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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1852-03-25
IRIsH-AMERICANs.


The numerous and ndiscriminate immigration
fot Irishmen into this country, and The ardor and i'm
puisiveness OF their character, together with The
heipessness of the condition Of many Of them have
excited1in The minds of many Americans preu-
dice thai should not be permitted to find resting
place there. Industry, thrift, and prudence, ha We
enriched many Of Irelands. sons in the United
States; and at the ballot.box, and on the lield of
battle, they have well proved the sincerity of their
devotion q our country and the cEAse Of true
publcanisn ltlis therefore with. emotions of HIGH
pleasure we have read the Lowing letter, address
ca by General Scott to ar Irish benevolent asscca
ton at Brooklyn = ,,asliagton ytIegyo,h
WAsmNGTos, March -, 1852
pkNILhflEE 1T was only yesterday that the
prfsSuIe % public business obliged me 10 decline
.'q nohorlol meeting number of Irish friends at
me 4 approaching celebration Of Sc Patrck's Day in
r Inv beg you will accept what said 10
flaem "a Reply;
" Oh do me but Justice in suppes no me 10 take
lively Interest in Ireland and her sons Perhaps
/ no man-fcerfainly no Amercan--owes so much 10
! tue yaur and blood Of IrishBlen as myself. May
OF them marched and fought under my command in
| the war Of iSl2-I5, and many ulore-ihousands-
IN the recent war with Mexico--noi one of whom
] or a tfIensI."
JTematn- gentlemen, with the warmestregards
! yoIrs, most truly WINFIEI. ID SCOTT
WAN. GopNEY, and others
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AMOUNT or TAKES.

4 correspondent asks what will be The l,tf
cent increase of the State taxes L is not
possible to answer this question, uHtil tho
lists Of taxable property, with the valuation,
are returnyd blythe Commissioner Of the
Revenue. Some idea, however, may be form
ed, By referring to tile gross amount raised
last year, and to what viii be necessary this
Last year. the whole revenue was something
less than SsG0,900 This year, at least 81:
400 600 will be requisite to pay current cx-
penses, interest on debt, &c, even if there
be no appropriations. Alarger sum may be
necessary lit certainly viii be, ifany hp-
preparations are made to Interval Improve
ments
1t is very uncertain when the bill relating
to subjects Of taxation, which passed the
House Of Delegates, will be disposed ofsby
the Senate. From present Indications, not
before the LIST of April The Commission
ers will scarcely be able to get4hrouglt with
their duties in two montbs-Asay tIiree.-
That viii bring the LIST of JulN In. three
or four weeks thereafter, the good people Of
Virginia may probably ascertain how much
they will haye to pay for DeznoerSic re-
forms Richmond Hing.
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COMMODORE STOCKTON.

CORES 2ondent Of the Washington Union. fsays
the Richmond Republican, communicates to that
paper long biographical sketch of Commodore
Stockton. The gallant sailor has had lie. Of
splendid hsroism and adventure and, We have 10
doubt, II nominated would make tall run for the
Presidency Who knows but the Democrats NAV
compose their personal feuds b. eventually uniting
Z upon STocxTos Geographically. he stands mid
way between North and South, and perhaps politi-
eaily ne standssmidway between Old FoeyisIn and
Young America. His advocates could no donb,
convince men cf all sections and parties thai be Is
decidedly N0ftiera SsAfAerH man. and emphati-
ealy Conservative Progressive They might aldo
deny that soldiers should always be put on the field
for the Presidency in total exclusion Of the saors
The Navy is ihe fayorite arm Of the nation and
ought 70 come ID, now and then, for share Of he
Presidential prize meney. Mr. Stockton asked. in
late speech, /. Did you ever see Jack on horse
back We would not BE- greatly astonished il
the next Democratic Convention, in case they are
satisfied that Gen. Scott will be the Whiz nominee.
should SIT Jack aside Or The resolutions II 9s and
then : At s.rr1;asr<s
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TAX BILL.

The Richmond Wing Of Saturday sdys-In the
House ofiDeegates, yesterday, Mr.. Cfooae of Meek.
ienburg Presented bill regulating the assessment
OF The laY on Merchants licenses, &c, a SYNOPSIS
OF whose provisions are giYenin another column.
They wiz be found rank enough in all conscience
the tax on merchants licenses will only be in.
creased some seventy-fve per lcentum Daring
The siitings Of the Convention, it was said that
Richmond and the other cities of The Common
wealth, which had hitherto horne so large burden
Of The taxes of the State, would hereafter have ajns
ice" Done them under The I'D ra{orcm system. If
the bill Just reported be indication OF it, Heaven
save.lhe mark RICHMOND will have good cause
tocry out like Paddy, lhat such '.ynstice Is Just
what she does mt want. The only consolation that
she can have, is that the goose which has hitherto
laid the golden egg, will be ripped open Certain
~ none Of her delegates will be al lie to vote for an
appropriation for internal improvements this win
ter By tie discontinuance Of Lotteries, t le taxes
derived from that source will lie cut off--some
so 900 ner year
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PUBLIC LANDS.

1.-THE mode OF dsposing of the Public Lands pro-
posed and advocated BY Mr.. Clay and adopted BIZ
the Wing party as conspicuous article in its
creed, had been adopted BY the Government as q Ak
ed and determined policy, the present Inscriptions
legislation in respect TO them agitated in Con
gress, would have been AVOIDED. But the Democ-
racyrin the old States would have none OF IL The
proceeds dYising from the sale ofthe public domain
were not allowed 10 flow into the State Treasures
10 alleviate the burihens Of Stale taxation, but were
kept as a government fund at Washington for the
attainment Of III princped objects. The receipt Of
customs amply sufficient 10 delray the expenses
Of GovernmentIeven unde extravaganza dminislra-
tons, and the land fund is left for and applied to
the purpose ofApropitating votes, or building up
political inle ests hostile to Southern Institutions
After tn: bills in relation to this subject now
pending in Congress are inallx disposed Of, ills
our intention again to call the attention OF our read
ers TO the subject, that they may fully understand
lhe action Of the Virginia delegation in this all i'm
The Following 5feffble' extract from he BEDFORD Sen.
tinel;- RieEmqad Times.
| : The Wings have been the consistent and zea{hns
advocates Of The policy Of demanding at the hands
OF Congress, ViIginias portion ot the Public Lands
to enable her to carry out her system of internal i'm
provemen's, and e educate the thousands of iadi-
gent children in her borders upon whose minds The
blessed light OF instruction has never vet fallen.-
Now, who, I'M the name of heaven, are the true
friends OF the people Those who, welded TO an
idle abstraction, would Indignantly reject the por-
ton ofthe public domain TO which Virginiads Justly
entitled. and suffer the whole Of it 10 pass into liz
hands OF the new States 10 their prosperity and en-
rlchment, while urown people are left I'D provided
for AMI DISCONTINUED and grounded 10 the very And
by the iron heel OF the taxgaherer and the sheriff
Or, are they those who taking The opposite course
readilyfavor the policy Of accepting it, as a meas
ere d tettef rem taratoa and calculated 10 con-
tribute immensely to the prosperity and happiness
OF the people by freeing their limbs and wiping out
at single dash the whole public debt ol the Stale
Let Inc people, during the coming summer and
aniumn, when called upon for their taxes increas-
ed probably a hundred fold, remember Is arnol6
those iaithlessI Democratic representatives. Who.
instead OF un ting with the Wings in trying 10 ale
Vlate their burihens, but mock at their ds,resses.
and riTet upon them a system of oppressive taxa
t,on which will remorselessly wiring from them
thelr hard earnings for years 10 come
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FREE SCHOOL.
For rnE YIRGINt4 FRrr Pnrsa

MEssRs, EpfFoRs: wish to occupy a Small
space in your paper upon the "Free School Svs-
tenn, now in practical operation in this county
My ohjeet is To- getintormaion as TO The results Of
the experiment. The writer You are aware. was
one oil the earliest and most jealous friends to the
experiment OF tle Free School system in our conn.
W and lent helping hand in organizing and mt
ting into practical operation system entirely new
to US and Involving good deal Of time and trouble
in its execution He, together with hundreds Of onr
citizens, is anxious 10 know what is The practical
result Of lhis experiment. He was an advocate Tor
itmereY am ex experiment. to be continued If 0ood
Ito be abandoned If otherwise. WHY Is II fhai no
annual reportsare now made We think that we
should have all The facts laid before u.s. SO thai we
can make up 4 Just verdict. If the burden out
weighs The good accomplished, we must undo tbe
wrong. lfolherwise, then we will be satisfied to
eoailnue i, and that cheerfully. But give us light
we Ind that many who were the friends of his
syestem in its infancy. are opposed 10 it now. We
want 70 know how this comes about We hope the
Board OF School Commissioners will make a full
report lot our information. VERlTAs.
March II, lS52--Spirit requested To cnnv
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COURT OF APPEALS

The Hon GeEEN B. SAnUELs, in obedi
ence to what is indicated as the public desire
and sentiment Of the District, has consented
to be announced as candidate for Judge Of
the Court <of Appeals for the District Of
which Augusta forms part. This section
is composed of the counties Of Culpeper
Madison. Greene; Orange, Albemarle, Lou.
lisa, Fluyanna, Goochland, Nelson, Amherst,
Rock bridge, Augusta, Bath, Highland, Pen
dleton, Rockingham, Page, Shenandoah,
Hardy, Hampshire, Morgan, Berkeley, JET,
ferson, Clarke. Frederick and Warren.
In our last we published letter from
Judge BALDWIN, il response to one address
cd to him BY the members of the Stanton
bar, without distinction of party, requesting
him to become candidate, and in which be
ann ounces himself as such The letter it.
selfis just such an one as we should have ex-
pectod from Judge Baldwin; bold and une
quivocal in its language, rejecting credit ON
the head and heart fits author It is to be
regretted that two such men as Judges
Baldwin and Samuels are. to be brought in
collision with each other-both are men of
spotless characters and the public interest will
not suffer by the elevation Of either to the
Bench Stanton FladicGtor
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WING MEETING Is JEFFERSON.

4
Pursuant % public notice pcriion Of he Wings
of JeiFefsoh assembled a the Court House in
Chariessown. on Monday he I5Ih instani. when
upon mciiun Col. J. F HAnrRAcx was cailed 10 the
chair, and FL. n. GALLAHER and w T. DsU6HERTy,
appointtd Secretaries The object Of lie meeting
baying been explained by he Chairman il was
Resossxdi That the Chair app iat % rmistee 81
two ikurn each Precinct 10 nominate delegates
II attend the Convention in Richmond % the iaIh
Gay q April nexs-ahd that all other Wigs q tne
sou ~ wholcan conveniently attend Sc requested
Y act as delegates 10 said CONVENTION.
Resolved That while the W higs of Jefferson here
assembled decidedly approve Of and snppcTt the hon
ssi' able ana patriotic administration o. MIIARD
FiLLMoRE, and would prefer his nomination for the
Ffesldeney 70 any Individual whose name has been
spoken q IN connection with the office, yer shey
stand prepared 70 give theE and cordial sup
Pait 70 any true whig who can conciliaie the aFoF
qi me people; believing, they do, thai de Nation
a ConFelEion will nominate none oLheg than one
WHO VIII strictly Uphold the ConssitaIioEand iaith-
folly maintain the Laws
The committee appointed The following.
cag 81 IS. J. G. Moore, James 2. Gibson,
yenn W McCurdY. r. S, Blackburn. G.. G. Porter,
andrew hennedy, S. w. Lakeland. VIM g. Wor-
laington. H n. GaIlsher, Samuel Riaeec.sr :, N.
e =. S s Gen =. Sappingtcn Thos X. Starry,
i n.le WILLS, joel Clip, John H. Little, George
nt . Benz. Teminson, John D. Line, Fhos.
~ {. laws John i. Cowiey, James H. 5Hnfsla u
Il, Tate, WIN. G. Ferguson. G. F Mason, 7. g.
SisaIopses John Kable and George w. Sadler.
HafpeTs3 fsrry.-W. T. DaHgherty, Talbot 5.
Duke, Daniel Moler, j. NJ Bodman, Realm Gross,
John T.Henkla. Lewis w. Washington, Joseph A,
Rrua, Cary Thompson, benjamin. Siipes, Charles
Johnson, Jesse Schofeld, A. J. Stephens, Jacob
Stridef, F. NJ. EicheIbefeer. George w. Cutshaw,
Armstead Zorger James A. Beckham, 4. II. Herr,
Ambrose Gross, William Rider, John &c. Unseld,
John D, Starry. John III. Allstadi, James n Earn.
shaw John Lambaugh, A. N, Cndler and R. NJ.
English
Saetlert1Howa.-A R. Boteler Abraham Harris,
r. d. Shepherd. IT,, John E. SchkeY, Oliver Sher-
man, VIM H. FouGe, Anthony Turner, John F.
HamFamck Emanuel Sialey, John Marshall, ].
MI. Jewett,IE @. Williams. J. W. Reynolds, J, H.
Turner, David Hoffman, Charles Chaplue, VIM.
s. Hedges, John Snyder, john Feaman,V. NJ But
err, joseph Wel,haEs, ]. Fl. MeEndFee, ?. Fl.
| TowIer and ] Kearsey Kerney
SmfhffiR. --Guerdon FL. Psndleton, James L.
| Gfiggs, Ambrose C. Timberlake, David FRY Han
son q Maglin, John w Grantham John F Shaull,
Waiter Shirley. George D. Wiltshire and John F.
Smith.
ReaolreR That the Editors Of he Richmond 9 Re
.pub!can,''F Wing" and Times be Aternates
Resolret3 That the proceedings be published ii
The papers of the county.
IF: HAMTRAMCK, Chm.
W " i f p.aaassry, Secretaries.
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NATIONAL ARMoRIES.

In the House Of Representatives the Military
Committee have made report recommending the
abolition Of The Military and substituting the
Civil SUPPLEMENTARY inthe National Aralories.-
The folloyihg is The Bill;
Bal 10 restore fac Ciea Sapcriatendeneies az ne
National Afnories at Harpers- FErrr, and Spring.
field.
Be it enacted BY the Senate and House or Renre.
seniaives Iofdhe United States OF America, in Con
rgress assembled, That much Of The ID section oil
the aes of Congress approved on The 23d Of August
1912, as aboiishes The Office oil SuperintenGenis o
the Armoties CT Springfield and Harpers Ferry,
and provides that-the duties thereof shall be per.
formed bylsuch Officers Of the Ordinance Corps as
may be designated by the President be and ME same
is hereby repealed and hereaferthe said duties shall
be performed by Superntendents 10 be appointed
by the President, at the compensation heretofore
provided ar such persons by the 32d section Of lie
act OF Congress approved The 9th Of July 1888
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rnlENDs or THE PEOPLE.

4
IS When ont OF power, the Democrats make great
fuss abodtthe "rights Of the people -ihe interests
Of the /" hardshsled working men Of he country
Now. let single fac, prove the sincerity Of their
pfetensions. 4
Last year there were three to four hundred week
log men engaged apon the foundations of tie two
wings OF .the Capitol. About the time Congress
aei the appropriation was exhansleSa ,ss,,,,,crat
ie majority 10 Abe two Houses 81 more than so with
ample opportunity 10 proveheir synpathies Tor The
working classes 4koseuth and his HUNGRY retinue
were feas.ed at Browns Hotel Tor! weeks at the
raie of $23 per day, whilst the i00workmen were
leR idle, 10 ssarve or freeze as the ease might be
with their families, during one Of the mos, incemen
winters eyer known.
IA vain did those gcnaine Republicans. Messrs
Stanton of Kentucky, and Walsh Of Baltimore
make their appeals in behalf OF The needy The
sturdy Democrats, who were daily and nightly
feeding upon Champagne and oysters, were insen-
sible 10 the wants OF the mechanics and nearly four
months had eapsed--riour pinehing monlhs--be-
fore the appropriation was made ID continue The
work on the Capitol
President-making was deemed more important
than feeding the hungRy-espccialk as many of
the poor men will not be at the posto vote ior the
party-and can be of no immediate use.
Butihe laboring men of the country should not
forget the heartless set who took more interest in
feeding Hungry men from abroad. than providing
! for the needy at home
The New York Herald speaking OF the appro-
priation Of 100000 for the wings df the Capitol,
says
= This will be hailed with great 10Y hy the nu-
merous workmen who were kept idle ILL winter ana
several Of whom are said ID have become 50 strait
ened in their circumstances that they were com
PEELED TO pawn their wearing apparel, in order 10
procure food for their families. Whila Congress
men were idling away their lime in speaking on the
chances for the next Presidency, and quarreing on
other matters in which the people were not interest
ell, these men, whom Congress had employed, were
actually suffering. We observe thar Mr.. Cartier
Of Ohio in-thescourse of tie debate intimated khat
il almost useless rep$ir the bnilding as the
capitol would be removed tothe West before a great
while. Some years ago there were good grounds
for supposng that The seat of governpent would be
removed 10 a more central location but fife tele-
graphs have entirely superseded the necessity for
any such movement, Atthe present day, one place
appears 10 be about as convenient as another The
Geographic wires place abe people, throughout the
length and breadth OF the Atlantic side of the coun-
try Ia almost instant possession of the Congression-
Al proceedings. and it will not be great while be-
fore the inhabitants ofthe Pacific coast are similar
" favored. This is all than rs desired II would
be mere wanton waste a. money to remove the
capitol under'exisiing circumstances"
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,YasnrscTos coRREsPosDENcE.
I.ErrKR No xxvt.
The Presideney-L eatze's Grcat Painting
~ 0anfy Land BIZ Eaying lIaehine,

LrTTER No. XVI
The Presidsnev- LSutzss Great Painting
Bouafy Land Bill EEyiag Machine,
wasHsoTsos. March sad lssa.
Mr.. EDsroR AFTER an intermission Of few
weeks am again seated for he purpose of having
friendly chat With you.
Ofcourse the principal topic Of conversation in
the political circles here IS The approaching nomina-
ton FOR The Presidency Youcan hardly tell though
who will staHd HE best chance for ii To-day. one
candidate rises high in public favor 10 morrow, a
more successful competitor leaves him in the back
ground--while young America is in the ascendant
and anon the Hero Of Lundy's Lane and Mexico
far outstrips him ia The race for popular preference
The Ides Of March are upon Us, and yel The aspect
of the political horizon is as uncertain as the pro-
verbal nckeness Of The weather at this scason
Leutze's celebrated painting Of " Washington
crossing the Delaware, is now being exhibited al
the Rotunda. Il is much larger than those which
occupy the inches Of that magnificent series of his
torcal pieces, painted by Trambull, Chapman,
/ Weir and Yanderlyn. Washington is represented
as standing in the bow Of The boat in ne position
to display his commanding figure bis eve flr-A 81
lhe jersey shore, and eve. feature Of his counse.
nance expressing that manly decision OF character
his life eTeF exempliied. There are eleven other
figures in theboat, embracing sick soldier enyel.
oped IN bulfalosrobe, pretly fair specimen Of a
darky laboring guile periodically atone Of the bow
oars, and an Ensign with the American flag The
grouping Of re figures their costumes, The masses
of floating ice, the other boats in the back ground
andAhe entire execution Of The painting reflect The
greatest credit Upon the artist; and, in the opinion
ola great many, place him at The head Of our his
toric Painters.
As you have probably learned, ERE this, the Bill
making Bounty Land Warrants assignabie, passed
Congress on last Friday. The framing Of The bin
was the work ofia committee of conference appoint
ed BY both houses, Ave viii put that down as
s9aeth'Hg the present Congress has done for the
good Of the dear people Il is confidently expected
by The knc wing ones that something more will be
done IN the same good cause, when all the honora,
bic members have defined their positions mon the
Presidency questioniill then; lei every one be pa
tent especially those who have Just claims before
Congress.
There is gentleman here cndeavoring to &c,
sufficient amount Of stock Il ken 10 construct Fly
ing machine on d grand scale. He says thai he can
rigan era craft ,tlat will cross the Atlantic in I'VE
or three days. Verify, this is an inventive people
Yours, &c, JUNIOR.
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JUDGE BAtdDyvTN--TIIE ONLY
OBJECTION.

We understand that III some PARTS Of the
Sectionit is objected to Judge Baldwin, that
his age and physical health are such as ia
some extent to disqualify him from discharg
ing the arduous duties Of his Office. On this
subject We assert and the whole of this com
mupity will sustain US in the assertion
l. That IN ten years service on the Bench,
Judge Baldwin has not lost single day or
4 single hour from any indisposition or i'll
health
2 That in shese ten years be has not lost
q single day from bis duties from ,.nY cause
whatever, except when called home by Sc.
we're family affection.
8 That Judge Baldwin has always been
and still is remarkable for his Ene health
and vigorous constitution, which have sus-
tanned him through labors sufficient to try
any man old OF young Stanton Spec.
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Ala meeting of Malta Lodge. No. so, A. L. $500 A
D. 1882 held al their Hall 10 Chafes;own on the eve
ming ofthe 18th iu$ tant information having been rece
we'd BY this Lodge OF The sudden death OF our departed
brother, DR.. JoHS Locke: On NOTION
RESOLVED That committee of three be appointed
to prepare s9 bic resolutions.
Brothers il H. Sloan, r A. Moore and IT, N, Galla-
her appointed committee for lhai.puIpose, who
reported the following
RESOLVED That in view Of the mysterious occurrence
by which Bro. LOCKE has been deprived Of life we sub
mil reverently 10 the DEGREES Of an alwse providence;
relying upon that sublime prjnele Of order which
notlme1 10 the narrow confines of our present slate
Of existence. extends beyond the grave.
RESOLVED, That offer to the family and frends OF
our deceased brother, sincere coincidence and sSu
pathy, cherishing the remembrance of his many viz
tues
RESOLVED, That The members of this Lodge wear
the usual badge Of mourning for thirty days
RESOLVED. That copy OF these proceedings be for
warded TO the family OF the deceased and thai the
same be published mile papers ofiheeounty; also in
the Aartiasburg and Alexandria papers.
GEO LII WASHINGTON, ". NJ
b. W HERBERT. Scerctary