South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1836-07-02
Mr.. Fan Bmen's Religion.

Ii is amusing to observe (says the Bal
timore Cbronicle,) what wide sprea,
net Mr.. Van Buren, lays out to catch ev
cry arrant shoal of voters. His friends
not long sinoe, came out with denial o.
his boing Catholic, and it became ne.
eessary then to tell what church he DOES
belong 10. Upon this point, his certifi
er, Mr.. Vanderpool, is wonderfully lumi
nous.
He says, Van Buren, was baptized az
an adjunct of the Dutch Reformed
Church, afterwards, became Presbyte-
rian in consequence of Mrs. Van Bursn's
connection with that church, and finally
bought pew in Baptist church in AL.
bany.
ss@atch Reformed by birth, Presbyte.
rian by marriage, and Baptist by pur-
chase! What an accommodating, gum
elastic gentleman it is. If MIR. Van Bu-
rem should fail to be eIected Presiden, Of
the United States, he may look out for q
call to the head ofthe Lowell India Rub
Der manufacturing company.
q Late arrivals from Europe bring
the distressing intelligence that the Cho-
lera was raging with great mortality 10
the city of Venice about the middle of A
pril. Mart. Gaz.
PROFITABLE PRNfrENrrARY.--The
nett profits of the Connecticut State Pri-
son. for the past year. after defraying It's
expense. is Si.ls4.-lb.
4 Sagacity Of a Dog.-A most re-
markable instance of the sagaeity of a
Dog took plSee in the vicinity Of Cum
berIand, one day this week. A young
man had rode out, and suffered the
Dog OF Mr.. Falls TO follow him. Az
ter riding short distance his horse
started TO run off with him, when the
Dog ran before him and made frequent
attempts TO catch him by the nose
but failing to do so the horse ran on,
and finally threw the rider, who held
on to the bride which caused the horse
to wheel and commence paving him.
The Dog at that moment seized the
bride, turned him round, saved the
life of the man, and held the horse I'M
Ill assistance came to his relief The
man when taken up was insensible.--
Cum6. Adv. June rs.
We understand that the Stable OF Mr..
John Combs, near Frostburg, was liter
ally torn to pieces by lightning on
Thursday laRt.--lb.
For the Intelligencer.
MIR. HARPER have just risen
from the second perusal of Gen. Har-
rison's letter, to Mr.. Williams Of Ken.
lucky, which appeared in the Inteli-
gencer oflast week. This, sir, is pre-.
cisely such response to interrogato.
ries, involving important political ques
tons, as might be expected to emanats
ironkne clear head and slraight-for'
WI republicanism Of its illus,riou,
author. No equivocations are to b.
found in il, lest lucid disclosure of hi
principles and views might cause hin
to loose the suffrages of portion o
the good people of the Union, at thu
ensuing presidential election. But {
candid ayowal Of them, reckless OF sci
fish consequences, couched in languag'
elassically correct, is the disiing uishinl
characteristic Of this deeply interesting
epissle. Indeed, Mr.. Editor, the oil
Hero Of the Thames and Tippecano'
now welds the feather Of biped will
.he-same force with W hich he has hilh
etto welded his sword in fighting tn
battles ofhis country. Yet, in the We
ny teeth Of this inconlrovertibte fact,
is said, by some of his unprincipled ca
lumniators, that be is iImerale, ignor
ant, sc. &c. and consequently unfit T.
fill the presidential chair /! And VIII
are they, Mr.. Editor, who thus engag
IN the unenvlable work of deprecialinI
the merits of the Hero of Tippecanoe
whose talents are OF The first order, an,
whose whole life has been one nndevi
ating course Of disintelested patriot
ism } This inlerrogaiory admus 0
On easy response by every person VIII
Is IN allehsiye observer Of the signs .
The times. They are the corrupt Of
lice holders who contemplate the eIec