Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-09-25

""etnes and Orator in M. - an.
s-oe Ten Jackson, e~x,Olling him =. , second
"Asn'ns'On' a devoted Patriot, a man amply
qualified for the Presidency, &c &c w. xou,a|
Nn YOU fellow citizens. upon which occasion
WI you presume this gentleman ,,a,.d "A. s,.
.nen ne denounced Gen. Jackson as above sta
1eu' or now that be extols him "a highly,
We are not disposed to interfere fur,he, with
'n' gentieman's enjoyment of all the e,ed;, al
'"Ar''ter derivable from such an exhibition Of,
consistency nor are we disposed to derogs,
from the he has acquired in his various
exhibitions OF oratorical power in the cans. oe
the Hero" notwithstanding the opinion pub
ic'Y expressed By the Gentleman Commissioner
nrst noticed, that his speech at the jackson
Meeting recently held At Seiberps Spring. awas
a parroy al Of the damn'dest nonsense. and The
most miserable attempt at low wit, and Buffoon
cry. De ever witnessed in his life.. But we
a'ia discharge our duty to the public, by mott
fying them, that this gentleman joes not disdain
to impose upon the ignorance and creduE,y Of
such as he thinks he Can operate upon, in hls
Tavern exhibitions in the "Hero,s, cause. BY
gross interpretations, and unqualified mis-
statements against the present Chief Magistrate
and Secretary Of State. Having felt il our duty
IN reference to the cause which we couscienti
ousiy believe to be the cause of our Country,
to give the exposition We have done, we wisbi,
to be distinctly understood, thar we shall no,
shrink from the responsibility to prove by the
exhibition i unimpeachsble written testimony,
the truth Of all we have stated, should such j
requis'tien. accompanied by its denial, be made
n writing by either OF the persons We have
noticed. -
considerable stir has been made in The Flour
market, ~ Consequence OF anticipated failure
OF the Crops IN Eng aud. The Bsltimore ia
zette OF Monday !asi, says, othe adviees by Tbs
Cahad4, contrary 10 our expectations, do not
furnish any thing d~efini,ive respecting the actu
al state OF Crops in Engiand-t now appears
mat another weeks later Intelligence fo4 the
pFlncipsl gram districts. must b. received, be-
lore a correct opiinoi, can be formed Of the pre-
oaoie deficiency, and whether il may be neces-
saFy 10 open the Ports for The admission OF Flour
ln'o Engisnd.-it ID remarked by some Of the
FRENCH papers, that spectators Oh The Cont
bent were prepared to take advantage Of The
scarcity 10 England, and had Accumulated stocks
Tor toe purpose OF shipment. Notwithstanding
the unfsvorable state of the weather in England.
from the lst to the l6th OF August, American
Flour was sold at a less price than i, can he pnr
cnasea Tor 10 Baitimore, at this moment.-! The
New York Mercantile Advertiser states, that
| 4 rnae1ran Axm,n. U.4.. -OI1 -. ..-- -. -
vices per Canada by Edward Myers & Co at 24s
Cd. 10 2Ss. Sd. per Dbl; ard IN london, by u
a. Goldsmith & Co. st Us. TO 29s. average Six
TDulisrs -
Look Oat!u-Four men arrived in
town last night from Cumberland, in
pursuit Of Geo. Swearingen, sheriff Of
Washington county. who is charged with
the murder of his wife a few days since.
tie was traced to the Big Capon river,
where he "as seen at The Baptist associ
alton near Mr.. BslPs on Sunday last, but
cannot since be heard of. lie is about
6 feet, stout frame, and wears a blue sur
tout and white hat with Grape CA it. lie
had with him, on the same horse. a wo-
man with whom he had cohabited 70, the
last two years. As he may be secreted in
some ofthe adjoining equities, we hope
the public will endeavog to ferre, him
out Hin Rep,b.
Crops in Louisiana The New Or
leans Mercantile Advertiser Of the 18Th
of August, says,-"That the crops OF
cotton and sugar in the state promise
well-the only dangers TO be apprehen
ded to a full harvest, is a hurricane and
the rot; the first will ruin the sugar cane.
and the latter the cotton. But like good
philosophers, we hope for the best. and
should our planters fortunately escape
the dangers alluded TO, our state will
come in for at least three millions of dol
lars for their labour of this year. No.
state in the Union is so fruitful, or makes
such rich ieturns to the planter as Lou
islana, and nobe has so many rich uncul-
tivsted lands for sale.n
A letter received from a respectable
gentleman in East Florida. says:
"If the question of the President was
left to the people of this part ofthe coun-
try, IT would stand as one is to ten-the
ten in favour of the administration. To
prove the fact, I will state that MIR. San
chez, who was the administration candi-
date, got 12l votes, and the Jackson
candidate got only II votes. This shows
Tho capea &c tb.e n,rf sc onr aov rom.