Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1851-04-09
MiscrIIamrous Ftema.

1'That alter each census the Legislature shall
apporton the members of The House Of Delegates
{ among the counties according To popuIslIon, al
ways giving Baltimore city three more than The
largest cuuniy-no county 10 have less than two
members and the aggregate never to exceed 80 nor
Irss than 65-apd until the next census Baltimore
city Ia have g. Baltimore and Frederick counties g,
" ashingon 5, Allegheny and Semersal a, Prince
f Geurges. Anne Arundel. Carroll Hartford. WUr-
: ce,ier, Dorchester and Cecil, each, and The 9th
e or nine counties 2 each.
: ~ Has Sta,ea right to sreeie, is question
which is just now very aby discussed in sUIne Ut
the southern papers. The Virginia Resolutions
of 1898 have been supposed IL favor such doctrines,
but we are told 'ha, eli will appear from Mr. Mad
isnn's papers, now In ne possession Of the GOVERN
mpnt. but syei unpublished. that Mr. Madison
: himself did not ST. consider them" Aiming the
papers referred 10, il is said, are several very able
ESSAYS in strong opposition IN the notification and
secession principles that have prevailed in South
Carolina and which have been advocated TO a
considerable extent in other Stales.-.N Y Ex.
press
o. The "Southern Press" says that Virginia
has taken her place as the most submissive Of the
Southern States" The proud and Noble old Com
m"nwealih may well augh T." sc"rn the taunis OF
the DisunIoniss. 'Supniss,e' fn what z Yes,
she is sbnIissitetu thu Constitution and the Laws,
and she gorIes in tile puson But her revers
know that she Is ever ready 10 resist oppression,
aud contend against Iyrauny. She will not. on that
account. however, sbffpr the fanatics Of the North,
or The secessonisls of the South. Ia destroy the
Government whirh she assisted in constructing and
which she still desires Ia maInlsin.-.4eS Gag.
The ANDERSON TRML-The trial nf the I'M
pntanr case oi a charge against JAS. Anderson and
his family for she commission of most melancholy
and - ystpr0us murder of mother and her family,
consisting Of five children. and the burning Of their
Dwelling house. ahHII five years ago. in This cnun
,v. was commenced before the examining Court on
Iasr Monday. The trial clused on "Wednesday and
the decslnn uf the Couri was Ia send The prisoners
on u await their final trial al the next term Of our
Circuit Court. commencing on The l2Ih uf APrIl.-
Lexington Gag.
EULLiFIcATInN IN Mass ,cHUsETTs.-The two
houses of the LpeisIalurpuf Massachusetts some
time since appointed jnini committee for the spe-
cal consideration OF The slave question. and on Fri
day. Mr. Buckingham. the chairman Of that cum
miee. reported IN the Senate bill which it passed
and acted upon will be practical notification Of
the laws of he United STATES.
MASSACHUSETTS, SEsAToR-The twentieth ball
lot f,r u. $. Spnaiur was taken by the legislature
! " ednesday; Sumner wanted IL votes 10 elect;
thereupnn a motion was made and ag reed To aftei
! protracpd discussion 10 posipnne an0heT frial Tor
| three weeks. Mr. Stone, Democrat. declared du-
ring the debate that the coalition had now termIDs-
| ted.
No The gross receipts Of the James River and
Kanqwha Canal, for the year 1850. Were S3iO.-
4 653 Sc Disbursements. ordinary and exiraordIna'
~. Sl64.I74 Payments for annuity and interest,
$2O6.479 "a Miscellaneous disbursements, &c.
! 2n3 IA The next years receipts estimated at
$4I2 OOO Expenses, 1926. Is 72. Net income
Ss6.SSf 90
~ &c and ro are the words which are COM
monty nsed by team drivers The former. arc"rd-
inc In Ppqqe. is derived frnm The German word &C.
hen meaning .'to 90" Vo. by The same auhori-
~. is M Other than broad pronunciation Of the
Danish word He commanding cessation or desst-
ance
M The Colored Convention is still in session
Al New York. talking. hut only talking Reports
m emiorainn To the West Indies. social relations.
hank. union grocery. ST.. have been made. hut
nothino practical done-or likely TO BIZ. There is
too much discussion, and they score one smother
quite amusingIy.
The Boston Times says that 'Shadr'ch.' the
aaVp recently
nurch,sed by tho United States Marsha! Devins
and is to be taken ftnm Montreal Canada. t"the
literary emporinrh' To- give evidence against his
resruprs. This actually verified, will be the un-
kindpst cut ~ an
~ The Russian Government has decided that
the Thousand anniversary Of the foundation ct the
Russian Empire. which. according In the hisio.
rims of that cnnnrv. dates from The year S52 shall
he c.lebrarea rpx' wear with The greatest pomn IN
all the cities and large towns of the European and
Asia'ic provinces Of Russia
L.wyEps ~ THE TNITrp ST.TFs.-Thr peo-
ME IF the United States mus he fond of law. not
wi,hs,and;np il is expensive for We s'e nv l.Iv-
incsrons Law NT,razinp that There are twenty -one
,housand nine hundred and srven'v-nine lawyers
in the cpnntrv. or ah,ni me to every eleven hnn-
dred inhabitants.
ns. The Furonean steamers commence this
month. 10 run semi weekly. viz the Hunarders
evorr Saturday from I.iverpnl Tho Collins line
every alternate "Wednesday from L'verr~l. and
the Southampton line the informed Iae We'd
nesdavs
~. m eyc,vaiing mr. he r-irnad. shont ak
miles from Whrplng trsk of gigrnrc animal
was discovered. embedded in sand ah"ni sixteen
feet The ,nsk was not Joss than six and "ne-
siob,h feet and At The large end measured
eighteen 10 circumference
ns- II is stated that the Commissioners apron
tod T., chopso the site of The ARMY Asylum have
purchased W"dley. a bean'iful country seat near
Ce rpetown. occupied nv Col I'.renzo Thomas.
Assistant Adjurani Grneral. The price paid was
100000
South C,RoLIYt SrEAMsHIPs.-The commit
top aunoppd nv the Sou'h Carolina legislature
have chsed ccniracrs at New York e. ifeir rom
a,,,e,o, This Imks ms If Snprh CauIns had CIV
on nm the pocordiaf idea Of n0nintercourse with the
North.
Darn FROM TIGHT f.Ac,Ee "A young lady
died at Bristol. England. lately. from The compress
sim Of the stomach and viscera by wight larng-
She was perfectly free from disease, and there was
no other visible cause 0f death.
Ms. The Rev Sebastian SiTeeier. ofihe ilrst u
oiversaIist Church. Boston. united "Wednesday
evening". The three iionsandh couple, since has in
s,aIatnn over his present parish
NJ. The Fm Smith. Ark. Herald states that
,here ;s bny at that place, only 9 years old who
speaks and writes the1febrew, Lain. fIencn,
Sn,nish and italian lagaages with as much faclll-
~ as hp does the English.
~ From the returns Of the British Board OF
Fade il appears that ten thousand ions Of lard oil
we're imported into the United Kingdom last year
from the United States alone. lard OIL manutac-
"a