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SOCKS FOR SOLDIERS.

We feel called upon again to appeal
in behalf of our suffering soldiers to the
patriotism and kindness Of the good peo
PIE of this County to furnish material to
make socks for our brave and barefoot
ed soldiers. We do not even ask for
yarn, though that, Of course, is prefer
red, but only for pieces Of aooozeaa cloth
large enough to make a covering for
their feet. Every family could contrib.
ute such pieces as are now needed, and
we feel that it is only necessary to state
that they are wanted to ensure suffi-
Gent supply in short time. The Ia
dies of this place are ready to make the
pieces up into socks-the people of the
country will please furnish the materi-
ais needed. A large portion Of the gal
liant 25th Regiment is now without socks
and the brave soldiers Of that Regiment
are, in great part, from the North-wes
tern portion of the State without the pos
sibility of receiving relief from their
friends at home. Such soldiers have a
peculiar claim to the kindness of our
people. Search your houses and send
such pieces as mentioned above to the
Bookstore Of Mr. r. Cowan, Of Staun
ton, and they will soon be covering the
l feet of our suffering soldiers.
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FOR THE SPECTATOR

CAMP Near SoMERvILLE FoRD VA.
January 18th. 1864.
To the soldiers aid societies of Brownsburg
and Newport:
Most gratefully we acknowledge the receipt
of box containing the following articles for
companies ssF" and ssH'' of the 31st Reg. Va.
Infantry, from the counties Of Randolph and Bar
bour, viz eight pair ofshoes, fitypair of socks,
four pairs of pants, one pair drawers, one pair
gloves, fatigue lnsey shirts, two fatigue cotton
shirts, six white shirts, three cloth hats also
one pr. of socks for j. French Harding, one pr.
for S. Newton Bosworth, by Miss. Aunie With
row, blanket and six prs. socks, by Mrs. VIM.
Withrew and Miss Jones for j. Woodbridge Bos-
worth, and for distribution to needy soldiers in
Co ssH'' 3lst Va Reg private donations.
For SO invaluable donation to our needy and
homeless soldiers, these societies will ever be
remembered with the deepest gratitude, and We
believe such kindness cannot but have the hap
w effect of stimulating the recipients to more
daring deeds when they know and feel that there
are vet those, though they be strangers, who are
ever ready to care for them. The Ladies espe-
cially cannot go unhon0red who, with their I'M
firing ana pa. ;cti:. hands were so re alous and
prompt in assisting to relieve the wants of the
destitute soldiery of these sister counties, bat
thing for rights and principles common and sacred
to all true Virginians, and whose homes are
still in the ruthless hands of degraded and de-
testable foe, While tear is dropped to the men,
DRY of loved ones at home and to our gallant
comrades and brothers, who have redeemed with
their blood more than twenty battle fields, yet
ever in their hearts will be place for those so
kind, SO thoughtful, SO generous; aud in after
years when balmy peace shall have returned
may whispering of the gentle monitor within
console you with the soothing thought that ssthe
naked have we clothed and to the hungry gave
We meat" In behalf of the companies, we ten
der their grateful and sincere thanks, and our
own personally.
j. WOODBRIDGE BOSWORTH, 1st Lieut..
Comdg. Co. ssH'' 31st Va. Reg. Infantry.
j. FRENCH HARDING, Capt.
Co ssF'' 3lst, Reg. Va. Infantry.
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DIED.

On Sunday, the Sd of January, 1854, Mrs. HAN
NAH BRENN EMAN. wife Of Mr.. Abraham Brenne--
man, of Brooks Gap, Rockingham county, in the
61st year of her age.
She had been for many years a consistent member
of the Mennonite Church. and had borne her protract-
ed illness of or months with the fortitude and res
ignation of true Christian.
In camp. near Bridgewater, at O'Clock, A. NJ, on
the 18th of January, 1864, from the effects of lauda-
mum, taken in protuse quantities during temporary
derangement of mind. Private CHARLES A. WILL
SON, Co. G, 18th Va. Cavalry, of ohm and Rar-
bara A. Wilson, of Highland county, Va, in the 10th
year Of his age.
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HABEAs CoRPUs-TiIE CRIMINALS
WRIT.


In these times VIC hear some strange
sentiments uttered. Some seem DIS
posed to dispense with the chart fur
nished by our wise fathers, and to en-
trust, in the ctorln of revolution, the
ark of our liberty to the waves without
any thing to enable them to direct its
course to prevent it from being engulph-
ed in the Charybdis of despotism.-l
"The price ofliberty is eternalVigilance.
and, in times of revolution and trial,
the friends of liberty are called upon
to exercise increased vigilance. We
we're surprised to find the following sem
terce in an editorial article in the "Rich
mond Enquirer" of the Dist inst:
ssHabeas corpus is the criminals writ good
men have very. little for it, and can dispense
with it altogether by obeying the laws, and de-
voting their whole time and energy to the de-
fence of their country"
Was the Constitution Of Virginia a.
dopted for the special protection Of c1'aa's-
analsw Did the trainers of that instru-
ment consider ssIEoJeas Corpus as the
criminals wit? The first sentence OF
the fifteenth section of the 50th article
of the Constitution of Virginia reads as
follows:
"7ze r11ys5ege Of the ao7'it Of habeas
corpus shall not, IN any case, be sasspe''-
ded."
Is the constitution Of Virginia to be
trampled in the dust! Shall the Jugger-
naut of military power crush beneath
its ponderous wheels all individual and
personal rights
The 18th section of the "Virginia Bill
OF rights" says, "that IN all cases tho
m8s1Gtary should be mader strict satbordS.
nation to and goveamed blythe csviZ poao-
En-"
We have been under the impression
that we have been expanding our treas
ure and spilling the LIES blood of thou
sands of our best citizens to preserve the
inestimable boon of liberty, and have
been SO unsophisticated as to believe
that the way to preserve the Liberties o
all is to preserve intact the right ofeacl
individual. There can be no liberty fol
the country when individual persona
rights are disregarded and trampled il
the dust. Our motto is "Liberty ant
Independence" and not simply inde
pendence; for independence withou
liberty is not worth the price we ar
paying.
Deprive our people Of liberty am
they will no longer have anincentive t
exertion.
Their energies will be relaxed, an
their patriotism will wither as flower
beneath the Simoom's breath.
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FoR TIE SPECTATOR.
CAMP JOHNSON,
RI 1OnO

CAMP JUHNSON, [
Jan. 18th, 1868.
1 have been requested by the men from N
Western Virginia, of the 18th Va Regt., to ten
der their grateful thanks to Mrs. Robt. Cowan
Mrs. Wayt, and Mrs. Alex. Taylor of Staunton,
for the lot of excellent yarn socks which those
ladies recently SO kindly donated to the men of
this Regt., whose homes are within the enemy's
lines They We're large, thick, warm socks, and
were appreciated by many of the men as only
those can appreciate them who are destitute OF
this article of clothing, and who have not seen
their homes since the war commenced, and do
not expect to see them until it is ended. Such a
present to men whose patriotism has been more
severely tested than most others, has an effect
beyond the mere addition to their comfort-it
cheers and strengthens their hearts in the cause
to which they are devoted.
Il. D. LILLEY,
Lieut.. Col. 25th, Va. Regt.
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ESENTATION OF A NEW FLAG
TO THE SID VA. REGIMENT.
HEAD Q'Es SD VA. INFANTRY,
Dec. 81. 1863.

Dec. Oh, 1000.
Col. GEO. W. MUNFoRD,
Secretary of the Com@aoxa0ealthof Ia;
Colonel BY the hands Of Adjutant William
Gait. return to the custody of the Common
wealth, to be laid up among her treasures, the
tattered remnant Of flag, which was, during last
year, presented to the SD Virginia Infantry, by
his Exccllency, the Governor. 1t has hoated
over the Regiment on the fields of Cedar Run,
I'd Manassas, Sharpsburg, 1st Fredericksburg,
End Fredericksburg, and Gettysburg. Under
its folds many brave son of Virginia has fallen
in maintenance of the Confederate cause, and,
on the bloody field of Sharpsburg tstbe last en-
envy, Death,'' arrested it from the hands OF gal
liant bearer who, while living, was ever prompt
to carry it defantly in the face of his country s
foes.
Let it then be cherished as memorial OF the
honorable services Of the men, who, amid fiery
trials, have never taltered beneath it; and be
pleased, sir, to send in its stead, as you have
kindly promised to do, another, upon whose
folds, yet unbaptised in blood, and untarnished
by the smoke of battle, may be read, with fresh
inspiration, the just doom of tyrants, and Vir-
ginia's everlasting resolve of resistance to OPP
preston.
I am sure 1 but utter the heartfelt wishes OF
my countrymen, when pray that, in the COM
ing year, and ere the new flag can have lost its
freshness, it may please God to vouchsafe to
our bleeding country the balm Of peace, and the
blessings Of independence.
Very Respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
JAMES II. SKINNER,
Col. Comd'g SD Va. Infantry.
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1t must by no means be supposed
says the Sentinel" that tho States now
warning upon us, have not felt the weak.
ening and wasting effect of war. The
contrary is true (; and with all their eff
forts they will never be able to gather
such armies into the field as they have
heretofore had, and found Intellectual
They are buying in large number Of
their present troops by extraordinary
bounties, sugar coated with filrloughs to
camp-weary men. But vast multitudes
Of these have enlisted to desert. The
people geaeially are weary of the war
and their hopes, lately revived, are based
far more On our supposed weakness anc
distraction than upon their own strength
We will take care to show them their
mistake. We have only to do our part
like men and brothers have only tc
win success or two, and repulse the
Yankee onset with our accustomed Wig
or to nip all their budding calculations,
to put the peace men on tn cir legs, and
to send gold still higher up the ladder.
1t is higher at this moment than it has
been since April last. One month of
prosperous fortune to us would change
the blatant North SO much that it could
scarcely be known as the same. Unity
among our people, reinforced by victo-
ry in the field, will draw almost to our
feet in a moment, and in all its glory,
the bow Of peace which now seem fain
fly pencilled On the distant cloud
Then let us go to orr work with . will /!
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RESERVATION OF AFLAG

We invite attention to the correspon-
dence concerning the presentation Of a
new flag, to The 52nd Va. Regt., and
the eloquent speech delivered by Col.
Jas. FL. Skinner at the ceremony Of
presentation. The enemy will never get
fhat flag, fit be within the power of
the brave soldiers who march beneath
its folds to prevent it. They will stand
by itwith the determined resolve ssnever
to give it up"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1864-01-26
PRESIDENT DAVIS AND THE PORE.

PRESIDENT DAVIS AND THE POPE.
The correspondence between President
Davis and Pope Plus, the 9th, has been
published. The Presidents letter dat
ed September, the 23rd, 1858, says that
he has read the letters addressed by his
Holiness to the venerable Chiefs Of the
Catholic clergy at New Orleans and
New York, and is deeply sensible
of the Christian charity and sympathy
with which his holiness urged them to
use every exertion for the restoration Of
peace. He therefore, in the name OF
the people of the Confederate States, Of
fers the expression of our sincere and
cordial appreciation of Christian charity
and love by which his Holiness is ac-
tuated, and assure him that we are now
and ever have been earnestly DESTROYS
that this wicked war shall cease, that
we desire no evil to our enemies, nor
covet their possessions, but are only strug
Cling, that they may cease to devastate
our land, and that we be permitted to
live under our own State institutions.
The Pope's reply is dated, at Rome,
December, the ard. Hesays it is very
gratifying to recognize that the people
Of the Confederate States are animated
by desire for peace and tranquility
The letter Gays: ooh, that the other
people also cfthe States aud Id ti,oii ie;s
considering seriously how cruel and
how deplorable is this intestine war
would receive and embrace the counsels
of peace and tranquility. We, indeed
shall not cease with most feryent prayer
to beseech God, the Best and Highest
and to implore Him to pour out th'
spirit of Christian love and peace upor
all the people Of America, and to rescue
J, them from the great calamities will
which t1ey are afflicted. And we als(
pray the same most merciful Lord tina
that he will iliumine Your Excellenc,
with the light Of His divine grace AM
unite you with ourselves in perfect char
ity."
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CAPT. BLACEFoHD ACATN

We gave last week the circumstances
under which Capt. John G. Blackford
was killed by the enemy in Newtown a
few weeks since. We have since been
informed that he was killed by Sergeant
Edwin f. Savaccl, New York Cavalry.
Capt Blackford shot Sergeant Savacol
in the thioh before he was killed.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1864-01-26

The New York Noaos says, that in
public and private, upon thoroughtares
and in social circles, at all times and in
all places, where citizens are accustom.
ed to speak their minds freely,an man,
who is not wilfully or actually deaf,
may hear Abraham Lincoln denounced
as low, cunning fanatic, an unscrupu.
lous partizan, and a prejudiced magis
trate.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1864-01-26

| Now that the distillation of grain is
prohibited by law, it has been matter
of wonder where all the whiskey comes
from which is found in the market
The Enquirer furnishes the following
solution of the mystery
The Confederate Government has Civ
en- contracts for the production, on its
account, Of proof eohaskey, to numerous
parties, varying IN extent to from five
TO fifty thousand gallons per contract.
In some instances these have power to
impress grain for the purpose, and
haze been steaczily engaged IN the proaatc-
ton Of aohiskey from the date Of their
contracts. And the secret is this: The
contract calls tor "proof" .whiskey, and
if the whiskey is not "proof" it is con-
demned and thrown back upon the dis
tiller's hands that is to say, right on
the Richmond whiskey market, precise
ly where he wants it to be. The gov
ernment pays from two to three dollars
per gallon for ''proof," by the contract !;
the market pays from twenty-five to
eighty, whether proof or not. And tie
honest distiller pegs away at his con-
tract occasionally furnishing barrel Of
proof whiskey to keep up appearances,
but for every one such, forty below proof.
This vast fraud-fori it is nothing else
merits prompt exposition, and the
names of all parties who have thus prac-
tised it upon the government and the
public should be held up to the scorn
of the people. 1t is nothing less than
stealing the bread from the mouths of
the people and the army, and it is the
duty of the government to see that it is
at once stopped. TO give men the au-
thorlty to impress grain who abuse it in
a manner so palpably mean and dishon-
est, is only equivalent to the folly of
which the consumers Of the liquor are
guilty-of putting an enemy into their
mouths to steal away they brains"
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~ We invite attention to the ad-
vertisement of Messrs. McAdam, Wight
man, d Co., wholesale grocers and com
mission merchants, 18th street, Rich
mond, Va.
sg@ The sale ofthc property adver-
tisid by G. w. Berlin will take place to-
morrow, Wednesday, the 9th.
Nine full regiments have gone into
camp in Indiana, and two more regi-
ments are nearly full. The State has
nearly filled her quota.
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ANOTHER CAPTURE IN LEE.-The Alb
ingdon Virginian of last week learns
that General Jones' and Giltner's COM
mand captured foraging party of Yam
KEGS, iii Lee county, few days ago,
comprising about 100 prisoners, with
their arms and equipments, horses, mules,
wagons and all.
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FUNERAL NOTICE.

Expired on the morning of January q !,
1864, of wounds received at the hands
Of a philosopher, Habeas Corpus, a
we'll known and highly respected resi-
dent of the Confederacy. The deceased
was native of England, resided for
some time in the United States, but
being driven thence by the enemies of
public liberty, came to reside in the
Confederate States, where he believed
every arrangement had been made to
prolong his life indefinitely, if not forcv-
or. He was about several hundred years
old when he died. His loss is irrepa-
BILE. His funeral will take place from the
office Of the Richmond Enquirer, on
Monday next, at 2. M. The learned
and Reverend Geo. Fitzhugh will deiiv-
er the obituary discourse. Pail Bearers,
Messrs. Phelan, Brown, Gartrell and
Barksdale. Driver of the Hearse, Mr..
Nathaniel Tyler. The friends of the
defunct and the public generally are
respectfully solicited to be present.
Green weepe:s, eight feet long, and
black cotton gloves, dyed in the wool
and imported expressly from Baltimore.
will be furnished gratis at the War De
rartment. A mounted guard Of 1000
choice Plugs will bein attendance to
preserve order. The editors and en-
ployees Of the Wing, Examiner, Mer
curry, Confederacy, and Appeal, are warn
ed not to modest the mourners, or in any
way interfere with the proceedings.
Insert once and send bill to Mr..
Memminger. -Richnaomd Wing.
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STATE OF VIRGINIA, J
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
Richmond, January 4, 1864. }

Col. JAS. II. SKINNER,
52d Teyinsent of VirgiaaiG Intantry:
SrR.-The Governor has received the tattsred
remnant of a flag, which has been borne by your
regiment in SO many battles, honorably to them
selves and glorously for the Commonwealth, and
has directed that it be preserved in the public
library as precious relic.
lie has sent by the hands of Adjutan GIit a
new flag, under the full conviction that il Will be
preserved by your regiment as an emblem of the
Sovereignty of Virginia and stimulus to excite
the patriotic ardor Of your men upon other
fields of glory. Very Respectfully,
GEORGE W. MUNFORD,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
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CAPTURED AT A. PARTY.-Some thirty
four of our cavalry, including a Major
and several Lieutenants, arrived i'll
Vicksburg short time since, having
been captured near Rodney by the Yam
KEGS. 1t was rumorcd in Vicksburg that
they were surprised by the Yankees
while enjoying themselves at a party
Ill the neighborhood of Rodney.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1864-01-26

Gen Rosecrans has been appointed
to the command of the Military Depart
Schofcld.
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FROM IMPREssNEyT

Withhold not corn from the poor
Those who may have corn TO dispose of
and who do not desire 10 have it i'm.
pressed, should sell it to the Committee
consisting of Messrs. J. w. Crawford,
w. 3. Kayser, and Rev. J. O. Wheat,
who will dispense it to- the families OF
soldiers. Corn sold to this committee
for the purpose specified is exempt from
lmpressment
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LoNGsTREEr ADMINISTRATIVE Bristo
sGazette" of the 21st, stltcs that on
Friday last the enemy designed an at
tack on Gen. Longstreet in his quarters
near Morristown, but he ever having
a watchflll eye discovered their design
aid marched out to meet them. He
skirmished with them several hours Fri
day and then fell back several miles.
On Saturday he again skir,nishcd with
them and dove them back a short dis
lance. It was thought by all that a
general engagement would take place
on Sunday-Gen Ransom's forces hay
ing been ordered up from Rogersville
on Saturday-but the enemy ssmelt
rat' and commenced retreatilig. Long
street pursued and skirlnished with them
until they retreated to Strawberry
Plains, w]ero they arc now in their
Notifications.
1t is said that our loss during the
three days skirmishing was very small,
but that the enemy suffered considera-
bly,.
The small pox is raging terribly at
Knoxville among the Yankees and ne
groes--thcre being 600 cases in the city.
The main body OF the enemy are now
at the Plains and the prolific country
on the French Broad. There are said to
be now only about 900 of the enemy
yarrisoning Knoxville. 4 negro bar
Der from Cincinnati is recruiting negro
regiments there. !
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The total number of alien emigrants
which arrived in New York to Deccm-
Der 30th is 1856 while in 1862 the
number was but 1896.
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NEW A ADVERTISER ENTS.
A GOOD CHANCE TO INVEST CON-
II FEDERATE MONEY.--VIRGlNIA
HOTEL FURNITURE FOR SALE AT

In consequence of the present high prices and
ty of provision the subscriber will close his hotels
to sell at pub io auction the Furniture of said Hotel
on Tuesday, February the 9th, and continue from day
to day until sold out. The articles to be sold will
embrace over one hundred Bedsteads, Bedding, Hair
and shuck Mattresses, Blankets, Comforts Coverets,
Counterpanes, Sheets Pillow and Pillow cases. WASH
DowIs rItcners, Carpets, Looking glasses, Oil
Paintings, Sofas, Lounges, Rocking CHAIRS Parlor,
Cane-bOttoC, and common Chairs, WardroDes, Bu-
reaus Parior Stoves, Table ware, mahogany Dining
Tables, large Hotel Cooking Stoves Refrigerators,
new pair Fairbanks Platform Scales, 8 good
young Horses, milk Cows, AID many articles too nu
merouS to mention.
F. SCHEFFER.
P. S. The subscriber will rent upon favorable terms
the entire Hotel or gle rooms. F.
Lam S-0tS
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PORCELAIN AND EARTHENWARE.

The Legislature has passed an act in
cooperating the company for the manu-
facturc of Porcelain and Earthenware in
this County. We have now in our
procession a specimen Of the kaolin, the
material from which this ware is to be
manufactured. We understand that per-
sons acquainted with the character of
this material, and who have practical
knowledge of the manufacture OF it in
to fine ware, say that the kaolin obtain
cd in this County is ofthc very best quail
ity. In few months this Company ex-
pect to have everything in readiness to
commence the manufacture of cups and
saucers, bowls and pitchers, and all
kinds OF articles of ware used in house
keeping.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1864-01-26

*The color sergeant, Charles Bush, native of
Henrico county, fell MORALLY wounded, and in
his last moments bcqueathed the undrawn bal
ance of his pay to purchase flag for his regi-
ment.
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TAX IN KIND. =

Il Farmers who have delivered
their tithes of wheat buckwheat in the mills of Au-
gusta county, named in advertisement of 22d of Sep.
TENDER, 1868, will Immediately send or bring in the
These receipts Will be held by the Commissary who
will give his official receipts to the farmers ex
change.
1t is important that these receipts be brought~in
promptly in order to enable to makeaprop cred
its before placing estimates in the bands of agents for
collection. o. SMITH,
Jan. 90 Capt & Post Quarter Master,
Vim COPY 2t 18th Congressional Dist. of Va.