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was charged with electricity 1t was evil
dent thar Won Moltke was studying tho
whole possible campaign OF the future;
all the delences, fortress by fortress all
the resources, fact by fact; all the terri
tory, mile by mile. The triumph over
Austria was only a point in the field Of
political vision. There were demands for
funds In the face OF possible emergencies.
We" NoItke vigorously opposed the de-
mand for reducing the term Of service
from three years to two years. He said
the Chambers in 1867, During the last
year we made some so. 900 prisoners.
Our oWn loss in missing amounted, on
the other hand, only to 5000 men, of
whom probably but 81 small proportion
were taken prisoners. How are we TO
account for the enormous difference?
can only aScribe it to the duration of the
service. The instinct Of hanging to-
gether under all circumstances cannot be
dr1Led into o man it must be the habit
of his life OF course Won Moltke car
RED the point, especially since he had the
kings opinion on his side.
The war broke out. Won MoItke only
prayed for a fortnight, and everything
would be ready. He declared that if the
Emperor did not see the Rhine by the
23rd OF July he would never see it at all.
The prayer was granted. In fourteen
days he had put $4,000 men on the
Rhine. lie is accredited with the whole
vast plan of the campaign-a scientific
game of chess without a flaw. We OBJ
tain just a glimpse of Moltke on the field
OF battle. According to the 'Vossische
LeItung,' on the night of the battle of
GraveIotte the King of Prussia was sitting
on a ladder near a garden wall at Recon
vile. Around him were Bismarck, Won
Room, princes and grand dukes all very
silent, and waiting for news. The hour
was come for decisive tidings. Presently
Moltke much heated, rode up to the
Hing: Your Majesty, we have conquered.
The enemy is driven from all his posi-
TONS A vigorous shout was raised, and
the whole party piled their TASKS. The
king drank from a broken tulip glass,
and Bismarck munched a bit of ammuni-
ton bread. 1t is evident, on looking over
the history Of the campaign, that plan
alter plan has been devised with fexibiIity
IN the formation of each plan and iron
resolution in its execution. The first plan
was how to resist the French in their
supposed onset into Bavaria then the
plan of forcing their lines then the plans
of campaign and of invading march. The
great strategist is no rigid theorist, but
ever admits a new idea, proves himself
equal to a new emergency, and adapts his
plans to a new combination. 1t is also
reasonable tn ayDpc+ thof wbor chic mn
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ance OF men, as Austria was obliged to
keep large forces south of the Alps.
Nearly the whole of the regular army,
eight and a half of the nine corps d'armee,
amounting to nearly 30O,0 900 men, were
placed at the disposition of Won MoItke.
All the lines of railway were simultane-
Ously used for the transport of the great
army. What MOItke aimed at was the
distribution of his forces over the different
theatres of the war, and their union on the
battle field. The problem was to bring
thisg great army over the mountains and
to unite them before the enemy. The
territories were overrun of Hanover,
HesSe CasseI, and Nassau, all favouring
Austria, and which, being ~interposed be-
tween the WeStphalian and RheniSh pro.
v%inCeS, might cut off communication be-
tween the Lower Rhine and Berlin. The
commencement of the war was made by
advancing the armies of Breslau and Ber-
lin through the enemy's country, and cf-
tecting their combination by forcing the
enemy back. Moltke's characteristic tao
tics were seen on the field Of Sadowa.
His army had a front of 4 miles, so wide
a front that he co lid not withstand an
attack but he turned this disadvantage
to an advantage, by making an aggressive
onward movement, by which he was able
to concentrate all his divisions on the
battlefield and surround the enemy. Only
once did Mojtke appear in the front of
SadOWa. He had fully mastered the les
sons afforded the staff by the American
war, Of combining the most distant field
operations by the means of the electric
telegraph. Seated at his desk in the rear,
he received through the field telegraph
a stream OfintelIigence from all the CORPS.
followed their movements on the map,
transmitted his orders through the wires,
with such mastery strategic power that
not a movement failed, and all the COM
blnatlon were made at the right moment.
At the conclusion of the war Won Moltke
was appointed, together with Count Bis
marck, a Minister Plenipotentiary of
Prussia for negotiations with the South
German States. After the preIimiuaries
OF peace with Austria were signed, he
was decorated with the highest honour
which the King Of Prussia has to bestow,
the Order of the Black Eagle. Nothing
during the war had been more remark
able, nothing more helpful to the PrnsSian
troops than the absolute quiesceDce of
the French during the beautiful grappIe
with Austria. For the time being, The
banks of the Rhine had been absolutely
denuded of troops. Such a statesman as
NJ Theirs, who with an immoral patriot
ism thinks every gain lawful for his coun-
try, would have seized the opportunity
afforded BY Prussia,s dancer 10 strike 2
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1870-02-18
PERIODICALS.

Leonard Scott & Co.. New York,
have republshsd the January number
of the Westminster Review. Contents:
Our Coleman empire; Land Tenures
and their consequences; the Subsection
of Women; tho Irish Land Question;
Prostitution; our policy in China; A.
merican claims on England; Contem-
porary Literature. The subjects here
discussed are all practical. and, they
are generally treated with great ability.
From some of the theological views ex-
pressed ir this review we entirely dis
sent-and indeed from many Of its
opinions on ether subjects.
We are indebted to Mestrs. Fields,
Osgood d Co., tor the Monthly part Of
the new form in which they now pre-
sent "Euery Saturday" to the public
Embracing as it does fine engravings
from designs by leading artists, and Sc
Iected miscellany from the best sources
ia England, it cannot fail to become
one of the most popular Weeklies pub
lished in America.
The Riverside for March is with us ear
iy and admirably sustains its past rep
utation.
Peterson for March is a. hand, and as
usual full of useful patterns, recipes,
de-, &c.
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DIR. pANN1LL


Has introduced bill into the house
which has passed TO n second reading,
declaring that no member of either
house should accept of au office to be
filled by the Legislature. This bill has
been deliberately praised by one of the
Richmond papers, 1--WE will publish the
article next week, j and many people in
and out OF the Legislature praise the
wisdom that originated it. We are
glad always to hear DR.. P. praised.
both as himself and as county delegate.
and we can say just here, that every
member we have heard speak of him
land we have been in Richmond for
some days. has spoken in the highest
terms OF commentator. All parties
and people are praising him, from the
Enquirer to the State JournaI-which
IS equivalent to from Dan TO Beershe-
ba. But we beg leave to differ with
him in this particular. We have enough
good men disqualified for office our
now, without adding to the number
selves. With such offices as we have
to NIL we must go anywhere to get the
best men, and SO We hope his bill wont
pass,
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1870-02-18
PERSONALITIES.

When the Mississippi bill was undcr
discussion in the Senate, Yesterday, an.
other "personal" debate took place:
"Mr. Fowler deprecated the person
alties that had been INDUCED in as
much as any one, bnt who had COM
menced these personalities? Not the
Judiciary Committee, but the Senators
who had opposed them.
MIR. Nye would like to know what
side the Sen ator (Mr. Fowlerj was on.
That Senator came here an excessive
Radical, and could not get muskets
enough to shoot down the Rebels in
Tennessee. but now he was as mild is
a dove.
Mr.. Fowler had never wanted to
shoot down Rebels except when they
were in arms against the Government.
He had alwsvs been on the side of
liberty now and when the Senator Mr..
Nye) was hOundiug down fugitive
slaves.
Nj. Nye said the difference bet ween
him and the Senator WAS that his (Mr.
N.'s) follies were the follies OF youth,
while the Senator, iollies were the fol-
lies of age. MIR. N. in making some
further remarks, spoke of Mr.. Fowler
US "returning to his wallow."
The Vice President said that al
though "returning to his wallow" was
a Scriptural quotation, he did not think
Its personal application to Senator
WAS correct.
Mr.. Nye-Very WE'LL Withdraw Il.
Call It by any other name you please
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1870-02-18
RAILROADS IN VIRGINIA.

The following are the railroads in con.
temptation or in course OF construction
in Virginia: The Chesapeake and Ohio,
Lynchburg and Clifton Forge, Lynch
burg and Danville, Richmond and
Lynchburg, Fredericksburg and Char
lottcsville, Fredericksburg and Alexan-
dria, Winchester and StIausburg. the
Valley, Uniontown and West Virginia,
Richmond and Newport News, Balti-
more and Potomac, Farmville and
buckingham, Shenandoah Valley, vir-
gina and Kentucky, Clinch Valley,
Glade Spring and Laurel, Saltville and
Coal Mine, ,Wytheville and North Car
olina. aid the Southwestern,
We do not expect. (says the Rich
mond Whlg) that all of these lines will
be constructed; but the larger portion
of them will be, vlthout doubt, in a few,
years. Moreover, when the condition
OF the people has improved and capital
has accumulated, there will be other
lines started rot mentioned in the a.
bove list. Virginia will then not be
surpassed by any State In the Union in
road facilities for transportation.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1870-02-18
STATE NEWS.

The snow in Rockingham county last
Tuesday was abou: nine inches deep,
on the ground.
Sales of land near Daayjlle, Va. in
dictate that prices are advancing and a
better fee ling is prevailing.
Robert I. Glasscoek. tried in Fau-
quisr for the killing OF NJ cS weeny, some
months since has been acquitted,
Woodstock, the Herald says. is to
have a manufacturing company--sl7,
600 of stock has been taken.
The repairs to the bridge across APP
polnattox river at Farmyille, have bee a
completed, and the structure 10 In safe
crossing condition.
Mr.. John NJ. Kinney has purchased
the farm of Mr.. A, A. Pitman, near
Staunton, containing l6a acres, at s35
Per acre, equivalent to cash,
Mr.. John Dice, who lived near
Brow nsoug, Rockbridge county, was
found dead last Monday morning near
his house, with his brains blown out
An effort is being made to raise mon
sy to supply tho town OF Maripn with
water. The sum OF $1,100 has already
been subscribed.
The Southside Times says, q number
OF agents have arrived la Burkevills in
search Of labor for Southern railroads
and plantations. Quite number of
colored people are going South almost
every day.
In the House of Delegates, last week
Mr.. Potts of King George, proposed
granting charter for u railroad from
fredericksburg to some point on the
Potomac river. in the county of King
George or Wrstmoreland, to be known
as the Fredericksburg and Northern
Neck Railway Company.
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PROF. FIsKE AGAIN AND FINALLY.

DEAR VIRGISIAN:-You correspon-
dent M would respectfully call your
attention to Characteristic habit of all
new philosophical or religious systems
aud theories. 1t is a cersain intoler.
ance OF difsent-a fiery Impotence to.
wards doubters. They will not sub
nit to be questioned; they demand that
their doctrines shall be wallowad with
out hesitation. and the slightest symp-
tom of ALTERING or of Redistribution II
apt to bring upon the unfortunate scot
fer abundant charges of bigotry, stupid
ity and ignsrance. He had thought,
however, that the philosopher of the
VirGinidn was above such influences.
He would hum6ly subalt too, that
the VirginiaR does not exhibit a very
profound sagacity, or any extraordi-
naly keenness of penetration in dis
covering his ignorance, inasmuch as the
very fact of man'saskingi information
of another contains a tolerably plain
implication that he IL ignorant Of the
matter in question.
1t is not to be supposed that it ever
occurred to The wisdom of che VwginiGn
that the particular extract from Prof.
Fiske's Lectures to which he refers,
might have been selected from the en-
tire course to found few questions
upon, for the reason that it seemed to
contain an outline of the entire system
"a sort oil summary OF its doctrines and
prospectus ofits objects and purposes.
M" was vain enough to suppose that
he knew something about the system(l
of 'sthe great Comte." 1t was q pre-
sumptuods thought, and hs stands iiist-
ly rebuked. He is. however, thankful
hat hs. ~ los u In Vel -
system il. "lt is well founded sys-
tenn of general conceptions based upon
facts, not upon speculations of the me-
taphy sicians, upon phenomena whichwe
know and can verify, pot.upon noumena
of which we can never know anything"
very well. Nothing could he better
eithersfor the cause of truth or for Prot.
Fiske. 1t relieves him of at least one
of the Augean tasks he proposes to him.
self. Whatever PHILOSOPHERS, or .sthe-
ologies" 1t may be needful for him to
root out, there can be no occasion for
him to disturb the christian ''theology,"
since it is in perfect accord with his sys-
tenn. 1t Is not only founded on facts and
pheponena, but every principle and
doctrine which goes to make up the
system, lies wholly beyond tho rarge
Of metaphysical speculation. Not one
is notmsnon. The web, warp and woof,
Is. fact, verified, phenomenized By the light
of revelation.
M" therefore claims Fiske asa fell
ew-laborer, and extends to him the
right hand Of fellowship. Nevertheless,
it is to be feared that the s.Grand Etre of
Conate Is not more different from the
Pantheism of the Greeks" than is
Fiske's Theanthropos from the En-
manuel of the Evangelists,
"Of course "M' has nothing more to
say about the matter. except to assure
the Virginidn that he purposes to stake
the pains" to read these lectures Us
soon as they are published in book form;
and to suggest very humbly that it may
be barely possible that he has hereto
fore "taken the pains" to read some
thing on these subjects, as evident as
his ignorance may appear TO the Virgin-
ian. Yours, POSITIVELY.
NJ
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1870-02-18
HISTORICAL REcoaD-v1RG1NIA.

BY nine solemn acts, exter ding from
the year 1861 TO the present time, ha.
Congress recognized Virginia as State
within the Union. They are rs follows
| as we condense them from the late able
speech of Mr.. G.. w. Morgan, Ohio, in
| the House OF Representatives.
By recognizing and consentiEg to the
act OF the Legislature of the State OF
Virginia in creating che State of West
Virginia out Of territory within her owr
Jurisdiction,
By the recognition and consent OF
Congress to the act of the Legislature
of the State of Virginia to cede tn.
counties of Berkeley and sfferson to
the State of West Virginia.
BY the act of March, 1862, whereby
Virginia was entitled to eight aHd West
Virginia to three Representatives in
Congress.
By the act OF August 5, 1861, whereby
direct to * of $937 ,55O.662S was appor-
toned to the State of Virginia.
Congress further recognized Virginia
as State while her children were fight
ing in opposing armies. by admitting
into the Congress of the United States
Senators and Representatives from the
State OF Virginia.
BY admitting Senators and Repre-
sentatives from the State OF West Vir-
ginia into the Congress of the United
Ststes; for If Virginia has not been a
State of the Union. then there il no such
State as West Virginia, for she could
only become State by and With the
consent of the Slate of Virginia.
Congress has submitted the proposed
amendments to the Constitution the
thirteenth, fourteenth, aud fifteenth
to the State OF Virginia Tor ratification,
thereby three distinct times recognize
ing Virginia as State of the Union;
for certain it Ia that a State outside OF
the Union has no right to change the
of the Union of which it ia
not member so as to affect the rights
and interests Of the people of the States
within the Union.
Virginia was recognized by Mr.. Lin |
coin as State OF the Union while the |
war was going on. She was recognized |
as such during the war and afterwards
by the chiefs OF the various departments
)fthe government. She has been re-
,ognized as such not only by the Presi-
lent of the United States, Supreme
Court. and has appeared since the war
Is party to suit in that court against
he State OF West Virginia. Yet she
las been treated all this time as out.
nd called upon to agree to all the re-
Iuirements of the recOnstI uction acts,
'efore she could come in. And when
ne had agreed to every one, she is
rought in, like an Eagle in Cage.
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lifd.

AT Pactolss, Pitt county, N. G., on Satur
day, the 5th day OF February, 1870, DIR. RO-
BERT NJ. TERRILL, son of DIR. Uriel Terrill,
of Orange county, in the 32nd year of his age.
How forcibly are we reminded of the great
uncertainty of human life, when man Just
budding into usefulness and success, is sud-
denly called from all LIES pleasing pros
poets. from all LIES earthly endearmeEts, TO
that house not made with hands, eternal in
the heavens. What young man in his ma,
tive county had at his age achieved greater
results? From an assiduous and faithful
student of medicine under DR.. K. L. Taiiafer-
no, he prosecuted his studies at the Univer-
sity OF Virginia with success and credit and
graduated in Philadelphia at the early age
of2l; was one OF the most hon ored Surgeons
during the entire war. He settled at pacto-
las, N. c., where he established high repu
tatioh as distinguished physician, and in
the midst of success his early summons
came. Let his death be warning to his
many friends, ad nonishing them, that how
ever much our hopes may anticipate here,
that there is nothing certain save death, ami
that autumn leaves will soon fall for us all.
A FRIEND.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1870-02-18
PASS HIM ROUND,

A scamp by the name of w. II. Der
wort, protesting to be a Mason, and
who had been clerk in some agency
sWest. has been imposing upon the ma
sonic fraternity of Harrlsonburg. The
Commonwealth OF that place says, .he OBJ
tanned some money by giving draft
on gentleman of Washington, d. c..
The draft was protested, and the gen.
tleman upon whom it was drawn fully
exposed him as a rogue, who had been
discharged from service over a year ago
for his rogue los. He is about thirty
six years of age, rather spare built, five
feet seven inches high, sandy hair and
whiskers, and OF prepossessing appear
ance. The Masonic fraternity and the
community generally will take due no.
tice thereof and govern themselves ac-
cordingly.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1870-02-18
ORANGE COUNTY,

ORANGE C. H., February 10. 1870.
Judge Ii. G. Bond, OF your city, ar
rived here on Saturday with Mr.. d..
Hubbard, reported to be at prese mt
from Paris, but formerly from Louis
lana, and sold TO him the farm purchas-
ed by the said Bond some three wears
ago, ostensiblv ~ agent for his faith
erin law, Mr.. H ggins. The farm con-
tanned six hundred acres. and sold for
thlrty-three thousand dollars cash. Mr..
Andrew Grymes sold his small farm
on yesterday to aNorthern man for two
thousand five hundred dollars. Since
the return Of Virginia to the Union,
every train from the N orth brings us
two or thee men in search of farms; in
consequence, our farmers and their
lands are both looking up.
There is no country in Virginia that
promises to be so rapidly settled ND as
tn. Piedmont district. Here the land
is good the country picturesque and
beautiful. the climate inviting, the So
ciety and Intelligence unsurpassed and
the cengenlality and hospitality of the
people proverbial.-Cor Rich. Dispatch.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1870-02-18
THE PROPOSED aEaRo JUBILEE.

Downing, the oystcrman, proposes a
universal negro jubilee with the proc
lamation of the fifteenth amendment,
which we pronounce a very happy coL-
eeit. By all means let the jubilee be
proclaimed, and let Downing put up q
coliseum at Washington, and gather into
it say fifteen thousand colored musi-
clans and miustrels, and let him have
outside hundred pieces OF heavy artil-
lery, and u grand display of fireworks
and balloons to magnify the chorus,
and our word for it he will totally
eclipse Gilmors's Boston Panjandrcm,
while making at the same time spien-
did fortune from his oysters. What
says the old war song ofthe Mississippi
river darkies speaking of the rebel mas
ter and his slaves, looking "away up de
river where de Lin.um gunboats lay ?"
1t says:
De massa run, hal ha!
De darkies stay hoi hoi
1t must be now de kingdom am comm,
And de year OBJ jubilo.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1870-02-18
1MPEAcEEEHT THE ORDER OF THE DAY

Following the impeachment of Nat
Harrison, in West Virginia, comes that
OF Gov. Reed Of Florida, and George
N. Wickliffe, Auditor of the State of
Louisiana.
A bill is being prepared in the Geor-
gia Legislature, for the impeachment Of
Bullock, all for embezzlement and mis-
appropriation of State funds.
This is not the work OF Conservatives,
but war of the beloved Brotherhood
OF the sealawag and carpet bag frater-
nifty.
Can 1t be wondered at, that the peo-
pie Of the reconstructed States desire to
have honest officials, and representa-
tive men TO govern them.
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HeW advertisements.
VIRGHNHA--TO-vyit:

l
A I Rules held in the Clerks Office OF
"A the Circuit Court of Orange County, on
Monday, the 9TH day of February, 1870,
Joseph y. Galleher, John ]. Young and Den
ners In trade, under the firm and style OF
| Galleher, Young & Co, Martin s. Strinpfel-
low, trustee for II; s. strlngfellow, and all
other creditors of jeremiah W. Pannill, Jr.,
deceased, who will come forward and share
the costs of this suit-Plnintids,
AGAINST
Ann Z, Pa,nniIl, Joseph ]. Halaey, Admins
Traitor with the will annexed OF Jeremiah
". Pannill, deceased, Philip p. Pannill.
Jeremiah Pannill, George NJ PannilI, vii,
liam z. Pannill, Annie T. Pannill, Philip
Pannill, pusan II. Pannill, Jane W. PAN
MIL, Baldwin Pannill, Mary A. Pannill
annie u Pannill. Alma W. Pannill, John
3. Pannill, Louisa u. Pannill, Joseph "
T. Logan and Annie t. his wife. who was
Annie h. Pannill, John Grant and Annie
r; ms wife, who was Annie Z. Logan, Jen-
p M ~ Logan Joseph Z; Logan, Jeremiah
Hodgson, and Baldwin Pannill and Philip
fanniil, executors de sen tort OF Jeremi-
an w Pannill, Observation-Disclosures.
Inc obJectUf this suit is to obtain a decree
1or the sale OF the real estate left by Jeremi-
an w. Pannill, deceased also to astcrtain
eiie amount OF outstanding debts against the
estate OF the said Jeremiah w. Pennill, de-
ceased, and TO require Baldwin Pannin and
Ihilip I. Pannill. executors de son tort of
the said jeremiah w. Pannill, to settle their
j
haisey, admir-, to settle his ad ADMINISTRATION
accounts. And Il appearing by affidavit that
tne deiendants, Joseph w. p. Logan and An
ME II. his wife, John Grant and Annfe y
ms wife, Jennie T. Logan and Joseph =. Lo-
gan and jeremiah +. Ilodgson are non-resi-
dents OF the State OF Virginia, on motion of |
~ the Pialntlls by counsel, 1t Is ordered that |
they appear here within one month after |
que publication of this order. and do what is |
necessary to protect their interests and that |
q copy of this order be published once a week /
Tor four successive weeks in the Native Vir.
slhlan, = newspaper published in the village
~ ~ Oordonsville,. and that another copy
mere OF be posted at the front door of the
Court House of this County, on the iirst dev
)f tie mex County Court.
JOHN G. WILLIAMS, Dep'ty Clerk,
Tor NJ. ID. HIGGINS, Clerk.