Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1847-05-27
ITEMS IN GENERAL.


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,our nkolsssIs murdsrs 81 ths Msxic,n
people. relnrnipe ne Territory ~ have
isksn 81 iorce 2 Utterly ab1iish he A..
my lnd Navy; 3. Abolish 81 Coslsns q
Commsrci.l nesificlions uhsievef. 4
EnsbIish syslen of Dirsei T,x,iion =.
ions s Urge liberal expenditures ior
Light. Houses. Hasbors, improving Rivers,
III. BAT none d III for Fertilization
Ships 81 Wsr. 30 s6 Interpret snd .ppIv
The Consiiiuiion % II deadly var via
Slavery; I. Stop selling the Public
Lads. sllou every man Who nsed. a
take portion of them without pay. and
render The Homesieai Tnalienable 8.
Discounlensnee distinction between M.
tive and Adopted Citizens; 8. Appo;ot
no nan % ofice who bsses he Rirb,
81 SoIIf.geon Property Of Color: 10. Give
no once e Stakeholder. any more thsn
any other pirate IL. Nor 10 any mao "a
favor q The ira1ic IN Intoxicating D-inks |;
~. Nor % any sihsri1g member 81 !
SeeEet Soeieiy-.Hhen ihe people wanf
. prssidsnt On these principles. We think
Mr.. Smith nay be induced 10 overcome
her objections 70 the Office. .
Sassa 1ana's Pass The Union de-.
mics that the copy Of tse Pass Of Santa
Anna which W copied The other day
from The New York Gazette, ID : core l
copy; and tbal iadeed. no pass was fur.
nisks6 BY Mr. Polk II al, bui admits thai
81 order 70 lei Santa Anna into Mexico
wss Issued BY Mr.. Msrcyio the Squad
ron 10 the Gulf SO MI Marcy 10 TO be
made 10 bear the responsibility ofthis di.
plomsiic novel Viii The Union favor
the public With sight Of the order =
We may then know by whose authority
q Wasissued - Bsifinors Patriot.
Ern. TAYLoR's FAM We rejoice 10
learn Thai the reports Of extensive injury
% Gen. TsyIor's farm. By 90 oveTaowing
81 The Mississippi are not correct. The
sid Father 81 Rivers jastfooked over The
'ambankmeni. and fading himself near
ihe possessions Of 80 absent hero. scat.
'iIeret sems refreshing drops upon the
lsaIched soil, snd then. gracefully reced-
'ing. departed 90 bis majestic journey 70
ilhe sea. This msgnanimous conauci Of
The Mississippi 10 10 keeping with all the
sic productions Of Nature, which. con.
Scious 81 HEX own strength. leave n
INHALER objects tho business Of under
mining. and making assaults ia the
fear. - Rickmond Republican:
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FIRE AND Loss or LIfE.--A desiIuc,
tive IRE occurred 10 New York on Fri
day. in Hammersley street. which de
s4royed fifteen wooden houses. including
the grocery stores Of F. Slickaey, and
81. w. Warner About thirty four fam
iiies were rendered houseless. and some
three or four persons were badly injured
b5 the falling 10 81 chimney. q Il
fssred that two youngchiidren who were
locked 10 their bedroom by their mother,
psfi,hed ID The flames. A young man
nhmed Haughion was missing. aud sup
ppsed to hsys si,o persisted in the ruins
Tar IRtsH Pooe. Liverpool
Times Gays, that The total number OF poor
iEish who have srrived 10 Liverpool du
ripg the present year. is upwards Of 80
600. OF these. about 80 900 are sup
posed 10 have emigraied TO foreign coun-
iries. and so 600 either to have settled 10
Liverpool, Of 10 have seae 10 the inieri-
;ltis said that Santa Anus fosmed With
rage. al Ceno Gordo when be found
that the day vas lost - Chdylesfod Cosr
81, il no wonder Inst Mr.. Poik's cork
legged friend foomsd lille. He was un-
egrksd - Louis, Jorr
:GoLD in RussIA.-The Russian gov
ernnent has recently supplied the Bank
Of France with about $i0 1000 IN gold.
9ld has furnished The Bank Of England
with about SIS. 600. 600 ia the same me.
tel. Gold i said 10 be found 10 very great
.ab1ndaace 10 The Ural mountains. within
= few years.
Recent statistical accounts shaw thai
while the population Of England has
doubled. The consumption there Of French
Wines has decreased 1900. 900 gallons
Il l. ascestsined .ha. the annual consump
lion Of Wine per head 10 France is sc
gsilons. and that in England il Is but one
fourth Of gsllonl
Or Aaiionai .1lnonsrs up 10 The
Tuesday before Tie sailing OF The lasl
stssmer from England. the total quantity
Of provisions consigned from America 10
The Centrs! Relief Committee Of the So.
cieiy Of Friends 10 ireland. for the poor.
was - SOC barrels Of mssl. 10. l97 bush-
els of cora. 66l barrels Of peas and beans.
.anc number Of bales Of clothing.
! GarAr FlaE.-Advires nom Japan
.siaie that on he 10th Of February :
most destructive Gre broke out il Yedo.
which ragged Two days. covering : space
al three miles long. BY one and halt
vide. consuming The residences Of sever.
81 princes. and vast number Of honse6-
fRrncH FLRkf.-We dad in the
Aurora. Of Nalsnzss." under date Of
The 10Th Of April. The announcement
Thai The whole french Fleet 81 that time
Tying 10 The hsrbor d Hsvsns. uss Or
dered 10 depart immsdiatelv for Fsrs
crlE.
The Editor q he Washington union
eeeqs % think Il may be necessary for
kinio enlarge bic paper. 10 make room
for ki,cD ci.I advsfiisements. Can you
Ssl any more. Billy !" s.ii Z mother 10
her pei, uho had siulfsd himself 10 The
Ikz6,l q ralkkr anaaa could. mnlhar