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Staunton Vindicator: July 14, 1865Go To Page : 1 | 2 | |
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Laws Passed by the Late General Assembly
(Column 04)Summary: This article publishes the laws passed by the last session of the Virginia General Assembly.[No Title]
(Column 06)Summary: This article records the alleged comments of a freedman urging ex-slaves to stay with their masters.
Full Text of Article:An old darkey in Petersburg, Va., recently was heard talking on freedom. He was giving advice to some of his "colored brethren," and said, "Stay w'd your massa and work, he'll feed and clode you, but you cum to town and gits freedom, tis' like Confederate money, de more we hab, de wuss it is."
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(Column 01)Summary: This editorial urges men to take the oath of amnesty and loyalty to the state, and to vote in the upcoming election. The paper argues that the "very best men" must be selected to office to ensure that property and citizenship rights are secured.
(Names in announcement: J. C. Wheat)Full Text of Article:[No Title]Under the plan of re-organizing the Southern States to take their position under the Government of the United States again, the civil offices of all the States of the South have been vacated and new officers are to be elected. What kind of justice will be administered, or in what way the laws will be executed, is left for the people of the States, who are qualified to vote, to say. Here in the State of Virginia, where we are more directly interested, and to which people we speak directly, any one can see that it is imperatively necessary that the BEST--the VERY BEST men we have should be elected to fill our offices.
This obtains from the situation mentioned above, but especially will it be the case if incompetent men should strive to get positions, supposing that others offering are ineligible.
Now, if we desire a discreet and just enforcement of the laws--freedom from harassments and feudish malice, and perhaps a permanency of our rights of property, &c, the people should rise in their might and place the very best men in office.
No stickling should be entertained about the taking of Federal and State Oaths. You expect to live in the State and Union, and why, in all common sense, should you decline to take the oaths to support the State and Federal Government, when you intend to support these Governments? By declining to do so you bear all the burdens without having any privileges. In truth you have no rights at all until you take these oaths, and you must take them sooner or later. Then come forward like men who realize facts and qualify yourselves as voters (which you can do by applying to Mr. J. C. Wheat, at Staunton,) and then go to the polls, at the ensuing election, and vote for the very best men you can select. Don't regard a man's political opinions in the past, but take him for what he is--take him because he is the best man for the position.
This is no time, because your crops or farms may suffer by a day's absence, which may be the case, for you to absent yourselves from the polls, for if you do your own interests and the interests of the community may suffer more.
Then let me appeal to one and all to come to the polls and vote, as you conscientiously believe, for the best men for each respective position. In this appeal we believe we have discharged the duty we owe to the people. It now remains for you, the sovereign people, to discharge yours. The election is next Tuesday. See that you do your whole duty.
(Column 01)Summary: The paper announces that Dr. Samuel Kennerly, James H. Callison, and T. M. Durborrow have been appointed Notaries Public for Augusta County.[No Title]
(Names in announcement: Dr. Samuel Kennerly, James H. Callison, T. M. Durborrow)
(Column 02)Summary: This letter urges voters to elect William Withrow, Jr., and J. S. Wallace magistrate of the Waynesboro district for the purpose of enforcing liquor laws. The author laments that such laws have been ignored "for the last four years," and that whiskey and brandy is routinely sold from the district's houses. Recently, a bar has opened "where sorry white men and mean negroes resort and are made drunk by a very mean white man." The two candidates will put a stop to this state of affairs.
(Names in announcement: William WithrowJr., J. S. Wallace)Full Text of Article:[No Title]For the "Vindicator."
Mr. Editor: I desire through your paper to call the attention of the people of the Waynesboro magisterial district, to the importance of selecting four suitable persons to be voted for at the ensuing election, for the office of magistrate. It has been the practice of this district, for many years, to elect two persons who reside in Waynesboro and two in the country. How the country Justices of this district have discharged their duties, I know not. But if there ever was a country that needed two faithful and fearless magistrates, it is that country known as the Waynesboro section in the fifth magisterial district. For the last four years, little or no attention has been paid to the execution of the laws; nearly all the houses from the river to the mountain, have been converted into liquor shops, where mean whiskey and brandy has been sold in broad day-light. And for nearly the same length of time, three establishments of the same character, have been, more or less, in operation in the edge of the village north of the town. More recently a regular Bar has been opened in the same section, where sorry white men and mean negroes resort and are made drunk by a very mean white man. To remedy these evils, I propose to the people of the district to vote for and elect, for the Waynesboro district, Wm. Withrow, Jr., and J. S. Wallace, two gentlemen eminently qualified for the office of magistrate, and who, I am sure, if elected, will make this class of violators of the law howl if they continue their evil practices. Whether these gentlemen are elected or not, I beseech the people of the district not to elect either of the old justices who reside at Waynesboro, for they have not been worth one cent to the preservation of the public peace.
A. Voter.
(Column 02)Summary: This letter announces the nominations made for state office at a meeting of District No. 9, Augusta County at Churchville.
(Names in announcement: W. G. Sterrett, Dr. Joseph Wilson, James Cochran, Samuel Myers, Ephraim Geeding, James Heizer, James Wilson, John M. Huff, W. W. Montgomery, James Calhoun, Joseph A. Wilson, George M. CochranJr., Samuel Paul, J. N. Ryan, W. A. Burnett, Thomas Donaho, John G. Stover, J. H. Callison, S. B. Robinson)Full Text of Article:[No Title]For the "Vindicator."
A large and influential public meeting of the citizens of District No. 9, Augusta Co., Va., was held at Churchville, on the 11th inst., to nominate suitable and proper persons to fill the different offices declared vacant by Proclamation of Governor Pierpont, of the 29th June, 1865.
W. G. Sterrett was unanimously called to the Chair, when a committee was appointed to draft resolutions and bring forward Nominees.
The committee consisted of the following gentlemen, viz: Dr. Jos. Wilson, James Cochran, Sam'l Myers, Ephraim Geeding and James Heizer.
The following persons were appointed by the Meeting for the officers of the district: For Magistrates, Jas. Wilson, John M. Huff, W. W. Montgomery, and Jas. Calhoun; for Constable and Overseer of the Poor, Jos. A. Wilson.
The Meeting also respectfully recommended for County Officers the following gentlemen: For Commonwealth's Attorney, Geo. M. Cochran, Jr.; for Sheriff, Samuel Paul, for Clerk of the Circuit Court, J. N. Ryan; for Clerk of the County, W. A. Burnett; Commissioners of the Revenue, 1st District, Thos. Donaho, 2nd district, John G. Stover; for County Surveyor, J. H. Callison.
That these proceedings be published in the Staunton Vindicator.
W. G. Sterrett, Ch'n.
S. B. Robinson, Sec'y.
(Column 03)Summary: This letter announces candidates for the Mount Solon magisterial district for the July 18th election. For Justice of the Peace, G. B. Rimel, Chesley Kinney, P. B. Hogshead, Waller Oder; for Commissioner of Revenue, Erasmus L. Houff, Joshua Monroe; for Constable, William H. Showalter; for Overseer of the Poor, C. D. Snyder; for Circuit Court Clerk, James F. Patterson; for County Court Clerk, William A. Burnett.[No Title]
(Names in announcement: G. B. Rimel, Chesley Kinney, P. B. Hogshead, Waller Oder, Erasmus L. Houff, Joshua Monroe, William H. Showalter, C. D. Snyder, James F. Patterson, William A. Burnett)
(Column 03)Summary: This item lists the election Commissioners for Augusta County for the July 18th election. For Court House, Thorton Berry, C. C. Francisco, James A. Piper, William B. Kaiser, John D. Brown and George Harlan as Conductor. For Union Hall, A. J. Garber, W. W. Donaghe, Sr., John B. Evans, Robert J. Hope, William H. Slanker, and William Craig as Conductor. For Craigsville, Dr. D. Bashaw, Luke Woodward, William Armstrong, A. St. C. Young, R. N. Wallace, and Robert S. Craig as Conductor. For Middlebrook, William R. Dunlap, Samuel X. Keir, E. Hogshead, McPheeters McCutchen, Dr. A. McChesney, and Thomas S. Coalter as Conductor. For Midway, A. M. Moore, William T. Rush, James Henry, J. D. McGuffin, Samuel D. Nelson, and A. H. Henry as Conductor. For Greenville, John Newton, John Merritt, Lewis Bumgardner, John B. Shultz, Adam M. Harpe, and John Towberman as Conductor. For Stuart's Draft, Adam McChesney, H. G. Guthrie, Thomas Johnson, Joseph Long, R. Scott, and William L. VanLear as Conductor. For Fishersville, Franklin McCue, John Brown, William Caldwell, George T. Antrim, John Hamilton, and Philip Schmucker as Conductor. For New Hope, Nathaniel Kerr, Thornton G. Stout, Logan J. Maupin, Franklin Fretwel, John C. Barger, and John C. Myers as Conductor. For New Port, James F. Hite, John C. Echard, Dr. John McChesney, James J. Martin, William S. Steele, and A. S. Turk as Conductor. For Spring Hill, Baily Dunlan, Theophilus Gamble, Jacob Schreckhise, S. R. Hendren, William H. Gamble, and U. D. Pope as Conductor. For Mt. Solon, John G. Fulton, Samuel Bell, J. H. Ervin, Daniel Forrer, P. H. Wheeler, and J. F. Hottle as Conductor. For Parnassus, Thomas S. Hogshead, Chesley Kinney, James Byers, Sr., Hugh Baxter, Martin Whitmer, and James A. Hamrick as Conductor. For Waynesboro, John J. Bell, John B. Smith, William Withrow, Dr. C. Alexander, Robert Terrell, and J. D. Hanger as Conductor. For Sherando, Daniel J. Shaw, William C. Bridge, G. B. Stuart, Moses L. Alexander, James Lewis, and Philip Killian as Conductor. For Swoope's Mill, George A. Wilson, George W. Swoope, Zebulon Shafer, A. G. Wayland, George F. Hoover, and Cornelius Dull as Conductor. For Deerfield, Joseph Mann, Kennerly Craig, Dr. C. McCutchen, James Crawford, Thomas S. Clayton, and Thomas E. Montgomery as Conductor. For Mt. Meridian, Dr. B. F. Walker, James A. Patterson, Abraham Mohler, Charles S. Paterson, Benjamin Byerly, and Benjamin Craig as Conductor. For Churchville, Dr. Joseph Wilson, E. Geeding, H. B. Scig, F. F. Sterrett, Christian Bear, and A. B. Lightner as Conductor. For Mt. Sidney, Robert S. Harnsberger, Thomas Burke, David Alexander, Isaac J. Parkins, Johnathan Sheets, and S. M. Crawford as Conductor.Married
(Names in announcement: Thorton Berry, C. C. Francisco, James A. Piper, William B. Kaiser, John D. Brown, George Harlan, A. J. Garber, W. W. DonagheSr., John B. Evans, Robert J. Hope, William H. Slanker, William Craig, Dr. D. Bashaw, Luke Woodward, William Armstrong, A. St. C. Young, R. N. Wallace, Robert S. Craig, William R. Dunlap, Samuel X. Keir, E. Hogshead, McPheeters McCutchen, Dr. A. McChesney, Thomas S. Coalter, A. M. Moore, William T. Rush, James Henry, J. D. McGuffin, Samuel D. Nelson, A. H. Henry, John Newton, John Merritt, Lewis Bumgardner, John B. Shultz, Adam M. Harpe, John Towberman, Adam McChesney, H. G. Guthrie, Thomas Johnson, Joseph Long, R. Scott, William L. VanLear, Franklin McCue, John Brown, William Caldwell, George T. Antrim, John Hamilton, Philip Schmucker, Nathaniel Kerr, Thornton G. Stout, Logan J. Maupin, Franklin Fretwel, John C. Barger, John C. Myers, James F. Hite, John C. Echard, Dr. John McChesney, James J. Martin, William S. Steele, A. S. Turk, Baily Dunlan, Theophilus Gamble, Jacob Schreckhise, S. R. Hendren, William H. Gamble, U. D. Pope, John D. Fulton, Samuel Bell, J. H. Ervin, Daniel Forrer, P. H. Wheeler, J. F. Hottle, Thomas S. Hogshead, Chesley Kinney, James ByersSr., Hugh Baxter, Martin Whitmer, James A. Hamrick, John J. Bell, John B. Smith, William Withrow, Dr. C. Alexander, Robert Terrell, J. D. Hanger, Daniel J. Shaw, William C. Bridge, G. B. Stuart, Moses L. Alexander, James Lewis, Philip Killian, George A. Wilson, George W. Swoope, Zebulon Shafer, A. G. Wayland, George F. Hoover, Cornelius Dull, Joseph Mann, Kennerly Craig, Dr. C. McCutchen, James Crawford, Thomas S. Clayton, Thomas E. Montgomery, Dr. B. F. Walker, James A. Patterson, Abraham Mohler, Charles S. Paterson, Benjamin Byerly, Benjamin Craig, Dr. Joseph Wilson, E. Geeding, H. B. Scig, F. F. Sterrett, Christian Bear, A. B. Lightner, Robert S. Harnsberger, Thomas Burke, David Alexander, Isaac J. Parkins, Johnathan Sheets, S. M. Crawford)
(Column 04)Summary: Mr. Brown Clayton Ramsey and Miss Emma R. Hedge, both of Augusta County, were married on June 6th by Rev. S. R. Ramsey.Announcements
(Names in announcement: Brown Clayton Ramsey, Emma R. Hedge, Rev. S. R. Ramsey)
(Column 04)Summary: This announcement lists candidates for the July 18th election. For Commonwealth Attorney, James Bumgardner, G. W. Imboden, H. M. Bell; for Sheriff, John H. Batis, Samuel Paul; for Circuit Clerk, J. N. Ryan; for County Clerk, William A. Burnett, James H. Skinner; for County Surveyor, James H. Callison, Col. James M. Lilley; for Commissioner of the Revenue, Thomas S. Coalter, Thomas M. Donaho, John G. Stover, Erasmus L. Houff, Elijah Bateman, William L. Mowry; for Constable, M. L. Alexander.
(Names in announcement: James Bumgardner, G. W. Imboden, H. M. Bell, John H. Batis, Samuel Paul, J. N. Ryan, William A. Burnett, James H. Skinner, James H. Callison, Col. James M. Lilley, Thomas S. Coalter, Thomas M. Donaho, John G. Stover, Erasmus L. Houff, Elijah Bateman, William L. Mowry, M. L. Alexander)