South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1836-09-24

i777. and remained in the Army, and
was conspicuous officer 10 the battles
OF New Jersey. To 1880, he retired,
in consequence Of i'll health, arising out
of his fatigues at the battle OF Mon
mouth. As soon as peace was declar-
ed, he was appointed Judge of the
Supreme Cour, of this state, which
honor he declined. He served as At
torney General until he was chosen U.
States Senator, which he held from
1898 to 1899. In 1901, he was chos'
en- Vice President, which Office expir-
ed ia 1905. The 4,h OF Jolly 1SO4,he
killed General Hamilton, in a duel,
which put final end to bis political
career, and, in fact, drove him from his
country. He then engaged in the eel.
ebra,ed Burr's expedition destined TO
Mexico-was taken, tried, and acquit'
ted at Richmond, in 1907. He soon
left the country, and returned about
1911, and commenced his profession
as Councillor at Law. He has been en-.
gagged in number Of important causes
which have reached our highest courts.
Within the last few years, he has
enjoyed an annuity OF about ST. 400,
and a pension of 600, in all about o.
600. 80 that he has been comfortable
in his circumstances. We are happy
TO learn that he has left all his valuable
papers to the care Of Matheao L.. Da-
vis, ESQ. A more talented individual
could not be found, & he has now one
volume Of his life ready for the press.
NJ, York Advertiser, Sept. Ia.
GEORGE M. DALLAS, in letter to a
I'D emocratic' Committee in Bedford.
Penn. proposes that the Convention az
bout to ASSEMBLE in that State shall
abrogate the charter of the Bank of the
United States. The following extract
will show the writer's notions OF the
powers Of convention.
IA Convention is the provided ma
chinery of peaceful revolution. II is
the civilized substitute for intestine war;
the American mode of carrying out the
will Of the majority, "the unalienable
and indefeasibIe RICH. to alter, reform
or abolish their government, in such
manner as they may think proper"
When ours shall assemble, il will pos
sess, within the territory Of Pennsylva-
MIA, every attribute Of absolute sover-
eighty, except such as may have been
yielded and are embodied in the con-
stitution of the United States. What
may ii not dog 1t may re-organize
our entire system Of social existence,
and prescribing what is
deemed injurious, g. establishing what
is preferred. 1t might restore the in
Of slavery amnog Us !; it might
make oar penal code as bloody as Ma.
Of Draco ; it might withdraw the char
tsrs Of the cities ; it might supercede
standing judiciary by scheme Of oc-
casional arbitration and umpirags; it
might prohibit particular professions or
trades !; it might permanently suspend
the privilege of the writ Of habeas cor
pus, and take from us Gas our late
General Assembly made an entering
wedge to do) the trialby jury. These
are fearful matters, of which intelligent
and vir,uous -freemen can never be
guilty /; and / mention them merely as
of the inherent and almost
boundlsss power ofa Convsntion. The
only effective limits to its authority are
The broad and Interchangeable rules of
Justice and of truth ; and these | have
already shown, do not hedge around
the cbarter."
This letter has occasioned much ex-
in Pennsylvania. Rich. Comp.