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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1861-03-19
Effects of SecessiOn.-Letter from Judge
Lyon. of 8. c.. to Eriand in Texas.

Effects OF SecesslOn.-Letterf from Judge
Lyon, of ,. c., to Friend in Texas.
The following letter from Judge Robert Lyon,
of Abbeville Court House, South Carolina, pub--
Iished in the Waco Texas) Gazette, speaks for
itself:
ABBEvILLE O. H., Thursday, Jan. "a, 1861.
Dear SIR IL desire you to procure for me
and send by mail, Texas Almanac. Six months
since felt perfectly willing to remain in South
Carolina; but / can remain here no longer. At
the election of Lincoln we sll felt that We must
resist. In this move placed myself amongst
the foremost, and am yet determined to resist
him to the bitter end had my misgivings at
fret of the idea of separate secession but thought
it would be but for short time, and at small
cost. In. this matter, together with thousands
of other Carolinians, we have been mistaken
Everything is in the widest commotion. My
bottom land on Long Cane, for which l could
have gotten $50 per acre, now cannot sell at
any price. All our young men nearly are IN
and around Charleston. Thither we have sent
many hundreds of our negroes q have sent twen-
ty) to work. Crops were very short last year,
and it does now seem that nothing will be plant
ed this coming season.
All are excited to the highest pitch, and not q
thoaght of the future is taken. Messengers are
running here and there, with and without the
governors OrOeJS. We nave uO uOuOys -
forced tax is levied upon every man. | have
furnished the last surplus dollar have. | had
about $27, 900 dollars in bank. At first gave
a check for ten thousand, then five thousand,
then the remainder. 1t is now estimated that
we are spending $685. 900 per day, and no pros
pect of getting over these times. 1t was our
full understanding when we went out of the
Union that we would have new Governments
of all the Southern States. Our object was to
bring about collision with the authorities at
Washington, which all thought would make all
join US. Although we have sought such colli-
sion in every way, we have not yet got fight,
and the prospect is very distant.
| want the Almanac, in order to see from it
what part of Texas may suit me. | want to
raise cotton principally, but must raise corn to-
do me. / will need about thousand acres Of
good land. My force is increasing; many young
negroes are coming on. / can send to the field
about sixty-fve, big and little. shall make no
crop here this year. l shall start my negroes
from here to John Brownlee, at Shreveport, a.
bout the first of April. l will leave my lands
here to grow up in pines. When we all get to
Shreveport, John Brownlee says he will 60 with
me all over Texas. cannot live here and must
get away. Many are leaving now; at least ten
thousand negroes have left already, and before
long one-third of the wealth Of South Carolina
will be in the West. | desire you to look around
and help me get home. As ever, yours,
s7e ROBERT LYON.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1861-03-19

Mr.. Holt, late Secretary of War, has published
letter commenting upon q speech recently
made by Mr.. Thompson, late Secretary of the
Interior, in which he says that Mr.. Thompson
has made an exultant avowal, that she (Thomp-
soD) while yet member of the Cabinet, disclo.
sed to those in open rebellion against the United
States information which he had derived from
his official position, aud which he held under
the seals of a confidence that from the beginning
OF our history as nation had never been viola
ted. This step not merely endangered the high
est public interests, but put in imminent jeopar-
dy the lives of two hundred and fifty innocent
men, who had never wronged the Hon. Secreta
ry, and who in proceeding to Charleston harbor
were simply obeying the lawful command OF
their superior officers.n
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1861-03-19

A SoUTHERNER ON SECESSION. Southern
gentleman who resides in Augusta, Ca, writes
thus :-s'If the South were merely let alone for
six months, we would probably try at the next
general election to get back. The new tariff
will open both eyes and pockets; 8 to 4 cents
per pound on cheese, 4 to cents on butter, 2
TO q cents on sugar, 2a to % cents on tobacco,
affect every one, and that sensibly. Prices have
advanced and are still ascending. Our regular
army has 14O enlisted in this city, and as many
in Savannah. Nine-teDths of our youth go con-
stantly armed, and the common use of deadly
weapons is quite disregarded. No control can
be exercised over lad after he is fourteen or
fifteen. He becomes Mr.. So-and-so, and ac-
knowledges no master. While our free trade
doubles our tariff, our postal facilities will also
be increased. Letter postage will probably be
raised to 10 or % cents, and off the immediate
line of railways there will probably be as much
as one mail week. Of course therefore, we
will like secession the better as we become the
better acquainted with it !"
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tend with gentle care,
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Strangers noting Its rare beauty,
9 Its name, would fain divine, -
But have no:other answer,
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A strain of low sweet music,
When the stars shine forth hear,
To me that l0v'd voice ever
Brings the spring time of the year.
And the carol of the mocking birds,
Of my own Southern cline,
But l joy to think tho they have fed,
zAss song-bird call "Nins."
A pale, pure pearl CLEANS softly,
On picture near my heart,
With the picture, or the jewel,
1t would grieve me sore to part
Yet, gem, and bird, and blossom,
Father, upon thy shrine,
l lay my treasures, praying
That Thou would'st call them s.Thine.v
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Baltimore, Md.
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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1861-03-19

The BIBLE is q vein Of pure gold, unal-
'ioyed by quartz of an earthly substance. This
is q star without speck; a sun without a blot:
light without darkness; moon without pale
ness; glory without dimness. O, Bible! it
cannot be said of any other book, that it is per-
teot and pure; but of thee we can declare all
wisdom is gathered up in thee, without parti.
Gle OF folly. This is the judge that ends the
strife, where wit end reason fail This is the
book, untainted by an error; but is pure, unal-
loyed, perfect truth.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1861-03-19
ANDREW JACKSON.


The bitterness and "intolerance" of some OF
the friends of Immediate Secession, in Virginia,
are commented on with spirit by the Petersburg
Intelligence, The Richmond Whig, also, takes
up the subject and adds, that for itself, sit de-
spises and de6es all buster and bravado" of the
kind referred TO. We would hope that the i'm
pudence and arrogance and the attempted dicta-
tion, OF which our cotemporaries speak, are lin.
tied to but tsaO Certainly, intelligent, sensible
men, no matter what may be their opinions on
the subject of Secession, can have noidesire to
countenance any course like the one denounced
by the Wing and lntelligencer. If Secession is
brought about, Virginia will have need for good
feeling, kindness, and courtesy among her own
citizens The terms ssubmissionist," ''traitor, y
"rebel," and all suoh are as rude and insulting as
they are out of place-and are only provocative
of recrimination. OF course, we speak of and to
sensible men. There are now and then found
others to whom such good advice need not be
offered, for obvious reasons.-Alen. Gazette.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1861-03-19

Stirring times in Europe, as well as 8.
merica, this spring. All is uncertain at home
and abroad the affairs connected with Italy
"wars and rumors of wars" excite apprehen-
sion. The surrender Of Gaeta closes, for the
present, the career of the Bourbons in Italy, bui
there remain the great questions of the States
of the Church, the status of the Pope, the fu-
ture condition of Venitia, and the Ultimate pur-
poses of the Emperor Of the French. Across
the Atlantic they turn their eyes to our shores
and speculate upon Estates discovered and dis
cordant, and land, it may be, drenched in
blood" They are amazed at the spectacle, as
well they may be. The friends of Republican
Liberty in Europe are downcast and depressed
at what is going on here-Aser. Gazette.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1861-03-19

The harpessiug of the Precipitationists in Vir-
ginia has been one of the most tedious things OF
the sort we have ever witnessed. They have
not done plunging yet. 1t is like taking pigs to
q new pen. They squeal the whole distance.
They have had things their own way SO long.
that they don't understand the functions OF 4
minority. We recommend to our conservative
friends to exercise patience with them: they will
become accmated after awhile.
On the other hand, we would kindly point out
TO all thoughtful fre-eaters the utter injudicions
ness Of making rumpus. The bird is Gagged
and merely wearies itself by flying against the
bars Char. Repieso. n
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1861-03-19
SENSIBLE ADv1oE.-Professor Siliman, of NJ

SENSIBLE ADvIoE-Professor Silliman, of New
Haven, recently closed Smithsonian lecture by
giving the following sensible advice to young
men 'If, therefore, you wish for a clear mind
and strong muscles, and quiet nerves and long
lite, and power prolonged in old age, permit me
to say, although am not giving a temperance
lecture, avoid all drinks above water and mild
infusions of that fluid, shqn tobacco, opium, and
everything else that disturbs the normal state Of
the system; rely upon nutritious food, and mild,
diluted drinks, of which water is the base, and
you will need nothing beyond these things, ex-
cept rest, and due moral regulations of all your
powers, to give you long, happy and useful lives,
and serene evening at the close"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1861-03-19

A little boy, kneeling at his mothers knee to
say his evening prayer, asked leave to pray in
his own words, and with childish simplicity
said:
"God bless little Willie, and don't let the
house burn up; God bless papa and mama God
bless me, and make my boots goon easy in the
morning. 7-a7 bid no
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1861-03-19
Patriotic Sentiments by Hon. stephen A.
Douglass

In the United States Senate short time since
Mr.. Douglas gave expression to the following
patriotic sentiments:
81 shall not occupy time now in discussing the
question whether my vote to make partition
between the two sections, instead of referring
the question to the people, will be consistent with
my previous record or not. The country has no
very great interest in my consistency. The
preservation of this Union, the integrity of this
Rebublic, is of more importance than party plat
forms or individual records. Hence have no
hesitation in saying to Senators on all sides of
this Chamber, that am prepared to q on this
question with reference to the present e. sac X
of the case, as if had never given vetc Or ut
tered a word, or had an opinion upon the sub
ject.
Why cannot you Republicans accedo to she
re- establishment and extension of the Missouri
compromise ine2 You have sung pears enough
in its praise, and uttered impreoations snd cur
ses enough on my head for its repeal, one would
think, to justify you now in claiming triumph
by its establishment. Ii you are ILL g to
give up your party feelisgs-to sink the parti-
san in the patriot-and help me to re-establish
and extend that line, as perpetual bond of
peace between the North and South, l viii prom
ise you never to remind you in the future of
your deDunciations of the Missouri compromise
SO long as was supporting it, and of your prai-
ses of the same measure when we removed it
from the statute-book, after you had caused it
to be abandoned, by rendering it impossible for
Us to carry it out. Iseek no partisan advantage;
desire no personal triumph | am willing to
let by-goDes be by-gones with every man who,
in this exigency, will show by his vote that he
loves his country more than his party"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1861-03-19

y We pass our lives in regretting the past, com
planning of the present, and induiging false hopes
of the future. 81 500 1913 HIS a.apsg
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1861-03-19

Many malignant old currnudgeon, merely to
crafty his hatred off, his natural heirs, has be-
queathed his whole estate to some Fpublic inst-
tuition, and thus immortalized himself for benev-
olence
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1861-03-19

It'll our duty not only to scatter benefits, bu
even to strew flowers for the sake of our fel
low travellers in the pathway of this. wretohe'
world
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1861-03-19

THE PRNTER's DOLLARS! Where are they
A dollar here and o dollar there, scattered over
numerous small stowns, all over the country,
miles and miles apart-how shall they be gath
cred together? The type founder has his hun
dreas of dollars against the Printer; the paper
maker, the building owner, the journeyman COM
positor, the grocer, the tailor, and all assistants
to him in carrying on his business, have their
demands, hardly ever SO small as single dollar.
But the mite from here and there must be dill
gently gathered and patiently boarded, or the
where with to discharge the large bills will never
become bulky. We imagine the Printer will
have to get up an address TO his widely scattered
dollars something like the following: "Dollars,
halves, quarters, dimes, and all manner OF frac-
tons into which ye are divided, collect your
selves and come home! Ye are wanted Com
binations of all sorts of met, that help the Prn-
ter to become Proprietor, gather in such force
and demand with such good reasons your ap-
pearance at his counter, that nothing short of a
sight of you will appease them. Collect your
selves, for valuable as you are in the aggregate,
single you will never pay the cost of gathering.
Come in here in silent single file, that the Prin-
ter may form you into battalion, and send you
forth again to battle for him and vindicate his
feeble credit" Reader, are you sure you havn't
couple of the Printers dollars sticking about
your clothes?
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1861-03-19

H Humility and charity are the two great
est graces iD the world; and these are the great
est ingredients which constitute friendship and
express it.-Biab0p I0qlor.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1861-03-19

If You have great talents, industry will inn
prove them; if moderate abilities, industry will
supply their deficiencies. Nothing is denied to
well directed labor; nothing is ever to be at
tanned without it. .aals-La o u
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1861-03-19

There is nothing formidable about death ex-
cept the consequences of it, and these we our
selves can regulate and control. The shortest
life is long enough if it leads to better, and the
longest is too short if it does not.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1861-03-19

Is THE GOVERNMENT FAILURE 2-Is the gov
ernment failure, because the party that has
had it in keeping has faied2 Because Cobb de-
stroyed its finances, Floyd involved in millions
of debt, Thompson betrayed its counsels-be-
cause Twiggs surrendered its whole army upon
q composition that puts Arnold to blush--are
we to consider that the government has failed
Would 1t not be more correct to say that the
Democratic President has faileds And because
a Democratic President fails in his duty, are we
to jump at once to the conclusion that the gov-s
ernment is failure Is every government that
has the misfortune to be cursed with incompe-
tent or dishonest officers to be regarded as fail
ure 2-Rach. Whag. f1fV .
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1861-03-19

INTEaaPRRANoE.-Those men who destroy q
healthful constitution OF body by intemperance,
and an irregular life, do as manifestly kill them
selves as those who hang, or poison, or drown
themselves Sherlock -fr6f ~
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1861-03-19

There is sacredness in tears. They are
not the mark of weakness, bat Of power! They
are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of
deep contrition and of unspeakable love.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1861-03-19

A beautiful thought is suggested in the
Koran:-"Angels, in the grave, will not ques-
tion thee as to the amount of wealth thou hast
left behind thee, but what good deed thon hast
done in the world, to entitle thee to seat among
the blessed"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1861-03-19

JOY TO THE INvALID-Per afflicted with
any of the diseases arising from o disordered
liver or stomach, nervous debility, dyspepsia, or
liver complaint, should try Perry Davis Vegeta-
bic Pain Killer. 1t seldom fails to effect cure
in a very short time. Sold by all dealers in fam
ily medicines. ac a
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1861-03-19

DIFFRRENoE.- very little thing makes all
the difference You stand in the engine-room
of a steamer; you admit the steam to the cylin-
ders, and the paddles turn ahead touch OF a
lever, you admit the selt-same steam to the self.
same cylinders, and the paddles turn astern. 1t
IS so, oftentimes, in the moral world. The
turning Of straw decides whether the engines
shall work forward or backward.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1861-03-19

WIVES OF THE New PREsIDENTs.-A lady
writes from Washington that Mrs. Lincoln is
some hat young looking for the wife Ola man
of 81. She is richly dressed, wearing rose
colored silk, and is otherwise handsomely deco
rated. She has very fair complexion, dark
hair and pleasant eye and voice. Mrs. Ham
lin is quite young--far below thirty-a lady Of
small figure, and like the Presidents wife.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1861-03-19

Educate the whole man-the head, the heart
the body; the head to think, the heart to feel
and the body to act.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1861-03-19

n There is no greater obstacle to success than
trusting in something to turn up, instead Of going
to work to turn up something. e 50 rRu v-f
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1861-03-19

"Do you think" asked Mrs. Pepper, rather
sharply, that little temper is a bad thing in a
woman :" Certainly not, ma'am," replied the
gallant philosopher, sit is good thing, and she
ought never to lose it.n
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1861-03-19

q, Speak low, ladies'; and yet always endeavol
to be high-toned women. ~
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1861-03-19

II You need not talk too much to get q reputa-
ton for sense. One good mark is better than
twenty dull or common ones.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1861-03-19

It is said that the Empress Eugenie makes
but poor figure as a skater, in spite of her
handsome costume and her pretty feet and
ankles. She got herself up in an exquisite cos
tune, her skates were miracles of workmanship,
bat finding some difficulty in striking ont, she
retired soon disgusted.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1861-03-19

There Is no greater obstacle to success thar
trusting in something to turn up instead OF going
to work to turn up something.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1861-03-19

Many beautiful ladies, when walking out, seem
very angry if they are gazed at, audsadly disap-
pointed If they are not.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1861-03-19
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A life of full and constant employment is the
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w The excesses of youth are drafts upon
old age, payable thirty years AFTER with interest.