Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1870-03-29

NUMBER XVIII.

.o ia ANOMOEh "A IL
clded to lay this correspondence before the
President aud Secretary Of War My personal
knowledge of and confidence in the high SOL
dler!y and sta'e>manllke abilities of both of
these exalted public functionares forbid that I
should tor one moment doubt that they will
promptly relieve you from the execution of or
ders, which, if your construction obtains. are
not warranted by aud cannot be executed wish-
out violation of the fundamental and statu-
tory laws OF the United States. :.
With sentiments of high esteem I am GEN
eral, very respectfully. your obedient servant,
Signed GILBERT e. WALKER, Isl
Governor of the Commonwealth of VII ginia. y
GENERAL CANBY's REPLY TO GOV WALKER.
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT
't = OF VIRGINIA.,
RICHMOND. Va, Marcb II. 1870 b1g
: H,s E:ceette"cy Gilbert e. Walker, Governor
ct he Gommoaaceatth Of Firginia, R,ch-'
Sir have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt OF yonr communication of this date =
Whie concur fully that your statement of
the Law In che cases to which it applied was
correct, do not concede that the instructions
referred to IN this correspondence are without
the aut hority of law, or that an interposfion.A
which has for Its object the preservation of
peace until the legal question Involved in the
controversy can be settled, is without necessity.
Very respectfully, -.......--, a
Your obedient servant, Q1
= IF r s. CANBY. Pas
''Brevet Major-GeneraI, commanding. y
For the Spectator,
HALLSVILLE, HARRISON Co, Texas, ! 9Ii
=. -95i-o.-n 11qsa d March / Ith, 1860 E.
Editor of the StduGtoa Spectator .,..-- +. =
Thinking that, perhaps, some of the readers
OF your most valuable paper would like TO pc
ruse the contents of letter from one of Viz
glnlas sons, who now for the first time at
tempts to address his lordships through the
columns OF newspaper, / now presume to
trespass upon your patience for short time.
Your correspondent LETT the glorious old
dominion" but few weeks since, with
view OF coming South to try the country and
learn something OF the manners and customs
OF the people, and see In what respects they
resemble Virginians. Well, my first point was
Selma, Alabama, a beautiful little city situated
on the Western bank of the river of that name,
reaching there on Tuesday evening about
o clock Z. Nj, per Steamer Leo. from Mont
gomery. l found Selma very hourishing lit
tie city and the people as general thing COM
pletely absorbed 10 their business, and very lit
tie concerned as to the course of politics in
their State, though they complain very much
OF the uncertain labor they have at present, as
the negroes seem. as in Virginia, disposed to
flock around the villages in wanton idleness;
and from the great want of labor you can see
whole farms of the finest cotton lands lying idle
and growing up in timber of its original and
natural growth. Coming then from Selma to
Meridian, Mississippi, via the Selma, Meridian
Il Vicksburg Rail Road, we pass through the
| Salrn Ia
mopolis, Alabama, passing through Dallas and
Perry counties, the land being OF rich black
loam, and L am told that it is one Of the finest
sections OF the State. We now arrive at Me-
ridian, where fiud a very thriving little town,
though situated IN the most barren pine see
tlon Of country imaginable. remained here
one day and then came 10 Vicksburg, Missis-
sippi, where only remained few hours, re-
sua,lng my march down that princely stream,
the Mississippi, the Faher of Waters. on the
Steamer Columbian, to the mouth OF Red Rv-
er, where We arrived safely on Friday night,
March 4h. Here here j. no Hotel kept, ex-
cept the Mammoth Wharf-boat Hotel by
Messrs kngsbury & Smith, and in these gen
Iemen We fad those princes of Landlords, all
attention to their guests, having everything
comfortable you could wish. We remained at
this place until Saturday morning, March 5th,
when we got aboard the new and elegant Red
lana. We really had an elegant time on the
fexas, the officers being all gentlemen of the
best style, should think, for their business =
ln them We fiud the accomplished gentleman,
Capt. L. &. Sinde, who was always pleasant
atfable and agreeable to his crew; then, we
must NOT fail to aude to that, Prince of
Clerks, Mr.. Z q. Fiudren, who was always
seeking the wants aud comforts of his crew
We had the pleasure on our trip. through the
kindness of Mr. Fiadren, OF perusing the COL
unns of the New Orleans Pcuyane, which con-
tanned long and Interesting account of the re-
cent celebration IN hat city of the ''Mistick
Krewe OF Comus. all of which. as Mr.. Pcay-
,he said. passed off pleasantly and agreeably to
all parties We arrive now on Monday night
March 7th, at Shreveport, Louisiana, having
travelled distance of 400 miles from tho
mouth of Red River, and by land it is only
30 miles, and on his beautiful stream your cor
respondent saw his hrs. Alligator, seeing Sat
urday, the 5th, seven large ones lying on the
banks quietly stunning themselves, and, by the
way, think, instead of Red, il should have
been named crooked River, as We passed one
point coming up where passengers could stand
on the upper deck and throw stone across a
narrow strip of land into the river above them,
and yet it is ten miles by the Ri,er to that
point. only remained one day at Shreveport,
when again resumed my journey towards
Marshall, Texas, which is very pretty little
city in the Eastern portion of the State, and
to-day finds me at Halsville, which is at pres
ent the western terminus of the Southern Pa
ci6c Rail Road. The road has ouly been COM
pleted to this point within the last year, and
the town, of course, is just emerging, as it
were, from dense pine forest, the buildings,
all going up of rough material, scarcely any of
the lumber being dressed at all The Hotel at
this point is known as the Holland House."
aud is kept by Mr.. N. Holland, who is a very
pleasant gentleman and keeps a very good ta-
ble at 50 per day in specie, though the house
is very rudely constructed, as guests can indulge
in ''tefe-a-tetes" with each other through the
open creyices between the rooms. This seems
to be very hourishing little town and is build
ing up very rapidly, and wages are good, as or
dinary carpenters get from TO per day in
gold and Master-workmen from to Sc. .,y,--,
Well, | feel that | have already tresspassed
too long on your patience and will ask your
pardon therefor, and if you deem this commu-
nication worthy OF being placed in your col
umus, yeu can give it space as being the first
attempt of your correspondent to write for a
newspaper, and, in future, will give you such
information as can gather III this country.
QUID NUNc.
When the fatal collision took place between
'he Bombay and the Oneida, the sick on board
the Oneida were brought on deck; guns were
freed until the vessel lurched so heavily. pre-
paratory to her final plunge. that the gun and
carrlage slipped and went down the hatehway,
carrying Ensign Adams with 1t, and crushing
hlt, n deatb off;oars remained at their r,sfS