Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-12-11
TI2 GAZETTE,
MARrISsBURG, Drcrnprn IL, 1923.

ML.
arscl Of them IL our next.
Err6c Of letter from Richmond, dated Dec.
"hr. Giles has Just been Reelected Governor,
be received l47 votes, there were Is scattering
and several blanks Floyd was nominated and
Withdrawn.
"The sense Of the House was YESTERDAY tes,ed
ss to the mode OF electDg members of the Cor.
vention. On the question to fill the blank in the
resolution Tor the appointment, of the Commit.
tee, from the Congressionai TO the Ssnat.ria.
Districts, the vote was l02-97-More Eastern
and Western members absent. fssr the repre-
senistion IN the Convention will be by the fsde.
rsl pumbeys-three or four from each Conyre..
.onal district. If we do not accept OF This
from present appearances, no Blk will pass this
,sssion"
A letter from Capt. Joel Ward, dated Rich.
nond, December 9th. ststes, shat the subiec,
Of the Convention has been taken un in the
House and referred to a select committee of
sssBty twe. Al effort was made By the friend.
Of refOVun to havs the Committee TO consist az
one from each Senatorial district In this. how
ever, they were unsuccessful.
lie "thinks it doubtful, from the present az.
pect OF thinss, whether we shall be abel to Oh
tain Consention upon such terms as We desire
tbat 10 upon the 6asis Of free ssAise representation
thS hhu'SouseatioHisU are on the spot and
fully on the alert. And although they profess
seentng Willingness to obey the imperative
msndste OF the peoples voice-itis EASY 10 dis
cover. that every effort within the power aud
compass OF human ingenuity will be exerted to
defeat the measure"
prsSased Road from Washingtsn Citv 10 Cum
l,rIoad on The Virginia side Of The Posomac.-~Un.
DER an act Of the Legislature of Virginia, pass
cd at Its last session, authorizing the formation
Of company to connect, by turnpike road,
the town of Cumberland, in Maryland, With
the town OF Leesburg, in Virginia, books OF
subscription have been opened, and sufficient
amount subscribed to allow OF the organization
Of the Company. Al meeting of the Stock
holders, held at Winchester on toe 98th ult
JoHS X. CooKB WAS elected President, and Jas:
NcIIhany, Isaac Baker, Alfred Ii. PoweA, 10
shus osburn and John Heiskell, were chosen
Directors. The amount of stock subscribed
t3o5 shsres) IS $4,000. This subscription is
expected 70 be Immediately enlarged 10 fifty or
sixty thousand; aud the aid Of Congress and The
STATE of Virginia seems to be confidently ex.
peoted TO raise sutsicieat amount to pave the
road the whore distsuce-which will require, il
10 estimated, two hundred Thousand dollars.
Mr.. Yancey, OF Ken tueay, reported to be dead. /
took his seat IN Congress at the openiIg of tLe
same.
The Electoral College met in the Capto. in
Richmond, on "Wednesday the Sd inst when
Wm elliott, Esq. was appointed Chsirmsu, and
the "a votes OF Virginia, were bestowed upon
Andrew Jackson as President and John C.. CA
houn as Vice President OF the United States.
The Electors chosen BY the people of Penn
sysanis, metin the Senate Chamber at .Hsrris- |
burg, on Wednesday the 80. and gave % votes
to Andrew Jackson and John C. Calhoun Gov. |
Fndisy acted as President Of the College: the |
clerk of the Senate as Secretary. and Messrs. |
Cunningham and Spowden as teliers.
slip from our correspondent the New York |
Journal OF Commerce, ofrhursday las, saws:
The votes ofthe electoral college of New York |
we're given yesterday. and were, as it was we'll !
understood would be the case. for Nj. Adams 10, |
Gen. Jackson. 20. Mr. Stow, one &c the cleo |
tors, was appointed the bearer Of the certified |
list of votes 10 Washington
On the Sd the electoral college of Maryland |
met, and gave as was calculated, for John QuiH |
ey Adams votes, and Andrew Jackson S. for |
Presiden,; for Richard Rush votes, snd Iohn |
Z. Calhoun S, for Vice President.
Amongst the Memorials presented In the /
House of Representatives on Friday last was |
enc. by MIR. MERcsR, from the Chesapeake and |
""0 Sapai SohpaAyp praying iOr euIh enact |
meats as will carry into effect the expressed |
wishes OF the Stockholders, in reference TO the |
termination Of the Canal, and to the extension |
ora Canal. for naval purposes, upon the high |
level to the Navy Yard on the Eastern Branch |
MI MERCER also presented on the same day, |
Memorial OF the Common Council OF Alex |
Mdria, praying for tue grant ola Charter 10 |
Company to construct navigsb'e Canal from |
the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal to the town o. !
Alexandra.-.Nas, 1uteH.gencer.
South Car6lina.-The Legislature of
South Carolina convened 10 Columbia on
Monday the cath ult. agreeably to the
Constitution. The following extracts of
letters to the Editor of the Southern Pa
riot give all the information Of the FIRST
days proceedings we have received
COLUMBIA. Nov. IS, 1898
The Senate yesterday elected Henry
ueas their President, and the House e.
iected WIN. Harper, Speaker. There was
10 opposition in either case. The Clerks
and Door Keepers of the several bodies
were re elected The Governors Mes
sage was read to day at le O'Clock. 1t
Is az uncommonly interesting State pa
per. 1t pronounce cas- the Tariff unconsti.
tutlonal, and recommends that appeals
De made to the Juries of the country 10