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Year: 1869

The Sentinel of yesterday contained an
article which attacked Gov. HOLDEN in
terms which utterly transcended the limits of
newspaper warfare-eyen in North Caro-
lima. We do not believe that there is
another paper in the State which would de-
grade its columns by such an exhibition of
foul.mouthed spite.


The article was of such detestable nature
as to disgust the Sentinsrs own friends, and
we heard it condemned in most unmeasured
terms by several Democrats.


We do not propose to so lower the tone
of the STANDARD as to reply to the article Of
the Sentinel in its own strain, for to do 50
would be to descend to the level of the
Sentinel. The best answer to the Sentinel is
its own article. No commentary could add
force to the condemnation which it must re-
ceive from every right-minded man, even of
its own party.


Whether the Sentinel publishes these
articles to create party capital, or to crafty
personal spite, or convulsively like the last
bite of dying mad-dog, we do not know
But these palpably slanderous articles always
not only fail to injure their object, but re-
coil upon him who makes them. Thus the
article of the Sentinel will but injure itself
in the estimation of all respectable men.
Year: 1869

We cannot but condemn the action of the
WELLS Republicans in making the declar-
alton that they reserved to themselves the
"right at any time to secede from the pres
ent legislature, and organize by themselves
legal and loyal Legislature" These gen
tlemen have no such right, neither could
they be allowed to do as they threaten.
Such body would not be recognized by
the Government as legal organization, and
the WELLS men should know it.


Neither has any particular faction of the
legislative body the right to constitute itself
the Judge of the qualifications of the men,
bers. and to turn out all who may not agree
with its peculiar notions. There is power
which will rrvise and criticise the actions
and examine the qualifications of the men,
bers of that body without any reference to
the wishes of the members themselves.
In speaking of the action of the WELLS
men the New York Times well says:


Legality and loyalty have no place in
the factious policy here proposed. The Le-
gislature as now organized, for defined and
lawful purposes, is organized in conformity
with the views expressed by the legal advi-
ser of the Federal government. Prior to the
presentation of his opinion on the subject,
there may have been room for argument as
to the course which General CANDY might
consistently pursue.


Had any friend of Gov. WALKER talked
of reserving the right to secede and organ
ize another Legislature he would have been
branded as foolish and an incurable rebel
What, then, are the extremists who now
utter this identical threat, but foolish and
intractable obstructives2 No amount of
lip loyalty can justify a proceeding which
has its origin in reckless partisanship, and
the influence of which will certainly be mis-
chievous. aH uu .l r.


Now we wish it distinctly understood
that we are not an enemy of the WELLS men,
although we preferred the more liberal plat
form of the WALKER men. But we cannot
endorse or sympathise with an action whose
consequences would be SO disastrous to the
welfare IF the people. We hope that a
wiser and better spirit will prevail
among the leaders of the WELLS men, and
ti,-t ti'ey will Do nothine which will tend to
Great a bitterness which it is the duty OF
every good man to endeavor to do away
with. They should remember that the
government is fully able to attend to the
legality of the Virginia Legislature.
Year: 1869

The result of the Pennsylvania election is
now finally ascertained. Gov GEARY, the
Republican candidate is elected by three
thousand majority. The Democrats ac-
knowledge themselves beaten and are pay
ing their election bets. This triumph of the
Republican party is all the more welcome
from being so entirely unexpected 1t is alway
the case that the vote of dominant party


largely decreases in any campaign where no
vital party interests are involved. Such was
the case in Pennsylvania. In addition, while
there were no party issues involved there
were many State interests at stake, and upon
them the campaign was fought. The Re-
publicans had only general principles for
which to combat while the Democrats re-
presented several monetary interests that
gained them thousands of Republican votes.


Thus Mr.. PACKER represented the railroad
and manufacturing interests of the State,
and thousands of Republicans voted for
him because of business considerations and
were lndlfferent to the political part of the
contest. That this would be the case was
well-known before the election, and from
the knowledge of this, it was deemed next
to impossible to defeat Mr.. PACKER, and
the election was regarded as a sure thing
for the Democrats. We do not know of a
single Republican paper which venturei to
predict Republican victory in Pennsylva-
mia. But contrary to all expectations the
Republican party has won most glorious
triumph. That such should be the case but
proves the vast latent strength of the party,
for the victory was won by the votes of the
working-men of the State in spite of the
efforts of the railroad and manufacturing
interests. Nothing could more strongly
prove the fact that the Republican is the
PEOPLES party. Let its affairs be ad-
ministered wisely and well, and its officers
be men who are true to the aohole people.
and who are influenced by no narrow mind
ed pre1udtces and r-senta,aents and il will
always triumph, for it will always be the
peoples party and the people will sustain
If tt1fH
Year: 1869

/ The Roanoke Neus has the following
which is so true and SO suggestive that We


copy it:


Our people in the South, plodding on
pretty much in the same way in which oul
forefathers taught us, can have but little
conception of the immense business that is
done in certain trades in the North. The
Philadelphia Ledger, OF the 4th inst, gives
the amount of coal brought over the Read.
ing Railroad, for the week ending that date
as being 110.820 tons, or about 21,O00 car
loads, or 5000 car loads per day. This


looks astounding, but is only sample of


the business done throughout the North, and
is but proof of what energy can accom-
plish. Such future awaits the South when
ever the Southern people can discard the
ideas which past age taught them, and
consent to improve the advantages which
nature has given them-advantage unsur-
passed by any other section on Gods green
earth.


We arc not of those who see everything
to praise in one section and nothing to
praise in another. We have travelled over
a good part of North and South America
and have everywhere seen much to admire
and something to condemn We have also
seen that in every country the mode of life
is governed to great extent by circum-
stances peculiar to the country and climate,
and that any radical change would work
evil instead of good. Therefore we feel
difidence in offering advice upon such mat
tiers because our own ideas might be wrong
But the Ne,os knows whereof it speaks by


long experience and constant observation
and should be qualified to advise. We may
add that we entirely agree with the Neus
in its remarks, and believe that when the
people, and especially the business men Of


the South, arouse to the importance of do
ing business with energy, and the people
come to the same conclusion, the prosperity
of the South is assured and a glorious fu
ture will be hers. We need less politica


bitterness, and more mutual aid less party


strife and more labor for the general good


less prejudice and more endeavors to built


up the State and to promote the happines


of the people. Then will be the beginning


of that glorious future which ever after viii


be the glorious present.
Year: 1869

The accounts from Spain get worse in
stead of better. The insurrectionary party,
says the New York Times, evidently gains
in strength, and the latest kilograms informs
us that communication between Madrid and
Barcelona is interrupted. The belief pre-
walls that the authorities conceal from the
the people the bad news which they receive
from tile Provinces. 1t is evident that the
government is driven to rely upon the army
rather than on the sympathies of the nation,
and how long the troops may remain faith.
fui depends upon chances which Prim and
his friends arc by no means certain to con-
troll. The Republicans are working hard to
SOW disaffection in the Provinces before
making dash at Madrid ITSELF Spain has
little strength left to expend in defence of
life, but foreign war, waged for the pur-
pose of holding the island, would probably
attract the people with some unanimity to
the side of the government. Events are
clearly tending once more to the es ,rso-
ment OF republic rather than to tn sssse,
ration Of the monarchy,
Year: 1869




We have not yet received any report of
of Gen. RANsoM's address delivered during
the Henderson Fair. We understand, how
ever, from many who heard it that it was q
brilliant speech, and one that cannot fail to
add to the reputation of its author. From
some meagre notes, taken by friend, which
we have perused, we believe the speech TO
have been one of extraordinary merit, and
the speaker to have taken positions by far
more liberal and statesmanlike than We
have yet seen taken by any of the leaders of
the opposition.


In alluding to the change in the system of
labor in the South, Mr. RANSOM, said:


mo man struggled against the present
status of the colored race more than myself
That question is settled forever, and 1 for
one accept the situation. We should do
justice to that race. They were our former
slaves, and thev should now be educated
and brought to higher state of cultivation.
They are now our political equals, and it is
our duty to treat them with kindness and
generosity. I call upon the colored people
to live in peace and quietness with their
! white fellow-citizens


In alluding to the development of the
agricultural resources of the State, the
speaked regarded railroads as the greatest
and quickest agents. He was railroad mau
and if he had one aspiration above another,
it was to link the ocean with the blue
mountains. Those who were opposed to
the construction of railroads he considered
entitled to all the infamy which should be
heaped upon him who opposed the advance
ment of the interests of his State.


We regret that we were unable to be pre-
sent at the meeting and hope that we shall
be able to obtain report of the speech tina!
we may lay it before our readers.
Year: 1869

The stubborn struggle that the reyolted
Spanish people have made and are still
making in several of the provinces, says the
New York Herald, indicates that the real
revolution-the real movement of the peo-
pie to cast away tyrannical domination
has at last broken out. No doubt the fact
that this movement was just beneath the
surface was OF great assistance to the oil
garchs of the army and the navy when they
drove out the Bourbon dynasty. No doubt,
also, great part Of the power of those men
before the country was derived from the sup
position that they were ready to identy them
selves with the will and purpose of the peo-
Pile in their aspiration to be free. But the
nation has finally discovered that Prim, Ser
rano and the rest only desired to change
places with the persons that surrounded the
Bourbon throne, and it addresses itself to
the labor of driving them out, Just as their
predecessors in the abuse of power were
driven out 1t begins well, for we cannot
trust the stories of the suppression of revolt
that we get every day. The stories come by
way of Madrid or Paris in every case, and
in both cities the statement of news is dis
torted to the disadvantage of the struggling
people. Indeed, the very fact that the world
has been permitted to hear at all of the
uprising indicates that it is we'll nigh beyond
the power of the government to control it.
An important point in regard to it lies in
the consideration of what the conduct of
the army will be. In the case of French
revolution we might almost calculate the
date at which the soldiers would fraternize
with the people, for it has always been the
case in every French uprising, that so soon
as its proportions indicated that it was an
expression of the general impulse of the ma
tion the soldiers would not fight against it.
But then in France the army is so directly
from the true body of the people and in
sympathy with the popular mind that it
could not well be otherwise. In Spain, on
the contrary, the army is an institution quite
apart and not inspired by or in sympathy
with the general thought and feeling of the
mass. This fact would much retard and
may altogether prevent the influence upon
the soldiers of the acts of the people; yet
we cannot believe but sooner or later the
army will feel what it is that it is fighting
against, and will refuse obedience to the or
ders of its ambitious leaders The moment
it does so the republic is secure
Year: 1869

We want correspondent in every County
in North Carolina who will write us week.
ly letter-or oftener if necessary-and in
form US of occurrences of interest in his
county. By these means we shall be able
to benefit the counties themselves and
will be enabled to present in each Weekly
STANDARD a faithful record of State
matters for the week We never wish
long letters; three or four pages es-aorit-
ten on one side-is plenty. Send us the news
and we will put it in proper shape for pub
lication. We hope that friends who have a
little spare time will, each week, devote
some thereof 10 writing letter for the
STANDARD.
Year: 1869

The Norfolk Herald does not Seem !.
relish the STANDARDS article concerning ,bo
election OF Speaker by the Virginia Leo;,
lature. This fact grieves us. But the Hero1,
sees fit to intimate that the STANDARD b,.
no right to comment upon the actions Of
the WALKER men, because they belong To
another State. We fail to perceive .ru
solidity in the Heralds argument. We en-
dorsed the platform of the WALKEE mart,
and credited its professions of support of thu
Administration. The STANDARD was tbo
first paper in the State to support the
WALKER party, the other Republican papers
deeming its professions hypocritical
and evincing tendency towards falsehood
wholly unworthy those noble F. F. Va NJ
whom we presume the editor of the Heran
is an honored member. The 'Democratic n
papers of this State not being directly CON.
cerned in the affairs of Virginia could afford
to take high moral position, which tbep
did by yirtuously condemning those of thu
WALKER men who were formerly Democrs,
for sacrificing principle to policy"


Therefore, the STANDARD having been III.
first paper to espouse the cause of the
WALKER party, has right to condemn arv
action that it thinks at all conflicts with
the announced purposes of the party Or
which tends to make the sincerity of their
professions doubted We have also tho
right to tell them that such acts will in.
ure to their prejudice at Washington


and while doing this we cannot recopn;za
the right of the Herald to criticize n.


STANDARD for thus acting. The H.rola
was started long after the election of Wn.
KER and has never earned the right to either
defend or criticise tine WALKER party. The
editor of the Herald is stranger to the y,r-
ginia people, and is what is called a Garnet
Dagger. We have no particular prejudice


against carpet-baggers, but judging from
many articles we have seen in the New Re,no
Journal Of Commerce for the past two vear0


think that the then editor of that paper did


not approve of carpet-baggers. We would
therefore, remind the editor of the Herald
that he being stranger to the people of


Virginia, and not an F. F. ", is not enti.
tied to speak for the WALKER party. The
WALKER party is opposed to carpetbagger,
So is WALKER. Therefore we cannot regard
the editor of the Herald as competent to
speak for the party until he shall bring a
certificate to that effect from GILBERT him.
self. In the meantime we shall advise our
friends of the WALKER persuasion whenever
we think they are in danger of doing any
thing wrong, we having been adopted into
the party by the Richmond Dispatch and
Richmond Whig and moreover not being a.
carpet-bagger who has precipitated himself
upon the unfortunate but noble people of
Virginia to fatten upon their miseries, &c.
We hope that the editor of the Herald may
perceive the error of his way and position
and become naturalized citizen of Virgin
ia. We hope that the prejudices of the Vir-
ginians against carpet baggers will not ope-
rate to his detriment, but that he may
prosper and become an ornamentto the press
of Virginia and source of never failing
pride to his adopted State.


Until then we disapprove of that Speaker.
Year: 1869

Many of the Democratic" papers won't
own that the DemocI attic party is dead, OF
if they do by mistake own the fact before
they think, they take it all back again. The
Milton Chronicle is the last to proclaim that
the Democratic party is non est. It says "it
is now, however, simply ridiculous to talk
about Democratic or Wing party. The
are both dead-both perished by the war. /"
This candid admission of the truth of
what we have so often said-that there is
no Democracy. What have the so-ealled
Democratic papers to say nowY
Year: 1869

1t is not generally known that the Navy
Department has ordered the building of
several very fast steam sloops-of-war, which
will raise the standing of the navy much,
and place it on an equality with that of any
European nation. The vessels will be built
and paid for without any additional appro-
priations from Congress,
Year: 1869

The Republicans of Iowa have offered a
purse to any man who can find Democrat
in that State, as there were none visible at
the last election. This we think to be fool
ish, as if there was any Democrat there he'd
have stolen the purse before it was offered.
Year: 1869

1t is said that preparations are being made
to get the Spanish gunboats to sea against
the orders of the authorities. If this is true
we hope that the United States navy will
blow them out of water.
Year: 1869

The stages from here 10 Fort Yuma are run- ming full In fact they are oVercrowded Sc much go that an extra was sent out on Fri day last to better accommodate the travel Persons up country or elsewhere, who wish to visit Southern Arizona need have no fears that they cannot get out over the road, for al- though John Capron is not very heavy on deliv- ering wedding cake, he does know how to shove passengers through over his stage route

 When Capron put on his stages, every old crOaker in the country predicted he would sure ly break up, that it never had paid anything and it never woull, The had been family were loud in their predictions of failure bankruptcy and ruin, but as usual the can't do folks ha ve missed their guess. The stages have paid fiom the start and John now talks of putting on daily line of stages. It may not be gen. eraliy known that a person can go by stage from here to the States by way of Tucson, yet it is true. Or rather by stage to Yuma, thence 70 Mssilla, N. II, by buggy, and from there to Santa Fe by stage, and thence on East 10 the railroad by stages.

 We hope to see daily mail put on this route before another Winters storms shall check the communication between the Atlantic and the Pacific, By this route the mails could and would be delivered without fail.

 Now that the people of this coast are be- coming used to speedy communication across the continent a snow blockade would set havilv upon them. By judicious outlay of money on the part of the Post Office Departm ent, a cal- am;ty of this knd could be prevent ed

 Will it be done? Who will move in the matter Can't we expect some assistance from A. Barstow, mail agent for California

 Major Dufield. agent for Arizona, has been with us lately and from what we have seen of him wa would judge that he attends to his business, and if he believes it would be a good thing for the country we are sure he has nerve eno@gh to propose it and influence enough to help t through. We commend the matter to the Majors consideration and ask Mir. Barstow to recommend it to the Department and do whatever he can in the premises This route IS one of the necessities of this part of the country. In the meantime the line from here tH Los Angeles should be increased 10 daily ~ltaoa: further delay-Sar Dicyo Union.
Year: 1869

Quick AND EASY CURE FOR FOUNDER -
Many years ago l learned a cure for founder
in horses, which is so simple, and has proved
so successful in my hands, that send it TO
you thinking il may be of service to some Of
your readers. Clean out the bottom of the
foot thoroughly-hold up the leg so as to
bring the bottom Of the hoof upward, hold


ing it firmly, in a horizontal position and
pour in, say a tablespoonful of spirits OF
turpentine, if the cavity of the hoof will hold
that much-if not, pour in what it will hold
without danger Of running over touch the
turpentine with red hot iron, (ths will set
it on fre,) hold the hooi firmly in position
until it burns out. Great care must be tax
en- that none runs over on the hair Of the
loot, lest the skin be burned If all the feet
are affected burn turpentine n each Of them.
Relief will speedily follow aud the animal
be ready for service in short time | once
applied this remedy TO horse who had been
loundered twenty-four hours before | saw
him, and be was promptly relieved. In
anOth r case, where the animal could hardly
be induced to move, his suffering was SO
great, lie was treated in the same manner,
as soon as his trouble was discovered, and in
less than an hour afterwards, he was hitched
to buggy and 1riven some twenty five miles
the same day-all lameness disappearing after
he had travelled few miles.-Benj. w.
Wood, IN Southern CUlti0dtOr.
Year: 1869

SANDCRAcK.--An inquiry being made Of
the conductor of the veterinary department
of the Western Rural, as to the best and
quickest means of curing or growing off the
hoof of stallion colt Eve years old, the fol-
lowing reply has been made: Saudcracks
vary much in depth and extent and the same
treatment is not applicable to every case. A
horse with saDdcrack should be shod with
a bar shoe, as that transfers some Of the
weight from the wall to the frog The edges
of the sandcrack should be trimmed with
a sharp drawing knife, the crack filed with
tar, and then some strong cord or tape
should be wound round the hoof 90 as cover
the hoof and exclude dirt from the sand,
crack A. little acetate of eantharides rubs
bed around the coronet once a week will in>
crease the growth of the horn.
Year: 1869

MINERALs.-Amongt the committees Of the
Richmond Chamber of Commerce Is one on
mines. The duty Of the committee is to
make report on the mineral resources OF
the State. The committee consists of Albert
Ordway, Joseph r. Anderson, 7. NJ. Logan,
Franklin Stearns, and Thomas Fl. Wynne.
As there is great variety OF minerals now
on exhibition at the Fair, the exhibitors
have an opportunity of responding to the
desire of the committee to be furnished with
all information possible on the mineral re-
sources Of the State, as it is the intention OF
the committee to embody their report in the
general report to be made by the Chamber
of Commerce.


At the last meeting of the Board OF Direc-
tors of the Chamber 4 resolution was adopt
ed inviting proprietors and superintendents
of mines to send to the Chamber OF Com
merce specimens OF their minerals, with such
descriptive remarks as they may deem lit.
Compliance with this request will enable
great many strangers visiting the city from
time to time to form an idea of the mineral
wealth of Virginia, and may contribute ma
terially to the interest Of persons owning
mineral lands. Instead Of taking their
specimens home with them, exhibitors OF
minerals at the Fair could leave them at the
Chamber of Commerce, which is over the
First National Bank, between Eleventh and
Twelfth streets on Main.
Year: 1869

WE would call the attention of strangers visiting
the city to the large and varied choice
CLOTHING to be found at BALDwIS's corner
Tenth and Main streets. This Is an old house,
having been in business here over thirty years, and
what they represent as good and cheap can be re-
lied on. Call and see them If you wish anything In
their line and you will be pleased. 1 -s