The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1853-01-28

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Florida, which states that the Indians have II
formally declared war against the United U
States, and fearful rumors prevailed of the
massacre of Gen. Hopkins and his forces,
Major A. G.. Johnston has been chosen
General of the forces raised by the State to '
remove the Indians.
A Washington letter writer remarks: '
At this time, when gasconade is SO rife, =
even in the Senate, it may be wise to report q
the remarks made the other day by Mr.. q
Stockton in his speech on the subject of the !
Navy, TO wit:
"Gentlemen will regret the warlkespeeches
they have made, if they do not look to the
Navy in time"
at is very easy to bully and boast, but
know the effect Of thirty-two shot at sea, at
any rate, and know that mans heart
cannot save his head in such a case"
REMOVAL OF FREE NEGROES FROM VIR-
GINIA.--Mr. Brown, of Stafford county, has
, introduced abliinto the House of Delegates
! for the removal of the free negroes. 1t pro-
vides for the appointment by the county and
1 corporation courts of the Commonwealth, of
certain persons to be called overseers of free
negroes, and who are to act as such, their
number and districts to correspond with those
OF the commissioners of the revenue in each
county and corporation. 1t is made the duty
of said overseers to hire out the free negroes
Of their respective districts to the highest
bidder at public auction, aud to poy into the
State treasury the sum accruing from such |
hires. These sums are to constitute fund
to be expended in conformity with the future |
provisions of law, for the purpose of trans
: porting free negroes beyond the limits Of the
Commonwealth Between the free negro &
: the hirer the relation of "master and servant
is established, subject to all the laws that
t regulate the same. AT the expiration of five
d years all free negroes remaining in the State
n are to be sold into slavery to the highest
i bidder, at public auction, the proceeds of
$ such sales to be paid into the public treasury,
); provided that said free negroes shall be al
If lowed the privilege of becoming the slaves of
= any free white person whom they may select,
n on the payment by such person of fairp price.
n These are the essential features of the plan
t. submitted by Mr.. Browne, for relieving the
:. Commonwealth of its free negro population.
e Wheeling InteUigencer.
~ TOBACCO co.-From report on the subject
ID of tobacco, published in the December numb.
'r er Of the Southern Planter, we find that its
'e production in the United States, according to
the tables of the last census, was about two
hundred millions Of pounds, of which Virginia
IS produced 56,5l7,000; Kentucky 55765 ,OO0
'e Tennessee 90, l45 900; Maryland 23,245 coo;
Ir n nso O y
NJ 03S,O00. In Virginia, in 1852, the number
or of inspected hogsheads is GO,So6; leaf and
t, strips for foreign export 1871; seams 5,Ol9,
oi manufactured and shipped coast wise 3S,S53;
stock on hand the ist Of October 1855. In
Richmond the number of hogsheads inspected
. for 1852 is "a, ll9.
lie The great mass OF the tobacco crops O
It, Virginia and North Carolina is now man
he utactured at home and from present indica
IL lions nearly the whole will be thus absorbc,
OF in the course of n few years, as the consump
te tion Of chewing tobacco increases with tn,
at increase of population of United States, ant
MS there is annually an increasing demand 70
IN it in the British possessions in America, Aus
tie tralia and observation-disclosures Jour.
ch JoKING ON FACTs.-A contemporary, il
OK speaking Of the "awful waste" of twenty
ne five casks of liquor poured upon the groun
ce in Maine remarks that such an amount o
OF liquor, "properly distributed" would hav
nd carried the primary elections in two or thre
ey wards n New York.
IS JOHN Nj. CLAYroH.-The reelection o
se John NJ Clayton to the United States Senate
as by the Legislature of Delaware, will be
subject of rejoicing to all true Wings, tn
full country through. The administration OF Gc r
ty Taylor will now have another defender i
lis Congress, in one of the ablest statesmen o
lie the nation. Mr.. Clayton was great Sena
he tor in the time of great Senators-in tn
hit days of Webster, Clay and Calhoun, and tn,
to contemporary galaxy of Senatorial umina
at ries, only less brilliant than they. The in
RS, terlor men who have lately assaled Mr.. Clay
re ton in his absence, will soon have an oppOr-
or tunity to repeat their charges in his presence
ch in the Senate Chamber. We shall see
whether they will take the same lofty air.
upon themselves, and look down so contempt
uously from their assumed superiority upol
his management of the State Department
~ Gen Cass has not yet ventured to attemp
NJ W tNulCuto Hllnstll from tit ulSCTtull0Dl
Of predicament in which Mr. Clayton's late let
is ter exhibited him. We shall SEQ how muc
better he will fare when Mr. Clayton shal
n discuss his conduct in the Senate-Treato
cs Gazette.
ng
IMPORTANT DEcIsIoN.-The Court in Banl
Ve on Monday made decision that it is wei
le enough to consider and remember. Il
is settled the principle that under our law an
person can, after the lapse Of six months
from the time of the payment, sue for, il
he action of debt, and in his own name, an,
IS, recover any moneys that have been won, OF
in an election The loser has six months t,
A. recover back his money. II he fails to do sc
III in that time, any other person may sue 70
IT, aud put the cash in his own pocket. This il
ss now the law. We say it is right. Bcttin!