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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1851-11-13

81 PIECES splendid 3 ply Carpeiihg, handsome
- Ingram iii Wool ditto. List and Rag ditio,
Floor and Table Oil Cioths, for sale low
CHARLES JOHNSON.
Hsrprrs-Fsfsx, Sov. s, 1851.
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LlinseY &lElannels.
For the Gentlemen.

EULLED and Plaid Linsey, home made Elan
Il mel and Yarn, of every size just received by
Dufields Oct 80 j. w CRANE
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~ untE0 AAlAtAA0uANtCAyS
TW0 or ! EaREE good Journeymen Carpenters
u Apply 70 WM. A. SUDDiTH.
Charlestown, Oct 90 lS5E-43t
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Having used one Of Mr. Rrnvaa's Wheat Fans,
the present season feel no hesitation ia asserting
that il is he best article Of the kind have ever seen
or used, WM. JOHNSON
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have tried one or James Runyan's Wheat Fans
and ind Il 10 Be frsirae, and woa1d recommend ii
10 the Iarmers. J, Ii. KEMP.
Winchester, Nov. 5, 1851.
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have tried one of James Runyans Wheat Fans
and i Is The best that have ever used, and would
recommend \ 10 all the farmers.
Nov. s. 1851 JAS G. HURST.
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4 m SACKS c. A. and One Salt. very large
IUU sacks, Just received and for sale by
CHARLES JOHNSON.
Harpers4Fe Nov 6. 1851
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OLD MCPHERSON TORE fIsR. RElfAINS
UNMO VED AND US1Io Fib NIB
IN tsesmatFltuqe II ca4,tcil Jlsre Is lrisdo1s !,
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SundriesI.

A LBATA and Britannia Table Spoons, Knives
IN and FORKS, Tea Trayes Pocket Scissors, 6
and az Tacks, Butchers Saws, Washers, Kew
rings, Curtain Bands Iron Bake Pans Wrought
Nails Sad.Irous sc, &c. just received BY 4
Nov 6, 1851. It. RAWLINS.
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1n00 POUNDS Of Prime Bacon Hams and
c. JOHNSON.
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LOOK oUTgPoR NOVEMBER

Nartmbef l5sk-Capi,al PFfze ass oo0 % 200
l2500. ! 200, 1850; 10 prizes al 80,
Tickets SIS; halves So; quarters 3 IS elgh,s
81 Cefli6eate tot Packages or Is Whole
Tickets $50; IS halves 90 s. oagrter.45. o
eighshs % So
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Glass and Putty.

lust Received Window Glass Of various sizes,
" and puts nf the hest quality for sale some IS
per cent lowerlihan old price. r RAWLINS.
Nov 6 lS5i
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1851-11-13

Mr. James Runyanss Wheat Fans are m1pu-
factured ii one Of mr. shops they are rut up by
competent workmen, and the material used in their
construction IS OF The very hest quality
Nov. s. l65i. W. j HAWKS
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4 hare purchased enc OF Mr. Rnnyag,s Wheat
Fans and sider il the best have ever used on
my larn II. L. OPlE.
Washington telegraph., 1851-05-28

WAGON TRAINS BURNT ON THE PGM
RIEs.--The Lexington (Mo) Express,
states tina, OH the 22d March. near
Cheateau's Island. OH the Arkansas river,
train Of twenty-sishI wagons. belong.
ing to Messrs. Brown. Russell & Co,
and laden with Government stores for
Santa Fe, was destroyed by fire, with all
the contents. The teamsters. it seems,
quarreled with the Pawnee Indians, and
the latter revenged themselves by setting
the prairie on fire. The ieamsters had
TO cross the river to save their lives
They had seen the fire approaching on
the prairies. but being encamped, and
the grass much beaten down by the stock
around the corral, the teamsters thought
themselves safe. The high wind. how.
ever, carried the fire TO a considerable
distance, aud the wagons, being dry. took
fire and burnt rapidly.
Washington telegraph., 1851-05-28

A FoURIERITE COLONY IN TExAs.-The
Victoria Advocate says that colony has
been established about Ten miles above
that town, on the Fourierite system by
General John d. Wilkins, Of Louisiana,
but now under the management OF Mr.,
A. Rogers, German OF education and
intelligence. 1t appears that each men,
Der of the colony is required to contribute
$400 OH being admitted, after which he IS
entitled to ali equal participation in its
products by contributing equally in labor,
services, &c.
Washington telegraph., 1851-05-28

HE CUBAN ExPEDITIoN.-The foIlov,
ing contains the information we ar~
possession OF, in regard to this seco.a ~
grand fauz ras. The Baltimore "a S"
says: Ier- . ua
The Cuban expedition, or an a,,su..
to get up an expedition in New W.
city, has failed. and the purposes of ,ho.N
engaged i'll it. il they really in,epG~s
to invade Cuba, have been frustra,sS
Six of the principal men engaged in -.
affair were arrested in New York c;,,
Saturday, by the U. S. Marshal. tn
names are. John L. O'Sullivan fsor.;n
law of DR.. Kearny Rogers,) VIM T
Rogers. Jr., (nephew Of Dr.. Rogs,sI
Capt. Lewis, captain of the steaSho.!,
Cleopatra, and formerly captain Of -"
Creole. in the former expedition: MAJ.
Louis Schlesinger,.one OF the HUNGARY"
patriots; DR.. Daniel H. Burtne,r. an ora
resident of New York city; and psS.S
Sanchez. Spaniard. The manner i
which the arrest of these parties wa.
brought about is rather curious and nov
ell. The New York letter to the Phi
adelphla Inquirer thus relates it and 9th
er matters: ...
Among the deputy Marshals is one hv
the name Of RakielewiIz, Polish rein
gee. Ths authorities having ascer,ainea
that there was number OF suspicion.
looking characters congregated at Sou,h
Amboy, Rakielewitz was directed 10 M,
on the garb of a newly arrived Germ,n
emiSrant, 60 down TO South Amboy. nm
gle with the suspicious characters there
and, II possible, obtain information ,ha,
would lead to The discovery of the pIo,.
ters OF the expedition, if such expedition
had been formed. He succeeded adm
rably, and the result was the arrest q,
the above named parties.
The Sunday Herald. speaking of ,hesa
arrests. &c, says:
All those persons. Were held to bail.
each III the sum Of $4,000, 20 answ.r,b.
charge at court. During the day. III,
marshal applied for detachment of ma:
rlnes 10 take charge of the steamboa,
Cleopatra. Commodore Salters forth.
with granted the request. A detachmep,
was forwarded, and the vessel is now Nm.
der their charge, lying at the foot OF North
Moore street.
The John L. O'Sullivan arrested wa,
the former editor Of the Democratic Re.
view. and one of the parties implicated
in the previous Cuban overture"
The New York Express, of the Goth Of
April, says:
MIR. Charles O'Conor became bail Fl,
Capt. Lewis in $4,000, the like sum with
the others, so that the whole six charged
In relation 10 the matter, are now on bail.
1t is said at the u. 5. District Auor.
ney's office, that no examination will
probably be had, but the case given next
week as already stated, TO the Grand Ju.
ry. -Four boxes of similar appearance
marked l TO 4, have been found in the
after part of the lower cabin Of the Gle.
opatra; one of :hem was opened and
found TO Contain six kegs Of powder The
others are supposed each to contain a
similar quantity OF powder. The boxes
and contents have been sent to Elhss
Island.
Washington telegraph., 1851-05-28

IMPORTANT FROM MExIco-The New
Orleans Picayune says tnat the several
large and influential parties in Mexico
are plotting for charge in the govern
ment. One party wishes TO Join Mexico
once more to Spain. and counts upon
Spanish troops and authorities in Cuba
for assistance. Another party. that OF
the manufacturing interests. is trying qul-
etly and slowly TO get mp feeling IN ia
vor Ct the return of Santa Anna 10 pow
er. There is still another party, and bu'
feeble one, in favor of immediate ah'
neXation to the United States.
Washington telegraph., 1851-05-28

VlLLAINY.-The Cairo Sun says that a
few days since two men in a wagon,
when within a couple of miles of Jones'
boro', Union county, Illinois, asked a
farmer who was the heaviest merchant in
that town. The farmer mentioned some
merchants, and among the number spoke
of Mr.. Dishon. They drove tteir
wagon up to Dishon's store, and request
ed him TO permii them to place box
(Which they had in their wagon) in his
store for the night. After urging some
objection, MIR. D. finally consented to
take the box in his store-room. The
men then put up their horses for the night
and early on the following morning had
their wagon at DIS store door, TO get
their box, and start on their journey MIR.
D. then had missed bolt of fine broad
cloth from his counter. His suspicion
being reused. he examined his desk, and
discovered that fve hundred dollars had
been stolen during the night. He then
told the man that the box must not be
taken from the store until it was exam.
ined They swore tha; he might go to
hi, for they would take their box. and
as they rushed to take hold of it, Mr.. ID.
stepped out of the door and locked them
in. Having obtained assistance the door
was opened, and the men taken. The
lid was knocked off, when a stout, dar.
ing man sprang forth, and the missing
cloth. money, some silks, and dark Ian
tern were found in the bottom.
Washington telegraph., 1851-05-28

A despatch from Syracuse on May the
9th says, the American anti-Slavery So
ciety, which created such row at the
Broadway Tabernacle last year, met yes.
terday in the Market Hall-security in
the sum of $4,000 having been given
for any damage which might be done to
the building. Among those present were
Abby Folsome and husband, George
Thompson, M. p. Garrison, Elizur
Wright, Fred. Douglass. Burleigh Whis.
ton, &c. The principal speaker yester.
day was Garrison. who abused Clay,
Cass and others and praised Geo. Thomp-
son. Il would be neither profitable or in.
teresting to report what me said. The
attendance is not very large, as yet :here
is no excitement.
Washington telegraph., 1851-05-28

SourH CARoLINA.-The following are
the resolutions adopted by the Conven-
ton of Southern Rights Associations,
recently in session at Charleston. Is. C.)
To show the feeling of the Convention.
we give first. the minority resolution,
hichw was rejected:
Hon. J. L. Orr moved the resolution
reported by the minority as substitute,
as follows;
ResoIved, That feeling entire conf
dence in the Constitutional organs of our
State Government, and the wisdom and
fidelity of the Convention election under
the act passed at the last session Of
the Legislature, we are perfectly willing
to leave to them the mode and measure
of redress for the wrongs we have suffer
ed from the Federal Government, as well
as the time of its application; and, with
out indicating or suggesting the course 1t
behooves them to pursue, We hereby
pledge ourselves to abide by their action,
whether the same shall be for secession
from the Union, with or without the CO.
operation of the other Southern States.
The motion was rejected by a very
large majority.
The resolutions of the majority were
then taken and were voted Oh separately
as follows:
l. ReSOIved, That in the opinion OF
this meeting the State Of South Carolina
cannot submit 70 the wrongs aud aggres-
sions which have been perpetrated by
the Federal Government and the North.
ern States, without dishonor and ruin;
and that it is necessary to relieve herself
therefrom, whether with or without the
cooperation of other Southern States.
To this resolution there were five dis
senting voices.
2. Resolved, That a concert Of action
with one or more of our sister States Of
the South, whether through the supposed
Southern Congress, or in any other man.
but not the sacrifice involved in submis-
sion.
Adopted unanimously.
3. ResoiUed, That we hold the right
of Secession to be essential to the sover.
eighty ard freedom of the States Of this
Confederacy, and that the denial of that
rgat would furnish to an injured State
the strongest additional cause for its ex-
ercise.
Adopted unanimously.
4. ResOtUed. That this meeting looks
with confidence and hope to the Conven-
ton OF the People, to exert the sovereign
power of the State in defence Of its rights,
at the earliest practicable period and in
the most effectual manner; and TO the
Legislature. to adopt the most speedy
and efectual measures towards the same
end.
To this resolution there were six dis
senting voices.
The question was then asked on the
adoption of the Address, and it was
adopted with but one dissenting voice.
Hon. VIM. H. Gist, of Union, submit
ted the following resolution:
ResotUed, That this meeting is not
disposed 10 separate from those who ex-
press a willingness to abide the fate of
the State; that we cordially accept their
pledge to sustain the action of the Con-
stitutional Convention, and that, we pre-
sent an undivided front TO her enemies.
The resolution was adopted unani-
mously. and with great applause.
Washington telegraph., 1851-05-28

The following toast was given by one
of the Boston Marshals, at a collation.
given them by Mr.. Potter. the owner of
Sims. at his plantation. during their stay
in this city:
The NoRTH AND THE SoUrH-May the
links of the chain that binds their Union
be stronger than ever-the abolitionists
pitched into HI, and Bunker Hill
Monument rolled against the gate.
SAP. NeaUS.
Washington telegraph., 1851-05-28

The sword worn by Napoleon at inc
battle of Marengo has been purchased oy
Nicholas Of Russia for $4,000. Inc
emperor has already large collection OF
relics of the great soldier.
Washington telegraph., 1851-05-28

The Emperor of Russia has decided
that monument shall be erected at Petro
aulovka, the capital of Kamschatka. in
honor OF the celebrated traveller, Behring,
who discovered in 1924, the Straits to
which he gave his name,
Washington telegraph., 1851-05-28

CoNNEcTIcUT.-Gov. Seymour, of Con-
necticut. in his inaugural address to the
Legislature, speaking of the compromise
measures of the last Congress says, he is
in favor of seeing them carried out in
good faith, and of return of that spirit
of conciliation which, in the early DAYS
of the republic, gave to the Union its
greatest strength and only security for
the future.
Washington telegraph., 1851-05-28

Prentice says that he sees it stated in
Buffalo journal that the Wings of the
Michigan Legislature voted to instruct
the Michigan Senators to go for the re-
peal of the Fugitive Slave Bill, and re-
marks, that if SO, and the Wing masses
in Michigan take such ground, he hopes
they may be beaten by the Democrats,
unless they take the same ground; and
that if they both oppose the Fugitive
Slave Bill, he hopes they will eat one
another up, and lie heavy OIL each others
stomachs.
Washington telegraph., 1851-05-28

PosT OFFICE RoBBER SENTENcED.-In
the U. S. District Court, for the Southern
District of Georgia, at Savannah on the
18th inst, Theodore Orville Brown, aged
about'17, clerk in the Post Office at
Augusta. pleaded guilty to two ndict-
ments-one for stealing package mailed
at New Orleans, and another for stealing
one mailed at Dalton. He was sentenced
to twenty years imprisonment at hard
labor in the penitentiary.
Washington telegraph., 1851-05-28

HONOR TO Col. BLIss.-The ROYAL
Society of Northern Anti4uaries of Copen-
hagen, at meeting in that city on the
10Th of February. at which the King of
Denmark presided, elected Col. w. w.
S. Bliss. of the y. S. Army, an honorary
member of that Society.
Washington telegraph., 1851-05-28

Ex-Chancellor Walworth Of New
York was married on the l7th instant.
at Jacksonville, Illinois. to the widow oil
Col. Hardin, who was killed at the bat'is
of Buena Vista.
Washington telegraph., 1851-05-28

The Democrats of the Indiana Third
Congressional District have nominated
John L. Robinson for Congress. Mr..
Robinson has declared himself opposed
to the repeal of the fugitive slave law, or
any modification of it.
Washington telegraph., 1851-05-28

AN OLD BIBLE-Among the effects OF
David Croft, of Earl township. Lancas'
ter county. Pa, lately deceased. was
German Bible. in good condition pilolea
in 1881. by c. Froschaur, in Zurich, Sw!''
Zerland.
Washington telegraph., 1851-05-28

The Athens (Ga.) Banner confirms the
report tina: the Hon. Howell Cobb is TO
retire from Congress. and states that 1t
seems to be the general purpose to make
him Governor of the State.
Washington telegraph., 1851-05-28

The Boston Courier intimases that the
election of Mr.. Sumner to the United
States Senate will be contested,
Washington telegraph., 1851-05-28

The Mobile Advertiser gives accounts
of enthusiastic Union meetings In all parts
of the State. 0-.. -l
Washington telegraph., 1851-05-28

The Kingston (Ja.) STANDARD of the 1st
inst. says:
We learn from undoubted authority
that Gen. Santa Anna will leave Cartha.
gena in all this month, for the Island,
en- route to Mexico. where i: is expected
he will be again elected President.
Washington telegraph., 1851-05-28

Hon. Daniel S. Dickinson, late u. S.
Senator from New York State, is spoken
of in some of the Southern papers for the
Presidency of the United States.
Washington telegraph., 1851-05-28

The CHARLESTON CONVENTION The
"Southern Rights Association Conven.
ton held at Charleston, S. c.. have de-
cided. in favor of separate State action.
Rhetts resolution was received with
cheers, and the moderate views and opin-
ions of Judge Butler and Langdon Cheves
were drowned by plaudits bestowed
upon misguided or run-mad politicians.
Matters appear to be approaching a
crisis. 1t remains to be seen if the peo-
pie will yet retrace their steps from the
brink of the precipice to which demago-
gues, teeming with fantastic notions Of
separate State sovereignty and action,
have hurried them. A moments cool re-
fection would convince them of their
error; out this moment the demagogues
are not willing to allow them.
Washington telegraph., 1851-05-28

A DISTINCTION WITHOUT DIFFERENCE.
The Democratic editors approve the con-
duct of the Democratic Senators of New
York who recently resigned their seats
to prevent the passage of bill to which
they were opposed. They say these
Senators resigned to prevent violation
OF the Constitution, when, in fact. their
resignation was violation of it. When
the Wings in the Ohio Legislature, in
1912, broke up that body, to prevent an
obnoxious bill from being passed, the
Democratic editors were loud in denounc.
ing their conduct as outrageous and un-
constitutional. and Wing editors took the
same ground. They both, alike, violated
the Constitution, but the Democratic
journals, by some peculiar process of party
tactics, condemn the one and approve
the other.
Washington telegraph., 1851-05-28

The "Man about Town." whose commu-
nica;ion we give place in our columns
to-day, appears to be somewhat alarmed
at the a1nmastdkable evidences of the
prevalence in the community. and indeed
throughout the whole State. of spirit
of progressive improvement which, ac-
cording to his crude notions, is altogether
incompatible with the Rip Van Winkle-
like dignity and anti-rrogressive spirit
which have hitherto prevailed. He thinks
that because we have done without
plank road this long, we should be satisfi-
ed to leave such Improvements to the
next generation. Unfortunately this
seems to be the opinion of maEy who.
without Inconvenience to themselves.
might make it profitable 20 aid in the
construction of improvements of a public
nature, but who, like our "Man about
Town." are half a century behind the
times.
The "Man about Town" consoles HIM
self with the idea, that the plank road
mania will. like other Improvements
which have been agitated before the
community, end in "big talk and long
smoke" but we trust that in this he will
be disappointed, and that there will yet
be found number of public spirited and
enterprising men, able and willing to take
the remainder of the stock in the con-
templated plank road to Fulton, and
prosecute the work with diligence to its
final completion.
Washington telegraph., 1851-05-28

WEBSTER AND THE CITIZENS OF New
YoRK.-The New York Journal of Com
merce, Of May Sd, says:
A large portion of our space is occu-
pied to-day with the names of 5000 or
5000 signers TO an invitation of the Hon.
Daniel Webster to meet them, in this
city at some time convenien: to himself,
that they may express to him in person
their deep and greatful appreciation of
his devotion to the great public interests
of the country. The character of these
names. and the more than willingness
with which in general they were append.
ed, makes the compliment one of rare
distinction, though not equal to the ex-
alted merits of the statesman to whom it
is rendered.
Washington telegraph., 1851-05-28
MASSACHUSETTS AND THE FuGlrIv


MASSACHUSETTS AND THE FUGlTIvE
SLAVE LAw.-The anti.fugitive slave re-
solutions pending i'll the Massachusetts
Senate has been qualified by the adoption
of the following amendment:
ReSolUed, That while Massachusetts,
entertains these views of that law she
claims no right under the federal Con-
stitution to nullify, disregard, or forcioly
resist the provisions of all act of Congress;
that she has already, when such right
was claimed by the State of South Caro-
lima, expressed her opinion upon it. and
she now reafirms and repeats the follow
ing then passed by her Legislature,
namely:
"That the Constitution OF the United
States of America is a solemn social COM
pact, by which the people of the said
States, in order to form more perfect
union, establish justice, insure domestic
tranquility, provide for the common de-
fence, promote the general welfare, and
secure the blessings of liberty for them
selves and their oosterity, formed them
selves into one body polite, under
common government; that this Constitu.
ton, and the laws Of the United States
made i'll pursuance thereof. and all the
treaties made under the authority of the
same, are the supreme law of the land,
anything in the constitution or laws of
any State to the contrary notwithstand.
ing; and that no citizen, State, or any
other member of the body polite, has a
right in any shape, or under any pretext,
to annul or prevent the execution of the
said Constitution, laws, or treaties, or any
OF them, excepting i'll such extreme cases
as justify violent resistance to the laws,
on the principle of the natural and in
defeasible prerogative of self.defence
against intolerable opDression"
Washington telegraph., 1851-05-28

TuE ARKANSAS WH1G." I've have
received the opening number OF this Jour-
nal published a: Little Rock by Mr.. John
Nj. Butler, and edited by Robert G.
Farrelly. Esq. The "Whig" advocates
the cause indicated by its title; and from
its good beginning, creates the belief that
it will battle nohly for the principles II
ha. espoused. A Whig paper was much
needed in The capital, and we doubt not
that the "Arkansas Whig" will merit
the support of the party throughout the
State. We trust it will receive It.
At the head of its columns we see the
name of John Preston, jr.. of Helena, fo'
Congress, and find accorded to us the
credit of suggesting his name. We thnh
Capt. Preston would make frF rate
run, but shall not place his nape al she
head Of our columns until W near from
himselfthat be is willing tShould De 'hus
used, and ready to enter1aiiy ana jealous
~ into the canvass. It was well enough
for the "Whig" . hoist his name, in
order that reponse from him may be
elected.
Capt. preston is a nan Of popular man.
ners, crhigh moral character, of acknowl-
edged talents, fine speaker-and above
all, strong Union man. We think he
would be, at least, within the distance
pole, in a race with Colonel Johnson.