life 1t does farmers eye good
to look at the beautiful growth Of vegetation
Of all kinds
j. Politics are very dull here. I find that
the lawyers and Office holders are for Brock
inridge and Lane, but the people are for
non-irterventien and Douglas and johnson.
I saw some men from Putnam and the other
counties adjoining. whc inform me that the
people ats almost unanimously for Doug las.
Keep the bail rolling. | see you are to
have mass meeting in Staunton Oh She
10th Of August. That is as it should be.
/ saw the address to The Democracy of Vir
GINA II is right. [ endorse the whole Of
it," Yours truly, NJ. A. L.
In the next two or three months various
State elections COME off, whose results viii
be significant, as Indicating the strength of
parties and their bearing on the Presiden-
aiaI election in Nogeu ber. On the 2nd Of
August in North Carolina ca election for
State officers will take place and in Arkan-
sas, Texas and Missouri elections will be
40 the 9th of the same month for State Of
foers and members of Congress. In Ver-
mont and Maine similar elections will be
held in September, and in Florida, Misss-
spi. Indiana. Iowa, Chic and Eennsylva-
MIA these contests will take place in October
The first skirmish will be fought ia North
Carolina.
The Warrenson Wing says =. Robert
Randolph, ESQ.,, who is the County Elector
appointed by the Richmond Democratic Con-
.ention, intends we understand to vote for
Douglas, believing him to be the regular
nominee Of the Democratic party We eau
not says what is Mr. r s intention in regard
70 taking tie. stump. but presume be will
defend the LITTLE Giant before the people Of
bic county,
The Warrertou Wing learns that nearly
,.all the influential leaders Of the Dolnocratic
party, iu Rappahatnack county, are for the
Little Giant, among tie NEST prominent are
Col Turner, Assistant, Elector, John 7
Menafee, Esq. Common wealth's Atty. and
mr.. Mo1ett popular and o3tinablc gen
tleman.
ST.. LOUIS, July 23.-Tiss weather for
She past week has been very hot, the Their
mometer ranging from 100 to l06 il the
shade. GA Thursday the mercury was lO7
degrees, the highest point ever reached i'll
the memory Of the oldest inhahitant Up
wards of 40 deaths have occurred from the
heat
OREGON ELhcr1oN -Adyices from Ore.
'kon Indicate that ohiel, Democrat, is cleo
Tel to Congress. The members. of the Leg
islature elected sum up as follows Anti
tAue Democrats 81 Wing /; Democrats 10;
Republicans z.
Tne Hou. Alexander e. Stephens, &C.
eordiug to the Georgia 4 tlas, has written a
latter to Washington stating that he viii
soon take the stuaip Ill Guvfsla fer Doug
las and juilnaon.