Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1870-04-19
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Lewisburg Circuit Court-Re- union, &c.
The town of Lewisburg, Greenbrier county,
West Virginia, for the past several weeks has
presented more enlivened appearance than it
has done since the late "onpleasantness. - -
Week before last, its streets were made vocal
with the rafting of carts, and the loud songs
and ejaculatory outlaws of many negroes on
their way to work on the Chesapeake Il Ohio
Railroad
On Tuesday last, the Circuit Court for Green
brier county commenced its session IN Lewis
burg, Judge J. NJ. McWhorter presiding, c,ce
.Judpe Nathaniel Harrison resigned. More
persons we're In attendance at Court on that
day than at any time since the war-many
doubtless being prompted by curiosity to see
the new Judge" as his Honor was called by
the majority, and to witness with what degree
of dignity he would preside, and with what
grace he would wear the judicial ermine. His
Honor, so far, has made quite favorable i'm
preston. He rendered decision in reference
to the mayeralty of Lewisburg which relieved
its citizens of great pest. He decided that
Jos. F. Caldwell, alias ''Old Scratch" was not
Mayor as he had assumed to be. lie had been
acting without authority in that capacity for
some time, and had given the citizens much
trouble and annoyed them greatly.
In the M. E. Church South on Tuesday
night, Col B. Ell. Jones, (commandant du-
ring the war of the Goth Va. Regiment) for
the benefit of the Soldiers cemetery at Lewis
burg, delivered an entertaining, interesting
and eloquent lecture his subject being" From
battle to Prison. y His lecture commences with
description of the battle of Piedmont; how
that battle was fought and lost then of the
capture of prisoners, and graphically. eloquent
ly, and pathetically narrates their trials and
sufferings On their weary march from the scene
of the battle to the prison on Johnson Island,
giving an account of the incidents of each
days march, and each nights encampment.-
He paid handsome tribute to the citizens of
Stanton, and more especially to the ladies'
1t is not at all surprising that the patriotic con-
duct of the ladies of Staunton should fayora-
bly, impress SO gallant an officer, yet we feel
grateful to him for introducing into his eloquent
lecture so handsome a tribute to their merits.
The audience who had the pleasure of hearing
this lecture, as soon as its delivery was conclu-
ded, resolved themselves, Oh the motion of Mr.
Walter Preston, into meeting, over which Ex-
Lt-Gov. Saml Price presided This meeting
appointed committee to request COL Jones to
give his assent to the publication of his lecture.
On Wednesday last there were some rich
scenes in the Courthouse. The testimony Of
some OF the witnesses In the cases tried on that
day conVulsed the bar and spectators and the
gravity of his Honor, the Judge, was greatly
tried, and on several occasions rad to yield to
the overwhelming forces of his much-tickled
risibilities. Dickens should visit our country
again, and write novel entitled, 'Eayran-
chssed ,Sanato III the sv,tness boz." 1t would
eclipse in humor the most amusing scenes in
''Pickwick Dvah VS.. Sambo'' would throw
into deep shade the famous trial of "Bardell
VS.. Pickwick. The indelicacy, not to say in
decency. o. the cases alluded to, forbids more
particular reference to them.
A former Grand Jury had made some queer
indictments; among others was one indicting
Capt. c. r. Mason for employing convicts to
work on the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad in
Vargiaaa. Solomon said there was nothing
new under the sum- but that was long before
Grand Jury of one State had acquired such
a clear perception of the doctrine of States
Rights as to indict a citizen of another State
for employing, in his State, certain species of
iaborers. The world moves, and, like the Irish
corporal, is advancing backwards The
Court very properly decided that it had no iu-
risdiction in such case, and a noNe proseoua
was entered.
The counties of Greenbrier, Monroe and Po-
cahontas are closely united by political sympa-
thies, social and business intercourse, and by
inteTmarriage with the State of Virginia, from
which they have been forcibly separated, and
should properly be united with the mother
State. At such reunion, a consummation so
devoutly wished, the hearts of the citizens of
those counties would leap with joy, and the
mother State would hail the restoration of her
kidnapped children with inexpressible satisfac-
ton.
The Mobile Register says that it is marvel
Gus how the South has arisen in i've wears
from what was apparently complete prostration
to great prosperity, and to promise far greater
Southern credit has been re-established on
firm basis, and advances are made with a con-
fdence equal to anything that preceded the
dark days Of 1861. Cotton has almost become
king again, in trade and commerce.