Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-09-21
Tl2 GAZETTE.
fARrlNsBURG. sEsrEsasa d.. 1926.

hAht'NsoORr, SEPTEMBER 81. 1926
13s Ecgi9ns.--Ofic,al accounts have been
reo9sed from Missouri, stating that Mr. Bates
Is efcted a member to the 2Jih Congress- in
oPP,sllon to Mr.. scott.-Ninlan Edwards has
beel elected Governor of Illinois; Gen. Dun.
can mas succeeded as member of Congress. in
oPposiuon to Mr. CoOk.--The Ohio Elections
VIII take place on the second Tuesday in next
moan throughout the state, for Governor.
members ui Congress, State Senate, Assembly
&c. For the office OF Governor, there are four
candidates, TO wit; Allen Trimble, Alexander
.shpoei, benjamin Tsppan and John Bigger
among the names Of the different candidates
announced tor Congress, we see that Of our old
tFi@ha and fellow county nan, William Crcigh
toh',Jr Esq for the Ross district Mr.. Creiph
Won Is gentleman OF fine talents, and worthy
seat IN the Councils OF the nation; nothing
Sol'o give rs more pleasure than to hear OF
his succeeding
The Winchester Republican SAYS, thar it is
understood that the hon. p p Barbour has
yielded to the solicitations of the freehollers
OF the Orange district to become candidate
for Congress at the next election. That Mr..
Taylor, the Pressntrepre preventative, viii not be
candldate,s
lew ga ago, We were presented by gen.
neman OF thIs place, With specimen Of beau.
titul Cotton, raised in his lot 1t is decidedly
the fines; we ever beheld
II is stated In the Winchester Republican.
that letter has been received from Captain
MAeil, OF the Engineer CORPS, in which he
observes that he has forwsrdedlo the WsrDepar /.
ment his report Of the different reconnoisances
OF the proposed routes for The extension of ,be
Cum5 eTiand Road, and that in The report he ~,
gwen decided preference to the Winchester
route.
John y. Page. Esq OF Winchester, has been
appointed. attorney tor the commonwealth for
the superior court Of law for Jefferson county.
IN the place OF Robert d. white, decd.
Judge Barbour will hold term of the sumo.
rior court for Frederick county, to commence
on Friday the 29th inst. The trial of Steel for
murder, IT IS understood. will come on on the
Monday following lin. Rep.
OacOmmon-There is on the farm of Mr.. Hen.
shaw, on Mill.Creek, Berkeley county, heifer
II months Old giving mix without ever having
had calf. The quantity given is about two
quarts daily. The circumstances which led 10
the discovery was this. The owuer having for
his convenience separated his cattle This heifer
was soon afterwards observed to be ir some dis
tress, and to complain as though she had been
parted from her offspring. From motives of
humanity she was permitted again 10 mix
with the others when another heller of about
the same age ran eagerly TO her, began to
suck. and at once revealed the discovery IL
ispresumed that the intimacy had existed for
many monhs.--i6.
Among the candidates for Congress-.
at the fall election, is Mr.. John patter
son, of Belmont County, (Ohio,) who
represented that district in the last Con-
gross, and voted for Mr.. Adams.
Mr. Patterson has published short
address, from which the following is ex-
tracted ~
Neither jackson nor Adams was nv
first choice, but Il had no antipathy to Ell
Their OF them, nor any influence of Mr..
Clay, or any other person to contend
with. Mr.. Clay never attempted any
exercise of influence on the occasion.
over me, or others to my knowledge. :,
as has been loudly proclaimed. Iuaf3f
cipated in no intrigue, caballine, orcof
fusion. | did not make up nv mind
hastily; but sensible of the vital import
ance OF the subject, gave it full and
deliberate consideration, reserving de-
cison to the day of action. | can
safely say, that, up to The time my vote
was given, my mind was open to
every honest conviction; | had no self.
ISL motives to crafty; the good of my
country was my sole object. According
to the spirit and letter of the Constitu
ton by which we are equally bound. no
distinction could be drawn between the
candidates returned to Congress; No
one of them had majority of all the
electora! votes requisite to an election;
all, therefore stood upon footing Of
perfect equality. To attempt 10 ascer.
tain who would have obtained the strong
est support between any two or any
three was perfectly futile and visionary.
With me the choice was between high
ly distinguished General and a long
tried Statesman-i chose the latter, and
my conscience still approves the act.
Literary TaS,e.-The literary taste of
some OF the Western and Southern ora
tors and political writer's is quite curious
A few days since we gave a specimen
oil Alabama comparisons, which we
thought unequaled in their line. The
following alabama invocation" was ut
tered by a"Fourth of July" orator. in an
Grafton delivered at Cape Hope Spring,
IF thaf ~faFo mn