Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1868-01-10

Bill of Rights, the convention went into Il
Committee of the whole. with Mr.. Wilson
ct Frederick i'll the chair After a great
deal Of talk. on the part Of members. Mr..
Wo"''son suggested that they were not ready
t." discuss the Bill of Rights and moved that
the committee rise Adj pied
The Pre>ilen, resumed the chair and the
Chairman Of the committee Of the whole,
reported nothing doHe and that the commit
tee of the whole would sit again
The Convent II then adjourned.
A correspondent of the y. Y. Ht1wld. who
has la,cly been on an extensive tour through
the cotton States, presents to that paper
vivid report Of the extreme suhe: iug.--fpr
want Of boil, food and clolhing,-hnw 50
widely prevalent amongst The negroes Of that
seclion. His pictures of furnished negro
children dispu'ing with dogs and pigs the
possession OF scraps thrown from passing rail-
road trains. of bauds of >t;,!wart blacks roam
ing the country in search nf game 10y day and
hogs by night. of constantly recurring raids
upon corn cribs aud SIN ke houses. are all.
we fear, too true. They show state Of
i,Siilution which is perfectly appalling and
which must, ere the opening Of >prius. send
Thousand If these poor, misguided creatures
to unlimly graves.
LII the nli,isi of ti,is sad tale he takes o.
,.,sion 10 remark flat 1.-The negroes IRE much
more destitute slan ur,ier the Old slave
wgime " Wiz as"u.hiing news Can it
be true? The vety fact of this uttcrancr
from til, pen of one who is evidently a sen
slble and generally ". l-inlormcd man. shows
pE4inly the extreme ignorance Of Northern
mrl,, as whole. upon the practical workings
OF the slave system. Who ever heard of IA
s'e'te. paper on bragar in the Southern
States? Leaving on, Of view tie powerful
influence Of public opinion and the stringent
laws upon the suffice which were to be- found
in HE Cnce OF every slave State, the dictates
Of common humanity ami the selfish care
whirI, every man naturally feels for hi own
property utterly fnrbad, the existence of any
such class anougst u.s.. We Dol " assert
that the world has never known anulier race
.of ladorcrs. so we'll fed and clothed. sn care
fully nursctl in sickness and sheltered in in
fancy and old age. as we're the Southern
slaves. Their rapid increase in numbers
gave The lie to amy assertion that they were
badly tr, ate,l or. neglected. The iientitv of
interest between labor and capital prevented
with us that antagnnsn between employer
aud employee which, in the Northern States
and Eluops', caused the m"nied man to TT
dues, the wages Of the lahorer to the lowest
possible point sh"rt Of absolute suffering
!. No, we nnre rad neither starvation. max
cJness nor br@eary iii our fair. land They
were blessings which the negro acquired, as
well lis taxatiur, in company with the rich
boon of freedom. bestowed upon him nv ''the
late lame ,ted." i" Lincoln he owes Iris
freedom from IL kind masters control to
Lincoln he also owes his rags and poverty :
Lynchbn,y R,pnilcm.
A GAR INsuLrED BY 4 NEuro- -HE
Knocks HIM Down The ''Jal's" have at
tracted considerable crowds OF negroes daily
about the Spotswo"d. where they arc stop
ping Yesterday morning, as some Of these
copper skinned individuals were about to
take walk crowd Of course followed
them. making. remarks upon their appear
ance, etc One darkey remarked, in q
Voice above all the rest, Yah !! ha | dey
amt noihin' hut niggcrs." One Of then,
turned turiouSly upon him, and. will, the
exclamation, 90 lie: wee no nigga, y
knocked him down with his stick. much to
the amusement OF the crawd, which Sc, med
willing TO tolerate from MIR. Jap that
which. coming from Virginan. wculd
have excited theif most violent irc. ,4,,.
r Poor Saa,bo! His friends would have
him believe that he is the equal Of the white
man and the being Of all hci"gs; and yet Il
civilized nation. nearly Of his own c'.lor he
comes Violently exaprraiod when calico
!. '.nigger" hy one of au idle crowd, lis viii
fnd out some Of these days, perhaps, thai
the peopl. Of The South are the only ones
who can tolerate "r have any affection fol
him. Eng d: FL. -. nd
SENATE Report oSrriIE REMOVAL OF SEC
RET.EY STANTON - Washington. January,
f7.-Stnator Towards report IN the remny
al Of Secretary Stanton takes the groun.
that Stanton favored the reconstruction act:
while the President evinced disposition 4
disregard thel".and even. if possible. seiz'
the reir,s Of absolute power. This, startling
purpose on The part Of Johnson was the rea
ground of his difference with Stanton Tin
latter ha! legal right to refuse to resign
and the circumstances justified his action :
The report eonbatS all Tie positions of tn,
4 President, placing him iii tie light Of i falls
accllser. 1t closes with a resolution tia
The Senate do NOT coricur in Stantn's sils
pension It ais" inilse;'clieS the President
varacity regarding tn" New Orleans riot.
| The Selmn (Aln.) Times states thai it I
Informed Oh good authority that large land