Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1867-09-03
For the Spectator.
CHILLICOTHE ONO,


Mr. EDITOR 1t has been some time since
your columns have been intruded upon by any
thing from this quarter therefore will proceed
to give you some items, hoping your relgnlng
King will not incarcerate you In dungeon vile
for publishing anything emanating from a
Johnny Reb." If anything is said about it
you can inform him that the writer is an Old
Virginia Reb, who is being reconstructed tout
back in the ''Hio State, and one who is 60
ing to vote this Fall without being registered.
There is little or no change being effected in
this region, and all matters are in st0tu quo ex-
cepting politics. The farmers have generally
harvested good wheat crops, but the corn will
not turn out so WELL as the late Spring and dry
Summer have affected it seriously. Wheat
sells at from $l.75 to 200, and corn at about
so and 60 cents The scarcity of money is Of
ten complained of, yet there is deluge of ii
here in comparison with what you have in the
South. The idea of paying off government
bonds with greenbacks is gaining ground rap
of the entire reputation of the war debt. The
poorer classes begin to realize they are paying
nearly all Of the immense taxation.
The Gubernatorial campaign has been opened
and is being prosecuted with vigor by both par
ties Judge Thurman the Democratic candi-
date is one of the first men of the State. The
most excitement however is oceasioned by the
amendment to the State constitution enfran-
chising the negroes and DISTINGUISHING rebels,
and yankee deserters and skulkers the vote on
which will be taken in October, at the same
time as that for Governor Many republicans
will vote against it, and the probability is, that
the vote will be a very close one. Some of the
democrats claim that they will defeat it by a
handsome majority What "rebs" there are
of us here feel considerable interest in it Of
course. We will have the opportunity of vo-
ting against it this Fall any way. There would
be little doubt as to the disposition made of it.
if Southern Ohio could do all the voting on it.
Genl. d. II. Hill stopped one day last week
in our city on his way to Kentucky. As soon
as it was known he was here, rebels and COD
perheads focked to see him. He was soliciting
subscribers to his magazine 1.-The Land We
Love, and succeeded in getting about twenty
in this place and vicinity. | was surprised
when he told me how few subscribers he hao
in Augusta Co., Va. She ought to do better
| for Southern Magazine. He remembered
perfectly and laughed heartily over the circum
stances OF three Yankee spies being brought te
| Concord Depot during the Hunter Raid. The
| said spies were an auctioneer (Cushing) and g
! fOunderyman (Parkins) of your town, and your
| humble servant, all three belonging to @. NJ
train.
had the pleasure of seeing photograph O
your worthy contemporary of the indicator, in
the hands OF cousin of his who resides here
Such good looking man ought to have beer
captured by some one of the ladies long since.
The account of the radical meeting held ii
your place short time since was perused will
interest. 1t is certainly astonishing that some
men holding the position in society they do
can take part with such a crew of fanatics.
The greed for office must lie at the bottom of i
ALL 1t would be advisable for you all to senl
negroes to Congress instead of the white trash
and disappointed politicians who are affiliatin&
with them and the Radicals. They would Ger
tainly grace the halls once occupied by grea
men, about as well or rather much better thar
some Of the material now being sent there from
the North. Another good effect it would have
would be the opening of the eyes Of the labor
ing classes in the States now represented.
Il is gratifying to see all Of the Staunton pa
pers as well as a large majority of the press O
Virginia, take such manly course in regard t.
the present political movements. If you onl,
hold out, all will yet be well you have plent!
of friends up here and the number is steadily
increasing every day. 1t is impossible for sucl
State ofaffairs as is now existing to last long
Respectfully yours &c,
| ''JOHNNY RER -