Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1839-01-31
From the Madi,euien.
DENTON AND THE TARIFF.

Happening IN the gallery OF the Senate,
the other day. WHEN Mr.. Benton WAS eu.
logging General Jackson for DESTROYING
the Tsnf. and. al the save time Condemn
ing Mr.. Clay and his fnends. as he said.
for their high tariff notions, I as induced.
on my return. to recur 10 the vote on the
passage Of the Tariff .or ls2S, the most
exception able act. admitted on oil hands.
that has ever been enacted. the &C, which
brought into existence the fiery little baud
OF Null,ferG and. sir. to my utter aston
ishment. l find, notwithstanding the hy.
pocii,ical cant OF Mr.. Benton and the
other friend, Of the administration Of this
day. The vote at that dsv stood as follows,
on the passage Of the bill:
Messr.. Barnard, Barton. Ben.
Ton. Bateman. Bouligny. Chase. Dicksr.
son. Eaton. Foot. Harrison. Hendricks,
JotnsoD. Of Kentucky. Kaa~. Knight. Nc.
Lime. Marks. Noble. Ridgley. Rovoa,
Saadford. Seymour. Thomas. Yaa Buren,
Webster. Willey-26.
NAvs-2l.
Here YOU can see, with what audacious
effIontery these men can turn round and
cstechise Mr.. Clay and his friend, for IA.
voring the protection Of American indus.
try al that time let them look 10 the vote
Of their chief and file leader. III.
The New York Evening Post contra.
diets the report Of Mr.. Legeu's appoint.
ment TO an Office at Washington.
WHITE SwIyE.-Mr. Hsines. Halo.
well. Maine. raises 6ne quality Of swina.
called The Bedford breed, Of a perfectly
white colour. One Of his pigs, . months
old. weighs 300 lbs.
Dreadful Death byfre.-Mrs. Dempsey.
the vile OF the landlord Gf a tavern in
Pratt street. near Smiths wharf. Was burnt
to death yesterday afternoon. She had
sent her servant out upon some domestic
business. and on the girls return she
! found her mistress living with her face in
the FIRE. her hands. face and body burnt
TO cinder. John I. Gross. Esq. coroner.
was called 20 view the body. hut. q. il was
evident she had accidentally fallen into
The FIRE while in 81, no inquest was held.
tBaiitmors Sun.
Il .Neto Years G,f-The eongrega.
ton Of the Rev. Nh. McG,ll. OF the Scot.
iish Kirk. at Ni1gars. Upper Canada.
presented that gentleman on the lst inst i,
with e3Oo 81 .2O0.) as New Years
Gih.
Haivs Of 6ors, f>sh.-A two year, old
colt named : +. Robinson. bv Medoc,
has been sold by his owners in Kentucky
for $40. 200.
The largsh Standing armv is that Of the
Chinese; IL amounts to ! .260. 900 men
Russia has $50 600 rnen. and France 3IO,-
600. The army Of Great Britain 10 up
wards Of 10000.
SMALL BiLLs.--The Legislature Of New
York Las repealed the Law prohibiting The
circulation Of small bills.
I'm InduSirioDs Girk-Miu Gertrude
Rapp. Of the economy society. in Beaver
county. (PA.) bns drawn from the ireasu.
~ Of that State 1867 premium for silk
under he provisions Of The law which en-.
acts that premium should be paid by
the State Of 30 cents for every poGnd Of
cocoons raised. and 90 cents for every
pound Of silk reeied.
Gen. Scorr and suite are ai present in
the city Of New York.
The editor ofihe Albany Evening Jour.
nal, having oeea5ion 20 quote some OF the
Condy Racquet. calls him ''Mr. Condgra-
gUaia." This is worse than Sumfrydsvy,
Tor Sir Humphrey Davy.
The Norfolk Herald notice. the death
Of GEoRoE ID. WISE. at the age Of seven.
iy.nine years. lie was q sample Of the
plain unoslentsiious Virgins farmer Of The
Olden time. Not the Iesst among the viz
tues he possessed ~ illustrated by the
fact that he vas Tor ihriy FIVE yesrs q
subscriber 10 the Herald. and EuHefnaHy
paid ms sS5SSi Ptioa.
The Souiisra Literary MssssnR0.-
We have received the January number
u this brilliant and cell susisined Virginia
periodical. commencing hs fifth voIume
and the hfth year Of its existence. Msy
IL live, foF IL dsseTvss 80 10 live. sihonssnd
years. 10 The new years good wish 10
tender u. not 10 Spanish compliment, but
American sincerity. II is bright star.
standing high on the boizon. snd moving
rapidly Up 10 the zenith ~ Southern hleTa.
iuFe - ciUissfoa Cosrier.
Oss-r a. uAsi. ~. --Abous $1,000 hoss wsrs
slaughtered a. Alion, Ilhuois, daring he las,
ATTENTION. FIRE COMPANY
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