Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-04-09

| movais are made. shou d consent ri en,s, mr.,
As ,enants AT william almost with nulice 10 Quit
lee sHse on such changes repss ed - ire
qusntiy as al intervals OF four yea.s cannot h.,
De preJudlcial TO every branch of ~ n,hI,-
service. by the time man bscones fsm,liar
with the duties OF his Office. some new man
viii take bis plsce, who has eyerv ,h;nq ~
learn cannot be Otherwise. under such
circumstances, but that the sdrn,n,stF,t,o,, af
tue several Departments will become irregn,sr.
Inconsistent, and cspricisus. The remoy.l OF
Jerks 20 pubic offices, upon change of I'd.
mih'stFauon, IS, "a tar as we know, a circum
The Word. A.. ~,
o'0a rhy.--rhe Richmond Enquirer Of
Tuesday last ssys-"We have reasons 10 he.
lIeve, that MIR. TAzKwELt has had The OFF,,
OF the Embassy to London, tbeugh we have
nopuRders TODD whether he mean. 81 accan, !, !"
fr"" hs .Ne'o Enyland Gaiary, of .fareh 20
The Time.-You hear. and see, and some Of
you, pc maps, readers, ieel the great rusthng,
oust'e, and agitation. occssioned AMONG the
ans and outs, by the accession of the new Adj.
'maistra'ion- We see people gathering in
groups at every corner with variety of aspects;
some wearing hopeful coun'ensnees. some aux.
ious and doubtful, and some merely cnrous:
Win MY qlestioas TO ons snsver, and fftv idle
70 hours to one fact. The great questions ere,
VINO Is gong or gone out. AMI who is come or
coming III These are questions in which nine.
teen odt OF tW enty, If not ninetynlne OF a hun,
dred OF you are, ike Ourselves. merely lockers.
on, and audi,oFs--political amateuIs-being
and expecting to be on the Outside. so that we
are, in double sense on one side; without sny
other interest except that of curiosity; and free
from all anxiety except anxiety about the news;
| not thai We shall necessarily remain indiHer
ent rs TO who IS acting aud what is doing; for.
~ due time. as men and measures begin to e.
merge from these political elements, now in
| some confusion, We shall no doubt have occa.
sion to form and express opinions Of men and
.hings. But at pre- sent We may amuss our.
selves with general elections during the pre-.
Jude and prologue to the new drsmi. and, in
he first place, this rush foF places and gsnessl
curiosity about Executive appointments 10 of
nee, has a 5aa influence in one respect, as it
lRstlls the noton that all the patriotic eloquence
we listen to from time 10 time, aoout the
country, the public, the Government. is in
srired by ambition and love of personal sgran
cement, and that, in the career of politics,
every thing depends not on aay principles,
good or bad, 50 much as upon personal COM
binstioDs snd altachmentsi tor nobody can point
out any political principle OF measures upon
| which the community IS divided. we cannot
even guess at any sasteriai change in the poll
cy of the Government The whole contest in
| the community is abou' men who are themselves
con,ending about ofFte. Add ior the very fea
son that no principle, privilege, or right - at
| stake, il IS one OF thu most corrup,ng contests
by which community csn be disturbed.
The papers throughout the country have
been filed with attacks upon Me. Adams and
| MIR. Clay. charging them with corruption
because MFR. Clay was active and effieieat in
procuring MIR. Adsmss elections; and yet these
| papers do not hesitate 10 claim OF The President
that his appointments TO office nlust be made
| principally with reference to the activity and
zeal OF the applicant in supporting hi. election.
Conn. Courier.
| The annexed extract is from a view Of the
political orgsn'zstion of FLoRIBA. in the East
! Florida Herald, printed at ST Augustine.
J "1he seat Of The Ferritorai Government
wa. established a, Tallahassee in 1894, who h
was then an inhospi,sb!e region, upun a section
| Of aad which had been given for that suppose
| by the United States, and the Legislative
! Council sat there the latter end OF that year.
! Commissioners were then appointed to super.
/ intend the building of capital, and to sell The
| public lots The town was immediately He'd
I, off into lots OF cousenent size, aud the pro
ceeds OF their sale upwards OF Is, 000 dohaFs)
appropriated to the building OF a wing oc the
capital, Tor the use ofthe territory. This town
l was incorporated in 1928, and has rapidly in
creased in population flom that Tins. 1t now
contains about 1900 vbabitauts. The wilds
| around il have Yielded to the hand ofindustry,
and have become quite popuous, the earth
producing otits fruits in abundant proportion,
I such as to enable the planter to reap compe
! tent reward. The Legislative Council TOO
has encouraged a humber of private schemes
| for improving the country. The Chippewa ca
nal company was incorporated at the session of
1877 6; and 1T rne session of 1923 9, cOmpa-
ny WAS incorporated 20 open The communica.
ton between the ST. Johns apd Indian rivers,
which, being effected, would give US an inland
navigation from Chafleston, along the entire
coast OF Florida. At The same Sc ssion bank
was incorporated, TO be established at ralls-
hassee; with branches at St. Augustine, Pensa-
cola and Marrianua. The country is rapidly
arising in importance, and il will continue TO
advance, as il becomes more known. The East
ern Sc Ctlon attracts more attention now han
ever, and several solid Capitalists have lately
settled themselves in it. There are very rich
bodies OF land, Which in few years will be-
come so improved as TO contribute much to
the wealth and independence of The United
States.
The twelve mile swamp, lying rear 81. Au
gustLe.consistiDg OF an unbroken hammock oil
about 20 900 acres, is real object of sPseaIs
ton, aad worthy the consideration OF compa.
ny OF capitalists, IT such an one could be farm.
ed From the hammock other sGaaIer ones
dIvefge in various Directors. and there is a
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