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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1852-07-22
IFfon 1s Natioani 1Ailiiigsnsr.l
LETTER FROM NON. GEO. e. WASH.
lNGTONs

/ have seen in the public prinls TIE proceed,av.
Of the American National Convention. which -
sembled al Trenton. New Jersey On The 5lh instant
from which Il appears that was nomlnAled a. :
candidate Tor the ONCE Of Vice President 81 Il.
United States. No Official communication 81 shs
FACT has been received by me, and ii any such vls
made, it has been miscarried Ny name havine
been thus unexpectedly prese nt>d 10 the country
cannot longer consent TO remain silent and here
fore adopt this mode Of responding 10 he nemins.
ton.
am highly honored in being deemed WORTHY a.
such distinction, and BY having my name Sss6e;Ss
ted with that OF the eminent and revsred cirizen Sc
eeted BY he Convention Tor The oiee 81 President
Of the United States.
The Baldmore Whig Convention has ures.n,.a
to the nation as eandldases Tor The same once
the names OF Wie6eld Scot and Wm 4. Gfahan'
These nominations received my cordial assent, a.
have been on terms Of friendly inlereou,se viii
Gen. Scott for twenty years, and esteem him fof
his spOtleSS character and his frank mnnfv an1
courteous bearing. ! respect him for talents oler
severely tested, p9s which never failed him under
the most uylng Circumstances; and 1 admire rim
for his military services by which the character az
bis country has been elevated al home and ahro.d
and been equalled by those Of no man liyine -
dead since the days o. the Revolution
He has freely shed his blood in main,ainin, -.
honor Of his country and her rights: His n.,s;,. IS
devotion 10 the Union Conservative pfincsples -
hfm supper. :, me COMPROMISE measaTes eaonsss
IN M oeiief be questioned without soinK hihs
great wrong and injustice.
MFR. Graham is wholly anexeeptionable beiny
respected for his talents aad esteemed for his yr
tues by all who know him.
Entertaining these opinions Of the candidates Of
the WhiR National Convention, and hesnG fully
and willingly commiiied TO their support "a con.
strained most respectfully decline he nomination
OF the American National Convention.
GEORGE G. WASHINGTON.
MoNTGoMEHY Country, lMp,) July Is, 1851.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1852-07-22
TRIAL FOR RAPE.

one Of the most revolving trials occurred be.
fore our County Court 90 yesterday, that has
ever disgraeed the criminal docket Of this coun-
y. Henry James, some 40 or As years of age, a
stout, robust irisbman, though for some time
boaisman on the Shenandoah river, and recently
fas we learn, from Rockingham county, was ar.
raigned and charged with having commit,ed a
Rape upon little white child, the daughter ola
highly respectable citizen Of HarpeTsIFeny, in
the sirth year Of her age We have nb DISPOSE
ton 70 PREJUDICE the accused, and shall therefore
give none OF The evidence elected before the Ex-
aiming Conrt. The accused was remanded 10
Jail for further trial. Counsel for the Common.
wealth, CHARLES D HARDIxe, ESQ and FOR The
Criminal, AkDREw HUNTER. ESQ -Spirit.
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ANOTHER NORTHERN NAN WITH
SOUTHERN Feelings!

GEN. PIEReE on TuE FU6lTfvE SLAVE LAw.-The
Washington Republic invites the attention Of the
people of the South 10 the following report Of seni
menis expressed by Gen Pierce, on the Fugitive
Slave Law at Democratic meeting in New
Boston, New Hampshire, on the 2i of January
last. The report is taken from the IfgdspeRde1t
Democrat puBlished in Concord, New Hampshire,
the residence OF Gen Pierce. The Repablic also
publishes letter from one Of the audience. written
the day after The speech was made, and which was
published in The Manchester On. FL } Democrat Of
the 9Th Of January The Two reports Substantially
correspond. We have not room to-day for the let
ter.
What viii tie people Of the South say TO this
startling development VIII they not be warned
by the bitter lessons which experience has already
taught9 viii they not see that j, is safer to trust
TO one of themselVes,--oae born and raised among
lhem,-ihan 10 one who expresses such sentiments
and opinions in regard TO slavery as Gen. Pierce7
From he IadepcRas1t Democrat, published al Con-
cord her Hampshire.
g AT the meeting appointed al New Boston Gen.
ire on FRIDAY afternoon OF January 81, by Generai
Ffankin Pierce, 10 address the ciiize0s of thai
town Ia regard the difficulties between himself
and portion Of The Democrats of that section be
occupied the hour of his 10 defending his military
character. He exs lainedfhe circumstance of his
fainting aud declared that, q with the exception
Of single occasion, he had led his command in
the blaze ofevery battle
Alter this he commenced speaking upon the
Fugitive Slave law He said that il differed in no
importont particular from The law Of l793. cler-
gymen who was present said, that as the invitation
had been gisen. BE would like TO make an inquiry:
Do you regard the features Of the Fugitive Slave
law as consistent with common law n
e General Pierce Immediately rehlied III
mna ansscsy The question, i say no, Idoas4k. kare
bsea asked ii Iliked dis FRgiire SlGHtHGr. ! an
sacred no. ioatasdR. Hare nlnss fsroling feel
sag al Ne gfgiBg ~ 81 are; Tie Eaae exposed 10
kKm9nity." 7ss
J" Here Mr.. Fpss inquired, e If il was not oppos-
ed 10 right as well as humanity I" General Pierce
replied: q Yes, il IS opposed 10 moral right
!. The atsove is The substance OF General Pieree's
remarks unon The Fugitive Slave Law. The qne-
atisn rnasxs include the very language used By
the GenereA, as taken down At the time it was NJ
tesedp
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UoREIBLE ACCIDENT.

MR.. JANE RkILg, the widow Of EpwIs A. Rel.
1T, was return OK FROM town to her home on Mon
day evening, in company wish her lule daugh-
ter, the horses ran or with the carrisee bes1re
they got out Of The town. The driver was soon
thrown from his seat-the litie girl jumped out
Of the carriage-Mrs. Rely retained her sea, un.
Eiil tic carriage was upset near the residence OF
Z. E. Cooke, Esq where she was thrown out
and with surh force as 10 experience injuries
VIII ich immediately resulted in her death. She
was q mnst eslimable lsdy, in the prime Of life
and the vigor-of he<b, and leaves 4 family or
children and = numerous relationship 10 moarn
this most sudden and melancholy event. A, lie
moment Of writing this brief para graph, her life
less cofpse i being conveyed 10 the resi-
dence Of NJ. Leonard Sadler Of ihis town.
undes whose hosptable roof she had been spend-
ing the day. IN the bnoyaDcy Of health and the
hope of mary days. Alas, Tor the uncertainty Of
lie. lie chord is severed at moment when
I least expected Spirit
Mrs Rely Jumped from The carriage bu, ! mo-
menl before he fore wheels from the hind
oncs Had she remained 10, The probability is thai
/ 1ae accident would not have been 50 fatal. She
vas carf,ed tothe honse Of Mr.. CaARLEs S NoLann
2 Mrs. y. and sEo other ladies. whsrs every al.
'sn'ion POS ible was bestowed
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The Richmond Times serves Up I spicy disA for lie
seeeden, Me1sr. Fanlkner & CO. wa annex ! e.
extraets -
ssThe manifesto a these worthless aates NJ hc.s,
surprise Particularly ii regard 20 the dis.in u;she1
Pre1est.nts from Georgia, in the nbut. ~ ev-
one-Jnst - exPected-n The p0lsics 81 ts,t sstst
EsIc foE seneiHe lookSf 70 xj izserest 6y Is cut
time past with prft ~, - s. - =. ~. =.
9se WIG seecteh @ llrci Is affairs were eniec.s
aae seI seeded ners Of what may be termed ,he
$3.50 ote prominent principle il particular
~. go good supply ofbread and cheese and
g. -. - m quitting betimes The larder that they
- ~ set empty They are Of that species ~ patriot
&c eminenty grateful for favors to corae and viii
as no service longer that il pays We are mistaken
widely however, il they hare not acted in this instance
with the usual selfish oftheircIsss They
may for ought know sustain themselves n home
little longer by the help Of these expiring sectional ag
sations, BY force Of Which loud mouthed ard emptv
headed eamor has long usurped the name and place
q statesmanshlpb the good Of no considerable
portion Of the Soathern people can long be & faut n
accepting peace where itmay be had on the broad
and sure foundations Of honor and security Certainly
the dwelling sophistrcs this viii not
nnd them @ The sound, national and posi-
ton Of the Wing party Of the Unioa nor TO the capt.
waiting charm Of the great names under which that posi-
uon viii be indicated and nlainiained-a name the
very mention Of which has power quicken the pulsa
ions OF the national heart Letus II the des Of
November do not place these gentry On the National
theatre, where they deserve to stand
As 10 their Virginia recruit, we wish them joy OF
their acquisition. There deserters not worth shoot
ing at as they the lines. They are of that sort
that old General Taylor sent back, when captured as
not worth making example of and Of more value to
him in the enemy's camp than in his own Mr. Faux
ner has obeyed only ssthe dictates 6f duty and
ffI6tSd{s and as there Is charity (for have
beleFeth 81 things" he will doubtless find faith with
the enyied possessors Of that divine attribute.
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Il
On Moudly Inst Ccuri-day. our ciIizers had The
pleasure q hearing aspeeeh from ihe Wing Elee-
Tor otthis District AEExANDka r. BgFELER. Esq
Mr.. had inviiea bis Electoral opponent, j =.
IEcEERs Esq,. d naeet him here bu, from circum-
stances unaFoidGble, Mr.. T. vas not abe 70 Be
present. From this circumstances il was with some
reiuetFnee thai our citizens prevailed upon Mr.,
Boteler % address ihem. be not feeling disposed la
waste his ammubigion In contest with locofoco
gun Of smsu ealiar though !. was loaded 10 the
breech
We would de injustice TO Mr. Boteier we're We
% attempt 10 notice ali he said All who heard him
viii bear out ID HE assertion that the speech WIS
an able cnee-capahle as be Is or doing iusi:ec 70
any subject He was forcible however-Ssn dis a.
mouition 10 our aocofoco friends ir r..c;ng thei,
confidence in " Northern men Ni,.., son,beTn 81.
ing" He alluded % their hing cheated 81 Mr..
Van Bnren, % Mr.. Pix signing The Oregon Bill.
WIN M Wlimct royiso incorporated in it-how
'ney Ne'e 81 d with Gen Cass' Nicholson letter
--enease' so By VIM. J. Brown, and last, though
nos Il BY one Col Joe johnson, Governor Of
V.ginia and are now about 10 be taken in BY
i, Gen. Franklin Pierce, who in January last said
when interrogatrd about the Fugitive Slave law,
Ihave been askt4 ifIaksSthis FHgttire Stare Lar.
va et'tAee - AttSe r Ht0s. 1eOoettHS
siisg al The eriag W Ssrc-tke laiO isoPpOsed
g 10 8nmanilpv5
Mr. Boteier spoks IA glowing terms not only OF
Gen SCOTS military services but Of his civil ca
paeity to admINstsr this Government with honor
to himself and glory to the country.
r. HrMa BrrSHnR, Esq county Elecior, mount
ed the stand fora reply From the anxiety mani
festad by him, whilst Mr.. Boteer was speaking,
we were aPprehFnsiTe Of serious consequences-for
the accumGlatisn Of gas, without attention 10 The
safety-Talye, indicated an explosion which might
have proven disastrous to the surrounding multi
tudei AS soon as he commenced however, we
breaihed freeer.l lie attempted many evelutions at
wit and mimicrE. And as thar is bis forte, he was
quite amusing sp his followers. He had no argu-
ments to advance and was therefore excusable in
entertaining his auditory with fun and fustian.-
lie did, howevef, allnde to Fuss and Fealhers."-
AS this epsihet originated with the BritisA we do
nst oLiect to their Allies using it.
We WIN do Nj. Butcher the Justice 10 say, how
ever that his efor, far superior to that made by
his co-eecior Mr.. Tucker, al our last Court. He
is a gentleman Of decided talent.
After rejoinders by the gentlemen, The people dis
persed with the best feelings imaginable.
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CoNGENIAL SPIRITS.

That readers may know the eongeaiality Of sent
mcnt between these high factonarcs Of thc-locofoco
party. insert the following choice extracts:
' Resolved, 1zafscs are opposed 10 slarcfp IN anr
form and ceLoR, andtlN FAyoR or sRgEDoM and
FREE SOIL. WHEREVER MAN LIVES
THROUGHlETG0 GODS IIERITAGE."-B. f.,
Hallett. y CHAIRMAN ef tie National Democratic
Committee. ~.
ssIkare been asked u iiked ibis Fitire Slave Lar
i aassrered No, I L0ATHED 1T. IHAXE A MOST
REVOLVING FEELING AT. THE GIVING UP OF
A SLAFE-THE LAW is OPPOSED TO RUNIANa-
TY.s,- Gen. Pierce, 10 JaNuary, 1854
That the penalty under such circumstances, should
be DEATH though perhaps authorized by tn letter. is
believe. agaist de spfa o la,rs and If ke age as
IL IS contrry to mercy and hsnGaiy, whch'are design
ed for and extended oy to the unfortunate and the gull
tsop. Joe Jokhson's reasons for eoaanting ssiSh.
rafnf Of tke negro Murderer.
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GEN. PIERCE.

The Petersburg Intelligencer, in noticing the re-
mark of Gen. Pierce that he ''loahed the Fugitive
Slave Law" Says
Gen. Pierce's opinions ia January OF the present
year were, al nat lime, Of comparatively little i'm.
portance. He was an obscure man. holding r !,
in an obscure eornerof the Republic D ~ no 1H
he matter i Presented ina very diff. emit point Of
his party friends have drs ed him on. Of IN
granite elefls Of. New H..upshire, and made him 4
candidate can II. for The Of The United States
any nis oplhiors Of matters in general, and espe
eially in re..4sion 10 the Fugitive Slave law nave
oecon> 81 vast Importance 10 the couniry.s5I lie
SID be elected President, the South must look 10
INN for the execution OF the Fugitive Slave law:
and, we ask, with what grace would he sendiroons
e aid his marshals inthe execution of law which
ne has publicly pronounced to be most revolving 10
his feelings, opposed TO humanity" and opposed
TO moral rightR" With what conscience can he
cause TO be arrested, imprisoned, aye if necessary
sol dorm, men who resist law which he denounces
as most revolving to his feelings, as opposed to hu.
mainly aud to moral right
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o. We hope the idea is not seriously entertained Of
Withdrawing Geners Pierce from the track, in
quence Of those unfortunate developments from New
Hampshire II Is true, that ii IS very embarrassing
piece Of business. And can descry very little Of
comfort in it for the Democracy, may. But,
dear friends, don't be cast down. Have yoa not, in
times past swallowed Martin Van, and Gass, and VIM.
J. Brown, and Gov. Joe General Pierce cannot be
much worse than the last named gentleman He only
L0ATHES the catching bill, which constitutes
the stone Of your creed But what Of thats Il
is Just such sentiment As New Hampshire man might
be supposed to entertain He would be unnatural
morsser If hc did not. We would not catch negroes
ourselves But what eoGpain offs, that while hold
ing one set q opinions. he processes eaOther, far the
purpose of leluding The South Such is not tyast
worthy IN any capacity.
But can yoa do any better Can you find another
more worthy Of confidence, II was only after ~ bal
lots thar you found him simply aecOunt Of his sup
posed inpnetrabIe obscurity. Where you pick sp
anoiher such Hero1 Where discover another such
statesman Better let wen enough alone. Besides,
We dony your right to withdraw your entry. without
paying forfeit and without the authority Of National
Consention General Pierce has right 10 The
nsd We ins:ss uPoa Ii. having Air play.
IRieAnsad Ir1ig
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THE FREE SOIL cAaDIDArE or ,.s1,,

This devoted friend of the sopth fs,vs ~. Ill
mono Whig,) who receircd the nomination 81 H.
bunalo Convention and attempted TO array the en-
tire Nor.h against the South. i now tbe ardent
supporter o. Pierce. Pierce was formerly Van
Bureni'e, when, according to The Chiyalry, > van
was the Chief of the Rogues d4Royalistsn-
neg, it is perfectly lair that Van should be
Pierceite. They are birds of feather. Pierce is
only little more NarfA than Van and will here
fore prove better friend to the South.
The following is the conclusion of Vans letter 10
Tammany, endorsing the Democratic nominees:
lhey have been fairly nominated and ought TO
receive, and Il am confident will receive The vote
of every single minded Democrat in the country
UmylR isspated lheg sialhare mine
am, gentlemen, very respectfully, your friend
and seryaM1 NJ. VAN buren,.
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A STRIKING coz TRAsT.

We defy the wholesDernocratic party, from the one
70 the other extreme Of the Unon to bring forth such
proof OF bitterness the part Of Gen Scott the Fug
tive Slave Law that which is found lie tie speech of
Gen. Pierce, delivered in New Boston, N. H.. on the
such language as is imputed to Gen. PerccI loate Tie
Fugitive SiGpe Lag,
We dare them to the production of any sach sentence
as Ih1ce most rerotn feeling at the giving up of
a sldee p,
We challenge them 10 the exhibition Of any such
hment as this, ofcrcdby Gen. Pierce at the New Bos-
ton meeting The Fugitive Stare LG,r is opposed to
humanity 30 sedericksb,frg Hernld
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1852-07-22

5-sfr To0sabss speech in the House Of Representa-
tresS 81 Saturday, week. Published in the Union news
nspcrs ard will be eagerly hcralded through the corn
81 that genfEeraan's newly made and dearly beloved
friends and ales The key 70 the whole position Of the
frrre .rhic, We ind in the Speech 81 did moi intend
IS support Gen. Scott, IN ANY EVENT. After thsf
eclasa0n he might have saved himself the trouble Of
making his speech He long ago determined to bolf
lum III " hiE party, and all the elaborate wire draw
inrs Of The speech and the qubblngs Of the manifesto
are aer tkoaghts 20 his descrton from his party
srd LIS casse---4A Iex. Ga<.
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GREAT WING RATIFICATION INNEW
ORLEANS "A

The Wings Of New Orleans have surpassed all their
Contemporaries in the arour and enthusiasm Of their
port Of SCOTT and GRAHAM They assembled 10
the number Of 5000, and With zeal and unanimity I'm
paralleed. endorsed the nominations. Catching the in
SEPARATION from their ustrions chief their waiehword
is victory. Such men, animated by such spirit in such
= canse, cannot be conquered.
The meeting was presided over by Mr.. Hill, whom
Mr. Randall Hunt pronounced 81 the first merchants,
and one Of Ne largest, If not The rey largest Shareholder,
n he Unon Il Is such these, whom the negro
less advocates Of Gov. Joe johnson and New Hamp-
shirc Fan B,Rgsite, stigmatizr as Abolitionists I.
Richmond Ting
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a FREE SOIL VIEW or THE PLAT
FORM.
rasn raE Wv rom srEsIss rOsr.

FROM THE NEW YORK EVENING POST.
The Tibnne asks: g Does Tie Post forget IFS
eHn threats, with fhoSe Of Preston King, - n.
Cartier. r., as 70 the effect Of inality resolve,
4 passed 81 ihs Pierce Baltimore Convention y
We do not forget any such threats, because We
made none. Will the Tribnse have the kindness
70 mention any threat We have erer made that we
have pockeiedl We remember to have said that
The nomination By the Democracy Of any candidate
who was disposed 10 make the Compromise meas
ures tess ef Denocsacy, or the adoption Of any
platform which imposed such test, would be pre-
judicial II not fatal 10 the ticket but We never said
that ve should not support any ticket adopted BY
the National Convention, il fairly organized.-
What We did saywe were justified in saying. We
had right 10 suppose that Gen. Scott would con-
time TO occupy that position on the slavery ques7
lion which had procured for him his strength in
the Wing Convention. Wehad right to suppose
that the TribHne and EnsRiAg Journal were pres
sing his nomination in good faith candidate
who reflected their opinions upon the peculiar in
stitution." We admit that We were mistaken in
both of these assumptions.
Il Gen. Scott and his friends had continued to
stand where they stood when we wrote, and if he
had no. accepted 4 nomination on fnality platform
there is no doubt that any Of the prominent cand-
dates before the Democratic Convention would
have been defeatnt by him. But now he is present.
ed as the express champion of fnality, 81 ,r4ieh
there isnot rupd i. Ne Democratic platform. The
very sentiment which would have given Scott
strength, il be hadadhsred 10 The principles Of The
party whichpresented him, VII now and ought "a
enure to the benefit of .erce, whose abstract no.
uons Of slavery duite As liberal and inst A. anv
ever proie'ssca BY Gen. Scott, and whose general
motors Of government command our unqualified
admiration.
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sENAToR MELLER.

The Hon. John B. Weller, U S. Senator from Cali
fcrnia has been up the Valley apolitical excursion
We hear Of him addressing the Democracy at various
points. Does the honorable gentlemen get his eight
dollars per dem whilst thus engaged in political har
rangues. We ask for information.
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ARRAY AZ RIcHMoSD.-An aftay occurred at
Richmond, Va, on Thursday evening between
Nc. A. Hughes and vi, p. ]. Archer The later,
j, Is alleged, gave the first prcyocaticn b. using
horse-whip, when the former drew pistol and
fred I'VE times unfortunately the only Injury Mr.
Archer sustained was slight assh wound in the
wrist The affair Then ended
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NOMINATION CoNFIRMED.

!. We understand that the Senate on Thursday
last, unanimously confirmed the nomination OF
BENZ F. GALLAHEa as Purser in the Maryland
thai Mr.. G will sail in few weeks, in the fine
sloop ST. Louis, Capt. Tugraham, on two years
cruise in the Mediterranean
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1852-07-22

Darn OF MAJ GES. RoGER JoSes.-This ae-
seomplishsd officer died in Washington on Thurs
dayevening. ItapPears lha, on Wednesday even
ing he was attacked it'll cholera morbus, from
which on Thursday morning he experienced some
relief but about five in the afternoon he had a
second attack, which in less than TWO hours ermi-
mated hisE lie @
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1852-07-22

L. letter we hare received from Kanawha
county, saws that the speech rlade BY Geo. w
Summers there, upon the news Of the nomination Of
Scull and Graham. equalled in eloquence and abil-
lily any he ever delivefed-snf thai il the young
men Of Virginia could all hare heard il. it would
have raised such flxs as TO make the feathers nv
in November next We look for 4 large vote for
Gen Scott il the Western counties of Virginia
TAierand7ia Gazette
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tue NEW MAGISTRATES

The following gentlemen having been elected
Justices Of the Peace for Jeffersoa. County, ap-
peared on yesterday, the first day of our Court,
with TIP exception OF DR.. John Qu1gley Of
shephcrastown, and were duly qualified &C.
cordiog 70 law. Col. BNaxros DAyEYpoEr,ot
District No 3, was elected The Presiding Justice.
lie will make most capital officer, and we con-
graduate the people Of the county in having Sc
cured the services Of a gentleman so peculiarly
qualified for the position. Atthe Angus, Court,
as We learn, the superintendent of the magistrates
Tor the different Courts will be made
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THE FUNERAL or MR.. CLAY.

The number Of persons estimated to have been
lr~scnt al the funeral Of Mr.. Clay in Lexington
on Saturday last, is dirty or forty thousand The
horses ana Carriages present If placed in the pro-
cession, would have extended many miles The
pageant was most imposing ono, ard the Utmost
feeling was evidenced $50