Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-02-02
THE GAAGPpGa
MARTiNsBUaG, FkBRuARY ., 1876.

The most important item oil Inielii-
geuce which we have to com nunieate
this week, is the loss of the bill 10 the
House of Delegates to take tue sense OF
the Freehoiders at the approaching
spring election, on the question OF Con
gen,ion or no Convention Our hich
mond correspondent informs US, that
our Tuckahe Fellow Citizens, d'd not
extend common courtesy to the trends
of our Rights, but attacked the measure
when in COMMITTEE OF the whoiei which
he says, is unprecedented. On the cues
ton, the vote stood, ayes "a; noes iol.
What are we to infer from this untIr-
ing, undated hostility to the interests
OF this upper country in oW tellow-c'ti-
zens of the SOUTH They are not even
willing that the qualified Uoisrs OF the
state OF Virginia shall say whether or
not. their Constitution requires amehu,
ment. They seem not oniy determines
that we shall not act, but that we shai.
not speaE.
We never have been, and we trust,
never shall be disposed to excite any
thing like disturbance in the body poii-
tic-on the contrary, we deprecate H.
and pray to God that we may never 1--we
to see any thing like division or discord
in The Old Dominion. It's aname which
speaks as warmly TO our sympathles and
,,atriotism. as it can to our lower coun.
frv brethren. We are Virginians as well
as ,hey--and they ought to know it for
In the day of trial, we hesitated not, to
leave our mountain homes, to protect
from the ravages of the enemy, their
fire. sides and domestic affairs.
But let them remember, that we APP
preciate. and do feel tae grievance of
being deprived of ali equal and fair re-
presentation in the councils of the Com
monwealtb Ito speak of none other -
Let them remember that there is pc
Rod to human patience that the sick
ness of hope Deferred is often the pre-
cursor of tiercer feeling, and that if
they wish us to preserve towards them
the feelings of brotherly kindness, there
should OF least exist Oh their part, that
reciprocity of regard ''qualem deceit
esse fratru,n." We say these things un-
der the immediate influence OF the It'd
ings from Richmond, but we speak adj
visedly- we speak i'll sorrow, not in an
ger-we say them because we believe
the opponents of the measure are not
aware of the state of feeling in the peo-
pie here, and with the hope that they
may yet see toe necessity of yielding to
our demands, while we in the mean
time shall wait for them to be gracious.
The fate of tue Judi larry bill has been
decided in the House of Representa-
tiyes. by the vote taken on its passage
to a third reading. The vote was 1872
to 50. This we think must be cons-
dpred as decisive too as to the merits Of
the bill after the full discussion it has had
Our readers will see that Mr.. Giles
who offered himself a candidate for the
seat ia Congress, vacated by the APP
pointment Of Mr.. Randolph to the Sc
nate, has been defeated by his oppo-
nent. Dr.. Crump, by majority of 81
votes. We are inclined to be pleased
with this result, if for no other reason
because the choice of candidates living
out the district to be represented, ap,
proximates rather too near to the En-
gIish system of electing non residents te
Parliament, which we believe to be in
consistent and incompatible with the
principles of our institutions.
The Legislature of Ohio have had the
firmness to re expel James B. Gardner
who had been before elected by then
for bribery. lie had promised his con
stituents that il they elected him to the
Legislature, he would share the one
third of his pay as member with them
He was accordingly elected The House
very properly considered this as bribery
and expelled him, he returned to his
county and was reelected under new
writ, by large majority, and they de-
serve credit for having again declared
him incapable of serving in their body;
for what would such style of cleo
tioneerng lead to If toleiated-The of
nee of law maker would be put UP to
the lowest bidder
The following extract from the Wash
ington Gazette of the 10Th uls. purport;
to be from a member of Congress, &c
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