Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1873-05-27

otners In connection with labor or missiona-
RES: u, 1852 persons in fellowship 2O8 Sunday
schools organized 1879 pupils and teachers
In schools; 2lS conversions in Sunday schools
1870 volumes in libraries Of Sunday schools.
True Principles.
No people, says the Richmond Whig, are
more thoroughly imbued than the people of
the South with persading sense of the real
principles OF representative Republican govern
ment, and none realize more fully that military
rule Is the essence of despotism and at war
with every principle of organized and regulated
liberty There is no occasion anywhere through
out the South for the intervention of the sword
in solving political troubles, if the authorities
at Washington are governed by considerations
OF high patriotic duty and refuse to be made
the instruments Of reckless parsisans and un-
scrupnlous Adventures. The present troubles
in the State of Louisiana are the legitimate
fruits OF purely Radical domination, of that
accursed spirit of hate and persecution, of ra-
pine and spohation, which seeks to perpetuate
the reign OF violence and disorder and prevent
the return of the country to the methods Of
repeat that there never has been any real occa-
SION since the war for the Intervention Of mill
tary power in enforcing the Federal authority
In any OF the seeded States, and all good men,
OF every shade Of political opinion, should unite
In the effort to prevent the further exercise Of
that power which is SO in;lmical to the genius
ots.free government. The lesson taught by the
conduct of the Executiv e in dealing with these
troubles in Louisiana W Ill not be lost upon the
people of Virginia. They have experienced
fully the terrible cons equences of military dom
NATION. have drunk TO the dregs the bitter cup
OF humiliation in ha wing TO submit four years
to hold every privilege they enjoyed at the
more than kingly pleasure of military satrap,
and they will deserve the contempt of the world
Ii they ever consent TO 50 ibmit without a strug-
gle to renewal of the isgraceful scenes then
enacted. Ii Radicalism should acquire pos
session of Virginia we h ave only to look to Lou
isiana to read our tate. First the reign of the
mob, the overthrow Of Il W and order, and when
the people, rendered DEF perate by the continu-
al lndlgnlties put upon hem, seek to vindicae
their rights by driving from place and power
the execrabie horde of p.underers and outlaws,
the old Cry of tree son and rebellion is revived,
and the army Of the United States invoked to
aid in destroying the liberties of free people.
Again we ask on long is this horrid mockery
of justice to Ia at?
A PREGNA MT FAor.-The Richmond Dis
patch. with as good grace as possible, recog-
nlzes the ale Railroad fact, and adds, that
1t always kRe' " the road would be made. AT
the same tlnaf it thinks, and not without good
reason, that Richmond can make the 'fact''
reGaand to its advantage by proper ezertion
On the part Of her business men. Let them
seek our sr ade, advertise in our peppers as lib
orally, and offer the same inducem ents Bald-
more does, and there is no doubt much can be
done to re pair the supineness and neglect of
past, for we love Richmond and glory In her
greatness and prosperity, as she is bone OF
our bone and flesh of our fesh," though her
business men have acted as if they did not care
cent which way our trade went for some years
back.
SINGULAR. Tuesday, the anniversary of the
Mecklenburg declaration Of independence W as
celebrated at Fsaleigh, North Carolina. Au
gusta, whose almost similar declaration was
made, by her freaholders, on Feb 22d, ITS,
has never had one yet. The Mecklenburg res
olEtions we're celebrated in May, from the idea
that they were made in May 1775, and surely
our people will not let another ed pass with
out preparing to- celebrate ours, which were
made the February proceeding. We will soon
give the Augusta Resolutions in our sketch of
Augusta, and hope il will awaken the fires of
'76'' in the DO SONS of our people.
The New York World says that President
Grant has not yet signifed his inten, ion to re-
tnrn to the United States Treasur at the
close Of his present term the 100000 which
was his sha re OF the salary grab. His guature
made that soandalous bill law. He proited
800, 900 by writing his name just once.
Conservatism has so far saved Virginia from
Radicalism. And that is enough. Let our
people comps re this State with Arkansas, Flor
ida, South Carolina or Louisiana and ask the
reason for tn e difference. There is argument
in the answe that Is absolutely unanswerable.
An immense discussion over 'who burnt
Columbia, s. c." has resulted in leaving pub
lie opinion where it first was, i. e. that Sher-
man, King of the Burners, had hand in it.
The German government expels the Re
dem otorists, the Lazarists, the Congregations
of Holy Ghost and Sacred Heart, and the &C.
cupapts of close Converts in six mouths.
Admiral Green, u. S. ~. reports the insur-
gents in Cuba better than ever supported with
arms, &C., and daily becoming more formidable.
Colonel Harry Gilmore is announced for the
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