Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1870-04-19

and hope that no unnecessary delay may occur
in obtaining decision that will have the ef
feet of restoring Richmond to peace and quiet,
and relieve our people from unnecessary ex-
pense.
l have the honor to be, very respectfully,
81ae olii13Ase1 GEORGE CHAHooN.
ase'A 2 soaas For the Spectator.
. - $ BLooMINToN, ILL, April 3rd, 1870
Editor of the Staunton Spectator "a
Dear Sir-Please grant me the privilege of
stating few facts through the columns of your
most valuable, in regard to the young men Of
Virginia coming West for the purpose of ma
king money and bettering their condition In
life / would advise all those that have auy
such idea, to stick to the old Dominion, unless
they have from 5 to 10 thousand dollars to
bring with them, for the following reasons =
The time has past to buy land cheap in IIIi-
nois. Land that is in cultivation and has any
improvements on it worth any thing, cannot
be bought for less than from so to 100 dollars
per acre, cash. Unmproved land, about two
thirds that price-that is, land that has never
been ploughed-and it is very poor country
for wheat, except in the extreme Southern part
of the State. 1t is fine for corn and grazing
purposes We have about months OF winter
in a year The farmers have not ploughed a
furrow yet this Spring-iti is very cold and vet
at this time.
The State is filled UP with all kind OF people
and of every nationality. The sharpest man
makes the most money and is not very particu-
lar how he gets it. Honestyis rather a scarce
article. They have not that confidence in each
other which the Southern people have, and as
for myself lam native Of the old Dominion
and of Augusta county, and am called BY the
RAIDS "Secesh,' altho' | have been in this suck
er State for 20 years and [ have not become
sucizerised yet, and never expect to be- I still
love my old native State and county. She has
stood up noby for her rights in times past and
gone. Our city and county has large Radi-
cal majority and now the 18th amendment will
add about 400 more votes to the RAIDS There
Is some OF the meanest, low, contemplate
scoundrels among these RAIDS that God ever let
live. just let me give you one little incident
that occurred in our city On the reception Of
the news Of the final adoption of the 18th
amendment. There is Dutch Doctor. who
lives in the city that is great radical and ne
gro lover. He had 1t announced in the daily
papers, that at o clock on that day he would
escort negro wench around the public square,
arm and arm, followed by band of martial
music AT the appointed time large crowd
of dutch, irish, boys and negroes, gathered at
the Doctors Office. and in few minutes be
made his appearance with the daughter of ham
leaning on his arm, and took up their line of
march up Main Street, followed by negroes and
boys to the number of several hundred, shout
ing and following all kind Of indecent language.
This is what the Doctor calls carrying out the
radical idea OF negro equality. But before the
negro wench would condescend to this prone
made with the Dutch Doctor he had to give her
20 dollars. He is man Of considerable wealth,
but of little respect for himself and family, and
In consequence of this great negro equality ele
ment In Illinois, there are great many South
ern men leaving the State and going back to
the South again. They say that if they have
to have negro equality, they had rather have i.
South than North; therefore l would again
say to my Virginia friends if they leave their
native State go South, and not North or West,
for it you should come to the West you will
find that it costs more to live in the West, par
tcularly in Illinois, than it does in the South,
for rents, and everything consumed by a fami-
iy Is very high, money scarce, and labour IS
very low. Business of every kind is quite dull.
There are many persons leaving this State and
going farther West
Mr.. Editor, there is one little matter that |
had liked to forgotten and that is this: There
is a movement on foot by che radicals in our
city to have the white and black children at
tend the same School, aud do assure my Vr-
ginia friends, that whenever that comes to pass
l shall leave Illinois forever, but thank God
that the days of the radicals are numbered
Sons of old Virginia. be of good cheer and
stand firm, for the old Dominion will ere long
stand astke monumental State ,,f the Union,
and shine brighter than ever G. VI. r
They who lose or forfeit the political blessings
which they have Inherited from their ancestors
are worthy of ten-fold greater condemnation,
in the judgment of the Roman historian, than
those who are destitute of the virtue to achieve
such blessings for themselves. The interests Of
freedom and of national liberty have, as it were,
been committed to the American people in trust
for their latest posterty, and, as the representa-
tive ofa political philosophy teaching by ex-
ample, in trust for the world. The wisest of
British statesmen, Edmund Burke was ac-
customed to say that if we would love our coun-
try We must make it lovely. Art and agricul
ture. to whose beautifying influence Burke
particularly alluded, will not suffice for this;
nation s soul Is better than nations soil To
make our country truly lovely it needs to be
adorned by the purity of its morals, the amen
ity OF its manners, and the wise conservatism
Of its liberal progressive craftsmanship These
are the elements which constitute the ciyilza-
ton of people, and by which its true rank
and dignity are graduated on the comparative
formed without becoming politicians ns-without
neglec,ing private business and turning street
brawlers; and they can be performed in such
way as Will contribute to aid 10 bringing back
the country to that state Of good feeling and
social harmony which every patriot is SO anx.
ious to see return. Lynch Republican.
Tie charges against General Howard as chief
of the Freedmen s Bureau, preferred by Mr..
Wood in the House this afternoon, alleging
malfeasance and misappropriation of public
moneys, has created a great deal of excitement,
and the investigation Of these charges is likely
to prove very interesting. The substance of
these allegations has been substantially bruited
about for some time in this community, and
there fore do not create any general surprise
The friends of General Howard feel confident
that the investigation will result in showing
that he has not misappropriated funds whilst
to sustain the major part of the charges at
least. ass SOIL