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Franklin and his Gig.

1t is now more than a century since Ben
jamin Franklin, Postmaster General of the
American Colonies, by appointment of the
Crown, set out in his old gig to make an Of
fetal inspection Of the principal routes 1t
is aboutninety years since he held the same Of
flee under the authority of Congress, and
when small folio (still preserved in the De-
partment at Washington, containing but
three quires of paper, lasted as his account
book for two years. If a Postmaster-Gen-
eral now were to undertake to pass over all
the established routes, it would take six years
of incessant railroad travel at the rate Of one
hundred and twenty-five miles daily;awhile if
he were to undertake the job in an " old gig, +"
he would require lifetime for its perform
ance. Instead of small folio, with it's three
quires Of paper, the post Office accounts con-
sumo every two years three thousand of the
largest ledgers, keeping upwards of hun
dred clerks constantly employed in recording
transactions with more than thirty thousand
contractors aud other persons.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1866-02-23

MAKING OTHERS HAPPY A mother who
was in the habit of asking her children, be-
fore they retired for the night, what they
had done to make others happy, found her
two twin daughters silent. The question
was repeated. Il can remember nothing
good all this day, dear mother; only one of
my school mates was happy because she had
gained the head Of the class, and [ smiled on
her, and ran to kiss her; so she said [ was
good. That is all, dear mother" The 9TH
er spoke still more timidly. &C A little girl.
who sat with me on the bench at school, has
lost a little brother I saw that, while she
studied her lesson, she hid her face in her
book and wept. I felt sorry, and laid my
face on the same book and wept with her.
Then she looked up and was comforted, and
put her arms around my neck but l do not
know why she said | had done her good p
"Come to my arms, my darlingp'' said the
mother; "to rejoice with those that rejoice,
and weep with those that weep, is to obey
our blessed Rcdcemer p I'D
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1866-02-23

A SAFEGUARD AGAINST THE CATTLE
PLAGuE.-It has been shown by official re-
ports made in England that vaccination has
proved certain safeguard to cattle against
The plague which has ragged with such fearful
effects in the British islands The latest ad-
vices from England state that the plague is
increasing, and that the recent week. y returns
show, for the first time, over ten thousand
cases, vaccination having been resorted to by
only part Of the cattle owners. While the
plague exists there, it is subject, at any mo-
ment, to be waited to the shores of our own
country, and to enact here the same terrible
destruction it has wrought there. In view
Of this fact, and Of the fact that during the
war the number Of cattle in the Southern
States has been materially decreased, and
that the country especially at the present
time, can in no wise afford to loose still
more Of its stock by plague, it becomes
those who are interested in this matter te
adopt IN time this preventive Of vaccination
remembering the old saying that an ounce
Of prevention is worth pound Of cure. No
honol hatcHiqencer. ~. i+s
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1866-02-23

THE SENTIMENT OF A LEADER OF THE PRIy-
1LEGE CLAss-SpEEcn OF Mr.. DOUGLAS
The following is an extract from harangue
delivered by the g orator. Of tonight, in the
Quaker city, some days since, which will no
doubt be retailcd to the nation this evening
The crime of crimes which now threat
ems this nation is not one that kills the body,
but one that murders the soul of the nation
It is one that strikes at the national honor.
It is one that must bring upon the nation the
gathered wrath of God and man. In Wash
ington the crime of crimes, which overhangs
us and threatens us is nothing less than the
base, the wanton betrayal of this Republic
by the very man, CHEERS by the very man
in whom this generous nation has confdcd
the care of it's honor; the base and wanton
surrender Of all the efforts of this terrible
war back again into the hands Of the very
men. who, with broad blades and bloody
hands, have sought to destroy the nation :
(Cheers.)
els nothing less than the base, the wan
ton betrayal Of this Republic by the very
man cheers by the very man in whom
this generous nation has confded the care Of
It's honor" ''The very man what man
is this who is to betray the nation ? Accord
ing to Fred. Douglass, it must be Andrew
johnson who is going TO surrender the ma
ton into the q hands Of the men with broad
blades and bloody hands" Is Andrew
johnson traitor? or is this Douglass base
liar and slanderer? With one acclaim, every
honest patriot will declare Fred Douglass a
liar, and as insolent as he is black, though a
fit mouthpicce of all who sympathise with
him.
Had any white man used such vile
language about the lamented Lincoln he
would have been arrested and incarcerated
in the Old Capitol as rebel sympathiser,
and justly too. This insolent Niger vituper-
ator is not rebel sympathiser, but is start
ing out upon negro rebellion tour. This
we suppose TO be what he means by his mso-
lent threat of g getting the people right. -
Washington Union, 18Th.
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SUDDEN DEATH OF TWIN BROTHERS. The
sudden death Of two babes, twins, was men
toned in the Boston papers a few days since,
and it was stated that the parents resided in
Boston. An investigation shows that the
affair occurred in Charlestown. The babes
were named Laura and Augusta respectively,
and were the twin children Of Richard and
Augusta Scidensticker, who reside on Thorn
dixie street, Charlestown The deaths were
very sudden The mother was nursing one
while the father was holding the other in his
arms The one being held by the father
suddenly dropped its head and expired al
most instantly, and while the mother was in
the act of exchanging with the one she held,
this was also found to be dead. The babes
were two months and thirteen days old, ane
the cause Of their death is unknown. They
were considered healthy babes, and were to
appearance in their usual good health up to
the time Of their death - Boston Tr1ceIer.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1866-02-23

TwENTY-SEyEN CHILDREN DROWNED. =
The Dayton (Ohio) Journal of the 9th says:
1.-The engineer on the Dayton and Michigan
Railroad yesterday learned at Wapakoneta
that twenty-seven children were drowned in
the reservoir at Celena on Wednesday.
They were attending school in the vicinity of
the reservoir, and at noon all the scholars
but two-twenty-seyen in number-. went
on the ice to slide, when it broke with them,
the whole party drowned before help could
reach them Our informant says his infor-
nation is reliable, and there is little doubt
that this terrible accident occurred" 80
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1866-02-23

GooD.-We learnafrom Mr.. Gibson, Re
resentative from Crawford county, that the
negroes, so far as he could learn, were work
ing well and seemingly perfectly contentcd.
They have no troops in that county, and the
agent of the Frcedmen's Bureau is one of
their own citizens, who understands the
character Of both the labor and the laborer.
If Gen. Tilson would make his institution
efficient and useful, he would do well to APP
point Just such men in every county -Na-
con (Gd) Journal and MESSENGER.
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AN INCIDENT OF TIE BORDER. 1t is rela

AN INCIDENT OF TIE BORDER. 1t is rcla-
ted that keen custom house officer on the
bridge across the St. Croix river, from St.
Stephens, n B., to Calais, Me-, saw one
evening woman with bundle in her arms.
"What have you there p he demanded
She hesitated, stammered and then said
g nothing dutiable." He insisted on seeing
it; she resisted a struggle ensuej AT
last she yielded and and placed the bundle in
his arms, saying, g take it, then, and much
good may it do you" Then she returned to
ST. Stephens, while he made for the light to
examine his treasure, which proved to be an
infant few days old. The mother remains
undiscovered and the child remains ~ the
hands Of the official.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1866-02-23
The African Twins,

We called in, in company with some other
gentlemen, last evening, to see the African
twins, an exhibition, temporarily, at the
Exchange Hotel. We look upon them as a
greater curiosity than the celebrated Siamese
twins, who have for several years attracted
the attention of the curious and scientific, in
this country as well as Europe The con-
nection between these girls is closer than in
the Siamcse twins, there being more Of the
physical and mental organs common to each.
The connection begins below the neck and
terminates at the extremity of the spine.
10 touch one at any point OF her body below
the connection, sends sensation to the brain
of each while touch of either above the
connection is felt by that one only. They
can talk on difsrent subjects; and one can
engage in game Of whist, while the Other
reads or sings. n.....
We do not often advise persons to patron
ize itinerant exhibitions, but in this case We
do not hesitate to say that we believe no one
will regret paying them visit
These children were born of slave parents,
in Arson county, n c., and are now about
fourteen years old. They were on exhibi
ton in this city when they were infants
after which, they were taken North, and
were two OF three years in Europe. The
lady who has them in charge was their for
mer mistress, and is now commencing tour
with them under contract with their par
ents who are both ing.-RaleigA &sa
d01n.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1866-02-23

To BECOME A VRG1NIAN. New
York Tribune says: General Butler has
just closed negotiations for valuable mill
proportion the James river, near Richmond,
intending to erect extensive cotton factories.
The Cox farm, containing two thousand
eight hundred acres, through which runs
Dutch Gap canal, has been offered to the
General, and he has in contemplation its
purchase. New England families and mill
operators will be settled upon it.
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a NOVEL QUESTION. is the proprietor O

n 1NU7E Ell N5UF3"I HUN u 'IIO PIOPIiVeo1 VI
a public house compelled to receive negroes
at his table? That is the question. We are
informed by gentleman who came down on
the Chattanooga train, Thursday, that the
Post Commandment closed the eating house OF
Joiner & Co., at Stevenson, Alabama, be-
cause two negro soldiers were refused admis-
sion to dinner at the regular table. Upon
their. complaint, Captain Wartman sent q
guard Of negro soldiers, stating that if they
were not allowed to eat at the regular table
the house would be closed. The landlord re-
fused on the ground that his customers would
leave him; whereupon an order was ISSUED
closing the house at once. The proprietor;
have appealed to higher authorities ,-Nah
riNn LTninA Dill
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1866-02-23

AN ELOQUENT DENUNCIATIoN OF THAD.
STEVENS. MIR. Delano, Of Ohio, is Re-
publican. He is surrounded by colleagues
Of the Radical stamp. Yet lie has had the
manliness TO denounee, from his place in Con-
gross, the mad schemes Of these agitators. =
The following sketch Of his remarks will az
ford the reader an idea Of their nature:
"Some months ago he had heard sounded
the keynote Of 4he gentleman from Penn
sylvania, CHR. Stevens), that the property
Of ten millions Of people should be subject to
a coniiscation and disposed Of in payment of
the nationaldebt, for the location OF the eman-
cipatcd race, and to increase tue pensions of
those who had suffered in the late war. He
was shocked at the annunciation Of that uni
versal scheme Of plumber, and he felt as if
America would lose her reputation before the
nations Of the earth if we should adopt so
unciyihzed a policy. But it was based on
the theory of dead States and conquered PROV
inces. The man who put forth that theory
was not wanting in intellect sufficiently clear
to apprchcnd the inhumanity Of the PROPOSE
ton in all its logical and necessary conse-
quences. The Duke Of Alva executed the
DEGREES Of bigoted master with fire and
sword in the Netherlands, but this gigantic
scheme of plundering the South would make
the ghost Of Alva blush for his timdity, and
admit that he was not robber or murderer
fit to be respected in America. He referred
to Cromwells invasion of Ireland, and the
devastation of that country, but those exam
nlcS Of waste SaVaOerV and dissolution IA
ded into insigniicance before that extensive
scheme Of plumber, proposed by a member
of the American Congress"
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The Alexandria Gazette says but rery fen
citizens OF Alexandria are engaged in tho
movement to 'sterritorialize'' Virginia! The
scheme was eoncocted outside Of Alexandria,
and is discountenaneed by many among the
best and most consistent Union" and Loyal
men Of the place
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2 O ET R Y
From the Metropolitan Record.
A VISION OF THE PAST.

tlDlVN vi AD1s
BYA. c. II. OF PENSACOLA FLORIDA.
Upon high, and craggy steep,
took my sad, and watchful stand,
And saw the rapid rivers sweep
Across our broad and fertile land
l saw our ships at anchor ride,
Within our harbors safe and deep,
And gazed around with honest pride,
And turned away my head-to weep.
For crushed, and low in dust, we lay
Cast down, by wars disastrous fate;
The dawning of each new born day,
Still finds us objects of their hate.
In agony ofsoul I cried,
ooh I! will my country e'er be free?
Was she by years of bloodshed tried,
This ruined, cast down thing to be?''
And then from Heaven heard voice,
That babe me dry my bitter tears,
And weep no more, but to rejoice
And Danish all my anxious fears,
''For | have seen your nations woes,
1t said, "And heard your bitter cry,
You yet shall triumph O er your foes,
For heroes never vainly de-"
'Dear in my sight has been the blood
Your heroes shed upon the field,
Who struggled, persisted, where they stood,
Ere to the foemen they would yield;
But will grant you now sign,
That you may know that this is true,
That you may cheer your sinking mind,
And bid your anxious cares adieu."
A solemn shade before me passed,
Its form, and aspect were not new
A look upon it quick ! cast,
And St0newall Jacksons face knew,
Hand joined in hand, another ghost
Stalked at his side; my sight grew dim,
Ny mind with strange emotions tost,
For Washington, | knew in him.
VI.
Johnston and Putnam, passed along,
saw their forms Of sladowy air;
Pulaski came to swell throng.
With Stuart, ,Ashby, Morgan, there;
De Kalb approached, McCulloch too,
And Cleburne passed me slowly by,
And Mcintosh, and Allan true
With Polk, WHO did not fear to de-
Hayne, too; passed by, and Mnmford passed,
And Hale, and jackson passed with Wrig
And Jasper, too-he was the last
Who passed me, in those forms of light
They faded dimly on the air,
And passed away from mortal eye,
And long in meditation there,
~ IL
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ByA. c. H. OF PENSACOLA FLORIDA.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-09-07
he new Assembly Districts: |
Total delegates. .......--.......--.-...1H |

Mr.. w. O. Stoddard, Private Secretary Of Mt.
Lincoln, has sent us card, elsewhere printed, IN
answer to our criticism. He has written second
letter which are glad to accept as additional evil
dence that Impartial Suffrage might have been
peaceably obtained. We quote:
Ic,npo, now recall any distinct verbal declaration by Mr.
Lincoln concerning negro suffrage; but and still am
firmly convinced that when IN the Fall Of 1851 began the
agston OF the subject in the State Of was acting
In accordance with his wishes not h precise INSTRUCTIONS
NV Plan give the ballot to oil black men OF the usual
age had proved themselves good citizens by bearing arms
for their country by paving taxes or by acquiring decent
emanopaed from Rebel control and fitted to exercise tue
right III, ,, ..,.
threats shock to the minds Of many OF our best
Union me1. aud stu is not only south but North By De.
grecs however marked change visible The obnoxious
doctrine was discussed openly and fayoaby Men became
accustomed regard IL Of the very probable results IN
the future In the Summer OF lct5 was detained IN tue
Ouacta country the south Of the State by Illness Tor sew
era months ca agreeaby surprised at the
procress made We had rallied from our bitter dlsappoint
ment AZ previous session Of Congress and looked forward
session. We fall Of high hopes ior the future m'lry
State officers and other leading men EXPRESSED theh
personally n favor o the proposed eha 20 IN the
elective franchise aud repeat assertion had Congress
then taken Us by hand and put feet the rock OF
Federal support the position and future oil Tue o'ae "ouu
have been determined Tor good
That the South will not now listen to the PROPOSE
ton to extend the franchise is not much by far the
fault of Congress as it is of the President. Mr. John
son has given the Rebel States assurances that they
need no longer give the least regard to the wishes OF
the North, and that they shall by the exercise Of his
authority, be fully restored TO power This has killed
every liberal movement in the South. The RESPONSE
bility must rest with Mr.. johnson.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-09-07

The facts that every County and each Assembly
District OF our State represented in the Union
Republican State Convention at Syracuse on Wednes-
day, and that Gov. FRSToS was renominated thereby
with absolute and enthusiastic unanmity, already
generally known. 1t may not have been 30 fully
noted that whereas full Convention Of three dele
gates from each Assembly District consists of 384
members, there were 35l members who responded to
their by voting on each of the two ballots for
Lieutenant Governor And, apart from necessary alb
sences on various committees the attendance was uni
formy full while no words do justice to the stern
resolve, the undoubtng confidence, the irrepressibe
enthusiasm, manifested throughout and by all. eve
shall do better in our County than we did last year. was
the ali but unanimous report OF each delegations some
Of them said very much better Of the 3S4 delegates,
not one expressed or harbored doubt Of 0verwhelm-
ing victory There is no County in the State where
the Bread and. Butter brigade" can bring votes
to the Copperhead ticket equal in number
70 Federal offices in that County while
each case of apOStasy will cause ten more votes
to be polled for our candidates than they would
otherwise have received.
Our State Ticket as nominated and unanimously
ratified, is as follows:
For Lieut. .GOt'r-Geu. STEWART L. wOODF0RD Kings
For Canal COn'r-Hon STEPHEN T. HAYT. steubeni
For Stat, Prison Euspee'OrGen. JOHN HAMMOND Essex
OF Gov FBSTON, we need not speak. The unan-
imity and enthusiasm wberewith he was Tenominated
show the appreciation wherein he is held by the peo-
Die Of our State after twelve years Of eminent service
in Congress and in the Executive chair.
Gen. WooDFoRD is perhaps the youngest man yet
.ad for tho second office in Our State vet he
is mature in patriotic zeal and honorable service An
ardent and eloquent Republican, be is old enough to
have done yeoman service in the canvass Tor Freedom
and Fremont ten years ago, as well DC for Lincoln
and Hamln six years ago. Few young or old men in
our State were industrious OF efficient canvass
ers in 1860 than he was. Appointed U. s. Assistant
District. Attorney in 1861 sense patriotic desy m'
PEELED him to rtlinquish the delights Of home and
the prospect Of rising rapidly in his pro-
fesson for the hsrsher fortunes Of the tented field.
he raised one Of the first companies for the War, and
served init usefaly and ereditsSy TO the end having
risen I'd the rank of Colonel and been honored for
mertorious service with the brevet of Bngsder.
General And he will prove himself as capable and
useful in the councils Of the State us he has already
proved effective in the advocacy Of Republican prin-
cples and intrepid in the maintenance by Of the
rightful authority Of the Union.
Mr.. HAYr has served his district in the State
Senate, is an experienced man Of business and
thoroughly conye-sant with orr Canals and their
Qecds. Presented among a number of most worthy
cOmpe.itors snl commended solely on the ground Of
personal fitness, k5 vas nominated on the first ballot
Gen HAMMOND raised By his personal influence
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-09-07
RAILROAD SLAUGHTER.

Night before last the express train over the Central
Railroad which left Albany at p. m with the morn
ing passengers from this City, thrown of the track
q few miles this side of Rochester through the criml-
nal neglect Of a switch-tender, who had turned his
switch to head off graveltrain TO sdetrack, and
had forgotten to replace it, When the express train
reached this point at full speed it was of course led
off by the misplaced switch, driven into a gravel
bank its engine tender and three or four cars piled up
in heap seven or eight persons killed or MORALLY
wounded and thirty to fifty others more or less seri-
ously injured. Both tracks were 30 thoroughly de-
moshed that no train had been enabled to pass eight
or ten hours afterward The company's loss can
hardly fall below quarter of million dollars, not to
speak of the agony and ieparable loss Of the human
victims, their kindred and friends.
Years have passed since We first urged upon rail
road managers the duty Of guarding against such
disasters by the simple eKpedient Of so adjusting
every switch that it can lead a train of the main
track only while the switchman holds II against that
track by bar-springing away whenever the switch
man ceases 70 exert positive force on his bar Very
possibly there is some patented other improved de-
vice having this end in view; but IL there is not any
GOOD mechanic should be able 10 change every switch
on railroad into accordance with this idea at a cost
of $40 each-whch, for the Central would not be
one.tbird the loss by this single accident.
We are weary of urging such obvious and pressing
considerations. If grand juries would but do their
duty. and ndict q few boards Of directors for such
manslaughters as that we have in view, we might
nationally hope for reform. But, so long as the
public will allow the lives Of hundreds TO be left
at the mercy of each ignorant, careless. sometimes
l.
So to chronicle fresh disaster like this on tho Cen
lral