Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-01-31
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MARrINsBURG. J4su1ar 81, 1928.

afr. Eaton of the Senate OF the U States,
altered to that body, few days since, the
following resolution:
Resolved, Thatthe Committee on the District
of Columbia enquire into the expediency Of
bI9cing Pennsylvania Avenue in such situation.
that this great highway of the city may be pass.
cd in comfort and safety.
Nov, this appears to Us exceedingly unjust.
What is to become of all those Tour friend
BrosH, of the excellent Hotel, in the number)
who have expended such large sums of money
IA in full faith that this Avenue would remain where
# il isl Besides, we are tolerably well Acqusin.
ted with the topography of the City, and doubt
very much whether move eligible site for il
u can be found. If they will only put i, into good
cgnditiOn it is all, as il seems to US, that ought
10 be done. -
n The address of the Virginia Convention [laid
q before the readers of the Gazette last week in
& an extra ] has spread dismsy In the Jackson
ranks 1t the wounded pigeons may be known
q BY their Huiteripg, never was such destruction
Il made by single discharge! Wherever the ad.
dress has reached, the whole sly is in an uproar.
n To borrow happy expression, used on a re.
q cent occasion, the most "oristling seDsibilIty"
i is betrayed by the Jackson Presses We are
a glad OF this. Now have we the testimony of
n foes as well as friends. that that address was
n triumphant--that it has made, that it is making,
\ the most powerful impression on the public
q understanding If We knew that every man in
Virginia who can read, would read that address,
4 and suffer 1t TO have It's proper weight on his
mind, then we should know that Virginia
would vote against Gen.Jsckson. They who are
attempting to depreciate its merit, are engaged
IN very hopeless task. The universally of
the attempt by the Jackson editors, proves
ahetr nj 10 ctra ar.l e
influence. Whg.
General Jackson and General JVashinyten.
The friends of the military candidate
for the Presidency, have hitherto had
reply which they have deemed convinc-
Ing, to the apprehensions expressed by
sober citizens Of the danger Of elevat-
ing mere soldier and Court Martial
Judge to such high and responsible
station as that of Head of our republic.
This knock down argument has been,
that General Washington was a soldier
too, and that General jackson would
tread in the footsteps of so illustrious a
predecessor. The comparison of the
two names was modest enough on the,
part, to be sure: But let us take them
on their own ground. Does Gen. Jack
son revere the character and approve
OF the conduct Of the father of his coun
try9 Let the Journals of Congress
speak on this subject On the 18th of
Dec. 1896, the answer to the speech of
Gen. Washington was under consldera.
ton in the House Of Representatives
The concluding sentence of the Address
was as follows: For our country's
sake, for the sake OF republican liberty,
tits our earnest wish that your example
may be the guide Of your Successors, and
thus, after being the ornament and safe
guard Of the present age, become the
patrlmony of our descendants" MIR.
Blount moved to strike out the sentence,
and ANDREW JACKSON, together
with Governor GILES, voted in favor of
striking out that sentence. Mr. Blount
then moved that the yeas and NAYS be
taken that posterity might see that he
was not conserving to the address, and
ANDREW Jackson and Governor
GILES voted against the ad dressl-Com
menti IS unnecessary.-Tbe adm;nistra-
lion of man who was ''irst in war.
hrst in peace, and first in the hearts of
his cocatrymen," was disapproved by
JACKSON. and he solemnly declared
by his vote that the example of Washing
ton might NOT be the guide Of his success
sors. And yet his partisans have the
hardihood to call him second Washing.
ton!--.N Y. Spec.
The Philadelphia Gazette, a jackson
Paper, has gone so far, as to acknowl.
edge that the able address of the Vir-
gina Anti-Jackson Convention. will
produce full conviction of the entire
unhtness of Gen. jackson for the Presi-
dency, with all those who consider the
ae''ons o. bis life without regard to the
circumstances under which he was pla.
ced" The fact is. that 1t proves his
entire unhtness for the Office. lei us
regard the circumstances as much
as we may. Can any rcumstance pa
late his conduct with respect 10 MFR
iEppes, and his threats of personal VIC.
'ence intended to be offered TO this Sc.
Ha'0r' Tor words spoken in debate. -
oan any Circumstance be mentioned.
Which justi6es the wanton massacre al
inc battle OF the Horse Shoe. In short
can any eircumstarct