Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-05-06
THE LAST NIGHT OF THE SESSION,

$50 abr~so WIN niui II ne had aaid
ne wished il uadctsd. We cannot think liza
editor wishes the n nth suppressed and kent
from the people. Nor can be with the Al
minIsirst,on advocates to add any thing morn
to their common sin Of .fib6ing. We wish.
however, to be serious. There was nothing
but sSrth In the articls-many things were
not pnolished--they were toe disgraceful.-
we understand. although we do not exchange
WITH the Sentinel, that senator Hay says our
description was scaracat We only
reply to the senator, that from his situation
rot as q member Of the house, but ofths sen-
a'e' ne had en- opportunity Of knowing bet
ger; and II ne viii point out any ialseheod or
isise caiumny or misrepresentation, we will
suostantiate every fact.--There is a multitude
oil ssidence.-There were nearly an many
spectators as members, and there is no dis
gusing the fact The d;sgraeefsi oces,ysncs,
q hs night, ARE NOT HALF TOLDlii
ihe people of this commonwealth profess
to be moral people. They believe thar a
corrupt and insrsoral people cannot be free.
hey elect their Representatives and paw
them with the hard earning of their labor to
enact laws tor the preservation Of morals
Desc representatives should be examples of
limitation tor the youth. Should their time
inen be divided between the tavern, the bro
thei, and the hall oflsgislatioa? Should they
carry IN the latter place the associa ton OF the
others? Sseh things need onlv b. kns,yn
and the moral sense of the peoplo will annly
the sorreetlvs.-Psnn. Intel
hETRErcHMRST AeAIri <v-sl2 ,ooO-xa
IL VIII be seen by on article headed "pri,i-
ing published IN another part of this paper,
that the printing of the present session Of
congress will cost from TEN TO TWELVE
ihouSAND dollars more than any former
session. This is Rnoth.r item OF sretreaeL
rsent and reform" We hope thay win not
call 1t "dspsocrasy" The word, like s'rslorm, y
has no'0 almost lost its original meaning.
Penn htsldgsncer.
Eb'idxs Gerry and General yacksos.
Yesterday Elbridgc Gerry left the office oil
Inspector and Surveyor of the Customs, from
whicb he was removed by President jackson.
Mrs Gerry. the widow Of the late Vice Presi-
dent, and her family, after the desree of pro
scnption was made known to her. left this
city Tor New London, where she i'll continue
TO reside
The removal of Mr.. Gerry Ia an insult 10
the nation. The office was given to him be
cause his father had signed the Declaration 0,
american Independence, and because the
emoluments OF il were necessary Cor the sub.
sistencs OF the widow and family Of that dis
tingahhcd patriot. Gen. Jackson, in recon-
msndlng Mrs. Decatur's case, in his public
message, to the favor Of Congress, has ad-
mitted the principle, that the services Of the
husband ara just title of compensation to
ms surviving partner, and yst with a pit;ful
mailgnity, and q conduct as inconsistent as ii
70 ferocisus, he has expelled the representa-
i've OF one Of thoss distinguished statesmen,
whose glory 10 infinitely greater than could be
gained by the capture Of . frigats, or the de-
fence Of q city.
The whole people are as much astoni.hed
ss they are grieved at this outrage act of
despotic authority. II will add another and a
deeper stain to the character OF a man who
wants nothing but the power Of Robespierre
TO be equally bloody, and whose conduct from
the savage conflicts Of the Seminole war to
the piuiul acts Of personal rsvenge exercised
on peiiical opponents. is marked by all tho
we ana dstestase passions which ever dis
gracAd the most weak and wicked of military
ehieftains. 1t adds TO the Indignation which
this act has excited, that Mr.. Gerry. in syery
respect, performed well the duties of bis Of
ice: No man ever did more justice TO the
pubic with moresatisfaction TO The merchants
and All others with whom be had any official
connection, and the respect. the attachment.
and the sympathy of bis fellow citizens, will
follow him to the new employment in which
he is engaged, and encourage him to bear
up under an attack the pain Of which inflicted
on him is felt by every honorable nan ia the
COMMUNICATIONS Csnfinsi. .apYil 81.
Miles King has been elected, by t.iusnphoss
nnc'oysfy, to repressntths Borough Of Norfolk in
ths prginio House Of Delegates IN the room Of
Mr.. G,sgsby the late Wen,br. Mr. Kiag, Il
tcta be rscoltscted, the .NouaI Officer on TIE
s"o9oA STATION and dismissed By General Jock
80" because he dared thiaS for himssE.
The VaTioloid has, ,csthin the last f,ro or three
sseshs, aprearsdat Hosyis5srg IN Peaasvlyoo,is,
attacking nsany, but, a. yst. orou;ng (otol ~ NO
ustance "What Is son,c,chat sincsdsr.n sous
the Harrisbs~y Rep,abiican. loud sssmssgly
contradictory 10 the old doctrine that those ssst-
cd onee scifh the small por ,0ilI never haze re-
fus7s Of that diseose, those tcho hare bees, deeply
plttsd With tie saau pon hare had secsrs astoslfs
of1 under ths name q Yerioloid"
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