South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-03-21

letter referred TO, after announcing the
reception of Mr.. CLAWS Report, this
writer adds as follows: "Whatever
may be the motive, it seems pretty
certain now that the affair will pass.
It's opponents, beginning TO despair,
try to find q loop hole an Mr.. Clay's
Report; but you may rest assured,
that if the victory is ours, ii is to be
attributed entirely to the Message,
which alone opened their eyes TO the
consequences of second rejection"
Credat Judeus /! Mr.. CLAWS Report,
it appears from this authority, only
helped out the first effect ofthe Mess.
age, which we have Mr.. LIvINGsToN's
authority for saying, served only TO
irritate the French Government We
learn one thing, however, from this wri-
ter, who says, s'As for the King, the
American Minister thinks him, and has
always thought him, sincere in his wish
to see the matter adjusted" This
being the case, it is very clear that the
American Minister is at odds both with
the President of the U. States and his
Secretary of State; for the President
in his message, and the Secretary Of
State in his letter to the Minister, very
broadly intimate the contrary belief.
The President, indeed, made his doubt
of the sincerity of the Government of
France the ground, and the sole ground
OF "the threat Of reprisals," in his an
nual message, which has been so
near embroiling in war two Nations
designed by Nature to be any thing but
antagonists.
Quitting, however, the tone Of rail-
lery which best suits the demi-semi.
official letters from Paris which the
Globe has published, let US for a mo-
men, direct the attention of our readers
to the fresh proof, afforded by the late
intelligence from France, ofthe sagacity
and forecast which distinguished the
vote of the Senate on the French ques.
ton, and the report Of the Committee
upon which that vote was founded
Let US render to HENRY CLAY, the
credit due for the frank and clear views
of the subject ably presented in that
report, and the direct and manly course
which it indicated to the world. Once,
again, in critical emergency, have
the great natural gifts of that distin-
guished statesman been employed with
success to preserve peace and repose
to bis country when both were fearfully
threatened. Trace him, indeed, Through
his whole public career by the results
of his labors, and shew US, if you can,
the man Of bis age who has accom-
pIished more for his country who has
redeemed it from greater dangers, and
who has withaI borne himself more
honorably or proudly through every
contest in which his duty has engaged
him, than HENRY CLAY. Without
the merits OF other eminent
citizens, his contemporaries and fellow
Iaborers, we know not the man who
deserves, on the score of faithful and
useful public service, to be preferred
before him.-Nat. Int.
Cumberland Road. The law Of
the last session Of Congress, appropri.
a,ing the SUN Of $s46,lS6 So for the
completion Of the repairs of the Cum-
berland road between Cumberland and
Wheeling, requires, that, before any
portion of this sum is expended, the
road "shall be surrendered to and &C.
cepted by the States, respectively,
through which said road passes; and
the United States shall not thereafter
be subject to any expense in relation
to said road"
SIX MONTHS IN CONVENT 1--WE un-
derstand that Messrs. Russell, Odoirne
& Co. ofthis city have in press and will
very soon publish in handsome volume,
the narrative of Mics r. T. Reed, high
ly respectable young lady of this city
who two or three years since was induc-
ed to become an inmate of the Ursuline
convent in Charlestown; but who after
a residence there of five or six months,
became unhappy, and found means to ef
feet her release and returnto her friends.
We are told that she has not attempted
any argument for or against the institu-
ton; that she has not INDUCED in any
harsh language or abusive epithets, nor
aimed at display of elegant compost
ton but in plain and simple manner.
she has told the story of what she saw &
heard, and was required to do within the
walls Of the cloister.
Converts hitherto, in this country. have
been literally shroudedin secrecy. None
but the inmates are ever allowed to wit
ness their ceremonies, and no one who
a scumoS tho vol is nprmitted ~ reD0lt To