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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1860-06-05
For the Spectator.
For the Spectator.
Lines on first Visiting the Valley of Vir-
ginia.

lines on first Visiting the Valley of Viz
ginia.
Vale OF Virginia! Ger thy breast S
stranger turns his lonely gaze,
And sees thy stretching pastures rest
Beneath a veil of silver haze;
what expanse, what wilderness
vi flower and verdure, rock and stream;
How have waited, longed for this
- This more than any Orient dream!
Ascend with me this velvet slope
With dews and clover blossoms crowned,
And see the breathing landscape ope
Its arms to clasp the sunlight round;
How nobly rolls. wave after wave,
The stretch of twinkling hills away;
And how like tides the shadows lave
The woodlands in their gorgeous play.
The lands of generous Culture throw
glory Ger these sweet domains;
In tender light the valleys glow
With verdure wave the sunny plains;
League after league, the crowded woods
Lift up their crowns in shimmering green,
Where through the boughs in golden Hoods
The MONDAY splendors tremble in.
Walk through these leafpaved, oaken aisles,
How holy, vocal; yet how still
How well the wild .fower wears its smiles;
These branches-how with life they thrill;
twilight fills the place more sweet
Than that which sees the day-beam die;
And half turn to see the feet
Of faun or angel twinkle by.
How grandly tower those mountain walls
Superb in every Tyrian dye;
Still changing as the sunbeam falls
From morning or from evening sky;
The clouds drift DER the vault ahoye, '.A
Their phantoms sweep the plain below,
And break on hillside, ridge and grove.
Or melt into the noontide glow.
Like living things against the vault,
Those flinty barriers lift their heads
There in their course the black storms halt,
To drown the thirsty river beds,
There Nature reigns unmarried the bear
Roams those high solitudes at will,
The panther prowls, the dun deer there
Drinks at the moss hemmed fountain still.
Through banks that wear the living green
The silvery Shenandoah shines,
And in its own blue wave is seen
The blue wave Of the mountain lines;
Sweet daughter of the stars" thy name,
Given by lost and noble race,
Still rolls along the arch Of Fame,
And tells the beauty of thy face
What more could old Arcadia boast?
What richar tint or cnftar hroo1a
What balmier airs her blossoms tossed,
Or stirred her citron groves, than these?
Not old Hymettus from her CELLS
Of lily. rose and rustling lime,
Rolled perfumes down the Attic dells
More rich than sweep this Western cline.
And men, the nobiest of the race,
Walk forth beneath these glories skies;
Their proudest virtues here trace,
And here their homes and temples rise:
Here, while the seasons come and go,
And kingdoms from the light are hurled,
Does God Vork ous BY pen end plough,
The wondrous problem of the world,
Land of the Virgin Queen thy wales
Lie beautiful before my view;
Sweet with the kisses of the gales,
And baptism of the early dew;
Patriots have trod these plains and hills
Whose names through every land are blown,
And one at which each bosom thrills 81
The glorious name of WASHINGTON. T. H.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1860-06-05

The General Conference of the Methodist E.
piscopal Church, 10 session at Buffalo, N. Y.
have had a long and earnest discussion on the
slavery question. A note was taken on Tuesday
last on the first resolution in the majority report
OF the Slavery Committee, which recommends q
change OF the rule in the discipline on slavery
The vote stood 1873 for the resolution, and IA
against it, lacking 10 votes of the required two.
thirds to adopt. By the Constitution of the
Conference it takes two-thirds of the Conference
to change any rule. The first resolution of the
report was that shareholders were ineligible tc
membership in the Methodist Episcopal Church
This action leaves the Church open to slave
holders but debars preachers from holding slaves
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1860-06-05
Railroad Depot.

The Directors of the Central Railroad have
decided to remove the Passenger Depot at this
place from its present location to site opposite
the American Hotel. The Freight Depot will
then be removed to the place where the Passen-
ger Depot now stands. This arrangement will
be much more convenient to the Railroad en-
ployees and the public generally than the pres
ent one.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1860-06-05
Circuit Court.

The June term of the Circuit Court, Judge
Thompson presiding, commenced in this place on
Friday, the 1st inst. Several persons charged
with crime will be tried during the term.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1860-06-05

R The Bell and Everett men of Alabama
ma on the 9th inst, to ratify the nominations
made at Baltimore and appoint an Electoral
Ticket
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1860-06-05

H Judge Peter V. Daniel, of the United
States Supreme Court, died at his residence in
Richmond, on Thursday afternoon last, in the
10th year of his age.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1860-06-05

HE SEoEDERs SUSTAINED IN DELAwARE.-At
New Castle, Delaware, on the 26th, Messrs.
Bayard and Whitley addressed meeting of
the regular Democracy, and gave an account of
their stewardship at Charleston. After an ex-
citing discussion OF more than four hours the
meeting sustained their action. The county
convention also held its session and instructed
Messrs. Bayard and Whitley to resume their
seats in the Baltimore Convention provided in
their opinion, the nationality of the Constitution
should be restored by the action of sufficient
portion OF the regular delegations from the Sc.
ceding Democratic States. There was ONLY orc
negative vote in the Convention.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1860-06-05

H- A Bell and Everett ratification meeting
was held in New Orleans, Thursday evening last
and was lagely attended.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1860-06-05

COUNTY ELEoTIoNs.-Capt. Moore has been
reelected Commonwealth Attorney in RooL-
bridge, Whipple Sheriff, and Campbell Surveyor
ln Rockingham, Ammon was elected Sheriff and
Yancey Commonwealth Attorney, without on.
position. In Albemarle, Goss was reelected
Sheriff, and the other county officers without
opposition. ]. NJ. Rexrode was elected Sheriff
ia Highland, and J. W Chew Commissioners Of
the Revenue. In Perdleton, McQuaine was e.
lected Sheriff, and J. W. Dyer Commissioner of
the Revenue
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1860-06-05
New Goods i'm BridgeWater.

THE great demand for Bro w ms . BYRLs5 cheap
Il Goods has made it necessary for one of the firm
to return to the eastern markets and purchase
ond supply of Spring and Summer Goods. which
makes their assortment very large and complete.
The decline in many styles of Goods enables them
offer Goods very cheap. They have nice stock of
Mantles Busters and Buster Goods make suits for
ladies. BROWNS l. BYRD
June g. 186O-4W
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1860-06-05
The Census.

We invite attention to the communication in
reference to the United States Census, published
on the first page of this paper. Maj. Watts has
commenced operations.
AS q contemporary says, it is important that ev-
cry head of family should be prepared to give
full and correct answers to the questions submit
ted. The work, to be of any value, should be
done correctly, and with intelligent census ia
kers, the reliability of the reports will rest with
the citizens answering their questions. The
questions are such as any person can answer
without unnecessarily exposing his private do
mestic matters or business. The officers em-
ployed are required to approach every person
civily and respectfully. His object is to get cor
rect information of value to the people and in
terests of the country. The obligation of the
citizen is to help him all in his power. With
this object and this obligation existing on each
side, the relations and the Intercourse between
the two should partake of nothing but what is
of friendly character, each endeayoring to as.
sist the other in performing the work accurate.
ly. Though the questions embrace details, it is
only general results which are to be published.
Every head OF family is required to make return
of the name, age, sex, color, occupation, and
birth place of every member of the household,
the value of the real and personal estate, and the
causes of death in the family. The questions
asked agriculturists embrace everything which
gives value to the farm or shows its productive
ness. The manufacturers are expected to tell
the amount of capital employed in their business,
the raw material consumed, the motive power
used, and the cost of fuel, the quantity and kind
of machinery, the average number of hands en-
ployed, divided into male and female, the value
of the annual products, and in fact every species
OF information necessary to enable the superin-
tendent OF The census to show the progress and
extent of the industry and material resources OF
the country.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1860-06-05
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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1860-06-05

H The Hon. Edward Everett has writer
long letter accepting the nomination for the
Vice Presidency, which we will publish next
week.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1860-06-05

Throughout Kentucky the complaint is almost
universal of destruction of the wheat crop by the
hy. Fields that were full of promise few
weeks since vii, from appearances, produce
scarcely two bushels TO the acre.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1860-06-05

The different POLITICAL organizations are hard
at work, and least one ton of speeches are sent
away every day by mail, ''franked," of course
The Lincoln and Hamlin headquarters occupy
an entire house in E. street, near the Post
Office; the regular Democratic organization is
established at house On Fopr-aDdsa-half street
and the Douglas men have the upper stories OF
a large building on Pennsylvania Avenue, near
Browns hotel. At each of these committee
rooms are accommodations for members of Con-
gress to go in the evening, and frank the thou
sand OF pub. docs. enveloped in the upper rooms
during the day. Over one hundred men and
boys are already regularly employed in mailing
documents, and the expenditures will necessa-
rily be immense before election day comes a.
round Harrington Letter.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1860-06-05

THE ADMINISTRATIONS CoRRuPrIoN.-Mr. Will
son, of Ohio, testified before the Coyode Com
mittee on Wednesday. He carried message
from the late Postmaster General Brown to Mr..
Cox, member from Ohio, few days before the
passage of the English bill to the effect that
if he lMr. Cox supported that measure it
would place him in high position of favor with
the Administration.
Mr.. Cox's answer to that overture, asking
time to consider, was borne by him to Mr. Brown
Finally Mr.. Cox voted for the bill, and Mr.. Mil
Ter, who had been removed from the Post Office
at Columbus because Mr.. Cox had become re-
fractory, was restored in consideration Of tina,
service
subsequently, the Administration exerted all
Its influence to promote the reelection of Mr.
Cox to Congress, and he could not have beer
returned without that aid. Mr. Wilson stated
he had been chief clerk in the Columbus Post
Office, and was son-in law of Samuel Medary
Capt. Enge, of the Navy Yard, was also ex
amined. He testified that an old uncle of Ton
Florence's, member of Congress, was employed
at the Philadelphia Navy Yaad with pay O
three dollars per day, who performed no service
and several clerks were paid salaries who were
equally useless as officers.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1860-06-05

There are in commission in the State of Vir
GINA, GO troops of cavalry, 81 companies of
light infantry, 81 companies of rifemen, and 81
companies Of artillery.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1860-06-05

AN ARCTIC Boat EXPEDITION new Arctic
Expedition sailed from New London, Conn.,, on
Tuesday last, on board of the bark George Hen
|ry. The expedition is not very numerous, for it
consists only of Mr.. B. Hall, of Cincinnati, and
bis Esqnimaux guide, Oud-la ja-ah. Mr.. Hall,
who lately resided in Cincinnati designs to leave
the vessel in which be sailed at Sussex Island,
taking with him a large boat, which has been
constructed expressly TOR him, and with which
he designs to make explorations in the region
lying between Cape Willoughby and the en-
trance to Fury and Hecia Strait A crew of five
Esquimaux, which he will select at Sussex Is.
land, will assist him in his researches. Mr.. Hall
hopes to obtain further traces of the party which
went with Sir John Franklin.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1860-06-05
An amusing incident occurred at N

Jonas W. Chew was elected Commissioner
the Revenue by a majority of 70 votes.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1860-06-05

a. See advertisement of Plaster by the
Stanton Steam Mill.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1860-06-05

The rHmor to the effect that Judge Douglas
intended to instruct his friends in the Baltinore
Convention TO withdraw his name after the third
ballot, should he not be nominated before then.
10 favor of some man acceptable to the extreme
South, or, indeed, in favor of any man. is in
dignantly denied upon his authority, The re-
port was started for the purpose of affecting
weakened delegates in New York and New
England IS
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1860-06-05

How STATE DELEGATIONS ARE MADE.-The
quarrel as to 'who killed Seward" is bringing
out some singular Information 90 20 the extraor-
binary manner in which some of the State dele.
cations 10 Chicago are alleged to have been made
up Upon this point we refer to certain state
ments OF the Free Press, as to the delegates who
voted as representatives of Texas, ard a delega-
ton which was intended to represent Georgia,
but which By accident failed to get to the Con
vention. 1t is charged that the Texans were
commissioned at a meeting held at Grad Haven.
in the State of Michigan, one OF them being the
keeper of a lager beer sal loon in that town, an
other the County Clerk of Ottawa county, q
third, the editor of a newspaper in Allegan, all
in that State, and the fourth resident Of Cana
Ga, who Is not now and never was a citizen of
the United States. But, surprising as this is,
the programme for Georgia, published in the
Free Press, rather excels it. It appears in this
that an old gentleman named Benning. also of
Grand Haven, Michigan, was fitted out with a
complete set OF credentials empowering him to
cast the whole twenty -seyen votes of Georgia.
but she plan miscarried and Mr.. Seward lost
that number of votes, because Renning could
not raise two dollars to carry him to Chicago.
On the other side, John Wentworth says that he
noticed quite number of persons sitting around
the Convention abusing Governor Seward, who,
q few days before, were complaining to him of
their utter destitutaon, but who had on neao suits
OF clothes; and adds that he did not know which
would be the most difficult question to answer
first, why these men should abuse Governor
oeward-and, second, where thay got their new
clothes2"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1860-06-05
SlMMI BOOYEN NO-RAMI
AND MQuRAGAKI AWAYSI NQ-RAM

AND MOORAGAKI AWAYSI NO-RAMI.
TINE ambassadors from Japan, finding our gar
i ments so much superior to theirs came to the
conclusion to purchase lot of Ready Made Clo-
thing, Boots, Shoes, &C.. to take back to ia
pan. Being shrewd people they made enquiries where
get the fashionable goods at the lowest prices
which they found to be at the 'Red Flag Store"
Staunton, Va. This point being settled it expect
ed that one or more of these green people will arrive
shortly to make selections at the
RED FLAG STORE,
Opposite Becks Restaurant
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1860-06-05

READ! READ!! READ!!!
THE subscribers have just received, by Express
l. piece brown Geraldine,
Q pieces English Bereges,
Organizes and Lawns, -,-t
Black and white poplins,
Black Norwich Bereges,
Real Lace Wells,
Ribbons for trimming,
Best Kid Gloves, 4E
Hosiery, Gloves,
Long and short Mitts,
Black Silk Gauntletts,
Lsle Thread
Dimity, &C., &c.
We expect, in few days. to receive large add.
ton to present stock of China, GLASS; and Iron
Stone Ware. PIPER Il FUNKHOUSER
Stanton June s. 1890
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1860-06-05

7 OST-Supposed at the Virginia Hotel, POCK-
IL EFT BOOK, containing $50. will give reward
of one half it's contents (S25 to the finder on leaving
the Pocket Book with all the papers at this office.
June g. 1850 VIM. d. GLEASON
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1860-06-05

ALARMING INCREASE OF CELIBAoY.-This is
getting to be an alarming fact to the political
economists, and in an article on the subject.
"Once week" thus remarks -
The probabilities of marriage of a maiden Of
twenty are slightly superior to those of baehe-
lor, and lncompaT ably greater than those of a
widow OF the same age; but with the lapse of
years tie ratios change; the probabilities of
marriage at thirty five being, for bachelor, one
70 twenty seven for spinster, one to thirty
i've; and tor widow, one to hve-the at
fractions OF the widow standing to those of the
splnster IN the surprising relation of five to one
l-or, perchance, that number mystically repre-
lsenting her comparative readiness to matrimony
thus the chance OF Hnding happiness and home
| dinlipishes with years.
| The growing disposition to cebacy among
the young men OF this class, though in some
measure attributable to selfish and luxurious
cyncisrn, is chiefly due to the irrational expend-
lture consequent on marriage, and the unattract-
Iveness OF prospective association with women
so unlikely, from tleir artificial habits, to yield
domestic happiness. II this celibacy frequently
defeats the economical consideration deciding to
| it. Gas it should,) and ends in much immortality
land unhapplness among men, how UNNECESSARILY
evil must be its influence on the other sex and
what violation of natural law must that social
Organization be which SO harshly represses the
aHections, and hereaves so large class of the
Isopport and sympathy they are entitled to from
man! Is the Rajapoot pride that Stays female
infant, lest 10 after life it should dishonor its
parentage by plebian marriage, more crue
than the selfish social system that devotes it to
a solitary and weary lite of penury and regrets
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1860-06-05
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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1860-06-05
~ ~ STANTON SPECTATOR AND GENERAL ADVERTISER.

PoLIuoAL SPEoULATIoNs.-Th following from
1.-The Washington correspondence Of the New
York Journal Of Commerce, is Interesting:
There is rumor, and perhaps not without
foundation, that the friends of Mr. Douglas. who
claim ia votes in the Baltimore Convention,
intend to press his nomination without regard to
the two-thirds rule, and it is said that the New
York delegation will unite in this movement
Further, it is said that while Mr. Douglas has
majority vote, he will be pressed even to the
rupture of the Convention. / find that many
Anticipate this result and the consequent nomi-
nation of Mr.. Douglas by the majority of the
Convention, and separate nomination at Rich
mond Should this be the case, and Douglas
should carry any States, and if majority of
Democratic electors should be chosen, the Elec
toral College might throw their entire vote on
the Richmond nominee, and elect him without
the hazard OF scuffie between three candidates
in the House of Representatives. But there is
some danger that the Convention at Baltimore
will not be organized owing to the clashipp
claims OF Southern delegates to seats. in place
of the seceGers. In this event, also. the Doug
las delegates will, it is believed. nominate him
The friends OF Mr.. Douglas here, and as under
stand elsewhere, persist 10 the declaration and
belief that, If Douglas be not nolnipated. no one
else can be except Lane, or Breckenridge. or !
Hunter, and that either OF these will certainly |
De defeated. MI. Guthrie, they say, cannot be |
nomlnated-but that remains to be seen. So
they say that tbs party is to be defeated with |
any candidate but Douglas, and they deem it
expedent to preserve the Democratic party or
ganizaiion in their own States, and to attempt /
the recovery OF some Of the free States, by the
use OF Douglas name as candidate, indepen-
DENLY ct the tcbmond nomination.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1860-06-05
Vote of Highland Counry.

PSI 222 172 All 2o7 400
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-07-03

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tae tast arrivals bring intelligence that
Garibaldi is preparing Cor an invasion of Ne
RpOlitan territory on the main, and it is re-
ported thats detachment Of {, 600 revolutions
lists had entered Calabria to support an insur-
recdon already broken out in the Southern
extremity ofthe peninsula. An insurrsction-
airy movement was spprehended in the city
Of Naples, and a council Of the Royal family
was assembled on the 18th ult. to deliberate.
Garibaldi had met with his arst serious
misfortune since planting hlsvictorious stand-
ard in Sicily. The NeapOlitan cruisers had
captured two steamers, carrying men, arms,
and ammunition to his aid. The prisoners taken
numbered 500, and 81 cannons, with 2,OOO,-
600 pounds Of powder were also captured
The loss Of such a force and the supplies on
board the transports, is serious one to the
revolutionary army, It is expected that the
oaptives win be treated with the respect due
to prisoners Of war.
There are indications that an understand
ing is established between the liberal powers
to recognize, and perhaps protect the inde-
Pendence Of Sicily against Naples.
Garibaldi has opened a national subscrip-
tion in behalf Of the war. The Archbishop
and all the noble families of Sicily had sub
scribed. efE -..
The French and Prussian journals declare
that the peace Of Europe has been cOusOnda-
ted by the Congress Of sOysreigns at Baden.