Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-12-13

a cOur; of Examination was he'd m this Mace
for the trial Of Isaac W Crorsl, no was chagp.
ed with teioniousy oFeskng open the Roman
Ca,hohc Church, aad Of ro5bing il OF the TO.
bsruGele, sitpsr ch6hce, sliver paten or plate
and other sacred vessels Of he Church. seve.
RAJ witnesses were examined on the part OF the
Conmonwealth-noneo on behalf Of The prison.
CT. tie was remanded for further trial before
the Superior Court of Law.
Attorney Tor the Commonwealth, General
Elisha Boy d-Counsel for the PRISONER, Charles
James Faulkner, Esq
From the Lexington VirginiG IntelFQ eacer.
We are authorised by several gentle
, men. aud requested to state. that Col.
Benton, few days since, in this town.
on his way to Washington, stated to
gentleman of this place, of the first res
probability, that be did not believe
there was any corrupt understanding.
of bargain aud sale, between Mr.. A
dams and Nr Clay, with regard to Mr.
Clay's receiving the office of Secretary
of State, 10 consideration of bis voting
for Mr.. Adams--That Mr.. Clay had as
early as between the Ist and 18th of
December previous to the election, I'm
equivocally declared to him his deter
mInation 10 vote for MIR. Adams, and
that he would not vote for General
Jackson-That he (Col. Benton) left
the City OF Washington, to visit his
family in the country, about the 18th of
December, and that Mr. Clay's dec
laration to him was previous to that
time"
The fact which Colonel Benton states
with regard to dates and the circum
stances, which makes it impossible that
he can be mistaken. is rather uufortu
nate for Mr.. Eaton's statement. He
says that meeting of Mr.. Clay and his
friends was held on Saturday the 22nd
oil January, previous to which time the
opinions OF Mr.. Clay and his friends
were matter of conjecture only; an
not until after the Monday following
did the opinion prevail that they had
taken their ground He also stated that
Mr. Clay's letter to Judge Brooke, or
the 2sth of January, was the first an
Runciation Of bis purpose These are
bis words: Thus, on the 2sth of Janu.
airy, and mol earlier. was a declaration
made OF the course he bad concluded to
take lie then asks: why the necss
slty of silence so long and so rigidly
preserved? To suppose that sir. Claws
uneqnivocal declaration to Col, Renton.
the warm and decided political friend of
General Jackson, made even before
MIR kremer's denunciation, remained
an entire secret to Major Eaton. and
oil the rest Of Gen. Jackson's friends.
until after the 22nd of January. ex.
ceeds all human belief The major
must have fallen into mistakes. and il
would be charitable to (using his own
words; 'concede that the mistakes are
those which proceed from error of re-
collection 80
Printer to the u. .Sfutes Senate
On Tuesday, MIR Eaton of Ten
nessee Uhs blographer,) after some
preliminary observations, offered the
following resolution:
In pursuance of Join, resolution OF
The Senate and House of Representa-
tves, passed in 1919, regulating the
subject OF printing for the two houses
respectively, an election having been
had by the Senate during The last ses
SION Tor q printer to the Senate, and
Dutf Green having, according TO the
PROVISIONS OF the said resolution, re-.
ceived the greatest number of votes:
Therefore,
ReSolOed, That, in the opinion OF
the Senate, the said Duff Green is
dolly elected printer of the Senate.
This resolution, after debate, was
adopted by yeas and nays, as follows:
YEAS-Mrssrs. Barnard. Barton,
Benton, Berrien, Branch, Chandler.
Dlrkerson, Eaton, Ellis. HAynr, John
sion of Ken Kane, King, M'Kinley,
NJ Lean, Ridgely Rowan. Sanford,
smith of Md. Smith of 8 G. Taze.
well, Tyler, White, Williams. Wood
burv-25.
NAYS-Messrs Batemsn, Bell.
Bouligny, Chambers, Chase, Foot,
Harrison, Hendricks, Johnston of l.,
knlght, Macon, Ma ks, Noble. Paris
Robbins, Ruggles, Seymour, Silsbee'
Nilley-I9.
The vote turned on the question
whether the resolution of 1919 was or
was not repealed, when the election OF
fuoiIc Printer came on a, the last ses
SION, and we believe that The decision