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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1840-05-28
B.fRC.4IyTS, B.9RG.aLrSf.
Saddles, Brides, Harness,1ks

VvHE subscriber having snssgsd in other bu-
~ siness, sad being Jrsiroas 10 dispose OF
his STOCK efSADDLERY on h,pd, viii coll
sii. OF aoy, OF hi, rssdy-msds work. a discount
OF 70 per cent. below the usual ssliisg price for
cash. -His stock consists Of all kinds Of
Saddles, Brides, Wagon and Cart Har-
ness, Saddle Bags, Whips, &c.,
Manufactured in the latest and moe, approved
manner, and out OF the best materials.
Persons wishing TO purchase any Of the above
named stock, will please call on me at the store
Of Miller, Aliemong & Co., In Chsriss,owa,
where may always be found, and will DO
pleased 10 show the work for their inspection.
e1-AH persons Indebted 10 me. will please
call and settle their accounts, either BY cash or
note. s. ~ AIIFuoS,;
charissiown. May 81, is4o-iE
s1- ". n. As an in want OF ell the can't
tai can command, will sell my HOUSE saA
LOT. on main street, al Privste sale, psrs iss,
much lower than have ever bean willing TO DO
heretofore S. "A. ALLEMoNu
May ~, 1910.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1840-05-28
ATTENTION. WINGS (,

"You are requested TO meet At Carriers
hotel on Saturday night nett Q o'clock, to APP
point delegates to q Convention TO be held ia
ChaiiesIovn on Monday next, in order 70 make
Arrangements to give a Wing Dinner A full
neeiing is desired. A WHO.
Nav O.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1840-05-28
NOTICE.

HE goods sd effects o. Mr. ysux q. ssssr.
sasss have eli Seea transferred TO he no.
ssr.snet. as trustee. for the purposes expressed
N the deed OF assigaaent TIE books, pa.
PERI. and accounts, ere sow 10 he posssssios ol
Ns. snsrsiAu HAAS, who D, fully sstherissd
VIE sns accounts, and will, Tor the porposs
o. e,suemeei. call upon all pcrsoas isds bisd 10
Ny object IL to have the b..;oe.. ..,,i.J .,a
20 oas Indebted will Do '.yu.Ass or ,rrs,sI,. n !.
dspos'tieu DO shswn 10 settle spd pa, IN = ,hor,
! can. foreibiv IN mu.t. >,
wM- c. woRTuINCToN.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1840-05-28
NOTICE.

lHE account. Of John Brook ere 10 my hands
- /" Trustee, for adjustment. All those Who
are indebted In any Nay 10 said Brook, are re-
ques'ed 20 call aud settle the same forth W th
% indulgence cannot be given.
CHAS. q. STEWART, TrH.iss.
May 81. 1870
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1840-05-28
Fruit and Confectionery.

KAN LBS. CANDIES.
49, 100 iss. French Confectionery,
10 Boxes Malaga Rai.ins,
~ do do good Cat ioeis per ID }
Figs, Prunes, Aimonds.
Lemons, Oranges, Dates,
Preserved Ginger,
Fresh Citron, Cocoa Nuts,
DRIED C1rrAnis. west ladies Pickles, and
lease French Cordiais,
received and FOE sale. On a. lou tesms =. .ay
one IN town will sell them, at sTRAITH's
May 81, lel0.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1840-05-28
Jefferson County, Set,
MARCH TERN. 1870.

|mHDERED: That Joseph MeNurran,
~ Daoisi Buckles, John MoIer and George
D. Beali, or any three OF them, DO, and they
are hereby appointed . Committee, TO examins
the County Roads in the Northern District OF
the County, end TO the beat Of their jujgmsai
allos the hands 70 work the sams: Add that
ssnusi w. Lakeland, Bushrod G. Washipgtoo,
James NJ. Brown, John Kable and Samuel Ca
msron, or any three Of them, be, and they are
hereby aPPointsd q Committee, TO perform the
sane duty In the Southern District Of this
County-And amer the said Committees shall
have 90 acted separately. they are directed to
meet and Report jointly TO the next term Of this
Court. Recommending 10 the Court suitable
Persons ~ Surveyors Of the several roads, and
also stating in said Report whatever In their
Judgment may be useful ia the several matters
in which they are hereby appointed 20 act.
CcPy-Teste,
s. J.. CRAMRR G. e.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1840-05-28
TRUSSES.

hR. sTRAiTH, having supplied himself
~ with TRUSSES from each OF The most
celebrated Inventors and uanufsetors. will
furnish them on low terms. and !. prepared To
manage The affection Requiring their appi.es-
too, With The haPpiest results 90 the patent -
Tie will therefore undertake spy ease Of the az
lection, offered 10 his attentioo. VITA . ,is- To
radical cure.
Chaflestowp. May IA, leiO
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1840-05-28

PUBLIC SALE.
WILL be sRsred for sale, at public auction,
w 81 the rssidsnss Of the late Thomas NJ
sesll, near Halltowu, o. Saturday, 6th Of Jua1
The FOLLOWING Property, TO sOit i:
bay Mare, I Colt. q years old;
Mich Gov, anA Heifsr,
together with sundry Artisles OF HOUSEHOLD
and KITCHEN FURNITURE.
e1Tsrsss Of ssis-A credit Of three nooihs
viii be given on al Sums Of Is, and upwards
nll sums under IS, essh bond aud security
will DO required before the removal Of any Of
The articles. Sale 70 commence at II O'Clock
a. y. JOHN G. WILTSHIRE, .adm|
Of Thomas NJ Bead, Gse'd
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1840-05-28
BOOT * SHOE FACTORY,
III SAs,~sAs~n. Tlzs.
~

TRUST SALE.
RY virtue Of Deed Of Trust, executed BY
Ne Colin Peter 10 the undersigned, Ne trustee,
bearing date on the Gath OF April. 1895, spd du-
ly recorded, for the benefit OF John j. Stuli,
Cashier Of the Farmers and Mechanics' Bank Of
brgetown, and Bu.hrod C. Washington, I
shall proceed 10 sell OF Friday. hs 29th Of .Msy,
1910, ct Chamber Tavern in Halltown, Of pub
lie auction, TO the highest bidder, for ready mo-
ney,
Sirty-sir and oRe-half .4cres Of Land,
more or less.)
being part OF The land now in the possession Of
the said Colin Pe,sr, and lying in two separats
and detached parcels, 10 wit:
.About .Jorty-sir and one-hGIf Acres in
cultivation,
near The Brick Mill; and about
90 ACRES OF WOOD LAND,
adjoining the lands OF George c. and Lewis W.
Washington, and LemueI Moler's heirs The
land is naturally fertile, aud 10 q high stats Of
Improvement
Such title % Is vested n me which Is believed
10 be indisputable) will be made the purchaser,
but no other. JOHN hOLER.
March 2s, Iet0-ts. Trusies.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1840-05-28


Cured blythe use Of Dr.. HarIichs Com
pound Strengthening and German
.4Derieni Piiis.
Mr. Whllsm Richard, PiiisbsFgh, Pa, entlfs.
y cured u the aboEe distressing disoass Ills
ymPiomt we're, pei and weight IN the left
eide, ioss 81 appetite, vomiting, acrid srusta-
iioEs tisis6ion q me siomsch. sisk hsad.
aehe, iufred tonEues eosateusncs chsagsd 70 3
eiiron coiof, di6ienlfy q brsalhinE. daiafbsd
resi, atisBisd shh : cough great ssbilhg, With
other sy@ptomt inticsiine great dsrsugsnsni
ofthe funciisHs q ne liver. Ne Richard he'd
shs sivias u sfvsrai phgsirisss, bit received
~ relief. sutR usisg D. HAHLtCff's Nsdi-
sins, vhish tsfniustsd 10 sgsotlsE a perfect
cure.
eJ~Ask for ~ Hariiskf csspsssS siyssrta-
saiaz Tpais ~ Gfrrisa Apsrisaf Fma
Prisripsi or ~ ~ 49, Il ftis WsEriss 4,
II ~ ~. MIRA Ef0HTH shf.f, Ft3s2ipais
Aias--fsf sale a iAs store 81
IIu. ETRsiTH,
CsUlttsrsn,
cHARLes b. KILHAu,
HsFsSf Fssrg
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1840-05-28

TUE susssribsr respectfully sasosoee. 20 IA.
u fr'sads snd the paddle gsnsrsiiy, that IA
he. opened A MEM MISE or REINSTATEMENT
~ snErusapsrevs. 60 TIE street iesding frou,
nsin 20 the river. end nearly opposite Priess
wsoiIsa Factory. who're be. viii Be- pissssd 10
seeonnodais all vho may fsvsr bin with their
snstom- he iaviiss . cs,t fron the public
they VIII then DO able y l0tss ofhis accomno-
dafiona l0.fS q. uNSELD
May ~, lsS0-3n-s e.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1840-05-28
Overseers OF the Poor.

a Female Servant Wanted.
WISH TO HIRE OR Buy FEMALE SER
y Want, who is worthy Of good reeommen-
dstion for honesty. industry, snd espIbiliiy
For such an one, I will pay liberal wages. II
hired, or liberal price in cash, ifpgrchsscd.- -
want her to live in my own family.
JAMES n. BROWN.
Near ChAtlsatown, Jsffsrlon CO., va.,1
April 20. 1870.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1840-05-28
70 tAs Cisisens e1 Yirgiaia GeneralIy,

and Of Jefferson County especially:
We inviIs you 10 a nesting Of the friends Of
H4kkLSOlFS TYLER, 20 be held in this place
on Monday the 5ih Of June next Several mem
een Of Congress and other distinguished indivi-
duals are expected 10 Be present and address the
meeting We shall be happy 10 greet the cili-
gems Of The "0ld DOninioa' who 70 for the
Hero Of Tippecanoe. Cone, gentlemen, you
viii meet hearty welcome from the citizens Of
tbs place, the friends of Hsvyisgs sad Rsgorm.
and Iaviiation,
AUGUSTINE A. BIGGs.
Shafpsburg, Nd, May ~, 1890.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1840-05-28
Son,ething New.

HNHE ROMAN KALYDoR. for removing
~ PinPles, freekles and soabutn, from the
skin.
Renaodi Extracts OF Jes.snine. Mu.k, L..
mon, Roses, 'ioiei'. yAmiiis, &C., &c.. aud Aro-
matte s,negar, for psrfuming hsntkefehirf. &c.
Double d.stil'ed Rose Water, In beautiful
Poreslsin bottles.
Resenersieur dss Chsveux, q preparation
highly recommended for the hair.
Cut Glass and Poreelsia Toilet Bottles for
cologne and other perfumes, new add besut[ul
patterns.
GIenn's Vesiimenisl Soar. for remo,inS/
grease, paint. Re. from clothing. aad MooreS
OIL OF Soap for the same purpose.
fJ-AIl Of the above articles harv inst ksan
received and opened, and are now osrrsd FOR
sale very low. az srRAITIps
May ~, 1870.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1840-05-28

n House, &C., for Rent.
HAVE q HOUSE s. G.sRDE.N merriam
II bert or Groves sm:th-shop, which I would
rent 10 good farm hand. gardener, or shoe ma
ker. JAMES, HANSON
May Z, 1sIo-it.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1840-05-28

ay~Divins asfyiee nav \. ex.s~,.s Il A,
Rrssbyisriss chussh IL Co.. - e.-.sss
nsnt 81 II o'eioek AM "a al.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1840-05-28
Drugs, Mcdiclnes, Paints, &c


T'HE sabseribsrs are nov opening their sam
nsr supply OF
Drugs, Medicines, Paints aad Dys-sfsfs;
Also.
a full assortment Of School Books, STA.
r'orAHr, and .Haurp Goods,
which they odsr on pleasing terms.
JOHN r. BROWN q CO.
Charlsstowu, May %, 1870.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1840-05-28

ksfsra s requested a. Mr. Daniel Eaticr's Ia
vsrn on Saturday heEt 81 o'clock, p. NJ, 10
aeke saiiabie aSFabEemeafs for accepting The
ingitAisoa q The eiiiEsas % dharpsbarE, Nd. 70
lheif Log Cabs Pfooessicu on Monday TIE SD
Of June nszt A fui meeting is desirable.
Fsy ~ Herd cdr Bees,
LOG CABIN.
shsphsrasisva, May -. 1870.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1840-05-28

STRaW .M4TTENU,
fEloR sALe. ~ q. KEYEs
~ ssy 50, iste
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1840-05-28

Fish and Sperm Oil, TuyPentine, Sc.
RSoR SALE low, by
II GEORGE Z. cHAMBERLIN.
Ksblstown. May %, 1870.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1840-05-28

Horses and Cattle for sale.
WILL offer FOR sale. On the first day OF ne Il,
u Superior Cour'. for Jefferson county. = num-
Der or Work Horses, Cow and Calves. and
other Cattle, on q credit OF 6 months
JAMES L. RANSOM.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1840-05-28

nay Kun, Toilet Water,
Aiehaux1 Freekie Wash,
LILY Whrs. Nursry Powder, Sup'r ToiIe, do.
Cold Cream. Rose Lip Sairs,
Otto Of Roses, o:,o OF Jesssm4e,
Persian Scent Bags
Powder Puiis and Boxes
Cut Glass and plain Volatile Salts.
FOR TIE HAIR,
indian Oil. Jsynes Hair Tobie "a new a, tie,sJ
Circassian Oil, Mseassar Oh,
DevereuKS DepilatoTy Powder.
Atkinson 5 Curling Finid, Balm OF yirgiai1,
! Salm Of colom6is,
indian Hair Dye. Daylds do
Vegetable do. do.
Besrs' OH. (Pure, psrfsmed and plainl
Bear Grease, 10 porcelain Jars.
ron THE TEETH
An assortmsnt Of ine Tooth Brushs.,
Rose Tooth Pssts,
kreosote Tooth do.
Chlorine Dc. DO.
Aromatic Tooth Powder.
Chiorins do. DO
Botanic do. do. &c. &e sc.
WASHING SOAPS. viz. Alpine, Rosemary. CIT.
| ron, Transparent, CiBnsmon. Ofieaiai, Musk.
Cameo, and HoWsrd's Chords, new sad ane
| articles.
shgJLNG SOUPS,
Naples outdOns, in jars
Cream Of Almond, do. "a superior AFtieis.)
OieophsBe.
c6arIs.iovs, Nay ~, 1870.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1840-05-28

PL3LVS ELNCY STATIONARY
RNOoIScAP PAPER. plain sud fsjpt.
n Letter do DO DO
Ticket aBd Billet do
Plan and fancy tnkstshds,
Pocket do D.
Durable Ink. With sud vi.hoai preparation,
onill', LEAD PsboSis and CFayOts,
Penknives, Comprises, Gradustsd Relsrs,
Pocket Books, ysiiinE & sfd Gases,
Red, sbd assorted eoioufsd Walsfs,
Cameo Waiefs. for ticksta,
Motto Seals and stsnps,
Deafness,
Plain ssd fancy Sealing wsE,
Metallic Pens.
Blue, red, snd blsek Iaks.
EveFpoiat Psseils, &C.. Ae..
With 81 ass9simsai ioo large snd excessive, 20
specify every article, just rsesissd, epsrsa "a
eAsred foF sale, ct sTRAITuis
Nay 81. iste.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1840-05-28
NNW U1Y@NDN0

THE Subscribers rsspectfaliy give seiics that
they have taken the Rstablixhnsnt (isis
Smith Kspiipgsrs) Cor the purposs Of eea-
dactisg the .HERc.f.NTiHE BUSINESS, and
respectfully solicit fhe customers Of The lase
coaeern. and the Pabiic generally. For their sup
port The new concern will be conducted un-
dor The name and hru Of J. Kspissgs~ 4 Co.
JOHN kEPLlNGER,
JACOB HAMME.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1840-05-28
Store House for Rent.

I'VE STORE HOUSE lately In the oeeupan-
u ey Of the subscriber, opposite Carriers ho-
tel, Chsriestown. Is for rent. The situation /,
desirable one. Possession given immediately.
JOHN II. SHROPSHIRE
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1840-05-28
CO-Partncrship.
Carriagc Tor snIe.

"E HAVE FOR SALE Jfrss-rsis ,sesnl-
w Aand c.ARRL1GE. recently rtpsired.
that ne will sell very cheap for cash, or sppros.
ed credit. w J. HAWKS 4 co.
CbarIsstown. May "a. Ist0-3I
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1840-05-28

Hsg@isse
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1840-05-28
PUBLIC SALE.

May %. 1870.
Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1840-12-12

ItsfaIsl i1 tlr Bl.ieDil OF Monday,
bet ..a.sa3 had delivered tbs TEXANS
lolbo number Of 1870 8risia, VIII, bad
them oil shot Those Texans hsd oln-
cd Tho fsderals,s We prosums that
the statement is untrue The follow
ing l'erion nawbis from The Picayune Of
December lsL
h4IEFr rBoI TExAs. -- Contradiction
Of Ae defeai If NE Fedcraligig. - The
steam ship Now FORK, Capt Wade, ar
rived 81 this port in forty-two hours
from Galveston Through the polite
ness Of the bar keeper Of the New York,
full files Of Texian papers 10 The Goth
uIt. have been placed in our possession.
Tho reportof an engagement botweon
the Mexican Contrasts and tho Mexican
Fedoralists and their allies, the Angl
Americans, is confirmed, but the result
is altogether different from what it had
b:ou stated 70 be in the preceding &C.
counts. The division Of FederaIisls
under the command Of Lopez, numbered
600 man, including III Americans uu-
der Col. Jordan The Centraliat forco
under Goh, Basquis numbered 700 men,
aud were in possession Of three pieces OF
cannon Il appears that Lopez attempt
ed TO betray his party, and fed to The
CentrnHsts. This Mexican part Of tbs
army fed, and tho Americans, under
Col. Jordan, had 10 face and fight I'll,
enemy alone, Notwithstanding the ina
quality Of their numbers, The Ameri
cans took the three pieces Of cannon
spiked them, killed great number Q
the enemy, and arrived at Loredo wit
the loss Of only four men.
1 According to the accounts received III
Mexico, and published in the city paperl
the Americans were all captured an
shot by ordsr Of Gen Arista
From the report Of the SECRETARY {
the Treasury it appears that the tot'
, funded debt of the Republic, up to tn
30th September, 1910, is S1,6i7,0G9
President Lamar has obtained fro
4 Congress leave Of absence from the SCI
Of Government for considerable perc
with the view Of improving his hoalt
by q change Of scene and climate.
The report published in one Of Il
= papers of this city ~ tho Bulletin, |
e doubt--that the Texan squadron W
1t under command Of Gen MADAME (Fed
ID reIist) is pronounced incorrect and wit
Is out foundation,
n A bill has been introduced in the Sc
G. ate to refuse TO receive the promissa
" notes Of the Government in payment
~ taxes and duties.
Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1840-12-12


.sfII.n
.ffIU
..H.
.IETt
H. I#IatY. f.. ...#I ...Hi
bIH H.In.rTe t# H|.f
n.t a.IuUy even o| ..#
be- na. ail .bli shoIi h#,.0d.HI #.
tho selection rrn laI GH.u D.
r'a.ffIf lla eanH.f. AIDA. certainly p.
heisBam.nHel, ri.I Dr. Dr. h.a'ea, ru'
ihc Slate WILDE arau ualaf lho h.eI o
Tho loco locof Thsre aIa objection ~
judge Guon's Iofnor legislative cour e,
that will lose him hundreds Of votes
and 10 himself lhst will lose him many
msro. We should have no objection Go
him ourselves, IL we beloved be could
obtain The vote Of Tho pply, % which
W. understand he has been Tor some Time
past no very unwavcrIng member; bot
from inquiry upon the subject wo know
that he could mol in Madison county, gct
the strength Of tho Wings, by 900 votes,
and SO Of Kinds and the adjacent couu.
ties.
Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1840-12-12

VIRGINIA the Richmond Wing as
serts with confidence, and gives it as the
universal opinion Of the Wings of that
city, that the loco focos have carried
Virginia BY fraud. Tho election laws
arc stated 10 be lamontably defective, en-
trusting an lndue and hazardous discre-
ton TO the Commissioners, or, as they
are termed in Tennessee, Judges, at the
polls In the county Of Chesterfield,
which gave majority for Van Buren,,
which surprised both parties, the Com.
missioners received erery vote offered,
without parleyingas 10 It's legality, until
the polls were closed, when they proceed,
cd TO purge them BY striking Off such
votes as they believed TO be fraudulent
BY this novel course il is Believed !
large number OF spurious Van Burer
votes were admitted Charges Of frauc
against the loco focos in Shenandoah
Page, and Rockingham counties ar,
moro than minated, and there Is n,
hesitation on the part Of the Wing !,
declaring that a majority Of tho lsga
voters Of Virginia have cast their sui
frages for General Harrison. Owing t,
the defect complained Of in the laws, III,
Wings have no Constitutional remedy
| there is no appellant jurisdiction TO cor
rect the fragrant injustice played Off ID
on them, and they arc forced to the MOI
tifying conclusion Of suffering the nam
OF Virginia 10 BIO recorded side by sid
with those Of New Hampshire and Mi.
souri,. The @Whign thus concludes a
anticlc upon this subject
Poor old Virginia! But never min
--she meant 10 throw Off the yoke !
Her honest voice has been suppresso
by foul playi"--KnofriHe Register.
Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1840-12-12

We have received the prospectus of
new Wing paper 10 be published in the
city of Jackson, entitled TnE SourHRoN,
and edited by Aaron Lindsay and Ben
jsmin F. Stockton. We will give the
prcspectu's place in our columns next
week
A. X, MCIung has also Used propo.
sails for reviying the "Truo Issue"
Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1840-12-12
Independent order Of odd Fellows.

y A report of the proceedings Of the
"urand Lodge of the United States.n at
The general Annual COMMUNICATION. held
u the city Of Baltimore, commencing on
The 9th Of October, 1910, has been hand.
ed us. II is replele with interest end
abundant IN useful information to those
oil the Order. II shows Inc onward
march OF this noble and philanthropic
soe'e'y to greatness. Already have
lodges been established in (ir we mistake
not every Stale ~ the Union; daily arc
Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1840-12-12

Ii has been suggested that the first
Monday in February next will be a suite.
Bile time for the meeting Of the Wing
Convention in Jackson. We approve Of
the suggestion, and hope that will be the
day. viii thepsople Of Madison coun
ty assemble at some convenient timt
shortly and appoint delegates 10 tn,
Convsntionf
Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1840-12-12

THE BANNER STATE.-Vermont is "the
Banner State so far. If Kentucky had
given about a few votes more for Harri.
son or had Vermont cus. eighteen less,
kentutky would have been the banner
state, As il Is, we have to give in 10
Vermont BY II votes, she having given
l4,436 majority in an aggregate vote Of
50,773. It will DO remembered that in
a vote Of 9l,i05, Kentucky gave a ma.
Jority o. 25,S73. We have cyphersd il
cut "by the single rule Of threo,n and
Vermont has given majority Of II
votes more than tbs majority Of Ken.
lucky, IN proportion to the whoIs mum.
Dor Of votes cast
Never MINI, kentucky has given the
largest vote Of any State in the Union
ONO IS next, and third comes Old Massa
chusetts.-- Louisville CITY Gazette.
Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1840-12-12
WING state Convention.

Meetings have been held in several
counties, and delegates appointed to at
tend a Wing State Convention at Jack
son, in January next. Do the Wings Of
Old Madison intend TO have a represen-
tation there? If so, it is time that a
public meeting should be called for thai
purpose.
Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1840-12-12

ALABAMA.--"When you want Federal
lnsoIance rebuked, (quoih loco foco
paper published somewhere in the slate
that glorics in having cast her seven
electoral votes for Martin Van BurenA
CAL upon ALAnAMAl' f"
theresa pretty speech for the cars Of
The good people Of twenty out Of the
'#eniiy-six States Of this great Confede.
racy! "Call upon Alabamar--trust moi
the true-hearted yeomanry of Pcnnsyl.
tan1a, New York, and the ever glorious
west but"call upon Alabama. : the State
mat boasts, as her illuminate, sach ,eeigh.
.Y characters as Dixon II. Lewis. VIII.
liam K. King set ia genus omne =
we confess lhc cool impudence or mia
Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1840-12-12

0erAs Mr.. Van Buren, is so find Sfwri-
ting letters, we wish that some one Of
his 900 correspondents would ask him
what he thinks OF the "sober second
thought Of the peoplsl"-- Prentice
Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1840-12-12

MASONRY The following well merit
cd tribute to this ancient order, we ex-
tract from the Cincinnati Gazette, from
letter addressed to the editor Of that
Journal, by Mr.. Charles Cist, gentle
tleman who has been engaged for some
time past in taking the census of Cincn-
natl We publish il with the more plea
sure from the fact that much Injustice IS
done this order even here by persons
who know nothing of its objects. Mr..
Cist, i seems from his letter. was once
an anti-mason - Leeiag sIatclligepeer.
"One fact have ascertained in my
travels, which record as Of general in
terest. Much Of the Suffering and priya.
ton which exist at all times, and ospe.
clally in the winter season here. / find
relieved by the Masonic Fraternity.
whose liberality provides for the wants
not only Of the destitute among their
own members and families, but alleyiales.
as have reason TO know, many cases Of
distress in persons who cannot make this
plea for assistance. Doubtless in this
way, much must be saved for tho benefit
OF others in our public provision for char.
lty. An important difference too is, that
IN those cases, the individual is not com.
PEELED to attend publicly as an applican,
Tor relief, but the sons and daughters OF
want are sought out and relieved at their
own humble dwellings. bear this ties.
lmony the more willingly, having my.
self denied, and publicly, that it was o
charitable institution, on tho principle
that is charity began and ended al
home"
Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1840-12-12

Resolutions has been introduced into
the Legislature Of Georgia, nov in SEES
sion, ins,ructing their Senators in Con.
gress TO vote for . repeal Of the sub
Treasury act.