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V6L. XXIV._STAUNTON. <J A.) THURSDAY, DECEMBER 44, 4846. mTvT*
STAUNTON SPECTATOR*
BY KENTON HARPER.
T K RMS.
The “SPECTATOR” is published once a
week, at Two Dollars a year, if puid in atlvance, or
Two Dollars and Fifty Cents if delayed beyond the
aspiration of the year. No subscription will be dis
continued, but at the option of th* Editor, until altar
rearcagss are paid.
QO- All communications to the Editor by mail mini
be post-paid, or they will not be attended to.
(*> Advertisements of thirteen tines (or
less,) inserted thre^times for one dollar, and twenty
foe cents for each subsequent continuance. iMrger
advertisements in the same proportion. A liberal dis
count made to advertisers by the year.
Mr. V. B. Palmer. American Ncwipaper and Ad
vertiaiur Agent in theoilienot lUllnuore. Philadelphia,
New York, and Boston, lias been appointed Agent for
recciriog and forwarding subscriptions and advertise
ment* for this paper,at liisofliccs in those cities respec
tively, vis:
Baltimore, Southeast corner of Baltimore and Cal
vert Streets.
Philadelphia, No. 69 Pine Street.
New York, No. 30 Ann Street.
Boston, No. 14 State Street.
NEW GOODS.
OffinSAP if©IB 0AS3E
A. S. KINNEY,
"O ESPRCTFULLY informs the public that he
has just returned from the Northern cities, and
is now receiving a large and well selected stock of
FALL A*l> WIATER GOODS.
His stock consists in jwrt of
Dry Goods, Groceries, Hard
ware, Bool* and Mlioc*,
Hat* and Cap*, Ac.,
which he will sell as low for Cash, as they can be
purchased in the County.
. Persons arc ronuested to call and examine before
purchasing elsewhere. A. S. KINNEY.
Staunton, November 5, 1840.
REMOVAL.
A. M. SIMPSON
BKAOULD rebpcotftilly inform the Ladies of
" * Staunton and its vicinity, that he has remov
ed his Shop to the Store Room next door to Mr.
Merrill Cushing’s, where he is prepared to make
LADIES’ SHOES ARTE GAITERS,
of the latest fashions and of the best
BWa|^^inatcrial.s. He thinks that after a long
u^^^BBcxpericnce in the business he will lie
enabled to give satisfaction. All his work will be
warranted to stand.
Misses and Children’s Shoes made in all of tlicir
various forms.—Also, White and Black Satin Shoes
for Weddings and Parties, on the shortest notice.
By* He will wait on Ladies at their houses
and take their measures, if desired.—He will also
take Gentlemen’s measure's for Boots, and have them
made to order in the best and neatest stylo.
Staunton, Sept. 24, 1840.
&5-A. M. S. has just received a variety of ma
terial, among which is a superior article of White
Kid, for the manufacture of Shoes for Wedding and
other parties. Dec. 3.
~ new conns.
rpiIE subscribers are now receiving and opening
their supply of
FALL AND WINTER GOODS,
which have been selected with great care in the
Northern Cities, and embrace a general assortment
of such Goods as are suited to this market.
They feel grateful for past favors, and are confi
dent their present Slock will compare in quality and
prices with any in this market. Their friends and
the public generally are respectfully invited to call
and examine tlicir Stuck.
MOSBY & TAYLOR.
Staunton, Oct. 22, 1840.
LEE fit TINTSLEY,
GROCERS AND C0MMMISSI0N
SDHkOlB&HUB,
NORTH SIDE OF THE BASIN,
Biclmioiul, Va.,
K2J.IVE their personal attention to the sale of all
kinds of Merchandize, and of Wheat, Flour,
Tobacco, and other Produce.
By* Particular attention paid to forwarding
goods free of extra drayage.
R E F E R E N C E S :
DUNLOP, MONCURE & CO.,
DAVENPORT, ALLEN & CO., $ KltHMOJ*D
LEE & ROBERTS, >
BRYANT & TINSLEY, > Lyncubvro.
MILLER RUCKER, >
August 20, 1840.—6m
FALL AND WINTER ROODS.
• wood ec DamirEK,
HAVE just received tlieir FALL ANI) WIN
TER SUPPLY OF GOODS, consisting in
{part as follows, viz :
10.Hogsheads P. R. & N. O. Molasses.
10 do. P. R. &, N. O. Sugar.
2000 lbs. No. I, 2, &. 3, Loaf Sugar.
4 Barrels Pulverized and Crushed Sugar.
130 Bags Kin and Gov’r. Java Coffee.
10 Half Chests (inn Powder.
Imperial Yong Hyson and Black Tea.
300 Sacks G. Alum and Ashton Fine Salt.
Cheese, Crackers, and Spiers.
■with all other arlices in tiie Grocery line.
^ Also, a full supply of STAPLE and DOMES
» K 1* r; O O MP ,s ,
all of which they will sell low for cash,or exchange
for Flour, Wheat , &.c., &e.
Winchester Depot, November 12, 1846.
ttijjnr 0©Ma.
DAVIS A. KAYSER,
MAS just received nn additional supply of Color
«l Cambricks, Bird Eye Diaper, Irish Linens,
Satin Vestings, Black itallian Cravats, Cashmere
Hose, Kid and Silk Gloves, Satin Kibbons, and a
variety of other Goods. Also, another lot of those
Fine Cheap ROOTS anil SHOKS.
Staunton, December 10, 1840.
DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, &c.
|~10TTON YARNS,at
Factory prices; Batting
•l' ■ Prr 'b.; gootl Sole Leather Is. thin 1 1 cts.;
Boots, Shoes, Hats. &c. at much reduced prices;
Nails an* Brads, also, at reduced prices ; Bacon
8 cts.; Corn Meal 40 eta.; Oats 26; Buckwheat
Flour 24 ; Cheese 8 to J2i ; Hops 20, or G 11^. for
41 ; Variegated Steam Shaving, and Rosin Snaps,
very cheap. |V MAY.
0>*The suliscribcr also wishes to hire or buy a
good female cook without incnmbcrance, and will
give a liberal price. E. MAY.
Staunton, Dec. 10, 1846.
ANCHOR
BOLTING-CLOTHS,
OF superior Quality, just rcccircd and fnf sail
by B. CRAWFORD & CO.
Btannton, Aujnst 20.
TNOR BALE- A first rate BUGGY and Harness.
" C. r. LEWIS.
SfcunDM, Nevettber 94, f#4«,
LAW NOTICE.
JOHN XT. HENDREN, lias removed to
tho room formerly llie ofiice of Judge Baldwin,
in tlio Northern end of the building recently occu
pied by the Deaf and Dumb Department of the
Virginia Institution,and will attend with fidelity to
business entrusted to him in the Counties of Augus
ta and Rockbridge.
As a Commissioner in Chancery for the settle
ment of accounts, See., he offers his services to the
public.
Staunton, December 3, 1846.—tf
SOM IS. W A #7
Allim.MV at law,
STAUNTON, AUGUSTA CO., VA.
FFFFICE at present, up stairs in the building of
the Mercantile establishment of John B. Breck
inridge, Esq.
October 15, 1816.
FRANKLIN T. GEIGER,
ATTORNEY AT X.AW,
STAUNTON, VA.
IMf ILL practise in the diflbrent Courts holdcn at
" * Staunton.
0^ Ofiice next door to the Bell Tavern and
nearly opposite the Court House.
July 2, 1846.—tf
WILLIAM B. JOHNSON,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
STAUNTON, VIRGINIA,
^MTILU practise in the Superior, County and Cor- |
poration Courts of Staunton, and will belinmd |
at the ofiice of C. Johnson, Jr.
December 3, 1846.
DR, WILLIAM C, BRUFFY,
HAVING permanently located at Mt.Sidney, Augus
ta county, Va.,respectfully tenders Ins professional
services to the citizens of the Town and v icitiity.
May 7, 18-16.—tf
WANTED.
| BUSHELS Oats, 2000 Bushels Curn,
'G'WxJ which we will exchange Goods for.
PAUL 8c RIDGEWAY.
Slarnton, Nov. 26, 1846.
___ i
(nrocerieci.
JUST received 20 bags prime Rio Codec; 2 hogs- !
beads Molasses ; 2 do. N. O. and P. R. Sugars; I
Refilled Loaf Sugar, Crushed do., Pepper, Alspice, &c., 1
&c., for sale low by PAUL &. RIDGEWAY.
November 6, 1846.
WOOL MLMTS.
SIX dozen Men’s and Roy’s, for Servants, at retail
for seventy-five cents. " For sale by
PAUL & RIDGEWAY.
Novembor 6, 1846.
SilsK ML ITS.
A FEW' Cases superioi Fashionable SILK HATS,
at unusually low prices for cash.
PAUL &. RIDGEWAY.
November 5, 1846.
SALT ! SALT ! ! SALT ! !!
FUST received in store 100 sacks Liverpool Salt
in fine order and condition, for stile low for cash.
Purchasers are invited to call and see them.
PAUL & R IDG WAY.
October 22, 1846.
Just Received.
ONE Cask only of that same pure CIDER
VINEGAR, for table use.
COWNE & DEAKINS.
November 19, 1846.
Just Received,
4500 LBS- LEAD PIPE. Size, H inch, 1
‘AtJv/Vf inch, and •} inch. For sale by
PAUL & RIDGEWAY.
November 19, 1816.
Just Received,
COLOUR, Dried Peaches and Apples. For sale
K by COWNE Sc DEAKINS.
November 19. 1846.
•Musi Received,
A LOT of prime Shad and Herring. Also, a
nother supply of heavy upper Leather and
Calf Skins. For sale by
COWNE & DEAKIKS.
November 19, 1816.
•%ail* and Window Idl.'isw.
1 (Jf J KEGS assorted sizes Nails, GO Boxes7X 9,
IVIU 8X10, 10X12, and 12X 1G Window
Glass. For sale low by
WOOD St DANNER.
Winchester, Ya., Depot, Nov. 12, 184G.
•Inst Itcccivcd,
4|j BOXES of Superior Manufactured Tobacco,
. * comprising ail (pialitics and prices, which
will be sold extremely low. Also, a large assort
ment of Imported Srgars, of celebrated Brands.
Just received by C. T. COCHRAN £t CO.
Staunton, Nov. 19,184G.
Rlankels.
\ IfY/A HEAVY BLANKETS, suitable for Servants,
JAM/ at a great deduction for cash. For sale by
PAUL & RIDGEWAY'.
November 5, 1SJ6.
Wanted Xninapdiatrlv.
A JOURNEYMAN CHAIR MAKER,ofstea
dy habits.
HENRY R. MATTHEWS.
December 18 16.
ClicapNide*
, IXTOODEN Flocks for £,’2 00. Very mysterious—
I V v yet some things can be done at
C. C. LEWIS'S.
Staunton, Oct. 15, 1816.
MMafs and Caps.
A LARGE assortment and a', reduced prices, just rc
. ccived and for sale by A. 8. KINNEY.
November 5. 19 tt>.
Roots ! Roots ! !
A LARGE stock just received and for sale nnosually
low by A. 8. KINNEY.
November 6, 1846.
•fust ReceiVi rf,
('I IXJTIIS, Fassitnercs end Tweeds, just received and
J for sale by A. 8. KINNEY,
j November b, 1818.
•Must Received,
BOOTS AND SHOES of every variety, at reduced
prices, and for sale by DAVIS A. KAYSER.
October 22, 1846.
•Must Received,
| 'PEAS.—One Fhest, warranted superior, just reCeiv
i A cd and for sale by A. 8. KINNEY.
WoV< roller 5, |846h
Wauled Immediately.
fp W O .Tourneymen .Shoe Makers of steady habits, fc
A work on Ladies’ Shoes. A M. SIMPSON.
Staunton, Sept. 74, 1846
POETRY.
FROM T1IS ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE.
the call for volunteers.
To the Volunteers of Virginia, the subjoined of
fering of an humble muse, is respectfully dedicated,
by their fellow citizen, DANIEL BRYAN.
To you, yc sons of freedom’s cherished land,
The summons comes to join her warrior band !
Your country’s voice, your country’s sacred claims;
The patriot’s hopes—the trust of gallant names—
What’er can rouse or fire the slumb’ring soul,
And light the way to glory’s loftiest goal,
i To your proud hearts, in strong appeal Combine,
! And bid you swell Vir *inia’s battle line !
Virginians! say, shall this commanding call,
On heedless ears—on torpid bosoms fall ?
The gathering host—the glowing eye and cheek,
Your feelings tell—your manly answer speak.
Speed, then, the soldier's honor’d badge assume,
And pluck bright garlands in their freshest bloom.
Where fame’s rich laurels crown our border land,—
VV here blaze her pillars o’er the Itio Grande,
And shed the lustre of eternal day
Around the heights of glorious Monterey !
A voice is heard that thrills the patriot's veins—
That tells of daring deeds on reeking plains—
Of mountains scaled and battlements o’crcomc—
Of freedom’s conquering peal and joyful drum—
Of eagle flags that stream o’er vanquished towers,
Foiled hate that its own cankered heart devours ;
Of lifc-hlood poured from many a noble breast,
And distant graves where patriot freemen rest.
That voice to you for righteous vengeance cries
On foes whose pledge deceives—whose words are lies !
Its echoes breathe from beauty’s plaintive tongue,
And through the land in trumpet tones are rung.
Its power around the mourning hearth appear
In manhood’s sterner woes, and childhood’s tears.
Then, gird your loins, and rush to glory’s field,
Whore veteran chiefs, with hearts to danger steel’d,
Shall guard your rights,—your toils and perils share,
And teach you where to strike, and when to spare.
Lo ! freedom’s banner spread its starry wings,
Iler bugles sound—her flashing armour rings—■
Her gallant sons with kindling ardours glow
And m rvo their arms to deal the avenging blow,
To crush the vain aggressor’s “Hydra-head”—
Redress the wrongs for which their friends have bled,
The reign of 'ruth and honest peace restore,
And crown w.th brighter fame Columbia's shore.
MISCELLANY.
GIVE HIM THE BAG.
A young female Michiganian was sent to Massa
chusetts a lew weeks ago by her parents to be. ed
ucated at a boarding school near Boston. Awk
ward, perverse, illiterate, and very green, she was
at once the aversion, aim the buttot ihe other girls.
It happened that a frequenter of the boarding school
was a good looking Boston demist, of some preten
sions, who wished to gel linn a rich wife from :i
mong the pupils. Aware of his mercenary motives,
and determined to punish him, the young ladies led
him to believe, that their new classmate from
Michigan was an heiress. This was enough f ir
the handsome dentist, lie immediately laid siege
to the heart of the “Wolverine,” and confiding in
her ignorance of etiquette, made her a present*, a
nrong other things, of some money to buy her a
bag with, meaning something of the reticule order.
Highly delighted with the liberality of the “boss
with store clothes on,” (as she first called him,)
the girl confided the fact to three or four of her new
companions. Coffee bags had already become quite
lasliionablc for skirts, and her couqianiotis request
ed her to procure one, “to make her dress stick
out,” as he was pretty smart himself, and doubt
less desired “his girl” to appear so. A few even
ings afterwards tiie dentist escorted the Wolverine
to an evening party, in which there was a fair re
presentation Irotn the boarding school. Every
thing went smooth with hint, until his partner
threw ofi her cloak and bonnet, and entered the
room where the company was assembled. Here
his attention was attracted by the half-suppressed
tittering ot the school-girls, and the wonder ex
pressed in the eyes ot theothers. (dancing iuipiis
itively at his companion, who felt as gramf as Lu
cifer, he was mortified and enraged to see her aguc
I marked complexion set ofi in horrible contrast with
a profusion of grqpn ribbon bow knots on her head,
j while her dress stuck out like the famous Spouting
Horn of Nahant. Mad as a March hare, he soon
left her with an expression of disgust, and passed
the remainder of the evening at a whist table in
anotlici o''' the suite of rooms.
The Michigan girl who was clear grit, was mad
enough to tear the eyes out of her “true hearted
false lover,” hut she was persuaded l»v her confi
dent not to do any thing violent. Their advice
was that she should return his present, and “give
him the sack’- or dismissal. “Return him the pre
sents and give him the sack too ?” said she; “Dod
rot him I’ll do it ’tore the hull crowd.” She went
, 0l't, a,,(l in a few moments went into the room,
where her companions were gathered around the
! card tables expecting a scene. A wonderful change
had taken place in her dress, and she was now
straight up and down as a loon’s Irg. Advancing
I to the astonished dentist with a queer looking bun
dle under her arm, she threw down a pencil chain
and locket on the table, exclaiming contemptuously,
| “There’syour jrresents. Mr.-, and there,”con
tinued the indignant Wolverine unfolding the mys
terious bundle, before the astonished company, and
throwing it over the head of the petrified dentist,
[ “there’s your old coffee bag! I won’t w’ar it ano
ther minute.”
Every hotly was convulsed with laughter at this
new method of “giving the sack” except the un
fortunate dentist. He sloped immediately and lias
^ not been seen in this village since.— Bunion Bee.
“I ain’t 'GOING TO no ANYTHING Ef.SE.”_
There are certain phrases, that once under-way,
' “take,” as the saying is, and are “all the go.”—
.lust now. the expression nUive is the fashionable
reply to almost everything that is asked.
Not long since a minister stepped into a house_
so the paper says—and found a lady making a bus
tic. Ho asked her what she was making fiiat bus
tle for ? She said she intended to wear it to preach
ing next Sunday.
‘You don’t intend to wear that hustle to church,'
asked the “man of Israel.”
‘I don’t intend to wear anything else,’replied
I the fair one.
‘Well,’ responded the preaehor, ‘I should like tr
see von there without anything else on but that
j bustle I*.
An Irishman bring about to Join a company ir
Lawrcnceburg, Indiana, forming to go to Mexico
was questioned by one of the officers—
“Well. sir. when you get into battle, will yot
fight or run V*
“An’ faith.’’ replied the Hibernian, with a com
l iral twist of his countenance, “I’ll be afthcr doing
! yer honor, as a majority uv ye does.”
SCENES AT MONTEREY.
The following scene was described to me by an
officer commanding a regiment in the 2d Division
at the battles of Monterey. I give it almost in his
own language, as he spoke of it the day after it oc
curred, (24lh September.) He had declared often
8tncr, that it “made him feci sentimental every
time he thought of it,” and 1 am sure I never
thought ot accusing him of weakness, for it gave
me the blues to hear him tell the story*.
“And this.” said he, in speaking of home, “re
minds me of an affecting scene of last night. I
was ordered by Col. Childs to take a company of
my regiment ami break in the doors of a row of
houses in the see lid plaza. 1 had gone nearly*
through without seeing a soul, when, tor a time,
the efforts of my men were exerted in vain to got
into one that seemed barricaded with care. As the
hinges of the door were about to give way a tremu
lous voice on' the insidu bcHeocheu me not to break
the door'lown, it should bo opened. When un
locked"-l -rushed in as well as ( could, over beds,
chairs, cushions, etc., etc., and to my surprise found
the room occupied by about twenty-five women.—
As soon as they saw me and the soldiers following,
they ran around me and fell on their knees, the el
der beseeching, in tones of deep distress, my pro
tection and to have their lives spared ; the younger
begging timidly not to be injured. While they
were thus kneeling, and 1 assuring them that no
harm or injury should befall them, a pretty little
Woman slid into the circle, and knelt close to my
feet. ‘Scnor,’ said she, in a soft voice, ‘for the love
you bore your mother, for the. love you have for
your wife, for the tender affection your heart holds
for your children, oh, spare this, my poor little
bain;’—holding up a bright eyed, dimpled cheek lit
tle boy, about one year old. She never asked for
herself. In spite of me, tears rushed to my eyes,
and I could only speak with a full heart as I told
her to rise, and assured her she and her child were
perfectly safe. ‘By the Holy Virgin, Capting,’ re
marked a rough Irish soldier, wiping av°j' ?» o-ar
u’illi the back ot his hand, ‘won't the ould Seventh
purteet them.’
“ l'hat night I watched over that room, which
was sacredly kept from intrusion. The next day
we were blessed by these females in their attentions,
for the protection we had given them, for they gave
us of what they had to cat and drink, and wc were
nearly tarnished. Poor creatures, how much they
were distressed. The young mother will ever be
painted in my mind’s eye as the devoted guardian
of her Ira be.—Her husband, I learned was an offi
cer, and was then fighting us in the city. She
could not have known whether he was alive or not,
and I have not heard of him.
Many scenes, very like that described almvc,
took place in the city. I did not hear of a single
outrage Iteing committed where women were in the
question, but heard of many instances in which food
was furnished to our men and paid for, when the
fight was going on.—A*. O. Picayune.
UGLY WOMEN.
A very eccentric gentleman was once complain
ing, that after a deal of trouble lie had not been
able to meet with and ugly woman, so that he
much doubted whether, after all, such a Ixung exist
ed. “For my part,” continued ho, “I almost be
lieve such a creature to lie a mere chimera of the
imagination, and should lx? classed with those fic
j titious beings whose heads arc said to grow beneath
their shoulders. Some years ago I made the fol
1 lowing experiment: I caused two advertisements
j t(» be inserted in the papers fora housekeeper; one
| was for a lady who should not only be compe
j tent for such an office, but qualified also for a com
j panion, and he a woman of education and elegant
j manners; the. other required nothing of this_iP on
: ly required as a sine qua non that the applicant
should lx? ugly. In answer to the former advertise
ment, I was overwhelmed with letters from so ma
i ny accomplished and elegant ladies, that I congratu
luted both the present age and my own country on
I possessing so much female excellence. But—would
you believe it?—to the latter I received not a sin
j gle T**ply ; and 1 have since, more than once, inser
' ted the same advertisement with exactly the same
| success! ”
Romantic.—A ship arrived here within a day
i or two from Ireland, having on board a plump and
pretty Irish girl, who came on board the day the
ship sailed, disguised as a hoy, and seeking a
1 chance to work a passage to America. 1 lersex
was soon discovered and she was made to change
, her dress, and kept in the ladies’ cabin. Her story
j is the old one—the same in English, Irish, Dutch,
! or Portuguese. .She had a lover who had gone
away “till Amcriky,” promising to send for her
when lie should get comfortably fixed in the New
World, and had picked up a liagfnll of those dollars
with which the soil is covered. He did not send,
and she. venturing all f .r love, put hcrselfin to ship
shape toggery and sought her lover across the sea.
; Wc hope the brave girl will be successful in her
^■arch—and especially that her lover is worthy of
! it.—A'. Y. Tribune.
Cjarrick.—Mr. Fwiss, a romnnring' traveller,
was talking of a church ho had seen in Spain a
niileand a half long. “Bless me!” said Garrick.
| “how broad was it?” “About ten yards,” said'
Twiss. “This is, you’ll oliservo, gentlemen,”
| said Garrick to the company, “not a round lie, hut
differs from his other stories, which are generally
| as broad as they are long.”
•Sterne who used bis wife very ill, was one. day
i talking 10 Garrick, in a fine sentimental manner,
in pra;se of conjugal love and fidelity. “The hus
band,” said Sterne, “who behaves unkindly to his
j wife, deserves to have his house burnt over his
head.” “If you think so,” said Garrick, “I how:
yotir house is insured.”
Vascim.atiow.—“Mr. Speaker,” said a distin
guished orator in a Western legislature, “I have
! been accused of vascillation in my political princi
ples. Me vascillatc! Me, who first drew the
! breath of life beneath the forest oak !—who was
cradled in an earthquake, and suckled by the Mis
sissippi! Me whose playthings in childhood were
flw Inar and tin? alligator ; who in mature years dr
j lighted to grapple with the furious torrent as it
j rushed wild and headlong from its mountain home;
to sport with the tornado, and the donblo-ertmnc
steamboat! Me vascillatc ?—Mr. Speaker the Idea
is preposterous!”
Ciiaritv.- I bey certainly do many lil>crnl
things m England worthy of all praise. The
, fund raised f.r the benefit of the family of Hayden,
tbe historical painter, who committed suicide fui
fear of want, amounts to ten thousand dollars. It
would, however, have been more creditable lohavt
1 patronized him while living.
“Any Unin but that of James K. Polk.” seem«
to have been the watch word of the Whigs m tbf
recent elections : fbr it stormed <>n the election day
in Ohio. Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New Jersey
and portions of New York.
The Alexandria Gazette thinks it strange, tha
the “mdcrrifica Democracy” should be afraid n
a fJinircr.
Wr never knew tho man disposed to scorn th<
1 bumble, who was not himself a fair object of scorr
to flic humblest.
, A man who keeps riches and enjoys them not ii
’ like an ass that carries gold and eats'thistles.
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
Wednesday, December
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES.
Committee on Privileges and Elections—Messrs,
i Stringer, \\ itclior, Garrett, Sutton, Johnson, Par
j riott and Williams.
| Comndllce on Courts of Justice—Messrs. Wool
i folk, Stringer, Thompson, Witcher, Braxton, John
i son and Woods. ,
C onunitlee on General Laws—Messrs. Wallace,
Thompson, \Y oolfolk, Stanard, Baptist, Caperton
and Ambler.
Committee on Claims—Messrs. Willey, Bondu- '
rant, McCauley, Sutton, Dennis, Stanard and
j Ambler.
Committee on Interned Improvements—Messrs. '
McMullen, Co.x,Bondurant, \Villcy>Crump, Sloan, j
: Caperloti. Fry and Moore.
j Committee to Exeemine Library—(Jointly with
: a Committee from the Ifousc.)—Messrs. Baptist,
; Stanard, Spark, Moore, Braxton, Thumjison and
Johnson.
| Committee on Penitentiary—Messrs. Dennis,
Crump, Smith, Dencale, Parriott, Williams and
j Woods.
i Committee to Examine Treasurer's Accounts—
| (Jointly with a Committee from the House,)—
j Messrs. Cox. Sloan, Gallahcr, Braxton, Witcher,
I Frv and Parriott.
Committee on Militia—Messrs. Crump, Wal
; lace, Rogers, McCauley, McMullen, Willey and
| Smith.
Committee to Examine Armory—Messrs. Ro- '
gnrs. Crump, McCauley, Garrett, Spark, Dencale
and Gallahcr.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Committee on Roads, <$*c.—Messrs. Floyd, Good
son, Syuic, Thompson of B., Edging ton, Newton,
Moshy, Lee, Dorman, Stephenson, Tunstall, Yer
hy and 1 laymond.
To Examine Office of Auditor if Public. Ac
counts—Messrs. Stickloy, Junes of G., Lacy. Fair
fax, Williams, \V allace, Filzhugh.
To Examine Office of Second Auditor—Messrs. '
Hiett, Hill of S., Thompson of J., llill of F. and I
N., Bret lied, Maclin, Castleman.
To Examine Clerk's Office—Messrs. Gaines,
Cardwell, Fox, Harrison oi' B., Walker, Morris,
Morrison.
To Examine Register's Office—Messrs Stephen
son, Bennett, Wall, White, Burdelt, Carper,
Caldwell.
To Examine Treasurer's Accounts—Messrs.
Thompson of D., Brown of M., Bird, Thompson
of 11., Slaughter, Finney, Richmond.
To Examine Hands of Public Officers—Messrs.
Strother, Chisman, Lanier, Love, ljiHard, llill of
F. Jk N., Duncan.
1\) Examine. Library—Messrs. Tunstall, Chis- !
i man, Custis, Beirne, llunter, Caldwell, Thumtison
of J.
Agriculture and Manufactures—Messrs. Davis, !
j ^Phompson of B., Ballard, Maclin, Waggoner,!
j Thomjison of 11., Major, Crackley, Scruggs, Ed- |
tnondson, of L., Scliooley, Walker.
I On Enrolled Hills—Messrs. Stillman, Beirne, '
i Horner, Haytnond, Castleman, Perrow, Carndl.
: On Lunatic Asylums—Messrs. Tail, Thomjison 1
of D.. Howard, Shelley, Yerby, Roane, Brown of
1 A., Kelly, Brethcd.
On Hanks— Messrs. Leake, Ifarvie, Syme, J
; Mayo, Edgington, Freeman, Chisman, Poindexter, ;
Moshy and Stovall.
On 'hade and Mechanic Arts—Mi*ssrs. Robin
son, Nelms, Gillespie, Haymund, Major, Darricott* '
Smith, llnjmcr, Waggoner, Edmondson of L., 1
Harrison of B.
Select Committee, on Literary Society of Romney
—Messrs. Hiett, Thompson of 11., Hargrave, Cas
tleman, Wall.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Thursday, December 10.
Mr. McPherson, of Page, offered the following :
Resolved, That a Select Committee be appoint
1 ed with instructions to report bill No. 23 of the ses
I sion of 1814-45, which had for its object, the ques
i tion of taking the sense of the people, on the pro
priety of calling a Convention to amend the Con
stitution of the State.
Mr. McPherson thought it his duly to offer this '
resolution. He did it for the purpose of bringing
the question of a Convention before the friends of
that measure, that they might at once begin to de
liberate and take counsel.
Mr. Scott hoped this vexed question would not !
lie brought again before the Legislature at its pre
j sent session : besides, in deference to the opinion of ,
the Convention assembled at Staunton, the friends
1 of a Convention should at least entertain the idea
of postponing further action until after 1850. Noth- |
: ing but evil could or would result from the further
' discussion of the question at this lime.
Mr. Donnan stated that it was the acknowlcdg- !
| ed policy of the West, to let this matter rest ; that
j the Convention assembled at Staunton were of that
j opinion ; and be thought it scarcely less than mad- ;
ness to press it at this time. He would therefore
, move to lay the resolution on the table with the
' hope that it might lie there.
Mr. McPherson knew no better time for bringing
this question to the consideration of tho friends of a
! Convention, and no more appropriate means of do- j
j ing so than that proposed by bis resolution. His
I resolution proposed not to raise the question of
tho basis iijhiii which the Convention was to be
I organized at all; hut merely to submit the plain 1
[ and tangible question of Convention or no Conven
} lion to the people, that the West might lie enabled
to make a stronger and more vigorous clfort, having
the sanction of the will of the people.
Mr. Jones of Chesterfield, understood the resolu
tion as instructing tho Committee to report a speci
1 fie bill, and this bill the offspring of the mover of
| the resolution, without allowing to the Committee
any discretion in regard to the propriety or impro
! propriety of reputing such a bill. This he thought
a very strange proceeding, indeed, in regard to a
! matter tim. than which there was none which more
: seriously affects Vitginia, or which in any respect
! was of more vital importance or abiding interest.
Hi- thought some opportunity at least ought to be
allowed the Committee to decide upon the most
! proper means of attaining the end desired.
Mr. Stephenson thought it unnecessary to say he
was as eager for a Convention as any one; yet he
should vote to lay the resolution of the gentleman
from Page, on the table, IsoruiSC it was not now the
time for any such resolution. He was rather for
1 giving tho friends of a Convention time to deliber
ate and counsel, and enabling the West in particu
i lar, to prepare itself for the great struggle which
must be between tbe Hast and the West upon im
j portant questions connected with the basis upon
, Which the Convention should be, organized, For
himself, he was noic prepared to enter upon the
: discussion of tile basis upon which a Convention
should bo organized, which would bo tho great
i question involved in the struggle ; yet, lie would
much prefer postponing nnv further agitation of this
r question, until after the next census, in 18^0—as
advised by the Staunton Convention.
Mr. Daniej hoped the House would fiof lay the
« resolution on the table ; but, rather (since it was cn
I , dcivoured to Spring this troublesome question upon
j ns again, after a so recently long and fruitless strug
| gfo.j ttive a direct rejection.
i ■ Mr. McPherson said, in reply to the gentleman
from Chesterfield, f Mr. Jones.] that the Bill pro
i ^ '... " ' _ ■ 1 —rnmmm•
1 posed to bo reported by his resolution, provided on'
j ly for the taking the sense of the people upon the
1 cull of a Convention. The basis upon which the
; Convention was to be organised, was altogether for
eign, and would be a question for discussion when
the people determined to have a Convention,
Mr. Stephenson, on the present occasion, highly
approved tiic saying of a wise man : “Save uslrum
our friends and wo will take rare of our enemies,w
Ho fell assured that if evil must come to those who
Wcro anxiously laboring for a Convention, it Would
result from the imprudence and hasty indiscretion of
those most anxious for a redress of grievances; such
as was apparent in the urgent and precipitate man
ner in which it was sought to force this resolution
U]>on tho House. The present was not the time to
urge this matter farther—the East were anxious ho
knew fora Convention,to redress minor grievances;
and it was the most fiivorable time for thorn to go
into Convention, and secure? the reforms which thoy
desired, and exclude the West from the privileges
to which they were entitled. As an Eastern man,
he would certainly prt'ss a Convention at once.
H« would especially invoke the attention of the
friends of a Convention from the West, to the ob
viously better policy of deferring farther agitation
of tbissulyect until after tiie census of 1850, when
the West, would come with its thousands and its
tax almost equal to that of tho East, to appeal in
terms strong and convincing, and to ask the privi
leges to which her population would entitle her,
j lie would ask the mourner from Chesterfield, whe
ther he would go into a Convention organized upon
j the white basis: this organization was that for
! which the \\ i-st contended, and it would never con
sent to a Convention organizi'd upon any other.
He was opposed as much as any one to Dorrism,
i and hoped never to see the time when lie should
have to ri'surt to it; but he could see no other alter
native for the West, in ease the East persisted in
, i*3 determination to organize on a mixed basis, of
i retused to go into Convention altogether.
__ Mr. Shelley would state that the gentleman from
j I" auquier (Mr. Scott] was under a misapprehension
in relation to the opinion of the Staunton Conven
tion in rt'gaid to this mailer—{that a farther move
in regard ton Convention should bo |*>stponcd until
after the next census in 1850.) This Convention
had adopted a resolution expressing that opinion,
which had 1m»cii published, but that resolution had
been adopted in deference to the wishes of tiic trans
Alleghany portion of the State, and was subsequent
ly, upon mature deliberation, rescinded.
Mr. Scott said, that the gentleman from Augusts
(Mr. Slieflfev, | should |x>sse.ss more reliable infor
mation in regard to the. sentiments of the Staunton
Convention than he; but, notwithstanding, ho be
lieved the sense of that Convention was, that this
question ought to be deferred until 1850, As for
himself lie la id very decided opinions upon tho
Convention question, yet lie did not now. atso car
ly a period ol the session, and so shortly too after so
hard a struggle upon this important aiid deeply in
teresting subject, feel exactly prepared again to
launch out on the wide field of debate which tho
subject afforded. It seemed to him that this was
wholly a move of tho member from Page, without
any Concert of action on the part of the frieiulq of a
Convention, lie hoped the resolution would be
laid on the table.
Air. Lee was sorry to sen that the member from
Page was determined to press this matter, which
could not possibly result in any good,hut must end in
ityUry to the prospects ut the friends of a Conven
tion. *1 lie result must he, if this proceeding he per
sisted in, that the friends of a Convention here will
lx? heralded abroad as divided among themselves,
and misconception of their true position follow, as a
matter of course.
Mr. Dorman said, that it was the wish of tho
friends of reform, that this question should not bo
urged during the present session, and he hoped all
desiring the success of those hauling for their rights,
and the rights of the West, would arrest any ef
fort to further agitate the subject at present,
Mr. McPherson finally gave in to the opinion,
that it was best to lay the resolution on the table
for the present, with the understanding, however,
that he would call it up at a future day, and it was
accordingly laid on the table by a very decided vote.
03*We aro requested to publish the following pe*
tition, and to ask those interested in the proposed
improvement to obtain signatures thereto, and for
ward it to Col. Pkrrow, Delegate from Nelson,
that it may be presented to the General Assembly
at its present session : _
To the General Assembly of Virginia:
The undersigned petitioners would humbly state
that an improvement of some kind, connecting the
great Valley of Virginia with Richmond, is daily
becoming more important, and unless it be speedily
aecompl'shed* Baltimore must be successful in de
priving liei 'r that trade which will contribute so
essentially to her prosperity.
In making this improvement* however, it is im
portant to Its success, that not only the proper one
should lie made, but that the proper natural location
for it should be adopted to render it of the greatest
public utility.
Railroads that arc great thoroughfares, arc ena
bled to transput produce at fair rates, but from and
through the Valley of Virginia towards Richmond*
the travel being comparatively nothing, the burthen
must necessarily lull on produce; increasing the
expense of transport a tioh so much as to make it to
the farmer’s interest to haul his produce to market*
by the terminus of an extension, as many of them
now do by the present one at GordonsviUe<
Your p titioners would respectfully suggest that
a well graded Macadamized road, upon which each
farmer could haul his own produce to market, (and
supply himself with return load of necessaries,) at
leisure seasons* when his teams are not otherwise
employed, would greatly lessen the cost of trans
portation, and be much better suited to his wants.
The interest of the State as a stockholder in the
Janies River and Kanawha eatitil requires at yout*
i hands a judicious and liberal system of appropria -
tions towards improvements intended as feeders to
this great central Work ; and the trade of no section
! of the State is of greato.r importance to it and to
Richmond titan that, of the Valley, that can be ob
tained at so trilling an expenditure.
The present turnpike from Seottsville being of so
i steep a'gradc (say t> and 7 degrees) and located up
1 on a soil so entirely unsiiitcd to the construction of
a Macadamised road, and the material for Maeadatn
j izing being so difficult to obtain, the question a
i rises, where shall this marl be located f Your jitr
titioners will answer : up the valley of Rocknsh
river, through a low pass in the Blue Ridge, known
as u alters Gap, to Staunton. This route has been
surveyed by a practical man, at the Cost of private
individuals, anti ascertained to or “from Howards
ville (the month of Roekfir-li river) to Staunton 43 j
miles, the steejx'Kt grade not exceeding three de
grees, a great distance being upon the margin of the
river, and tlie Whole mostly level, over a soil p-ru
liarly suited to the const ruction of a Macadamized
road, and the material for Macadamizing,ofie of tlio
items entering most largely into the cost of such
improvements, being convenient throughout the
whole line.” Over such a road the \ alley faTtnef
could haul to market at least double the lead that
could lx- conveyed over a 7 degree road, (ihe degree
to Seottsville.)
Yoiir petitioners would further state, that over a
portion of this route a Company has l>cen incorpo
rated to construct a turnpike, and a large portion of
the stock subscribed, contemplating (if in the wis
dom of your honorable Ixxly n charter should Ixj
prattled) an extension to Staunton, Macadamizing
the whole line.
| Yotir petitioners would humbly ask, in justice to
all, tli.il a competent engineer, at the e.\j»rnse of
the State, he employed to make a survey of the
proposed route, as also of the Scoftsvillo route, and
to present a comparative report of the advantages
and disadvantages of each, In-lore any appropriation
| or made for connecting the Valley with Richmond.
And* as in duty bound* will ever pray, &.c.
NOVEL SUGGESTION.
! The Governor of Missouri, (a married man.) in
; hts message to the Legislature, recommends that
no man shall he permitted to go security without
th p consent of his wife.