Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-02-07

Randolph succeeded. He complained
of weakness, and his remarks seemed
to testify to the correctness Of the com.
plant. Mr.. Hamilton took the floor
but before be had proceeded in his "a,
marks the House adjourned.
The defeat Of the WOODEN Bill. bv
Mr. Calhoun, at the last session Of
Congress, and Mr.. Barbour's promo.
sal at the beginning Of the present SEES.
sion, to sell the shares Of United States
Bank stock held oy the Government.
have, in their consequences, produced
serious evils to the country. When the
Wooden Bill was defeated, ii was
confidently believed that it would be
passed this winter; and heavy impoy.
tations OF wooden goods were conse.
quently made by the dealers, in ami.
clpation of its passage. The time has
now arrived when those goods must
be paid for. Grain and -four the Bril-.
ish will not receive in payment--ibey
demand money or its immediate repre-.
sentative. Remiitances would have
been made in the United States Bank
Stock, but Mr.. Bsrbeur's resolution
for selling the government shares
though signally deieated-h has so affec.
ted lis credit in Europe, that it cannot
be advantageously RENTED Some.
thing more merchantable must now be
sent; and accordingly, as we are cred.
IDLY Informal. TW o AND A HALF
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN
SPECIE, have, within the last sixty
days, been drawn out Of the Philadel.
phia and New York Banks and ship.
ped to England. This is not a part Of
the sum required, and it is believed
that the whole amount IF Specie, which
will on this occasion be exported, will
not fall short Of four or fUe millions
of dollars! Thus much for the defeat
Of the Wooden Bill by Mr.. Calhoun.
whom we are now asked to make
Vice President. Thus much too for
the opposition to the measure by the
Jscksonmen in Congress, who now
desire the people to make their idol
President The country owes great
Difference, truly, to the counsels Of
these men, considering how bene6.
ciaily their policy has operated!
York Recorder.
10 the legislature of New York,
Mr.. Edgerton, from select committee.
on the governors message relative to
the practice of duelling, made long
report reprobsting the practice in the
stronges. terms, and brought in bill,
declaring the killing person in duel
understanding challenge a high
misdemeanor, fourteen years in state
prison; seconds, aids and surgeons to
be fined 1000, find sureties for good
behaviour for FIVE years, forever in.
capacitaied from holding any Office,
and in case they cannot pay fine, to be
imprisoned two years in county Jail.
The report and bill were ordered to
be printed.
Extract from MIR. Clay's speech delivered
in 1918, on the Seminole war, and long
before any bsdy had shoughs Of general
Jackson for President.
Mr. c. hoped gentlemen would de.
liberaseIy survey the awful isthmus on
which we stand They may bear do,on
all opposition; they may even vote she
General Jackson the public thanks
they may carry him trlumphantly
thro' this house. But. if they do, 10
my humble Judgment, il will be
triumph of The principle Of ansubor'
dination--a triumph Of the military
over the ciUa authority; triumph
over the constitution of the land; and
he prayed most deyoutly to Heaven,
that il might not prove in its ultimate
effects and consequences, triumph
OVER THE LIBERTIES ofthe people.
From the Wheeling Gazette,
Specimen of Jacksanian Legasso-