Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-05-31
FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 81. 1895.
TRY AND CONSIDER THESE
THINGS.

The majority Of us talk most about
things of which we know nothing. 1t is
human nature, and there is delightfully."-
untrammeIed feeling which accompanies
lack of information. In nothing has this
heen illustrated better than in the way
some of our countymen have discussed the
trouble in Staunton. Hundreds of the cit
liens OF Augusta have visited Staunton
since the trouble began, many OF them
daily, and are still visiting it. Not one OF
them has suffered from the visits, nor has
Staunton suffered from their reports OF the
situation. But it is those who have not
been here that have circulated the most
alarming stories. On the road coming to
Staunton, Monday, court day, a resident
who had been scared out of his wits by the
very first report of the trouble, and who had
not been to the town for a month. put HIM
self on picket, so to speak, and Informed
those bound here that he had "rellable in
formation that there were twenty-four
deaths on Sunday. AS a matter Of fact
there was not single death nor single
new case.
Except fright, there is no possible excuse
for this sort OF thing. A mans common
sense, if he is still in possession OF it, ought
to teach him better than this. Men from
every part of Augusta county are III
Staunton on some sort of business every
day, and have been visiting it undisturbed
by the disease among the negroes. In a
city of several thousands OF inhabitants.
every man is going about attending to his
business; the courts are in session; the
school commandments are being held
people attending musical concerts nightly
travellers are coming and departing; the
ubiquitous commercial drummer is on the
streets-everything is going on as usual
This is seen any day by people from the
county, and yet instead of listening to
those people, we are much afraid the wild
stories of those who have not been here are
preferred.
We stated not a month ago, that any
man who had business in StauntOn coulC
transact it with as much safety as be could
year ago. The negro settlement on Soutl
Green street. which has now been burned
was so far out of the way of all business
that it never endangered any white mai
who came to Staunton, not whit more
than did the negro cabins in Lexington
Buena Vista and LowMoor, where thu
disease prevailed some time ago. No white
man could possible have any business there
A county friend joculany replied to oul
assurance, ooh yes. that's because vol
miss the county trade. y Of course Staun
ton misses the county trade, but it would
be very short sighted method of remedy
ing that to invite county people to come
here and catch contagious disease-it
would be death blow to the very trade WI
are seeking. But the loss in trade is mu
i tual to both county and city. for Stauntol
: is the best trading place in the Valley O.
!. Virginia. and is SO conceded everywhere
Z, and all concerned, the seller and buyer, re
!. greet the temporary separation that haI
: taken place. The sooner it is begun agail
the better it will he for both city ant
county.
And so We renew our statement Of ;
month ago, that Staunton is as safe a place
to trade in to-day as it was year ago, ant
we make this statement with full under
standing of our grave responsibility if w
were TO miSlead any one in this matter