The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-10-05
wheeling District.

The Democrats of this district have got them
selves into decided snarl. Six Democratic gen
tlemen, all anxious TO serve their country, have
been named for the vacant post Of Mr. Newman
lately deceased. Two OF these, Messrs Sherrard
Clemens and George W. Clutter, publish joint
card declining in favor Of Mr.. j. II. Martin, who
seems determined not to be ruled off by any power
on earth, except his 60 friends" He says in his
manifesto
II have been placed in that position by the very
numerous and earnest solicitations OF Democratic
friends from different portions OF the district, whose
partially and generous impulses to point TO
me as the candidate to fill the vacancy occasioned
by the death of my successful competitor in the
last canvass, under circumstances which could not
be resisted; and being placed there by their action
il only be changed by their expressed WILL
either by convention any other mode in which
they may see proper to manifest their wishes"
The other prominent competitor for Mr.. New
mans shoes is Colonel Geo. w. Thompson, gen
teman undoubtedly Of some parts, who, a mem
orable occasion, defeated the ''right of way" by
showing the Wheeling glass to the Legislature
which OF course was tantamount to strong argu-
ment for the encouragement of domestic manufac-
lures, and, more recently, gained II notoriety IA
ther unworthy of his real talents, by trying TO
write letter to Mr.. Secretary Ewing in the style
of Junius. Like Mr.. Martin, Col Thompson does
not feel at liberty to decline being candidate,
without consulting the wishes of his Friends which
he says ''t impossible to do" He expresses,
however, "the present desire that all those friends
will go to their primary meetings In spirit OF
conclllatlon ana concession, ana mus, perhaps,
render convention unnecessary, and the election
a form, and, by doing, give permanency
and stability to that creed of politics which think
peculiarly characteristic of northwestern Virginia,
Which, apOiding all extremes, will be found
| tanning moderate and practical construction of
the Constitution of the Union" The coloneps
meaning is hard to get at. Following up this Del
phic annuncia ton about primary meetings and no
convention, the Wheeling Argus publishes far
ther correspondence, in which Messrs. Thompson
| and Clutter denounce each other pretty roundly.
There is talk Of Democratic convention, but
the elements appear to be too chaotic to evolve any
fixed plan Corporations. Richmond Times, 4M inst.
| ALABAMA LEGIsLATuRE.-Th Legislature of
Alabama meets this year the tlre.fM day of No
vember, (the second Monday,) instead of the first
Monday of December, heretofore. The change
was made at the last session. They have two Sen
ators III Congress to elect-one to fill the vacancy
occasioned by the death of Dixon ii. Lewis, occu-
pied by Ex-Governor Benjamin Fitzpatrick, APP
pointed by Governor Chapman; and one to succeed
w. r. King, whose term expired on the 4th of
March last. Mr.. King was appointed by Governor
Chapman, in lS4s to fill the vacancy occasioned by
the appointment of Mr.. Bagby to Russia. The
Alabama Legislature meets only once in two years.
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