Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-08-28

LOudOa Co,mty-Eniitled to three deegates-Janney
Garter and White the leading candidates. far heard
from, the last two White Basis.
Kana,cha Dissrct-Summers, Price, w Smith and
Smith are said to be elected.
Calpepcr Dskrict-Barbour, Green and Woofork are
the leading candidates.
Fttg,Her COun.y.-Chilton, Scott and Marshall the
leading candidates.
Monroe D;s,rcs.-Csperton, Chapman and Pendleor
are elected.
GEN. IIoUsToN.--Some how or other we have al
ways had Partially for The senior Senator from
Texas Familiarity known as "Old Sam" During q
portion of his life his course, it is true, cratic
and his habits probably not the best in the world +;
but he has entirely reformed and now susains as
fir reputation as any OF our public men, His man
y stand in defence Of the Union, too, in opposition
to the schemes of ultra Southern men, entities him
to the favor of all true patriots, that saving and
excepting his Democracy, we have decidedly warm
side for him. This being the case, We could not
read recent bitter personal and political TRADE
gainst him by Gen. WALLACE, Representative in
Congress from South Carolina, without some feeling
I of indignation. The letter was originally published
in the "Southern Press" aud was called forth by
speech delivered in the Senate by Gen. HoUsToN, in
which he intimated that the Convention at Jackson,
Mississippi, in October last, which originated the
Nashville Convention, was gotten up by an inhu-
ence exterior to Mississippi, and under the auspices
of Mr.. CALHOUN, and Gen. WALLACE, as his agent.
The latter, who is one Of the regular "Gre-eaters,"
forthwith burst into fame aud ragged like volcano.
The following is a specimen Of his letter
ILL., sir in conclusion felt authorized to offer you word
of counsel parting. would tell you in sincerity to retire
at once from the gaze of world, from whose OF
repobaiOn you be repreved and the society
of which your presence can impart value Postery if
it should condecend notice you, will be at oss whether
to assign you the rank of knave fool The present
generation who better acquainted with your qualities,
will be at no loss to determine that you possess your per-
and character the extraordinary combination of both
As you cannot Them sir hope this sentence retire
to mered obscuriy and devote the few remaining days
allotted TO you under the sun, in preparing yourself by
peutance for coming hour, when you must yield up life
which you have spent without adjoining Identifying
single virtue which stamps man, either good, wise
great.
g. On Friday las, the fugitive slave bill was Or
dered to be engrossed by the Senate for third read
ing, and there is no doubt OF its final passage. 1t
is said that the bill, though stripped of the impracli
cable ultraism Of Mr. Mason, will be strong meas
ure for securing to the South IFS lawful property
The House, it was understood, would take up the
"arious bills already passed by the Senate in some
order to be agreed upon, on Monday last, and the
consideration of them continued till they are dspos-
ed of The prospect Of their passage is decidedly
good. The correspondent Of the Baltimore Sun, in
a recent letter, saws:
'The administration repeat it, is acting in good faith
and it is gross Islander to charge it with the attempt TO
hurry through the Texas BILL with view of defeating the
territorial bill for New Mexico The friends of the admin
straon anxious for the passage Of one bill for that
Of the other and is the administration. Neither is the
cabinet OF Mr. Fillmore divided the subject. They
a-al for compromise and peace including the Sec
retay@Of the Treasury"
<AssEssoR's REPoRT.-Col. VIM. A. BELL, one of
the Assessors for this County, has completed the as
sessment of the land in his district and made on, his
report His district was that portion of the County
West OF the Adamzed road, and n rth of the road
from Stanton to jennings Gap. The number of
acres in the district is one hundred and sintvt,ro
thousand, eight hundred and Mirty-four, (162,S34,)
the value of the buildings was estimated at three
hundred and three thousand, eight hundred and eighty
too dollars, ($3O3,eS2)-voue of land, including
buildings, taco millions, seuenty-nine thousand one
hundred and seventy sic dollars, (S2,o79,l76) -ke
average value of the land per acre, $l2 rs.
81 small sum Of money, found on thesrnrnpike
between Saunton and Wayuesborough, has been left
at this office, and can be had by the owner,
WAYHEsBoRo'.-We learn from the Assistan, Marshal
that the population oths village hundreore than
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