South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1836-06-18

u A letter which has been published
from the Hon. Aaron Vanderpool, a
member Of Congress from the district in
| New York in which Vice President Van
Buren, was born and raised, in answer to
one fiota the Hon. Zadock Casey, q
member Of Congress from Illinois, on the
! subject, states that Mr.. Van Buren, sis
not, and never has been Roman Cath.
olic," and that she was bred in the reli
gious principles Of the Reformed Dutch
Church." We hold it TO be the DUTY
of every free press, to dscoantenance all
attempts at political prescription on ac'
! count of religious faith. The right OF
! conscience is constitutionally secured,
and ought to be held sacred.
CHAMB. REP.
Or. Franklin used 10 say that he
never would, if he could help it, pass
single night 10 village "where the
fences of,he graveyard were broken,
the gravestones dsfaced, or the church
yard suffered to 60 into decay"
Accounts from tte South state that
the recent rains have most materially g.
extensively injured the Rice aud Cotton
crops. - Charlestown Free Press.
AwEUL.--The Watertown, New York,
Eagle states that the dwelling house OF
Mr.. Daniel Goddard, of Evansville, in
that county, was totally destroyed by
FIRE on the night of the 2lst ut. and
s Of his children persisted in the aimes.
Another child was badly burnt, but was
expected to recover. The children who
perlshed were from two to twelve years
Of age.
Spanish Intrigue. 10 said that
among the papers taken from General
Cos, there were letters from no less
than foe different ladies, al Of whom
he Aad Engaged to marry. One of.hs
letters mos. recently received contain
ed caution from she fair writer sgainst
the allurement OF tue American girls
in Texas, who she had understood
we're very pretty. II tbs General was
a 'das,ard 10 war; he was 90 'lsggsrd'
10 love- at all events.-NateAts Cour.
Nsw York Whig State ConvsntioH.
The Wing State Convention Assem-.
bled at Utica on the 9th instant. Jacob
Haight, of Greene county, was elected
Pres dent. The convention was fully
attended from every part Of the State
| General WILLIAM HENRY HARRIsoN
was nominated for President of the UNI
ted States FRANCIS GRANGER for Vice
Presldent JESSE buEL the distinguish.
ed agrlculturalist, of Albany, for Cover.
nor of this state and Doct. GAMALIEL
H. BARsToW, Of Tioga, for Lieutenant
Governor. all by the unanimous votes oil
the convention.
U The members of the House ofRe-
representatives. en- Tuesday last. passed
resolution. fixing on the 9TH of next
month as the day for their adjournment
O. JOHN PACE has been elected
a Senator of the United States from the
State OF New Hampshire, to I'LL the va.
cancy occasloned By the resignation OF
ISAAC Hut.
o. The Legislature Of New York,
at its late session. appropriated six mil
lions and a halt of dollars, in aid Of vsrl,
Gus works OF Internal Improvement.
$3.50
Latest from Mexico & Texas.
NKw ORLEANS, May %.
BY the arrival Of the schooner Atalan-
ia yesterday, from Tampico. we have re.
celyed the Journal of that place up to the
18th instant; but private letters have
been received in town to the 10th. These
latter communicate the information that
when the defeat and capture OF SANTA
ANA had become known there, the sub
alterns Of the Army and Government had
threatened to massacre all foreigners
found in the place; but tina, the British
Vice Consul, and the American Consul,
having demonstrated with. the military
commandant of Tampico. he used pre-
cautionery measures to prevent distur.
Dances. An English corvette Of war be.
ing then in port and about to sail. the
Vice Consul prevailed on the captain to
delay bis departure. 10 act as a protec-
ton for the British. residents. But four
or Eve days had elapsed between the in
telligenee Of Santa Ana's capture and
the sailing of the ATLANTA, and all coll