South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1836-07-30
FROM TEXAS.

The following brief sentences COM
,rise the latest accounts, and indeed the
'nly accounts we have of any sort fir ON
rexas within the last week
From the New Orleans Adv. of July 12.
The rumors from Texas by Red RI
YER still indicate the approach Of
arge invading army.
II is said that the Mexicans have
blown up the Alamo, and retired west,
and also dismaBtled the fortress of
G oliad.
Unless the word Mexicans is mis-
print for Texans, these sentences, brief
as they are, appear to us wholly ir~
reeoneileabls. Mat Int. July II.
From the Charleston Mercury, July 10.
We are indebted to friend for the
following extract of letter dated
AUGUSTA, July IS.
"Informatio on has reached US that
500 Indians have escaped from the
troops at Fort Mitchell, and fled TO
the swamps. Our troops had fight
with them, and we we're beaten off,"
O. The reader will be we'll repaid
for the time occupied In the perusal Of
the Address Of the Stanton Convention
in this paper. II is a eogent and tenn
perate paper, end is from the pen Of one
of virginia's most promising sons, A. H.
II. srEwARr, Esq.
GF An article will be found on OUT
fourth page to-day on the origin and pro.
gress OF the Hessian Fly. with proven.
tative to this destructive insect. We es.
pecially direct the attention of the far.
mer to this article. AS the experimen,
is simple, and would cost but trifs, i,
ought to be tested by every farmer, the
ensuing fail.
or 1t appears that the Board of Di,
rectors ofthe Richmond and Fredericks.
burg Rail Road Company. have granted
the privilege of transportation on The
Rail Road. for five years. to all persons
who have freely released their claims te
damages for land used by the company
in making the Road.
&c We notice the statement that the
Hon. Richard Rush has been, or is to be.
appointed to attend to the bequest Of
Mr.. Smithson, of England, made to the
U. 8. for the purpose Of establishing a
university,
F BY statement from the Treasury
Department, it appears that the amount
Of public money on hand, on the ist Of
June, had risen to $40 .s2s. sis is.
1t is worthy of remark says the N. X.
Journal Of Commerce. that more than
half of the entire imports into the United
States. from foreign countries, are free
of duty. Nevertheless the surplus rev.
enue increases upon US like Good.
An HONEST CoNrEssyoN The Moni
tor, Van Buren, paper in Ohio, says /:
$ As we have, during this campaign, es-
timated our ma]ority larger than formers
ly. these few times we have spoken of
it, we must be faithful enough now to
say that appearances are strong in favor
OF cur opponents than ioralerly."
This is true. but not one in fifty of the
Van Buren, presses have the frankness to
admit it. The Jeffersonian calls for the
appointment, of Corresponding Commit
tees in Fauquier, and the call will be o.
beyed. In Loudoun. and every county
in The State, the same measure should
be adopted. The Wings never lose an
election but they console themselves
with the reflection, that If their friends
had come to the ballot-box they would
have succeeded. The truth is, the Wigs
want, and for years have wanted, that
steady. untlring, Systematic, ceaseless,
vigilance to which their opponents owe
their success. We repreat it, there must
be consistent. steady action, commenced
now, and continued ill the election, or
we shall be defeated, and have the deep
modification ofteelng that we deserve
defeat. We do not for moment doubt
the rescue OF the State from the fangs of
an unprlnclpled faction Ifthe Wings will
TALK LESS, PROMISE LESS, and ACT MORE.
- Let them borrow lesson from the d.
llgence OF the Ant and the Bee but, a.
bove ell, from the CoTaIllne insects that,