Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-12-30
THE STATES.

ALABAMA. The Legislature Of Alabama met a,
Tuscaloosa on the 9Th lost. Hon. Nat. Terry wa.
-e-eected President of the Senate, and John Er.
win, Esq, Of Greene county, was chosen Speaker
Of the House. The message OF Gov. Fitzpatrick
(ocofoco, of course, is qulte long, mud is almost
entirely occupied ia the scussiOn Of State affairs
The Revision Of the Statutes has been completed.
The condition OF the State Banks engages a coed
part If the Governors aItealion. He recommends
the winding up of the Mobile Branch, aud the lie
duction of the capital of all The State Banks lie
recommends also notifications Ia The proceedings
of The Courts of Law, economy ia all public ex.
pendures, xIid the division of iile Slate iate Com
gressional Disincls-though this he urges he
SANS in obedience to the declared UiShes of ma.
iority of The people Of the Stale, legally expressed
and not in pursuance of the Unauthorized mnn-
dule Of Congress-, against which he pro ests with
great warmth. The action of Congress in estab.
fishing the Tariff he trusts, ,oiI receire as Il nler-
lis, the most unqualified condemnation QfMe Gener-
al assembly" He recommends Direct Taxation,
tt.a 1srstSy of Hi@Bas-.a Sias favor
OF the Legislature, and expresses doubt Of he mol.
icy Of the law by which the owners of slaves exc
cuted for crimes are entitled TO recover their val.
ue Of the Slate.
William Aiea has bsoa elected by The Legs-
lature ofOhio, to ths United States Senate from
the 4;h of March next. He received 63 votes, and
Thomas Ewing "a.
North Cdroiina. After long struggle, William
Henry Haywood, Jr. has been elected to the u.
S. Senate for six years frotn the Al, OF March
next, TO succeed Mr.. Graham. Of course lie is n
loco: we knew not whether for Calhoun or Van
Buren,
pirgini1 and The Banks. In order 10 meet def
cences now existing, or soon to occur, in the
Stale Treasury, the Legislature has just passed an
Act authorizing The Treasurer to borrow the sum
of $4,000 from The Banks.
Col. Joseph Cilley, Of Nottingham, the Whig
u y
candidate tor Governor in New Hampshire, fought
daring the last war, at Lundy's Lane-while (bis
Loceioco competitor was busy drumming IN del.
egates TO attend The Hartford Convention Yet
one is called democrat, the other "a British
Wing"
Governor Of Virginia. On Thursday, jas. Nc
Dowell, was chosen by The legislature OF Virginia,
Governor Of that Stale. The vote stood Mellow
ell 10, scattering SO.
Here is another locofoco state where uhie peo-
pie are not allowed to vote tor Governor and black
people caot vote at adj. The task OF The Dorri,es
grows nountain high.
South Carolina.-Hon. Daniel +. Huger was
on the 18th inst. elected 10 succeed Me-. Calhoun
in the United States Senate.
MinWs. We find in the Illinois pape is the i'll
eueural address OF Gov Ford, (locolocol 10 the
Illinois Legislature.
Gov. +. considers the debt of the State ms ex
ceeding $l5OOO,000, aud he plainly gives The cred
tors OF The State to understand that Illinois neper
can nor nerer ,OiH pay them, uaess they will take
The public properly, including lands fragni, MIS- of
pnnic works, &c. ia liquidation of what is due
them
The banks he considers hopeessly insolyent.
and recommends that an early day I've fixed for
their resumption Of specie payment, in default Of
which, provision should be made Tor winding ttsm
up and retiring their bills from circulation.
Inc Mormon charters he considers contain ma
ny unusual and dangerous provisions mud recon-
mends that, in many respects, all the charters
granted them bs modified
The Wings Of New Hampshire have nomina-
ted Col. Joseph Cilley, OF Nottingham, as their
candidate tor Governor at The ensuing annual
election,