Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-01-29
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HARRISBURG. JAsU.nr 20, 1929.

efew OF Columous' SOP aOfou may be sup 3Dsed
10 have fet, when Roderick rrienna discover.
cd LAND.-We believe that land - discover
ed. aud that we nay congratulate ihe public
upon the FAC, that the Convention question will
be settled upon terms co litabie TO all parts Of
the Commonwealth, and that ubstantally pro
vide for The recognition and preservation. of
the great Rghhs Of Man!
Mr. Gord1n's amendment, somewha, modid-
ed from its or z al shape, BY extending TO Sc
yeral Counties within fraction OF 5000 white
inhabitants, the privilege of t1yo members n 3on
the hoor Of the Convention, was yesterday a.
dopted by vote of 108 to ga. This amend
ment, il not perfect in lis Principle. yet proves
the increasing disposition Of the House Of De.
legstes, 10 acknowledge the great truth. that
political power resides in the teJp'e. and no, in
eysssrly. It somewhat objecionalle and une-
quail. Il YET spptoximates 20 justice, viii give
TO the pteble, majority 10 Convention, and has
rung the death kneli Of the county system, Ger
tslnIy the most unjus' unequal and oppressive
of all. We congratulate the country npoa this
vs'e, and Mr.. G 'rdon upon the POSSESSION of a
tact, which amid hs dIn and the upfoar Of the
contest. ensbled him 10 devise plsn which
promises 10 do Ids,ics 10 all, aud 10 qlet the
agitation, which originating IN he Leg stature,
is extend ng 10 all parts ut the Coip .aonwesl th
After ne vote in favor OF NJ. eufdon's a.
mendnent, the bill was laid on The table until
to day. IL chnoad Whls, Jan. "a.
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Scarcity IN Canada. The Quebec
Gazette OF Jan 8, says that the alarm
on account of the failures of tue last
harvest, has increased in this District
since that grain has been generally
threshed In some parishes it has been
found, on examination, that there is &C
tually not suficiency of food in the
Parish for more than two or three
months A deputation, consisting OF
the curate Mr. Legendre aud others, has
been sent TO Quebec from Lothiniere,
for assistanee from Government by
way of a loan of money We are sorry
10 hear that the pressure on the coun
try, where the poor are gea orally sup
ported by the charitable contribute ons
ef individuals, has been increased by
the numbers of poor from the town, un
der the present attempt to suppress
mendicity." ---
We learn from the Lowell Journal
that the Merimaek Manufacturing Com
pany have determined 10 erect another
Mill on the ste of that which was de.
stroyed by fire the last week that the
mill will be erected as early in the spring
as possible -.hat the machinery is al
ready contracted for, and that tit the
intention of the company to have the
whole in operation as early as nextOc-
tober.
We understand that the loss by Gse is
estimated at about Sl25 600, or about
ten per cent on the capital of the con-
pany. This is the first loss by fire sus.
tanned by this company, and none has
been sustained BY tae Waitham ooOpa
ny. This loss is much less than the a
mount which would have been nscessa.
ry to pay the premium OF Insurance.
from the beginning
The friends of African Celosisatisn
will rejoics al the progyess this scheme
OF humanity is making in tina public
mind The owners Of nearly 900 slaves
have sguided their intention 70 the Co.
lonization Society at Washington, of liz
befating them, on condition that they
60 To Liberia. Amongst these benevo-
lent friends of this numerous rae 9. a La
dy of Maryland offers Asa gentle.
man of Kentucky So and another Of
Georgia as We are grs.ified to state.
that the pleasant ideas attached to these
dlslnterested acts of kindness, comes 10
our very door The Rev. Thomas p.
Hunt, late of Virginia) now the Pastor
OF the Presbyterian Church in this city,
Is at present absent on the same Iabour
OF love to give freedom (, 10 slaves,
his sole property of this kind Any
comment of ours is needless these
deeds will be duly appre ciatsd here
and hsrscttsr--Rnleish Register.
Fatal accidents Some days ego a
Young man named Yardlsy, of this vi
entity, riding in company with some
lively companions down the Baltimore
turnpike, race was proposed as far as
tue Monococy hotel. Yardly was
mounted on refractory colt; and, as
they cleared the hotel, the animal ran
at full speed eloss by the sign post.
whereby the head Of tie unfortunate
young man struck the post with such
violence, as to fracture his skull, sad
cause his death Immediately.
More recently, several colored men
oe'ng engaged in cutting ice on the
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