Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1867-07-23
ENQUIRER and Examiner"

The Enquirer and Eranaiaer newspapers have
been consolidated, and are now published under
the title of enquirer and Examiner" Mr..
Smith, the Editor of the Enquirer, has retired
from the Editorial profession and has accepted
the charge of a female Seminary in Petersburg.
In the retirement of Mr.. Smith from the labors
of Editorial life, the State suffers the loss of one
of its ablest and best writer's.
We are pleased to find that the consolidated
paper-the Enquirer and Eranainer-not only
takes the true position, but that its leading Ed
itorials combine marked ability with an excel
lent STYLE We hope it will be well sustained.
The State Department has furnished for pub,
LEGATION the decision arrived at by the authorl-
ties relative to the case of Santa Annals cap
ture, the action of Commander Roe, and the al
legged foreible boarding of the steamer Virginia
by the Mexican authorities Mr.. Seward after
reviewing the facts, states his opinion that San
ia Anna was really flibuster, and that the
Virginia was not in the service of the United
States being at the time under the absolute
control of Santa Anna, and engaged in mill
| tary expedition Of his own, in violation OF the
laws of the United States. He further says
that Anita Anna voluntarily disembarked at
Sisal, and he approves of the action of Com
mander Roe.
The Petersburg Index says that 'etters from
Bolts, Peirpoint & Co. have heen received by
prominent citizens of Petersburg within the
past few days urging adoption by our citizens
of the course taken by portion of the people
of Albemarle, Louisa, Buckingham and Ches-
terfeld" 1t will be of no avail. IF the Hun
nicut faction are strong enough, they will not
suffer the introduction of the cooperation ele-
ment, to break up the ranks and divide the
spoils of the Radical party.
A letter in the Richmond Dispatch, from
Louisa county, speaking Of the recent Radical
cooperation meeting in that county, says
''More Importance has been given to the polit-
ical meeting held here on court day than it real
ly deserved; for, it was, indeed, but small at
fair. Gotten up by Mr.. VIM. F. Gordon, the
author of the 'Albemarle resolutions, it does
not reflect the sentiments of any considerable
number of our people, who feel sure will not
| cooperate.
| The National ntellsgea1er Of the 10th inst
contains letter written from the augusta
| White Sulphur Springs under date of the l4th
which commences by stating that trip to and
from the Greenbrier White Sulphur is more ia
tiguing than a journey to Russia. As this
statement is so erroneous it gives rise to the
suspicion that the correspondent Of the lntelli-
geneer has not been to the Greenbrier White
| Sulphur this Season.
Hon. Thomas Ewing, of Lancaster, Ohio, in
| letter denying the accusation of disloyalty
made against him by the Radicals, attributes
their railing against him to their knowledge that
he has not and will not swear allegiance to Sum
ner and Stevens, and that he thinks the Presi
dent ought not to be impeached, and that the
South is sufficiently crushed, without any addi-
tional miseries.
| Thomas W. Conway, an agent of the Radical
Congressional Committee, has made a report to
that committee, stating ''that two thousand
Union Leagues have been established and are
now in working order throughout the South,
with an estimated membership of two hundred
| thousand, all of whom are loyal voters.
John Randolph once said Let us not dis
guise the fact, sir; we think we are living in the
better times of the Republic. We deceive our
selves we are almost in the days of Sylla and
Marius. Yes, we have almost got down to the
time of Jugurtha. - We wonder what the
eloquent sarcastic Virginian would have said il
he could have lived to our times?
| THE DRINKER FARM MURDER. Phil
| lips, the alleged murderer of his wife, ON what
is known as the Drinkef Farm, near Richmond,
whose trial has been progressing before the
County Court of Henrico, for two weeks, has
been sent on to the Circuit Court for final trial,
and refused bail The testimony against him.
although wholly circumstantial is very strong.