South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-12-19
Virginia Legislature


The readjusters in the General AS
rembly OF Virginia, on the llth inst,
elected Warield Scott, Of Floyd county,
for storekeeper of the penitentiaty and
John n. Brockenbrough, of Essex. for
regi ter of the land Office. y..e election
OF State officers was Completed on the
18th by the election Of their candidate.
Asa Rogers, Jr., vice Col. Thomas Car
ter, the present incumbent, whose term,
however, does not expire until April 81.
On the 10Th inst, the two houses vo-
ted separately for United States Senator
The choice fell, as anticipated, upon
Gen. VIM. Malone. by plurality of &c
OYER Col. Withers. thu presen. incun-
bent, and majority over all opponents
Of 20.
The COUNTY JupoEs.-rhe rcsdjus.
tiers. in caucus. the same night common
ced the nominations of county judges,
beginning the list in alphabetical order.
morrow. in accordance with q resolution
adopted last week. the wholesale decspi.
tation Of the Judiciary of the State will
begin. Poor Virginia!
81 feel like Lazarus" said gentle
man last night, after reading the latest
news from Richmond.
We venturcd 10 ask for az explana-
ton.
Because said he. al and my party
have been licked by dogs !"-Lynch-
burg News.
A gentleman living III Rockport, Maine,
writes TO friend in Richmond city. as
follows
81 very much regret thot the election
resulted as it did in Virginia That
the good old State should SO far debase
and degrade herself a. TO repudiats her
debts is most astonishing TO me and all
others in this region who were ever &C.
quainted there. May God forbid that
the policy OF the Repudia,or shall ever
be carried out, Should it he permitted
it will be disgrace, blow from which
Old Virginia never can recover; her
credit and good name will be forever
doomed TO become and be q by-word
and reproach wherever her name may
be spoken"
Mr.. FAULKNER AND THE GOVERNOR
cd himself thusiy on the question as TO
his being a candidate for Cover nor TO y
reporter of the Wheeling REGISTER
Reporter. doubt is entertained
by your friends as TO Your wishes and
position in reference to the Gubcrna-
torial nomination. Have you any hest
tation in expressing frankly what your
position is?
None in the world. have no secrets
no concealmcnt in public affairs.
have been annoyed by the misrePreSen-
tation of several papers in this STATE
and out Of il, which hive spoken OF ne
IA anXiou5ly and eagerly canvasSIng for
the nomination. Now, every person
that knows anything about me at all
man living IN the State, TO whom have
ever expressed wish TO be elected Cow
ernor of the State. The utmost that
have ever said upon the subject, and
that only in reply 10 direct inIc:rogato-
Tics propounded to me, has been that If
the people of my native Sta'e-not "a
few editors or politicians, but the poo-
ple-believe that | can render them ANY
service in the executive department Of
their government, and desire ne 10 Gill
that position, | would not feel myself at
liberty 70 decline it, whilst ! would per-
sonally greatly prefer that they would
confer that distinction UPON some other
person. | could name q dozen men in
the State that would most cheerfuIly
vote for in preference TO myself My
acceptance OF such nomination would
DC solely based upon the duty which
every man owes to- the community in
which he lives to conform To their de-
manl for service, in peace or war,
where such demand is made upon him.
do not seek the position-l would
most gladly avoid 1T shall not shrink
from it, if it is imposed upon me by
full and fair expression Of tho voice of
the people.
The PERMANENT ArPHorHIATIoNs.-
The Washington correspondent of the
Baltimore Sun, under date of the 10th
inst. thus writes: Mention was made
few days ago of the purpose Of Sena-
tor Davis, Of W. Va to introduce bill
to repeal all the permanent annual app
preparations, with the exception Of the
appropriation providing for the public
debt, so $ TO make the treasury the re-
ceptacc for all government moneys, aud
requiring a special appropriation TO get
IL out. Senator Davis has had some
conversation with the Secretary Of the