Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1873-02-04
James River & Kanawha Canal.

completionpof the James River and Kanawha
| canal, Virginia could well afford to relipquish
all of her interest in the work, which is repre-
scented by more thar $40 000, 900 of stock. Nor
is Virginia alone interested in the completion
of this great water line from the Ohio to tide
water upon the coast. The great Northwest has
yet greater interest in securing great national
| highway, open all the year for transportation,
and by far the shortest and cheapest route for
Memphis and Dubuque. Hundreds of millions
of the public money have been expended with
10 the last ten years upon works of similar
character for the benefit Of the North and West.
4 change Of policy upon the part OF the party
in power would look better, to say the least,
after the expenditure of a few millions, to as
sist in the development of the impoverished
South We, at least, will be content to hold
i1 allegiance cur States right views upon this
subject until even-banded justice has been &C.
complshed.
But as we have said, we have but little hope
from Congress and if an offer is meanwhile
made, By any reliable party who really means
business, and give evidence Of capacity to COM
ply with their engagement, let it at once be &C.
ceded to. We fear all the talk in Washington
is but strategic movement, barney, to with
draw from the Conservative party sufficient
number Of the oredulous to insure the success
of the great beDefcent party, Of which Morton,
Chandler and the Beast are the ruling spirits.
The proposed bill may receive the endorsement
Of the committee may indeed pass the lower
house this sessioa-bus the Senate will hang
fire, that the rcd may be held over US 10 Vir-
giuia at the next election. To secure this great
improvement, Virginia could afford to sacrifice
much, but not this not everything; fer what
would be her gain, were she to 'gain the whole
world and lose her own soul?'
The Herald compares the growing corruption
in the body polite to the rapid spread Of the
smallpox in some Eastern cities. Besides the
Credit Mobiiier abomination, the various land
grab jobs in Congress, the development in New
York city, the election OF United States Sena-
tor from Kansas and the FIVE and ten thous-
and dollar checks in connection Herewith calls
are also being made for investigation into the
manner of election Of United States Senator
from Missouri and one from Nevada, each of
whom, it is alleged. owes his success to the dis
tribution of large sums of money among mem
bers Of the Legislature, the figure in the case
of the Nevada Senator elect reaching, it is said
the snug amount Of three hundred thousand
dollars. Verify, this is an era of corruption,
and the searching brOoms OF investigating com
mittees ought to make clean sweeps all around
Down with whitewashiog committees!
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The great danger attending the application
Of Lyoch law is, that the innocent may be mis-
taken for the guilty. 1t is reported that, re-
Gently, vigilance committee in Caldwell, Kan
sas hung SOD of the late Gov. Ford, of Illinois
in mistake for notorious horse-thief 1t is a
fearful thing for unauthorized persons to take the
| life Of human being--even when there can be
no doubt that bis crimes deserve the penalty of
death.
| The New York News advocates the passage
of a law comforting on the sanitary authorities
the same power to enforce vaccination that they
possess to remove local agencies in the produc-
ton Of pestlleDce. It says they should not sim
| ply use persuasion to induce the unvaccinated
to submit to the operation, but they should
employ actual force.
| THE BANKRUPT LAW-The passage Of a bill
| by the national House Of Representatives re
pealing the national bankrupt law, caused con-
siderable agitation in tae General Assembly Of
this State. A joint resolution calling upon the
senators from Virginia TO arrest and defeat the
measure in the Senate Of the United States,
was offered By Mr.. Stevens (Rsp.) in the state
Senate, and after considerable debate adopted
by veto Of % to g..
In the House Of Representatives On Friday
week, 2 bill was passed allowing the heirs Of
John Minor Bolts the sum Of 1890 for pro
perty destroyed by Union troops during the war.
Mr. Bolts had been paid $14,Sl0 before his
death. and this last appropriation is the balance
Of his claim.
A Virginia lady, recently cut new set Of
teeth, though she is ninety-six years DID, She |
was splitting kinding wood, when the teeth
which we're worth sixty doIlars-iell out of her |
mouth, and the ax dropped on them. Her
husband says it viii be great many years be-
fore she gets another Sc: to cut.
LII Upshur county, Texas 10000 Cinnamon |
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