South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-08-29


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EsTI1RDAY. AUGUST 20, 1885.
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GIn to. days paper the reader will
6rd a uery interesting account ofthe last
;,,ness and death of the excentric gentle
iceland statesman, JOHN RANDOLPH.
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rgFrom the Richmond Wing we learn
chat Gen. HARRISON declares that he will
not be the means Of dividing the Wing
party, but will yield to any other candi-
date ascer,ained to be stronger than him.
self.
NJ The same paper informs US that the
.,r,vo nRoTHERs who abducted the child
of DR.. GANNARD from Mobile, full ac-
count of which affair we published last
week, were, by those who went in pur-
suit and obtained the child, Immediately
HANGED.
NJ An extract from the Utica N. Y.|
Observer. in another column ofour paper
To- day, shows very clearly that we are
to expect nothing from legislation re-
pressfve of fanaticism in the state OF new
York at least. This is what we have al
ways suspected. The object there will
be to excite the whole people of the North
against any Southern candidate, through
the prejudices already existing in relation
to the ssNulliiiers." We suppose hob
by will now be made of this notification
FURNISHES Van Burenism with the means
of playing off one portion ofthe people OF
the South upon the other; encourages
the aboIitionists ofthe North, and concen.
trates the forces Of Van Buren, through
out the Union. When Governor M'Duf-
fie censured Mr.. Adams for the want OF
common sense, he ought to have first en-.
ouired whether he was not himself in the
same predicament. For really we know
of but few men, who are more lamentably
destitute of that article than this same
Gov. M'Duf1ie. And here we are, first,
.harrassed with Leigh, then with White,
and now we are all going in favour of
Harrison. And what can Harrison do
more than White or Leigh? If we con-
tinue much longer in this way, we shall
not only become the sport land very just
" tool of Van Burenism, but absolutely
degraded in our own estimation.
The next move then, on the Van Blu
rem political board, will be, to call off the
abolitionists from the chase and throw the
whole "exci.ation" upon the "Nullifiers'
of the South and the Wings of the North.
How admirably and cunningly are these
things brought into play by the Van Blu
rem presses! They are indeed entitled
TO great credit for their management, and
we to great DTscREDIT for our MisMAN-
AGEMENT. Qualification will not be
patronised by THE PARTY; nor can it be
patronised by the National Republicans.
To dissolve this Union, would be destruc-
tive to the South, particularly and poll
tically ruinousto the East and West. The
rvui,.Ay.-- -~--.------ .-L- Iu -l-.--, - Al
must take Clay-but probably, they will
prefer the election ofVan Buren, to either.
Mr.. Calhoun. however, ought to know,
that Qualification" does not, nor never
can, constitute foundation from which
he can leap into the Presidency.
Is A widowed female OF Washing
ton City, was apprehended and commits
ted to Jail for trial, last week, for offering
for sale to negro traders, small negro
boy, who did not belong to her.
" We learn from the Pennington Cou-
rier, that the Hon. Joseph P. Fisk, of
Wrentham. Mass, has been appointed by
the President, Governor Of the Arkansas
Territory.
DISTURBANCE AT MOBILE.
According to the New Orleans True
American, there has been riot at Mo-
bile, growing out of the presence of GER
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