The Arkansas advocate., 1833-10-09
.mississippi--fHenry Cage, one vacan-

Phileman Thomas, Henry 4. Buiiard, one vacancy. lbl
 .1rkansas-A. H. Seyier.
 Tennessee-John Bell, Cave Johnson, James K Polk, fDavid w. Dickinson, fBailie Peyton, John Blair, Samuel Bunch, ff4uke Lea, James Standifer, f D. Crock cit, fJohn B. Forester, William M. lnge, f1Nilliam c. Dunlap. Kentucky-Chiton Allen, Thomas Ii. Marshall, I Amos Davis, Richard M. John- son, Thomas Clifton, Thomas P. Moore, (d9, fBeniamin Hardin, Chittenden Lyon, fMartin Beatty, fJames Love, fChristo- pher Tompkins, iP- II. Pope, Albert G. Hawes.
 Ohio-fRobert T. Lytle, fTaylor Web. ster, William Allen, fJeremiah McLane, fThomas l.. Hamer, fJoIln Clancy, it. Mitchell, fJohn Thompson, fBenj. Jones, William Patterson, Humphrey H. Leayitt, fDayid Spangler, thames NJ. Bell, E. Mhittlesey, Thomas Corwin, Jos. Vance, Samuel r. Yinton, Jonathan Sloan, fJos. H. Crane.
 Ladsaaa--sf Amos Lane, Jonathan M Carthy, John Carr, fGeorge L. Kinnard, fEdward \. IIannegan, RatiIff Boone, fJ. 1 ". Davis. (e
 Hlinois--Joseph Duncan, Z. Casey, c. Slade.
 Missomi-WilIam H. Ashley, John Bull
 .michigan- iucius Lyon.
 (a) Franklin E. Hummer was elected from the other district, but has resigned, with view to become candidate for the U. s. Senate.
 {b) Edward D. White was chosen in Ju- l ly, 1S32, 10 represent the first district, but a New Orleans paper states that he has re- signed. Judge Charles Gayarre, is nomi- hated as a candidate for the vacancy thus created
 (d) The votes of one county were re- ljeeted, on account of some alleged illegali- ty in returns. Had these been received, Robert P. fletcher, an opposition man, would have succeeded by majority of a. bout sixty.
 (e) Elected, as appears at present by a majority of th4ee uofeS, over john Ewing, the opposition candidate. As however the returns, though complete, are not all offi- ciai. it is possible Ewing may prove to be elected.
 Sig4ers of the Declaratioa of Iildepen- dence.-Of the 56 signers of the Deelara- ton, 9 were born in Massachusetts; in Virginia; in Maryland; in Connecticut; 4 in New Jersey; in Pennsylvania; in South Carolina; 3 in New York; 3 i'll Del- aware; in Rhode Island; in Maine; in Ireland; ? in England; in Scotland and in Wales.
 2l were attorneys, 10 merchants, phy- sielans, } farmers ] clergyman, printer, and Is were men of fortune.
 s were graduates of Harvard college, of Yale, 3 of New Jersey, ? of Philadel- phia, ? of Wm. and Mary, of Cambridge Eng. 3 of Edinburg, and l of St. Omers.
 At the time of their deaths, 5 were over 90 years of age: between o0 and 90; Il between TO and 80; 12 between 50 and TO; Il between 50 and 60; between 40 and s9;; one died et the age ef 27, and the age of two is uncertain.
 At the age of signing of the Declaration, the average age of the members was A years. They lived to the average age of more than 65 years and 10 months. The youngest member was Edward Rutledge
  year. He lived to the age of 5l. The next youngest member was Thomas Lynch Of the same state, who was also in his 27th year. He was cast away at sea in the fall of l776.
 Benjamin Franklin was the oldest mem- Der. He was in his 7lst year when he signed the Declaration. He lived to l79o, and survived Is of his younger brethren. Stephen Hopkins, of Rhode Island, the next oldest member, was born in l7O7 and died in IT'S.
 Charles Carroll attained the greatest age, dying in his Seth year. William El- iefy of Rhode Island died in his 93rd year, and John Adams in his 9lst.-Ereter .Nelrs Letter
 Mordecai M. Noah and Thomas Gill have issued proposals for new daily pa- per iii the city Of New York i'll pamph- let of sixteen pages. they give in detail an exposition of their proposed course, in con- ducting the Evening Star. They are de- cldedly opposed to national convention, for nominating a candidate for the Presi- dency, and speak of the measure as ma neuyre of the Albany regency, to put forth their own candidate. The following is an extract:
 "The campaign for the next Presi- dency has already been chalked out by the regency, and covers but little ground. It IS to seize on Pennsylvania, and coax Ohio into coalition with New York, and these three states, by the magnitude of their joint vote, IS to overawe the remaining tacentp- one states of the confederacy. Pennsylva-