Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1824-08-19


sfae. Of the Eve political prints IN this town.
bu, two have supported him, and one OF thsm
is shout gong over to Clay OF the eight IN
this State, but three have ever es2oused ms
claims. These are facts, incontrovertabie, and
inc0ntestible aad are here candldiy stated. AZ
lhe risk OF being charged with wandering iro'
oar tract, that il may be known that the " oice
of Rhode island, does not, and has not, de
clared for that political apostaie, Mr.. John
Quincy Adams,
.IHe Editor # this print, Int tTsa days since
auosved lis breieiiction Jor III Clay. ana Saia
that he .pas sorry that he eTer APPEARED jor .'ir
adams
A large and respectable meeting. composed
Of citizens from call the different paris Oh inc
state" of Ohio, convened at Columbus on me
18th of July, At this meeting an Eec.ora !,
Ticket, friendly to the election OF HENRI
CLAY as President OF the United States was
nominat,d--The following is the Ticket
William ii Harrison, OF Hamilton county
Thomas Kirker, of Adams
James Heatop, of Butler
James Caldwell. of Belmont
William skinner. os Washington
Henry Brown, Of Franklin
Fbenezcr buckingham, Of Musklngum
William Kendall, OF Scloto
Wiilia.n .M'Farland, OF Ross
DAVID Sloane OF jefferson
Samuel Coulter, of Stark
Ebenezer Merry, OF Huron
Solomon Kingsbury, ofGeaugs
James Cody, Of Champaign
James Steele, of Montgomery
John Bigger. OF Warren
An address was adopted by the meeting.
from which the following extracts are made -
can anxious zeal To %mote the election or
a fayorite very frequently binds men to the
true state OF things around taen 10 TINS Cause
must be attributed the reiterated assertions
which we see in lie pubic prints, that Mr.
Claw cannot get the vote of 'hlo;- some asser-
TIM that 1t will be gwen TO MIR Adams, and
some to general Jackson. 1t is possible that
we may be under the same influence when we
assert that Mr. Clay viii certailly Obtain the
vote OF this stste: but we think not-and we
.ubnt the following facts as evidence on this
point
"The friends of Gen Jackson appointed
genera convention to meet at TINS pace on
Wednesday last 10 nominate All Electoral sth *
Ct, and consult upon measures TO promote his
election-o out of sixty two counties, cisht only
were represented, and the convention Consisted
soi but eierea persons. Il rs no known mat
more than two othor counties appointed DELE
gales that did not attend
"Ihe friends OF MIR. Adams also had a NEE
ting. ,tWas private, and was attended by less
than twenty peFsons. meeting OF uose VINO
support Mr.. CLAY, upon pubic notice Of one
dayl convened TO the number Of $40. 1t is
scarcely possible that accident should produce
SUCH very different result.
" ha Slatu Hff
adjourned on Friday the oh, after passing
re solution censuring the governor, and decar-
ing the call inexpedicnt-Tbe papers friendly
to the governor and people are quite indignant
at this result The New-Eork- Spectator OF
Monday holds the following language:
every soon the people wiIi have an opportu
nj y of changing Their public servants; and it
they do not, with vengeance, peuni, their
present rulers to go into hs5racefm retirement,
then We viii acknowledge ulat We know nothing
OF the public feeling, and that We have totally
mistaken the public spirit, virtue and iRteil-
geuce. Never since the world stood, has there
been SUCH abuse OF good sense, such perversion
ofright. such open despite OF peoples wishes,
and perjury, buying and selling, as have been
pfactsed IN the state Of New-York for the last
Twelve m0nlhs-an1 all to SECURE the vote of
New York tor Mr. Crawford, prematurely and
In,PnGenty pledgedtU him by the little Albany
lnnio One might almost. and quite be asham-
ed OF his native state, except for The hope of
soon seeing such disgrace wiped away. We re-
peat Il; 1t thetreemen OF New York are not now
arous, d. and II they do rot assert their rights
and ''ndlcate The honor Of iht state it will APP
pear thai We are not only imposed upon and po-
HtIcstly degraded, but that we dl serve to be ="
Extract Of a ietier to The Editor Of tie Federal
Gazette, dated AEw.YonK, August y, 1924
II have been TO Albany TO see the c1oa.lng
of the Legislature, and woadrous sight At was
The papers viii give you an account OF what
they haze done, but from them sou. cannon
learn HE actual state Of things IN tbs $ ate
The public voice Is decidedly against Dir |Faw-
ford. hs party N the Legislature wal co e
veIy thing in their power 10 secure % him the
vote of The state, but they will fail uniess they
can fol N coalition with Mr.. Clay 'sfriends, *nt
drop Mr Gallal,n. They have some hope ct
dong ,hl, but thns they vii! tail II would
not avail any thing unless the Clay party thro
out the Union ehould fail in,wlti, the plan, ana
there does not seen TO be much prospect Of
tbs NJ Cay s friends will push him Tor the
Heuee IN hope 5 he.may be elected there, aps
is such torrent of ind paa,ion runring against
he Caucus, that Mr. Clay would suffer by sucl
4 coalition
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