South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1836-05-28

of signer Of the Declaration of indie.
pendence, born and raised in Virginia.
He is tue candidate of no party, but Of
the people, Van Buren, and White are
ayowedly the party candidates, and if
you are weary of the evils Of this unrea-
sonable temper, party prejudice. let that
WEAKNESS dictate your choice. Harrison
from among the people has been brought
out by the people. and you who claim to
be Of the people, ought to close in with
the peoples choice.
Let us ask, are there not some of
| you who with the sensations of noble
pride can look back to the time when
you served with him in your country's
cause, and carried off in honor the tro.
| plies of victory Are there not others,
| who even yet may seem to hear the splr-
IT stirring stories which your fathers have
told you, OF the scenes they witnessed
on the crimsoned field of battle where
Harrison commanded ?--And are there
not others yet, to whose ears the names
OF honor, buried friends and relations still
speak from the fields of Harrison's VIC
tories, where their bones lay bleached IN
| uuuylu3 AiStCA tlGu W Tile nu-
monltlons of these unlyIng monitors, and
give to Harrison the opportunity fgain.
ing the laurel of civic achievements, that
he may 60 down to the grave honored in
peace as well as in war.
He is not now as a candidate for the
| Presidency regularly before the people
of Virginia, his native state; because
the PARTY LEADERS have not deigned to
form an electoral ticket for him. With
out such ticket those who in our state
may prefer him cannot vote for him
Honesty, equality justlce demands that
Virginia should let Harrison have the
votes which her honest SONS would give
him--and If the juntas at Richmond have
passed him by III negligent contempt,
will not the people OF The country, IT
they can, repair That negligence ? They
can do 90. by sending delegates to the
Harrison Convention when il to assem-
Bile In Stauntoh ON THE 4TH OF July
NEXT. The sole object of this Conven-
ton Is 10 form Tor Harrison an electora,
ticket, that all who choose, may vote for
hun. Ii Virginia votes for Harrison his
election is certain. A meeting Of the
people Of this county was appointed OF
the 23rd inst.-on that day the meeting
was organized and adjourned to tn.
FIRST DAY OF JUNE COURT. Suffer US
then to call upon you people of the coun-
ty, SO 10 arrange your private matt ers,
that you may attend and give this day IN
homage TO the man who has venlureG
all for you and his country; man who
In all respects Is amply qualified for the
station, and whose election would have
the happy effect Of calming the banetul
rage OF party spirit.
| SEVERAL VOTERS.
and friends ofthe Hero of Tippecanoe.
EMS.
II is stated that ARTHUR TAppAN,
Of New York, subscribed $4,000 to-
wards rebuilding the Methods, Book
Concern, ia that ciiy.-RieknelI's
Reporter states that ".he pressure in
the Philadelphia money market contin.
ues, aud is likely to continue until
Congress decide as TO the distribution
OF the surplus revenue. AT the close
OF last week one per cent. for thirty
days paper, was freely offered, and in
some instances one and quarter"
Mobile is so crowded with stran.
gers, and has so few accommodations
OF public houses, that Gen. Eaton and
his lady, on their recent arrival there,
we're compelled to take up their lodg-
ings on board Of a vessel at the wharf.
A fire broke out in Canton chi.
ma, short time ago, which destroyed
upwards of 400 houses.-Oo the
18th inst. as Mr.. Peg ton Lake Of Har-
rison county, this state, was driving
wagon loaded with bacon, near Con-
nelsville, Pa, The horses took fright,
and ran off, by which Mr.. Lake was
thrown under the wagon & the heels
passed over his head, which deprived
him. life almost instantaneously.-
The Getty sburg (Pa.) Sentinel informs
us that,2 teams of Mr.. John Taughin-
baugh Of Adams county, drew from
Philadelphia to Pit,sburg, few days
ago, the astonishing weight Of 90 hun
dred, 10 each wagon ID. G. Bur.
nett, who has been elected President
oftbe Republic of Texas, is a native
of the state of New Jersey.-The
Bill providing for an exploring expe-
dition to the South Seas, has passed
both houses Of Congress. 1t will con.
sist of Soop OF war and Schooner.
MIR. John M. Niles has been cleo.
ted U. S. Senator by the Legislature
| of Connecticut.