Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1866-02-13

/ blushing face of the bride, owned that he could
not have called up, with all his devotion, such
an expression Of perfect love and joy.
Eloquent Peroration.
The following is the concluding portion of
Mr.. Vorhees' great speech in support Of the
Presidents policy Of reconstruction and is not
only beautiful but true. He says forcibly, that,
they who have made laws and rule nations
upon motives ofyengeance are the monsters
whom all history curses with an unbroken
voice." How much more glorious was the rule
Of the great Athenian who, dying, could con-
sole himself with the reflection that he had nev-
er caused citizen of Athens to shed a tear!-
How truly blessed is the memory of such ru
Ter! May not the eloquent appeal of Mr.. Vor
hees, which we subjoin, be lost upon his CO.
laborer in legislation. He says.
II make my appeal to the disinterested i'm
partial, and enlightened masses of the country,
without regard to lines of party Distinction
They have witnessed the patient labors of the
President, and since this Congress convened
they have beheld their grand ful6ment Those
wandering stars from the azure field Of the flag,
those discontented Pleiades that shot madly
from their spheres, have one by one re-illumed
their rays at the great centre of light and OF
glory. The whole land wept when the beauti-
full sisterhood was broken The wall Of the
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| and untimely dead is not more full of anguish
than were the hearts of those who love their
/ felow-man when many Of our most brilliant
planets denied the law of grayitatinn and struck
deiantly out upon orbits of their own. The
sword that was drawn by all Christian hands,
more in sorrow than in anger, hangs peacefully
in its scabbard on the wall. Each section has
its "reminiscences of sublime devotion, of grief,
and of glory. These are the brave heart dear
| est treasure, and until
The good knights are DUST
they will be halowed as the devotee hallows
the rites Of his religion. But peace under the
! policy of the Executive is celebrating her VIC
tories no less renowned than war" The shi-
ming symbols of the revolted race are over our
heads, State after State, kindly assisted by the
! hand Of the President, comes to take it's place
beneath its ancient coat of arms They cluster
around those vacant seats that have so long In
vted them in vain They are welcome by the
President as Israel's greatest king welcomed
the warlike son of Ner, whose standard had
waved twice four years in rebellion.
! ''Let Congress initiate his example and mark
the opening of the new year as an era of perfect
reunion and season Of universal JOY. Let
oblivion curtain fall upon the dnleful TRACE
dies of the past. Bury the animosties Of a civil
war; Take no counsel from their baleful whis-
perings. Hate is the basest principle of human
action. They who have made laws and ruled
nations upon motives of vengeance are the
monsters whom all history curses with an I'M
broken voice, The long and deadly proscrip-
| tive lists Of Sy1a and Marius, Tiberius, and
Cladius gave the names of their victims to the
compassion and sympathy of the world, while
an Immortality of infamy clings Increasingly to
those who took private revenge IN the name OF
| the public good Charity for the errors, the
| folies, and the crimes of the whole family of
imperfect man is the leading virtue in the
breasts Of lawgivers and rulers Those who
have been guided by its sweet angelic influences
constitute the glory Of the armament in the an
ton command the love and yeperation Of ages
more by the forbearance magnanmity and Gle
mency of their character than by the renOwn of
their military achievements The savage chief
may strike his enemy PROSTATE and powerless
at his feet 1t is an attribute of divinity which
lifts him up and makes him friend. When
Pericles paused upon the opening threshold of
eternity and in his dying moments reviewed the
events Of his great life, he consoled bis parting
on the fact that he had never caused citizen
of Athens to shed a tear. From this hour may
this Government dry up the tears of its citi-
zensl May no more hearts be wrung with the
gloom of the prison or the anguish of death !
May the two sections meet again as kindred and
friends The angel of concord will then stir
the healing waters for them both and renew
ing their glorious youth together the future Of
the American Union will be filed with the love
and praise of all it's citizens
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WORDs.-Beware Of impure words. Filthy
conversation is fruitful means of corrupting.
1t is channel by which the impurities Of the
heart may be communicated to another. And
we know who hath said, Evil communications
corrupt good manners. Words are an index
| to the state of the heart. Hence says Christ,
''By thy words shalt thou be condemned and
for every idle word that men shall speak, they
! shall give an account in the day of Judgment. y
| There are those whose conversation is filthy and
| disgusting Parents should guard their chill
dren from such. They should themselves avoid
every indicate expression, and check the first
appearance of any such thing in their children
Avoid foolish talking and jesting. Children let
your words be pure.
BLIsTERED HANDS If your hands are ten
der and you would save them from the friction
of the axe helve, or other tool in use, apply
some hard tallow, rubbing it on the helve and
your hands Will slide without blistering.- Hes
tern Rurale
The Ohio Farmer says 2 balky horse will
start right off if you put a handful Of dirt or
gravel from the road into his mouth The
philosophy Of the thing is, it gives him some
thing else to think about.