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Staunton Vindicator: November 11, 1859 Go To Page : 1 | 2 | 3 | |

Rail Road Meeting
(Column 7)

Summary: There will be a meeting on October 17 in Salem to discuss plans for extending a railroad across the valley.

[No Title]
(Column 1)

Summary: The Madison Courier disagrees with the Vindicator that Douglas and Smith should be convicted for "constructive treason" in the Harper's Ferry incident. The Vindicator argues that it said no such thing but feels the two accessories should be tried under the full extent of the law for aiding the insurrection.

The Valley Railroad
(Column 2)

Summary: Calls attention to the proposed railroad between Salem and Harrisonburg that would serve the Valley and urges Augusta people to discuss this vital question.

Full Text of Article:

We call special attention to the proceedings of a meeting recently held in Salem, (published on our first page,) which had for its object the consideration of the proposed railway connection between Harrisonburg and that point. The intersection of the Manassas Gap and Va. and Tenn. R. R. is a matter of so much interest to the people of the Valley and adjacent country, that we cannot possibly be too earnest or zealous in urging it upon the attention of the various counties along the Valley she expects an early and enthusiastic response. Will not the people of Augusta, and will not the papers of the Valley agitate and discuss this question, so vital to our interest? J. B. J. Logan, Esq., of Salem, passed through our town recently en route to Harrisonburg, having for his object the agitation of this Railroad question. He is Chairman of the Roanoke Committee and deeply interested in the whole scheme, and proposes that the people of Augusta hold a meeting with special reference to this subject on the 4th Monday of the present month, at which time he may probably make a speech, bearing upon the connection of Harrisonburg and Salem by a Valley Railroad. It is to be hoped that this matter will receive that attention on the day of our County Court which its importance imperatively demands.

[No Title]
(Column 1)

Summary: The Circuit Court is still in session for the case of Farrar's alleged killing of Vance.
(Names in announcement: Judge Thompson, Gen. Harman, Mr. Vance, Mr. Farrar, Briscoe Stuart, Mr. Baldwin, A.H.H. Stuart)

Judge Lucas P. Thompson
(Column 2)

Summary: Article praises Thompson as a fine legal mind.
(Names in announcement: Lucas Thompson)

[No Title]
(Column 2)

Summary: Letters from his mother and sister were found on the body of one of the dead insurgents from Harper's Ferry. In this correspondence, the insurgent's family talked of their desperate need for money for food and medicine. The article criticizes this example of "northern philanthropy": a strong bodied man ignored the needs of his family to participate in a "marauding expedition."

[No Title]
(Column 2)

Summary: The Vindicator questions some "Observations of the South" that were originally published in the New York Tribune and then republished by the Madison (Ind.) Courier that are highly critical of slavery. The editor of the Vindicator asks the editor of the Courier if he believes "one word of the story told by this philanthropic lady, who so ostentatiously parades her lying 'Observations' before the world, through the columns of the Tribune?"

Full Text of Article:

An Overseer describes his methods of "managing" his slaves: "Just take the nigger alone--tie him--blindfold him--bare his back--and then take some sticks of sealing wax and a candle, and let the burning wax drop all over his back. He'll think he is being dissected alive! You never have to wax a nigger but once."

Letters of Maria
(Column 3)

Summary: Article mocks Maria Child's pleas for John Brown's clemency and instead supports Gov. Wise's chivalrous response. Argues that Child is ignorant of the powers of the Virginia governor and of the relationship between master and slave.

Accepted
(Column 3)

Summary: Gilbert, from Philadelphia, has agreed to become the pastor of Staunton's Evangelical Lutheran Church.
(Names in announcement: Rev. Mr. Gilbert)

Letter from Mrs. Child to Gov. Wise
(Column 4)

Summary: Letter dated Oct. 26, 1859, from Mrs. Child to Gov. Wise requesting that the governor pass on a letter from her to Brown. She expresses sympathy for Brown without actually condoning his actions.

Full Text of Article:

"He needs mother or sister to dress his wounds and speak soothingly to him."

Letter from Mrs. Child to John Brown
(Column 4)

Summary: Letter dated October 26, 1859, from Child to Brown expressing her love for him and for his anti-slavery principles. She writes that she hopes to come tend to his wounds.

Gov. Wise's Reply to Mrs. Child
(Column 4)

Summary: Letter from Gov. Wise to Maria Child dated October 29, 1859, that agrees to send Brown Child's letter and agrees to Child's request to visit the prisoner.

Full Text of Article:

"We have no sympathy with your sentiments of sympathy with Brown, and are surprised that you were 'taken by surprise when news came of Captain Brown's recent attempt.' His attempt was a natural consequence of your sympathy, and the error of that sympathy ought to make you doubt its virtue."

Later from Charleston
(Column 5)

Summary: Copeland, a free black man who aided John Brown, has been sent to the gallows. Gov. Wise hopes that Stephens will come to Virginia to stand trial. Gerrit Smith has conveniently gone mad and has been placed in an asylum.

Fire
(Column 5)

Summary: There was a fire at the stables of the National Hotel on Thursday morning that would've killed many valuable horses had it not been for the quick thinking of Dr. Wm. McChesney, who saved them. The fire may have been caused by a cigar.
(Names in announcement: Dr. William McChesney)

A WARNING VOICE.
(Column 5)

Summary: The writer (unnamed) hopes that the North and South can overcome their antagonisms before a sectional, Union-breaking conflict occurs.

Full Text of Article:

A WARNING VOICE.--The following says the New York Express, is an extract from a letter to the editors, from one of the most distinguished men in Virginia:
STAUNTON, VA., Nov. 2, 1859.

"It seems to me that the time has arrived when there should be consultation, and, if possible, concert of action between the Union-loving men North and South.--We are in great danger of being precipitated on a purely sectional contest in 1860.--We may stand one such struggle, but not more than one. 'If' there will be, beyond all doubt, a Southern Confederacy formed, and the CONFLICT OF OPINION will be followed by the CONFLICT OF THE SWORD. This is no idle surmise. It will be an inevitable result. I sincerely hope there is patriotism and national feelings enough to avert such a catastrophe. The outbreak at Harper's Ferry has given additional intensity to the feeling, which was strong enough before."

Stevens's Antecedents
(Column 5)

Summary: Stevens, Brown's accomplice at Harper's Ferry, apparently was sentenced to be shot while serving in the army in Mexico for leading a mutiny. However, he was pardoned by President Polk.

Messrs. Editors
(Column 5)

Summary: Letter from Hardy expressing thanks to several fire companies for protecting his property from fire, for while he is "poor in purse", he is "rich in gratitude."
(Names in announcement: John M. Hardy)

To the Hon. Lucas Thompson
(Column 6)

Summary: Letter from the Staunton bar to Thompson dated Nov. 7, 1859, vowing their support to Lucas's campaign for re-election.
(Names in announcement: Lucas Thompson, William Kinney, Thomas J. Michie, Alex. H.H. Stuart, J.D. Imboden, William H. Harman, John B. Baldwin, H.M. Bell, James H. Skinner, D.S. Young, Robert L. Doyle, Breeze Johnson, Nicholas K. Trout, C. Johnson, Marshall Hanger, J.B. Watts, Archibald Kinney, Powell Harrison, J. BumgardnerJr., E.T. Albertson, George Baylor, G.W. Imboden, B.A. Stuart, William B. Kayser, James Cochran, Reuben D. Hill, G.M. CochranJr., John C. Michie, Hugh W. Sheffey, John N. Hendren, Alex H. Fultz, Bolivar Christian, William S.H. Baylor)

Gentlemen...
(Column 6)

Summary: Letter from Thompson to the Staunton bar dated Nov. 9, 1859, thanking the men for their support.
(Names in announcement: Lucas Thompson)

Married
(Column 2)

Summary: Married on November 3, 1859.
(Names in announcement: Rev. X.J. Richardson, David Dull, Ann Stockdale)

Married
(Column 2)

Summary: Married on October 26, 1859.
(Names in announcement: Rev. Cummings, Mr. Elisha Weeks, Lucy Taylor)

Married
(Column 2)

Summary: Married on November 2, 1859.
(Names in announcement: Rev. Mr. Pinkerton, Joseph Craun, Maria Neff)

Married
(Column 2)

Summary: Married on November 2, 1859.
(Names in announcement: Rev. Mr. Pinkerton, Samuel E. Whitmore, Sarah A. Neff)

Married
(Column 2)

Summary: Married on Nov. 3, 1859.
(Names in announcement: Rev. W.C. McCarty, Elizabeth Hunter, Mr. W.S. Arey)