The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1868-09-09
Spirit Of The Northern Press.

Inc New York Herald, Independent, spec
ulatcs as to the prospect in Maine. 1t Saws
one OF the good points in the conduct of the
canvass is that the Democratic orators discuss
things which Maine can feel rather, than only
think about. They talk about ships, and that
strikes home. Such has been the effect OF
Inns democratic campaigning that it seems
quite possible Maine may change her vote, and
not only put her Republican majorities out Of
sight, but give very respectable figure in
favor OF the Democracy. There is no COM
munlty III the country that does not equally
denouncc as intolerabie the burdens that Radi-
Gal fury, folly, laundering aud corruption
have put upon the people. Upon what can
the Radicals count if Maine goes against
them They may get Massachusetts and
South Carolina.
1t does not attach much Importance to the
result OF the Vermont election. and thinks it
proper to await the result of the election in
Maine, where the chief issues of the Presi-
Dental campaign have been discussed by the
champions OF both parties, before safe judy
ment can be formed of the tendency Of the
popular mind in the New England States upon
the grave questions now before the whole
American nation.
The N. Y, World, Democratic deprecates
the calumnies uttered by the Radicals against
Governor Seymour, although it thinks it may
perhaps be well for them to do so, and thus
divert attention from tho real issues of the
campaign. But for the Democracy it is Of
vital consequence to concentrate the attention
OF the country upon the issues. Aside from
the great questions ofpolicy involved in the
election, nobody would consider Gen. Grant
as q filter man for President than Gov. Sey-
mour. On the simple question of personal
qualifications, the superiority of Mr.. Seymour
is so manifest that the thing is not worth dis
cussing. If Grant is elected the Government
will be administered in the interest of the
Republican party if Seymour is elected it
will be administered in the interest of the
whole country. 1t is question between ex-
pensive government by force and cheap gov
eminent by law between the centralized des-
potism Of the European systems and the local
freedom which we inherited from our fathers
between enthroning barbarism and ignorance
in the Southern States or permitting intelli-
gence and civilization to have fair play. 1t
thinks war of races, initiated by the Radi-
Gals for political effect, is imminent in the
South, and sketches the situation in some of
the Southern States.
The Washington Chronicle, Extreme Rad,
does not think the result of the Vermont cleo
ton can be fairly set off against the late
election in Kentucky, because Vermont, it
claims, is civilized up to the point Of permit
ing every man to vote as he pleases, while in
Kentucky, it intimates, the people are subser-
Went to the pistol, the bowie knife. and the
Ku-Klax. 1t admits that the Democrats have
always been in hopeless minority in Vermont,
but that, unlike the Republicans in Kentucky,
they could labor for their party without risk
or injury; that they did their best, but in
spite Of all efforts the Republicans record an
increase of ten thousand votes
The Round Table, Radical, says LIST. That
Ohio, New York and Pennsylvania will go
Democratic. End. That as these States go will
the election be decided.
The National Intelligencer, in referring to
the recent exposures by Robert Ould, late
agent Tor the exchange Of prisoners, says that
General milford was cited as a corroborating
witness, he being assistant commissioner Of
exchange on the part Of the Federal Govern
ment, and that if there had been in Mr.. Guilds
recital a single cquivooal statement, or even
an exaggerated coloring of the truth, General
Milford would surely have made the correc-
ton. 1t says his failure to deny anything
stated by Mr.. Ould, in reference to the cruel
ty Of General Grant towards our prisoners in
the South, must be received as an admission
of its accurateness. 1t claims that the direct
testimony Of Gen. Butler in his January
speech, 1865, in Lowell, Mass, fastens upon
Grant the stigma Of cold blooded cruelty to
our starving, suffering soldiers in the South
ern prisons. 1t publishes an extract from
said speech from the New York World, the
recital of which, says tho latter, "exposes one
of the most remarkable examples on record of
cold hearted atrocity, studied deceit, and cruel
imposition on the public on the the part of
the General then and now commanding the
armies Of the United States" It says the
facts in regard to the extravaganza of the
present Congress are perfectly astounding, and
goes on to give in some detail an account of
their enormous stationery expenditures, which
show an increase in 1868 over 1864 of $6I $50
in that one item. It shows also that the ex-
penses Of the House of Representatives for
1864 were only 1858 $50, while in 1868 they
reach the enormous figure of 1925, 555.
A LIVELY REAL ESTATE MARKEr-City
property is up and going. Last week
Young 4 Kenney's Drug store, New Street,
was sold to r. NJ. Guy for 1000; Henry
Peck IS residence, near Post Office was bought
by c. II. Heller for $500; J.B. Hoge
bought the store he now occupies for s2,5 500;
Armentrout Il Co., bought their store and
the room adjoining for 81 800; COL Bolivar
Christian bought the Hall property, from
Mrs. Tate, for $4,000; H. E. Smith pur-
chased thehouse and lot on Hotchklss Oak Hill
place, acre; for $500, and Gilbert Child,
Esq, of Mobile Ala, purchased the Bell
farm, miles from Staunton, near Hebron
Church, containing 400 acres, at $50 per
acre. All for cash or its equivalent.
BRYAN's GRAND CARAVAN, MENEaER1E
AND CIRcus.-This celebrated Combination
will visit Staunton the latter part of Sep