Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-07-27
FrOfa ths Dsla,rdYs Totcimda.
DELAWARE, STATE.

Anls niue state IS destined to play 4
very important part in the great politi.
cal game about to commence in tie ma.
ton. Delaware has two Senators to. e.
lect, and upon the choice of those TIVE
majority OF Dir. Adams in the Senate
will depend. Of course nothing will be
left undone or untried to bring Delaware
en- the side of the administration. We
cannot surmise what the result will be,
not having sufficient local information
''The above paragraph is from the
New York National Advocate, a paper
edited by Mr.. NJ. NJ. Noah, who was
one of the frmest supporters of Mr..
Crawford during the late Presidential
election. For the information of Mr.
Noah, we remark, that no efforts ara
necessary "to bring Delaware on the ad-
ministration." She is already on that
side, and will give her utmost support to
the present cabinet and its measures.
The most influential of those of her
citizens who opposed Mr.. Adams, have
been convinced, by the measures he has
pursued since his election to the Presl-
dency, that their opposition to him was
founded IN erroneous opinions of his
| character, which, since his elevation to
his present exalted rank, has she'd addi-
honal lustre on his country, and compel.
| led his opponents to acknowledge that
they cannot find any thing against him.
We have sufficient ground to rest upon,
when we assert, that if Mr. Adams
should be candidate for a re- election,
he will receive the firm and undivided
support OF "!his little State"
We understand says the Kentucky
Wing, that it intended to give public
Dinner to our distinguished fellow-citi-
zen, HENRY CLAY, during his ex-
pected visit in Lexington. II will be
given by his late constituents, among
whom he has SO long lived, so faithfully
and ably served, and to whom he is SO
well known; on account of his distin-
guished public services and also of their
undiminished confidence and esteem
We are confident this opportunity will.
be embraced with peculiar satisfaction
by those who have witnessed he firm
ness with which he has discharged bis
public duties, while assailed on all sides
by his foes.
DANIEL P. Cooke, Esq. the present
able and distinguished representative Of
the State of'Illinois in Congress has two
opponents; But the papers from that
section of the country says that he will
be elected with great ease and by an i'm
mense majority.
Discontents have existed for some
time among the officers of the French
army. Within short time three hum
dred of them have resigned. The prin-
cipal cause of these events is said to be
the influence exerted by the clergy over
the promotions. Almoners have some
years been appointed to each regiment,
in no way under the controle of the War
Department, but solely under the direc.
ton of the Kings Almoner. Hence all
promotions depend, not upon the char
acter which an officer bears with bis SUI
pariors, but upon the degree of reli-
glous zeal which he displays.
.A,Jun-We have conyersed with q
friend from Chillicothe, who informs us
that letter was received there on
Wednesday evening, from Frankfort,
Ky. stating that Beauchamp, the MUIR
derer of Col. Sharp, was executed on
the 9TH inst. 1t is added, that on the
day, previous to his execution, he had
killed his wife in the prison; the circum-
stances attending this horrid transaction,
are related thus: The wife of Beauch-
amp had been permitted to attend him
in his prison, for several days previous
to that fixed for his execution; on one
of these days, these wretches had mu-
tually attempted their lives, by the use
of Opium-but the excessive quantity
taken, caused it to operate as an eme-
tic, and thus frustrated their design.
After which, guards were stationed in
the prison, to prevent their executing
their horrid plan; but on the morning
of its preparation, Mrs. Beauchamp
desird the guard to withdraw, while she
should dress herself-the guard having
left the room for a moment, Beauch-
amp, by several desperate thrnsts, at
tempted his life; when his wife, with
the same instrument, followed his ex-
ample. Her efforts proving unavail-