Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-05-22
JACKSON REFORM.

The following among OTHER indispu.
table FACTS, are furnished in the Farm.
er's Chronicle, of the 2sd April, printed
at Richmond, Kentucky, which the wri.
ter, AYERS be can prove in the Court OF
Justice, showing the political iniquity of
one of Jackson's partizans, and IS well
wbFth remembering:
1st. There is established post Office at the
Blue Spring in Scott county.
3D. The Blue Spring is situated about two
miles from the Great Crossings.
Sd. The Great Crossings are about two
miles aud one. half from Georgetown. the county
seat.
4th. The daily mail is made to pass ont Of
the natural and more direct route to pass the
Great Crossing where there is a Tavern and
Mills.
5th. The line to the Blue Spring terminates
there.
OH The Blue Spring is the name Of the
place or plantation upon which Col Richard VI.
Johnson FesidAs.
7th. Col. johnson is generally absent about
nIne months in the year.
9Th. Thomas Henderson is the Post Master
aud the only white voter residing at Or about
the Blue Spring.
9th. A BLACK vIGRo fellow, a SLAVE TO
some ofthe Jonnsons, resides also at toe Blue
spring He is called Dane CHM
10Th. The SAID negro has during the last
winter received by mail from Washington city,
many large bundles enseloped in paper, sealed,
and addressed to DauIel Chnn, marked pubic
documents, and frsnked by r. NJ. johnson
1lth. The envelope of one OF the rolls was
| rubbed or torn 10 passing and the DSy Good
displayed themselves---they were Of cotton ia
brio csiied Bingham, and seen by respectable
citizens in Georgetown.
The inference is ist that this Post
Office was established solely for the be
NETT Of Col Johnson, bis family, and
the negro Chinn.
Cd The franking privilege. (sendins
letters free of postagej is conferred up
| on members of Congress for the purpose
OF enabling the IN to impart. TO their con-
sttuents interesting information, free Of
postage.
Sd !. is reasonable inference from
the number and size ofihe bundles fran.
ked to the said negro fellow, that he il.
great and influential statesman and
politician, having the confidence OF the
people in his section of country. the re-
gular postage would have amounted to
several hundred dollars
4th, The dry goods though, ard there
is the rub. they were seen felt and known.
1t is matter Of much convenience for
member of Congress to be. able to
furnish his wife and daughters'with the
earle st fashions from the cities. 1t feeds
! their little vanties to be able to shew
out at the Sunday meetings in new cali
| co gowns of the latest fashions. just from
the city, month or two before any OF
the common rustees can get any OF the
same sort from the stores.
5th. Ii increases the patriotism OF the
families of members of Congress TO be
thus distinguished. and it is but TIRE
fling expense. But Col johnson has
, no wife or daughters, all the members
of the family except himself being ne.
groes, mulatoes and slaves, and indi-
ans for there are soma people known
to the few as fllias nul'us, but we know
nothing of them. and of course the
Ginghams must have been public docu-
ments Or az il IS most probable the pub.
lie documents being important and ad-
dressed to an important parsonage, were
enveloped in the Bingham for greater
security. Bot on the other hand the ne
gro is supposed to be like other ne
groes. distinguished in no other way ex-
sept, he is brother to Julia; a big
black, slick looking, fiat headed, fiat
nosed negro fellow, slave. entitled to
none of the privileges and immunities Of
citizenship, but like master, like man
he is for Jackson and Liberty, or
Jackson and Reform
The facts can ba proved in a court of
Justice. The differences are fair rea
sonable, and no wonder 'the admins
tration must be put down, though they
be as pure as the angels that stand at
the right hand of the throne Of God"
From Colombi&- By the arrival of the
packet brig Tambico, captain Rathbone,
at New York. advices from Carthagena
to the 18th ult. inclusive. are received.
A letter of that date says ave are hap