South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-07-04
MTELLIGENCER.
ROMNEY. JULY a.
OHIO AND MICHIGAN.

OHIO AND MlCtIGANs
The question of dispute between these
two governments has been settled for
the present by the passage of a bill by
the, Legislature of Ohio, in which that
State agrees to certain propositions,
having for their object the postponement
ofthe question till Congress meets. The
State Of Ohio it is agreed, shall run the
line as originally intended by the Legis-
lature, and then the citizens who reside
in the disputed boundary, are to obey the
law of Ohio if they approve tiff not.
they may resort to the laws of Michigan,
and we suppose eschewing both they are
10 obey neither. After the passage of
this resolution the Legislature adjourn>
ed, first however, authorising the Cover
nor TO call out the militia and to draw
on the treasury for $500, 900 if the terms
Of the compromise should be violated.
O. They do strange things in
Georgia, and withal in a strange way.
They rob Indians, and say it is in de.
fence of State sovereignty. They i'm
prison missionaries, on the same plea.
They annul treaties, yet denounce
qualification. They scorn the man.
dates of the Supreme Court, and yet
profess great reverence for the Union.
But it is not to any Of these high and
grave matters that we now have refer
ence, but to ludicrous perversions OF
the functions ofthe judicial department,
which are frequently made manifest in
the Georgia papers-Their grand ju-
ries, not content with presenting often
ces against the peace and dignity ofthe
commonwealth, extend their watchful
supervision to political malefactors, and
occasionally present the Governor, the
Judges, the State Legislature, and
members of Congress, whose notions
of meuan and tuuns do not exactly cor-
respond with their own. And recent.
ly, Justices Court, held in one of
the counties Of that State, trenching
upon the prerogative Of the Grand Ju.
ry, and even transcending their lati.
tudinous stretch Of privilege, has pre-.
sented "various grand juries, who
have presented Gov. Lumpkin and
Judge Hooper )" also, sundry news
papers, for political lies the nullify-
ers for being crazy, and the federalists
for hypocrisy; France for swindling,
and Ohio 81 Michigan for riot; Davy
Crockett for buffoonery, and Law
renee the assassin for being more
knave than fool !; the U. S. Senate for
refusing to vote the three millions bill !;
and the nullifyer's Congressional tick
et, for being beaten at the late election,
&c. &c.-This latter presentment is
an improvement on the Connecticut,
blue.laws which inflicted punishment
on barrel of cider working on the
Sabbath Save us from the wise men
of Georgia Union Nullifyers and
the Robber Moraists !-Lynch. Virg.
o. The Abolition papers at the
North are absolutely quoting Col.
Johnson's confection with his sable
Dulcinea as an evidence of his exemp'
ton from that popular prejudice which
stands in the way of practical anal.
gamation of the two races, and urging
it as reason why the friends Of that
policy should support him 10.
The ward meetings last evening were
very fully attended & the most encour.
aging prospects held out from all parts
Of the city. Many honest and good citi-
zens, who have heretofore acted with
the Jackson party we're present, and
openly avowed their disapprobation of
the manner in which Messrs. Van Blu.
rem and Johnson were nominated by
the recent Convention in Baltimore,
and expressed a determination to OPP
pose their election at the ballot box
The conduct of Rucker and others, the
fact of the fifteen votes of Tennessee
being given by a single individual,
who "happened' to be in Baltimore,
and who acknowledged that he had no
authority for so doing, were animal.
verted upon in the most pointed terms
of indignant disgust; and the fullest
confidence was felt in every bosom
that there is q redeeming spirit in the
People.-Bah. Pat. Of Esd alt.
OuTRAaE.-We are informed that al
a store on Licking Creek, in this county,
a white man by the name of David H.
Wellington, q resident of Morgan coun-
ty, Virginia, one day of last week, stab
bed a negro man, with spanish dirk
knife, in the abdomen. cutting the intes.
tines in several places. We understand
that this unprovoked and brutal outrage
was committed in the presence OF sever
al persons, who were not aware of the
intentions of the Desperate until it was