South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-03-14

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NJ A Mr.. RUSH of Winchester, slaugh-
tered an Ok few days ago, which
weighed [nettl 1898 pounds.
u The petition TO the Massachusetts
Legislature, for remuneration for the dis
truction of the Ursuliue Convent has
been rejected.
We learn that the Cyane sloop of war,
which sunk off the Philadelphia navy
yard some few days back, has been rais-
ed, and now lies in safety at one of the
docks of the yard. She was recovered
by the aid of the powerful forcing pump
invented By commodore Barron.
PoL1T1cs IN PENNSYLVANIA 1.-The
"Anti- Masonic" and democratic" Com
ventions met at Harrisburg, on the 4th
of the present month, to nominate candi-
dates for Governor, &c. BY the former,
JOSEPH R1rNER was promptly and unan-
imously nominated as their candidate.
The democratic Convention" broke up
on the third days sitting, without doing
any thing but recommending another
Convention, to be held in May.
o. The New York Star says that
the Mothodists alone in England during
the last eight months, have raised &c.
oool. for the purpose of extending chris
tianity and instruction among the negroes
Of the West Indies.
u Swords have been unanimously
voted by the House of Delegates to Maj.
ANDREW WAGNER, of Berkeley, and
Capt. ARTHUR EMMERsoN, of Ports
mouth, for their gallant conduct at Cra-
ney Island, in the late war.
0F The Albany Advertiser says,
that Martin Van Buren, has been for and
against Mr.. Madison, for and against
MIR. Clinton, for and against the war, for
and against the federalsts, for and a
gainst the tariff, for and against the Cum
bertrand rond and its toll gates, for and a.
gainst universal suffrage, aud for and a.
gainst General Jackson.
~ We have great pleasure in in.
forming our readers that the bill provid-
ing for the completion of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal and Susquehanna Rail-
Road passed the House of Delegates Of
MARYLAND, on Saturday, by a. Yeas to
80 Nays.
The character ofthe Senate ofthe State
for intelligence and public spirit, leaves
no doubt of the bills passing that body
also.
[The bill proposes to lend TO the Canal
Company Two Millions of Dollars, and
to the Rail- Road Company One Million
ofDollars.
Well done, MARYLAND MAT. Int. OF
March 10.
OMrNous.-We find the following in a
Philadelphia paper entitled "rHE DEMO.
CRATIC HERALD" of Wednesday last,
"JuDaE WHIrE-THE PRESIDENCY.
The present attitude of Judge White,
of Tennessee, appears rather calculated
to produce an impression of division IN
the Democratic ranks of a serious char
acter. But this danger will vanish, when
we reflect, that if it should appear formi.
10 bo Nofiona1
meet, that body will dlsspate it in few
minutes by the NOMINATION OF ANDREW
JACKSON FOR THIRD TERM; meas
sure every way calculated to avert the
defeat of the Democratic party by the
wings ;-and more than justifiable by
every principle involved in the contest Of
the party. who are fighting for POPULAR
RIGHTS, AND DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT.
o. The above item is nothing more
than what every rejecting man who has
attended 10 the course of Gen. Jackson
both before, and since he reached the Pre-.
sidency. might have expected. 1t was
deliberately the opinion of many, that il
he was once made President, that the
means which would occur, and the con-
stitu.ional powers incident 10 the office
would enable him through the credulty
ofthe unreflecting to impose himself for
life upon the nation. To effect this, Wiz.
GINA and New York must now be led of
from the men who alone could discomfort
the ultimate views Of the leaders in this
great scheme. Van Buren, it is true, has
been abused from Maine to Louisiana, as
the principal prompter in gil the leading
measures of the administration but the