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THE CANDIDATES..

On Monday iaa, our town Vas eniiveoed BY
circumstances Of unusual isterest. The weather
being extremely pleasant, large number Of eiti-
zens, from all parts Of the county. ass~mbled Of
an early hour in the Court House, With the .x-
pest.iion u hearing IN address from Joss Y.
Coos. E.q. Accordingly. the Court having po-
hieiy grated the Of the house, Mr.. e. sp-
pe.red. and addressed HE friiov citizens a con
siderable length.
In the course Of his remsrts, Mr.. c. si,erted
20 his eourse In the Coavcetioa Which framed the
pres~ns constitution Of Virginia lie aid he had
heard, sisse his ARRIVAL in this county. that il
eousidered iecumbeas upon him. before he eosld
ak the support Of any party to answer the charge
Of having betrayed the trust eoahded to hum q
that time. Mr.. e. then took retrospect Of The
eoodi,ioo Of things prior 60 che Convention; re-
ferred 10 the difksuhy Of having Il e.lled-,hs
fearful odds against which The friends Of reform
were obliged 10 eootesd-the utter impossibility
Of gaining - much fos Western virxinia ~ v,s
desired; sod showed, a. clearly % he did ii,
Year, ago, that d the measures supported by him
had not been adopted. the Coaveniioa would have
adjourned without eEtetins any thiag. And then,
~ u 10 silesse forever the tongue Of reproseh,
Mr.. c. reninded his soditors Inst In this very
county. where he 10 called upon TO defend HE
vote for the new eoas,itutioa-smoog this very
people whose eoahdeoee he 10 charged With hav-
Ing betrayed, that same Constitution v.s rssihed
at the polls, BY vote Of frs To enc, The retro
speet which Mr. C. took nailed the ssp-rsioa 10
the counter; snj the vell-knovn fact Of the rsti-
flying vo,e-the fee to sne-was the elinehsr.
We regret that ve hsve not room to notice
Mr.. Ca remarks on other topics The trcmen-
doas influence WELDED BY Martin Van Buren, and
the sinister nature Of that influence, we're Depict
cd in brilliant solors- The speech, In short, vas
repiete With interest. and gas listened to With an
attention which Il not only deserved, bot cem-
mseded. We could no, but think. While watch
ing the noble, Independent bearing Of Mr.. Cooke.
and hsseuiag To his patriotic, highs ooied, Yrgi-
,uan sentiments, that u he should become the
Repre- sentative Of this District. the sfafisn, no,
himself. ~osid be honored.
When MIR. c. concluded, Col. Lrcas appear
ed, and addressed bis fellow -eitiseus In refer
enee to that Mr. C. had said concerning Exeeu-
tive Pssronsgs, Col. l. stated that he veuId 70 as
far 90 Mr.. G. himself would for eurtailinx IL. He
said moreover, thst Ven Buren U.s. not his choice
10. the Presidency. Col. l. sad, however. that
he ives party msa," and that he voaid sup
port any msa vhon HE party might so@issie-
Van BureI. OF any other msa-
In the aftsrnooa, the nectinS Of ei,isens oppo-
ED To the Administration. vss held at the Court
Hsos-. The proceedings sfe sivea In snother
part Of o.E paper.
This meeting exhibited Q sseae Of exsraordi-
nary interest When the co1amistes Who had
been appointed TO seiees tvo candidates for The
H. Of DeieEs,es. returned. Mr.. Hunter. the Chair
man, stated that the eommistes vere Of opinion
that the times required the services sf our sbess
mea--'hsi the people had right 10 drmand such
serviees-thst persooal considerations and pre-
objections for private life ought to yield. in oeedi
enee to the public gill and that the eommittee
had, vitA Perfeet snasinity, united in proposing
the names Of TsoxAs GsIsos, IT.. and H..aY
BEanY
This announcement vss received With i'm
men'e applause. Mr.. Griggs. vho hsppesed 10
be IN the Court House .; the time, vs. prevailed
upon. though evidently sgains, his inel,nstioa and
HE interras, 20 eOaseBs TO the Bominatioa. lie
begged that The matter would he re-eonsidered-
that some younger man, 9th more ambitioa,
skill, sod se,iSi'J, might be proposed; but the
COMMITTEES ssd the meeting were inexorubIe.-l
whea, ~ lesgth, Mr.. G. found tia. the call ~,
peremP,ory. he acknowledgements ss that
Submission YES TO he iaeliaA,iou. ssd detrimea-
tsl - Il vas TO his intsreaA
Here vas IN example Of genuine de1oeraey.
Nose Of the Oaiee-seekisg. ossee-holdiss, Of
hee-eorrup,iag. Spoiis-dividipE democracy Of
modern timss, b, that kisd of democracy,
Which, Instead q vIeviag osiees % spo;ls, re-
CARDS them as trus,s-pro6tshIe lad~ed 10 the
public, bot oaeroas 10 he iscurabeas. Here the
people Fulsd' asd - Nr. G. sasd, Il va ''mors
than say man dared do 10 rsfuse."
The fFissds Of the Administration had lsrxe
and respectable neetisg 90 the sane dsy, II Mr..
hii's Tsvcru. NJ. JAoos MensAS asd Mr.
sAS'L CAnEaSH vers sessissasd Zoe the n. Of
DSlegsseA PrOSeodings 10 ssotbcr eolussa.
90
The lsbors q The General Assembly q vir-
sinis termisstsd o. Thursdsy Last, sfsr ses-
s'on Of o"e busdred ssd two dsyG
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal bill vas LOSE