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The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1852-09-19
CHART FIR.
OF THE
Baton Rouge & Clinton Plank Road Co

We the undersigned agree to form our
selves into corporation. under the laws Of
the State of Louisiana, as particularly set
forth in an act entitled an q. 4ct for the organ
i.ation of corporations for scorks Of pm6l'e
improvement and utIay'-a copy OF which
is hereinto annexed, for the purpose Of con-
structing Plank Road from the city of
Baton Rouge, in the Parish Of East Baton
Rouge, to the town of Clinton. in the Parish
of East FeIiciana, and from thence along
the most eligable rout to point that will
connect the town Of Liberty in Amite Co.,
State of Mississippi, and for that purpose
we have formed the annexed charter, and
have signed the same, and have added to
our signature statement of the number Of
shares and the amount Of our subscriptions
to said Company.
lst The said corporation shall be called
the "Baton Rouge and Clinton Plank Road
Company" and its domicile is fixed in the
the city Of Baton Rouge.
End. The said corporation is established
for the purpose of constructing, working,
and maintaining plank road from Baton
Rouge to Clinton Louisiana, and from thence
hereafter to be continued to Liberty in
Amite County, State Of Mississippi, should
a company be formed in Amite County to
connect at the State line.
3rd. The capital stock of the Company
is fixed at One Hundred Thousand Dollars,
divided into four thousand shares at twenty
five dollars each. A payment of five per
cent on the amount of each share shall be
made, within thirty days after the election
of the first Board Of Directors. The subse-
quent payment shall be made in such sums
and at such periods as shall be fixed by the
Board of Directors. Provided "That nc
cali shall be made, for greater amount thar
ten per cent, at one time, and that sixty
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1852-09-19
LOUIS GRANDPRE.
Dealer in Watches, Clocks and JcWelry
CHURCH STREET,
East Of the Harvey House.

THAVE JUST received from New Or,
leans small stock of very choice and
fashionable Jewelry. Consisting IN part
of fine Gold Breast Pins, Finger Rings, Ear
Rings, sc &c. | have also at my stand
a GOOD stock of Fine Gold Watches, and
Mantle Clocks, all of which will be sold
low for cash.
Mending and repairing in all branches OF
this business done with neatness and des-
patch. LOUIS "hANDr ne
aug. 4-6m.
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subscriber TO pay tne lIistdiiiueHto VII Aii'
stock, as required, the Board of Directors,
shall have the option, after thirty days
written notice to the defaulter, of FORGETTING
the stock, and selling it tor the benefit OF
said stakeholder, or of compelling by suit
the payment of such enstallment and no
stockholder shall be PERMITTED to vote while
in default
10th. All meetings of Stockholders called
for the purpose of increasing or diminish
ing the cap,ital stock of the company or for
any of the purposes enumerated in the fifth
section of the act of the Legislature of
Louisiana entitled I'm act for the organiSa-
ton of corporations for ,corks Of public i'm
proue,nextand utility" shall be composed of
persons holding in their own right, or as
agents for others at least three fourths Of
the stock of the company, in order to take
valid and binding action in the premises,
at all other meetings of stockholders, and
At all elections, majority Of stock shall be
represented, and in this latter case, if such
majority be not present nor represented the
meetis shall be adjourned for one week,
and tie vote of the majority of the stock
mesent and represented at such adjourned
meeting shall bind the company in the same
manner, as if a majority OF all the stock
were present and represented.
18th. Any vacancy in the Board of Dir
ectors, occurring during the year may be
filled by vote of the Board of Directors.
10Th. The President and Directors of said
corporation shall have power to make and
use common seal-to elect newspaper
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-04-14

of Maine, has recently passed the House
of Representatives, calling on the Secre.
taries of different Departments for a list
of the claims allowed since 184s, which
will undoubtedly present some startling
facts. The great mass Of our people feel
that under the existing Administration,
the Executive power, Of the General Co.
vernment, is advancing with rapid strides:
that the morals of our Government are
becoming more corrupt; and that unless
this downward tendency is speedily ar
rested, our liberties viii be lost. I use
these last words with full appreciation
of their Importance and significance
"our liberties soiR be lost" History is full
of examples, illustrating and enforcing
this great lesson, that extravaganza and
corruption will ruin any nation. Foreign
force is impotent. when compared with
domestic corruption, The little States OF
Greece. while they remained yirtuous and
ardent lovers of liberty, were an over
match for all Asia. They afterwards
yielded to the power of Macedon, but it
was not until the gold of Philip had pene-
trated into the interior of Greece, that
his steel could triumph on tho fatal field
Of Charonea.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-04-14
To the voters of Harrison County:

To the Voters of Harrison County;
sGENr1ENns- accordance with the
solicitations ofmy friends, i have consent
ed to become candidate for the Office of
Commissioner the Revenue, in the lower
district of your county. / am native of
Virginia, and since my early infancy, have
been a resident of your county, ex-
cept when absent as soldier in the Mex
lean war. In 1847 enlisted as soldier
during the war, in company with eleven
other young men from this portion of N.
w. Virginia. After 81 months engage
ment in the regular service, peace being
declared, was discharged, and returned
Immediately home, the only survivor of
the little band with whom left my adop-
ted county, to defend my eountry's rights
and liberty. During my absence ] was
in three regular battles and frequent skir-
mishes where was panied to see most of
my comrades go down to bloody graves.
The small compensation received as
soldier, have since expended in educa-
ting myself; and if my fellow citizens
should have confidence in my capacity TO
discharge the duties of the office 1 aspire
to ELL, and it should be their pleasure TO
elect me, shall receive it with the most
grateful Acknowledgements for their kind
ness and confidence.
Very respectfully,
GEORGE w. DUFF.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-04-14

This District and Section are largely
Democratics and if we are compelled to
draw party lines in the election of the
Judges. let US dot efeetually by voting
in a body for Judge Lee for Court Of APP
pesls. and adoptingsO some course by which
either Col. A. J. Smith, or Hon. VIM. G.
Brown. will be Withdrawn and the other
pitted singly against Col, Camden.
We would not give the toss of cop
per for the difference in the qualifications
of each of the aspirants for the Circuit
Judgeship, but we are opposed to any in
triguing to deceive the people. We there
fore advise our Democratic friends to be
on their guard against any imposition.
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CONGRESSIONAL.

The proposition to distribute the 4th
instalment of the surplus revenue among
the states, gives Virginia $752, 300, New
! York ST. 1897, 173, and other States in pro-
portion; with per cent interest, the
funds to be applied to educating and sen
ding free people of color to Liberia.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Sumner,
calling for certain statistical information
from the Post Office department was
adopted.
Also, Mr., Weller's resolution asking for
copies of any charges on file in the War
Department against the commissioners to
run the Mexican boundary line.
The House agreed to refund $28, 500
stolen by an agent to the Seneca Indians,
provided it got into their hands, and not
into those of "thieving cormorants'
hanging round the halls of Legislation -
Good.
SENATE: 25th.-Mr. Fish presented
three memorials in favor of non-interven-
ton by this country in the struggles of
other nations, and praying Congress to
stand firmly by the principles of Wash
ington's Farewell Address.
Mr.. Downs reported bill to authorize
the Secretary of the Interior to provide
suitable accommodations for the Courts of
the United States.
The bill 10 divide the State of Ohio in
to two judicial districts was ordered to a
third reading.
The bill to establish navy-yard and
depot on the bay of San Francisco was
debated by Messrs. BroadheNd and Bad
ger.
The House was engaged during its en-
tire sitting in the consideration of the de-
6ciency BILL
SENATE: 26.--Private bills resumed.
A message was received from the Pres
ident as to certain Mexican claimant
who managed fraudulcntly to abstract
certain papers, belonging to commits
sioner, lodged in the Department of State;
that such an offence is without any law to
punish it, and recommends law making
such an act penal.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-04-14

FILLMORE AND Scorr IN V1Ra1x1A.-The
Wings of Petersburg. Va, held a public
meeting few days ago. and adopted res
olutions commenting President Fillmore
to the confidence Of the Wings of the
whols country. The following resolution,
which was adopted, is evidently intended
for Gen. Scott:
Resolved, That the Wings of Peters.
burg desire to cooperate with their breth.
rem in the furLherance of the same nation
al policy which has so signally marked
the present administration, but they can
not support for the next Presidency any
candidate whose fidelity to the constitu.
ton and to the measures of adjustment
shall not be beyond all questions, or who
shall not, prior to his nomination. have
publicly given his adhesion to the meas.
ures OF the compromise as final settle
ment OF vexed and dangerous questions.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-04-14

EXPENSES OF THE NATIONAL GOVERN.
MENr.-We copy in another column an
article from the Pennsylvania, on the
expenses of the present Wing national ad-
ministration. In 184ONthe welkin rang
with the cries Of the wings against the
extravaganza of Martin Van Buren's ad.
ministratiOn, and the necessity of reform.
If a reform WAS needed then, when the
expenses of the government we're about
tWenty-one millions of dollars, how much
more is it needed now, when they are ffty
three milIiOnF More than double the
amount paraded before the public with so
much gusto, We commend the article
alluded to, to our readers, both Wing and
Democratic. The facts set forth in it are
startling, and while we can cordially COM
mend Mr.. Fillmore's administration in
some respects, our duty compels us to
hold him to strict accountability, when
ever he fails to carry out the will of the
people, or extravagantly and Wastefully
expends the public moneys.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-04-14

pathetic and prompt,-the "Odd'' and the
evstl-a. Sons" and daHghtsrs-old and
young,-to particularize might be to draw
invidious distinctions. By the robust and
and vigorous, a watch was kept through
the entire night Of peril, while within
doors the comforts of the fre-side and the
couch were cheerfully shared with fami-
lies which had been suddenly elected
from their dwellings"
Our exchanges from all quarters come
filed with accounts of the destruction eau
sed by the high water, but we find it inn
possible to copy them all.
But little damage was done at Parkers-
burg, although the river was very high.
The loss of John Stealey, tanner. of this
place is estimated at $4,000.
The Valley River Bridge was not lost
as reported last week.
VIM. s, Wilkinson of Shinnston lost
about 500 worth of lumber.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-04-14
For The Register.

Mr.. CooFER-ISir IL observe in thf
last two numbers of your paper, comm
nications soliciting me to announce mysel
candidate for the Office Of Attorney fof
the Commonwealth, in this county. /
feel sensibly the obligations am under
TO the authors of those communications,
for their kind expression of opinion, and
desire to see me elected to that office. /
have been frequently assured by my
friends throughout the county generally,
that would, if candidate, receive their
warm and cordial support. And having
full confidence in the will and ability Of
the people to do that which is best calcu-
lated to promote the ends of public justice,
1 have determined to become a candidate,
and ask the favor of you to announce me
accordingly.
If elected, my highest aim shall be to
render an honest, impartial and satisfac-
tory discharge of the duties of the Office
in question.
Very Respectfully, Your obi. Ser,
BENZ. WILSON.
March 18th, 1859.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-04-14

CHEMICAL LEcTURE.-Prof Benton de-
livered lecture ON Chemistry in the AGA
deny, on Monday evening last, to very
respectable audience of ladies and gentle
men. The lecture was both instrueting
and amusing, and should be attended by
all, Another is to be delivered this
TUESDAY evening.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-04-14
For the Register.

Mr.. EDrToR IL wish through the me.
dunn of your very excellent paper, to
make a few remarks relative to the APP
preaching elections. We are, sir, on the
eve of introducing into the governmental
operations of Virginia, new system, a
new state of things, and it is to be hoped
new life and vigor It is all important
that the material about to be constructed
into this great governmental machine,
should be sound to the core. To this end
1 would ask my fellow citizens before
casting their votes, Irrespective of par
ty, to examine the character and pre-
tensions of each of the aspirants for of
fee, that are now before the public,
Fellow citizens, the high and paramount
importance Of our next election cannot be
too deeply impressed on your minds; re-
collect that the individuals you are about
to elect, are the men with whom you have
to do, to them you viii confide your i'm
mediate interest and rights-beware then.
of the unprincipled and designing dema.
gOgues; before you vote, scrutinize he re-
cords Of The court Of honor, to knoO uho are
returned as deliHgusnts IN said court, this Is
your duty as well as privilege, exercise ii
diseEeetly, reeolleeting that " an honest
man Is the noblest work Of God"
JUSTICE
Clarksburg, April 18th, 1852.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-04-14

PAYING OF JuRoRs.-A bill has been
reported to the House of Delegates from
the Judiciary Committee, providing for
the change in the Jury system of Virginia.
Its most important provisions are as fol-
lows:
The bill provides that the county courts
shall soon as may be, and thereafter at
least once in two years, prepare a list oil
such persons as they shall think well quail
flied to serve as jurors, being persons Of
good moral character and sound judgment
which list shall include not less than one
hundred and fifty. This list shall be
safely kept by the county clerk. Each OF
the names on the list shall be written on
a separate ballot and deposited in box
And upon a writ of veaire. tacjaS being SER
we'd upon him, by the proper officer OF
sl.e vS.''o "'s-.--:--s5 II ;,,~yr tho rrasihinr
justice OF the county court, will draw
from the box, twcnty.eight ballots, and
the persons whose names are written
thereon shall serve, under penalty, Ss such
during the term. They cannot be called
upon again to serve until the expiration
of year, and they are to receive as
compensation, one dollar and a quarter a
day,
On the day when the jurors are sum.
moned to attend at any court, the clerk
shall write the name of each one in atten.
dance, on ballot, and place the same in
box kept for that purpose, and iuries fol
the trial of causes shall be drawn there
from. The bill proposes to pay Juror.
partly by tax on suitors, and partly
! from the county treasury
Two of the quarterly terms of the coun
ty court are to be designated for the tria
Of Jury cases.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-04-14

THE ELEcT1oNs.-MajOr o'Bannon of
the Fairmont Virginian, who has just re-
turned from Richmond, says: owe feel
confident that the election for county of,
ficers will be fixed for the 9TH Thursday
in May next, and we are inclined to the
opinion that the election for Judges will
come off on the same day"
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m
The DEFICIENCY BILL.-.This bill. which
has been SO long debated, has at length
been passed. The able chairman of the
Committee of Ways and Means, (Mr.
Houston, has succeeded in removing the
doubt which existed in many minds Of the
necessity Tor the items composing this de-
fciency-taking care, however, to tx the
responsibility where it ought to be for the
evils attending practice of anticipating
appropriations to supply deficiencies arr.
sing from the necessities of the service
We trust that the scrutiny which has
been employed in this case viii Operate
as useful example hereafter, and that
the executive branch Of the government
viii not again furnish precedent 40 ro,,cL
at variance with the guards thrown around
the public treasury BY the provision Of The
constitution, which limits expenditure, H.,
the appropriations made according toiag
Wash. Union,
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-04-14

Ev The youth of this generation are
unquestionably destined to become the
men of the next if there are to be men
Observation-Disclosures Express.
That's debatable Naturalists taking
some of Our youngsters of now a-days as
the basis of speculation, argue that "the
men Of the next will be apssn'
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CLARKsBURa, WEDNESDAY, APRIL lA, 81.
Xantah.

At this Office, an intelligent, active boy about
Is years old, to learn the printing business. He
must be industrious and steady. To such an one
good opportunity Is offered to learn the business
and no others need apply
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-04-14

ASSIGNMENT OF LAND WARRANTS. We
are indebted to the politeness of our at
tsntive representative, Hon. ]. NJ. II.
Bealc, for the forms prescribed by the
Commissioner of the General Land Of
fee, in transferring Land Warrants
They will be found in another column.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-04-14

N w. VA. RA1LRoAD.-A bill has pas
sed the lower House of the Maryland Le-
gislature, authorizing the corporation of
the city Of Baltimore to subscribe ST.
100000 to the Northwestern Virginia
Railroad. The bill was laid on the table
in the Senate.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-04-14
March 18th, 1889.

Our NATIONAL DEFENCEs.-Two Of the
most important branches of our national
defence were examined in the report sub
mitted by Gen. Shields, from the Military
Committee of the Senate, on the esd ult.
We refer to the Notifications and the corps
OF artillery. In relation to the first, the
report looks to the system of 1916
as it respects work of minor class, but
puts in bold relief the necessity of carry
ing forward the plans for terrifying our
important Pacific harbors, and completing
the principal works already commenced
such as the Tortugas and Fort Delaware
In respect to the artillery, which is scarce
~ less important element of our militia
ry power, the report looks to the introduce
ton of a more thorough system of discip-
line and instruction. Various reasons
have caused this arm to be neglected and
to fall away from the state Of efficiency
which it should possess in country like
ours, where the standing army must be
small, and which in future wars must de-
pend to great extent upon the use of
artillery for its defence Our citizens
generally know the use of and practice
with small arms, but few know anything
whatever of the use of great guns. 1t is
important that the regular force should
be competent to furnish the proper nu
cleus of accomplished officers and men fol
the instruction of citizens, who must BIZ
the main reliance in war.
The bill accompanying the report upon
the artillery has this in view, and, with
the resolution upon the Notifications, is
worthy of the serious attention of Con.
gress, and of the country Wash. Union
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-04-14

ASSIGNMENT OF LAND WARRANrs.-The
omission to give any form for power OF
attorney in the published regulations for
the assignment of land warrants, under
the recent act of Congress. led to enquiry
being made to the General Land Office,
at Washington, when the following form
of power of attorney and also proper
directions for its execution, were commu.
nicated to the writer. They will be Of
service all over the country:
FORM OF POWER OF ATTORNEY.
Know all men by these presents, that
l, here insert the name of warranted. l OF
the County Of and State of -. do
hereby constitute and appoint - of -
in my name, to sell and convey the with.
in land warrant, No. -, for : acres of
land which issued under the act of SEN
TENDER, 1850.
Signed in presence of
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Warrantee's sig.
Signed in presence Of

The acknowledgment of this power Of
attorney must be taken and certified in
the same manner as the acknowledgements
OF the sales of the warrant or certificate
OF location before prescribed, and must al.
SO be endorsed on the warrant.-Baltimore
Sun.
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~A returned Californ;.n ,,.,;,,l...

TIA returned Californian was in town
yesterday, with child, a months old and
a GOAT on which the child had nursed and
grown ~! rapidly. He takes the goat home
70 Ohio, and estesns It a treasure. as the
eniid has no mother to care for ii infan-
ey.- WAetling Aygu..
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-04-14

For SHERIFF-The announcement of
Edward Stuart, Esq, for Sheriff, will be
found in its proper place to-day. His card
will appear next week.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-04-14

A GENTLEMAN POSTED BIZ LADY.-A
spirited lady. one Mrs, Charlotte Baldwin,
has posted Prof Elliott, Principal of the
Female academy at Nashville, Tenn. for
calling her husband, who had been EN-,
ployed at the Academy, an f" ordinary
humbug." She SAYS: II now call upon
him to come forward AID prove him to be
such, if he can, or will cowhide him as
slanderer, every time I inset him in the
streets of Nashville"
A very spirited lady; but where isthe
husband. while Madame is going on SO?
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clarksburg. April 18th. 1854.

I KossUTH IN JAcKsos. -Kossuth was re-
eeived by Gov. Foote, in the House Of
Representatives, at Jackson, Miss, on the
Esd ult., and made lengthy speech in
reply to one delivered by the Governor.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-04-14

EV We publish to-day, by request the
card of Col. B. Wilson, consenting to be-
come candidate for Commonwealth
Attorney. 1t will be found in another
column.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-04-14

ZEE We notice that Hon. John ]. Allen
of Bottetourt. is a candidate for Judge Of
the Court of Appeals, for the fourth sec.
ton.