Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1866-08-07
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line several committees representing
the different parties which existed in Virginia
in 1850, met in Richmond last week for the
purpose of appointing delegates to the Ma
tional Union Convention at PHILADELPHIA
After some preliminary proceedings, the CON
yention appointed the following delegates and
alternates for the State at large Delegates,
VIM. G. Rives, John W. Brockeubrough,
George Blow, Jr., and Thomas S. Fiouruoy
Alternates, Wm--J. Robertson, Charles L.
Mosby, G. w. Boiling aud willoughby New.
ton. For the Winchester District, Richard
Parker and Edgar Snowden were appointed
delegates, and B. II. Shackelford and Ar
instead Carter, alternates DIR, S. A. Golf.
man and Hon. A. H. II. Stuart are the dele
gates from the Augusta District.
- We see it stated in some of our ex
changes that Col. W. Broadus Thompson,
. formerly of this. county, and brother of Gen.
jeff Thompson, Is candidate for Congress
in the ST, Joseph (Mo.) district, in opposition
to Loan the present radical incumbent. We
hope he may be elected, if that result will
unseat radical
" President johnson has telegrapked
to the Attorney General of Louisiana, to call
on Cen Sheridan, or whoever may be in CON-
maud in New Orleans, for sufficient force to
sustain the civil authorities in suppressing all
illegal assemblies, who usurp, or assume to
exercise any power or authority without first
having obtained the consent of the people of
the State. The latter. he declares, must be
first consulted in respect to changing the Or
gauic law of.the State. Usurpation, he adds,
will not be tolerated
The New York World reports the
sailing on Thursday last of a steamer for Mat
amoras with large quantity of arms and am
muniton' including twelve pieces of light ar
tillery for Juarezs army. Maj. Gen. Lew.
Wallace and Brig. Gen. Stevens, recently of
the Federal army, were passengers.
- By an act of the last Congress com
mission was created, charged with an inquiry
into the question of providing substitute for
cotton in the fibre of fax or something else.
The commissioners were no more successful
IN their pursuit than the people have been
in trying substitute for brains in Congress.
men, After spending nine thousand five
hundred dollars, they report that cotton is
king.
1t is announced in the Central Pres
1yte't0m, of Richwoud, that Mrs. George
Brown, OF Baltimore, has given ten thotrsand
dollars to the Union Theological Seminary of
Virginia. with the special object of erecting
a library building, to be called the Brown
Hall, and that Mr.. John L. Weeks, of
Baltimore, had contributed two thousand
dollars as the foundation OF library fund for
the Seminary, the interest to be applied to
the purchase of books.
The Presidents reply to the Queen
was acknowledged from Osborne Palace at 5
+. NJ, or one hour aud eighteen minutes
after its reception at Hearts Content 1t
passed through the Cable in eleven minutes.
a royal salute was fred by the Great Eastern
and the American flag hoisted on the telegraph
building.
From present appearances it is prob
able that the National Union Convention at
Philadelphia will be one Of the largest, and
most respectable political meetings ever as
sembled in this country-and every day now
strengthens tina hope that its action will be
conservative and its esults beneficial.
-The New York World says in its
money article, that "a clique has bought
about s6,OOO,OOO in gold, with the intention
OF buying more, in order to run up the price
when an increased short interest aud other
circumstances furnish u favorable opportunity
for doing So