Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1811-04-26

correspondent. This part Of the letter =.
omit aud give what relates to Geusrs
Hampton, who Is genuine democrat, and
was appointed to Office by MIR. Madison-
The writer proceeds
I" Hampton thinks differently, haviD,
never felt the value of character, but e,
trick, craft aud cunning. He estimate !
by weight of pence, and has declared 10
one who despised Clark, " that men q
their fortunes should be on terms, AID
sho uld not be parted for TRIES" 1t Is G.
ven whispered that he has lent himself to
Clark in way too shameful for belief. |
am now trying to ascertain the fact, and Il /
i. is correct, will expose it to you; for | /
hold public character to be fair game, and
this Yazoo swindter has no rightto nercv,
from citizen or soldier. For il is seen or
i, would seem, that the honours, the par
and the rank Of his country, are alike ptos.
tituted to his selfish accommodation Or
mercenary speculstions, at Columbia in
South Carolina, and the Hoomas on the
Mississippi (Clark's late favoufi,e seat.
When these two sharpers met, something
great was expected their first rap was at
the rate Of s 800 900 but Hampton found
out that an incambrance of s 10000 was
on one of the plantations, which Mr.. Clark
intended to lift, but the general thought j,
would be best to deduct this sum and ieaveI
him to li6 it. The bargain after somaf
time was closed a, 5 27o,oOo
The general having established a divine
confusion among his scattered bands, has
Gxt his eye, il is believed On his Hocma
estate for his head. quarters, which is sixty
miles from the nearest part Of the troops.
Here he will study the culture cf sugar
cane, aud instruct the army in its duty -
inculcate mazims of economy and save the
expence of table. I am ashamed and
tired Of the low cunning, deceit and despo-
tism Of this man Ignorant of the duty OF
an officer, he governs by arbitrary will
When he deserted his command last spring,
he lett spies behind him to report Col.
Gushing to him. The silly arrangements
or rather arrangements which he made,
could not be approved by the old experlenc.
ed officers, and his jealonsies and resent
ments were reused. His FIRST step was 10
deprive Col. Gushing, who is able to teach
him his duty, of his proper command
bat this was not enough to satisfy his ha-
tired. Since he came out, he has arrested
this old wsr-worn veteran, who went thro>
the revolution, and fought and blsd for his
country, and served more days than the
Yazoo swindler has hours. What this ar
rest is for is not yet known, but i, is un-
derstood that this man, whom Cushing
commanded ia 1900, is now drawing his
favourises and partizans together from dis
tant parts, to make up court martial to
try the colonel. 1t is easy to tell what will
be the proceedings of a packed prejudiced
court, every man of which will be younger
than the officer to be tried but those who
know col. Gushing, know also that he will
smile at whatever his malicious, envious
prosecutor can do. Every sensible citi-
zen or soldier, every independent man,
wishes ayiddance Of this general. He has
been too long accustomed to driving his
negroes ever to learn how to command
treemen began to drive too late ever to
be made gentleman.