South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-07-11

r,bsn marty agency can have no influence
the decision either way. Mr.. Leigh ac-
kpowIedges the right OF the constituency
to instruct but can he acquiesce SO far
as to be instructed out of his seat to make
way for Van Buren, partisan, and for
no other reason? We think not ;-and
as ORGANIZATIONS are now the order of
the day, it will be as well for Mr.. Leigh
to recant some OF the positions found in a
certain report and which are now brought
to bear specially on himself.
There can be no wonder that Gen.
Jackson has taken SO active part in Sc
curing, as far as he can, the election of
Van Buren, and Johnson--it being impor-
tant to him, when in the hands ofthe his
toriap, to have smoothed off, and the best
colorlng possible given to his own ex-
ecutive misdeeds. Who can so effectu-
ally do this as Martin Van Buren,, and
Richard VI. johnson But will Virgin
ians suffer themselves to be dragooned in
to such unworthy undertakingsa
"They regard all those who do not
concur in their views as aliens in the
country of their birth-they recognize
the ssspoils" as the rightfnl reward Of the
victors-tbey degrade party contests
into mere scramble for office-they
proclaim in a free and Republican
country the doctrine Of 'rewards to
friends, and "punishment" to enemies
they aim al the pefpetua,ion of pow
er in the hands Of the office holders
These are the principles Thomas Richie
calls upon the Legislature to enforce
These principles, when office is to be
acquired, are unblushingly demanded
to be "carried oul"-when the State
printing chances to be lost, these prin.
ciples of Van Burenism, are exc.
Grated under another name. lfthese
principles are to constitute the cru
chile for testing the purify Of MIR.
Leigh, it were easy to foretel the re.
suit. That they will be, we will not
believe until it happens. We have
never believed, we do not believe, and
will not believe, that General Assem-
bly, OF Virginia will incur the damning
baseness of instucting Senator of
Virginia to support any Administra-
ton, in advance of its measures, pro-
ject, which lift has ever been seriously
: advanced, the man who advanced j,
ought to have slave branded on his
brow--or, that it will bereave him of
his independence of judgment, to
substitute a blind obedience to the
wishes and requsitions OF those in pow.
er. "Let the Enquirer advise''-we
have no apprehension of any Legisa.
ture of Virginia transmitting itself in
unextinguishable infamy TO posteri.y.
Neither do we fear that Mr.. Leigh will
be required to violate the Cons titution."
G3- New Hampshire, lately, lad
named JOHN Ollie, aged only 10 years.
hung himself, owing to the cruel treats
ment which he received from drunken
father
We find the following paragraph in
some of our exchange papers.
AT an anti.slavery meeting in Bos.
ton, lately, it was voted to raise SO, 900
dollars towards erecting hall in that
city, for the meeting ofthe society.
o. We notice in our exchange pa.
pers from different quarters, statements
similar to the following, given on the au-
thority ofprivate advices from Philadel-
phia.
Chief Justice MarshaM--The Bal
timore Chronicle of Saturday says
We have conversed with gentleman
who left Philadelphia on Thursday
morning, and he states that the recove-
ny of this distinguished man is almost
hopeless.
O. The letter of Mr.. LIVINGSTON
alluded to by the National Inteligencer
in the following article. is altogether such
a one as the crisis requred--he has en-
titled himself to the thanks ofthe Nation.
and it gives us great pleasure thus to an
neunce it to our readers.
Our Relation with France.
We are enabled at length to lay be.
fore our readers, in an official form,
tho latest inform, ntion of the stato IF