South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1836-11-19
with the friendly Creeks and about zoo
regulars

Il noble E5ephane.-That half rea-
soniug brute,as he is somewhat dispar-
inely characterized, was on board the
Roga7 Tar steamboat, and whep the
flames approached him, jumped over
board, and swan 2 miles to neigh
boring island, where he comfortably
and quietly Installed himselfin barn.
He was followed by little ponsy, also
belonging to the Menageris. It Is said
in the letter to the Express, whence We
derive these facts, that the Elephant,
after being in the water "made 9 sign
with his trunk, TO his keeper, to come
to hin,.-We can readily believe 1t.
Unfortunately it was not needed, and
the man, after securing round his per-
son several hundred dollars in species
finally sprang into the water. and was
seen no mere-the faithful Elephant
would have saved him.
MARYLAND.-We learn from Ma
ryland that the Governor Is expected
Immediately to issue a proclamation
directed to the members Of the Gene
raj Assembly, requiring them to meet
at the expiration Of the notice ltea
days) prescribed by the Constitutions
The Delegates elected last October,
and the persons who sat as Senators
at its last session, will compose said
Assembly, unless, In the meanwhile, Q
new Senate be chosen by the Electors
who were elected for tina. purpose last
September. If, when the Legislature
assemblies, new Senate shall not have
been chosen, provision will probably
be made to vacate the seat OF the Eiso-
tors who have not qualified. and to
allow others to be elected. In such g.
vent, there can be no doubt that the
People would choose others who would
faithfully perform the trust which they
might seek and obtain. Then, il is
believed, the spirit Of the Constitution,
which LOOKS to the election Of a new
Senate on the same day 10 every fifth
year, or az soon thereafter as may bes
would be fully satisfied, and at the
earlisa. day possibls; and in time; too,
to allow tina new Senate to meet the
Assembly ca the last Monday Of De-
cember, which is fixed for the annual
meetings Of that body by the Constitu-
ton of the State.
The House Of Delegates is, by the
Constitution Of Maryland, made the
Grand Inquest Of that State, aad, as
such, is authorized to commit offenders
10 prison, there 10 remain until dischar-
ged by due course oflaw. Whether it
should exercise its powers as an In
quest, deserves and may receive Its
most serious consideration. And should
the persons recently designated as De-
Iagates to a Convention assemble at
Annapolis, and proceed 10 usurp and
10 exercise power, and claim authority
to subvert the existing form of Cow
eminent Of that State, and to substitute
an0sher, the Legislature will be ia ses-
sion, ready, and no doubt firmly re.
solved, TO do all that may be found
necessary 10 the due administration Of
the law3, and preservation of the in
stitu,ions OF the State.--Nat. Iat. Nov.
10.
U' Since putting the above in type we
have received the paper alluded to ia the
article, and presuuing it will prove in
teresting to our readers we here give it
place;
By His Ercslleney Thomas W. Pea
sey, Governor of Maryland.
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas by the Constitution of this
State, and with the view, as we'll of
perpatuating an essential branch of the
Legislative Department of tho Gov
erument,as ofproviding for such chan-
ges in the members thereof periodically
as the People might desire to make, it
was provided that the People of the
several counties, and of the cities Of
Baltimore and Annapolis, duly quail.
fed as Electors, should, on the first
Monday of September last, elect two
persons for each of the said eouatiss,
and one person for each of the said ci-
ties, to be Electors of the Senate, who
were required to meet in the City of
Annapolis on the third Monday of said
month; and they, or any twenty-feur
of them, SO met, were directed, after
having qualified in the manner provi-
ded for, to proceed to elect fifteen Sem
ators, who, when so elected, and duly
qualified as such, were TO constitute
"lhe Senate of Maryland" in the place
Of those who then constituted that
branch of the General Assembly: