South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1836-11-26

We do hope that this Is the last ex@
hibition Of the kind we shall see for
some time. Fighling Is very unsate
isfactory metbed ofseitling any disputes
and in cases where the Law does uot
furnish an aggrleved party the remedy
he deserves, an appeal to public opins !
ion is much more likely to be efficaciousss
than the employment Of brute forces
Bu, we fear tina. we shall be disappoins
ted Ia expecting any thing bu. var WITH
our uslghbors.
An Instance 10 related in an Englisttt,
paper Of the folly Of attempting to-;
brighten child into good behavior. \
little girl OF Hackney having committeA
some lrifing fault was thrust by her
preeep,or int dark cellar at somS
distance from the house, and forced to
remain there all night, Notwithstanding
her screams. In the morning when
the door was opea.d, ihs little creatures
was an idio,. We cannot fad words
sufficiently strong to express our opins
ion Of such cold bleodsd cruelty and.
reprehensibls foliy.-Sueh conducts
shoald entiile the author off TO resi<s4
dsnee in the dark hole TO which the litss
tie innocent was condemned, not for q
aigh, only but for years.--To imaginS
for an instant tina, TO excite agonizing
fears vas the way to correct childish
fault, is to prove incontestibly ones .
right 10 the character Of such idiosy 40
would unfis ona for tina MOS. conn1on
place duty In life, and the more sscld~
dsd tho entertainer Of such a nolicn
could be kept from the public eye, the
more mereiful would it be to such u.tsf
imbecility. - srsA light.
nz9
Who oil be Presidsnt s-Ws have
heard a vary singular question nooted
as 10 the prospects Of Van Barren upon
the Presiaensy.
Ia the present state of the election
returns Ills ye. doubtful whether he can ]
be elected by the colleges. Van must
receive The votes Of New Jersey, Virs
ginia, and Indiana, in fall, 10 givs him
majority. Should either Of tEeso
states falisr, and the probability Is that
all will, II We are to judge Of the exist
lag tone Of public feelisg from what we
already know, thsn will Van be oaly
eligible as candidate before the House
Of Representatives.
Bot this is not all his difficulty.
Granger 10 a candidate for the Vice
Presidency. He comes from the samc
state TIM. Van Buren, does. II, there
fore, Van Buren, is nor elected by the
psopls, the electoral colleges opposed
to Van may concentrate their votes on
Granger, and elect him to the Vical
Presidency. This act performed will,
under the terms and spirit Of the Con-
s,i,u,on, entirely disqHalify Van Bu-3
rem from ever reaching the House oil
Representatives for the Constitution
expressly says that the president and|
Vice President shall 40, come from theI
sans state" The fact, therefore, oil
Granger bsing elected by the people
Vice President, effactualIy bars the
door npon Mr.. Van Buren,, and sends
him back to Undertook wi.hoa, event
a chance OF success.--N. Y. Herald.
E9
The postmaster at Waterford. II,
Leudoun county recently resigned ,ane
the citizens of thai village recomm "a.
ded successor to the Post office Dai
partmsnt. Bl. the person recommsnl
dsd being wing, mos ksndall refuses
to give him the appointment, & wrotp
to distinguished Van Bareniie, living
at considerable distance from ths|
place, and having no interest in the Of
fee, TO designate some suitabls individ
usl"ofthe party" to Gil the vacan
Office. the individual vri,tea to 80
6syed distributions" and a Van Bal
reaite vas appointed ! The c;sizss
OF Waterford were highly Indignant
this contemptuous disregard OF thsi
wishes, and,in public msa,iag dsnouuI
ced tbs attempt TO eonfsr the publ
ofices Of the country On party tools, a
reward FOR party services yncA'
Hrg.
@a
Steam Voyagss.-- The longest stsst
voyage undertaken at pressnt is fton
Falmeath TO Corfu, being 900 milea
and is accomplished a, an averae|
speed Of = sniles and half am hour.
Ns,s York Post.
Mr.. RItchte pEeLINRs the homer 4
beng made tbs uext Gave.,a II ~. Z,