Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-09-08
RETRocESsIoN OF ALExANDRIA TO


presses itself IN relation To the act OF retroces
sion:
IL Is with pride aud pleasure we announce
mat b, vote OF the people If the Town and
County OF Alexandria. taken under the rrovi-
sions Of an oct OF Congress that portion of the
District al Columbia originally ceded To the
neneral 6overnme0t 10y the State OF Virginia,
lying south OF the Potomac River, has been
kbIBOCEDED TO the parent State. asd will
heilttiOrih 0gaiu become a coInponent mart
OF the Old Dominion The vote taken ON This
subject. which will be found IN another col
u'nn, suws the strong feeling entertained by
those interested. OF the Justice and policy of
this measures, " degree of unanimiiy " hich
u hardly ever obtained on questions OF a pub.
lie nature
As soon as lair copies Of the poll books arr.
made out, under the dirc,ti, n OF the Commis
sioners Tor taking the vote. one i, to be sent
To the President of the United States. another
,o The Governor at Virgins, aud the third is
tn he deposited in the Clerks Office of the
county. immediately after the receipt of the
oihclal vote, the President Will lssI. his Pro
Clamatiou announcing The fact an giving
public notice of the change that has taken
place.
We congratulate our citizens upon the hap
~ event which attaches our town Ia the
State oil Virgins. aud uuitrs It's d.stiuies
wilh those of that Commonwealth. Useless.
iUr all prdctical purposes, as potion of the
District of Columbia, in returning To Virginia
no INJURY II Inflicted upon the public, aud not
me slightest Inconvenience will eusue TO the
Cove ninent. Web, come citizrns OF Virgin
'''oswe FIRMLY believe lor the geaerai good.
LET Me DEFINE MY POSITION This
Is q phrase which IL becoming very general in
ITS application, aud few ever u.s., II whose
posilion \ not doubtful one Tue poliii
rldn who leaves his party defines his position
by eudeavoring TO show that il is his party
hat lett han. The prodigal defines his posi-
non. To hrs ndulgent sire bv show ing that to
sustain The honor and respect to the family
nc bad TO bleed freely while on his tour OF
tmNtl. liza young man commences to speak
soft nonsense 10 widow. he will very
soon have to define his position. and il a dn-
ellist calls on YOU to define your position. !
YOU Will have 10 do il or else handle the /
hair trigger.
We saw a fellow, last night. define his 20 I
sition. He was practising thr angular system
ol walking up ST. Charles street, ill. finally.
he was brought TO a recumbeni position oppo-
site Lafayette Square.
Let me see hc said, "whcre am II YES
ihluk know where ] am-heres LAFAYETTE
Square, and here's new Municipal Hall-ain't
l rlghV said he TO the Waterman who had !
just come up.
''Oh, its no matter where you are" said
watchey, you are far gone"
II know said the man on the ground II
know that am far gone, but the deuce of IL
IS don't know how lar ! am gone. and |
want To dehHe my position. N u. Data.
ESCAPE OF CoNvICTS.-The deputy
,herlfi ct Hamilton left Cincinnati on Mon
lay last Tor Columbus with sixteen applicants
or lodgings, IN the Penitcnlary. When the 4,
oach c"ntaiuing two OF them was between ,
lafayette aud JcilrIson, Madison county. one ,
u Them affecting To b. in limiting condition ,
sked the guard TO allow him the privilege of ,
'ulihg his head out OF the window, which \
lc had no sooner done tl,au he opened the
'oor ana with his companion, with whom he
Vas ironed, sprang out, kicked of the irons
which they had filed in prison with great
Kill, and made of for the woods in the dark
hess oi the night. Tneirnancs were John $.
Dumont aud Hiram Hutchinson. DJmunt wa,
'verlaken and Is now ensCons,,,l in the Pssi-
ent'-|;-. TIT otleT was not taken.
EPES, THE MURDERER--HI PUP-
~ ER STILL ON THE TRACK. We learn
rom The Lynchburg Republican, on Monday,
nat letler had been received IN Lynchbury,
dled New Orleans, and from Captain Talbot,
Il winch 1t Il stated that but little doubt ex.
SIS as to the course Epes has taken Captain
- VINO seems bent on overhauling The fugi-
iNe, says:-"SatislBctory assurance has been
gathered that the iiend has continued mis- route
70 Galyes'on, Texas, under the assumed name
d Is. Davis OF North Carolina" which he
has borne the entire way from Lyucgburg."
Captain l., not despainng OF arresting him.
was lO leave lhe day after the date of his let
ter, inpursuiI, for Galveston.
NoMoRE PENNSYLVANIA VICE PRES.
lDENIS.-One of the Pennsylvania Locn IA.
co papers thus means over tie consu,nmation
OF the great swimiler.
Farewell To all Vice Presidents, for the ia .
lure, lro Penusy lysnia. We have had @.
nouSh OF one TO last rs While all who live now
shal' continue To breathe the breath OF exis.
tence in our lanl.
TO say that the people Of PENNSYLVANIA
have been horribly deceived on question of
great importance 10 her prosperity. is to use
mid aud measured lsugdage Indeed, such
has been the force OF the blow, that MIR. Dial.
las mas gwen TO the prosperity of Pennsylva.
ma, That II will never be forgotten or over
looked by the patriotic and intelligent people
oil this commonwealth"
GETTING EN- MIXED. We once heard
an old fellow, lannon's all over the country lor
ms tough yarns, tell tie following. lie was,
telling what heavy whoa, hc had seen i'm the
State OF New York
My iathcr soil he, once had field of
wheat, The heads OF which were - close to-
Rcther that the wild turkics, when they came
TO ca! a. could walk round on the top OF il
any where
We suggested that the turkies must hive
been small ones
No, SIR continued he; they were very LARGE
ones. shot one ui them one day. aud when
TOOK bold OF his legs to carry him, his hcadf
dragged ia the SNOW behind ne,
a curious country you must have had, To
have snow iu harvest time
Wei. drcar' said hs. looking a II tie |
foolish, have got part 81 two stories mixed J
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