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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1860-10-12

BEWARE OF THE Doc A candidate for
office calls at the residence of gentlemen
solicit his vote -
CANDsDATE-Madan., is your husband a.
bout?
LADY-Yes, sir. He has gone to haul
away dead dog, and will be back directly.
CANDtDATE-Sheep killing dog, Treckon,
madam?
FIhReE-sPokEN URcH1S-No, sir-jest
barked himself to death at candidates-so
pap said.
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EsisCEssjOn as Norfolk ~-T'wS1Ea g Be
deus Excitement.

Friday night last having been appointed
for discussion between the several electors
of the Norfolk District, they met in Ash
land Hall III. Chandler, Esq, for Bell,
Maj. VIM Lamb, fer Breckenridge, and
Gen George Blow, for Douglas-the first
named gentleman leading off. The Norfolk
Herald says:
"Having spoke out his hour, lie was fol~
lowed by Mr.. Lamb, who, of course, did
not spare his opponent (Nlr Chandler) which
was all fair But he might have spared
some of the gross ribaldry and vituperation
which he unnecessarily and We should think
injudiciously keaped upon the Union party.
They, however, bore it quietly till the speak
err reached the point where he was under
stood to say that no honest man could at
tach himself to such party. An assertion
which was felt by hundreds present as di-
rect personal insult, and resented by storm
of Kisses. This interruption Of Mr.. Lamb
| drew Mr.. Chandler to his feet, who address
sing himself to the Union party, besought
chem to desist, reminding them that the
Breckenridge party bad beard him through
without Interruption, and hoping they would
extend the same courtesy to the Breckln-
ridge elector.
Mr.. Lamb continued his speech for some
minutes longer, when pointing his finger at
MIR. Chandler, he said: CHOW, fellow-citi-
zens, I will proceed to show you that the
Bell and Everett elector for this district was
Massachusetts, Freesoiler in 1S48, and took
the stump and made free soil speeches.
Mr.. Chandler rising from his seat and APP
preaching Mr. Lamb, said "Mr. Lamb,
do I understand you as charging me with
having been Free-soiler in Massachusetts
I'M 1S4S sand advocated the sentiments of that
party r ..--.
Mr. Lamb Yes. sir.
Mr.. Chandler Its ID lie.
Mr.. Lamb DO you mean to say that I
am id liar?
Mr.. Chand2er.-Do you apply these char
ges to me?
Mr.. Lamb Yes, sir, I do. r Y
Mr.. Chandler Then, sir, you are id
Internal lar p. 81.
Here tie parties came into collision :
Accounts differ somewhat as to which struck
/ first. The blows seemed to those nearest to
the spot to have been almost simultaneous.
The friends of both the gentlemen rush
ed to che stand, and scene of excitement
ensued which beggars ell description. Men
who had lived For years IL friendly inter-
course, looked daggers at one another, and
a fierce party conflict was every moment
dreaded. One inlprddent act-a blow
even the exhibition of deadly weapon.
might have lit up fame of discord that
could only have been quenched with blood,
and caused the sacrifice of many lives
Happily. nothing Of this sort occurred, and
a few minutes suficed to restore comparative
order.
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o hi Uinditator.
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES
FOR PRESIDENT,
S. A. DOUGLAS,
OF ILLINOIS.
FOR VICE-PRESIDENT,
Fl. V. JOHNSON,
OF GEORGIA.
DEMOCRATIC ELECTORAL TICKET

UEMUCRAIlO EIEOlUhAL IfCEE
LIST Dist GEORGE BLOW. Norfolk City.
Sd Dist. B, sTovALL, Halifax.
4tff st.-JAMES GARLAND, Lynchburg.
9Th Dist.-JAMEs Il. cox Chesterfield.
7th Dist. B. ELLSWORTH, Accomac.
9Th Dist.-G. II. c. ROWE, Spottsylvania.
.stA Dist.-GEU; ". BRENT. Alexandria.
10th Dis. Israel ROBINSON: Berkeley.
18th Dist. N. LIGGETT, Rockingham.
18th Dist.-D. +. HOGE, MONTGOMERY:
18th Dist.-GEO. w. HOPKINS, Washington,
14th Dist-C. J. STUART, Doddridge.
18th Dist.-WM. Ct. BROWN, Preston.
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Elder Kimball, one Of the leading Nor
mon saints, it is said recently had born to
him, in one night, no less than fourteen
children.
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Lou1svlLLE, Oct 4-The Bulletin pub
fishes a letter from Mr.. Crittenden address,
cd 10 his friends at New Albany, Indiana,
in reply to a request for speech defining
their duty as Indianians in the present cri-
sis. Mr.. Crittendeu declines speaking, but
writes as follows: eff were voter in the
State of Indiana and believed that there was
no probability that Mr.. Bell could carry the
State by the popular vote, then [ would un-
hesitatingly give my vote to Mr.. Douglas,
and l should do this thinking that thereby
1 performed my duty as true Union man
and rendered service to my county,"
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References

a.
Richmond City.-A. Garrett; Duke b Hutchin-
son Kent, Paine & Co.; Alex. Holiday; N. b.
Hill.
Charles Morl is.
ter, Gen. C. G. Coleman. N. W: Harris. !,
Orange.-R. F. O'Mohundro, B. J; Barbour.
Albemarle.-Dr. J. Z. Woods, I'm. Soutfall,
Rev. ). W. Goss, Judge VIM: j. Robertson: =
Augusta.-Maj. james Walker, Dr.. Walker, T.
l.: Gallaher, NJ. G. Hartman, VIM. J: D. Bell, ia
cob Baylor, J. M. McCue, ?. N. Powell, X. J
Hope, John Randolph, T. johnson, r Hanger, j.
d. Imbodeu, Gen. VIM: H. Hartman, Thos 2. Will
sen, Sam'l. B. Brown, VIM. Withrow, Jr. >,
observation-disclosures s. Roller Erasmus Cor
man, G. w. Miller Col. J. D. Hopkins
AHeghamy.-Col. Sam'l. Carpenter.
Lectngton.-Dr. A. GrahSrns
Spottsylpania.-S. Andrews.
Amherst.-Wm. H Mosby.
Nelsom.-C. B. Claiborne.
Caroline.-Hon. d. G. Deiarnette.
Richmond, June L, lS60.-tf
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What was Established.

The Boilers affect the greatest indigna-
tion because Douglas asserts that under the
Kansas bill a Territorial Legislature has the
power, by non-action or unfriendly legisla-
ton, to exclude slavery prior to the forma-
ton of State Constitution. But Senator
Mason, their own Elector at large for tbs.
State of Virginia, goes bow-shot beyond
this. He afirms that the people, through
the Territorial Legislature, shall absolutely
and directly determine whether the institu-
ton shall EXIST. This is Squatter Sover-
eighty Of the worst type. How this distin-
guished gentleman can, after this record,
have the audacity to denounce Douglas, can
only be comprehended by Breckenridge
understanding.
Let every one read this extract from Sen
ator Mason's speech:
Nov what was the issue presented in
the last canvass in the State SO ably repre-
sented by the honorable Senator (Mr. Fes-
senden) on this floor, or any where else,
KNOW not, Uut az KNOW Wudt Was Tue tsoue
on this subject which was presented in the
political platform adopted at Cincinnati by
the Democratic party That issue was the
doctrine of the Kansas-N Nebraska bill. What
was that? The Territorial government was
so organized then as to admit citizens of all
the States, whether free or slave, to take
their property into the Territories; and when
they organized themselves, or were organi-
zed under the law, into legislative body,
then to determine for themselves whether
this institution shall exist among them or
not Ths specific difference is, that under
Che Kansas law, citizens from the slave Sta es
might 60 into the Territories with their
property; citizens from the free States might
go there holding no such, and when they go
there and feeet in common council as leg
issatiye body, they should determine wheth-
er the institutions should prevail; whereas,
the party which the honorable Senator is now
representing here, declares that in the or
ganc lew creating the government in the
Territory, there shall be prohibition IN H.
mine that no slaves shall go there. That
was the issue presented by the platform a.
dopted at Cincinnati y Cong. Globe, I'd
Sess., 34th Cong, p. 33.
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The artesian we'll is one of the greatest
curiosities of Louisville, KY. This is the
deepest we'll that has ever been successfully
bored. It was commenced in 1857 by the
Messrs. Du Pont;is 2 ,0S6-feet in depth, dis-
charges $50, 1000 gallons every "a hours;
and carries its flow to the heightof ITO feet
above the surface.
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All advertising for s less time tnan three months
will be chars ed for at the usual rates-Sl 90 per
square for the first Insertion. and twenty FIVE cents
for each subsequent issue. @ STD
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1860-10-12

Mrs: Rutdsll Gunningham's California
husband has run away from her
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A Hard Blow

Mr.. Breckenridge declared in his Licking.
ton speech that he voted for Gen. Cass II
1S48, as the representative of his princi
Piles. Judge Douglas gave this overwhelm
ing and whitening reply to this, day OF
two afterwards, in his Baltimore speech
s'Mr. Breckenridge in his stump speech
defends himself against the charge Of oppo
sing Gen. Cass in 1913, and said he went
for him because he represented his princi-
Piles. What were his principles !? Mr..
Cass had just written his Nicholson letter,
embodying the doctrine Of n-interv ention.
He now condemned that dogma. Laugh
ter and cheers He. Cass and Breckin-
ridge were together ON the dogma in 1913.
The only objection he Douglass had to Cass
! in 184S was that Mr.. Cass aoent a little too
far IN his Squatter Sovereignty ideas; but
that suited Mr.. Breckenridge, for he Says
he represented his principles"
This was hard blow, but it was owing
as much to Mr.. Breckinridge's unguarded
language as to the ability of Douglas. And
the speech Of Mr.. B. abounds in just such
loose and reckless statements. Never be-
fore did candidate SO thoroughly expose his
weakness to his enemies"
Our friend, R J. Lackey, Esq, Solicit
tor Of the Treasury, has been removed by
Howell Cobb, because of his preference for
Douglas over Breckinridge. MFR. Eaekey
is a son-in-l law of Ex-Governor King of Mis-
souri, who, it is well known has been and is
Enow one Of the most ardent friends Judge
/ Douglas has in the Tn ion. Mr.. Lackey,
we are glad TO say, was not dependent on
his salary for support, having enough Of this
worlds goods to place him above the neces=
sites of Office.
This is another evidence Of the intolerant
and inquisitorial spirit Of the miserable dy
nasty at Washington. Mr.. Buchanan is
carrying out in good faith the threat he held
suspended over the heads Of Douglas friends.
The blood of the martyrs shall be the seed
of the church, so shine on silver moon.
The Charleston Mercury publishes an
other letter from Hon. Mr.. Keitt, of South
Carolina. The gist of it is contained in the
single declaration that eff the Black Re
publican party succeeds in the coming cleo
ton, the issues between the North and the
South will be withdrawn from the Federal
arena, and must be decided by the States
themselves, as sovereigns. In this contin-
geney, my convictions of duty and policy
are clear and we'll settled. 7 shalt aduise
disunion promptly" The success Of the
Republican party Mr.. K. regards as SO i'm
minent, that common prudence requires that
the policy to be pursued in that eveDt'should
be decided, as far at practicable.
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orc be hung for treason is a common evil,
"But to die for mere opinion, is. the devil

FANNY FERN's AWE" OF A HusDAND -
A lady having remarked that are is the
most delicious feeling wife can hold to-
ward her husband, Fanny Fern thus COM
ments:
Awe of man whose whiskefs you have
trimmed, whose hair you have cut, whose
cravat you have tied, whose shirt you have
put in the wash, whose boots and shoes you
have kicked into the closet, whose dressing
gown you have worn while cotnbing your
hair, who has been down in the kitchen with
you at IL o'clock alright to hunt for chicken
bone, who has hooked your dresses, unlacsd
your boots, fastened your bracelets, and tied
your bonnet; who has stood before your
looking glass With thumb and finger on pro-
bcscis, scratching his chin whom you have
buttered and leased whom you have seen
asleep with his mouth wide open; ridicu
lpus
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Breckinridge at Oyvingsyille, Ky.
We take the following from the Louis

Rrecklnr1dge at OyvlngSValle, My.
We take the following from the louis
Vile journal of the 2Sth ult
The meeting at Uwspgsvil1e listened re-
spectfully to Mr.. Breckenridge, but when
James B. Clay arose afterwards ard began
a trade Of violent aenunciation against his
opponents, the efforts of the Hon. G. Mason
were necessary to induce the meeting to. let
him proceed. st Owingsville the two Nor
folk questions, which Mr.. Breckinridge
stands pledged BY tie head of his Virginia
electoral ticket to answer, were handed in
writing to James B. Clay, with the request
that he would give them to Mr. Breckin-
ridge. Mr.. Clay, however, positively re-
fused to give them to Mr.. Breckenridge =
He would rot let them 20 to his candidate at
an. He suppressed them. He, of course,
acted in accordance with previous under
standing. We have candidate asking the
people Of Che United States to elect him to
the high Office of President, and mounting
stump after stump for the avowea purpose
Of making his opinions understood on the
subject Of disunion, and yet obstinately and
doggedly refusing to say whether be is or
is net for disunion in an event that he. and
Ills friends VIGOROUSLY expect to occur with
in few days, and keeping an individual
along with him, half companion and half
bottleholder, to smother the questions in a
deep, dark pocket whenever an attempt is
made to get responses TO them. All this is
shameful and cowa a. to . the last degree.
n y *
Mr. Breckenridge, we learn made a sort
of apology in his Owngsvile speech for
speaking there and at West Liberty. He
said he had not intended MAILING the two
speeches, but he found that his friends had
pledged him to make them, and it was his
invariable rule to redeem the pledges given
by his friends After the close of his speech
and that Of J. B. Clay, the Hon. John G.
Mason spoke at his own house forty or fifty
yards off. The whole meeting went over to
hear him, except Mr.. Breckinridge, who
remained where he was, i'll full hearing Of
every word Mason said Mason, in aHrsion
to Breckinridge's declaration that ne always
redeemed the pledges given in behalf of his
friends, said it was high time for him then
to redeem that important pledge given pub
hcly in his behalf by his friend the Virgin
ia elector. Mr.. M. thought it of vastly
more Importance that Mr. b. should redeem
that pledge than that he should fulfil the un-
authorized promises of irresponsible men as
to his making speeches at particular times
and places. That remark told powerfully
upon the crowd, and must have scared the
brain of Breckenridge like a red hot iron.
JoHN FoRs1TH ON rItE' DIsso1uT1oN OF
THE UNIoN.-Wm. F. Sanford, pestifer-
Gus fire eating leader Of Alabama, has writ
ten a letter to John Forsyth, editor Of the
Mobile Register, the leading Democratic
paper in that State. inquiring of him what
he will do'if lincoln is chosen President.
Mr. FORSYTH resnOndS as follows
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Busiimtss Car6s.

R.w PIERCE VIM. GARRETT
late 'Cond Va CRR Richmond.
r. w. PIERCE & CO.,
Commission T. Forwarding Merchants,
Corner of Cary and 18Th Streets,
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.,
VXTILI, omen at the above named place, on the
w Ist of July. large COMMISSION AND
FORWARDING HOUSE. Their facilities for sell
ing and shipping produce of all kinds are equal to-
those OF any other firm in Richmond City. The
patronage of the public generally, and especially
OF the Valley of Virginia. is respectfully solicited.
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DIR. THOMAS A BERKELEY
TTAS removed his Office to the corner of Market
II and Beverly Streets opposite the Old Ma
tional Hotel. htff'. ~.
Staunton, April ID, 1867,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1860-10-12

J. Monroe Taliaferro, Esq, the present
State Senator from the district composed of
the counties of Prince William, Stafford,
and King George, in reply TO communica-
ton from Some Of his constituents request
ing to know his views on the Presidential
election, has written letter ayowing bis de-
termination to give his support to Douglas
because he believes him to be the regular
Democratic nomirea-because he thinks
Douglas is patriot and a statesnian-be-
cause he supposes his election would be best
for the country-and because Douglas has
been ga bold and manly defender of South
ern rights" Mr.. L. regards the cry about
"Squatser Sovereignty, the most stupen-
dous humbug of the present age He ex-
tends all kindness and charity to those of his
Democratic brethren who intend to support
Breckenridge, and whilst he will not follow
their example, he hopes for like charity from
them, quoting, in that connection, the Hude-
Drastic lines
..r .tss,rF, - -. -
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3. u. PHILIPS
RESTAURA ANT,

MILL be pleased to accommodate gentlemen at
w all hours, both with food and drink of the
most choice kind, at the stand of the OLD AL
AAbhA, at the Corner Of l4th aud Main Streets.
Richmond, Feb. II, lSeO.-ly
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cure Warranted in two days.
DR. John STON.

Member of Che Royal College of Surgeons, Londor
Graduate from one Of the most eminent Colleges O
the United States, and the greater part of who's
life Has been spent in the Hospitals Of London, Par
is, philadelphia, and elsewhere. has effected SOM
of the most astonishing that were ever known
MANY trpwb}ef with ringing in the and heat
wkeh asleep, great nervousness, being alarmed a
sudden sounds, and bsshfulness, with frequen
biushing, attended sometimes with arrangement o
~ obi sskafy
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"CWsar, dis chiles gwinc to Washing
ton to ply for offs OBJ de Government"
"Well, darkey, what are you trying
to get now, eh?'
else gwine to ply Tor the post OBJ SEX
ton in de Post-offis Apartment.
''Sexton ofthe Post-ofice Apartment
eyes, sab: l berry the dead letters
Sometimes-you hear, Caesar, ell? some-
times-dey hab money in EN-, and den
rife de eorpses! You see, sah?"
'Ma, what's for dinner to-day"
"Dinner, indeed! bless the child, do
believe you never think of anything else
but what you're going to have for din
nerl'
30, yes, do sometimes, ma"
"When2"
CATER I've had it, then | begin to
think Of what's to be for support"
An ivory comb manufacturer in Meri-
den, Ct, being asked to sign call for
the manufacturer Union Meeting, said
he saw no necessity for one. 1t was urg-
ed that he might lose Southern trade by
refusing.
"Well," he replied, ''if any one refuses
to by our combs, he may go lousy
that's all.'
Lord North, who detested music, was
asked to subscribe to the ancient con-
cert. He refused.
"But your lordship's brother, the Bish-
op of Winchester, subscribes," urged the
applicant.
"If were as deaf as he I would too,
was the reply.
Take your place modesty at ljfe's ban-
quet, says Knebel, and ask for nothing
not in the bill.
.., Why is.anything reconsidered account
ed 'pro6table?" 1t is consider
ed gain.
! A man in battle is not allowed to
| whistle to keep his courage up and the
| whissllng of the bullets dosen't have that
tendency.
There is lawyer so excessively honest
that he puts all his flower pots out over
night, SO determined is he that eyery-
thing shall haveAits desc.
REMEDY FOR FITs.--liuy your clothes
at slop-shop, and you will never have
Il fit afterwards.
WHEN you have occasion to utter a
rebuke, let your words be soft and your
| Arguments hard.
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sss- The husband of a buxom wife,
near Exeter, England, had long been
dying, and at length, one of the clergy
men of the parish making one OF his
daily visits, found him dead. The dis
consulate widow, in giving n account of
her spouse's last moments, told him her
'poor dear man kept groaning and groan-
ing, but could not die; at last, said she,
II recollccted had got a piece of new
tape in the drawer: and took some Of
that and tied itas tight as could around
his neck and then | stopped his nose
with my thumb and finger, and poor
deari he qvefst off like a lamb!
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"Why, Mary, my dear, how is this, l
find you sitting here so comfortable with
your husband? You told me this morning
you had Snarrelled, and he had gone for
sailor"
~ fatherl l told you nothing of the
kind"
80, nonsenee! l am quite sure you said
you had some words together"
eyes, father, and SO we had some TO-
gether.
eyes, father, and so we had. He as.
ked me what o'clock it was; said
didn't know; and SO be left the house
saying he acas going 10 see! That's all
told YOU"
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Is A DOG BAGGAaE.s-We witnessed q
debate in the Cleveland depot recently,
when This question was settled by cou-
pie of Emerland Islanders, one of whom
was leading dog, and the other was
holding large carpet bag, which ap-
peared to be empty. They demanded of
the baggage master his price for taking
the dog to Toledo, and was told it was
one dollar. They demurred at the price
and offered fifty cents, but the baggage
master was memorable They then in
sisted that the dog sh ould be taken as
baggage, they having no luggage" but
the empty sack. After debating the
question some time, the baggage master
peremptorily refused to take the dog
without assuring them the dog was not
baggage.
The Irishman seemed little puzzled
but the one holding the dog finally turned
to his companion and said-"Michael,
an faith; put the dog in the bag--an'
then wont he be baggage?" The crowd
roared with laughter, and the dog was
provided with free passage to Toledo.
The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1860-03-22

SEWING BY ARTIFICIAL LIGHT.--The
Scientific American says: persons whose
vision is somewhat defective, can sew
white cloth by candle-light, but they are
nnablo to perform the same operation
with black cloth. The following plan,
however, affords partial remedy: Pin Or
bsste strip of white paper on the seam
OF the black cloth to be operated upon,
then sew through the paper and cloth,
aud when the seam is completed, the
paper may be torn off. The black thread
will be distinctly seen on the white paper
and drawing the stitches little tighter
than usual, good work will be produced
This method is well adapted for sewing
by machinery as well as by hand.
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MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS,
NAUTICAL, ENTS

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Clarionets, Flutes, Flageolets,
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Together with all the materials in connection
with the various Musical Instruments. Also,
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Also, Nautical Instruments, of all kinds, such
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an assortment of new and beautiful Jewelry,
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