Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1867-09-17


ished, if he persisted in holding the keys, with
which he had been entrusted by the congrega-
ton he was then serving, reluctantly surrender
ed them into the lands Of this old man.
Without any legal process to justify his
actions, has this presumptods man deprived a
congregation of intelligent, respected, and
devoted christians of their place of worship, to
be used in future by those who neither know or
fear God. We sincerely hope that the congrega-
tion heretofore in possession of the church,
will seek redress for the wrong that has been
done. -Leaoisburg Times.
! Concession to these people can accomplish
nothing nay, rather, it confirms them in their
purpose to punish and Cypress us. 1t virtually
admits that their course is right and proper,
and justifies them in continuing to follow it
We do but seal our own doom and shut every
door of escape behind US, if we cease to protest
against the dreadful tyranny of radical legis-
lation. What they thrust upon us we have no
choice except to take; when they require us to
approve the warrant of our own execution, we
| should and must refuse.
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When Alexander the Great had CONQUERED
and captured the Indian king Porus, he asked
the latter how he expected to be treated -
Like king, answered Porus, and the great
Macedonian gave him his freedom and restored
him to his throne and power. In like manner
we should keep our standing protest on record
against the dreadful tyranny" of the Radicals,
and If they impeach, Danish, confscate and
measure the land and murder the people, our
solace IS IN the knowledge that they, and not
we. are responsible for all the great guilt of such
monstrous proceedings. -Lynch. Rep.
! Mr. Stevens IN his letter admitting that Con-
gross had acted outside of the Constitution.
makes distinction without difference He
says unless Congress is considered as having
.repudiated the Constitution, and acted
wholly outside of it, its whole work of re-
construction was usurpation" It is obvious
that the hypothesis condemns, instead of saving
him. Outside of the Constitution, Congress
has no rightful power at all. Outside Of the
Constitution there is no Congress- 10 act out
side OF the Constitution is to exercise authority
not granted, and In derogation of the rights of
others. This is usurpation. Webster defines
1t AN unauthorized, arbitrary assumption and
exercise OF power, especially as infringing on the
| rights Of others. y As all powers not granted
to the federal government, are reserved to the
States or to the people, it follows that any act
| OF Congress outside Of the Constitution, any
unauthorized act,-is not only an assumption,
but necessarily trespass and usurpaton.-
Enquirer and Ecan,iner.
Cool FOR THE Seasonal verdant eouple
were married in Shepherdstown few days ego.
The Register says that when all things were in
readiness, the couple on the floor, the preacher
proceeded with his work, asking the groom if
he would take this woman to be his welded wife?
and before anything more was said by the
preacher, the happy groom exclaimed: II will
IN the cool J" The question was then asked
the blushing bride if she would take this man
to be her welded husband? to which she IN
stanty answered "You bet [ will p
Cost OF RADICAL RULE. exchange we'll
says: "Out of every dollar the laboring man
earns, about sixty cents is taken indirectly to
keep the lrdofent negroes, to maintain military
despotlsna, oEer eleEen states, and enrich aboli-
ton officials.
This is why our poor men are kept poor, and
our laborlng men complain of hard times 1t
Is the high prices and high taxes that take their
money, and 1t Is the negro bureau military des-
potism, abolition officials that make the taxes
high To get rid of these Radicals, they must
be voted out Of power.
EMIGRANTs FOR LIBERIA.-=The names of
about five hundred applicants Coz passage to
Liberia in November are row upon the books
of the American. Colpaization Society. These
are residents, EostEy OF the States of South
Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee and
Virginia and are nearly all ofthe class popular
ly known as freedmen" The society has made
an earnest appeal for funds to enable them to
send these applicants to Liberia.
PACIFIC RAILwAY.-Fiftee thousand men
are steadily at work upon the Pacific Railroad
line, and the money already expended has
reached the round sum Of Nliirty-fce million
dollars. OF this amount about ten millions haze
been paid IN by private stockholders, about
twelve millions have been furnished hK the
United States Government, and tbs. balance
borrowed by the company.
The Reverend mulatto N.ratssiiyens. who SPOKE
IN this city, has turne4 ap, in Norfolk. In his
speech there he ssiA That he could see no reason
why colored 59An should not hold office and go
to Co1grSSs, Unqualified and educated Neither
car q :, va and we hope sincerely that the whole
southern Congressional delegation to the next
Congress will be an unbgoken phalanx of the
deepest dyed Abysirians. --Ly,ch. Rep.
The New Yc4k FINES. abiding to General
Pope's being offended at the recent playing of
Dixie on q PUBLIC occasion In Georgia, recalls
the FACT Mr.. lincoln called for band to play it
Ia Washington city-alleglng that 'he could
not afford to give 50 good tune over to a bad
cause, and that it must be made national
melody
The Alexandria Gazette concludes sensible
article upon the subject Of advertising as fol-
lows;
Advertise literally, without stint; spread
before the public your claims to their attention,
and if those claims are just, rely upon it, your
money will not have been spent in vain. -
Married, at the residence of the brides IA
Their, in Sumner county, Tenn, on the End of
july, Fir, Ebenezer Sweet to Miss Jane
Lemon.
'How happily extremes do meet
In Jane and Ebenezer,
She is no longer sour but Sweet
And he's Lemon-squeeZer."
The Abingdon Vuginian say: 1--WE have
no censure for those Of our Southern friends
who may choose to afiliat. e with the Radicals
1t is matter of taste--but such afiiiation, in
our opinion, is incohgruous, and irreconciliable
with common reason
1t was told to the Empress Carlotta a few
days ago that her husband was in great peril,
and might lose his life Better that than his
honor was the Imperial reply, during lucid
interval from which. however her Majesty