Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1860-04-03
To Middle River Alone.

40 Tml00lo River AlOucs
When middle River and North Mountain y
together, undertook to ascertain for the benefit
s'of Their good neighbors,' the relations of the
present candidates with the present Sheriff or
his deputies, they presented some~ very pointed
questions. and requested plain and direct an
swcrel wis SLY glink.they heve received IN the
response al one If the candidates (Col. Lilley)
and which onght to have. satisfied them both,
and seemingly has made North Mountain con-
tent to let Middle River wind its serpentine
form alof:, through "a few more of the same
sort" of (nore impertinent) interrogatories in
your last issue. Lest neither Wilson nor Lilley
should be as prompt in ans wering them, | shall
try to assaage any tears that may incline to a.
rise in regard to the first qLestion-W Whether the
present High Sheriff or any OF his deputies will
be permitted to remain in the county of Au-
gusta? If COL Lilley should be elected, l sup
pose he would be under the control Of the court,
and bound to execute its orders, and as there is
only one particular way, in certain cases, in
which he would be at all concerned, he would
10 that way, aud in no other, interfere with the
privilege of them, or any other citizen, remain
ing in the county Of Augusta. Question 2nd.
Will you permit any lawyer &C.. 10 ride as your
deputiess A lawyer, depot agent, blacksmith,
fa's1sE, mechanic or son OF any ofthem, might
be very etncient deputy sheriff. Without re-
gard to profession, business, calling, trade or
occupation even a poor bog in his onward prog
ress to wealth and influence, might receive the
passing tribute of respect, and name of being a
very good deputy sheriff Question 3rd. Wheth-
er your deputies will ride mules &yc2 From the
disposition and course heretofore pursued by
Col. Lilley, lam induced to believe he would be
the last to ride rough shod over the people in
any way. He would have the selection of his
OWE deputies, and presume would allow them
the privilege OF choosing their own riding stock
without compelling them to ride the. horses OF
the present deputies, or subjecting them to any
particular mode of travelling their districts i
any other candidate should be elected Though
doubtfuD know the present deputies will BE-
free to ride through the next term for whom
they please, when they please, and qohat they
please, and ride
Erect on the bob-tailed nag,
Or dropped on the long tailed bay,
Behind the ears of Balaam's brag
That's known by the sound called bray.
As middle River" apart from "North Mount
ain" seems 10 have warm sympathy for the
present deputies welfare, should their concen-
trated choice be made to travel up salt River
for remaining mum TO all your heterogeneous
1 would suggest the propriety OF your going into
the mule raising business, to have q supply on
accommodation of all who shall have felt the
power OF a united OPPOSITION
UNION PARTY CoNvENTIoN-The Constitu-
ton and Union Party Convention was held in
Boston on the goth ult
The Hon. Nathaniel Silsbee was elected Pres
ident, end addresses were delivered by the Pres
ident, Marshall P Wilder, Geo. S. Hillard, L.
Everett Saltonstall, and Geo. T. Curtis
Resolutions calling on the conservative and
patriotic men of all parties to unite for putting
down agitation and sectional differences, to
check government extravaganza, to protect home
industry, and for thorough change in the po-
litical affairs in the State were adopted
The Convention elected a State Central Com
mittee and full list of district delegates to the
National Convention at Baltimore, aud also the
following delegates at large: Vim. Appleton OF
Boston, Col. James W. Sever, OF Boston the
substitutes are Joseph Grinnell of New Bedford,
the Hon. Increase Sumner of Great Darlington.
The names of Edward Everett and John J. Crit
tenden were prominently mentioned in the Con-
vention in connection with the Presidency
The Ohio Legislature have been passing some
laws on the subject of the intermarriage of near
relatives, aud if one-half of what has been af-
frmed of the effect of cousins intermarrying be
true, it is manifestly the duty of the Legislatures
of all States to interfere to prevent so Injurious
custom. 1t is said that in Massachusetts. out
of II families formed by the marriage of such
cousins, there were % children, and in Ohio,
in s7a such families, there were $500 children.
It would thus seem that the average number of
children is not diminished by such intermar-
riages, the Massachusetts statistics giving IL
children to each such marriage. But out of
these SO children, A were idiots, II scrofulous,
and only 81 in tolerable health, while in Ohio
2, 400 out of 5000 were either intellectually or
defective. In one case of the mar
rage OF double cousins, nine children-all there
yere were idiots Of low grade SUCH statistics
prove the necessity of some vigorous remedy.