Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1868-01-21

States and carried out the reconstruction meas
ures after the intent and purposes of Radical
ism, there would ball roll over him that
would break the back of his presidential pros
poets. This was too much for the old lady
and she gave vent to her feelings in an audible
tone by denouncing him (H. as "a scallawag, !"
and for him TO take his seat or go home
While these gentlemen were delivering their
speeches they were being interrupted on all
sides by the RAIDS, miserable devils that they
are. will forward their printed speeches to
youf perusal ~
The Ecening Express of this city calls for a
National Convention to settle all difficulties. -
The RAIDS will not stay settled.
Old Mortality Stevens is in his seat for a
short time every day. Though he looks blue
in the face with deviltry and sickness, he is
occasionally as lively as a cricket, but not
half so musical. He is as hoarse as a Muscovy
drake. His voice is almost entirely gone, and
his speaking days are over. 81 sis
Belle Boyd, who has just received divorce
from her husband in the N. Y. Supreme Court,
is at the Metropolitan Hotel en- route for Va.
Senator Upton has introduced bill to re-
duce the number of Major and Brigadier- Gen
erals in the army; or in palmer language, to
legislate out of service Gen. Hancock and Gen.
Rousseau. Political knavery all round
In my last the types made me say, in speak
ing of the dead Ducks" familiarity with Mrs.
Forrest in that celebrated divorce suit, say he
was ''Forney- eating dead duck - A sick
ening mistake, was it not? Horrible! 1t should
have been "a torney-cating live drake" |
write such miserable hand the mistake was a
very natural one.
A deputation of the Michigan tribe of Indians,
are here to see about obtaining place whereon
they might lay their heads and rest In peace,
and visited Grant the other night at his recep-
ton, and made him an address in their original
tongue, but it was translated by the interpreter.
The spokesman appears to be disguised with
the white brothers fuss over the cause of the
niger, and ''Lo the poor Indian!" is thrown
aside. Speaking of the white man S unjustness
to the red skins, and the late wars, the ''gen-
tleman without hat says all s'those who sur
vived, returned to speak well Of the great war
chief, in whose presence we now stand. This
small tribe, in all its unfailing friendship and
loyalty, has been harrassed and driven. When
they have attained good home, their white
neighbors have coveted and wrenched the same
from them; and when poor one has been
gained necessity has forced the tribe to call
upon their Great Father to change and give
them better one.
To-day, we are upon that very Grand But
among the disturbances of your counsellors and
council fires, our matters sink into nothing
theme. The suffering Indian, whose fertile soil,
great waters, and rich mines, that have blessed
the American, and given him the wealth Of to
day, finds scarcely place In the thoughts and
plans OF your wisest men.
We are sorry to see your differences, when
our Great Father has always told us to live In
peace and harmony. But we trust the time is
not far distant when the troubled waters will
be assuaged to calm, and the Indian can pad
die his canoe upon its peaceful surface without
being swamped.
Smart and far seeing big Indian
The petition of Gen. j. D. Imboden, of Vir-
ginia, for writ of mandamus to compel Gen
eral Schofield to allow him to vote, is set for a
hearing in the United States District Court, at
Richmond, on the 9th of next month A. G.
Riddle, of this city, has been retained by the
Government to resist the petition. This Rid
die is sweet-scented Radical, and would as
soon sleep with Niger as one of his own
race He is, originally, from the Buckeye
State. SIDNEY.