Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-11-27

Kentucky Legislature, that reso'u-
ton was before the ecnate for qcnou-
iRg the Judges of the Court Of Ap.
peels. On the 9th instant, ";sr. WOr-
Ellington asked leave to introduce bill
TO eu,.lorise vote TO be taken by the
people en- the subject OF calling Con
veation. The avoxed object is TO
make the Judges responsible to the
People. Instead ofnoldins their Off
ccs for life, they are to be re appointed
every six years. Sssue opposition ex
listed, bu' leave ~as granted by vote
of GO 70 33, which may be considered
as indicative Of the strength of The two
parties." I'bs session oil the Legis'a
lure, il is said, will be stormy and
protractcd.-Nat. Ist.
The Senate OF Tennessee have pas
sed Bill, making all processes re,
turnabIe too years frSnb The date Of
the same, uniess the plsinii!f will en-
dol Sc ga .!se writ, that he will receive
the Tennessee bauk notes (oak iedUcS
Us they have been csIled) in payment.
Il Chaleage.-Hhese times abound
with challenges: Abe south chalIen
ses the North to horser4ce; one state
throws dosNn the gauntlet for show
OF beeves or Of swine; enc pumpkin
Ne pitted against another Ali these
challenges are bloodiess; they are The
'tihiec,- OF amusement snd mTih; but
recently ~c have seen one of the lar.
gest cities ef the Union wrapped in
mourning for the death of one OF her
finest Sous.
Yet, th. spirit of dueIling has ex-
tended even to minister of the Cos.
pei. We have seen in a Kentucky
paper that tie lists are displayed for q
contest on some abstruce principle OF
theology, Mr.. Aleyr: Campb~ii has
publicly challenged Mr. ID. L slacal-
Ia to q debate, 'if God permit" on
Baptism. Tae time and place, as u
sual on sSairs ofhoasr, are regularly
adjusted. Th, parties are to meet al
Washington, in The caanty Of Mason,
Kentucky, tie 18th of October at IL
O'Clock. Crowds were expected to
attend this holy rencontre-to see fair
play, and witness the clash Of the
arms Of the church. Er. Campbell is
"a chivalrous church ml;tant-lor in
1920, he is said 10 have issued, like
some famous knight Of old, q general
challenge to all Christendom, in the
following heroic strains:
81 this day publish to all present,
that I feel disposed TO meet any Pc
DoBAPIsr minister, of any denom-
in4tion OF good standing in HIS OWN
PARTY. and engage to prove, in de
bate with him, either viva voce or
with the pen, that infant sprinkling is
a human tradition and injurious TO the
well being of society, religious and
political"
We feel high respect for the mem
bers of the Baptist church in general;
we humbly confess our incapacity TO
discuss the mysteries eli the doctrine
which Er. G. defends-but, we can
not help expressing our opinion, at the
same time, that this general bravado
is not very well calculated to advance
the interest Of the cause he espouses.
1t would be better for him to pur
sue the s'evcn tenour ofhis wav," TO
preach in temples, but not in this con
tentious spirit to throw his defiance
and denunciations Il Rich. Com.
We have seen letter, which men.
tions the arrival at Havanna. ofa Span.
ISL brig from Malaga, which port she
left on the lst Sept. having on board
a large number OF FriarS, sent off by
Gen. Riego-Whenthe they were landed
at Havana, the boys booted at them
and pelted them with stones; nor could
the populace be Quoted until the strap
gers cried oct, "V,rd la Constitution"
when they were allowed To pro
coed to their lodgings unmoics'ed.