Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1847-01-14
Aggregate volunteers 10 campaign
Amounting iIleall 10 2A.9SA.
THE CLAY STATUE.

The friendsof the Great Com tnoner,
and particularly Tie Ladies Of Virginia.
who have contrlhuted.t ss mark of their
gratitude for his public services add their
admiration Of bis character, 10 The erec,
ton Of bis S,atae,sin enduring marble, 4
in the metropolis Of bis native State, will
Be glad 10 learn that Mt. Hart, lie artist
selected lor-lhat purpose, has completed
Mr. Clay's bust, and j about 10 embark
Tor Italy, to complete the work. MIR.
Clay win Be Represented ID the appropri-
ale costume OF aSsna,or, and In tie nc.
Of addressing \ dslioeraiive assembly, n
III answer 10 many enquiries on lhs
subject, We are enabled 10 state that the
amount receiyed1irom contributors, by the
Treasurer, is about SIX thousand dollars.
This sum will not be snficIentlp effect
the purchase Of The site and pedestal. alter
the completion Of the Statue. The Vice
Presidents aud COLLECTORS 10 many Of this
Coun,iss, however, hsve not yss made
returns 10 theS Treasurer, although il y
thought that there are iunds in The hands
Of some Of them yet toF be paid ins A
the affairs Of the Society will Be closed At
an early day, il is ,importsnt lhalsa who
have heretofore neglecled 10 dose, should
promptly make their reports. by transmit
ting The sums that may remain in their
hands, and the names ot the contributors.
to Miss ELIZA RIDDLE, the Treasurer Of
the Society. 10 this City. WHO'S author.
lied 70 receive all funds collected forlths
purpose.
The Wing papers throughout lbe Slate
rerespe ctfnlly requested TO give The fore
going al Insertions Rich. Wing.
Depopulation eof Dubuque. "A corres-
pondeni Of the Gslena Gazette, writing
from Dubuque, says that some 1880 per-
sons LEFT that place 90 the 2Slh ult, 70 al.
tend The Legislature about to convene at i
Iowa city, Most Of those were sppli-
cents for Office under the new State Gov.
eminent. The only inhabitants leftwera
two mipislers, the clerk in The Land Of
zee, the Postmaster, a few Mschaffcs,
one Doctor, one Grocer one Music Mas-
ter. and The woman and children.
:
The Southern STANDARD at Richmond
has suspended oper atoms for the present
perhaps forever. Ii was the organ Of
the .Chiyairy. The editor says shs has
been disappointed in The monsyed ar
engagements. IT takes ~ good deal Of
the ready iokeep up q be Mspaper esiab-
lishmeni-farge 81 small. lei who wiiltsy
it-and To-. the shame of patrons they
care not how deep ID The ImiEe an E1itsr
sticks. 50 they gel their papers regular
sIy every day or uesks- .MGrtg Gosstis.
THE SUFFERING POOR or IRELAND.
The New York courl., b, The following Ar
ticle: TIl
The vorm-kegfed Irishmon il an ez.
preston thai has passed into proysrb ~
The facts We are about 10 relate, aud
which have Just been Gpmm unicaied Is
Us, illustrate very iouchipgly the truth Of
this proyerh.
We are informed upon reliable author
Ity that since the first day of .NevtmEer---
when The distresses of Ireland for lack of
food was too surely veriied--more than
eighty thousand da3sars have been remit.
ted ID sums varying from IS 10 $50. By
the Ifish lsborers. men and women SER
wants. and others. loiling for their daily
bread TO their suffering relatives 10 Ire.
land. III
I What j faci is ihIsi and what volumes
does il tpeak in.favor Of the .irong af-
fec'ions and .gsnsrpus hearts Of the
Irish I'D
\ Eighty thousand dollars contributed
from the earningsoi hard wosk 10 relieve
parents and relatives Of : distant land
ahon,he contributors may never 10 life
see moresl Think o6it. va men 81 wealth,
think oi Il ye pampered sons Of fertune---
IIwho-fot there are such shutting thea.
Iseives Up Ia the seshshness Of l natpss
hardened BY property, pass BY with en
needing ear. the CIV of poveriy--iha
fwaiI d destitute chiIdhooi- claims oE
IA starving and suffsriog people.
Learn s!l--ss We all nay lesfn asles-
son 81 sell denial lor the luxury of being
liable ioIiagish bouDiies such a, ere here
recorded 81 The Irish. and TEL The memo
Iry Of such good deeds. come upssio ~ in
lexsennaiion. whenB u viii happen, ss
Dshallh hear Of sxcessey comm Ittsd upders
1.-The impulse 81 despair d starvation py
Ian. wFeiche d ne asantrY Of ifeIalza