Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-07-08
A Few Facts for Certain Pharisees.

Ii drunken VaSaDOnd III the South Kills
another man it is apt to be taken, by GER
tain newspaper philosophers of the North
as evidence of Southern "ciyilization;' and
We are lucky if the logician who presents
the case to his readers does not show some
political meaning in the act If law break
ers on this side of the Potomac are dealt
with out of hand by exasperated men we are
held up as "barbarians;' but all manner of
crimes and iniquities are prepetrated at the
North without provoking censure from the
papers of which we speak. But, of late,
our contemporaries have been compelled,
from very shame, to cease, in some degree,
their animadversions on the South.
The Cincinnati riot laid out fifty men as
dead as Hector, and left about one hundred
and fifty wounded ON the field, making a
total of two hundred as the "demnition
total' Of that bloody piece of work; and fol-
lowing on that the ''Queen City" is to haye
eight executions of criminals during the pre-
sent month. When you bear in mind that
the riot grew out Of the fact that criminals
were not punished, the number of hangings
above noted is astounding; and by influence
shows an awful condition of affairs in the
chief city of Ohio. Heaven forbid that we
should suggest to Mr.. John Sherman that
he represents a constituency of assassins, or
that his boasted s'civilization'' is that of the
Things! But we do say to our critics, of
whom the Senator from Ohio is a fair speci-
men, that he may search our records in
vain for any such piece of history as that
furnished by his own State. Eight execu-
tions, two week for month, make up a
startling record for one city, and hereafter
the less we hear about the 'homicidal prac-
ticcs'' and bad morals of the South the bet
ter it will be for the Pharisees who assail
us.-Norfolk Landmark.
A CONFEDERATE PARsON.-Among the
first confederate troops that went out from
Arkansas was Parson Geesmore, who en-
listed as a chaplain. He was a devout
christian, and his prayers were regarded by
the men as utterances from higher power.
Just before the battle Of Jenkins Ferry the
old man in sermon said:
|. "My dear boys, have decided to 60 into
the next fight with you. l don't think a
man can properly preach about the evils and
sensations of war unless he has experienced
the feeling of going into battle. Now, the
next fighting which we engage shall have
me numbered among it's participants"
The old gentleman rode large gray horse,
| and when preparations for the battle OF
Jenkins Ferry were being made he appear
ed on his snowy charger. Some of the Of.
fcers begged him to keep out of danger; but
with an expression of heroism he replied
that he would engage in the battle. The
first artillery fire from the enemy shot the
horse from under the old gentleman, and by
the time he settled himself on his feet a
bullet came along and took off one of his
fingers. He attempted to be calm, but just
then ball carried away the right thumb,
and, wheeling around, the old man struck
determined trot for the rear.
'tHold on, Parson p called some one.
"Hold on, h-p' he replied. s'Ask man
to hold on, when the whole d. universe is
shooting at him. Take care of your body.
and the Lord will take care of your soul. .