Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-02-20


Freeholders of the Congressional Dis
trict, composed of the counties of Ber-
kelley, Jefferson, Morgan. Hampshire
and Hardy. that Major JAMES
STEPHENSON, will be a candi-
date for re election.
From The Bait. Morn Chron. FEB 12.
The intelligence which we present
to our readers to-day, wears some.
thing of more imposing character
than what it has been for some time
our duty to promulgaie. A note couch
ed in strong and authoritative phla.
seology, is transmitted by the French
court TO the Spanish Cortes. 1t com
plains of the turbulent state OF affairs
IN the Peninsula it asserts that the con-
stiiuiion under which these tunnitS
were created, never was consentedto
by the king, but was forced upon his
acceptance that The French monarch
had hitherto suspended all active hosti-
lty, in the hope and belief that the
Spapiards would quietly and peaceably
put an end to their own troubles, by
which the Tranquility of France her
self was endangered. 1t declares
the French court acts in acquiessence
with The wishes and the views of the
other members of the Holy Alliance,
and that their ministers residing at the
court of France will, by the next mail,
transmit to the Spanish court, notes of
the same complexion and character.
This surely means war, when we
take into consideration this further fact,
that the Pyreneanpassages from France
into Spain, are already occupied by
French troops; that their number is
hourly augmenting-and that civil
war in all its horrors, is now raging in
the Peninsula. These are facts Of
which there can be no doubt, and this
note which some Paris papers affect
to regard as pacific, is clearly declara-
ton urged by one member of the Holy
Alliance, speaking in the name of all,
for all Discontinued Spaniards to as
sen,ble, and PROSTATE the constitution
width their own hands tits TO foment
and aggravate the troubles now raging
in the Peninsula, and to assure them
that external assistance from the great
European Potentates, shall be furnish,
ed them to overthrow their own con-
stitition. This diplomatic note
breathes nothing but war, and
war in its direst shape. Now, unless
this is all empty, gasconade, and unless
the ministers of all the powers residing
at the court of France, have confede-
rated to make their masters ridiculous,
an offence for which they would suffer
recall, and perhaps decaptation also,
all the great powers stand pledged to
aid and assistthe Spanish iDsurge hts to-
PROSTATE the constitution Of the PENN
sula.
1t is reported that the Rev. DR.. Mil
nor, of New-York, will shortly visit
England, as the representative Of the A.
merican Bible Society, to be present at
the next annual meeting of the British
and Foreign Bible Society. 1t is also
reported. that the Rev. DIR. Adam
Clark will visit this country in the
spring, on a similar mission.
Professor Lindsly, of Princeton, has
beed elected President Of Cumberland
College, at Nashville, Tennessee.
Tbs Marine Society of New-York has,
since its organization. distributed VI ,l95
dollars among widows and orphans
This society commenced its existence
previously to the Declaration of indie
pendence.
CONG RESSlONAL DISTRICTS.
En- act to amend the act for arranging
the counties ofthis commonwealth in
to districts to choose Representatives
to Congress. Passed cath January,
1928.
I. BE it enacted bythe General Assem-
bly.-That the counties of this common
wealth, and the cities and boroughs en-
titled TO representation shall be divided
into twenty-five districts in the manner
following, viz: The counties of Nor
folk. Princess Anna kapcamnna fhe