Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1860-01-06

transmit herewith the reports of the Secretaries
q az OF the Navy 9th Interior and ofthe Post
nation and important recommendations well worthy
the serious consideration of Congress.
1t will appear from the report of the Secretary of
ally reduced by system Of rigid economy, which, in
MS opinion offers every guarantee that the reductiO
will be permanent. The estimates OF the DEPARTING ut
for the next have been reduced nearly two mlie ms
OF dollars below the estimates for the present seal
year, and half million of dollars below the am cunt
granted for this year at the last session of Com
The expenditures of the Post Office De3artm ent dn
ring the past fiscal year, ending the Both of june
1909, exclusive of payments for mail service snecialIv
provided for by Congress out OF the gene raj
amounted to $l4 1854 50, and its recej pts to
s6S, 484 OF; showing deficiency to be Supplied from
the treasury 1885, 0O926, agairst S. 235 677 Is
Tor the year ending 30th of June, 1858 Theincreas-
ed cost of transportation growing out of the
sion OF the service required by Congr explains this
rapid augmentation of the exp endiares. It graf
nylng, however, to observe increase of receipts
Ior the year ending on the 30th Of June 1885, equal
70 S4ol, compared with those in the year end
ing on the 3Oth of June, 1858.
Is estimated that the def cheney for the current
nscal year will be 50 1888 424O4 but that, for year
en enc Soth OF Jne, 1861, it will not exceed ST. 342
4159o, should Congress adopt the measures ofreform
proposed and urged by the Post Master General
maze IN the expenditures amounting to 81, 1926, All
annually, which, however, did not take effect until
AFTER the commencement of the present fiscal year.
The period seems to have arrived for Determining
the question whether this department shall become
permanent and ever-increasing charge upon the
treasury, or shall be permitted to resume the self
sustaining policy which had 50 long controlled its ad
ed o the Postmaster General for the relief of the de-
partment from its present endorsements and for
restoring it to It's original independence is deserving
OF your early and serious consideration
In conclusion would again commend to tie lust
iDeraly OF Congress the local interests of the Dis
! e OF surely the city bearing the name
~ ashlngt. s7J destinedI trust for ages, to be
federacy, has strong claims on favorable regard
Washington City, Dec. IS, 1882
For the indicator.
At meeting held In the village of Nit.
Scion, in Augusta county, Va, on the 18th
of December, 1859:
On motion, DR.. James T. Clarke was
called to the Chair and Geo. ri. Miller ap-
pointed Secretary.
The object Of the mee4lng being briefly
explained, the following preamble and res
o!utions were subr.ltted by Mr.. Jno. A.
Garrett and un' .nimously adopted by those
assembled:
WHEREAS, the North, by repeated acts
OF age ression, contumely and oppression ex-
erc.ised towards us, but more particularly
+, by the late unparalleled outrage enacted at
Harper's Ferry by murderous band OF
| their fanatical emissaries, has at length a.
reused us to sense Of the great wrong and
injury We are constantly sustaining at their
| hands therefore,
Resolved, That mindful Of former ofenc-
es, aud in view of further aggression upon
the rights and liberties of the South, it is
the duty Of every community to prepare to
defend themselves, their families, and their
6resides, from similar invasions or fur.
ther insult, in any way, shape or form, al
the hands of the North.
Resolved, That we, citizens of Mt. So
Ion, do forthwith proceed to organize vol
unteer company, to be called the -, t.
be composed Of members over the age Of Il
years and under SO years. 81
Resolved, That we petition to the Gov
ernor of this Commonwealth to provide u
with the necessary arms and accoutrement
to equip said company, as soon as we shall
have obtained the requisite complement o
IN embers,
Resolved, That we view the late foray a
Harpers Ferry, and its subsequent develop
ments, with unfeigned establishment AM
the deepest Indignation. That the infamou
treachery and ingratitude of the North ha
been fully revealed. and it is full time tina
the South should manifest it's displeasure il
some spirited and praencai manner.
Resolved, That ye heartily co-operat
with the zeal and enthusiasm manifested b,
the different companies formed in this ant
other counties since the late outrage, ane
most cordially commend the independent
vigilant and fearless course pursued by GU
spirited and patriotic Governor towards it
perpetrators, their aiders, advisers and abet
, tors.
Resolved, That D. n Van Lear, Geo
NJ Miller and Jno A. Garrett BE- and arr
hereby appointed Committee to Obtain
names of persons who wish to become mem
bers of this company, and to draft the nee
essary Constitution and Bylaws for thu
government of the same.
4 Resolved, That the Secretary transmit /;
copy of these proceedings to the Stauntor
!: papers for publication.
4 (Signed,)
GEO. M. MILLER, Sec'y.
Military Meeting.
Pursuant to previous notice, number Of
the officers of the volunteer companies Of the
county, met at the Clerks Office of the coun-
ty Court Of Augusta county, on Saturday
December 31st, 1859.
/ Gen. VIM. H. Hartman was invited to pre-
side and take part in the proceedings, and
Captain John D. Imboden appointed Secre.
tary.
! The object of the meeting was to consid
er the propriety Of forming Regiment Of
Volunteers in this county. There are eight
organized companies already in existence in
the county, numbering nearly five hundred
men, and two or three others in process Of
| formatiOn There heinp butfive of the com.