Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-11-26
ALEXANDRIA,:
WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOV. 2e, 1884.
AFFAIRS OF THE STATES.
NORTH CAROLINA.

NORTH CAROLINA.
Notwithstanding the confident predictions OF
the Wing presses in North Carolina, and the
honest opinion entertained by thousands out OF
that State as well as in it, that the Legislature
was Anti Jackson, ii appears that the Hon. Bed
ford Brown, a thorough Jackson Van Buren,
man. has been reelected to the Senate OF the
United States. The Globe says
at gives US great pleasure to announce the re-
election of the Hon. Bedford Brown, by ma
jority of 80 votes.
The vote stood-for Brown, ldS
Settle. 6O
Scattering, Il
We understand that Gov Swain was noml'
mated in opposition to Mr.. Brown, and with.
drawn-that Mr.. Branch was also nominated
and withdrawn-and, finally, that Mr.. Seue
(once friend, but now an opponent OF '"e
Administration was settled upon. Mr.. Branch
made, we learn, most imploring speech, ana
deprecated the haste with which The Assembly
advanced TO immediate the liberties Of the coun-
try"
MISSISSIPPI
great Jackson Convention has recently
been held in this State. letter from JACKSON
(Mississipp) dated the 9Th instant, Immediate
" after the close of the Convention, gives a
brief account Of its proceedings. 1t was fuiy
attended, about 100 delegates being present.
The letter states that "Martin Van Buren, was
unanimously nominated for the Presidency, ana
Thomas H. Benton for Vice President:"-we
presume subject to the confirmation OF the
"Nationa Convention" Robert j. Walker,
ESQ was nominated for the Senate in the place
Of Poindexter, and Col. Claiborne and Judge
Wright for Representatives.
ILLINOIS,
Gov. REYNOLDS has been elected to hlI the va
cancy occasioncd by the death OF the Hon.
Charles Slade Gov. Reynolds, it will be re-
membered, is the Representative elect to the
next Congress from the same district in Illinois.
MIR. Nav has also been elected to succeed
Gov. Duncan in his district as well Tor the
fraction of his term as for the next term
Gov. REYNOLDS, we learn, has had the msior-
time 10 lose his amiable wife. who died at Belle
vile, Illinois, on the 5;h OF this month.
VERMONT.
We are glad to be able now to announce the
reelection Of Heman Alien as representative
in Congress from Vermont. The representa-
ton OF that State in the next Congress will con-
sist then, of the following gentlemen, all Wings:
Hiland Hall, William Slade, Horace Everett,
Heman Allen, Henry F. James.
GEORGIA.
II is confidently asserted that Mr.. King will
be reelected Senator from Georgia. and that
Alfred Cuthbert will be elected to fill the place
vacated by Mr.. Forsyth, for the Department OF
State. Col. Geo M. Troup is spoken OF as most
likely TO be the next Governor of Georgia.
Asmart run has been made on the columbus
Bank" in Georgia, but it held out and conf
dcnce was restored.
MAINE.
Welay before our readers a letter from Mr..
Sprague, in which he concisely announces his
intention of resigning his seat in the Senate, as
soon az the members Of the Legislature can as
semble to fill the vacancy, and in which he sums
I'M his reasons for so doing. We are not sorry
to see Mr.. Sprague take the position he has
taken. though his loss in the Senate is such as
cannot easily be made up-but we are glad to
see him draw the strong distinction he does be-
tween the instructions of packed caucus in
legislature, and the strong voice OF the people,
when direct appeal is made.
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE OF MAINE.
Gentlemen:-Deeming it proper to give to APP
propriate agents, whom the people have desig-
mated for that service, an opportunity to fill the
seat now hold in the Senate of the United
States, at the earliest practicable moment
take this mode of apprsing you that the Legis-
lature WILL on the first day OF its session, receive
INV resign alton of the Office of Senator. do so
in order that you may be prepared for immedi-
ate action upon that important subject
When, at former period, the Legislature ar
rogated TO itself right to demand the surrender
ofmy office, thought mysefbound, by the high
est end most solemn obligations, to resist that
high handed assumption ofpower which, il sub
mitted to. would entirely abrogate an express
and important provision of the Constitution Of
al, r. 81.