Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-12
BY YESTERDAY EVENINGS MAILS.
Letter from Clarke County.

Letter from ClarKe county.
Correspondence Of tie Aierand,ia Gazsffe
WHITE Posi-, Clarke County, May TO-
The country is beginning to look very pretty
the fields covered with fine growth of whea
aud clover, and the forests present their us,l
al attraction when in full leaf All we have
to excite us is the political contest, which il
waxing warm as it draws to close. Capt
Nelson, A. NJ. Earle, and John Morgan. al
expect without fail, to represent the county
Of Clarke, in the next Legislature.
The democrats Of Clarke begin 10 find on
that old line wings, Az or 81 years of age
make poor democrats, and that the party il
better of, and more harmonious without
them.
The old line democrats are more fond OF
q true, old fashioned wing. than they are
of enlightenment, who wants an office
Wings have proven rank poison to democracy
in Clarke, and the party admit it. The
friends of Boteler are very sanguine ofhis sue
cess in this consest.
Gold coin Was ploughed up on the Green
way Court farm, Il few days since, where
many years ago. several hundred dollars were
found supposed to have been stolen from the
former occupants, Lord Fairfax, or Col. Mar
tin.
a merchant in this place ordered II lot Of
goods from the house of Bryan q Adams, OF
your city, by Friday mail, and on Saturday
evening got the bill of the goods, and notice
that they would he NJ River Station same
/ day. 1t speaks well for your business men,
and town with such men must be prosper
Gus. Yours truly, NJ
The BAPTIST CoNvENTIov.-Therr was an
other warm and animated discussion in this
body Oh yesterday, which continued during
the entire morning session, and WAS partici-
pated in by quite number OF gentlemen,
among them Elder }. K. Graves, Of Tenn,
the desire to hear whom was very general
! lie did not conclude his address at the morn
! ng session, and gave way for motion to ad-
| Uurn. At the AFTERNOON session he finished
his speech. when Mr.. Watts. Of Alabama,
addressed the Convention. The subject UNI
der discussion was the report of the special
committee on the operations of the Foreign
Mission Board After the discussion, the
report WAS adopted. The President then
called Dr. Jeter to the Chair, and Of
tered resolution defining the meaning OF
the constitution az to the qualifications tor
membership IN the Convention, declaring 1t
10 he the sense of the Convention that no
one was entitled to seat in the body who
was not member of some regular Baptist
Church. Objection being made to its reception
IN this form, it was submitted as all amend
Il Il al al ,,Ef ha. stIt It nor
Rev. +. G Jones, OF Virginia, urged the
Convention to pass by the matter, As 1t would
if passed lead to a discussion OF matters,
which, as body, they wished to ignore. On
motion, the amendment and the whole mat
ter growing out Of it, Was committed to a
committee consisting Of Drs. Burrows, Full
Ter and Mallory to report at the next Ben
uial Convention. Dr. Manly, of Charleston
South Carolina, by consent, then made a
statement rs to the origin, principles, pro
gresS, &c, Of the "'Iheological Seminary
about to be established at Greenvllle, South
Carolina, under the auspices otthe C"nventl' ~
commenting it 10 the cordial and liberal
Support of the denomination throughout the
south He entered at some length into the
history Of the movement and Its prospects
for success. His remarks were tull OF
warm feeling, and were listened to with
deep attention. llecoucluded by announcing
that the Seminary will certainly go int" ope-
ration on the first of October next. There
are to he al first four Professors; who have
already been elected hy the Trustees. -
! They are Rev }. I. Boyce. OF South Caroll-
Ia; Rev. John A. Brnaddus, OF Virginia;
Rev B. Manly, .Ir, Vi Virginia; and Rev.
| Mr.. Williams. Of Grorgla-the first three Of
whom have signifel their acceptance. DR..
| MANLY was followed by Rev. Mr.. Boyce, who
explained that there Is not, rs Is supposed
by some. and connection whate YER. between
the Seminar and the ''furinan University
located at the same place. The Convention
held meeting at night, and transacted
Il good deal of business. AT quarter past
ii o'clock, the body adjourned to meet in
Savannah. Ga. on the Friday before the
second Sunday in May, lStl.- hrhm""'
| Ecomnc'.
barn OF Mr. B. Is. STUART.-A telcgra-
phic dispatch received yesterday evening from
Memphis, announces the death Of MIR. Is.
Baldwin Stuart of this place, who had been
lingering two weeks from the injuries recel,-
! I'd by the explosion Of the steamer 81. Nlcli-
olas The touching circumstances attending
the death of Mr.. Stuart are known to our
readers. and have excited the deepest emotion
in every heart just entering upon the nr-
tive duties Of life, with Il tattering future be
fore hm-on his way to unite in marriage to
daughter of the iar-Soutb--hc is met by the
DESTROYER in most terrible form and is sud
denly cut down. Truly it is hard To conceive
of calamity more crushing, and although
no human agency can asSuage their SORROW,
We NAV tender to those who have pm =" sore
! " bereayed the tenderest sympaffffes OF an
entire community NnHnf"n Spectator.
The Blue Ridge Republican says: At an
election held for the purpose OF choosing Town
Trustees on Saturday last, all of the old IN
rumbents were collected without opposition
ThoS. .. Flint, 7. s Alcocke, l.. p. Nelson,
! f.. b. Bill 4. i. Stofer. DR.. <. X. Rlxcy and
Dr. p. G. Slaughter.
The Opposition Party Of Richmond held II
meeting at the African Church last Monday
night, and nominated as candidates for the
| House of Delegates Of Virginia, Myndham