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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1844-10-24

This oui7ouring Of The :Moupisinetrs
into The beautiful plains Of The South
Branch Valley. WA. we learn. a nnagnif-
cent and cheering sgsir. II sarffised
every body. Thursday was . wei day.
and prevented many persons. living =;
distance. from setting ost from houe:--
Friday morning was also nurky. but a
an esrlg hour crowds were pressing i5io
MoorpheId. and not Iessthan 1900 i5ined
10 the festivities Of the day. There was
. fne Blnd Of Music 10 Attendance, pc
sifes The Winchester and MoofeGsld Gee
Ciabs. and bnadfeds oflsdies. The pro
cession was Brilliant one. under Tie
charge Of George c. Harness. Esq,
On motion OF Cbailes Carter Lee.
WnrAa SEYMOUR, Esq. was tlscled
President Of the day. BY sccIama,ion, and
made a very appropriate opening address.
AsoREw HUxrEa and Dawn HoLxEs
Conan. Esq' were introduced. 70 lbs
.meetiog, and made excellent specifics,
IS they generally. do. The latter. gentle
nan. however. was interrupted :by The
rain Al about 4 O'Clock, and The meeting
ssjoorned 10 io%n. A finer body
people was never seen al any meeting in
Virgins. The order was admirable. spd
every thing arranged in The best possible
style.
IN nc exRnisz tie Free Church vas
crow5ed. shs CSast House beiag loo 50. all
for tie muilitod<, aad CHaRLrs, JAMES
EAutkkrRi Esq delivered capital
Speech. abounding With argument and
striking illustrations II
Addresses were also made by JoHN S.
GAL2AHER spd JosEPH TIDBALL, Esqs..
aud The meeting adjourned 10 the inest
spirits. Hardy is pledged for the largest
Wing majority 10 the State, 10 proportion
TO her vote.
(. J. PHlLiP ROMAN, Esq. Of Maryland.
and PartlP B. S TREIT, E,q 'of Romney,
addressed an sssemblsge 10 tile Court
House on Thursday evening. and HE
Winchester Glee Club entertained with
some Of their finest songs.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1844-10-24
REnEMnER, WnEGs,


You have werR to do for he next ten days,
and that poihirg on earth, but the act Of Previ-
dencs, should prevent you FROM doing it. Ypur
adversaries are busily employed IN carrying out
their organzatiOn, and you have duty "a. per-
form, Of no-liltle magnitude, 10 counletacling
heir busy schemes. caYnmnies upon Mr CLAY
pnd The wing Cause are multiplying daily, and
you. must expect 10 encounter an sorts Of aFu-
fees 10 PREJUDICE the people sgainst that great
statesman, and against lhe Republican policy
Of the counuyrHew ADVOCATED by the Whigy.
Beware cf. the batch Of caumuies likely 10 be
prom blsated on The eve Of The election. Place
no cohddsDce in Reports circulated by the regh-
larslaBderers -who earn their bread, and expect
t. hold on 10 the spoil', by means Of lheir devil
ish iuvention. Heed not the impueen; efJrls Of
the Washington Committee who have undertaken
10 control your Affairs.
Be guided By your own sound judgement, and
let four voice be potential al the Ballot box, for
Clay ADD Frelnghuysen, and lhe sound Repub-
lican Institutions Of The Country.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1844-10-24
nIRxErInoMtsATED By shs PoLKIrns.


James 8. Birney. he AtliiiOa Candidate Tor
he prssidsneS. has been noninassd IN Miebi-
gan, 81 IL Polk parry, as candidate for the
Lrgislsssis. This is dose with The view II car
ryine osar he Aboliifon' force 10 Fclk. Mr.
Bifnsy. IN letter 10 the New York Trbone, s. yss
.Tks change OF inyslerats hostility 20 Mr.
Hcisy-A 4 mean any hing more than political
oppo<iii01-is wholly imaginary. l have ID
reasons fbr opposing Mr. Clay % persona
grounds- On The contrary. the intercourse "
have had bas been, Of the. most freddy ckarscs
TER. oppose his election, because he oisbeiieyes
the great pdillieai truths Of The Declaration Of
Independence, The foundation e all Just Cavern.
ment, snd because he repodistes me patariounl
object q The -UsIsN, the Ferpetgsiion Of iiberiy
10 all 90 he sameIgrodnd oppose the cleo.
ton 6 hr. p X. BIT more deprecaie tie =
iecl'a@of Mr. Claw bsesrss, posssssirg ati,itiss
superior n NJ. Potts herouid ProPorfisnsEiy srtas-
m The skasAtts Of these truths on lhe min9s Il eur
eOIaityalsa -
/ The Blltirofe American saJs ave see b.
papers from The Hoith that kI. Birney has noi
Only been nominated BY he Polk party FOR the
Legislature r. Michigan. bot that he solicited
the nomihaIiOn. fThe New York Republic says
1--WE learn from he Oakland Dsmsras at thai
Mr. BirAsy soliciFd he nomination. and whea tie
nesting tf hpmiasiipg dsIegaes was convened,
the gentleman 10 whom be had comnunicatea
his desire for such nomination, STATED TO he
meeting that "aIr., Birney had lold him he was
a Democrat. in prihciple, and sr0uld, If ,istssS,
support Dsmsera;i. men and measures !" f
Mr. Birney's position Of aeutraIi,y i nos
gone. Aie has idea,i6ed himself Win the Polk
party! and doubtless the expectation is that ihs
result Of the coalition viii be 10 secaFe 10 Nj.
Polk ne vote sf he aboIiliO4.sis. Ne 'Ses q
call The particular a,ieuiiOn Of lhe Rishmend
Eoquiref 10 this significant event tha. q may 81.
luds to il in the nett article il writes against The
toe Wings as counting the votes Of The abolition
;sts -
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1844-10-24
A STRONG FAcr.

Scarcely day passes Without some new evil
deuce q the efficacy and sound policy Of the
present Tarif, icing adgueed.
The following instance has been related TO us,
as having occurred 10 our ownsresion
"A gentleman largely interested in some iron
works, which have bern imperative FOR few
months, was SIZED BY some ef Inc hands en-
ployed by the former proprietorS, when be would
commence operations He stated, in reply, hal
if Nj Clay oas flssied, and ihe Tariff hereby as
ctarsd heseiiisd policy 81 he country he would Put
his Fnlnacein fuli blast, BY February, but, !: Mr..
Polk should sacceed. and h. Tariff be ortrihrottn,
he believed that ihe business would become foo
ptecarions ami unstable for him or any ore else
10 engage in in
Facts proyerbialy speak louder than words.
When, DAY after day, We spread The record Of
hundreds Of plain, practical occurrences, like the
above, before our readers, will they De mised BY
an empty theory
whO.is not sick, a, This late day, and in this
age Of practical knowledge, Of Ihe everlasting
cabling concerning The views Of Say, OF 1he doc
trines Of old Adam Smith
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1844-10-24
Which gives the Locofocos majority Of 9 IN
he senate and g. he Hnnse

WHICH gives the Locofocos majority Of 9 in
The Senate and . 10 the House.
The Harrisburg papers contain The Official vote
east for Governor at the late election in 2eunYiva-
MIA in all tho counties but nine, and in thcsel nine
counties the reported msjoriles are given. Assum
med mp, they exhibit majority for MIR. Shupk Of
SOC votes, which may be sope hst increased when
the reus indeF of the icisl returns are received.
Presumng that Mr. Shoaks majority cannot ex-
coed 1000, the Wing gain aimee the last Governors
election is about NINETEEN T. HO USAN ID
VOTES. The amount Of the Abolition vote is not
yc, known The retprBs INDICATE large msjority
in iayer Of the sale Of tie man line Of the States
public works Mar. fE<
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1844-10-24
1SnETIna ID RAaa -

a
On "Wednesday lbe ]fih iafsa' The
Wings Of Hampshire held fhes Festival.
and notwithstanding the day psSfSpdiag
was wei. the meeting VAS ven s,leu4ed
and passed Ell very sgfeestly. The pro-
cession vas asde up Of delegates from
the different prsciaris, with appropriate
bannsss-snd among ibe STANDARD bar
ers was Mr.Inskeep. gallant old Whig.
10 The s0lh year Of bis age. who had car
ried bis Gag flomihe RidgcsiIIs precinct,
20 miles, pIedgihg 100 Hbig majority
for that precinct
ANGUS wv. McDoS1fD. Esq was Pre-
sident Of the day. and Col. Vause Fox.
Chief Marshal There was large dele
CATION from Hardy, With fine GIee
Club. The Winchester Glee Club were
also ~ attendance. and attracted much
attention by thsir 6ne music.
The enfsHainment was most ample,
ssd The hospitality Of The people Of Rom
ney was unbo1ndeJ Tie assem- bIsge on
the ground was addressed BY DAVID
HOLMES cosRan. Esq Of Berkeley. and
AEDREw HuNTERr Esq. Of Jefferson,
with their usual ability.
Id,town. at Tie Court House. CHARLES
j. ESuLKNER. Esq. made,(an able and ar
gumentaliye fpeecb. and was followed in
j brilliant efTortof satire and argument BY
William SEYMOUR. Esq Of Hardy-a
gentleman whOss>~6uambitious tempera-
men, has kept bin entirely loo much 10
The shade.
GHARLEs CARTER LEE, Esq, sigo Of
Hardy, made. an eloquent AID interesting
speech, and The evenings business was
closed BY short speech from JoHN S
GALLAHER.
The -Whigs Of Hampshire seen 10 be
animated by the right spirit
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1844-10-24

weFa year 70 mean the calendar H..
unless there be something Ia the cos ss 9
whirh denotes that the fiscal yeaf Va
tended. do not think the fact Thai Il, n
voter is qualified By The assessment ~, 's
payment Of the revenue, can denote ~
fiscal as the wear intended The asses'
meat is made under the laws impO,,s.
taxes aud III those laws. but slight fsg,,s
Is paid 10 lhe fiscal year. The intredus
tory e!ause of lie law of 1910. IS asid.
ioxs: Be Il enacted, That the taxes {.
the year 1910, shall Be as followss 8
lands 81. Sc. This Is the iatroducsofy
clause III All our Jaws imposing taxes The
onlF variation baing ia the number OF tho
year '4
Now the year 1910 has definite and
sesile6 meaning viz j: the cslendaray year
1870. Can it III this law mean the fiscal
vssrs There il no such fiscal year
There H. a fiscal year commencing Oct.
vi, 1899, and ending the 30th Septem-
bvs, 1910. composed OF parts Of each CAL
endar year.-Sacha year could moi with
propriety 81 called the year 1910. Ifthe
fiscal syear was Intended, The Assembly
wouldhave described il as the year end
ing Sep, 3Oh 1910. In respect 10 The
taxes on lieen SIS the fiscal year is more
clearly. disregaFeed. The tax on mer-
chants licenses is paid for year. coqii-
'nenciag ID May and ending in May en-
suing, thus varying entirely iroib The e.
eal year So ills with other licenses,
The fiscal seaf is regarded in The laws.
which provide for keeping and sesiling
me accounts Of collecting and disbgrsing
officers, and so far as can find its Shole
operation lis onllhose accounts ahink
lhe fact that assessment and payment Of
the revenue aslpart OF the qualification of
voters does not prove thatthe ConvSntien
intended the year mentionedio be TIE fis-=
cal year, and a. this is the only thing in
The conixet, which Would raise the infer.
eace lhatshe fisoalwas intended. that con-
struciion nsti5eexelected. conclude
that the calendar ye1s is the year intend
ca BY the Constitution.
III S. S. BAXTER,
\ Attorney General.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1844-10-24
fot oShce' Hest what ID yaia ii ! leusr d /
conmi.,se Il Memphis. aAled

:.
fer oxices Hesf What ID sala II ! lsn.r a i
Committee Il Memphis. aA,ed
coipAssiA, May Is. 1913
ne eh'et. q not The tssly xAgae 81 the r,sht
o. soafages consists IA tie faeti .has il NAV be
exercised tnds,saliagty bs iAs rnnssi,..sst Bssv.
= so' ~netaeF ihe Iiamfdiaie "a Itlnsnry
consists 9 me LEGISLATURE. " II ihr People "a
taef primary capacity, IA lie election Il ,heis
sFseas'rs Or egisiauvN ssebtsl ID sitssr case he
constituent has a RIGHT KSoy a.. Wy.
or THE cASplDsrE slsi a d a j tsa.rS n,s yo-r
II JAMES * PeLK.~
: my tnis sxFfislsl M, Palk admits the
''Snt q lae constituent ,of kaow she opinions II
the candidate; and yes, iasn Ajnssslf e,sa;,,,a
refuses 70 declare bis opiaiabs, 4 I'M,
that hs.tpeans Il cheat s,lsas,a Isl, II "A. NJ.
pie, thai be Intends 10 atfr.us elthe,.,b, Na,,h
= 'ne S9u'a iase bis saPFOrl; 4 it4ight--is il
safe, 10 support sueA Dan H.sr wh., a..
drew Jackson ssid il aid aaayes, !, J,skson
Tennessee, upon his ysfY nainI
= saY again, Heterogeneous. Pe,sember Ire
fate Of ancieHt Rene apl 49, ,.as *
DATE EkF ioitl no, hIi tsa -sfb u :,
tndspensfnt fstma,a. ii. Iatne,nl,s ,',s $500 =
elected, III iria administer gsnrE r,,s,,
,ass mao oE<ERvgs#r5 BE : SLAVE who
would vote for MuMFcana,da,rf 80. Lis II.
-. II 'asH.' an aiteeRlea who values his
~ ~ tor sven maa, who when asked Tor
~ Pi'uq'p'es' ieSalts FoaEth TIE reply, III viii
ans~er 20 qaes,ibns com - syShes 3frcn, f-;ana
OF foe''8 | answst foF yed tbat ,,da, ,ss,fs,, ;.
bsfree can DO sor!,t & ff Z
",.n 9a's ~araing-tAis emphatic lenuncia-
ton, from General jackson Flnstps In their ears.
~ 'ne bemocfacT' az tte Ioiea vote fof their
'mum eandii<ie, > james 4 polk.if ,h.,le
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1844-10-24
Fro.n ths .I.saag &c. F.s. 9lh Isl3.
I,,.srre,lan. rro1a wsshlns.oa.

A sit constituted Committee, cf persons sho
iaemseises are het valers, have undertaken, IN
der the guidance =: Senator walker. % issase
saStrSsi1sss' % he Democracy e he States. how
10 psasss the peepiein tAs coming sIeelion Their
detailed plan 3 curious one, aboui as. remafka-
BE for its impndrude as lis prcsisseY. II d.
reefs lse aPPoiaineas q .'caP,sihss lisu,ensn,s.
and minule mes, 70 list Oa, 10 .rea,, 10 manage.
&c. sc.
But We shall tIs and givs this PFeciOes's dScu-
nest in oar nsri paper, 20 let he frse.asn %
Jefs5soa see Tie schens proposed for ,hsir man.
ageneni. This kind coanisiee Il Washiss,on
mean 10 keep them ia he track.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1844-10-24
oHIo,j

The suojOinsd is a list Of the Representatives
elect from The S,ste Of Ohio to the next Con-
gress. When il is remenberea that the Wings
have elected their Governor and obtained
large m,joritytin the State Legislature, nothing
surely could more clearly demonstrate the in
famous manner in which this State has been
gsrrymand.rtd BY the Locofoeos 10 subserye
party purposes than The fact that they have thit-
teen out Of The twenty one Members elect.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1844-10-24
\ GEORGIA.

Tic Locos claim majority on the popular
vote, 80 far as The returns are received. The
savannah RepubIicsn SAYS "there is no doubt
that they llcsrry The State By a few hundred
yoIes-nOt enough, however, TO cause mo-
ment's dependency on the part of the Whigss
who can and win carry The State in November. =
The delegation from this State 10 the next
Congress will embrace four members OF each
par,y ,being Wing gain of two. Thei: names
ara Is follows:
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1844-10-24
s. S. BAXTER,
Attorney General.
DECIDEDLY COOL.

kThe party which has 9ost three Gouer-
nors asilhin ftnde sceeks- MARYLAND, NEw
JRRsv and OHIO having this month cho-
sen Wing Chief Magistrates in place OF
Loeolocos-- lis talking largely Of its aslon-
fshing gains id every quarter 10 Penn
sylvania il chose lis Governor threesyears
Since by tlgeaiy fAree thousand now.it has
ran ia . far better and more popular man
by f6rty fire hundred in three hundred
thousand. The Locofoeos OF Pennsylva-
niaEaerer befote elected Gogernorby so
slender a msjoritva as now while it is well
known that thousands Of Tariff men voted
tar Skunk WHO are hostile TO Polk as
known ADVERSARY Of Protection. Aad yet
the party which has lost three Governors.
one United States Senator. and seen its
confident expectations of gaining twoaosh-,
els utterly blasted-lost the Senate;of o.
hio, which it#has ruied for seven years
lost 1.-TWO or three members OF Congsess in
Georgia. and encountered total r9ute4in
New Jersey,is running back TO its most
signal overthrow on record as a basis OF
comparison. ana crying out Great Demo
cratic gains All is going for Polk and
Dallas r. lflthey cannot venture 10 COM
pare the present vote with any this side
Of 1910 why not take the State elSciions
Of that year u test the State electldnsS-
VIII i not Ne lime to compare with the
Presidential vote when we have ia new
Presidential Yote 70 compare with /,
/ AaN 4
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1844-10-24

The Wheeling Gszst,e Or Saturday contains the
following. which seems almost too good to be true
1.-THE cincionaii Gazette Of "Wednesday the 10Th
inst says the news by mail boat yesterday morning
was that AFkansss HAD ELECTED A WING
GOVERNOR M
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1844-10-24
TnE R0oRBAcII FORGERY,
4 Loecfoeo.

Now thas the forgery in reference 10 the charge
sgaina, Nj. Polk, I having hs;insgroes brand
&c, has been iraeedio its source, The Albany Ar
gus IS swearing thai Linn, lis author, is wais.
|, says.:--
: re ar inforntd hat he is a Clay Haiy, AMI is
claimed as such BY iks Wigs al Ahiea.'
Upon this, The Albany Journal remaiks:
srhc Argus shall not crawl through This Sd all
hole Alter all its staggering dsnunciations In
relation 10 Ibis Forgery" which has been "Iaid
Al our door" Mr. CroswelI shali MOI skulk away
under al inlimatioh, which he kno&s to be false,
tina, the Au,hor a the RooIback Forgerynis "a
clay waig." Our witness 10 proves that sIr%
LlSN IS ! Loeofeco is ihs Stale Printer himself
The testimony is draxu from The Ai5sFy Argus!
Read II
Frosai be .9,saay .lrgtis. FEB. Oh 1873.
AFpoi ntnris4s by the GsssEnor,
81 aud iriik fAs sarics and consent d The SsR4Ir
FgsteaaY 8 --Tesnplsiss- oDaiy---ly,.1ia,l
LlxS, 10 BE Examiner in Chaneety. sice SameeI
criueDden, xhose .erm has expired.
DID gov. Bouck nominate Clay whig'' to
be an Exsminer 10 ehaneery1 Did Eccoloco
Senate '.advise aud conssnin te-ihe apFoialnen,
ii rs5clay Wing = 40, even The Argos. rick
less a il has been uponthis suhjsck yin ven
tire 10 answer lbese questions atirmairsk.s
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1844-10-24
ARTHTIR,s MAGAZINE

We are indebted TO the enserprising publishers Of
this vslu.ble Msga1ine. Nes.rs Ferret 8 Co.. for
the October number There are several handsome
sngrasinea, which ehbeliish The present number.
and il abo0nds in usHI1writtsn and highly enterain-
ing MISTER. Crest eredi. is due TO The gentlemen
entrusted viii rs publication for The extreme neat
mes. aud vorkmasIike manner in uhish The Maga-
zine Is got up
suh.erir,ion nriee e IN advance.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1844-10-24
-FEMNsYLvANIA.

II 81 lsile report says, that Mr. Reed
has lost his e Ion IN the Erie district, the
PennsSlsania delegation in the mex, Congress
will consist Of Iwo American Republicans, ten
Wings, sn6 twelve Locofocos, as followss
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1844-10-24

The Lgeoss Betting among fhsmselOes o.
Clay's slectfom--A day or two since.
stauuch Lodofoco Of Baltimore City, who
feels confident Of The success OF P9lk and
Dallas, sent Al check for $500 10 .: friend
ia Winchester with the request that il be
staked against $1,000, on the general re-
suit 10 November The check bad been
III town rbpi . very short time, hardly
long enough for The Wings to know The
fact before another DEMocRAT plapked
down the $1,000 thus taking the mat
f5ier out Of Whig bands. Il ii don't look
Nike cknowledging the corn" when Lo-
COS get 70 piling ODDS on Clay's election.
then we ale no Judges, We begin to
think that many of our Loco brethren Re
gard The election Of Mr.. Clayzsa certain,
that they lIgive the Wings no chance
lo stake their piles. but take. alI bets them
selves that are offered Winchester Rep.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1844-10-24

Il is said, We know not how truly that COM
Parisou OF the Congressional votes will show a
popular Wing majority. We have examined
The vote or two Of. The districts-those Of Mr..
Pollock and Nc. BufIington-snd find Mr.
sbunk's majority in the former 10 be III, and in
the latter l42'votes, while the Wing RePresen-
tatiYes to:congress are elected BY a majority
exceeding 200 yoies. This exhibits differ
enee ii favor Of lhe Wings. in these two dis
tricts, Of more than thousand yotes.-.N mi.
The Legislature Will stand
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1844-10-24

Vines yLocos.
Robert g. Sebenck ,lamesJ Faran
Joseph Vance +. A. Cunningham
Columbus DeIsno VIM. Sawyer
Samuel +. Ninton Henry 81 Joia
Alexander Hsrper JOSEPH G.sMeDowell
Daniel Il 1ilden Allen 6. Thurman
Joshua X. l5iddings AusustusI.. Perrll
Joseph NJ Root Jacob Brinkerhcf
+ Isaac Parrish
FoR vAc1xcrKs. Joseph Morris n
r. S. Hamlin, (Whig) ]. I'D. Cunmins
a. P.7stone, lLOeol George Fries
DA StatkWeather.
Speaking OF the result, in which the wings
have lasi three members Of Congress, and gain
ed two, The Ohio State Journal says The
iniq4ilSus gsrrymander, by which thousands Of
the freSmeu Of Ohio have been disfranchised,
cannot stand another term with the consent Of
a majority Of, those whose RICH it is to control
the councils Of the State.
The same paper states that the Abolition vote,
cast on a separate ticket, will probably reach,
il il does not exceed, Ten thousand Votes
The returns for Governor sho~ Bartley's ma
jority (whig,) for Governor, to be about 1900
This close vote, and the fact that the Abolition
lists hold the balance Of power, will cause the
conflict in Ohio to BE- renewed with great yigor.
The Columbus Journa Of the fifth instant
contains cheering adviess from the Counties, in
reference 10 the coming Presidential election
Speaking Of the recent Slate election, the Jour
nal says
The Wing gain in Ohio since 1912,
when Wilson Shannon was elected Gov
ernor BY more than 3400. is taking the
Legislative vote as the test. our gain will
prove 10 be nearly Ten thousand That
win do pretty well for the present. but we
must roll up gain Of Fifteen Thousand
on the LIST day Of November.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1844-10-24

Whig Electoral Tickets viii &c furnished At
so cents per hundred, Ills time shs wig eou.
ni.Isss wsrs attending 70 his nsuer.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1844-10-24

nwiIl be seen that AHsoE JokEs, The Anti
Annexation esndisats, is elected President Of
Texas.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1844-10-24
OUTRAGE ON ECONOMY.

u The Wheeling Gazette notices ihe,vil means
used 10 deter ihe peaceable Society al Economy,
% Beaver Gouaiy, Pennsylvania, from voting.
II says:
T. "When ibe returns from Beaver coun-
iy were received 10 this cay, the decrease
of the Wing majority in the county was
accounted for by report thai the citi-
gems Of Economy had been det6rred from
voting by synonymous threats OF personal
violence and the destruction. Of eheir ralu-
able propetty by fire.
The Beaver Argus fully Confirms the
report ofthis scandalous outrageupon The
rights and privileges Of the silizehs Of
Economy That paper says I. On Mon
day night Immediately preceding the
election. aIperson mounted on 4 white or
grey horse delivered TO memsoer Of the
Society sa anonymous letter.Faddressed
10 The leading men, Threatening them
with deathj and the destructioa Of their
property bB fire, if they dared to vote at
ihe election ! threatening them with
recurrence Of the Mormon optrages, If
they dared Ito exercise The rights guaran-
teed TO them ~ the, Constitution | I'm
der peculiar circumstances this act Of in
fanny bad lis effect, The Society did no.
vote; yetEno move is made By the civil
authorities. thai we have heard Of, 10 fer
rel out The Icut-throat ircendiaries engaged
10 this Infamous scheme I"
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1844-10-24

Col Davies is thus elected BY The diminished ma
sorits q t9s At heGubernsiorial s.eetiOa on the
q instant the Lospfoeo msjoriiy in baltimore vas
1922 ThsWhig gain on ihe elesiiOa Of the Cd in
stani is. ,hervforeSEo4
Total vote east at tie Governors election
oa 81 inssaAs, VS. I7.Iss
Total vote east st ne Mayors election lass
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1844-10-24

The Lexington, Ky. Observer Of The lelh IN.
slanrsays-
MIR. Clay. Welding 10 his FEELINGS ~.
cited in behalf Of the son Of Revolution.
airy Patriot. who was capturedi Il Mier !
citizen Of Alabama, addressed Ietsey to
President Santa Anna. reouess;no J, H IA
Grafton. We understand that be has Just
received q polite letter from President
Santa Anna, Informing him osshs prompt
discbargecf the captive according to kikf
request.