South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1836-07-09
ANTELLaGENCER.
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SATURDAY, JULY 9, 1885.

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The Abingdon Statesman states that
| the fly has not done any serious damage
in that quarter, the crops promising to
yield the usual quantity.
| T Amongst the business in the Sem
| ate, Yesterday, says the Washington In
telligencer of Saturday, was the discus
! sion and unanimous adoption of the re-
| port of the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tons on the subject ofthe recognition of
the independence of Texas. The senti-
ment expressed by this vote ofthe Senate
is Ia substance this, and no more, viz
that the United States will, IN regard to
Texas, act upon the principle established
| by the action of this Government in all
cases of civil war among foreign People.
| That is, it will recognise the actual Gov.
eminent, whenever 1t is satisfied Of its
being entitled to the character of an in
dependent Power and it will readily re-
cognise the independence of Texas when
| it shall be made apparent that it is an in
dependence in fact as well as in name.
The new English poor laws are SO
much dreaded in England, that we may
look for an unusual influx of English pau.
pers into this country. The following is
an extract from an English publication
"The mingled disgust and terror a,
the prospect of being immured in the
Union houses, and their utter hatred
Of being consigned from the care Of
their own parish to the hands Of paid
commissioners, clerks, attorneys, guar
dams and ruling officers, has risen to
such an extent, tha. in parish near US
every single laborsr has applied for
funds to take him and lis family to
Anseried. In our own parish, of which
| the population is very small ,slesen ap.
plieations are now under consideration
for the same purpose and we are as
sured by person well acquainted with
the subject, that he believes if all could
go who apply, the country would be
left destitute Of a working population
A writer in tbs New York Mercan-
tile Advertiser describes the appear
| ance OF number Of emigrants, just
landed, who passed up Broadway, "co-
| vered with rags, many without hats,
| some of the WON en- without shoes,some
with heads tied up, some with bruised
heads and black eyes," An instant
stop should be put to this influx upon
us of European vice and misery. Il,
ia the old world voiding its diseased
humors upon the new. la vain do we
strive to difIuse education over the
whole of the rising generation, when
yearly thousands and tens Of thousands
of the most Ignorant flow in upon US
from Europe, whose children mus,
grow up in vice and idleness. ~ am
delighted" says this writer, ''lo vel
come the honest and industrious ami>
grant, 10 give him aid and employment
on his arrival here {; but | am disgust
ed and chagrined when | see that our
public authorities suffer the paupers,
the halt and blind and diseased of Eu-
rope to be exported by hundreds 10 this
country, 10 be fed and housed at our
expense" ----s.
From the Lancaster (Ohio) Gazette.
WHO is THE ARISTOCRAT3
Although we do not believe that 10
cur country such being os an afisto'
crat exists, because the term 10 not alb
sciute, but relative in its application TO
our state of society, yet as our opPo-
| nents are in the constant habit Of re-
preaching US with the stigma Of Arts
tocracy, we deem it important 10 al
correct understanding of the state of
parties 10 determine which OF them are
best entitled to the appelation. AS
men of wealth have attached lhem-
selves to both parties alike, il 10 obvi-
GUS that If we take this as test, both
will be liable to the distinction each
endeavofs 10 throw upon the other
whence we must necessarily examine
the traits Of the individual candidates,
who head the ew o great parties Of our
State. These two names stand al this
time in bold relief, as both have been
: nominated by respectable portion oil
the cilizens Of this State. For our
present purposes we will suppose them
| equal ia every respect.
The name Of William Henry Har-
rison is nominated by one assembly
aud Nfartia Vaa Baren by that Of the
other. Both claim to be equally dean
ocratic in their principles, and each is
equally entitled to the designation, il
lhelr. nohainators are entitled TO II. Ii
follows tasn, that the means OF deter
mining which is most agistoctatie 10 It's
tendency, is TO examine the character