Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-05-28
BDTToRIkI GLEANTNGS.

EDITORIAL GIEANINGS.
Tho superif Court of the county Of
Clarke, has terminltsd its labors, most of time
being.0onsumed with the trial of negroes ON
the charge of LARGELY and other offences, near
ly all of whom unier the former indictment,
were acquitted, fpm the present status Of
things being INADEQUATE to convict. John
Taylor, cOlOred, fo, murder, was found guilty
in the second degree, and sentenced twelve
years in the penitel tinry.
The people Of StauntOn commemorated
the death of StoueEall jackson on Friday,
the 10th of May, tnder the auspices of the
Ladies' Memorial Association. The ladies
from the county contributed evergreens and
flowers, and from he mountains came ear
load by the train. An address was deliy-
cred by Col. o. Fe1el, procession was form
ed With two brass lands, FIVE companies and
citizens, mile aud half in length, which
marched to the cemetery and decked the
graves with 1owers.
= Col. Chas II Lewis, formerly editor of
the Martinsburg Gazette, and now aid to Gov.
PeiFpoint, delivered speech in Petersburg
on the evening of the 10th, in which he ad-
vised the negroes u vote with the Radical
Republicans. The meeting was large and the
negroes numbered I've blacks to one white.
He maintained tha;itho honor of the State
demanded that the negroes and Republicans
should coalesce.
A writer in ths Richmond Waig ear
nestly appeals to tho young men of Virginia
not to leave the old State He estimates that
twelve out of every thirteen who have left
will return in years to come, either to die or
in worse condition than when they left.
@Thc Secretary Of the Treasury expresses
the opinion very freely that no further reduc-
ton of the public debt need be expected at
present. The probabilities are that it will be
increased within the next three months.
= Rev. Francis A. White, of Kentucky,
who was elected at the recent session of the
Council of the Protestant Episcopal Church
of Virginia to the Assistant Bishopric of that
diocese, was at one time Rector of Grace
Church, in BerrIville. He is gentleman
of fine culture and abilities: Rev. DR.. An
drews of this county, received several votes
for the position.
The following gentlemen constitute the
Board Of Visitors to the Virginia Military
Institute for the ensuing year: William II.
Macfarland, Richmond; George W. Boiling,
Petersburg; William L. Owen, Halifax;
y. L. Cummings, Washington county; w.
R. Staples, Montgomery; Jno. Letcher, Rock
bridge; Richard H. Catlett, Augusta.
- Miss Catha1ine Hatton, Of Caroline
county, Va, has laid claim to real estate in
Albany, n. Y, valued at 100000. The
prospects Of her gaining the suit are said to
be fatteripg.
= Gen. Sickles has issued an order
prohibiting the distilation of Whiskey in the
Second Military DISTRICT on the ground that
the present scarcity of food in the Carolinas
is greatly diminished by distilIation, and
thereby food is rendered dearer in localities
where a large number of persons are deren-
dent upon public and private charity
Offenders are declared Liable to trials and
punishment by Military Commission.
TAE Milk IN THE Cocoa NUr.-Tho
Philadelphia dye is not at loss to account
for Radical activity at the South. 1t says:
'.In regard to the votes of the negroes, there
is this fact that should not escape public atten-
ton. The Radicals have spared no exertions
to keep the Southern States out of the Union
until the blacks should, under the law. excr-
else the privilege of suffrage They have not.
however, displayed anything like the same
interest or energy in negro suffrage in the
Northern States. This would at first seem
inconsistent and inconsistent it would be for
any other than an Abolition party. 1t is how
ever, susceptible of explanation. The Radi-
Gals have counted certainly upon the votes of
the negroes of the South en- nlasse in their
favor. They were afraid to trust to the
negroes of the North, who had lived among
them and understood them too well, to vote
as they did,