South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1836-01-16


aT Later intelligence from N. Orleans
than that published on our outer form
TO- day he's been received, and it appears
that the report ofthe closing ofthe Mex
lean Ports against the commerce of the
United States, twas only partial, and
not general. and that it had not received
the sanction cfthe Central Government"
and was resorted to for special parpoaes.
1t is also stated that most of the Mex.
lean States have determined to combine
against Texas 10 a common cause.
G5 From paragraph under our Lee
gislatiye head the reader win observe
that the Expunging Resolutions were to
have been taken up in the II. Of d. on
Monday last. l. is thought that eight
or ten days will be occupied in the dis.
cussion. Does THE PARTY suppose, or
Col. BENTON, that expunging from the
Journal Of the Senate certain item
that ii will also be expunged from the
Books of the Historians Such an act
would make the matter much worse for
the President than to lot it stand as it is.
TO destroy the record, would not destroy
the FACTS upon which the record was
founded; and unless these facts could
be destroyed also, il is nonsense to at
tempt to destroy tho Journal of the Sc.
nate. We think our Van Buren, law
makers might be more legitimataly en-
ployed.
w A stage driver named RkHNoLDs
and Etorekeeper named WlcxEnsHAM,
were arrested a few days ago on suspi-
Glen Of having committed depreciation
on the great mail between Maysville, Ky.
and Zanesville, Ohio. The driver since
HE arrest has confessed, and delivered
up money and drafts.
O. Col. THOMAS w. VsAzEY, Of Ce-
oil county, was on the 9TH inst, chosen
Governor Of Maryland. without OPPOSE
ton, BY joint ballot Of the two Houses Of
the Legislature.
o. We perceive that Judge P. P.
BARBouR has written Letter declining
to be considered candidate for the Of
fee of YIcE-PREsrDENr of the United
States, under the nomination made by
the State Rights party OF the State of
Georgia.
u On Wednesday Bill was passed
by the House Of Delegates Of this state,
creating a new County out of parts of
Lewis and Nicholas, TO be called BRAx.
TON. The name, it appears from the
Richmond Compiler, was given in inem-
cry ofCarter Braxton. Esq. one of the
I've members from Virginia, in the old
Congress, who signed the Declaration of
Independence.
o. From the same paper we learn
that the Committee have reported the
the petition praying the formation of a
county out Of parts ofFrederick and She
nphdoab, REAsoFABEH.
o. The flames OF the late Fire in
New York were distinctly seen 90 miles
from the city.
O. Fifty two volunteers left Gins
einnalion the Goth ult. for Texas.
OF We bavsno intelligence to. day
of the "Florida War"
~ On the question of Abolition of
Slavery in the District Of Columbia, in
the Senate ofthe U. States, Oh the 9Th
inst. Mr.. TYLER said
That he should have somewhat pre-.
ferreda different course. With the
most profound respect for the Senator
from South Carolina, and his general
course, still he did not think that his
proposition on this subject was one
which fully met the case. The right
TO receive or reject petition is exer-
cised on ordinary occasions, (said Mr..
#. and hegrounds on which motions
Of this kind ure justified are numerous.
A mere motion to reject is not adapted