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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1870-10-25
announcement
FOR cANGRFss

Il #cUuT go t---E GOn SVC u3>EIo. ssf e @kas7
YUvO THE VOTERS of the Sixth Congress-
il ional Distrct-I am a candidate to repre-
sent the Sixth Congressional District of Virginia
in the next Congress of the United States. In
making this announcement, / desire to state that
i shall not oppose any policy the Conservative
party shall adopt in reference to the ensuing
campaign, and If tits deemed best for the inter-
est of the Conservative party, that its candidate
shall be selected by a District Convention, Gas
has been suggested) will acquiesce in its action.
sel3 If IS ss,tfs vaaai John @. aWooDsoN. (
s. FOR COUNTY TREASURER. sea
+ respectfully announce myself as candidate
4 for the Office of County Treasurer, subject
to the nominating County Convention if one
shall be held. ss5I93 sssi ssaa aa seeoR
If it shall be found that my intercourse with
the people of Augusta County has gained their
confidence it will be my earnest effort to show
that am not unworthy oft. Sft 49as
S eroa4 saa8aae s1ita CHAS e. COCHRAN. IS
TATEE are authorized to announce SAMUEL
" PAUL a candidate for the Office of County
Treasurer for Augusta county, a9li3is
sep6-tde# ssi~0 ,sagiaIafaef saiee5 81 I'd
MAJ Il are authorized to announce GEORGE W.
Wv MCCUTCHEN asa candidate for the office
OF County Treasurer for Augusta county.
NJ sepl3-tdei aii hfla fifs sfs50tfs ri.ifg-
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1870-10-25

Rev. H. II. Kennedy viii preach sermon on
Sunday Schools. in the Southern Methodist
Church Of this place, on next Sunday morning
at IL o'clock A. M a-sG
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1870-10-25

the alarm f.freson yesterday was occasioned
by the burning out of the chimney of Mr. Owen
G. Morris store. = s - s-s sAs@ IS
The day, after the election riot occurred at
Laurens Courthouse, South Carolina, in which
i've white ate men and three negroes We're killed
Politics had no connection with this riot s.,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1870-10-25
FOR COUNTY, TREAsURER.
For COUNTY, cLEpK

ME- are authorized to announce WILLIAM
w "A. BURNETT as q candidate for the office
of County Clerk of Augusta s. llsa aist
SoYI--fda =.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1870-10-25

HoMr INyENTIoNs.-It affords us pleasure TO
witness the evidences of home ingenuity direct
ed to the accomplishment of practical ana use
fnl objects At the Fair we were much pleased
with the inventions of A. A. McPheeters ana
son for elevating and carrying water, and for
sneedly storing hay. These are inventions OF
much practical utility, and we hope that the IN
oenn;tv of the inventors will be suitably reward
ed. For these inventions, first premiums were
awarded.
Our friend Charley Grattan, Gtads McUfesor'
in illustration of the truth OF the trlte saying
that necessity is the mother OF ihVen'ions'
since the late disastrous freshet mas ih'eh'oo
water-gate which took the hrst premium anu
which promises to be of much penent TO those
having streams running through theif iaril'
Truly SAD-SUICIDE.-The train from Tx
West Saturday morning contained the corpse O.
Mrs. A. T. Nickell who died suddenly at Mill
boro. Bath county, which was being taken DJ
her husband to Waynesboro' to be buried by the
aide of her father DR.. Henry. When the tran
had ootten within a few miles of Staunton, th'
afflicted husband. standing on the platform o.
the last car shot himself in the head lie tel
from the car to the ground. The train was stop
ped as soon as possible, and returned to take hin
on again When the train arrived here physi
clans were Immediately called to examine hi
condition. who instantly decided that the WOUND
was mortal, and that he could live but a shor
time The dying husband and dead wife wer
taken to Waynesboro' As Mr.. A. T. Nickel
who committed suicide under these cad circum
stances, had previously labored under partial alb
CREATION of mind, there can be no doubt tina
41no+ ,voe his condition when he shot himself
caused, on this occasion, by the death of his wife
He was native and resident of Monroe county
w. Va.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1870-10-25

M ss. John II. Lutz, exeeutorof Bal,er 7.l,fz
Iva deeeased-As you are not now an inhabi,
appear On the lst day of the November Term ~
the County Court of Augusta county-wbich
will be on the 18th day of November, 1870. and
give a new executoriaI bond in lieu of the Dnnd
gwen by you on on the 18th day of August, 1880
with John Roller, ohm Craun, Senr.. a brsLaU
Switzer and BENJAMIN Bryan as your securities
And should you fail so to do we Shall move s,ii
County Court OF Augusta to revoke your now
ers AS executor aforesaid '0'i Po"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1870-10-25
" IIifalh 4. 7 on e.................



William f. Poague......... APPELLANT
4A AGAINST
g Hannah ]. Greenlee in her own
right and as executrix of ID. Green
lee decd, James G. Walton. and
Virginia Q. his wife, ID. j. Whip
pie, sheriff OF ROckbridge county
and as such admir- d. b. I.--c t. a
OF ID Greenlee, deceased, Thomas
Wilson and Emellne, his wife, j.
+. Early, and Elizabeth his wife, APPEi-IE les
Horace Is. Burnley, and Jane his
wife, James 5. Greealee, Josepha
Louisa Greenee, VIM Woodvil!e
Greenlee, John Marshall G reenlee.
William s. Dillard and Lavinia
his wife. Henry D. Flood, joseph
q. Steele and j ohm s. Bass.
The object OF this suit is to reverse and annuI
two DEGREES pronounced by the Circuit Court of
Rockbridge county-the .tsrst on the 9th CIav Of
April, 1865, In Cnaneery suit then therein do.
pending, IN which james O. Walton and wife
were planting, and Hannah J. Greenlee in her
own rlghG and as executrix of d. Greenlee de-
ceased, Thomas Wilson and Emelipe MS wifa
and others were defendants and the seco1d on
the 18th day OF April, 1862 in the same su;t AMI
a Cross suit in which William f. Posgue was
and others were defendants Tae
: Inc following .Appelees, to wit: James =
dreeniee, Josepha Louisa Greenlee g;fIiarn
Woodvllle Greeniee, John Marshall Greenlee
!, w liilam D. Dliisrd, and Lavinia his wife, not
having entered their appearance in this Court,
and 1t appearing by affidavit fled that thcv ere
non-resdents of this Commonwealth the the
said James s. Greenlee, Josepha Lorisa. Gre
lee, VIM. Woodville GreenIee, John NIarsb,il
Greeniee, William S. billiard and Lavjnia his
wife, are required to appear here within one
month after due publication of this notice ana
do whatever may be necessary to protect their
interests in this suit, and that this order be pu
llshed once Week for four successive wei IN
some newspaper published in the town of Ssa,,n.
ton, and posted at the front door of the Conrt-
house OF Augusta county, on the first dav of tn,
next county court thereof
IS @o4 JOHN PARIS, Clerk S. G. A.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1870-10-25
. VIRGINIA.. I'd via:

I EkssE4NalA, Ese Wit:
tr In the Clerks Office of the
supreme Court OF Appeals
OF Virginia, at the Court
5,e--1 house OF Augusta county at
= t7rT~ 1903 StauntOn, on the 2lst 1ay of
80, September, 1870
w Iitaih r. IOague APoELLAN Mt
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1870-10-25

Fgr SURVEYOR,
Col. JOHN d. LTLLEY.
, 1870-12-27

The most plausible techaica1ity raised
l.y the opponents uf ptompt reappurtion-
nsent Of representation to the West and
South comes ftoa, General Butler, lie
otjecls te having the House increased to
':::S:' members. becanse that will make it too
lnrsc to Ike wieldy or manageable. Aud, If
it is lcss than :.s:' members some of the
Eastern States must lose ONO of tho r,cm-
i'erS already elected on the old basis. or
else tie new House will not be organized
in accordance with any basis Of apportion-
1nent whatever, whether that of 1sGD or
1876. 1t will not te in accordance with
Tie census of 1S';0, because it will have
new ncm1,ers from, the West and Souti,
Which that census does not call for It
will not be in accordance with the census
Of 1870, because it will retain members
from Maine, Vermont and New Hamp-
shire, which, by tue census Of 1870, have
no business there unless the total uun,ber
Of members il carried up 10 .s55, that be-
ing the number which would avoid the Nc
cessity Of cutting down the number Of
members from my State.
We zee no objection 10 overcoming this
difficulty by simply cn1a1ging the House
to :.s5 members. II would still bo less
than half tie size of the British House
Of Commons, which consists of some six
hundred and Fifty members. The French
t"1Jt~ Ltgisidtif consisted Of about three
hundred members. and the Parliament Of
ff,e Nnrfh Eo+,,,nn t.,,o ,of..3o~r&:.u ne
, 1870-12-27
XQHlO'S PEACE clEFERENcE

Tue movement toward holding Worlds
FENCE Convention. which sotne Of the Ia
dies uf Kew York are trying ia inaugu-
s"t'. would be very good thing if the
worlds statesmen and diplomaiists could
be induced to attend 10 it. Bat the weak
nt'ka VI peace conventions consists in the
facE that thuse wLo hold them are ,us,le
:1p o! The class who hare never been at war
ou large scale. They con-
sist very largely of women.
cltsgynen ard professional rcformers,
f"., it Is somewhat t1ite hut not alto
ecthcr unremnEkab1e- fact. akat though half
the population Of the gloi,e hare always
nceE women. there is no authenticated iu-
stance in history of wnr in which women
we're tic comi,atants. We repel, the
Amazanian legr.ds as 3 myth, and arer
kat, except in very limited and trivial
way. the up.uen ot the world lave never
stood in need of peace convention.
Clcrgymen are, in solitary instances. more
hclligercnt. bnt, since The crusadcs.for the
possession Of the Holy Sepulchre, and the
age OF religious prosecutions, even clergy
men hive stood in no special need OF a
reaee society. But if the politicians ari:
dirlouaiists, the Bis,narks and Gortscha~
kotis, could he gathered into a pence So
eiety, md induced 10 discuss the p,actics-
bility OF attaining peaceful settlement Of
International difficulties, some good mipht
posaib1y grow ont Of it. II all existing
treaty making powers should establish u
, 1870-12-27

Democracy in England seen,s 10 the
ruling classes almost as terrible IN affair
rs an association of goril1as in Ashantee
LAID would seem to the uati,as # it we're
known they designed to drive out the hu-
man azistocracy, and set up one in which
gorillas should hold the Offices OF State.
Carlyle refers to it contemptuously, rs
"wondrous system ofextrartiug the wisdom
of the people by counting lhei- nosos;
getting the hidden essence Of the .or
popun from thirty millions Of people-
mostly fools
The recent meeting Of the Land and La
bor League, in London, to protest against
the granting Of dovrY to Princess Louise,
out of the National Treasury, on her mar
riage with the Marquis of Lorne, at oace
illustrates, and partially juhtifes, This coz
tempt. A handful of dcs1,ised working
men meet at fifth-1ate inn and resolve
that whereas, London has 137, 900 paupers,
therefore, the Princess Louise should
have no dowry. The logic may be ire
sistible, but the respectabi.ity of tho King
dom will vote The dowry by ten 10 one.
Wider and wider apart every day the pri-
vileged classes and the working classes
OF England are zece'ling from each other
in knowledge of each others motives and
wants, and in sympathy with each others
condition.
, 1870-12-27
1Br GBuago Tribnlrr.
Aatss 9f RHhsrsfpttsa trnyahte In sdranna,,


';nvcrner Vance. of North Carolina. has
p's'''>Eed note in which he responds to
several objections male to his admission
!"tar Sroa'c, Tie vcry fo1cib1y STATES
;l-A: :ic ac:s Urged Is reason why be
s:rS!i Eot 1eca'ise in Amnesty a1e the yety
al which s,nlrr m amnesty necessary,
L." aas.nc>is fsosn which it is proposed
",,cti.t him i an amnesty to all others
tu!! c:>t':y tire se,ue acts of which he was
Guilty. The only exceptional charge made
a::s;:'st him is. that he wns responsible for
Se:;c'H l'ir sevtrity endured 1y the Unioa
r:s>":..l> a; S4:ishEry. This, s1r. Vance
~ mas 1r.i ,!;*proves- He resisted seces-
= az: ,ete.lion 50 lony as resistance
80 possible. and. during the war. per.
i..rss.''d the aasy assigned TO him,
II" protests. however. against be-
ias t4uked among those who
have any lingering hope Of renewal
II sle rebellion. a2d atows himself DE-
F"te'l fii+1ld Of the whole country, in
~hua*. fencrsl prosperity and peace are in
't'lved TIC interests Of himself and his
Constituents. Ii strikes rs that Governor
Vance has clearly placed himself among
tAo>r to whom the aulncsty shonld be
granted. He has been no worse than
thousands who have been already nar.
doned and appointed 10 Office, and who
Fave been restored to all their political
rights, Tie only difference is, that Vance
= Denossat, aud wc do not understand
t1.; the Republican party proposes 10
, 1870-12-27

soA:e at:cIes which have ap,earod
~ 'ns nc" lore press. relative to the
1'esn' arrest ana discharge OF wealthy
a 49,. 49, se ~ ..os, mined slrS. Phelps, on
.t,,n ..r.,.s PaeAas7 III eanase
,,L:"s <tass,, .so'aueo +" Tue pf'neip'es
s''e'a ''e treatment 81 such
.,-a. - Aea .1A. 'ae 1aas was
~. u,;r1 -, - s - ~ 80, s'.1' Nao eoo1a
..a;,,,.,'... -, ~ - "al "ue u hes
~Ao eo'4'a 'o"cn 1of her,
N40 NAAs ~ Ts4 aot heal 1os. anti, as tho
a.''1a oeec'leo at 1'out the hour at which
'As <.'ce ooat. was usually adjourned.
AUS o7'''ca''e la"s' aotfld 10 relate, upon
.A'' mere ht.a'5a'1of"afd testimony of the
,.'4ais eie'E IN inc stere, that she sax
tE ae,PS N'ea' Tue package OF candy,
WIZ '9''oA1ts e1"s"l"ea TO 1@L aad came
49, -e''f ''e'ni'' '"eAe'l ap. ro.'u1ate!y'
'1See'' ""o Anee he1, nar-
' :" eue ~ "oi oa n's an'Fooac'og
VIC 40 va" "''suAfeco on
w" Ano W toe
"Ae ael4,''su - MI 'n.s aas1a-
A - "a 1 a 1A4s t"1 VOUCHER o' a
s,",''. ''aS 10 At'''*a 'aaS !" oe pos-
A>s>eo VI q 1of9ane, 10 I've III elegant style.
Ao :" oee"r5 n'sn eoela posftfon' Is
conclusive evidence OF hor innocence,
tn'nha Ae knows nothing whatever about
aae FACT whether sho committed TIE act
winch the efeEk testifies to having seen her
commit. The instances which show tina.
women, not only Of large fortune and high
social position, Int Of sincere nie.v and
, 1870-12-27

United States Senators ure to be elected
this winter in the Statcs Of 3Iaine, New
Hampshire, Massachusetts, New Jersey,
Delaware, West Virginia, Michigan, lii.
lois, Minnesota, Missouri, No1,raska, Kan.
sas, Oregon, Arkansas, Louisiana, and South
Carolina. s-The Republicans have maj.si.
ties in the Legislatures Of all thesa States
except Delaware, West Virginia, Missouri,
and Oregon. The recently elected Georcia
Legislature is Democratic. ard it is sup
rostd that m election of Senator will be
required there, after the Senate shall have
determined which set of former claimants
to tho seats are entitled 10 admission, and
after the successful claimants shall have de-
cided by lot their respective terms of of
fee,
, 1870-12-27

We presume TINT the project for de-
posing Senator Sumner from the Chair
n,auship Of the Committee On For
e'gn Relations will he abandoned
heio1e Congress rcassemhlcs. The Chair-
man Of this committee, and, indeed, of
any committee, represents rot the Presi-
dent, but the Senate. and it is vet to Le
shown that the Sennte il in favor OF the ac~
QUESTION of San Domingo. On the only test
vote which has been taken on that question
sen Domingo WAS rejected, the vote being a
tie. The abscntees who vero net pairoii
wero presumed to be against it, as the
trends Of the treaty mustered all their
strength, 10 the last man. There is ao,l,-
ing upon the record. therefore, to show
that Senator Sumner does not cor.ect1r
represent the sentiment Of the body on
he main question, and even il it we're
otherwise the Dominican party would prob
ally think twice before attempting to de-
pose Mr. SUMNER through .he in:trumen-
tality Of secret CAUCUS,
, 1870-12-27

4u6 1AhH4IuKIEH,
Inc Following story Ia told Of the early dars Of
Wyoming Terrtory: In the ba1-room Of a war
hoc tavern, where the stage stopped to change
nortes, aud where teamsie.s tart1cd 10 drink. 1
lew ~1onghcus:onefs So, one afternoon beside the
Aose. Enter mountain ruElan, yeaouous,y
drunk, who fetched our his revolver and com
menced praeticing with It Al various objects be.
1lnd me bar and on the walla Wnlls this was
Rolhe nu. The cttes Of an ox-teamster to hts ap-
pr aching cattle were heard, and aoon the dstver
sppeafed within the door. S:a3ktng up to the ba1
he csled for glass Of liquor; but, az he raise.,
70 hH dirty nps, the tu,nbter VAS shattered hv
~el'"atn'cn shot from the practising mars re-
Fo'sef. Without 4 ~oEtI the bu!1.whac1er put his
hand hee!sd his back, produced h> pistol. level
led 1t al the Humans head, and remarked, Is Tic
1ody dropped TO the doo., Is Thai id scou ldtel
"cu1d have hurt sssaebody pretty soou." H.. thea
1lieu atotaer glass an drank the contents, s,rods
out as deliberately as be had come In, and with
""os. heT. there :" started his ken m the
rps1.
, 1870-12-27

Inc re 1rddfr has the te1nerity 10 pull
1'sa Lust OF menabess OF the next Con-
g1ess who may be classed as revenue re-
iotmczs, whereupon the New York Tribune
cracks its whip after this fashion:
-; ~ NJ t1e iact taas these senuemen asu paradcd
pcc:ed 10 u,omra over The Rcn;',ean m2leo - e.
,ns' ,aa 70 The nnh 1s1i snc'cs o. Imposes on
Garne, Kescha Stevenson x rs W, ssra'
~ ~. purpose 10 vote for Speaker Of the
.Icycaue 1eiosmss Ia oupasfioa e. ,y, - 1s.,,r :
aena c5raa.e Fe - Your con
stns r1a.n dut. 70 ii thea kioe. Yeu xele chse ~
Sardiess Of eenncnc ~ 'ns t. soses ot RGpa1l,eaa:
!ou. any, intend to vote with The 9zest body oi
hsi good Wh1sh ~ tfS ~ oase nr - It. to them
et1t lf suons to Tha1 !he Hertd terms "ihts tooH-
messrs Of lie rIeseui Ell Ions eSe Sns 2. 5n T. w
Nhish h .sta 1oste ne ex.es position of escs Of
The Renubl;can ,aartv 1 ~ u1;,o;s - ~,
vention assembled hns t1;stinctlv aros.a,
itself in faro, of ravarra .at,.s. "e1 49,,
doubt If onv ne,,1,ar ~ r...... -.
this stata :; I'll, nn;,a - s,,n ees .'o4
lion II ,ba s,ata ..,a,f''-.' nj. ~ opl,'..- ,,.
csnxo ~ 0h;o hs,a 5aa1s.,, Ae nepu'.'"
favor of a rc<,nc,;,n ~ a. .as;r 80.
,hey ui1h H., ~ 49,. - A' sn'an
reference 10 Amer;can ;a,aras.. - 49, .~ 1a'
sitcration to which tbe rersnvs rufo-a..,
do not object rrov;da5 ,b., al, s,a..;....
interests are aana1lv consi1are,1 I.;a 80.
verx nroho,,1a th.t oh;o ,na,.,,ss.. -, ~
themselves in f,vor ~ NJ c.a.t...a 49," 49,.
farm IN nr.fsra1,a +at.s. ~ y. p4A
State ffha 11,;ao;s - aAs y, o..e .ae'' I'VE osn
| o.+;,,s .+a-ot.u. o.o ao'e-
s3;s,.osa,, ~ e.. ~. .a'au,eo ~
| ,..11 90 fr,n .o-.a, p ~
w;I, GO ra,a =. H. rAvuoes1ua, sney
f.o,.,..s :. ..:a oA y, ''e ne1t
oI.a t,,~~ s.. .a.s. ~ ~ ,r'4u. ,o 9ae pf'nc'-
sent s, rar as tho 4.n,a;n a.. ~ i.p'o- .I
,,ent,cmer :. c,aear,ta T ". G..., y. 1ueee
iixn,;>r 81, ,,-ia.,. -'11' >e' "'"s
No. .o va ,,a,;a1o ,,,., ,o,,...
| r.,,xna-;, :, a.. -, - s e'u.A 'cssohe
rn,..a ~ .,,s .,;s.es,." party VIA ne
f:,.o1au ~ "ntcu M..
tote, - "''o!ect nun. winch
-, - "' w e.e1"'ns, 1ntonu 10
"A'A- ~D' e1e1. t''os VI tae uemocfats
:" o'san'He aug aouse as to them shall
, 1870-12-27
tis1tI.

THE New Yo,k SIM Of ,hc e3th sac: ",
numler OF Et0tfemeu rt tue Ninth Wari A.
ssn'Iso: ~ ,s IesteIiaI afternoon, tn w-!kknowr
fanA ApN-soom a. the Junction of Seycatn and
bes ~ $50 and drinks for the r.owd that f,e of
thtfs nunttr, Mr- Thomas Mct'or1ck, couhi nt&
minute: Al ocE'ck The pok-- way pace, in ne
sttse. anf there keot until 80 Z. IT,. w.a It WA
taA+n cut l.y the Judge. Mr. Dick Me.hewA and
nsndtd 70 Tom. After a few s7ax.s III tho
n al. e III, n1h In tionb:. Toa nellb-r -ra--y SAID
tnr rokeF dripping with mr., u"or his tonQ7,..
he threw It Isom hts hsnI F1yc mt.n,.s ,ft..r-
HaFd, Oh another beS- he hit The end nH a. 1tup
pCAef. and 15Eg It OF the noot.-'
, 1870-12-27

Senator Rcvels has introduced d bill, in
the United States Senate, appropriAting
two millions of dollars for rebuilding the
layces on what is know Us the aTississippi-
fazoo Delta For the same purpose. 1t
also grants to the State Of Mississippi five
hundred thousand acFes Of pub!ic land,
'' when the United States have or shall ac-
quire title" Az the Senator finds it dilfi-
cult to discover that body Of land in any
one place, VIC suggest that the bill be
amended, and that lnnd III .Alaska be dcsie.
mated. There will hardly be any objection
10 the grant in that case.
, 1870-12-27
lied BY the Special Boards OF Equalization.


me resufns for Cleveland, Hamilton, Mans.
ne'o' Newark. Pl4us. Springfield. Toledo. Younss-
to@o, and zaness.lse. have not ret been re-
cIiSexf
, 1870-12-27
WASHINGTON.
Ao1'l.e1.'s Ferry

A Re'Statement Of the John Brown
Raid.
, 1870-12-27
THE WaL-HAM wATOH.
WALT HAM
WATCHES.

These Watches greatly surpass
any others made In this country,
not only In beauty. finish, and fine
timekeeping qualities, but they
are much cheaper, quality fer
quality.
i fall assortment always ec.
hand.
, 1870-12-27

The Kansas raaiseutsry contalas Git convicts.
tn rualeA The Warden hopes there will be no
women sent thete during his Administration, rs
he wo1ld rather undertake 10 govern Gfly men
than one Notusn.
, 1870-12-27

Cincinnati arms her policemen with steel nip
pefs fof selxink their y1ct1ns, instead Of clubs
and 5evo1ytfA
The following Is Au Abs4Eact Of the valuation
Of the real est4te In the ciea OF The St ate Of Ohio
TOR tho year 1870, Il nxed b5 the real estate ~
pxtises4 thereof. kod subsequently equal-
, 1870-12-27


SLAVES 1t III, u1 hid found them tiusid, obtuse,
and impoteas to nse. hs n;gt. have dis.
snaded him from the inv2eton. He reported,
On the contrary. thA the negroe. were org sn.
ICED, enrssea. and ready to mutiny: The old
man. therefore, fuil OF hia great campaign,
laid it out IN detail Hith ali caution. md having
lad ono instance OF treason in lis ranks
alre1dy, told nobody the Programme till the
time bad come. Let Us for 1 moment state
the plan Of the 6ret Northern campaign in
Virginia, John Brown, CammAades-in-C Chief.
STRATEGY or TIE E1nsr Aaxr.
The ceunty of Virgins into which John
Brown descended had mora s1avea IN it, PRO.
poztionate to its white population, than any
other in the State They were border negroes,
separated from free State By snail and
mountainous strip Of MARYLAND, aud probably
familiar with the idea of aight, Il not Of in
su11ect;nn. There were enough rii1es
:ud nrskets in she Tnised States
ArEnorr end .Arsena1 to fit ont Asge
army. While the valley, of which this post
WIS the outline, contained enough auppiea
for great body Of advancing saldiery, it's
proximity to the mountains Afforded refuge to
The invaders. Ind the dt Sign Of Brown was to
march upon the uountsin spines, swoop down
on the valley plantations, and recruit With
fresh negroes every dty, wli1e he framed
posts in the ridges. and 20 projected into she
yery heart OF the Gulf states-an insurrect.o1-
asf republic. With natural rnountAin wslls,
whose exterior slopes should be. for bnsh-
whacking, aud whose interior should be
1eeonAnt with schools. churches and
lEceums- There we're poetry, largene.s
and heroic precedents in this deeign,
and tbs after-Isto1y Of the Shenandoah
Valley showed that Brown may have had soune
corcepsioa Of strategy. He could SIGHT In the
peaks without tactics, become amEsterioas ter
ro1, mount his command upon the best hossee
in America, and compare h,1nssif indin arent-
lvto Andraw Hofes. Gideon End his band
Hannibal. and the psrsecuted waldeuees
This nountaius ANold great latitude to eelf.
contemplation, md John Brown had testeG
the effectiveness OF guerilla warfare in Ms
eou,i Ths folhes Of John Browns pl1u d
war it ia almoAt useless to recite. He mad
| i.zue At Ha1peE's Pery With Virgins, s,ay
esy, and the United States together. He vi
mieinfo1med about the courage of the ne
erpes in the Wiley. He exaggerated th
e1ecs Of hts own nAms md zspataaoa, ~
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Ttaina were stopped above and belox tAo
town; militiamso, with shot guns, atsolled In,
popping A~ay 1t every vit+bie black man, snd
fys oz si1 Of thess We1s sooa lytng dad IN