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LEGATIONS OF THE BORDER STATES.

This decline has been shown during time
when these States have faithfully and prompt
ly met their obligations. II alarm at The
chance Of internal dist,ir pailoe causes such
q depreciation in the value Of States of un-
doubted homer and ability, who can estimate
the confusion which would follow disor-
ganization Of business through the presence
Of civil war? The obligations Of these States
like other railroad securities would be dis
honored, sweeping off at stroke the basis
Of the bank currency Of tie Northwest, max
ing it lie tie hands Of holders Practically
worthless, FOR no reconstruction could take
place for years. In the end currency based
upon such stocks would be paid, but origi,
nal holders would have sold out for song.
Illinois, Michigan, Indiana aud Wisconsin
have now e direct and personal interest ia
extending to the Border States every con
cession possible, if they would escape bank
pauic aud ruin, such as 1887 and 1857
never Developed, ard their attettion cannot
be too closely fixed upon this poins The
currency Of four States is based upon debts
owed by Slave States, and its preservation
at tie present standard in New York is es-
sentia to their financial safety 70 the
new Administration these facts are con,-
mended, as showing that the shortest way
to ruin the West will be to coerce the South
by force Of arns-tllts securing an amount
of financial embarrassment such as the eoun :
try re'er saw"
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Railroad Securities Of the Nor
der States.

On the subject of decline in the securi-
ties Of the Border Slave States, we extract
the following observations from d late mum
Der of the New York Express:
"The decline in the securities of the Bor-
der States is easily understood by all who
know the Foundation apon which they rest
1t is mistake to suppose that the North.
western and Northern States are the sole
possessors of railway enterprises based on
speculation. and that they only would suf-
fer by civil war. upon which many look
SO coolly. The record shows that the Bor-
der SLAVE States have entered boldly into
the work of internal improvements, and that
they are in no degree behind me free States
in modes OF internal transit. based Oh cred
it. safe operation in time Of peace, or In e
foreign war. but one fall ot danger when
civil war .esgns. The following table will
show about the debts for internal improves
ments of the four leading States, but the
actual amount is above the figures given.
RAILROAD AND INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT OBJ
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The African Slave Trade--HOv
1t is Managed.

There is a company in Havana, Cuba,
with a capital Of a million Or more, whose
sole business is to import negroes from At
RIGA. This company, by means of an agent,
buys its vessels in New York, where cap
tains for them are also obtained By iu-
dicions use Of money they are easily cleared
at the Custom bossse, the agent and captain
having previously sworn to ownership, in
order to obtain a register, and the vessel,
with slave outfit, starts direct for Africa
In this way, seventy vessels are said to have
sailed from the port Of New York after car
goes Of slaves since lst Of January last
Bat latterly, owing to pressure of pub
lie opinion, the United States officials have
been rather moro rigid in their scrutiny Of
suspected vessels, and, consequently, the
manner Of procedure has been changed
The vessel now takes a legal cargo for Ha-
vana, whence she is easily cleared for Afr-
ca, by soothing the etching palms. Of the
Spanish officials. Tits escape from unpleas-
ant scrutiny is facilitated by recent decis-
ion Of Attorney G eneral Black, declaring
that the clearance of any American vessel
from the Custom House is prima facie evi-
dence Of the legality Of the voyage, and con
scquently. the consul need take no further
steps than the ordinary one Of exacting an
cath from the captain that he is bound on a
legal voyage, and with cargo in accord
ance with his clearance.
The voyage occupies about forty Eve days,
Arriving on the coast, the SLAYER proceeds
thirty miles up the Congo River to the fac
tory" of the Havana Company If wal
steamer makes her appearance in the river
the Captain cheerfully shows his regular
manifest and clearance, certified by the A
merican Consul at Havana, and hoists his
American flag, land sends back to the steam
er box Of very good Havana cigars and &
case of good brandy. Then the steamer
sails away, perhaps to watch him at sea, fol
1 there it no prize money Of any account in
vessel unless the negroes are On board =
Having made his arrangements with the
resident agent, the Captain speedily dis.
charges his cargo into the warehouse take;
on board lot of water~casks, which are
filled from the river, and beside them in tht
hold he slows his barrels Of provisions, anc
over all he lays his ',slave deck
Spies are sent to the mouth of the river
and when they report the coast clear from
cruisers.seven or eight hnndred slaves, cost
ing $50 apiece in bal rum, are driven or
board pell nell, naked as the day they were
born the lines are cast off, and away til,
vessel speeds under the African flag. One
third of her living freight will die On the
passage, while lifelong bondage await.
the remainder. The cost of a voyage, sup
posing the ship to be destroyed after land
| lag the negroes, as is often done, is abou
$4,000, Of which more than half is il
brides to Spanish officials If the voyage
is successful, 500 negroes. at $500 Head
bring 500. 000, and tie net profit is $3.50
600.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1861-03-22

SEIZURE or A VESSEL AT NEw YoKK.-
The New York Herald of yesterday saws:
The first seizure at this port. growing out
of the resignation of Uuitdd States Golles-
tors at Southern ports, took place yester.
day On OF, about. % January last, the
schooner Restless, Of Great Egg Harbor.
N j., sailed from Philadelphia to Mobile
under the usual coastng license At Mo-
bile she get a cargo for Havana Tier Cap,
tain, as usual, surrendered his license and
applied to the Collector at Mobile for reg.
lister. The Collector replied that he had
ceased to be United States officer. and
that he could not furnish United States
register. The captain entered his protest.
had it countersigned by The Spanish. Consul
at Mobile, and sailed for Havana; whence.
after discharging and reloading. he sailed
for this port, arriving here yesterday morn
ing. On his arrival the schooner was in
stantly seized by Mr. Schell under the Sth
section Of the Act for enrolling and licens-
ing ships" Sc, dated Goth February, 1898.
We believe that this is the first case of the
kind which has arisen at this port since the
secession OF the Southern States.
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g 1T Uiuditator,
FYyS. M. YOST.

pxssMS ;-Ths .sylyDICATOR" is tnbsfstssa
swsry Friday morning, on Main Street. two doors
.,Lnx b. Crawtord's Corner, at Two Dollars and
rift, Cats, which may be discharged by the pay
m,at Of Two Dollars in advance Nc subscription
~slI ba discontinued but at tic option OF the Ed-
tsr.. until all areearages are paid
ADVERTISEMENTS of ten lines Cor loss, r.
seated one time for one dollar, ana twenty i've
7sants for each Subsequent continuance Larger
srSyart,.n.nt. inserted in the same proportion.
liberal dsssunt made to shose who advertise
W ths year. -, 10 ,;o;ted 70 ,be;r
&H- Annual advertisers will De limited TO tneiy
fnr 1t transient rates.
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The Defense offEas EEosf. Eo7as Es.
Floyd

The telegraph on Saturday furnished the
main points Of the defense of the Hon. Jno
B. Floyd, ex-secretary of War, in reply to
the charges of the congressional investga-
ton committee. II reference to the issues
of acceptances, he says:
Il am charged with issuing acceptances
in December to the exact amount of $780,
600, that were PIT By Mr.. Russell into the
hands of Bailey. For reasons already sta
ted, | gave to Mr.. Russell, during the
money striagency of last fall, conditional
acceptances to the amount of 1913, 000.-
At lis request, / afterwards gave him an
other acceptance for Sl35 600. This a.
| mount made but $7e8, 00o.. It was with
old acceptances, given as far back as Sep
tcmber and October, which lie had not yet
negotiated, that he made up the amount of
$3.50 900 put into the hands of Bailey"
He adds:
"Thc sensation press has teemed with
stories Ct my imnsense wealth in plumber,
ana magnificent deposits ia the Banks. How
easily could all this have been established.
if true, by this secret committee CT detec-
ives, vested with all the powers Of Con
gfess, and endowed With tastes and capaci
ties enough for Tie meancst researches. =
Those who know anything about my affairs
know that it is grossly and cruelty false;
know that 90 out Of Office poor man, as
could readily be proved by any scandal
monger ia Congress and sca7enger Of the
press who delight in such INQUIRIES, and
this fact is the conclusive and honorable
voucher | hold against all their brutal char
GEES
The following is bis final protest:
Il AFRO gate nothing when l say that a
greater amount of service was never render
cd before to the United States for the same
sum of money The army has, during my
whole term Of Office, been on a war footing,
and pot that of peace, aud has been carry
ing on active campaigns from Texas, in the
South, to the British possessions, in the
North, whilst the transportation required
and performed has been beyond ali prece-
dent greater than at any former period
"During all this time, amid all the diff
cultes arising fEo::i d d;strustful and hostile
course of legislation. not one doll:r has been
expended beyond the appropriations Of Con
gress, not one dollar lost to the government
from fraud, peculation or theft. There stand
the accounts, plain. clear. distinct, inviting
investigation and defying honest scrutiny"
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1861-03-22

It is said that Senator Pugh, Of Ohio,
intends to remove to Southern State. He
IS a true, talented and gallant gentleman
and will be cordially welcomed wherever be
mag 50.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1861-03-22

THE HUMAN FrouRE The PROPORTIONS
of the human fgdre are strictly mathemati-
cal The whole figure is six times the length
Of the foot Whether the form is slender
Or plump. this rule holds good. Any de-
Walton from it is departure froIi The high
est beauty proportion The Greeks made
all their statues according To this rule The
face, from the highest poiot on the forehead
where the hair begins, to the chin, is one
tenth of the whole statue The hand, from
the wrist TO the iniddle finger, is the sama.
The chest is one fourth aud from the nip,
pie to the top of the head is the same -
From the top ofthe chest to the highest pous
Of the forehead is a seventh 1.-THE length
OF the face, from the roots OF the hair to tue
chin, be divided into three equal parts, the
first division terminates the place where The
eyebrows meet, and the second the place of
the nostrils. The navel is the central part
the human body aud if "a man should lie
o n his back with his arms extended, the
p erlpbery Of the circle which uight be de-
scribed around him, with the navel for its
cctiter, would touch the extremities of his
hand aud feet The height from the ton
OF the head is the same as the distance from
the extremity Of the fingers when the arm.
are extended.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1861-03-22

Moving for new trial-the man who il
counting for second wife.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1861-03-22

The right man in the right place hus-
baud at home in the evening.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1861-03-22

Confront improper conduct, not by imi-
talon, bit BY example.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1861-03-22

Our wealth is always temptation to 9th.
ers. and often a snare to ourselves.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1861-03-22

SECESSION IN THE HGAvESs Willie as
tronomers were gazing at Biela's comet in
1916. they were amazed to see it burst into
parts, each forming single comet, and they
journey through the abyss OF space togethef.
keeping at distance of about one Kindred
and fifty thousand miles, In 1852. at the
predicted time, the two comets reappeare-4
in our skie6. presenting the same aspect as
at The time of their disappearance, sig years
before This appears to be the first kauwh
instance of actual secession occurring in ths
heavens.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1861-03-22

LAVENDER The cultivation of lavender
in England, is carried on in two hundred
and seventy eight acres oflaild only. in Sur.
rey and Heftfordshiie Each aere 6rodi1s
ces six thousand two hundred pounds Of
flowers Every one hundred pounds produ-
cos one pound of The otto, and this about
seven thousand poGnds OF the essence are
annually manufactured Six ounces of this
will make up a gallon Of lavender water,
and thus many thousand gallons Of this as1
ticle are exported annually 10 all parts of the
fashionable world.
EMIGRATION FROM VIRGINIA We sro
informed. on reliable authority, that at least
thirty families, ii the single county f An,
la and as maay as hundred in Mecklen
burg, are preparing to emigrate to the South
in the event that Virginia decides to become
the Gail of the abolition sonfederacy. Even
III Western, Virginia ae have heard of s,v-
eral true Southern families in one county
rho contemplate removal Rich D'4p'a
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1861-03-22
Canoes, And RsoN Y'Ehey Are Cut.

Rome is now the chief scat of the art of
cameo cutting, two kinds of which are pro-
duced-thosc cut in hard stone, and those
cut in shell. The stones most valuable for
this purpose are the oriental onyx and the
sardoDvx, provided that they have at least
two different colors in parallel layers Tie
value of the stone is greatly increased for
this purpose if it has four or FIVE differently
colored parallel layers, IL tie layers are so
thin as to assist III marking the devise Of the
cameo. kor example, q specimen of stone
which has four parallel layers may be use
ful for cameo of Minerva, where the ground
wou be dark gray, the face light, the bust
aud helmet black, and the crest over the
helmet brown or gray.
All such canoes are wrought by Lapida-
RVS lathe, with pointed inst uments of steel,
and by means Of diamond dust She'll cam
eos are cut from large shells found on the
African and Brazilian coasts, and general
ly show two layers, ole white and tie other
pale coffee color or deep reddish orange.
The subject is cut with SMALL steel ohisels
out of the white portion Of the she'll. Shells
adapted FOR cameo cutting are dense, thick,
and consist Usually Of three layers of differ
emily colored she'll material In one varie-
ty OF these shells each layer is composed of
very many thin plates, that is, lamnta-
ted, tie laminse being perpendicular to the
plane Of tie main layer. and each Iamina
consisting Of a series Of elongated prismatic
cells, adherent to their long sides. The
lamina5 Of the outer and inner layers are
parallel to the lines Of growth, while those
Of the middle layer are at right angles to
them. In another variety, known as the
cowries, there is an additional layer, which
is duplicate of the nacreous layer, formed
when the animal has attained tia FIJI II sro4ath
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1861-03-22

IMMENsITY OF THE NATIONAL DEBT OF
ENGLAND The human heart rulsates a.
boat seventy or seventy-two times minute
in young person, say once in second. =
Now. should dollar be coined by every
pulsation, what an enormous pile the whole
would make in the space Of a year! Many
gill perhaps suppose that the product would
I'll a ten acre lot in the course Of a single
year No, the amount wei;id not be so very
large. On the contrary, if the process were
kept up from the first day of the life of +
child, both day and night. to the day Of his
death atsixty years Of age, it would not pay
the public debt Of Great Britain Tie coin-
age of dollar a second for sixty years
would produce only two thousand millions
Of dollars; whereas the English debt is dou
bic that sntn, Of, about four thousand nil
lions of dollars! It will not all be paid this
year, that is certain. 20 do this will re-
qure more than dollar to be made at every
click of a sewing machine. The debt might
then be paid, though not in less than some
tea years perhaps, provided tie machine
never stopped in ali that time.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1861-03-22

MONTGOMERY March 11.-The perma-
nent Constitution was adopted to-day. 1t
is kept secret, but members Of Congress
state that among its provisions are the fol-
lowing That the President serves six
years; Executive appointments under tbs
grade Of Cabinet officers hold Office dur
ing good BEHAVIOR and may be removed for
causes assigned in writing; the Slave trade
is prohibited; Cabinet officers are not
prohibited from holding seats in Congress.
An act was passed authorizing issuing
of 81 coo, 900 Treasury notes.
The Appropriation bill for current espen-
ses was passed.
The Secretary of the Treasury finds no
difficulty in negotiation of the SO, ooo,
coo loan; as far as needed at present.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1861-03-22

FoRr SUFFER- The Washington cores
pendent Of the Baltimore SUN says that Gen.
Scott, in reply to letter FROM a Southern
citizen, stated that Sumter is to be evacua-
ted A Washington dispatch says:
The facts are that a messenger has seen
sent to Sumter to a,lnounce the decision n
the President and the Cabinet to Major An
derscn, WHO will communicate it to Gov.
Pichens but the l.o;se Ct evacuation has
not yet been decided upon, Gen. Scott
favors the garrison overland to Washing
ton, whilst the President prefers they should
be broug ht to Fortress Monroe in a steam
er direct from the fortress.
Three soldiers, who obtained their dis
charge from Fort Sumter, arrived in New
York Wednesday. They say Maj: Ander-
son is short Of both provisions and fuel
According to one Of their statements, there
are twenty FIVE mere niap. whose terds Of
service expires this day, Wednesday, 18th
He says that none of them will re-enlist.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1861-03-22
The SEaertfas.

The following is the bill for th5 relief Of
the Sheriffs as passed by the House. The
Senate added a provision ia those cases in
which damages" have been awarded. ex.
empting them froni paying more than the
actual costs Of tie proceeds, if they paw IN
by the lst Of April:
Resolrea BY Tie Geaerym ASSEMBLY. That
the Sheriffs of this Common who paw
all the revenue now due and that norton
which becomes due the 18th of the r1esant
month, by the 1st of April next 1851
shall be entitled to be allowed his full com.
mission n Of FIVE per cent. by the Auditor of
Public Accounts; provided. that interest
shall be charged on that part of the re 7enue
due the 10th of December last until paid.
COL Samuel Cooper, late Adjutant Gen
eral Of the United Statess, took the South.
ern Boat here this morning, on his way it
is said, to Montgomery, The Office which
be resigned here was worth it is said As.
900 per annuu,. 4 writer in the NJ Y
E<press says he did it because he knows
from his official position that cir1 uar !,
imminent, and because he is not WILLING to
be made an instrument by Abraham Lincoln
for shedding the blood of his childreu's kin.
dred.
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@aIrafgs Fafr,+$,

WHITE LEAD, Zinc White, Oils, yarn;sbe.
~ Brushes, &c. Coors of all kinds, for sal,
by p n Tpn M Sa's
Staunton, March l. 1891;
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1861-03-22

Mires, the great French banker, i!ius-
trates the ups and downs of life quite as apt
ly as the princes and potentates who in this
century seem elevated only as target for
BE sings and arrows of outrageous fortune.
Mires. only twelve years ago, was desper.
ately poor, and utterly unknown; Mires,
within the last year, has been name con-
stantly ip mems mouths; he ri,valled the
Rothschilds in the wealth and in the mag
nitade Of It's financial operations; he was
one 81 tie pnwers Of the French Govern.
ment; he bought out the Partisan journal,
Constitutional. and wished to control pub
lie opinion as be had done stocks; he mar
ried his daughter to Prince de Polignac,
scion of one Of the proudest houses in
France; he negotiated, or attempted to ne-
gotiate, the great Turkish loan, in his own
name, and thus by his endcavors to bear on
his shoulders the weight of sinking En-
pire, brought upon himself the notice of tho
world To-day, Mires lives in Paris Jail.
and none so poor as to do him reverence;
his fortune is gone. aud his power annihi-
lated; his rival Rothschld has triumphed :.
his good name suilied; and has princey sou :.
inlaw has offered to rclinquish to the cred-
tiers the dowry given by Mires when hs
made his daughter Princess dc Polignac.
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soma etEa11as III Ice.
CHf received and for salr-in beaui;fu, Ett,s
- cans OF lbs. each--s supply Of the celebrated
q good Smoking Tobacco, in bales of 10 and ( H.;
each. r / f.ICNmx = ios.
ssaant2n, Jan. A, 1851. Per C. T. Cocb,,sn
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4 xEs- do. -"Collius" HeayyAxes lust 70
~ ceiTed hy WOODS & GILx EkOy
stauh'Sn .-ySnsH iSsl. ~
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high glory Do they think they can escape
me? I'll follow them through pandemo-
mum and high water Cheers and laugh.

~ Nv eiiO@ tHihn tiICJ Cdu CcCdp0
me? III follow them through pandemo-
mum and high water! [Cheers and laugh.
ter. r.
These are the ones that have got our lib
erty pole off its perpendicularity. IT'S they
who wo,sld rcnd the stars and stripes that
noble flag. the blood of our revolutionary
fathers emblelned in its red. The purity
OF the cause for which they died-denoted
by the white; the blue-the freedom they
alta ned, like the azure air that wraps their
native hills and fingers Oh their lovely plains.
CHEERS Tho high BIRD of liberty sits
pei ched on the topmost branch, but there is
secession salt on his glorious tail. fear
be will no more spread his noble pinons to
soar beyond the azure regions of the boreal
pole. But let not Missouri pull the nest
feather from his shelteripg wing to plume a
shaft to pierce his noble breast: or, what is
the same, make pen to sign seces-
sion ordinance, Applause. Alas, poor
bird, if they drive you from the branches OF
the hemlock OF the North .and the palmcttc
of tbe South, come over to the gum tree of
the West, and We will protect your noble
bird ship, while water grows and grass runs.
Immense applause) Mr.. Speaker, SUBJ
side for the present. ~ 10
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ERfND STONES ~-firin: Stanes and U,no;ner.
- just received by WOODS & 0lLkESON.
Staunton, Jan. Is, 1861.
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WooDEN WARE.--A good stock lust receiy-
80 ~ 1I WOODS & GILkESON.
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Wanted.

G
I00O CORDS OF WOOD delivered at our
AVN Disti:isry near Stanton. for which we
will pay the highest cash price. on delivery. For
specifications, apply at office in Staunton
Dss. 7, l9so.-~tf ' 7" w.
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Gas rne by one in dread Medea's train,
Star after star fades off the ETHEREAL plain,
Titus at her felt approach and secret might,
Art sfter art goes oft. and all is night.
Philosophy, that leaned on Heaven before,
Sinks to her second cause, and is no more.
Religion, blushing, wells her sacred fires,
And unaWareS morality exnireS.',