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


separately their strength is contemplate |
as the dust of the balance. but united
that very strength scatters to the winds
the proudest monuments Of human skill.
In a word we have no confidence in that
faith which evaporates in mere words
if the Wines BELIEvE AS THEY PROFESS,
THEY MUST ACT /; and although this of
ten includes sacrifice of personal con-
venience, yet. if 1--WE repeat i'll they BE-
LIEyE as they profess, they will make
the sacrifice ; and, united, give LONG
PULL, STRONG PULL, and PULL AL.
roGETHER.--Gen. of Lib.
We are sorry to ses it stated in the
New York American that the odious
and corrupting "spoils system" is eating
its way into the Army. Nothing Is bet
ter calculated to break down in its own
and in the public estimation that branch
of the national defence. Men," says
the American, wearing an honorable
uniform, have not been ashamed to plead
PARTY services as consideration for
advancement or. other favors, and APP
pointments, as recently in the organiza-
ton of the second regiment oil dragons,
and habitually in the selection of pay
masters, are made, not Tor military mer-
it, or services, or requirements, or edu-
cation, bat on sheer party grounds
Can we wonder, under such state of
things, that designations are SO COM
mon P--Alex. Gazette.
p We have been compelled to lay o.
YER the communication OF "HoLMEs" IN.
til our next number.
SNAKE SToRY.-The Boston Trav-
eller says that "a rattle snake was kill
| ed in Holliston last week which meas
| ured 6 feet in length, and had Is rat
| ties, being Of course 18 years old. Its
digestive organs must have been re-
| markably strong or it certainly would
have had the dispepsy, for on being
opened, his stomach was found to con,
tain one full grown RABBIT and two
squirrels, all whole"
u We heard gentleman ofthis ooun
ty remark on Monday last, that he had
few days previous, killed the largest
Rattle Snake he ever eaw-msasurine
upwards Olive feet in length and six in.
ches in circumference. He did not men
| ton the number Of rattles upon it.
| The Crops.--The Baltimore Amer.
lean, Of the 10th inst. has two columns
taken up with an exh ibit Of the infor.
nation obtained by gentleman of tina
! city, who addressed circular to eacf
Of the Post Masters in the various
counties of the grain growing Stat es
making certain inquiries relative to thu
prospects Of the crops.-From the an.
swers given, which are as full as coule
be expected, the conclusion may b,
drawn, that although farmers in many
sections ofthe country will expe rienc,
| the Inconvenience of failure of theil
calculations upon the usual produc
of their labor, there is no ground fol
anticipating any thing like a seriou
general deficiency Of the staff Of life,
it indeed there is sufficient reason Il
suppose that the average price Of bread
stuffs will be materially greater during
| the present year than that which hal
preceded it, CAans6. WAig.
! A liberal appropriation was made a
the late session of Congress for fittinl
out Surveying and Exploring Expedi
ton to the Pacific Ocean g. South Seas
and the President has given orders t,
have the exploring vessels fitted out will
the least possible delay being determin
| ed, it is said, that nothing shall be want
ing to render the expedition in every re-
sPect worthy the character and grea
commercial resources Of the country
! Capt. Thomas A. C. Jones has been ap,
pointed to the command, and J. N
Reynolds, Esq. and other scientific gen.
tlemen accompany the expedition.
p 1t seems by letter from Texar
| officer at Galveston, published in the
Mobile Register, that the whole Texan
force then June as) in the field was a.
bout 1900 men.
Another letter from an officer in the
Texan Navy says that the army will mus
ter not less than $500 strong for the lew
contest with the Mexican forces.
70 The duties on imports into the por,