Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-09-19
VIRGINIA NEWS.

| VIRGINIA TcwNs LOOKING UP."-The Rock
ingham Register says that the little town of Hal
rIsonburg may now fairly claim to be live place,
andthe evidences are thus presented;
1.-Two more new stores have been added to tho
dozen and half stores already doing an active
| trade here. Besides these stores, several Of
| the old establishments have filed up again with
| large quantities Of new goods. In addition to
these unequvoca indications Of stirling life, OF or
Establishments Of different kinds are open and in
full blast. Supersdded TO all these, the sounds of
| the hammer and the saw snd the plane and the
| cries of mort mort = and more hard brick :"
gave perfect picture of roal live town, such as
| we do not see every day."
The Culpeper Observer, which has Just been re.
vived at the Court House, by Mr. Alfred J. stofer>
and Is one Of the neatest weeklies In tho UnItsd
| States, says:
Our town is beginning to look up. new spirit
seems to be infusng itself into our people, de-
| termination to wait no longer, but see what they
can DO towards building up permanent trade
L amongst US.
Many OF our business men are busily engaged
In improving their storehouses. The trowel Of the
| bricklayer and the hammer of the carpenter are
heard on every corner.
| Let them, then, perSevere in their laudable de-
| signs-otbers will follow their example, impetus
will be given to the business and trade Of the
place, which will not cease until ii becomes one Of
| the mos. fourishing towns in the State. Our
| dark hour" We verify believe land 1t has been
dark and gloomy enough, is passing away: a
light Is beginning to break in upon US. CuIpeper
will be built up, and will grow in population In
business and in wealth. Mark the prediction,
PUBLIC MRSTIEG IN LoUDoUs.-The citiz.ns
| of Loudoun county, in public meeting assem3
bed, adopted the following resolutions:
l. Rssolvsd, That it Is the duty Of the people cr
Virginia, In the present condition OF public al.
fairs, to give full and free expression to their
sentiments In regard to the Government of the
United States.
. Resolved, That having submitted the differ.
ences between the North and South to the arbi.
| trament of arms, and the decision having been
emphatlcaly against the South it should accept
the decision as fnalty of the issues involved
3. ResoLred, That We consider the institution of
slavery dead; that Its roots have been plucked
from the EARTH and no hand will ever be raised 10
| replart them again.
| a. ReSolued. That we consider the question as
| to the possibility of dissolution of the Union as
settled forever, and that we owe, good citizens,
| our allegiance to the Government of the United
States.
s. Resolued, That We will give our hearty sup.
port to the administration of Andrew Johnson In
Its eorts to reconstruct the States Of the late Con-
| federacy upon conservative principles, in accord
ance with the Constitution Of the United States.
A MENNONITE MAaIsrRATE.-The Rockingham
Register says:
"The first Tunker or Mennonite ever elected to
the Magistracy In the county of Rockingham,
Henry Berry, Eaq., took his seat on the bench OF
| Justices Of our county at the last term OF tho
County Court. Mr. Berry Is gentleman OF good
Judgment. fine practical sense, and will, We be-
lieve, make good Magistrate. His election marks
new phase in the character and history OF our
large, influential and rapidly increasing German
religious population. Heretofore we belleTe some
rule or under tanding OF the Mennonite or Iunker
churches prevented the election of church mem.
Der to the Masistracy. Now that the rule has
been set aside we shall expect in time y see
other intelligent an capable Mennonites and Tun
ksrs elected to these an other important places M os
trust and responsibility in our county for they
have the power at several precincts to elect their
own people to offices. We have surely entered
upon the race of improvement, when our ieG qaie.,
unostentatious German friends are found Wiling
IN accent responsibe civil station at the hands OF
their feIlow.ctizens. We confess We ike 70
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