Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-05-28
From tie United Ssafes' Gazette.
BITTER FROM WASHING ron --48.
WASH TOM MAV LIS 1900

WARRINGTON. May Is 1929
FGeatlemen:--Tne grand jury who have had
! case OF DIR. Watkins before them, have "a
ed upon presentment. which WAS lsid be
!: the court, aud on which bill is TO be
Iva, to be submitted to the Grand Jury,
s.by on Monday. The prescntment is In
1t, ths, i1r Watkins by false representa-
40 the Navy Department TO make requis-
mpon the Treasury Department, on winch
RstkIns made drafts Ola Mr.. Padding, in
deal character. and tor his private use.
laaer he bill founded on this presentment
DC such as the Grand JuFy will find. is
ave, IN the opinion OF his counsel, very
oiuI; as also whe .her any trial wall take
e. rbs affidavit Vt Aulos Kendall imps-
10 DR.. Watkins forgery and fraud, and as
weseatment does nok bear out any such
U,atlon, there appears to be a general nm.
sson herihat Mr. Kendall has DOT Only rem.
lea himself liable to a serious charge, but
he gilI stand chance Ut being himself the
sa of an indictment. Ihls Impression is,
fs5orstand, founded on something dropped
4 Ks eht coAasei Of Dr. Watkins. 1t is tmpos.
-, 4, @VeseBt, 10 determine the precise as
which t,lls mater will assume Should it
#decaded by ;at verdict Ut Jury that m0rat
d ega guk attaches TO Dr.. " atkins, his
ENDS although they must feel &stonshment
NJ pity, must G0odemR his conduct, and re
\ j its pun shmeus as gust. But am certain
et bis counsel are OF he Opinion that lie has
n been sul " Of aRy vioistson OF his official
psf, aud that the presenment. winch is the
fsut enueiy OF exparte examination, will be
)nulled when the facts and circumstances to be
Fought forward on the ether side, STALL be
lbmhted to the Jury and the world. The
|etOr sill continues IN Confinement, and will,
kobably, until be result shall se determined
II You have seen It announced IN the pa.
Rrs that Mr.. Woodbury. has refused The mis-.
fn to SPAN. Iov@rn0r Van Ness. of Yer.
PM. WHO is now IN the city, has been spoken
Tor nat stslon. AN told that Mr.. Wood
ry is dIssa'lsiiad, and thai his Gissat isfac,iou
not Gomez aied in the letter in which he de-
led he offer. he expected to have been
OF he CABINET, and this expectation was
Ede knaTn to The pfesident, either IN the let
or at The time the letter WAS read, and eli
81 an expression winch it would be morti.
ng to MIR. Woodbury. to publish There is
~O"per here that il MIR. Woodbury. could
PROCLAIMED the mission. with the understand
mat ne should return in Two years, he would
II tARen It Ia that event, MIR Isaac Hill,
eahor comptroller, Who has had his eye for
oe lime past Oh the Senate OF the United
He'' was 10 have been sent here from New
npShlre, to serve out the remaining two ears
VIZ Woodbury's time, at the end OF that time
was 10 nave retired. to make room for MIR.
l"'our} again. But it was insis, ed on rs a
qua non, that Mr.. w. should remain abroad
Years, and this stlnula alton terminated the
rer >'S
or van Buren, has taken the house lately
Ip,eu by Mr. Clay. but does not 90 into il
august. Notwithstanding all that has been
"Vu 10 shew that there is no difference in
e'Ihe'' you may rest assured that the sp
"u,'cord has been thrown into it. There
II "o', lot some time, be any effects which
lug 'he tact home to the conviction OF the
w. ou' II Is not, on that account the les.
= con..s s'"e VIII come when the people mus
bsa' '"|ea that there are two parties in thu
or, suspicious OF each other, and frequent
IN b, "a Goblet. At present, | will chi,
Il c,an,Mf, van buren, desires to bring the
H. 10 10 sdheren,s into place, in prefer
H., q" Others, but he cannot carry thi
pbam 9, .n' II must be known 10 you that MIR
Fan., no stranger to the A %. charges
$tO b,m.ai VT crawford, and hat General Jack
"a was hostile to that gentleman.