South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1836-09-10

have substituted ANDREW NJ: FULTON o.
Smytb, in hic place.
UNREASONABLE SEASON.
With us, as neigh6oring print re-
marks, the past has been, with about
half dozen exceptions, a succession of
cool, damp days. and chilly mornings
and evenings, entirely falsifying the old
saying, "the colder the winter the hotter
the summer, "--last winter. as we shall
all hong remember. having been the most
severe for many years.
~ See the letter Of Gen. HARRISON
TO tho people of Newark. Ohio, on our
first page.
u But one person was burnt to death
in the JAIL destroyed by FIRE at Halifax,
C. H.. North Carolina, or the Path ult.
1t was set on fire by the prisoners -
four of them made their oscnpe-two
have since been taken.
" The Baltimore Chronicle gives
rumor that the President has appointed
the Hon. J. r. PoiNsETT, of s. c., the
commissioner to examine into and report
on the political condition of Texas. pre-
liminary to the sending of diplomatic
agent to that country.
Upon the above the National fntellis
gencer of the 9Th inst. observes, that IL
has been generally understood here that
resident Of this city has been appoints
ed the agent to Texas, and that he. sew
eral weeks ago, left the city on that bu-
siness.
CO Strange as it may seem, neverthe.
less we understand it is true, that there
are men in this county, who were with
Harrison, who witnessed his exertions,
his tolls. and the difficulties he had to
encounter In the West, and who speak
Of him in high terms as man. and as a
soldier and also say, they have entire
confidence in his capacity and patriotism;
yet. General Jackson having preferred
Martin Van Buren,. they must. they say,
support him. though they do not like
him. and really have no confidence in
him. and wish he had not been brought
forward as candidate for the Presiden-
cy; and this Jacksonism and selfish par.
tyism. absolutely deprives them of that
genuine American independence they
have heretofore so habitually display ed
at the polls. We however hope there
are not many such in the county and
we have good reasons for believing, that
there are not one hundred voters in
Hampshire and Hardy who do really
prefer Van Buren, 10 Harrison, yet he
ivan Buren) may get three or four hun
dred votes in these two counties, not
withstanding they generally. when lit
tie pressed. admit they DO ror LIKE
him. There never was man present.
cd to the people of Virginia as a candi~
date for the high office of President who
shared 20 little of the political affections
ofthe voters as this Van Buren, ;-and
if it was not for this influence of Gen.
Jackson over their suffrages, he would
get but meagre support in the Western
section Of this state. We had though.
if Gen. Jackson could influence the vote
OF any people on this questionable ques-
ton ofthe Presidency-it would be the
people of Tennessee but there he has
failed-and will Virginia degradingly,
submit to such species of influence
An ir fuence the Tennesseans and North
CaroliniaHs reject. To say we vote for
man because Gen. Jackson wishes ia
man we dislike. is certainly not sustain
ing that high character for independence
heretofore conceded by every state in
the Union to Virginia. Vote for Mars
tin Van Buren, because General Jackson
wishes it This is humiliating indeed.
There is nothing ofrepublicanism--no moth
ing of democratic manliness in this state
of things,