Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1836-12-29

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ADsseas p.p< - - esA ~ Aas In sel
lowing psnsrspa b regard 70 Ne vsss Of
Aichigss-
The presidential electors oftbi, sla,.
met IN this city ysstsrdsy in pursusscs
Of lac, and cast their votes for Prr.i-
dent and Vice President Of the United
States. Tho vote OF the College was
given 70 MARTIN VAN buren, for
President, and RICHARD nj. JOHN-
SON. for vice-Prssidsot- WilIirm n.
Hoee. Esq. one Of the electors. VA.
We understand. despatched TO Washing.
ton with . certificate Of the result Z,
prescribed by law.
We perceive that doubts ere exuress-
cd ~ some psPers abroad whether he
votes Of MichiRan win bs eoonted.-
The question dspsnds upon the feet.
whether Michigsn l. . Stats. II Mich
igan 10 what Coneress Last winter 90
lemnly declared her 10 be "css Of tke
United ST.1TESef .Aasries'' tksy can
not refuse to count her electoral vote
without pslPsble violation Of the con.
stitusion. That Instrument requires
that coed STATE shall appoint electors.
that the latter shall meet and vote and
that their votes shall DO counted.
Ixs Bxrsisg Of fks Post O0es.-No-
thing csrtain has yet transpaed in re-
isnon to the burning OF the General
fost Once. We take the following
extract from letter from washineton
IN the New York Couner and En-
quirer:
THE Post Office Committees ON the
subject Of the Fire have made but IN.
tie progress. The City Post Master has
been examined with eiossd doors. by
the Senate Committee. This, IL il un-
derstood. was at his own request. and
the PresumPtion. therefore 10, that he
bad something ofimporance at least in
has ewn opinion To communicate; and
certainly il there was any danger that
by making bis testimony public a crimi-
nal might escape. the examination ought
to be private; but. on the other hand,
II he knew nothing which would i'm
piicate individuals. all attempts at pri-
vscy are unwarrantable, because thew
are calculated TO excite suspicious. and
create ridiculous rumors, devoid of
The recent fire at Washington may
be regarded a. public calamity. The
loss Of the building can be easily re-
paired. and 50 can that Of the papers OF
the Post Office Department, or the Pc.
OEice Of Washington. But the loss of
the models. drawings. and records Of
the Patent Office, are irreparable. No
thing can restore them. The Patent
Otice contained models, drawings. and
descriptions Of all the inventions that
bad been made, from the commence
ment Of the Government to the time of
the calamity, and these constitute q |
complete history, thus far, Of the in
ventive genius of our countrymen.
stimulated by the necessities of q Young
and enterprising country. p. Ledger. |
II Is stated in letter from the cor
respondent of the New York Courier
and Enquirer at New Orleans, that a ga. |
iute Of l67 guns was fred from tie |
CGsfom- House yard Of that city on the
sth instant, on the receipt Of the news
Of the choice Of majority Of Electors
favorable TO the election OF Mr.. Van
Buren, to the Presidency. So much
for the noa-interfereRce Of officers Of
Government IN elections in this Repuh- |
lican country OF ours! In the British |
monarchy the laws are so un-demo-
cratic, that no officer Of the Customs
not even q tide-waiter. 10 allowed so |
much - TO vote at sn election, lest he |
should. by his interested suffrage. con-
taminate its purity. TypaI. Int.