Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1847-01-07
FROM THE AUGUSTA DEMOCRAT.
UNITED STATES SENATOR.

AS the 18th of January next has been fixed upon
for the election of United States Senator, in the
place of VIM. ). Archer, whose term of service ex-
pires the 9TH of March neXt-the people of
Western Virginia, are anxious that the Hon JAMES
MCDOWELL should be elected to fill the vacancy
think may with safety advance the opinion that
no man in Western Virginia would be more accept
able to the East. j am aware that there are other
gentlemen OF ability and distinction who have been
spoken OF In various parts of the State and it is not
my intention TO weaken their claims hut as the
West, after long lapse of time, has had her zone
Senator" think that Justice demands of our LIE
gislature the election of Western man.
k.X-Gov. Mcdowell combines those rare qualities
which constitute the statesman and scholar His
varied and unlimited knowledge OF the interest of
our State-hls acknowledged dignity and great
weight OF moral character, which is surpassed by
no one in the Union all combine, in high degree,
to recommend him suitable member OF so able
and dignfed body. Well may Virginia boast of
such son.
believe speak the sentiments of the 18th Con
gresslonal district, (and from what have seen and
heard Of the entire West,) when say that he is
the decided choice of large majority of our fellow
citizens while none would violently oppose his cleo
ton. II is earnestly hoped that our DELEGATES and
Senators, representing this portion of Virgina. par
tlcuiary, will cast their votes for him in accordance
with the wishes Of their constituents
WESTERN VIRGINIA.
MosT MELANCHOLY EvENr.-The Lexington
Valley Star, of the 24th ut., gives the following
particulars of distressing occurrence in Rockbridge
county:
con Thursday night last, the house of Mr. John
Pettigrew, in the hollows of the House Mountain,
about seven miles from this place, was burned to
the ground The next morning, Mrs. Pettigrew
and five children were found burned and frozen to
death. The corpses Of the children, we under
stand, were lying strewed around the mother in
the snow, and she, in leaning attitude over her
infant Child as if striving to protect it from the
cold. The husband and one Of the children were
absent from home. This dreadful calamity happen
ed the night after the terrible snow storm mention
ed in another article of this paper. whole fami-
ly swept off in single night, pershing in the fire
and the snow, remote from any other habitation
with no human eye to witness their sufferings and
cries for relief, and awakening, no Doubt from the
soundest sleep, to find themselves enveloped in
flames None left to tell the particulars of
their melancholy end, but the origin of the fire is
supposed to have been accidental
How is This 2-The Washington correspondent
of the U. S. Gazette says -
You need not be very much astonished should
you hear, in the of few weeks that the adj
ministratlon have determined to order our armv to
tall back and take position the north side of the
Rio Grande, instead of attempting TO reach. and
dictate peace III the Halls of the Montezuma
The larger portion of the Berkeley Company.
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