Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-06-13
sTAUNToN VA, TUESDAY, JUNE 13 1871.

! 1,oifSo tICy Always give their opponents tt
hardest blows In the campaign. He then thre
rope to the young men, telling them that
was upon them that he relied to win the vi
tory IN this canvass. The Republican leade
had already taken the alarm, and sounded til
note OF warning. They appreciate the signit
cance of this new movement, and are alread
quaklng In fear for the result. It had bee
SAID that the Democracy were going over I
the Republican party. If that was so, the
there was no occasion for Republican conver
tlon. The Democrats were first in the field
and had put forward the most admirable car
dldates. There was not man, from one en-
OF the ticket to the other, that the Radics
party might not be proud Of They have n
such men In their ranks. Now, if the Demo
Gratis have gone over to the Republican ranks
all the Republicans have to do is to accept tn
ticket already nominated, and not use time an,
strength in Convention. Laughter.
Mr.. vallandigham closed as follows:
That grand system of government, unde
which 1t is my firm belief that we can unit
the whole continent of North America, yea
and the whole world, may be united; that sys
tenn which was organized in Philadelphia il
1888 and 1889, in its original conception ane
Its original practice, is sufficient for the entir
globe and now that we have railroads ant
telegraphs, means Of communication that dit
not exist in original times, that system of gov
eminent can prevail over the world, and unde
the principles of the Democratic party, fo
that party is an essential offshoot of that form
OF government, born with it, it can only di,
with it. This universal government, free, en-
lightened can prevail - -
And, IN my deliberate judgment, if we car
but sustain these old institutions; if, In spite
OF these amendments which have been made
which, In the language Of your platform, are
declared to grant only so much more power te
the Federal Government, and only to that ex-
tent to abrldge the reserved rights of the
States. and not to have In any respect altered
or modified the original character and theory
OF the Federal Government, if that doctrine
securing to every person in the land equa
rights can once more triumph, the youngest
man in this assembly, nay, the infant born to-
day, who may live beyond his three-score
years and ten, if by reason of strength his
years are heightened out to fore-score years, he
will see these grand republican principles over
spreading the whole of this mighty continent,
and that flag of ours, which we Democrats love
and worship, see it floating in every breeze,
and triumphant upon every sea. Great ap-
plause.
MR., PENDLEToN' SPEECH,
Mr.. Pendeton was then called out, and was
received with applause. He said that after
having presiding over the Convention for Sc
many hours, and been obliged In the perform
ance OF that duty to speak so much he was
sure they would appreciate that he had bu.
little strength or spirit to speak further. He
then said
fully concur with Mr.. Vallandigham has
SAID IN reference to the proceedings of to-day.
Cheers. fully concur with him in the idea
that the spirit of the Democratic party has
been recently awakened, and that the unfinch-
log courage with which they have fought for
ten years past, and fought with unvarying i'll
success, will this year be exhibited in such a
way as that they will accomplish glorious vic
tory. The proceedings OF your Convention
have been marked with harmony and with wis
dom, not only In the adoption of the platform,
bat in the nominations to Office. And I be
lleve, as he said, that tomorrow morning will
bring back, response from the whole State Of
Ohio from the river to the lakes, in which you
will hear the approval of your constituents OF
this days work. Applause.
And | am sure that those constituents,
young and old, not only those who are good
for council, as he has told you, but those who
are able to bear the brunt and dangers of the
war will be found enlsting themselves again
under our banner and carrying it forward in
October to a great success. Cheers]
AS he said: "Well, the omens of victory are
with US in the spirit of this Convention, with
US in the numbers that assembled, with us in
the wisdom of it's deliberations. with us in har
mony with which all that is disagreeable has
been driven from our hearts, and all that is
agreeable has been cultivated within us. Ap-
plause. And if that result shall be attained,
and the Democratic party in October shall
achieve success, the result of the next year S
revolution will not be uncertain. And [ am
sure that the people of Ohio, aye, that the
people OF the whole country, not Democrats
only, but Republicans also, will take freer
breath when they find that the destinies of the
country are committed to the hands of the
true and faithful Democracy. Applause. ]
WONDERFUL PHENoMENoN-A CYCLONE
ON THE PRAIRIEs. Chicago, June 5-A cy-
clone occurred near Mason City, Illinois, last
Friday morning. An inky- hued cloud or smoke
like column was observed gathering near the
earth s surface on an open prairie six miles
from that place, and from this column soon
shot out three narrower and spire-like columns
which continued to ascend rapidly until they
reached and seemed to attach themselves sole
ly to passing cloud above This frightful ap-
partition moved slowly towards Mason city, but
finally changed its course, much to the relief Of
the people of that place. A mile from its
track an odor much like that of burning sui
phur was inhaled by several persons.
A gentleman who stood out hundred yards
from the cyclone when it passed, says that
small flashes Of electricity were constantly Wis
ibe in the storm column, passing from the
earth to the clouds above, and that popping,
cracking reports were heard, reminding him
most forcibly of an infantry regiment in battle,
firing their muskets as fast as possible.
The pathway of the cyclone was nearly three
miles IN length, and from twenty to eighty feet
In width. In that pathway not a blade o
grass, or stack of corn or wheat, not shrub
nor particle of vegetation was left alive.
For some distance the earth was literally
ploughed up to depth of six inches The
column OF whirling air must have been intense
ly hot, as every green thing in its path was
dried to crisp.
Another feature Of the cyclone was that while
its rotary motion must have been of inconceiv
ably great velocity, its progressive motion was
not above the rate of five miles an hour. The
outlines OF its pathway were so we'll defined
that five feet from the outer line OF total de-
struction of vegetation of every kind not yes
tige of its effects could be seen. Fortunately
no house stood In the tornadO's line of march
MoRMoNIsM- -Mormonism has now had al
existence Of thirty-one years, the church hav
ing been first regularly organized at Manches
ter, N. Y, April G., $780, The industry ane
enterprise manifested by the community are it
only redeeming qualities. The halfway hous,
it has furnished for overland emigration is tn,
only service it has rendered the public. Nor,
than two-thirds Of the Mormons, as the las
census shows, came from Europe. 1t is re
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