South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-12-19

Of the New Jersey land pirates, who have
long been in the habit of robbing wreck
ed vessels, were convicted and senten-
ced recently at Trenton. The senten-
ces varied from three months to two
years, at hard labor in the penitentlary
$500
O. Governor GAYLE of Alabama,
has made demand of Gov. NANCY of
New York, for the surrender of Mr. r.
J. WILLIAMS, the publisher of the E.
mancipator, as an offender against the
laws Of the State Of Alabama on the sub-
ject of Slavery.
% The request Of LADY will be
chserfully complied with in our next num-
Der. provided she gives US her name
before Monday noon next.
o. We learn from the Washing
ton Mirror that JOHN HowARD PAYNE,
who, it will be recollected, was arrested
by the Georgia Guard, together with
JOHN Ross, the Cherokee Chlef,h been
released, alter detention of about three
weeks.
O. There are now, says the Phila-
delphia Gazette, attending the Medical
Lectures of the University of PennsyIva.
MIA, and Of j fferson College, in this city,
upwards of 700 students, and of whom
probably $50 are non-resldents. The
course lasts about four months, and al
lowing that each student expends upon
an average, in tho price of tickets for
lectures, boarding. clothing, books. a.
musements, and ERoLIcs, three hundred
dollars, the aggregate would amount to
near $500, 600, which is no small sum of
money to be brought into the city by one
class Of visiters alone.
o. 0of the persons confined in
the Baltimore Jail charged with being
concerned in the late riots. made their
escape on Sunday night the 9th inst.
Nomination Of Hugh L. White.
At a meeting Of the Wing members
Of the Legislature Of Virginia, held in
the House of Delegates last evening,
Judge HUeH l.. WHlTE, Of Tennessee,
was unanimously nominated as their
candidate for the Office of President Of
the U. States.-Rich. Comp. Dec. IL.
T The nomination of Judge WHITE,
as announced above, by the minority in
the General Assembly of Virginia, now
crowns the wishes of the Van Buren, LE-
eIoNs of the southern states. Even
Tennessee itself will retraee its steps &
fall back into the ranks Of Jackson Van
Burenism. White cannot be elected to
the Presidency by the people, and in the
House of Representatives he may read
his fate in the late proceedings of that
body. All we have really expected, all
we ever calculated upon, was the secu.
ring strong minority and competent
leader. But we are now divided, and, OF
course our opponents exult. That White
cannot get the vote of Virginia is COM
mon talk-and what 10 common talk,
soon results in common action. Web.
ster has many friends here, Harrison but
few, ana White none. We think it our
duty thus to speak candidly what we
know, and what we believe. We can,
not yield eur feeble efforts TO his cause
land. if he is the only opposition candi.
date, we will preserve neutral ground, as
we can under no circumstances aid the
election Of Martin Van Buren,.
O. The Hon. JOHN C.. CALHOUN
was seriously injured by the upsetting of
the stage near Abeville courthouse, on
the Cd inst.
A correspondent Of the New York
Star, writing from Washington says
Cup to last Saturday night, the
surplus revenue amounted to stcenty
millions three hundred thousand dol
lars and il ia estimated that if the tar.
if stands where il now is, that the
surplusage, if war with France
should not take place, at the next mee-
ting Of Congress after paying all the