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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1867-01-01
The Richmond~ En0utrer saws

The Richmond Enquirer says:
The Supreme Court contains majority of
the same party that dominates in Congress. 1t
was supposed that sympathy in the objects
sought, would beget an assent to the means
employed, and that the Congressional usurpa-
ton would be acquiesced in by the CO. -partisans
of the bench. The Chief Justice had been a
high priest of radicalism, and as cabinet Of
ficer had shared the responsibility of the most
irregular proceedings. The surprise therefore
was general, when the Supreme Court lately
evinced a purpose to bring all laws and proceed
ings to the test of the Constitution IF they
shall adhere to this purpose, the revolution is
arrested, and the country issaved The threats
with which the South is harassed, and her re-
cuperation delayed will become impotent; ter
rible indeed in sound but only the roaring of a
chained lion.
The pressure brought to bear ION the members
Reproached as enemies, if not traitors, to their
party threatened MISUNDERSTANDING threat
ened with demolition, abused defed,
| it remains to be seen whether they will stand
| firm to their office and their oaths Here lies
| the turning-po of the fight, the key of the
| battle field. If the authority of the Constitu-
ton shall be vindicated, the South is safe, and
the end of her troubles approached. Recon
struction will then come, not through vain and
| humiliating abasements, but by appealing to
| the remedies of the Constitution.
While this cardinal problem is receiving its
solution, the South has additional reason fol
| an attitude of silence and frmness. Let us wait
and see whether or not we have indeed con-
stitutiton which determinesinterStat relations,
| or whether they are to be dictated by the abso-
| lutte will and whims of men whose caprices and
| demands vary with thsiA passions and supposed
party interests.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1867-01-01
Another sturdy blow has been struck for con

AnOther sturdy DIOW has 06eL StIuCh IoI COH'
stitutional liberty! President johnson has
caused the Military Court, ordered by Gen.
Schofeld for the trial of Dr. Watson, to be dis
solved, and the intended victim of military in
Justice to be discharged from custody We have
no language in which to express our approval
of this act Of the President; and, coming as ii
does, Immediately upon the heels Of the recent
decision of the Suspreme Court against military
commissions for the trial of civilians, and the
President late order snubbing General Sickles
for his unconstitutional order in North Carolina
it furnishes strong reason to hope that some Of
the strides of Congress to military d5espotism
will be arrested before constitutional liberty is
completely destroyed. Well done President
JoHNsoN 1t is by such well directed blows
as this that the power and sway of the Jaco
bins are to be destroyed and the county saved
from despotism, if, indeed, these things can be
accomplished at all-Lynch. Republican.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1867-01-01
auction & Commission Houses.
NEW AUCTION HOUSE.

IN EW AUCTEON HOUSE.
W. TURNER. W. NJ. CHEWING.
TURNER s. CHEWING,
Merchandise Auctioneers,
MAIN STREET, STAUNToN, VA,
2 doors West of Taylor Catlett s. Co.,
Respectfully solicit consignments of all kinds
of Merchandise.
REFERENCE:
Hon. A II. H. Stuart, f. M. Taylor, Esq,
Col M. G. Harman, Taylor, Catlett & Co.,
Thos. j. Niche, Esq, Woods & Gilkeson.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1867-01-01
WUntS J!

WANTED 5000 pounds clean COTTON
w RAGS, at my store in Staunton or Mid
dlebrook VIM M. POOLE.
jan 1-tf Y and V copy
VXTANTED3 3-1OOO bus. SHELLED CORN,
w bags furnished by myself at my store in
Staunton or Middlebrook. ~
| will pay CASH or part In goods.
jan1-tf VIM. NJ. POOLE. =
V and Y conv
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1867-01-01

The Philadelphia Age hits the nail upon the
head when it says ''the Presidential election is
approaching, and the minority are determined
to carry that election, as they did the last, by
excluding States from participating in the con-
test. This is the meaning of the progressive
movement of Mr.. Sumner, and it must be so
ooncida,ad -
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1867-01-01

The Washington Chronicle advocates, like
Mr.. Howard, the admissions %of Nebraska and
Colorado, into the Union, in order to assist in
the consummation of the Radical programme
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1867-01-01

SUDDEN DEATH. Samuel P Hawes, an
old and respected citizen of Richmond, died
suddenly in that city, on Monday week, of par
alysis, aged 6S. He was the father of Mrs.
Terhune Marion Harlandl the popular author
eSS.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1867-01-01

WILLIAM BROWN, d. D., OF VA
This is a quiet, smooth and round faced un-
ambitious looking man, sitting to the Modera.
tors left who was subjected to no great moral
change, when he became one Of the very purest
and best of men: Nature made him better than
mos tpeople. Sprung from a noble family of
old Virginia Presbyterians he can be traced
through a period Of fifty five years of qnsullied
life, until now we find him a ripe scholar, a
profound theologian, an able editor, permanent
Clerk of the General Assembly, and one of the
most useful 'husbandmen in the vineyard of
his Lord and Master" Thomas Jefferson
wrote the Declaration of American Indepen-
dence, and made himself immortal. William
Brown D. D., is author of the celebrated Pas
toral Letter put forth by the last Assembly,
and had he died before the ink with which it was
written was dry, and, had he never been heard
of before, his memory would last until purity
and strength in diction, sincerity, and pathos in
spirit, love for truth and for lofty and pro-
found discussion of the principles and philoso,,
ply of revealed religion shall cease to command
respect and challenge admiration.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1867-01-01
Let the South Alone.

The New York Herald seems to have given
up the territorializing and the Constitution
amending policies in reference to the South,
and to have become convert to the policy OF
letting the South alone. In its issue Of the
25th it says:
"What, then, can we do with those people?
They rebelled against the Constitution, they ap--
nealed to the sword, they have been defeated
and disarmed, and now they fall back upon
their constitutional rights as they were before
the war. Taking the hint from President
Johnson's greatest mistake, they demand these
constitutional rights in their restoration just as
they stand. They may be taken in hand from
the Potomac to the Rio Grande, as the people
of great unorganized territory, and cut up and
recast into new territorial divisions; but this
will be troublesome and costly process. We
NAV establish the constitutional amendment by
three-fourths of the loyal States, and then re-
organize territorialy each Of the outside. States
on this basis but we shall gain little time by
this.plan The only course remaining. then, is
to let these outside States alone, only lnterfer-
ring to prevent their whites and blacks from
cutting each others throat, and SO give them
as much time for reflection as they may require.
After being two or three years out IN the cold,
or five, ten or twenty, reason and common sense
may prevail among them, and they may. come
in on the terms of the amendment 1t there is
no hope in the present Southern generation we
can wait for the next By that time there will
be Northern leaven among them sufficient to
leaven the whole lump Time and emigration
will settle the question.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1867-01-01

Since the late election the number of outrages
upon freedmen and Southern Unionists has
marvelously decreased-in Radical newspapers.
Strange that all of them should occur just about
election time.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1867-01-01

The Memphis Bulletin, E" in its notice the
proceedings of the General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church, recently in session in that
city, pays the following tribute to gentleman
greatly esteemed in this community:
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1867-01-01

Jan lids Register copy and send bill to tn
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-11-05
Tho Roman Question.

From The ~ Y. World.
We are told in the latest cable dispatches
that Garibaldi and his forces, from ten to
twelve thousand strong, are at, and about the
village of Monte Rotondo, within sight of Rome,
tc which all the Papal troops had retired; that
the French troops having landed at Civita
Vecchia, had marched to and entered the Holy
City; that detachment of the Italian army,
under command of General Cialdini, had
crossed the Roman frontier; and that General
Menabrea, Prime Minister of Italy, justifes, in
a note, this movement, by saying that ''the
violation of the September treaty by the
French required it," 1t was previously ex-
planned that the action Of Garibaldi required it,
and that the Italian regulars were marching,
not to watch or threaten the French army,
but rather to cooperate with it in repelling
the "LbeGator's" advance. This note indi-
Gates on its face that Victor Emanuel may
yet find an excuse for complying with the will
OF the Italian people rather than with the
terms of the September convention. All ad-
vices from Italy 60 to prove that many eminent
conservatives have been stung by the arrogant
demands of Napoleon, and induced by the pre-
vailing enthusiasm to consent that the
Roman question shall be settled, if possible,
now and forever, as the people wish II to be
settled. There is no evidence that the first
intention of the Government to "put down"
Garibaldi meets with the approval of minority
large enough to be depended upon. The
Iseeling is very decided against another
french french occupation of Rome and, weak as
toSiy Is, the masses of the nation appear
| tSot wiling to fight France forthwith if
FioSo,s TSiSv Is necessary. A recent letter from
rOreIce arOIt% 70 the London Times describes the
Ssbot " P, %no extent Of this feeling, and saws
tbs bs' ,brnn rTance Aumbert the heir apparent to
rsfnsed S sO ne Sy@psthizes with it so far that he
Cialdini, which was then 49, Nlliy lpI u5usI o.
operate against Garibaldps voenntserS
kumors were also current in Florence that
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-11-05
Austria and The COncOrdat.


According to the Vienna correspondence of
the London Morning Herald, even Transylva-
mia, that ultima Thule of the Austrian monar-
chy, has sent up petition to the Reichsrath
for setting aside the concordat. This con-
oordat, or treaty, was made by the See of Rome
with Austria in 1855, after Hungary had been
crushed and Francis Joseph had revoked the
constitutional privileges which bis uncle had
been forced to oonoede. The provisions of the
oOncordat are now felt to be Onerous, even by
the sluggish Austrian mind, which has been
slowly awakening to sense of its natural
rights ever since the battle of Sadowa dated
the period of transition through which Austria
is now passing from ''a despotism that aimed at
supremacy over vast variety of incOngruous
and alien provinces by the agency of a great
army, slIilful bureaucracy, and, it must in
fairness be added, of a kind of hazy benevO-
lence," to the experiment of constitutional
government. The Transylvanian petition
against the concOrdat is characterized by a
primitive simplicity in the diction not gene
rally to be found in such documents. In
alluding to the imperfect state of the schools,
il says that Sat the annual examinations the
best children are able to give an account Of
how things looked in heaven; they know the
names of the principal angels, the number of
the saints, and they know something about
hell and purgatory, and of the torments OF the
damned. But how things looked in their own
land, what it produces, and what might be
produced better and cheaper, what is exported,
etc. oil all this they know nothing" Thus,
III lrSlsyl wanna, as in other parts of the en-
pire-aAd from all parts similar petitions
nave been presented to the Emperor-there
Is growing popular demand for sometbing
better and more in conformity with tbs
actual political changes which are tol,;rr
place than the old doctrine and pTactics ,lra
Valent whenever and wherever eocIasias PdeI Rao,
authority is supreme and predicts ansrcb,,
impiety, social and political ruin as tbe ~
evitable consequence of any attempt 10 s,,L
vert or weaken it, OF course the latter viao,
is taken by the majority of the clerical partv
naturally Jealous of innovation, and anxio1ss
TO maintain the privilege conferred upon the
hierarchy by the conoordat. twenty-five arch.
bishops and bishops have presented petition
TO the Emperor in favor of the conoordat, as
serting that either the rights of the clergy
must be upheld or the principles of revolution
Acknowledged. On the school question they
say.--"It is not better instruction which Is
wanted. What is desired is to attack religion
and morality. 1t is wished to make the schoO
serve to propagate unbelief" Again they say
--"As to what this miserable screaming against
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-11-05

The suffrage question is to become subject
OF political contest. Up to the present time
the States have had control of it. The Consti-
tuition, in express language, gives it to them.
An effort is now being made to take it away
from them and confer it upon Congress. The
effort is right enough. Perhaps such change
ought to be made. 1t is possible, certainly,
that the whole spirit and opinion of the people
have changed, and that they now prefer a Con-
tinental Empire, such as Mr.. Stevens describes
with central power resting on universal
suffrage, and absolutely controlling it, as does
the Empire of France to-day--to the national
Union, resting on suffrage regulated and con-
trolled by the States composing it, which our
fathers framed. If they do-if the country is
ready for the change and the people demand it
it not only may, but it must be made. But
this must be done by the people themselves,
through an amendment TO the Constitution, and
not by Congress, through the enactment of a
law. And this is the mode by which the Re-
publican party must seek the change, if it
decide to seek it at all.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-11-05

the insurgents had received direct material
aid from Prussia in the form of needle-guns
and other munitions of war. A cable telegram
of Saturday announces what has been daily
expected, but what still needs oonfrma alton,
that a crisis has been brought about in the re-
lations of France and Prussia, which may
seriously affect the settlement of the question
now pending between Italy and the former
power
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-11-05
@ H ENGE ACCEPTED
EVANS & WATSON'S SAFE.
WITH SANBORN'S PATENT STEAM I'M
PROVEMENT,
WILL BE ON TIE GROUND.
WILL BE ON TIE GROUND.

Mr. NJ e sadler, Agent Of Lilies Safes In this city.
challenge 10 Evans and Watson, bearing date Septe-
Ger 70. 1867, IN The following words, to witt
OF the city of Philadelphia, do offer and propose To
uln Que oi Liiles Chilled Iron Safes, with one Of
ached both to be OF the same size as burned on tha
Fair Grounds Lilies TO be made with six-inoH
con POS walls ~ on tne principles he makes Safes
ion walls including the Boston attachment and IN
the principle OF their usual make. 80
The Safe to be burned at convenient nlace In
the City of Philadelphia the 22d of October next
weather fair, or the first fair day thereafter. '
"Evans d Watson are hereby notified that tbav
best they can make above specified and a disin-
terested committee shall be appointed equally by
each party and in the usual way.
"Should Evans n Watson not respond In a reason-
able time then their Safe will be furnished by other
Evans & Watson accepted said challenge October
j. 1867 and agreeaDy with its terms were on the lot
II ground at Twenty.trst and Arch streets, at the
time mentioned October 22), with their committee,
with plenty Of cordwood, and with of their Safes
containing the Steam Improvement, but neither Mr.
Sadler nor the Lille safe making their appearance,
remaining on the ground during the whole day.
We are sustained by public opinion when assert
with Mr. Sadler to change the time. and by his non
appearance he has forfeited all right further trials
under said challenges but as are willing and ready
at all times TO go into trial OF Safes, when fairly
conducted with Mr. Sader or any other parties, we
hereby inform our friends, the public. and Mt Sadler,
that will be con the lot of ground at Torley and
the 9th of November next" with committee OF
three disnteresed gentlemen, and with one of our
ment, in accordance with said challenge.
We desire our friends and the public 10 be on the
ground punctually at o'clock A. M. and see for
themselves that the trial is fairly made.
EVANS & WAITS ON.
No. 2s S. SEVENTH Street
Philadelphia, Nov. /, 1867 uRst
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-11-05
FIRE AND BURGLAR PROOF SAFES
FIRE !! FIRE! FIREI
AND BURGLARY ALSO!
THE GREAT SAFE TESTS

November next on the vacant property at the North
LILIES CHILLED IRON SAFES TO be tested
with EVANS & WATSoNS, having the Boston
Steam Patent Attachment as Fire-Proof, and with
any and all COMPETITORS AS A BURGLAR
PROOF-both tests to be made at the same time and
place. and to commence at O'Clock A NJ, the
weather permitting II not, the first fair day there
after
No effort will be spared to make the above tests as
strong and as thorough be desired and trust
that all parties interested will aim be present. and
that the tests both thorough and taIr and be
able to judge TO the merits of Safes so tested
the importance of which will readily be conceded.
NJ @. sADLER. Agent,
No $50 ARCH Street.
for the above from the 22d Instant as before an
response from other saemakers as to the furnishing
of burgarproof safes; and it very desirable to
have the tests comparative extra time is required
to provide other safes tor the burglar proof test
notice the published acceptance of Evans & Wat.
son. with conditions about long as the moral law
code, some OF which cannot entertain; but from
their very great desire to promote the public inte-
rest; their high consideration for the source and their
entire indspostton to injure the business of any man."
as therein manifested, presume they will waive the
extra conditions, and furnish their sae Itthey do
not the safe will be furnished for the test by other
parties. M a g.
lO2 22262S Sl-n245 Agent
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-11-05

the conoordat betokens no one can any longer
doubt. It means we will have mar.
riage without soldity and holiness, and
schools without religion and moral earnest
ness" The bishops tell his Majesty the Empe-
ror that 'they consider it impossible that
son of the exalted house which God has called
to govern Austria should ever so far forget
his mission, and the example of his ancestors,
as to turn the rights which are given him
against the Church of God" Happily, the
Emperor in his reply showed that he had
clearer and livelier sense of the changed coudi-
tion of things, and of his own responsibilities
and duties in view of it, than his clerical adj
visers He reminded them distinctly of the
fact-which they had seemed to forget-that he
is now ga constitutional prince as well as a
true son of the Church." The Reichsrath has
shown that it is likewise in unison with the
modern spirit of progress by appealing to the
Pope to sanction such notifications of the
cOncordat as shall harmonize with the response
which it has itself made to the popular demand
for the repeal of the concordat. Now that
such demand has become almost universal
in Austria, and especially now that railway
enterprise is beginning to animate Hungary,
and bids fair to extend beyond its limits, it is
not extravagant to hope that even Austria will
at length lay aside every weight and run sue
cessfully the race that is set before her, as
well as before the other nations of modern
Europe.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-09-25
A Timely Warning.

Voters of Pennsylvania under no cir
cumstances cease to remember that the con-
test at the polls in this State, to take place
on the Second Tuesday Of October, will de-
eide issues involving all that is important
and essential to the peace, permanence and
prosperity of the nation. The Republican
candidate for Supreme Judge represents a
great principle, and his election is necessary
to secure the success of that principle. The
Republican party saved the country from
treason. Had the Copperheads been let
alone, the shareholders rebellion would have
been a triumph. We would have had di-
vided country JEFF. Davis would have been
enthroned a tyrant in the South, and the
people of the North compelled to pay tribute
for his support. Republican policy and Re
publican bayonets defeated these dangers
Nevertheless, the Copperheads of the North
are still the friends OF traitors and are strug-
Cling now for political victories for power to
revive the war of treason. Hence, we as
sert, it is as necessary TO defeat the Copper
heads at the balot-box as it was to vanuuish
rebels on the battlefield. Had the rebels
succeeded the national debt would have been
repudiatcd. Let the Copperheads be victo-
rious at the polls and they will do what The
rebels failed to accomplish-they ,oiU repu-
diate the public debt! Every purpose at
which the rebels failed Of success the Cop
perheads are striving to accomplish. This
gives all our elections national character
and renders the services of the Union voter
as important as those of the Union Soldier
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-09-25
Disability Removed from Rebels.

President Johhson's late Amnesty proc
lamation exeIupts all the rebels from the
penalties of the laws, except the following
three Glasses namely:
First, the chief or pretended chief execu-
tive officers, including the President, Vice
President and all heads of departments of
the pretended Confederate or rebel govern
ment, and all who were agents thereof in
foreign States and countries, and all who
had or pretended TO hold in the service of
the said pretended Confederate Government
military rank or title above the grade of
brigadier general, and naval rank or title
above that of captain, and all who were or
pretended to be Governors of States while
maintaining, abetting or submitting to and
acquiescing in the rebellion.
Second, All persons who, in any way,
treated otherwise than as lawful prisoners
OF war, persons who, in any capacity, were
employed or engaged in the military or ma
val service of the United States.
Third, All persons who, at the time they
may seek to obtain the benefits of this proc
lamation, are actually in civil. military or
naval confinement or custody, or legally held
to bail, either before or after conviction,
and all persons who were engaged directly
or indirectly In the assassination of the late
President of the United States, or in any
plot or conspiracy in any manner Herewith
Connected
1t is asserted that there are perhaps
less than 5000 left in these three classes,
subject to trial-the balance being exempt
ed by special pardons from the President.