Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1861-03-29
The Border Versus the Cotton
States.

STATES.
Ever since last November the politicians
of the border States have been talking and
arguing and shilly shallying about their fu-
ture course. They do not really know
whether they desire to stay in the old Union
OF to 60 out. They have tried to temporise,
originated Peace Congress, and suggested
amendments to the constituton-an all
for nothing. The black republicans have
not given the people Of the border States a
single point in the game; but still the
leaders remain undecided. In the mean
time the politicians Oft the cotton States have
proceeded quietly to establish at irdepend-
ent government and to form constitution
which is amodel State paper It preserves
all the best features of the original compact,
with certain requisite additions. The con-
stituton of the Southern Confedefacy is as
perfect as any such instrument can be. 1t
embodes the ideas of the fathers CT the re-
public; ard offers the very best platform for
the political discussion that will be carried
on between the North and the South during
the next year or two. So we advise every4
body to talse the old constitution and the
new and compare them critically The
Southern politicians have done, their work
we'll. The border States politicians have
FILTERED away great deal Of time and vast
ed great deal Of breath for just nothing
at all While they have been putting and
blowing to no purpose, the cotton States
leaders have presented the issue in clear,
solid, compact form-one that the border
States politician must accept. That is all
the difference between the me@ Of the Dor
der and of the cotton States, and the posi-
ton Of the latter is vastly more dignifed
than that of the former. Y. Herald.
The Paris Pays, in noticing the disrup-
ted condition of our country, and the sue
cess that is destained to attend the South
ern government, recurs to the fact that our
Federal Union has achieved its greateat tri-
umphs under and owes Its success to the
Southern Craftsmanship; and all the disas-
ters THAT have ever befallen us have been
the result of the Northern short sightedness.
We have only to illustrate the verify Of this
remark, by reference to the character Of the
administration of the Northern and South>
ern Presidents
RELICS OF EARLY TIMES: An interesting
discovery has just been made at Trlkala,
near Corinth. It consists of an antique
bronze vase, containing nine thousand one
hundred and seventy coins, in excellent pre-
servation. The most modern of them date
from the time of the Achirn League, two
hundred ane eighty years before the Chris
tian era. TIE vase has been presented to
the Queen of Greece, who takes great inter
est in ancient art.
CoNGREssMEN YET TO BE ELECTED. The
States which are yet to choose representa-
lives. and their times for election, are as
Connecticut April North Carolina Aug. s
Rhode Island April California Sept.
Virginia May % Maryland Nov. 6
Tennessee Aug. l Kansas
Kentucky Aug. S
4 BAcE- LICK FROM W1FE.-A member
Of a military company was the other day, at
Utica, talking abous going to TIE wars =
He said If he went be would take his child
with him. .'How will you carry it," asked
the wife and mother. 20 strap it on my
back" said he. 30, DON'T" exclaimed the