Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-02-25
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| to do right. regardless of the demands of
the party, the Establishments of wealth,
| the sophistries of lawyers. and the combi-
| nations of selfish and wicked men. He is
terror to evil doors, and an encourage
ment to the friends of law and orlOr. He
has laid the whole community nnder last
| ing obligation by his independent, fearless
| and impartial execution OF the laws. We
have no case in court, and hope that we
| may never have one so that this article
is the utterance Of the unbought, unsolici-
| ted, spontaneous homage of our heart to
infexible judicial integrity and courage
an homage in which every virtuous citizen
heartily unites.- Religious Herald.
Virginia certainly has no interest in the
cons truction Of Colonel Scott's road from
the Pacific to St. Louis, as it can by no
possibility contribute to the freightage of
of any of her roads, OF to the prosperity of
her cities. Indeed, the effect of the con-
struction Of the proposed road would only
be t., draw to it, and onward via st. Louis
to the Northern markets, freight that now
through our State. Virginia can never
support the construction of a road to the
Pacific, it matters not what may be its To-
cation and terminus upon the Miss ssippi,
that is Of a different gauge with our roads;
in surrending that objection to the line
west of the Mississippi, we surrender ev-
erything. -RicEnaond Wing on The Tom
Scott Pacific road.
differed with Major J. W. Daniel in re-
gard to the johnson and Knight case, and
think now he made mistake, but l must
say he is an eloquent man. The two COM
ing men in the Senate are Judge Cochran
both will either occupy the Gubernational
chair OF be in the U. S. Senate. It would
do my soul good, it would be as refreshing
as the balm of Gilead, it would make me
doubly proud f Virginia if [ could but see
Cochran, the invincible, the hurricane de-
batter, hang such cattle as Blaine OF Morton
in Congress. Such men make us proud of
the fact that we are Virginians, such men
are Virginias KohinOrS, although she may
have made many other jewels-Richneond
| Correspondent Alexandria Gazette.
The House has done at least one good piece
of work in the way of genuine retren CHI
ment, in cutting down the sum TO be ex-
pended on Notifications from the million
and more demanded by the War depart
ment to the moderate sum of S315 900. The
fact that the fertilization bill in this shape
was passed without opposition is an evidence
of how rea lily indefens!ble was he extrav-
agance OF former years. Not only is there
no necessity, there is no excuse, for spend
ing millions Of money every year upon new
defenseS, which are not in the lea st likely
to come into USE ard were only servicea-
BILE to the Congressman in whose districts
they were situated Phil. Times.
There has been much said and written
in regard to the rush of Virginians to
Washington in search of appointments un
| der the Democratic organization of the
| House of Representatives, but nothing
that occurred there exceeded the rush
made for the position of Flour Inspector
of Richmond, recently made vacant by th
death Of Mr.. Blair We hear that three
hundred and siXty-four Virginians, back
ed by numerous recommendations, tender
ed their services to Governor Kemper for
this position. Mr.. George Bruce of Au-
gusIa, was therefore not little lucky in
| getting it over so many competitors
Richmond Enquirer.
The ''Virginian'' talks like a-Well, like
| the red-shirted Morton. 1t can point to
no sentence in the recent ptterances of
Hill or Tucker which may be properly
called an appeal to sectional prejudiees;
sand IL there is a man in the South who has
done more than Lamar for the pacifcation
of tie south and the publication Of Fede-
raj politics, we would like to hear his name
Derringer! Bowie-knifei Oh, we'll, with
ali respect to the ''Virginian," argument
Oh such nntenahle premises is worse than
child S play Richmond Enquirer on the
Stanton Virdinian.
eff we will trayeEeXtensively, and keep
our eyes and ears Oppn-if we will only
hear the Gladstones and Brights across the
waters, and ''the great men'' Of American
States distant from our own borders, we
will begin to appreciate our own neighbors
and fellow citizens. 1t will not come to us
all at once, but by degrees we will find our
coJ,, so1, hot
when AROUSED on some commanding sub
ieot, looks and talks as much like a model
statesman as any of them. "-Riczansond
Enquirer.
We propose spelling-bee for the Rich
plea Sc Charlottesville Chronicle.
Just so. Ali right, Brother W add-ell,
and may you never be ILL.,. That hole at
the St. James, however, has a bottom.
Hnnniger found it. in one Of his decanters
after the Press Association Adjourned
R,chnson Whiq.
Mr. Sheffey writes home to his oonst1t-
uents Of Smyth county Tor instructions as
to how he should vote on the dog law. He
should vote for q dog law, instructions or
no instructions, unless he likes dog meat
better than a saddle of mutton, and dogs
hair better than lambs wool.-Petersburg
Mems
Prof. Harry Estill, Of Randolph Macon,
has written yha moaE sensible letter on the
University bill which has emanated from
the colleges Charlottesville Chronicle.
.s--os----
| S. j. r. White, Conservative, has been
elected to the Virginia Legislature nom
Caroline county, oyer A. A. Splitter, for
merry @: Staunton. Delegate Jack Hud-
gins, who was unseated, did not run again:
The bill to abolish the death penalty in
the State of Maine and substitute impris-
oninent and hard labor for life has passed
the Senate by a vote of IS to II. The
measure had previously passed the House.
Miss Lugenheel. the young lady who
capt,vated Senator Christiancy, the mil
lionaire Senator and married him, is q
cousin of Mr.. Geo. L. Simpson, the dele
gate from Alexandria in the legislature.
John T. Alexander, the great Illinois
farmer. has 200 head Of cattle on his farm
near Alexander, in fine condition, kept SO
thus far during the winter grazing on his
blue grass pasture, without any fead:
g. j. Willis, Of the Rroaddus Female
Institute, Winchester, has closed that in
stitution, and transferred his boarding
pupils to Clarksbprg, W, Va, where Ae has
: Very Aatteriqg prospect Of success.
Hon. VIM. Mines, it,, arrived at home
On Friday, the 18th inst, with great en-
enlargement concerning the S. " Il. t..
and it is probable that it will be recon-
menced in the Spring. 80
A Ripley, Ohio, horse raiserlately passed
through Cincinnati, ON his way to Boston.
with q drove of thirty horses, averaging |
1900 pounds apiece, and worth, in the ag-
gregate, $4,000.
The fourth of March falls on a Sunday !