Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1832-04-26

VtsgtRt<g Reece6oeee.
ssnssi nsrs 60. ysAs
Nswnan 4l6. wn. Csrsos <0s, n. n. Gray
Bssssut-fD-ykai.s ,. Muller sss,
Cad. Gssrgs w. wtisoa eco, Col. williaa
Andcrson So.
Hsrly.-Thomas Mullea reelected by
small nsjcrity over DIR. Turisy.
hs~ry-(2l-Reytoa Cravsly al3, Tarlton
king III, ,. kiag declined before The polls
were opened.
RsrksasAs~.-CoL MeMaAoa ssd Capt.
Joseph Cline, elected without opposition.
I Lss;ss---(D -NieholssJ ,. Poindsxtsr \ ~
lclscted without Opposition, and what = ~
lnnrkabIe, this Is said 10 be the 1rst instance
LOT the kind that has occurred in the county
since It's establishment, about 60 years ago.
.SsstAsapsos.-Wm.Du atoa, no Opposition.
SksArk-John Page S0s, q. Griasias Is.
Prtsses Csevys--(I-W. Stands, no OPP
position.
sExAre.-r. r. Rive. as2, Mas.eaburx, g.
.Nsfsaeea-w. u. Roy TOT, A. Biilups Il,
Z. Lisch6cld g., z. y. crittcnden l. mid
dlescx yet to vots.l
s.s.rr..P. Ayie.. 100, Aug. Dabusy ioa.
d. Nelson ,.
,oh p,r !, ss.,, 8; II. sroina. 1877,
Lsn<assrg.-(l)-John r. Street, without
Opposition.
.ksustk eosafy.-(2)-John w. Murdausi,
22l, DIR. VIM. Collins 1874, James Z. Wilson
81, Wilson Scott GO, Dempsey Nash a.
(1hc Norfolk Beacon says, that Mr.. Nash
was the only "Abolition" candidate.
II PosrhsfsW.--(f)-John w. Nash elected by
majority Of IL votes over Thomas Miller
:, (wc understand that Mr.. Miller was not a
lr, rsIi A,s~ usnA n al.
a poll was opened for him by his friends.)
! Prince Eacsrd.-()-H. Z. Watkins elect.
ed over Asa Dupuy.
Seen.-Q)-f. McMullin, elected over T
Rogers.
TyAe.-{l)-Dr. stanger a72, without OPP
position.
sESArE.--Mr., McComas 303.
Fairfar.-(D-S. NJ. Ball 233, S. Daniel
as. Ball elected.
! Daniel Sh@6sr. convicted Of q muir.
der IN Marietta, in the winter Of 1880
Isl, was executed &C Lancaster, on
Friday last. pursuant 10 his sentence
a Lancaster paper states that from 9
to $4,000 people were present. The
prisoner 10 said 10 have evinced much
Penitence for the crime, and resigna.
+ ton to his fate. Having Voluntarily
confessed his crime. and given himself
, up 10 justice. it may be hoped that thi.
Psaiisaes MAJ something more than
matter Of form.
Extract from letter, dated GREEN BAY
} February G.
The small pox 10 making dreadful
ravsge among the Indians along the
western shore Of Lake Michigan. As
many as sixty had died Of this ,nalad '
at Milwauky up to the last accounts.
The managers Of the American Co.
IoniZation Society have passed resoiu
tions--that IL il advisable TO establish
regular line Of packets between the
United States and Liberia, Of from
zoo to 400 tons burthen, to sail every
two months-snd inviting proposals
from ship owners 10 furnish vessels
for this purpose.
This 10 one Of the best evidences we
have yet seen, Of the growing prosperi-
~ aud Importance syf the Cslony.-
We have no doubt that emigration
will receive an impetus during the
present year, and that il will inc ease
until u clears our land Of . population
which can never enjoy equal privileges
with the rest.-GCoL Gaz.
For Liberia. Fifteen negroes Of
different ages, manuunitted by Mr..
lStewart, Of South Carolina, psssed
through Fayetteville on Thursday
week. on their way to Norfolk, there
to take passage Tor Liberia.
Letters received in New-York from
Tampico, state that the inhab;tant.
and soldiers 1t that place on hearing
oil the defeat Of Santa Anna, Mt Vera
CruZ, Immediately declared in HE "a /.
vor, and hoisied the standard Of oono.
sition to the regular government.
The schooner Aspacia, arrived nj
Charleston from Havana, has brought
papers 70 the Gath uit. from that Mace.
containing Vera Cruz dates to the 5tl,
March. 1t sppeaFs that an engage
ment had taken place on the Sd Of TIA,
month between the troops Of Santa
Anna, and the forces Of The govern.
ment, commanded by Gen. Calderon,
on the plain Of TolOme, eight leagues
from Vera Cruz, in which the former
sustained a signal defeat, his army be +.
ing entirely dispersed. His loss & not
accurately reported. He had entered
Vera Cree 10 make arrangements for
the defence Of that place, Gen. Cal.
dsron being about to attack it with
2, 500 men.