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John Gentry, w". n. Gentry, Robert Gentry, Austin
Gentry, W. Cosby, L. b Thompson, Jno. Smith, +
King, L. B. Parsons, Alex S. jackson, Richard S
Duke, Leighton Nuekols; VIM =, W'ldtOps' Geo Har-
Sanner, Horatio NJ Gates Abner n. Harrlss Jeremiah
G. Harris, John S. Walker, James Burdisss James
R. Gooch, Thomas ? Gooch, Charles Brooks, FL
kanA Bsssks, Archibald sGhfissmas, Albert Arm
strse GO. Assi i, gaBsf M4sSe Edaahd Swift.
Geohge Msuis, SDaha Swift, EBenjsmin L. Smith
John s. Eshith. Charlss Smith, ssbhn L Smith, WIN.
sLetsun, Gas T s@tsh John Loyal, Col. Tn Loynl
satOel Ctosk 5as> Hsdbletpn John c. Hawkins, David
vi. Ship, James Ouke Robert Sharp, wm Sharp
George Strong, John Chick, HaId,n , DYKE ,| A.
bert G.. Bowes, John Shel.on, lancelot w Hui
Joel Walker, Thompson Tate, Albert q. Hinckney
John L; Sims DAVID Sims, ol,ndo Robertson, Wat Vat
Anthony, Thos. Badget, Asgad Cosby, Charles n.
Christmas Augustus Parsons James ra5F1 Am
William Darwin, Samuel Traynham, Samuel J. Sid
dons, Charles Basss,,, John s McGehee, Samuel r
McGehee, D. Hamhleton, Newell Baker, j. Walton,
Jr Jos r. Smith, J. C. Goodwin, WIN Jackson. (S.,)
Milton Hail. Spot,swood Lsfaun, and WIN. S. Walton
DAVID RICHARDSON, Chm.
w. G. t. NELSON Seey
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ro pr,peRs AND CORRESPONDENTS

To- We varous Communications our file, which W
will bring the of the week Among these,
the of several citizens Of Buckingham IN favor OF TN
Annexation of Texas-also the proceedings OF tho People
Prince Edward without distinction Of party In behalf OF I'M
same They appointed Committee of eight to address
Clay and Mr. Van Buren,, aud obtain from each "a dIstnc
expression of of this Nerltas JUST re-
ceved the mostros Misrepresentation maze o TIT
Wings the discussion King oneen Court House
Roanr aud Seldom tho one hand and IN,
young Wing Orator, Perkins, the other Ncas snail ap
near errors and by Of caution Ia the Wings
aye received by Acadia -four interesting letter
from able European Correspondent, "Agco'a which W.
shall hasten lay before readers In the last letter he warn
our against Tea said recently 10 have been made
by Mr Wheaton, at Berlin, with the German COMMERCIAL League
irroia characteristics Foregn Monopoly as a"Tart
Treaty. mischief turks beneath its surface" W.
the hint and will leave "Aericoa TO assign his
own reasons in his goth letter, of the LIST instant
speeches and articles hand, which have
crowded articles bearing the Spring Election
Benton5 the Tariff, Dromgoole the District Law, &c.
&C. besides Mr. Walkers mastery letter Texas. We shat
employ approaching truce ia the month of May 10 bring
these articles besides giving in dea the Proceedings
Congress- which becoming interesting and whic'
hitherto clrcumscrbed by similar pressure upon
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n0randum With the following extract from "a WAS" ASH
Ian letter in The New York Evening Post OF Apl'
on we dismiss the subjecl-giving the few scan'y
,U,ns we can receive for this mornings paper ano
awaiting The flood which will pour op'" Us " ''''
day: - uL;no,op
..y,,o,,t.-The election lakes place "eA'
~ are in good ,p,s aud expect 10 secure ina., -,
which have to srltct I hirh '.as' ' 49,,
MAC. of Mr. Rv.s III, utmost activity , ; nm,
;ns nj bot uarties The number Of documents sem nv,
- 10 rom his civ exceeds all pr cedent Day before !cs,e
ar our thni.sdnh speeches, reports, ann pa"Pei
1id in r room Of the Capitol, where that business = rs e
n and Ia poron of these doubtless intrhdea o M
v,,ari elrru think the Wings manifest less cohnue
m. favorable result of this election than hsuai WI"
chance of success meeting ~ n'io
one nar of the State every day. Last linIsd ru "
en- WINS given TO Mr. Hunter the ESpraktr III caroline county
The numcn's ana uie Poceeu'hES
cd with spirit enthusiasm Mr. Hunter Addressed f
explaining the position o' the priocui'c
Marty In Virginia. and showing that all differences on Tue gene
mi were wholly heiled and that our iends mere were
determined in full and hearty cooperation WIN lhe ne
nocracy Of the Union Such declarations from Mr. Hunter are
deserving the attention. NJ II Is well Known lat ne
leader those who have expressed he preic
for Mr. Calhoun, opposition Mr. Van Buren, lie was in-
owrd y Mr. Murre city, whose remarks eSchtd u
asm of The highest pitch IheIe poss
by that we may loss account o the divisions
which exist countless So that the result OF mus
contest will afford very little indication of what may be e1pecteu
i'm FALL
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Thanks IN Mr. Greenhow, of the "Petersburg Re
publican not only for the courteous defence he has
made of ourself against the thundefs OF the Jupiter
Tonans of Wing idoatry, but for the complete refuta
ton he has given of all Mr. CIays principal propositions
fl g 4 very mastery Expose. lie has blown sky
high ali Mr.. Clays positions even his al CAPITA"
dun appeal TO the mechanics Of Petersburg-and
his humbug dialogue to the lady Of the humhums.-
Mr. Greenhow has not left spire OF weeds stand
ing on the whole stubble field. Thanks TO him
for saving US trouble-but he has exhausted the
subject, and leaves scarcely remark TO make upon
the speech of the Great Electioneerer.
| Would that there sufficient time to circu
late the speech with the Comments, throughout
/ Vrenia-for should have beat the Wings more
effectually than we hope We have done YESTERDAY
at the polls 1t is wonderful, as MIR. Greenho~ Gays
that man of Mr.. Clay's taste should have been
guilty of such want of discretion, and 80 lt;le res
pee, for his audience, 10 devote at least one hal
of his speech to attack upon an editorial article Of
any newspaper Does he not see the comments which
i, forces every intelligent man to make that Mr. Clay
was SO stung by the truth Of the article that nc couc
not forbsnr pouring out his resentment upon The heat
Of lis author? The very elaboration ot his defence II
a confession Of the fact-and the highest compliment
which could be paid TO the force OF The article.
We have never desired to close the door OF hospital
ty in Virginia 10 Mr. Clay We have never played 'ht
part of the savage in the desert Mr.. Clay might have
done more Justice 10 our declarations because, We
have expressly sad that if he had come al any othe
time any other than political mission, he wouls
have been entertained by the citizens of the State
bu, that coming in the guse he had assumed he could
only expect 10 be welcomed by his own party From
The Democrats, he not entitled 10 expect hosp
tality, and scarcely any forbearauce
MIR Clay was polite enough TO give our elder son
cup of tea in Kenucky-We had previously paid 10
that by cup of tea which had many years before
been happy to give to him. And SO, we presume
that account is settled His parallel with Mr. Van Blu
rens case does not hold watebecause the clrcumsan
ces of the tEo cases we're essentially different Mt
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1.oUDnUN COUNTY.

The Central Democratic Association held ills fist
reoular meeting at the Courthouse, in the town oil
I,eesburg, on Monday, April 10.
II being announced, that the Executive Commiue
bus;ness being dispatched, Stevens T. Mason was
cslled upon to address the Association in compliance
9Th i,s wishes expressed on Monday last. Where
upop. MIR. Mason spoke for considerably more Than an
hour. TO mixed audience OF Democrats and Wings
The Association then adjourned to the 80 Monday IN
May next.
S A. JACKSON, }Se,yc,ori,s
ARCHIBALD n. DOUGLASS,
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The Washington Correspondent of the ". T. Herald
speaks of Nessenger being sent to get the
Of Mexico. We understand, that Messenger has
been sent represent the true views of Govern
ment--to shew that the annexation will be supern-
duced by the of G. Britain and the laws of self
defence and selfpreserva,on but it s to be under
stood tina, Government does not hold the previous
consent OF Mexico 10 be necessary to the Treaty;
that we mean TO wait for any movement from her, he
fore are act Texas has been for eight years just in
dependent of Mexico de faeo, rs the United States,
and Great Britain aud France have recognized her de
lure It has passed forever out Of her hands-but
IN the spr, of good eghborhood, and of the courtesy
duo nations, eminent may think 1t necessa
~ 10 make some frank and amicable explanations TO
Mexico, upon the course we wish 10 pursue.
Its reported at Washington, that Mr.. Almonte the
Mexican Minister, proposes 10 repair to New York, to
await the action of the Sennte IL they reject the
Treaty, he returns to Washington fthey ratfy he may
return 10 Mexico 1t ia also said, that MIR Packen-
ham, not content with making his representations TO
the Texan Commissioners, has addressed himself to
some of the Wing Senator'S in opposition 10 the Trea
ty We sho ud hope that there is some mistake IN
this and that his nensc Of propriety would
pre W nj his speaking to tbemand that their own dig
nly would forbid their listening TO him.
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o. We deeply regret the necessity OF suspendlns
until our next paper the very interesting letter o
RANDOLPH OF although it is in type
but the of columns at late hour last nigh
unfortunately leaves other alternative IN the
only lime, however, whenwe expect to be compelled Il
suspend for one day his important series oil develop
ments
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The scrbbler who sgns himself II Seeretario. in
the Richmond Whig-one of those yagabond loafers,
" no hang loosely upon the skirts of socety-resen,s
the direct contradiction, which repeated in relation
10 his gratutous Misrepresentation about the motives OF
tho author of Randolph OF Roanoke. Now hear what
tho Editor of the "New Orleans Courier, gentleman
man of talents one of the most distinguished Editors
in all the South, and VINO is intimately acquainted
with the author, says of him:
"The author of those essays is not a man to be in
iuenced by motives of that kind. lie IS one OF the
most dsnteresed Of human beings he never advocates
or opposes public but from solid convictions
of right We are persuaded that if he owned the
whole Texan republic in fee simple, and all the ne
oroes and chattes within its limits, he would not be
in favor Of it's exation TO the United States unless
he were persuaded that the would be beneficial
to his country. Those northern Bank men habi.
,ualed 10 act upon motives of hollow integrity and
nal patriotism, that they think every mans actions are
governed in the same manner"
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-04-26

PoIIrIc.L PILcRiMAGE.-1he Kentucky Pilgrim
alias the "ereat Electicneerer aliaS ''lhe Aahant
Farmer" ALIAS "Harry of the West" alias "the Mil
boy of the Slashes sias "ihe Dictator might profit ny
the lessons Of Of his ancient comrades, Daniel Hs6
ster no. in his letter to the New Hampshire Federal
iss, says: "1he Office of President should not be sough
after by personal solicitations"
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-04-26

The great Eiee,ioneerer was caught in Fog, ane
did not arrive at Norfolk until Sunday morning
He has been circulating from Norfolk to Ports
mouth. and from Portsmouth 10 Norfolk, making
peeche. at both these places and the last account We
have OF him is, that he had delivered speech OF al
hour and half "a pretty long time indeed for gen
teman to speak, who had visited Virginia on mere
proae msinrssD upon platform in front OF the Clay
Club House at Portsmouth. This was enacted
By the great Eectioneerer on Tuesday last-ond at
o'clock in the evening he "returned to Norfolk to par
cipate in the pleasures Of brilliant Ball gotten up in
his honor"
Hhere is his next whereabouts, the deponent cannot
tell 1t is reported that he is destined in his cruise Il
touch at the port of Washington; and some have said
at Baltimore where the two grand Conventions are tc
come off on Wednesday and Thursday next But Mr.
Clay will be enough at Washington to work the
wires and advise as TO the nomination of the Vice
President who is to run his Ticket; the character
of the Address, if any be put forth for the public eye
and all the machinery, which is to be brought into
play for contributing to his elevation as the Dictator
Of The Republic When his nomination has been ef
fected Mt Baltimore presume he will be transported
with pompous procession to the Monumental City t.
receive the homage of the 100000 members of the
Young Mems Convention! god Sare the mark)
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u The regular meeting of the Democratic Asoc'a
ton of the City of Richmond, will be held to-norro"
evening, at O'clock at The Concert Room OF the tx
change Hotel.
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a........ \. i. Gournor of Hirrinia.

4ppoiutmeni by The Governor q VTsta'a.
Adol plus G. Weir, of Columbus, Commissioner Tor
the State Of Missssipp to take dispositions, acknow-
Judgments Of deeds, &c pursnan, TO The act OF Az.
semby. passed February, Ia, 1874
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THE SPEECH AND TIE COMMENTATOR.

~ The obituary of Col. c. W. Gooch is unavolda-
by postponed Till Tuesday
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CONGRESS Tuesdays Proceedings.
IN SENATE,

The Senate to-day, resumed the consideration OF th'
Till providing indemnity to officers, seamen and ma
rines who have lost or may hereafter LOSE property or
board of u ni,ed States vessels of war, by wreck o.
other casually proposition was made by Mr. Chon''
10 amend the bill, by increasing the maximum al'o"
80 - ne,iv officers. seamen and marines. This wa
debated until the expiration of the morning hour The
senate then resumed the consideration OF The resolution
reported from The Committee on flna"e. 10 postpone
indefinitely the bill introduced by Mr McDuihe' 10 re
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n MIR Clay here denies being an elcctIon'f''
he has done in all his other speeches during 'lf
pagu. We only call the attention Of our rea-a
The irnor Of his remarks, and remind them tii'
the Wing candidate for the Presidency, iha' 'F@
gina Spring elections are considered by all paf!e
the last importance in the Presidential contest 90.
those elections take place on Thursday neat
(2) "Through Petersburg was his most Or
ronte"-these were his very words, and dous.'
was desirable, for more than one reason,
yer, certainly was not quite the quickes, ~ai
home, most especially, when he stops two c'y'
way side.
81 This is 4 mere bubble the remark o. y
chic, to which Mr.. Clay alluded, was in these
"Mr Clay comes among Us IN the character u :
tea intr'guer-not as a native Of the STATE,
stranger entitled to our general hospitai'ly-t1'
Elect,oneerer to WOO our SURFACES, ard prom
own ambition" The portion Of this sentence "
Mr.. Clay aliudes is rather blunderingly e3pfe'i'
any reasonable man see that Mr. Clay os'',.'
meaning when he made Mr.. Richie deny n'i 'I'
nor of Virginia nativity. 80,
q A very bad piece Of acting thl,-we '-''
MIR. Clay do such things pretty welI-ths'' n.,
never was his forte-Preston could DO II gre
better; go could Prentss, Tom Hilson B2c'a' :
greet many other actors off and on the stag
time the innocent "apsus linguR' was b'o's
most awkwurdy BY the way, we forgot 70 !
that, in the commencement of his speech, it
ed great respect for Virginia; she was ev'n . ''.
be renowned in counsel We claim no gu -.
phecy, but we may be pardoned for qnours w
ton made on the day before Mr.. Clays spec. =,
} ale comes to Virginia. too, at moment WV
be supposed that his presence IS INTENDED "
an effect upon our Spring Elections, and a. :. -" :.
portance is known TO none better than INNS I'd
not, in all probability, 'ell the good peoPs -.
burg, as he told Mr.. Wise, in 1910, i ffi"r
Virginia has not gone for the Wings, ''' "
longer be embarrassed by her pecula' opiHY..
(5 We shall not use towards NJ e,aS .s.
,, spectfrl language Of fiat contrac'cuon' v..
must he mistaken in asserting, that o.! WE ed
of the United States, for the last thf'y !'''s II
J ling to sill the high Offices Of the G"'t'h"i'
cal support We 90 not mean to unoe'' .--.,',,~
standing which Mr. Clay has held during ' me-. j.
9 the gre at assistance which he might nave D.. 4
give any particular candidate for toe in, !;
, Chair. But will Mr.. Clay remember 'pI r.. ~
"last thirty years." the Presidential oI'' me-.
a qraced by the unsulied Madison. the Vf.u. 81,
n Jackson never wanted any body supp p',so
: hardly TO be supposed, that Martin van D C,,v
: Tyler, ever made any advances 10 Benny ,1C.e
q Mr.. Clay under a halucinuton as o ~ 4
l years ," There was, it is true, one l,'' -.
during those "thir,y years, whose eIe, ~, C. 4
by Mr. Clay's vote, and from whom w. ~, act NJ
b ceive the highest office IN bis gli YVES
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1844-01-06
For President in 1874
HENRY CLAY,
OF KENTUCKY.
MARYLAND LEGISLATURE.

The following arc the Standing Committees
in the Senate.
IN SENATE The President announced the
following standing committees
On Fmancc.-Goldsboroug Ely, Palmer and
| Sollnan.
On Judicial Proceedings. -Pdtts, Rcaud,
Scott, Fri:k and Matthews.
On .Nlilia-Ely, Newcomer, Townsend, Par
ran and Charles
On Internal Observation-Disclosures, Ri
caud, Beall, Fnck and Martin
On Revolutionary Claims-Charlcs, Town
send, Martini .Nauisby and Howard
On Invalid Deeds and Defective Proceedings
-Rcaud and .Naulsby.
On lnsolvcnt Laws.-Palmer, Newcomer,
Martin, Parran and Se!lman.
On the Library Ricaud, .Naulsby and Will
liams.
On Engrossed Bills.-Bcalo, Howard, Sell
man, Palmer rnd Matthews.
On ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Martin and Town
send.
On Corporations Williams, Scott, Gather,
Bowie and Beall.
On Elections.-Ioward, Palmer, Ely and
ParrGn
On Agriculture Townsend, Goldsborough
Charles Martin and Bowie.
On Colorcd opulation.-Scllman, Bowie,
Parran, Townsend and Martin
The following arc tho standing committees in
the House.
On Elections and Privileges -Cathcl, Free
man, Stansburv, Of Baltimore city, Thomas, of
st. .Nary's, Poultney, Tldcn and Temples
On Ways and .heans-Johnson, Scmmcs
Murray, Sellott, Stewart, Carey, and Holiday
On Claims--kilgour, Calvert, Carroll, Phelps,
kccne, Frrnklin, and Botclcr.
On Grievances and Courts of Justicc-Ycl-
1ntt u q
Waters, of Somerset, and hlckaig.
On Colored PoPulation-G hiselin, Dalrynplc
Lyon, Dennis, Carroll, Purncll and Dahl.
On Military Pensions and Revolutionary
Claims Hopewcll, iIearn, Alnut, Thomas Of
Frederick, Bowdle Ecker, and keenc.
On Internal Improvements Woottcn, Chap
man, Botelcr, lowering, Shrver, Smith, Crop
per.
On Education--Potter, Hopkins, Thomas, of
A. A., Rccdcr, Thomas, Of Talbot, Spencer,
Wcems.
On .uilitia-IIcarn, Warfeld, Wade, Harri-
son, Stansbury, of Bait. CO., Tiden, Arringdale.
On Insolvoncy--Lyncli, Polk, Hanimil, Pur-
rell, Dali, Hopewell, Powder.
On Divorces Franklin, Buckley, Stansbury,
Of Bait. city, Polk, Shaw, freeman, Harris.
On Crimes and Punishments- Causin, Phelps,
HOLMAN, Trundlc, Thomas, OF A. A., Rcedcr,
Walker.
On Pensions to Indigcnt Persons, by County
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Waters, Of Mont,
Weber, .NcNett, Wese, Cathell, Alnut.
On Agrcuture-Naill Landlord, Mann,
Griffith, Steele Ghisen, and Poultney.
On helps, Levcring, Ste
phonson, Lynch, Fitzpatrick, Earickson and
Walker.
On Corporations Chapman, Kilgour, Lyon,
Waters, of Somerset, Stewart, Curley and Ne
kaig.
On nspccIions--Thomas, of St. VI, Curley,
Weems, Nail, Lakeland, Philips and Mann
On Lotteries Calvert, Harrison, Shrivor,
Curlcy, Owens, Lanktork, and StInstury, OF
! Baltimore county.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1844-01-06

and was employed by him through motives
OF compassion that latent genius which
wanted noihin! but exposure TO kindle in
to bright and steady fame. 1t was he
whose experienced eye, comparing the I'M
known youth with those who had figured
most honorably on the stage of American
life during the period of Americas greatest
trials, saw cearl y that he possessed pow
ers, which properly used, would one day
place him alongside Of those who had as
cended highest. IT was he who first wills,
pered the tale of honorable ambition into
Ike willing ears of his youthful protege.
To him is dne not only the gratitude of
the individual whose rare genius he first
discovcrGd, but of all this land, for the care
with which he fostered it, as well as the
direction he impaired to it. From that
great man clarum Ell venerable nonlen, Mr..
CLAY received his first lesson in The duty
of patriot, and in after times he has new
er departed from it. From him, who was
himself a patriot and sage worthy Of the
brightest era of any Republic, ancient or
modern, Mr.. CLAY received the precept
which has been the leading star of his
whole political iife-to think ofhis coun-
try tirst-lo think Of her last-to think of
her al all times and under all circumstan.
ces, regardless of consequences to himself
and utterly careless ofthe opinion oflhose
whose view OF a more worldly and ambi-
tious nature can take in the disin,eresled
devotion which is the highest and most
enduring honor ofthe patriot. There were
many men Of this character in lle times
that tried mems souls. pure uncacu-
lalng patriotism pervaded the whole
American people, and was sentiment
common alike to the "Falher of his Coun-
try," and the humble sentinel who kept
guard before the door of the markee But
the times are sadly altered for the worse;
and Mr.. CLAY remains, like magnificent
pillar in the midst OF an ancient ruin,
monument of departed grandeur, and a
memento to the present generation of
what their ancestors were.n