Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-09-13
From Tie Hagsrs to.rn Times.

We soon become accustomed to their
society, know their vocabulary, man
ners and moral worth, and learn to res
pect or despIse them according to their
respective degrees of virtue or deprayl
ty.-On entering a reading room we
recognize an old acquaintance ia each
OF the broad pages that seem eagerly to
solicit u company for a tete a iste, a
bout their W political views aud grie-
eances. The subject of intelligence
being known, we can tell before hand
the peculiar version of the story to be
found in the columns of each. If for
example any accident were TO befai
General jackson, say the fracture of
bis leg; itEis very easy TO imagine the
separate account which each of our pro
minent gazettes would give of the trans
action, which | say would be something
like the following
TIE National iatslligencer.
We are concerned to learn by this days
Southern Mail, that GeneraIJackson has
had his leg fractured, by a tall from his
harse. 1t is stated however that the &C.
cident is not as serious as was at first
apprehended, the fracture being of the
description least likely to be of serious
Continuance.
The Nationct Journal
General jackson passed through his
campaigns against the Greeks and his
victory and repulse of the British at
New Orleans. without a wound or even
a scratch, as we have ever heard. But
danger is sometimes nearest when it is
least TO be apprehended. He was
thrown By his horse on the day of the
election at Nashville and his leg was
broken by the fall. We regret that the
accident has happened. not particularly
because General jackson is the sufferer,
but because it is natural to sympathise
in the misfortunes of a fellow creature
whoever he may be. We cannot howe
yer withhold the opinion, that it would
be more becoming in n holding the
relation of General jackson to tue PEG.
pie ofthis country and the questions in
volved in their elections, to have re-
manned quietly at the Hermitage: The
hustle and brolls of our angry elections,
are not the scenes 10 which a candidate
for the Presidency appears to most ad-
vantage.
TIE Telegraph.
We stop the pres TO announce to the
public n of the most diabolical trans
actions that eyer disgraced the annals
of a free people. On the day of TIE e.
lection at Nashville, as General Jack.
son was riding through the streets or
his way to the polls, accompanied by
Judge Overton, a boy suddenly spring
ing out of an alley, fired a squib in the
face of his horse. The animal suddenly
wheeled and tire the General on the
sill OF a door, and unfortunately broke
his right leg, just below the knee. Now,
we are informed by a letter from one
of the most respectable gentlemen in
the South, that this boy is the son of a
man whose brother received an appoint
ment veryrecently from John @. Adams.
This letter we regret to say has been
mislaid, but we are fully aware of all
the facts connected with this ~disgraceful
transaction, and in due time will lay
them before our readers. For the pre-
sent we deem it sufficient to state, that's
"a was seen taking his seat in the
stage at Nashville, who afterwards ar
rived in this city and has since been OBJ
served in the open day, going into the
office of the Secretary of State These
facts speak of themselves; and thus it is,
that the money ofthe people is employ
ed by John Q Adams and Henry Clay,
for the purpose of hiring rufians to des-
troy the Hero of New Orleans.
The National Gazette.
General jackson has been thrown
from his horse and his leg fractured.
The accident occurred in Nashville and
was occasioned by a mischieyous boy,
6ringa squib in the street Such con-
duct is highly reprehensible and evin
ces great laxity of police in the town of
Nashville. We are pleased to learn
however that the fracture, from its char
acter is not likely to prove very affiiet-
i've either in duration or degree. A
| scurrilous paper published in Washing
ton City, called the United States Tele.
graph, says that the whole affair was
a contriysnce of the President and Sc
cretary of State, to destroy General
Jackson.
TNa NJ, ToxL Ear