Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-01-04

at which the following resolution was
passed with only two negative votes.
Resolued, That the State of South
Carolina I'LL support General AN
DREW JACKSON astbe next President
OF the UDited States"
.MAedyslllie Georgia Heiaesiay. Dee. IS.
In the House of Representatives.
yesterday, the resolution recommend
ing General Jackson to the people Of
the United States, as candidate for
the Presidency, was called up by the
mover, and finally passed, l0i votes
in favor and 8 against it ConsiGera
BILE discussion took place, ia which
however, all appeared 20 concur in o
pinlon as to the propriety Of the recon
mendalion, and in support Of the indi
vidual; the only difference of opinion
as appeared by the substitutes offered,
being as to the mere verblage, with
tie exception of one by Me- Haynes,
which in addition TO the recommends.
ion OF Jackson, proposed the name
OF Nathaniel Macon, as Vice P,esi
dent, and recapitulated the grounds Of
oppositlsn to the present administration.
lu order, however, 10 bring the orr
ginal resolution before the House, di.
vested OF amendment, Mr. Murray
moved the previous question. which
was decided in the affirmative, aud
the resolution adopted as above.
ATHENS, DEc. 10.
We scarcely know in what terms to
mention an occurrence which took
place on Wednesday morning last
While Professor Hoge was sitting alone
reading in his Room, in College. by a
sudden contraction of the muscles, the
bone of his thigh was badly fractured,
so as to require setting in the usual man
ner Of broken limbs. The pain he has
suffered has been extreme, though some
what abated since the setting-.Nifor
We would refer our readers to the
proceedings of the legislature. were it
Tor no other purpose than that they
might witness the noble stand taken by
Mr. Coston of Berkeley on the report
OF the committee Of elections touching
the daelling law. Il. web for the cause
of virtue that there are sone men to be
found in our legislature who sdhsre 70
the spirit Of our laws. and regard their
sanctity. II the duelling law is TO be
thus fritted away with impuni.y--if this
solemn act OF former Legislature is
TO be thus explained away to mean no
thias why then repeal at once every
law for the preservation OF morals. and
open wide the food gates of vice and
immortality, with suitable reward, to
those who shall invent new specie, of
crime for our amusetnent.--Vn Rep.
From the Philadelphia Gazette.
Police Office An old man, well
dressed and of intelligent appearance,
was charged with an assault and bate
ry snd larceny, in picking The pocket
OF s'atrlcs, D., wcckmaa OI Bats
toe Furnace. The latter had cnnac to
the city on frelic, and tsken lodgings
at a tavern in Leiitia Court, Va there
he was put to bed when in a stale Of
intoxication 10 thc same chamber with
the prisoner, who was bcarder in
The house. 1'he Oil man approached
Patrick IL the dark, and vth great
adroitness commenced the search Of
his pockets, bat was caught II, the act
by Patrick, who it seems was more
SILK than drunk. They had scus'le
Cor an instant in the dark. The old
man refused to tell his name. Pat re
fused to qeit his grasp, and finally they
both rolled down stairs together. di
recily into the bar room, to the utter
astonishment and conservation of a
number of beer drinking customers, e.
very msn OF whom seized his tankard
and thus stood ready armed for mea
sures either defensive or offensive. This
happened at late honr of The night,
the one being undressed, the Other part
ly so. They were carried to the watch
house, and now brought up for hear
ing. La answer to questions put TO
them by the Mayor. the prisoner de-
clared-"t{sdt he aoas nearlg sirty
gears Of age; that he aoas reducedto
poverty and desper alton by gambling
IN lotteries; that he had within the
last forty gears spent t,oenty three
thousand dollars, or more than 500
dollars a year; and that ne had ne
DER drascn q prize Of any impor
lance" He was committed for trial
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