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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1850-04-16
A VOLUME INA SENTENCE.

Hon, James K Pauldipg, formerly Secretary
OF The Navy. has written a letter toa Democratic
meeting in New York, ia which, after expressing
his belief of the danger with which the Union Is
threatened, he says "Even since the fatal secret
was discovered that a small faction of fanatics in
Ohio, aud another in, New York, heldlhe balance
OF power between the two great parties. of the
Union, and consequently controlled the election
Of President, each seems To hase. entered into a
contest wLdeh shall pay the higbest price for
Again he5says: sFanalicism may be spnrred
but no human power could ever yet bride that
6erY dragon. sefS
And again . The WiImot Progiso Is a decla-
ration OF var against the South, and unless Is.
tEaetsd both IN form and Substances win most dis.
surediy cause over half the stars of our bright
constitution, to start madly from their qspI,ere
Tar. far beyond the circle of Attraction,
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1850-04-16
LoUnnUN couNpY.

James F, Divide DEMOCRAT, Thomas y.. Ed,
wards. .Lu,hes Gil Darlington, Robert L. wright,
John fl. White, Gh4rles S,reve, VIM. P. Swami,
John S. Smith, aud Joel Nixon, Wings, are can
diddtes for the Hehse of. Delegates from this
comfy,
Heatys w; Thqia$s and <Thos. Z. Love, ate che
Wing candidatesEfp the State Senate, fff5fn HE
Loudopn seBat6Fial DistIiei, composed Of The
counties Of LouGenfn, Faft3ax, aad5Afexa adtis:
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1850-04-16
DEATH OF AN EDITOR.

The Evansville (ohio).. Gazette, of tho Sd in
slant, comes to us clothed in the labliments Of
mourning for the dealt, gifts accomplished edi-
tor, UR1AH PARKE, Esq which took place in that
city on Saturday the 3oIh. ullimo. Mr.. P. was
a native Of Jefferson county, Va and at an ear
ly age studied the profession Of law under Judge
TuckER. Before he wastwenty-one years ofage
he compilcdt the Arithmetic which bears his name,
and is at this time SO extensively used throughout
the United States. a large circle of relatives
and friends are left to lament his loss. He was
a consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, andshis last moments gave indications
that his trust was in God
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1850-04-16

FATf.kK mATHEw-Up to April The %
Mathew had administered the ie9
pledge 10 upwards OF 5000 persons IN W
A muyementis now on foot there 10 pre-,
Re. Apostle with some substantial nnl'
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1850-04-16

BThe number of letters received al u
YO:k Post office and sent Ihsreirom dnsi
three daysending on Monday week, EasS
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1850-04-16

tits estimated. on the principle O. past e,
as determined by the ensuS with The
statistics Of emigration, that the PoPulau
United States in 1851 will reach 25J0VSF
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1850-04-16

E PosrAL Observation-Disclosures
tC1tf California; M seelpsdGgs!-lYe learn by pri
that a proposition viii Sc. laid In 4 lew dags IL
lore the Senate. entanating from a comnsnv -
the highest responsibility, for running asIine ~
post coaches from Independence AIo..+to GaIifor-
ma, IN q days, tobe expressed In IL DAYS. Ths
company only ask Of Congress strip Of land
one nunare seet IN width for the whole distance.
VIII tne privilege of purchasing from Govern.
nert 9 qaatter section Of land. foT tbe nnt,osa :,
ssssIlegs one "a every len miles. THE coRpany
asks1ot gogernment the use ofthis ronies ~ fi.
aseen years, andaglee 70 make The franchise and
gEants OF land contingent upon theif hagin6 ~
Ioaa % operation WITHIN SIX months, ard nndeF.
leks 20 pace three Thousand men apcnthe iine
a ence.-peFon AareFtiser.6H-
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1850-04-16

The Typhoid Fever is very PreTa'snin =
de Grace, Md, says the EIktOu DemoGsL
raj deaths have occurred from il HIibAaj
week. There are also some eases oiVt
Cecil county.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1850-04-16
I. o. oF.oDn5FELLoWs

The Grand. Beage Of sthe /. .. o, E. . the
State Ct yIrgtnaB, whose Session has jug terrni-
mated in the Git8sof Rich4oqd. 1--we ch%aeu The
following offirersin ii the eos ming year:
Ed.ard 81. FIfehugh,o f Wheeling, ii. W.
Grand Master !;
JohiF.a smth.ao5 Middl9Say, JSaersorgcoanlIIiiyy,,
r. w Deputy az Masters !sJ
aDasfdIil Reed, IS RIGS nqnd in. VIC; Sc.
ctetasY
sGeageW. I'et, Of feichnepd, RW. 6.
Treasurer
r.. w. G. Ward3nss
G.. Chaplin ; 4
We 9. Word ng,opg 81 Jsf.sson ecEat R.
w. O. Represehta6ye.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1850-04-16

U-We are reqaesteaa8to state, by The GleF8 of
our County Court. that Me.srs-R. Hnme Butch.
et and John c. r. Taynr were appointed on gtes.
to-day as Commissioners Of Election, for*ihel
Court House, in place M Messrs. Al. JsOBafsnon
and Francis Yates, a lso. at the Harpefs.Fsrf y
Precinct, Richard Heaaessoni in place OF Isaac
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1850-04-16

&c The Legislature of the State ofCs%
on the I'd of February, passed u]naniBs
resolution aPProPriatiDg inHds to enable =
vernon 10 have prepFed a block Of "a
marble, quartz. o granite. Ofsuiiable dISa
with the word California chiselled q 2
and that the same be forwarded to the Va
of the Washington Monument AssOna1:
the CitY of Washington. 1 constitute .
OF the Monument now being erected u q
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1850-04-16
COUNTY.
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE.
JAMES F. DIVINE.
PAGE COUNTY,.

nJ-wc are authorized &c announce Col. TE1OMAS
DTSwELL as a candidate for reelection from the cOun-
~ Of Page, to the next House of Delegates.
j. GS-By the request of many friends, / announce myself
a. a candidate to represent the county Of Page in the next
Legislature of Virginia. JOHN
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1850-04-16

TIE New York TRrBUsE commenced its
tenth volume on Wednesday last, in quarto form
afterthe prevailing style of the London journals.
The following statement5of its remarkable sue.
cess will be gratifying to all who rejoice in the
prosperity Of their heighbors: .
"Commencing nine years since with less than
a thousand subscribers names in ali-and many
Of these rather yielded from personal kinduess
than with any idea of building up a new journal
-puF present regular issue, is 1860 c6piesof
our daily, l,6803of our semi.weekly, and 1920
of our weekly edition, besides a growing Euro
pean and a very large though unsteady Ealiror-
MIA edition. Oar first week, business footed np
expenses $525, receipts S92; our last weeks
aggregate were $9.456, receipts s.. 100; balance
on the right side 1854. Il is not always solarge
as this, but it has been larger, and is generally
one that @e have no reason, TO complain Of"
The Tribune is a two cent paper. and the edi-
tor says he willPayf for The white paper alone,
nearly all he receives fdrtfle printed sheet
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1850-04-16
THE BOSTON MURDER
Lore of Excitement.

One of the most remarkable fpatu,h
Webster trial is the fIer " OF ex~ci'euert
has been manifested ia Boston, AID
small amount Of Inpaihy aud feeling
has heeR exhibited by any bCdy ia iLO,e =
behalf uf the accused. {
The wh' le affair seems To have aNakr,
same kind of interest and emotion Ar a !
of E!adiatnTs amor the ancient H. ain
buii fight III Spain. or a n,agnifre nt tag
on the stage. il differed frUIn a .ladiai.r
from n bIii-tight in Tins, that tie sladi4Ias
rally had 4 fair chance To defend iIiIH,,I d
bal! is allnwed to- make haiIie Nth iIs IKE
instead OF l'eirg ztrahdicd sid usanagS5 ~
whose un~-kiiEuIne<s puts lin in more ri
the spear ct Iris enemies.
Tie moThid curiO> iiy far the ma.v.Hr
played in Boston. and y hirh bnsies r.f
Wcbsier's slightest actions, aud males !
imam cf EpiTrairn Littlefirld. only proves. ~
have slw"ys believed, that our cod NJ.
brethren" are a thousand times more Ld4
than the people of the South. Why, usi
man lis Virginia, occupying just as hiE l
ton as Dr. Webster, who committed nj
crime as that with which lie Is rh,tui
though the crime Was without a paGhs
South, II passed uff with but little rxeiisa..
Tie accused had a fair trial; his cOunsrld
best they cOn!d tor him, but tie eyrdsE4
clear and indisPu1aLle, and he was hung
little was sad at it ia the newspapers .ILs
presume that the Ease ct a person IN he t
siti.'E killing a man for money. Wa tie Il
which ever occurred in the SUurLCIE So
Never had n prisoner more I" Pnr"ussf
Dr. Webster The Attorney Genera Gsta.
him with untecUming NirulcnCe ; his GuE,
sci create suspicious against INN by FiSf'
Oi defence ; even tie Judge NJ. IL he BIZ
gneS against him, as If lie acre feed asAs
Counsel IL It.e Attorney General Tie
department Ot IiIe poor man Il distorted. Z
hi5I's great agitation Wien taken to liz y
college The Attorney General holds !
also as pEOp: Of his guilt! He fails To a.
:" many words his innocence. That TO
against him, though il is n well known II
meD have stU,d up in the dOck-sle, u.
scat'Old-aDd III the most solemn "a AMIR
Almighty God To witness their ~inuOCenfi
have been afterwards demonstrated 10 h !
The Attorney Generals attempts 10 eE
~prejujires OF the mechanics upon the juJ
DR.. Webster, as a professional man, usdH.,
circumstances. 1Cre simply inf4mhps.
mechanics Iu BnsiOn are very different r
trilIgent mechanics elseM here, tLey WGIg.
such appeals as insulting in the highe;
to themselves The counsel for Web-WraI
With equal justice, have demanded syBF
their client as a poor man, wbo had h5
victim TO the heirs Of a millionaire, WbSt
est II was TO prove the death OF him wbeR
could not otherwise fall into their UPesE'
Such al appeal. we doubt not, would baa9
as unjust and ~disgracefuI as was that Gu
torney GeneraL-Riebmoad Republican
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1850-04-16
wAsuINGT0N NATIONAL MosU-
go MENT.

We learn fran the Saliondl Inteiligeneer
that la tho work orEit!,is greSst national ediHre, dcdi.
Gated % the menierro Of Washington, was5re:c6m.
mencca on Monday last lor tho season, and will
be continued %unslil.e season again closes. 1t
is now 81 feet high and gives ali idea of:what it
is intehded to be- when completed. A ;tlock,. Of
stone has been presented :to form a part Of This
great monument by every State of the: Unien,
with tao exceptions, thug showing the interest
felt in ahis great s%t5ucture by the States; as well
as the people Of this country. From BOTH it is
hoped that the contributions will be such ae5t to
render its>completjon, though gradual, certain,
and titus prove 10 4he world thai the American
people know how q appreciate and honor pntri'
otism and public virtue: ard add rew glofy to the
Requisite, by e~rsftfug a memorial of their graft
tude and venersd0n which will hc unsurpassed
in the world. e-4 H - ar4Rg
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1850-04-16

+ Free Schools IN MIssIss1FFL-The hsgisla7
ture of Mississippi has apPropriated S2uO.ooe,
for which The people rsfp he taxed, TO be aistff.
buted among the several counties, in proportion
tothe number of children, to establish the system
Of free schools. STEPS are alSo being taken to
procure an accurate retarn.of the nnmberofchiL
dfen between The ages of six and twenty years.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1850-04-16

u The German population Of St. Louis. esti.
mated al twenty Thousand, have ten Protestant
Churcbes.s
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1850-04-16

GThe Fredericksburg News states fiat Ar
sEonEEr sepTTsn speech 10 the peopleso 81
FauqpIer county alfew days ago, took decided
ground dor aiadiesr elected periodfcsfy th
people for sunigefsalsba ana foft cti0n
ct aliAzscatiye oEicsrs 81 tic people.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1850-04-16

FoR CKLUORKlA.-About s,O0eedis.
The Western States, bound to Calhe5e5
through burlington, Iowa. on the
FrsH9The Alexandra Gazette o.
says The supply al the Wharf ~
very sInaI-willI a large d~enuana =
were selling at STA 81 so per thoas-
AZ $3.50 asSl0 per hbndred-
The cotpofaiionc of New YORK eitI
.proplisEe Fes6IafiOIs on the demise
John G. Galhoua.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1850-04-16
coMpRomIsE RESOLUTIONS.

A test question ketweeN the North and South
came up on Wednesday last in the Senate, upon
a motion, submitted by Mr.. Douglass, til lay 'be
resolution Of Mr.. E:oote TO refer al the slavery
questions to a ssle:t conemittee, on the table
The r1olion was5 ncgativ5d, but by a m9i9rity OF
one only. The. North spd South wei divided
strictly on geographical lines, except B:jght Of
Indiana, Dickinson Of Ne. York, Cass of Michi-
gan, Webster ofsAiassactI ~usetts, and WEitconb.
OF Indiana. These five voted with the South and
for the Union. By doing, so they have covered
themselves With! ;inmort.l glory; and lave at
tanned a pre.emitience in the regards Of all trle
patriots, that sh1ujJ make them and the: States
which they reprfcs5ent most proud, Their disin-
terested honesty and patriItism may lead 10 their
being sacrificed Bat far l:iore glory will it be to
them to lose theft seats in;the Senate foE such a
cause than to retFiA them by L%ruck!ing to;thc pre-
JUDGE and fanatiEis.n Of a ,maddeEed co1$titucn-
cy. There wouI4 pcrhap s; have been another ex-
ceptiot: had it not lle&n for a wantofproper arnness
and courage to cary out a:game in opposition to
an indignant andsUnion. loving people. Benton
shurkcl the q~nesai@n. lis name is nd to be
found amongst The yeas an9 noes. He mstss ha"o
been in the Senate cham:er a few inmates be.
fore the vote was taken, :and we infer shat he
knew the motion was ma&&s and vas aboat to he
voted upon. Hog the mighty hap fallen! He is
no longer looked*to: by the Democratic party az
one of its leaders,. The Wings Viii not affiliate
with him. The i:ea-soileE Is and 4bolitio4'sts use
him for a tool, bus refuse 10 coniide TO HIN their
plans OF purposeafs while tl9e SOUTH aud these WHO
advocate Southeth rights :vicw him as q traitor
to their cause. ord we fancy. Chat no snan in
either House of Congress howsosver humble, is
his position or Paetension4, or limited his fame
and distinction, wo'lld exchange places with him,
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1850-04-16
Correspondence Of the Baltimore Sun.

7e WASHINGTON, April IL, 1850.
Course Of M. BsnlonMThe Test. rote IN, the Sc.
nate@P ostlq1i 81 de Administration, 9c,8e s,
Gov. Stewards Occupation Is gone u .Halhas
been, superseded to day by a mag~niicentspeechl
.on3the ultra Free, Soil doctrine, by Thomas al.
Benton; which, however, had no otherefactthap
on the test question today Mr.. Foote'S. resolution
for the appointment of a select compromise com.
mittee on the table, to decide that questionaimthe
neggqtippea TIE majority against the motion was
only Iwoi balasth twoSenators from Georgia;
Houston, of Texas the successor of Calhoun
and MT. Sturgeon. of Penn ,swere absent, and as
all these absentS Senators but onesare sknown To
be N tayosota national caFnpromise OF theslave.
~ question, we may safely aud surely infer that
9 compromise bill will ultimately pass the Senate
by g majority of sixoreigbt.
This Is a $greatstFiumpli becauseait sn,as
achieved by the union OF the. patriots against Inc
administratior the Free Soilefs. aud. lie pusIlIans
Imous Wings aud Democrats on both sides4ofthe
House. Clay aud Webster have covered, them.
selves thagglnry Cess, Wbitcomb, Brfeht land
Dickinson have nebly thrown themselves in The
g. 70 save The Union aud the Constitution
y ne sopntEy mellknow how to honor them.
As g ihe adIalnistration.swhe IL The
fssalasnt n his % g gral has ayosed thatshe
VIII be no S~e4ffi9a1l President, AFTER liz had nre.
5sionsly asserted he was no party PRESIDENT
the party any one would forgive hing
4tsarhes are aot not mucfl account any how, and
there Fls m general geFy Atfie sympathy VIVA
5oEtiee-holdeIs, whose iennres are always Subject
10 the fortunes pfSgar. Bat the case IA Il f6srens
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1850-04-16
n. NJ. & $. T. cOMPANY.

Our friends of Page, Rappahannock, sc. are
prosecuting with considerable energy the New
Market and sperryyiIle Turnpike, Of wesch
SAMUEL G1yENs, Esq ia President. Fl!is lf9ad
commenced New Market In Shenandoah c0pn'
ty, passes throughthe lownof Luray' Page conn
", and is designed to intersect the Alexanar'a
and Gordonyille R.aR az Cnlpeper Conrt.Hoase
When completedFit wilt.be a most valuable i'm
proyemen,, and to the rich and fertile counties
east of the Blue Ridge, through which it passes
must greatly enhance sIlle value OF property: BY
anordinga convenient q lqet for the vast prods'ete
Of their farms, al all seasons Of the year. We
wish 10 the Company srd its energetic officers
success in their undertaking and hope atanearly
day to have the pleasure of recording the entire
completion OF an improvement of5great public
beaeft to thelUlole Of ear upper Valley. s
Mr.. GEoRGE LyscE, sn enterprisipg and p9b'
lie, spirited citizen OF Harpers.Ferry has a ron
,~tsetonltie N.sM.& $. 4. Company, from Salem
Caurch-to Luray, tiye, niles,) and is progressing
finely with his work Y hope his labor may
prove mutually advantageous 10 both %Partiesa8
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1850-04-16
DAGUERREoTYPE

- III :. ASA0
BILE merit, is now sojour6iing in our town,and has
his rooms at the courthouse lie has already
taken some.among the finest iikenesses we have
ever seen, and is prepared to do any work per.
tanning TO the Daguerrean art.
SUCCESSOR TO Mr.. CAtHoux.IThe Governor
of South Carolina, on the 9tll inst, afterreceiying
the declination Of Gen. James Hamilton, tender
ed The successorship of the Hon. John G. Cal
houn, in the United States Senate, to the Hon.
LangdonC heeves. In his reply totbe Governor,
Mr., rCheeves says ST.:
tIregret very much tfiatit is out ofmy power
to accept this distinguished honor am NOW
nearly seventy-four years of age and have been
fotsupwaardsof thirty years retiredtfrom b ppblic
service, with an absolute de determination never to
return to il; besides my health, although notbad
is such asst to disgualify me for the afdnous duties
Foffsuch All Office" isse,fstA pF e
On receiving the . Nj. cheessH the Co
vernon rendered The appointment oil Senator
to The sHondF Gilmore. which he ptomptly.ac-
cepted, and will doubtless take hissseat in The
courseIIof a few days
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1850-04-16
FINE sEGARs. !

we acknowledge our tndebtednesssto to Messrs
MoRkHeAn s. REh1. rrobacconists, Of Martens
burg, for a Bunch of tfs very finest segars, lsspth.
as TO quality of tobaccS9apd delightful fiavofE-
These gentlemen haveten5harnd, at tleif Esab5
Ifshment, both Of their l@n manufacture and i'm:
pofta,ion, a large and ttEoice variety Of Tobacco,
segafs,,s SHUTS, &c. Which are oaerediattheissry
lowest rates 10 the retdp or Wholesale buyers
Those in want of a really good article pertaining
to The weed I, cannotde better than give Messrs.
Moosehead s. Bell a tfiaal. o
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1850-04-16

E1RTuouAkE A. EouIsviILR-TheT 6,%;.s;iIa
papets.a II agree that theysWeFe honoFeds With :
botaJfae earthquake on the evening of he air
inst, at Eve Minutes after 8 6'el6eks THE Jour.
nal says:
Z Our office building was slightly shaken. and in
a good many houses the windey sbottIes
Sc, We're set tofattlipg. gentleman who WA
lying asleepon sofa, wa Observation-Disclosures
good many peTsonsweTe alarmed ~ n ana fool,
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-04-20

sh ministerial crisis presumed attend Mr. Hutts motion
in the House of Commons of which the object the with
dswa Of the British squadron for the suppression of the
slave trade the African You will note the language
oft Times "We spending somewhere about million
year doing, side of the Atlantic what we are de-
Hbeately undong the oher The French would gladly
release the British from all their engagements treaty the
subject The Journal DIES Debais inquiries why Mr.. Huts
motion has been converted twisted into Cabinet question
mere preteIt adds the Debas the Wing Ministry deem
their position scarcely tenabe they wish to escape from
general pedicament they exist but negaveIy-by the diff
Guilty Of substitution The whole article Of the Debats is
worthy Of heed authoritative French opinion and eucida
on But Mr. HUT has been sgnaly defeated in the House.
and the Wings remain. Convention pronounced mpor-
an in rtherance of the suppression Of the slave trade has
been concluded between the Commander of the French
squadron the West of Africa, and the King Of Da-
honey, famous for his share in the traffic.
The Parliament Eruit is essentially Prussian delega-
ton, and nothing eeumenica The general impression the
best informed circles Of Paris would sesn be- that all the
German Gouernmsnt feuds and several preensons will be
adjusted by common consent and with the mediation
of Russia that the unity question will yield simple i'm
provement of the Confederation of that the monarchs
will adopt special intimate alliance against all the revol-
iionary partiesFanee being always kept in view, there
being no light confidence any where, in relation to her
destnies
We have just learned that number of the insurgents of
June, who indicted for rebellion in the huks have been
acquitted by the jury, in Brittany, and enjoyed popular
ovation and umphng their march back prison.
President Napoeons Ministry ask and half millions Of
francs additional for the expenses Of the French army
Rome According adsices thence Of the 18th Instant the
Pope was about to re.urn-an old story.
Our weather has been severely cold within the week past
snow and ice.