South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-09-26
the short period Of one month, bid adieu
to our good old borougW

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Some of the New York, papers are
talking of "reaction" in that quarter
upon the Abolition question, and the
Southern "appeals" are siigma,ized as
"exorbiant demands" There is but
one "appear' left US, and that is to our
own people and our own energies.
And the "Charleston Mercury" also
says:
sLet the South then be true to her.
self, and diminish the dangers of such
en- intercourse, by diminishing as far
as practicable, and even at the tempo
rary sacrifice Of her own interests, the
commercial intercourse aoith the North.
Let the first step, already taken by the
establishment ola direct line of packets
from Charleston to Liverpool be
promptly followed up"
Strange indeed that we must ''appeal
to our own people alone, and to our own
energies" when we have the whole ma
ton itself through the national governs
ment to appeal to. We ought to expect
nothing legislative from the northern
states--tbey may resolve, and resolve, &
what will the Garrison's and Tappan's
care for that? The national government
must act, and will act, and act effectual-
ly too. Think ye, THAT government will
permit New York to make war upon Viz
ginia, or Virginia upon New York! The
press must not be permitted to become
the vehicle Of either disunion or sur
vile instruction and that which cannot
be effected by dispassionate reasoning.
must be effected by penal legislation. It
will not be denied that the power to pre-
serve the peace among the states is fully
vested in the general government !. and
will not that government discharge its
duty as the guardian ofthe whole ? Cer-
tainly it will. Why is it that in the
south there has been no "looking up" to
this government for The protection OF
southern rights? If fanaticism can be
silenced by reasoning with it, very well;
but no hostile movement on the part Of
any individual state must be permitted.
Let who will be the President this D.
Mon must not be abandoned. Though
fanaticism may be ultimately formidables
through the prejudices impressed on the
rising generation. it is not yet so. A cons
vention ofths southern merchants is pro.
posed--and for what purpose--what ten.
dency can it have 1t very certainly can
tend to no end. except still further to in.
fame the minds of the southern people
against their brethren of the north. Is
this patriotism ANY thing which tends
to irritate either northern or southern
feeling ought not to be encouraged. 1t
will not be encouraged at least in Wes-
tern Virginia. We are here ready to
move at any moment, in any direction,f for
the protection of RIGHTS but we must
move as unionists, and under the banners
Of the national government, Is not as pare
tizans seeking separation of the states,
1t is now very evident that we have
the spirit of disunion inthe South. and
the spirit of fanaticism in the North /;
both equally detestible. and equally to be-
feared.
More frauds at the Custom house Of
New York. are said to have been discov-
cred. pilot boat has been fitted out
to pursue Mr.. Bowyer to the British
Channel; she has been chartered at an
expense of IS 600. to stay twelve days in
Liverpool for the express purpose
DRUNKENNESS The most frightful &
sickening effect of intoxicatlon, that we
have ever heard of. occurred recently in
Dublin. In drunken quarrel between
a man, named Fennessy. a tinker. and
his wife Anne, the latter hurled at her
husband her own young child, which was
killed almost Immediately lib.
U We are indebted to a gentleman !
residing on the main. street, for the fol-
lowing exhibit OF the number Of persons
who passed thro our village last week,
Sunday Sept. 1stA.--I2 Wagons.
4 Carryalls, and 2 Gigs-contaning IS
persons.
Monday, Sept. 14.h.-s Wagons,
2 Carryalls, and 2 Gigs-ceataining
rs persons.