Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1847-06-24

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The Loc6Ioco party i strangely divided
BON ,6e question d The ropstiiuiionaliiy
making sppfoprislions iot The improve.
81, & Riscr and Hsrbor Navigation.
,orinr ,lls whole course Of Nj. John q.
| dams, Administration. The Richmond
Fhir avs only 81 $40. l6e usrs sppfo:
,flatsd lot Internal Improvement purpos
g, makios N annual avesage q S462.-
sg2-yss. Bis was Fsdsre1 Admiais,ra.
ion. willis. during The snhi internal i'm.
provemenl era. when Gem Jackson md
Mr. Van Buren, were atihS head Of Gov.
eminent. $I4. gs5. 4O5 Wels appropriated
with their approval. msking N annual
average for .he twelve years 10 which
they were ID Office. snd Wills; they en-
loved the veto power. Of B ]. 2Is 53S-or
t,ris. as much Perysar expended = during
Mr.. Adams Northumberland Jet,
they were Democratic Presidsnls.
The party. however. have got into quite
muss by the recent veto Of Mr. Polk 81
E,he River and Harbor Appropriation Bill.
The Western Democracy are kicking up
their heels and showing their tssih"
.. this ill-naiured return Of gratitude for
| The support they have given @ Mr., Polk,
aud they have determined 10 bold CREST
----.a4il u,PssvsrurntC Convention Il Chi
1csgo. 10 adopt measures which shall GOV.
ern their future aciior.
The Richmond Wing furnishes the fol.
lowing graphic accoun, Of the pr...n,
slate and condition Of The Democratic par.
" On this subject:
Polk, one Of the recognized LEADER. .e,oe.
MEASURE, the esnssiiuiionali,y Of which, Benton.
another efrhem, vindicatesl Calhoun LAYS down
4 rule Of constitutional Interpretation. vh;eh
I BENTON ridicules-whilethe Riehmond Enooir.,
declares tina, neiihtr 81 these ,Ro ereat cha mpi.
ems Of Democracy" one Of Them 1. Tie head
Of the Southern wing and the other Of tho Ncr,h.
ern, comes up TO shat |, ..has been sccus,um.a
to regard as the standard Of The Virginia school
Of siiictcans,rucIion r Hare Is Benton AGAINST
Polk.-calhoun against Benlon---snd The Eponi.
rer sgains, both the South Carolina Sophi,, ana
the MissonriStenicr! Then. again, We zee o,h.,
leading Democrats" going 10 Chicago. for m.
arowsd purpose, by union Of counsel aud &c.
lion, Of neutraiiziDg The action Of s.Democr.,-
&c" President, BY insuring, hereafter, the sue-
cess Of applications for appropriations on M
part Of The General Government. Is he im.
proYemeni Of our finland ,easIIn whether ,h.,
wash the borders Of three Staie,sor ef an. a,ly !,
while, On the other hand, The Washipe,on tjo;on,
1.-THE ORGAN Of The whole .sDemocrac, !, ALARMED
at these signs Of detection from the I'D. faith,
10. only pronounces the proposed Convention
ineIPedien', unwisf, and peculiarly ill.,imedl
ont adyefts, IN advance. to The grave cous,iu.
iional objections 10 such scheme 81 iu,eru.I
Improvements a the Coavsniiea il srpec,rd il
propose Where, in this aconfn,ion of
tongues r--the like whereof has Iol been piine,s.
81 since the dispersion Of ina .huiIders or The
tower Of Babsl.-+is plain Rsputiitan j,
lock for guide whom he ma, safely fallows-
What has become ofs the old tests Of sssa, ihst
the leaders ef The Democracy are thus Ia op,n
and apparent conflict upon question ones sup.
posed to have been definitely settled
i i =
THE PRODUCTIONS OF BaeAOsrtFrp.
A correspondent Of The New Yo,k ri.
bune presents tie following estimate 81
the Wheat crop OF the Uoited Sites
We DO not know upon what data Nj, e..
innate is based. bnt venture 10 say j, j.
nearer correct ihsn some OF he estimates
which have been put forth d
Baskris
S H. . % 3. my 1915 10000 900
II P"ai'es'so aHet siJaiy, 1886 10000, coo
D.,,., ..,.,,.. ,' To,,l HI isO.ooo. 600
States after Isl July, 1916, IS
~ 'aty' 1877 ]. 90 .oo0ocO
j. :, -=----=---s.
Surplus for expcrtation 1o aet ooo
or which there was exported fram. Ss,osv
''''0ly, 1876 10 " June, ls47 Is.ooooop
Leaving on hand for expectation
.a a,' e Is. +. !uns, 1917 2s,ooeooO
amer st July, is47 Iao,ooc.ooo
| ToIsl fz3 ,1r eoo
Deduct for consumption Of Us
from Isl July, le47, 10 isl
July, l5sS 100000, 900
-sa-----
Surplus quantity for expcrlation
| ('faal g 100000 bbls. hour,I 100000
1 g Dr.. JAMES L CABELt, who has
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