Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1844-01-11

The establishment 81 he Lancaster U
nion and Senliuel. hitherto toodacisd b
AZ. R. w. Middleton. - Distinctive An
ti-mss0nic pspef, with ihe name 81 Gene.
raj Scott At IL head lor President. has
passed into The hands Of SIR. Henry
Montgomery. rscsnily Of The Harrisburg
Chronicle. boand Wing. who has placed
i the head Of the paper the name Of
HENRf CLAY.
Massacinskits Legisfafars.--The State
Legislators o. Massaeh0seiis met II az.
nual session. 90 .W ednesday, and was 10
/ " organized BY the choice u 5osIAB
QuIscr. Jr Is President Of The Sena,k
and THoMAs KlSsIcUT IS Speaker Of The
House Of Representatives. TIE Whaesl
had strong uhsjefiiy 10 both bfsnchss 81
the line Of drgaaIzaIIons but their MAORI
LAY has since been coasidersbly augment
ed. probably to.eighsy votes On joint bal
loi. by The filing 81 The Vacancies ia The
Senate. all Of which have been filed byI
Wings.
In the House, On Thursday. "a order
was spbmnted tor the sppoiatnenl u >
conmitie toJeport what course ought "a
be porsued1in relation TO rssoluiion.
touching al amendment Of ihe conslilu
li6p OF the Uniled States. passed BY the
Legislature 20 ls43. AMI presented few
dsyS sInee ip C9ngEess By Mr.. ADAMS,
l.NaflgHsl hlisLhrsnefr.
The Alexandra Gazette sslhat the
SJumor d Che resignation Of Geo. WApDg
THOMPSON. Minisit1io Mexico. is correct
The reason for hiyFesiena,ion is. his 10
ieniion 70 b come The attorney for claim !
ants under certain treaty arrangements
between this county and Mexico. The
profits 10 that agency would be very con
siderable. and are an object Of sufitienl
limportancello induce Gen. Thompson TO
resign the ministerial functions. Here
Fthen is another vacant Office 10 be filled
Il BY Mr.. Tyler. Specolaiion is already at
work 10 divine who i'll be his successor
and already the names OF several gentle
men have been suggested Tor that honor
Gen. ANDERSON Of Tennessee Calhoun.
man, aud NOT long since member 0f the
United States Senate, is spoken. Of.
The Georgelown. D C.. Advocate no
tees rumor that The Hon. HrsRY A
WisE Is lobe nominated MiDislerio Mexi
CO. 10 place Of Gen. Thompson resigned
Outrage on The Portsmouth Railroad -
An unPleassni rumor reached sh;s CITY
last night that. for some reason hich is
mot yet inlly known To- Us. thirteen miles
d ibe Portsmouth and Roanoke Railroad
extending from the Virginia Stale line 10 I
wards Weldon North Caroline. were wahsf
fionly destroyed 90 Saturday last. |, is
said that The iron is taken off the rails for
he entire length stated and that for the
distance Of five miles the road Is almost
wholly destroyed the iimbers having been
also taken up and either scattered or burnt.
The people OF Norfolk and Portsmouth,
were throSn into high state Of excite
ment on The receipt OF Ibis intelligence.
and large force. consisting Of from eish-
~ 10 hundred men. left The latter place
on SUNDAY for the scene Of this high hand
ed depreciation. as well with a view 10
prevent further outrage as TO repaiF with.
out unnecessary delay lie damage Which
has been already doee and this forge, i,
lis confidently asserted, was 10 be follow
ed The next morning by mos. Of The ~ ork
linen who were recently employed il The
Navy Yard. several hundreds ia all, who
! had volunteered their services for the &C
casion. This is the extent Of our present
lpiormatiop.-.Nat INT. !
! Gen. d. L. CLiNcH. tWhig.) has been
elected 10 Congress from The Richmond
Districts Georgia, TO Gil The vacancy oc
Fcasioned BY the death Of the Hon. AIR
MILLNER.
"A Quick Passoge The packet ship
Hotiinguer. Capt BursIey. arrived 10 The
Mersey on the night OF 9th December
having run across the Atlantic from land
| 70 land in fifteen days.
The accounts from Cnbato the 23d ult.,
states a servile iDsurreciion had broken
Eoul. bn' was put down after FIVE hundred
slaves bad been killed.
The message Of Governor Porter was
carried 70 Philadelpha BY Express. The
locomotive on the Columbia Rail ,Road
which carried the message is said 10 have
run 81 miles in one hsur and 6lIy.seven
minutes.
Ntrs from Santa Fs The editor OF
the Western Expositor. published al In.
dependence; Missouri. has received In:
diligence that the inhabitants Of Santa
Fe, together w5th their Governor Ammo.
are much disaffected With the condvcl Of
Santa Ana in closing the American trade,
aud that there is disposition Of the PEG
pie TO side with. and come over into The
power Of Texas.
Mr. TYLER has got bis eyes fully onen
DOW. aud sees how be has been fooled BY
the Loco Focos. That be repenls OF aav.
ing thrown hinselfinto the arms Of those
who cheated bin, and who meant to
cheat him from The outset. is most Oh,
yious. That be will undo much that be
has done is probable -Alsr, cqstttsl
A statement is made in the Law Re-
.,,,x,.r a. I,roarv fh,t Mr NF1ksser ~