Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1870-11-22
Henry CLAW 5 Forecas

The luminous mind of Henry Clay never
penetrated the future with a clearer glance
than when in his memorable speech in the u
s. Senate, delivered as far back as February,
1909, he said, in speaking of the fanatics Of
the country: 9 gs;e aaaos r3a3as asa
"a single idea has taken possession of their
minds, and onward they pursue it, overlooking
all barriers, reckless and regardless of conse-
queBces. 3deS Fts 1tgo se - 4a9aIaa.
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+. ''For some time they continued to make
these appeals TO our duty and our interests,
but i'm patient with the slow influence of their
logic upon our stupid minds. they recently re-
solved to change their system Of action, To
the agency Of the powers of the ballot-box.
and he must be blind to what is passing before
US who does not perceive that the inevitable
tendency Of their proceedings is, if these should
be found insufficient. to invoke, finally, the
more potent powers of the bayonet. !" ''o go
The day has dawned when the bayonet has
shone with baleful CLEAN at our elections.
not only in the South, bat in Maryland, Penn
>ylvania and New York. Now the question
for the people is, will you permit military
empire to be established or overthrow it at the
polls !? 81 ie aaa a ~ is91iso a99s
PoLITICs IN THE FuTURE.-B. Crate Brown,
the auti- Administration candidate for Cover
nor ia Missouri, gets So 0O0 to 40 900 majority.
This is political earthquake. The now de-
fea,ed McClurg received majority of 9, 327
only two years age. The New York Journal
Of Commerce says: 'ehf@ 9ataa .
Such is the lesson taught to the men at
Washington who seek to coerce freemen into
/ he narrow traces of soulless parti,snship -
| Let men Look to Missouri if they would learn
how the political revolution of the future is to
be brought about 1t is to be by the coalition
of fair, moderate men, Of all parties, on vital
questions like those OF amnesty, revenue re-
| form, and jusser tariff. Old party bonds must
! be snapped and pied in the dust. The
terms Republican aud Democratic must be
! stripped of their ancient mythical meaning -
Under either Of these party names, or neither,
| The men Of the republic must be wiling TO
Ejoin hands and work together for the public
good. '''ss.i i A. rals ASIA PIT i9,,.To gism
| i5 The Russian Programme.
The programme which the Russian Govern
| ment is prepared to carry out, now that its
army is In good condition and well armed. in
| cludes the freeing of the Back Sea from the
| conditions imposed on il by the treaty which
followed the Crmean war, and The emancipar
ton of the Christian nationalities of European
Turkey frou, Mohammedan control. In order
to accomplish this. it is Indispensable to be able
TO bring into the field force sufficient to drive
the Sultan ont OF Enrope The treaty between
Russia and Prussia probably amounts TO an al
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King William and he consolidation of the
German Empire, while Germany gives her con-.
sent TO the overthrow OF Turkey and the es-
tablishmeDt of pew States under Russian CON
troll Whether England Austria, Italy, Bel
| GUM and Holland Will not Interfere with this
great project few days may derermine =
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In the next House of Representatives at
| Washington (afier the 4,h, of March next
| there will be party calling themselves Lib
| eral Republicans, aud it is believed they wiz
hold the balance of power between the iuiberal
Radicals and the Democrats, and In all extreme
Radical measures will Co operate with the Dem
ocrats Oae thing is certain, the forked-
| tongued Summers will not be, able hereafter to
command majority for their insane and out
| rageous bills TO Cypress and degrade the South
| The Journal of This city the organ of the
party of vampires who subsist upon the mis-
cries aud sufferings of the people, is calling up
on Congress to put Virginia and the Southern
States again in the process OF reconstruction -
| The supreme inn udence Of the suggestion i.
| quite equalled by its folly in view Of the recent
elections Dispatch ''i~
Mr.. Motley has been recalled by the Presi-
dent, who. since the late election, has been busy
in realizing the popular idea of "a bnll in a
china shop :" We have no objection. His pres
ent performances only render the work of our
matador more easy.-Norfoik Vrgsaian. 1'a
An Ohio youth. who desired to wed the OBJ
ject of his affections had an interview with her
paterna ancestor, In hich he stated that, al
though he had no wealth worth speaking of,
yet he was ''chuck full of days work. He
got the girl.
A London paper says: There are three
kinds of dancing graceful, the ungraceful.
and the dlsgracetul. The first has disappeared
from the boards of the theatres and we can