Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1824-05-20
SIGNS OF TIE TINES.


Message of the governor Of c Connecticut,
&c the legislature of that state, now in
tession.
"The office Of Vice President has lost
much of It's dignity and Importance. It
is 20 longer natural and sgfe conductor
10 still higher hoaors. 1t can never
again serve as a rallying point for
national party, while at the same time,
a new power has appeared in great
section of our country, embracing num-
bers, wealth, talents, eloquence, and an
energy, which must command great re-
spect. This section is now claiming,
and must soon receive just proportion
OF public honors, offices and influence,
or our union must terminate"
The edxor Of the New York States
man informs us, that eGov. Wolcott pro-
poses new mode Of electing President
and Vice President, by amending the
constitution, so as to require the electors
to meet in the respective states on the
same day, and vote for three persons on
one ii cket, who shall be citizens of diff
ferent tates, but one of whom. may be
a citizen of their own state; the person
who has the highest number to be Pre-
sident, the next Vice President, and the
third highest Speaker of the House OF
representatives, each for four years.
If an equal number of votes should be
concentrated upon two or more persons
the case TO be decided by lot, in presence
of the senate and house"
We have not seen the message, but
there has always been in Gov Wolcotps
communications to the Legislature,
vigor and condensation of thought, ORR
ginal resources of mind, strong, states
man-like, and luminous views of our
domestic and foreign relations; deep
and intimate acquaintance with Euro
pean policy. His messages are always
valuable documents, and they do honor
to the state over which he presides, with
SO much dignity. Morn. Chron
FOOT-PADS.-The Norfolk Bea-
con, of Saturday, sth inst. states that on
Thursday night, between 10 and IL
O'Clock, as Col. Arthur Lee, was re-
turning TO his lodgings, between the Ca
tholic Chapel wall s Mr.. Hugh M'Quil-
Inns Brewery, he was attacked by two
white men, who brandished their clubs,
of enormous size, over his head, and
demanded FIRST his pocket book and then
his money, and upon being answered
that he had neither, searched his pock-
cts, from which they took five dollar
nofa 4bot xpoe found IN ona corpar of
one of his waistcoat pockets, and his
pocket handkerchief, and then decamp-
ed.
The New York American states a
rum Or, that the governor of that state,
since congress have postponed till the
next session, the proposed amendments
of the constitution with regard to the
Presidential election, contemplates a
call of the legislature, for the purpose of
passing the bilrestoring electoral priyi-
leges to the people.
Reports being in circulation, in va
rlous quarters, some purporting to have
emanated from this city, tending to
nculcate the belief, that MIR. CLAY
has been, oris about TO be, Withdrawn
rom among the candidates for the
Presidency-aIl such reports, we be-
lieve, are without foundation. So far
from Mr.. CLAWS friends abandoning
him, we are assured by them that
they entertain the most lively hopes of
his success-and we arc authorized
TO say, that his friends never have, for
"a moment, thought of yielding his pre-
tent, Ms and that he will not be aban-
doned, or be Withdrawn from the COM
petition. Nat Intel.
On the first instant, the foundation
stone of the lock on the Union Canal
of Pennsylvania, at the east end of the
summit level, was laid by Mr. Pre-
vost, manager, in the presence of
number Of citizens. A salute oftwen-
ty three discharges was fired on the
occasion, and in the evening there
was public supper, to which about
seventy gcntleren sat down.
The Philadelphia Press remarks the
reduced prices at which wood is sell
ing in that city, and adds. This is
one, and but one of many advantages
which must flow into Philadelphia
from the working of our coal mines
and internal Improvement. In few