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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1866-11-20
A Man Shot in Union.

In the town of Union Monroe county, West
Va, on Friday, the 9th inst, Mr.. Cyrus New
lin, (aNorthern man), Radical Commonwealth s
Attorney for that county, shot citizen by the
name Of Shirley He shot him twice, one ball
entering his body and the other striking his
thumb and would have shot him again had he
not been prevented by some ones taking hold
of him. Mr. Shirley was intoxicated and, hay
ing an alteration with Newlin, challenged him
to come out of the house, whereupon Newlin
went outside of the door and commenced firing
upon the unarmed, intoxicated man, and shot
him as above stated. Mr.. Shirley was supposed
to have been MORALLY wounded. There was no
justification for shooting under the circum-
stances, and, if Mr.. Shiery should die, the act
would be murder. Mr.. Newlin was imprison-
ed A few days since the Radical and unprin-
cipled Judge Nat. Harrison, accompanied by
the brother of Cyrus Newlin, passed through
here on their way to Union. We have been in
formed that they have succeeded in having for
ty soldiers sent to Union, for the purpose of
protecting the corrupt Judge and the criminal
Attorney. This is an outrage and may have
the effect of endangering the lives of those they
were sent to protect Whether the soldiers
were sent there to take the prisoner away, or to
be stationed there for the purpose of overawing
the civil authorities during the trial, remains to
be seen.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1866-11-20
The Effects of a Financial Crash.

AS the Richmond Times believes that it will
require war, foreign or domestic, or terrible
financial crash, which will inAict keen suffering
upon them, to mollify the indurated hearts of
the Northern people and make them have some
feeling of sympathy for the Southern people, it
prays, IN preference, for the financial crash. 1t
says:
Inere Is at present no common platform OF
sympathy, on which we can meet They are
crushed and mortified by defeat. They have
prospered by the war-we have been ruined by
defeat we are without power and are helpless
In either political or physical contests-they
possess all power and are using it ruthlessly.--
When adversely shall make them feel the need
OF human aid and sympathy, then will they be
dlsarmed OF bitterness and hate and will listen
to the voice OF those whom they call brethren"
without treating them as such.
The keen, sharp pangs of mutual pain are
what are needed to draw together the North
and the. South. We have had ours-we are
having 1t now; but the penalty of pride and
valn7glory-of worshipping the golden calf-has
not yet, IN any shape or form, been visited upon
the North. Until that section learns how to
sympathlze with suffering by experiencing it
until the hard hearts North of the Potomac
shall be softened by affection coming from some
quarter, and pressing heavily upon their per-
sons, their property or affections, they will be
IN no frame OF mind to commune with us as
members OF common ancestry and brother
hood
The signs of commercial and financial ruin at
the North, (the natural results of wild specula-
ton and an inflated currency, are ominous-
Should these shadows become solid realities
should foreign war arise-the political tempest
will no longer fercely rage
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1866-11-20
Blind to their Interests.

The people of the North in hampering the
energies and crippling the prosperity of the
South are blind to their own true interests, for,
as the Enquirer truly says, the North and South
are so intimately interdependent because of the
difference Of their industrial pursuits and indus
trial products, the one section supplying the
deficiencies of the other, that whatever pro-
notes. enhances and increases the growth, mas
terial wealth and general prosperity of the one
section, confers almost equal benefits on the
other section; and, 'ufce verso,' what affects
injuriously, or cripples or impoverishes the one,
almost equally Injuries the other The North
therefore strikes at herself, when she strikes at
the South and fills her own pockets when she
encourages our industry by a generous policy.
Even Northern Congress, therefore, if actuated
by motives either purely selfish, or broadly pa
triotic, wsuld foster the agricultural prosperity
of the South and desire an increase of our ma
terial wealth, because by SO doing it would but
promote the well-being and wealth of the North
and Of the whole country that is to say, of the
North both specially and generally.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1866-11-20
ROANOKE LAND FOR

sSALE.-In pursuance of decree pronoun-
ced by the Circuit Court of Roanoke at the Au-
gust term 1866, in Chaneery cause therein
pending between David c. Shanks, executor of
Mrs. Elizabeth Johnston, decd, plaintiff, and
the heirs and distributes of Mrs. Elizabeth john
ston and of DR.. John Johnston, defendants, the
undersigned, who were appointed Commission
ers for that purpose, will offer for SALE on the
premises, to the highest bidder on - te
= Thursday, the 18th day of Nose1a5es- 1866, @
that very VALUABLE FARM, in. the county
of Roanoke, formerly owned and occupied by DIR.
Johnston, decd containing in the whole aafr
One Thousand One Hundred and Sixty-fve
acres, but which will be divided so as to make
three valuable farms of three to four hundred
acres each. The Improvements are Dwelling
House, Barn, and other Out-Houses Near the
dwelling is one of the fnestSprings in the county,
besides which there are other good Springs and
sites for building.
About 200 acres of the above lands lie immedi-
ately on Roanoke river, and are of the highest
value. A large portion of the residue is fine up
land, we'll adapted to grain and grass. Being
within mile of Salem Depot, on the Virginia Sc
Tennessee railroad and very near the fourishing
town of Salem, with its churches, good male and
female schools, and superior advantages of soil
and climate, the property now offered for sale is
of the most desirable character
TERMs.-A credit of one and two years will be
given, Except as to a sum in money sufficient to
defray the expenses of sale,) the purchaser Civ
ing bonds with good security, and the title will
be retained until the purchase money is paid.
d. @. SHANKS,
+ sep18-tds f. JOHNSTON,
[ Commissioners,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1866-11-20
Constitutional Amendment.

The Legislature of Georgia lost no time in re-
jecting the proposed constitutional amendment.
In the Senate the vote stood, for rejection, yeas
SO, nays none-the whole Senate voting. In
the House the vote stood, for rejection, yeas
l31, nays 2.
In speaking Of this prompt action of the Geor-
gia Legislature the Richmond Ecansiaer says:
eve cannot applaud too highly the prompti-
tude and vigor of this honorable decision. Ali
we regret about it is that Virginia did not have
the opportunity to lead off in the matter. Our
Legislature will meet in December, and we i'm
agine it will not take that body long to arrive
at similar emphatic conclusion. Though
Georgia has had the first opportunity to act
have not been tardy in announcing the unani-
nous determination Of our people never to be-
come accessory to their own disgrace and hu-
initiation.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1866-11-20
Prophecy of the Meteors-End of the
World Announced.
New York, Mover

NEW i DIRK, November l3.
TO the Editor Of the Woyzd.. il.s. .4s.a.'aas
Although speculation, scientific and nonscien-
tifc, has been rife of late concerning this mete-
ORIG display, which is certain to take place be-
tween the hours Of II p NJ to-nightand 4 p.
M. tomorrow, Invested of all theoretical hy-
pothesis If looked at in its true Light it will be
seen that the occurrence this year is not one
that should excite our curiosity alone. 1t has
a very serious import one, intact, which should
be regarded by all men now living, and who
have been mercifully spared from sudden deaths
and calanities that lead to bad end ASA heav-
emily admontion that this old world of ours has
grown its full growth, and must, like all things
human, have an ending. That the meteoric
shower, so-called, is the simple result of a GER
tain given course of the earth through certain
planetary region, there can be no doubt, but
one must look beyond the simple, abstract con-
illusions of soUdnts to find not solely the origin
but the absolutely certain consequences that
are to shortly followthis great event of the hour
[ need not go to the Bible to show you how the
many prophecies concerning the end of the world
prove that the ''clashing of spheres is not far
distant, but will call your attention to one
S66 great Roman sauant named Lauticus in
the most minute manner described. in treatise
called DE Mandi Collapsu, the various meteoric
displays that were to take place in years future
from his time For each display described he
gave calculated date, and, up to the year 1888,
these prophecies of Lauticus have all come to
pass. The last display that was to be had, ac-
cording to him, was in year during which
great wars would have been waged over almost
the entire face of the earth and when one great
empire would rise in its might and swallow up
many surrounding nations when from one end
of the globe men could converse of the disaster
that befell them to those who dwell in the other
Can that great empire not be Prussia and the
means of distant intelligence the cable? At that
time, says the writer, there will be great COM
motions in the heavens, for that will be 1000
years from the present period, when men who
scorn to believe will be made to suffer for I'M
belief in heavenly admonitions. The commo-
tons may last for several days, not exceeding
five unseen by mortal eyes, and these all aoiN be
chaos" l need say no more, sir Who knows
that you or l, or any man living, may not be
involved in the general crash at the end of the
'sseveral days, not exceeding fve." Ifall Lau-
ticus prophecies have been fulfilled, what
hinders the last one to be equally as we'll fulfill
ed? We may not pray that Heaven may avert
fixed event, but we may supplicate for mercy,
and be ready forthe dread hour when it cometh.
Yours sincerely,
Rev. JOHN Ell. BURDETT
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1866-11-20
Mea1aO7'i0na.
CIRCULAR &
OF THE
Hollywood Memorial Bazaar
ASSOCIATION. tt3fila.--

The Ladies of the Hollywood Memorial Asso--
citation propose holding a BAZAAR in Rich
mond, Va, in February next, for the purpose Of
raising funds to enable them to carry out their
plans in care of the Confederate Dead 1t is their
wish that each of the late Confederate States
with Maryland, should be represented in this Ba-
zaar, as the Association is interested equally in
all the deceased Soldiers of the South, from what
ever State they may have come who are buried
at Hollywood.
An Agent or Agents will be appointed in each
State who will notify the public of that State of
their readiness to receive contributions of money,
or of articles that may be disposed of at the Ba-
zaar. g a .@t.itft tt5 ~ $50 $50 i - -
It is hoped that in this undertaking, which ap-
peals so touchingly to the Ladies of the South,
and those who sympathze with them, there will
be manifested q becoming enthusiasm, and that
the Bazaar will illustrate how nobly these States
can emulate each other in love and good. works
on this occasion of so much interest to all.
The following named Ladies have been ap-
pointed Officers and an Executive Committee
All money and articles of value from Virginia
should be transmitted to them; contributions
from other States should be reported to the State
Agents for their direction.
An efficient Committee of Gentemen.will act
In concert with the Ladies in the careful manage
Mrs. LEWIS N. WEBB, President
Es,st.e Vice-Presidents
Mrs. L. d. Crenshaw Mrs. James Lyons, Mrs.
DIR. Haxall, Mrs Robert Ould.
Secretary, Treasurer,
. Mrs. VIM. BROWN. Mrs. G. GENNET
Executive Committee
Mrs. DR.. GIG. Barney Mrs. Jefferson Archer.
Mrs Lucy Walker, Mrs VIM Bell, Mrs. w. M
Elliott Mrs. Z. F. Semmes, Miss r. Myers, Miss
Isabella Webb, Mrs Wellington Goddin. Mrs
Thos H Ellis, Mrs T. W. boswell, Mrs. Alfred
Harris, Mrs. DR.. Higginbotham, Mrs Benjamin
Smith, Mrs. r. A. Mayo, Miss Mary Sherrard,
Miss Lizzie Nicholas, Mrs. Mamie Bruce, Mrs.
I, Breekenbrough, Mrs Chas. McGruders Mrs.
J, = MeMurde, Mrs: John Purcell, Mrs VIM.
Jenkins, Mrs. J. S. Wexford, Mrs. Thomas ii.
Wynne, Miss donnie Richie, Miss A. E Pellet.
Mrs, MICHAEL G. HARTMAN is authorized
TO act as Agent of the HOLLYWOOD Memorial Ra
zaar Association, Richmond, va., for-the coun-
ties of Rock hridge, Augusta, Rockingham, etc
All contributions of money and articles that can
20 her, and she can direct their transmission to
Richmond. Mrs LEWIS N WEBB
Pres. Hol Mem. Baz Association
nov 20-town papers copy
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1866-11-20
Representatinn.

The Richmond Ecanainer says thatthose who
think the Southern people anxious, under ex-
listing circumstances, to be represented in the
government are mistaken. Representatives at
this time could effect no possible result except
to elicit fresh hatred. IF they could 90 there
and be received with respect and attention, if
the North were really disposed to welcome the
South to participation in the common govern
ment, we should be glad to have our ablest
statesmen enter those halls and address their
best faculties to the good of common country
and the advancement of human happiness
But we would not send them to mingle in a
passionate conclaye, to throw pearls before
swine, to sit there only to hear bitter taunt and
cruel insult evelled at theirhelpless constituents
and to discover their very presence was an ad-
dltlonal incentive to mean, malignant hatred
Mol Until the hour of reason and magnanimity
shall come to majority of the Northern peo-
pie, We do not care to participate in their gov
eminent. We shall simply obey it and devote
ourselves to those humber duties of life, whose
rewards vain ambition may not mock.
The responsibility of governing eight millions
ofdisfranchised people is now theirs Let them
see to it, that they SO discharge this solemn
trust that they may answer, without shame, to
the sober judgment Of mankind, to history and
to the Eternal Judge. They called us with one
voice to elect representatives. We have done
SO. They now say we must stay out. We agree
to that, too. How long they will adhere to
their present temper, we know not. At all
events we have done dancing to their pipe. The
South has played the supple,jack to perfection'.
but every motion has been exhausted, the toy
fails to please, and henceforth we mean to stand
still.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1866-11-20
Valuable Lessons.

The Baltimore Gazette says that the war has
taught the people of the South some valuable
lessons 1t has proven to them that an agricul-
tural people must always remain more or less a
dependent people, and that the special weak
ness of the South is. and has ever been, want
of skilled labor in the various branches of me-
chanical industry and of the means and appi-
ances to make that labor available. There is
scarcely State at the South that cannot secure
to itself a part Of those advantages that spring
from the diversified industries by which wealth
is acquired and all the necessary wants of the
people are amply supplied. 1t is these matters
that should now claim the earnest attention of
the Southern people. They have abundance of
water power for manufacturing purposes; they
have vast stores of undeveloped mineral wealth; ;
they have extensive coal fields furnishing fuel
of the finest quality and they can establish cot
ton mills in the very midst Of the raw material
those mills are to convert into variety of ia
brics. All the elements therefore, that are es-
sential to economy Of production are with them,
and it needs but moderate degree persistent
energy and patient endurance to build up for
themselves, from small beginnings and on their
own soil, numerous branches of industry that
would render them, at no very distant day, IN
dependent of their neighbors, and not only rich
er than they ever were before, but stronger,
more selfreliant and more powerful
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1866-11-20

Rev. JOHN III. BURDETT.


The Richmond Enquirer speaking of the Con-
stitutional Amendment well says 1.-THE rea-
sons of the Southern people for opposing the
amendment are few and simple. In the first
place it operates to our disadvantage. A man
can submit to an evil when imposed by others,
In the second place, it puts under prescription
our best citizens, for merely doing the will of
the rest, "a discrimination which in the iudg-
ment of any honorable man, it would be dis
graceful for us to vote for. This is not a cues
ton for argument. 1t falls within the domain
of instinct,-it belongs to the axioms of pre-
priety and honorable sentiment"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1866-11-20
Music, Magazines, dc.

NEW MUSIC.-Alot of we'll selected Piano
~ Music5 The New Golden Chain of Sabbath
School Melodies; Bradburys Golden Shower
Happy Voices a large assortment of Photo
graphs; Music Paper
THE RICHMOND ECLECTTC
monthly Magazine of Foreign Literature, Re-
ligious and Secular edited by Rev. M D. Hoge
and Rev. VIM Brown
Pocket Diaries for 1867
+ nov 20-tf RORT COWAN
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1866-11-20

The Petersburg h,der says that though we
are deprived of any voice in the councils of this
rotten republic, We can afford to wait, to SOW
and reap, to buy and sell, to pay off our debts
and gather strength for the day when the peo-
pie will come together as they did more than
four score years ago, in order to form more
perfect Union, establish justice, insure domes-
tic tranquility, provide for the common defence,
promote the general welfare and secure the
blessings of liberty" - Z
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1866-11-20

The Governor of Alabama, in his message to
the Legislature of that State now in session,
takes up the question of the Constitutional A
mendment and declares himself decidedly of
opinion. that the Amendment should not be rat
fled The people Of Alabama, he says, are
sincerely DESTROYS of complete restoration to the
Union They feel that they have given every
evidence of honest purpose to conform to the
condition of things surrounding them. Attic
unrepresented, they are now paying nearly ten
millions of dollars annually as revenue tax to
the Federal Government. The Amendment in
all its features is aimed at the excluded States,
and its ratification under such circumstances,
could not he contends accomplish any good to
the country and might bring irretrievable dis.
aster
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1866-11-20
Taxation,

During the fiscal year ending June 80. 1866
the government collected from the people of the
United States over five hundred millions ofdol-
lars in the shape of taxes For the present year
the amount from these sources is estimated at
six hundred and fifty millions of dollars No
sensible man will pretend that the government
of the United States has any legitimate use for
half this sum per annum
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1866-11-20

NEWSPAPERS. DE Tocqueville, in his work
on America, gives this forcible sketch: "A
newspaper can drop the same thought into a
thousand minds at the same moment. A news
paper is an adviser who does not require to be
sought, but who comes to you briefly every day
of common veal, without distracting your
private affairs Newspapers, therefore, become
more necessary in proportion as men become
more equal and individuals more to be fearful.
To suppose that they only serve to protect
freedom would be to diminish their importance
they maintain civilization
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1866-11-20
StOIe23.
STOLEN.-On We,

HORSE STOLEN.-On Wednesday night,
L Il the 18th of November, there was stolen from
the subscriber A BAY HORSE, about fourteen
hands high, heavy name and tail, left hind foot
white upto the pastern joint, setfast on his back,
caused by the saddle; in riding he PAGES all the
time, and moves as if he was crippled in the hind
parts
A reward of ten dollars will be given for his
recovery if found in the county, and twenty dol
nation that will lead to his recovery.
q. C. HANGER,
nov W-r4ts Churchvlle Va,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1866-11-20

HANDSOME DoNATIoN.-A special meeting
of the Washington and Lee Association was
held Saturday in the lecture room of Christ
Church in Norfold There was large atten-
dance of the lady members. A letter from Mrs.
Davis, donating a set of beautiful and costly
jewels, to be disposed of or appropriated in any
way for the benefit of the association, was re-
ceived and read
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1866-11-20
ooh shame, where's thy blush /"

The Baltimore San says that the natural, the
inevitable consequences of such state Of things
as at present exist must be to stagnate trade,
to retard the development Of the industry of the
country, and to add to its financial embarrass-
ments by fastening upon us for an indefinite pc
Rod deprecated paper currency. To what
extent the depreciation may extend, no one can
calculate.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1866-11-20

E@~ The Spectator having about as many sub
scribers as both of the other papers published in
this place, it is to the interest of persons to ad
vertise in the Spectator and it the duty of those
who advertise for others to advertise in that pa
per which has the largest circulation. 1t be-
comes the duty of agents, commissioners, admin
sistrators, executors, and all who are entrusted
with the interests of others to advertise in the
SPECTATOR, as it has much larger circula-
ton than any other paper published here.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1866-11-20
furniture and U2ade9tOhci2aq.
CABINET MAKING & UNDERTA.
u KING-Gospei Hill, Main Street,
Staunton. Virginia.

EDWARD E, JOHNSON takes pleasure in inform
ing the citizens of Staunton and vicinity, that he
has now on hand large supply of Bureaus, Bed
steads, Washstands, and all other articles manu-
featured and kept in Cabinet Makers establish
ment. he respectfully invites you to give him a
call. He will also pay prompt attention to the
UNDERTAKING BUSINESS,
and can furnish the best styles of plain and orna-
mental Cofins-Walnut or Mahogany-aso i'm
proved styles of Metallic Gases.
Repairing promptly and we'll done.
nov 2O-6m
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1866-11-20
Northern Immigrants.

In speaking of immigrants from the North,
the Richmond Times says that there are at the
North hundreds and thousands of good, sensi-
BILE men, whom we at the South would be glad
to welcome amongst us. We want their indus
try, their thrift, their capital. They would find
no prejudice existing against them, and business
and social relations they could easily at once es
tablish with our people. We want them. to
come among us and ensure them hearty well
come. For they would come to aid us in build
ing up and fostering the country, and not for
the purpose of creating trouble and fomenting
dissensions amongst us. As for the canting,
Puritanical Yankee, with his negro affiliations,
his plymouth Rock" his Goldfish, etc., we
want none of that article, for we detest them al
most as much as the freedmen do
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1866-11-20

The METEoRIo SHOWER IN ENGLAND. "A
special cable dispatch to the Herald, dated
Greenwich Observatory, England November
18th, describes grand meteoric shower as hav-
ing fallen there between II P. M Of the 18th
and A. M. Of the 18th. 5000 fell in one
hour, and 10000 in ALL Illuminating the whole
heavens. They were red, blue, green, orange
and amber. One of emerald hue left trail Of
fame visible for minute and a-half