Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-01-24
COLONEL BENTON.


you put to me, have to state that the
article to which you invite my attention
Is substantially, not verbally, correct,
so far az represents me as saying that
was informed by Mr.. Clay in the fore.
part of December 1924, that he intend.
ed to vote for DIR Adams. there is no
mistake in the date, az visit made 10
your part OF Virginia about that time
enables me to FIX il with certainty. L
left Washington, on that visit about the
18th of December, and had received
the information Of sMr. Clay before |
sat out, and told il, while absent, in the
family of my father in-law, Colonel
M'Dowell Of your county. But the in
ference SO much insisted upon, tina,
must have told the same thing TO .ur Ea-
ton aud other of his political friends, is
wholly erroneous; for having no au.
thority from Mr. Clay to promulgate
bis opinions, only spoke of them in
the bosom of a private family at two
hundred miles distance from Washing
ton. Since that period, and especially
during the present summer, | have on
several occasions, and sometimes in the
presence of political opponents, when
the course Of conversation led me TO it,
mentioned what | knew of Mr. GAYS
early intention TO vote for NJ. Adams
and in this way came to speak of it
again, some two or three weeks since,
in the house of my father in law, where
had FIRST spoke of it near three years
ago, and whence, with some additions
and variations. without the privity Of
| any one present at the conversation, 1t
has crePtinto the paper which you have
| sent me No one ever asked my leave
to publish what l said; il any one had,
the authors of the publication in the
Lexington paper might have been spar
ed an office which must have been in
| eypressibly painful To their honorable
feelings, as should not have refused
to the administration any testimony ia
my power to give, notwithstanding the
character of the war which the great
body of their forces are carrying on
against me. Yours respectfully.
THOMAS H. BENTON.
The 'Uork goes brdueiy on in Penn
syiuania We copy the following
cheering intelligence from The PITTS
burg Statesman, Of January o..
CITY ELEcrToN.--.idmn strGton Triumphant
Alter Il warm contest yesterday the
friends OF the A lmni>traiion succeed
ed IN elec,ing their lolloie Ticket iog
Select and Common Councils. Late
last hight it was .asceriained that the
| majority for the Adams ticket for
Select Councils is $50, and il is proba
be That the ma jority for the common
Cornell will not materially vary from
this.
We ascertained some time ago that
PHtsburg. woud give all adininistra
ton majority. We have not been de
ceived The Jacksoriles were for
two weeks engaged 10 forming their
ticket and organizing their forces.
scratching, Doubtful and lblzewarru
names and substituting for them the
names of thorough going Jscksontes
NV suS'i Gibutbu diUtOUit
ced on the morning of the election that
1t was a Jackson and adninistr atiGn
contest, and carried on as such until
the polls closed. They cannot noo
Ivy any subterfuge alter the complexion
OF the result--they have been signally
defeated and know and ieel their weak
ness IN Pittshurg We have commen
ced the year well and shall 90 on
prosperousIy.
a Sign-Tn 1924 Mr.. Adams re
celved only eighteen votes in P,tsburg,
the metropolis of Western Pennsylva
MIA, hut a the election for Councils held
IN P'Hsburg. on the first of January
1928, the Adams tickle, beat the Jack.
son ticket by a large majority.
The Jackson Convention of Ohio
commenced its session on the 9Th inst
amidst the thunder of cannon, beating
OF drums and blowing Of flies. Verify
this was warlike beginning. The peo.
pie marvel why these things are--why
all this military showl Those who can
not look upon "blood and carnage with
composure," begin TO entertain serious
fears that a military despotism would be
the consequence of General JAG kson's
n In vrnfr a..