Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1868-10-27

something. lney concern every man, woman
and child in America in all the relations of life
| They effect us in our business, moral, religious
and social life, and through the medium oftaxa-
| ton and finance, have most intimate connec
ton with our purses.
Away with the silly cant, ''let politics alone
and go to work" There is no antagonism be-
tween patriotism and industry, between diligence
in business and that fervor of the soul which
clings forever to the right, and inspires that
generous public spirit, and love of the common
veal, which has been possessed by every man
who deserves to be remembered after death
Happily the degrading advice to let politics
alone is not practicable because politics will
not let us alone As we'll talk about letting a
bull dog alone whose venemous fangs have
fastened upon your body and who is tearing the
flesh from your limbs. The sense of pain was
given to us for the preservation of our bodies.
A child who is insensible to the pain of fall
or to the touch of fire. would soon break his
neck or burn his hand off.
The Republic which ''lets politics alone has
lost its functions and republican forms have be-
come as useless to it as a pair of nine league
boots would be to paralytic -
| If we would enjoy the advantages of consti-
tutional liberty, let us not haggle about the
price be it eternal vigilence or eternal agitation
We need patience, indeed, but it is the patience
of activity, the patience of the smith at the anvil
who not only strikes while the iron is hot, but
makes the iron hot by striking.
Man is naturally an INDECENT animal The
tendency of patriotism and religion in this coun-
| try is to become emasculate. To put money in
their purse and be waited to the skies "on
| heavenly beds of case, . is about the average
aspiration, and is considered to be the wise and
correct thing Our patriotism needs an in
fusion of Spartan contempt for luxury and ease,
and our christianity needs the heroic self
sacrificing spirit of its founder-"W whatsoever
would save his life shall lose it.
1t is very easy, says the Richmond Wing, to
begin revolution, but sometimes very difficult
to end it, Spain will be lucky if she escapes
the suferings which befal most nations that at
tempt to subvert old, and to establish new gov.
|
and put another in his place; or she may change
the entire structure and establish the Yankee
system of universal suffrage, universal education
and an election every day; and nevertheless
find her condition no better, or even greatly
worse, than it was before And yet in her case
so completely worn out was the personnel o.
the present regime, that some change appeared
absolutely necessary for the safety of society.
The effect of this revolution on Cuba will bt
looked for with great interest. The danger is
Spain may be terrible and bloody insurrectior
in Cuba.
VOORHEES, ELECTED. We are inexpressibly
gratifed, says the Louisville Courier, in being
able to announce the election of this brave anG
noble democratic champion, although but by {
small majority The radicals made the mos
desperate efforts to defeat him. They colopized
voters and spent mint ofmoney to accomplish
their purpose, Boston alone having sent thou
sands on thousands of dollars to corrupt the
voters of that district. Voorhees, success over
all these is a triumph which has few parallels
and of which he and his friends may we'll bt
proud.
Although overwhelmed by means of fraud
voters from other States and lavish use o.
money such as had never before been attempted
in the West says the Louisville Courier, the
unconquerable democracy Of Indiana, neither
cast down nor dismayed, have already com
menced the work of preparation for the election
in November, when they will give glorious
account of themselves.
The Baltimore Sun remarks, with good sense
and in patriotic spirit, that the late elections
with their only moderate Radical majorities
after all, but exhibit how nearly even is the di
vision among the people on the issues involved
and do not excuse from effort those who desire
to see the government administered upon the
true principles of the constitution.
The first paper mill in America is said te
have been started in 1893, at Germantown
Penn, by an ancestor of David Rittenhouse
whose ancestors in Holland were paper makers
The next mill was built in TIA, on Chester
creek, in Delaware, as is affirmed, and it was
here that Wilcox made the paper which Frank
lin used in his printing business
General Meade gives out that he is no Longer
to be restrained in his military district by any
of the 'technicalities of the law" By that he
simply means that the law must, in all cases
where it comes in collision with the sword, give
way to the sword That is full blown MARTA
law. And that is the legitimate result of recon
struction. 1t travels in a perfect circle, coming
round every time to absolute power again.
The President has issued proclamation APP
pointing Thursday, the Goth day of November
as day of National Thanksgiving and Of pray
er and praise to the Almighty.
Southern Carpet Baggers Engaged in the
| Slave Trade.
About two years ago schooner sailed from
Mobile with one hundred and fifty colored men
on board, ostensibly bound for Texas, where
the freedmen were promised employment as
railway labors at high wages. 1t is now al.
legged that the negroes were taken to Cuba and
sold into slavery, and the Mobile journals are
prosecuting an inquiry into the subject
1t is little singular that the Radical jour
mails, who have been so busily engaged for some
time past in the manufacture Of Southern
outrages," which they publish with such evil
| dent gusto, should have overlooked this daring