Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-03-25
We copy the foglowing from the New Yosk

Courier and Enquirer
'GTone Of the most decided party votes
tiken this session in the House Of Represen
,siives, was that in the contested seat OF Mr..
| Newton. &c Norfolk, claimed by Mr. Loyal
| rne latter is friend Of Jackson. the former
If Mr.. Adams. BY vote OF 97 to "a. MIR.
loyal was en:Hled to The seat. Mr. Newton
! hen gave il up. We like this. Let the lines
| be drawn, and tightly drawn"
| And this is party principlei This is the
sentiment OF party claiming TO be. par er-
celyenee. ''the Republican, party II would
| be insulting to the common sense Of the rea
| dog to expatiate upon the total destitutioa of
any thing like morality in it. Here is "par-
! " vote" to determine wbate TIC determine
whether Two and two make four, whether
| hundred is larger number than ninety nine.
This is the description of questions which is
| involved in rhe decision ofcoutesied eiect lions
And the Courier rejuiess that these questions
are decided pro or con, not according To
arthmetical truth, hut according TO the party
! complexion OF the persons who contend for
thoseats. Well might one 81 TIE members
of the House exclaim, as he did after his
vote, 81 am glad NJ one took it into his head
to contest, my right to a scat" Though ire
do not suppose the vote in question TO have
been entirely party vote; yet, upon such
excellent authority, one would he Induced to
supposethat party Influence preVal3edln it to
a sufficient extent TO turn the scaie against
the sitting member. But, that the fact should
be aroused aud gtOTied ia, eyinces political
desperation beyond any thing that we have
ever seen in the widest extravaganza of par
~. We are the more iatiuced to hold up TO
reprobatioa this shocking perversion of the
rule of right, from finding 1T upheld and APP
plauded in paper which exhibits some ghni-
meftngs OF reason, and touch of kberality.
even ia its most fitful vagaries.-.Nat. Int.
BAIL RoADs--We have heard that some
Of the jealous advocates Of Railroads give
out, that there aae serious proposals in Eng
land for filing up canals with dirt, or drain
ing them, that Rail ways May be built upon
them all We shrewdly suspect that some
wag has thrown out this as Munehausen.-
AT all events, the Baron could not have said
any thing better. A writer on the ieet in
a Liverpool paper, far from such extIaya-
gance, gives good practical advice to all san
guine spectators in the Railroad stocks
ad vice not without its application on this side
of the watcr-when he says-."Wait until
dividend is declared, and the account OF
''this will, with the report which may be ex-
"peeted to accompany it, give yea correct
"idea Of the shares. The pres emf premium
"given partakes of, or is nearly allied to, the
"worst species Of gambling; and, ii persisted
sin, we May expect, far spectators in
RAD way shares are concerned, a second
''editien Of the 1926 bubble" We are FAR
from Wishing to discourage Ran roads, where
nature refuses the means OF canalng. We
hope te see them prosper, wherever attempt
ed. IL is only where the attempt is made to
depreciate the latter ia comparison with
them that we would guard our readers against
the dangerous dehrsiop.-.Aat. Int.
BY our report of yesterdays proceedings
in the Senate it will be seen that the follow
ing important resolutions, which had been in.
troduced by Mr.. HOLMES GA Wednesday,
were yesterday, Oh melton Of Mr. GRUNDY,
ordered to lie on the table:
Resolved, lRst The Secretary of The Treas
ury be dnec,cd to inform ,ae Senate OF the
number OF subordinate officers of the Customs
who havs been removed STAGE the Alb OF March
last, and what number ia each district have
been Increased or diminished, designating the
wegles, Guagers, neasurers and markers
Received. That the f. Ansster General be
directed 20 intern the Senate otthe nun,ber OF
Deputy Postmasters who have been remvved
since the 4th of March last, desig mating the
aumber III each State and Ferri,orv.
An unusual number Of resolutions were
yesterday offered in the House of Representa-
tiTes. Among these, a resolution was offered
by MIR Forward, and laid On the table for fu
ture consideration, instrueting the Committee
on BeteEchncnt TO report bill providing
Tor the reduction etsdaries, reducing the pay
OF the Secretaries and Postmaster General,
from 6,00e dollars to 800, the pay of Au
ditors, Cemptrolers, SC from 3 1900 to 1000,
and the salaries Of the principal officers and
| Chief Clerks in proportion. Ii also proposes
reduction of the pay Of members of Cen
gress, and the Secretary and Clerk Of the two
Houses, and of the Clerks in their offices =
Mr.. AlcDutfe also introduced a resolution,
which is made the order for Monday, IN
structing the Coaamittee On Rctreachment to
report bid to reduce thepay Of members of
Congress to two dollars, when the first SEES
sion Of Congress shah he continued beyond
1910. and the second beyond 90 days. The
resolutions lying On the table were taken up
and agreed to. A bill was reported by Ma.
Hunt, from the Special Comnattee GA the
Public Lands, appfepnating the nett pre-
ceeds OF the sales of the Public Lands among
the States aud Territories, for the purpose
of education A copy of this bill Will be
found in our report The House then con
Cured in the report OF the Committee, con-
curing IN some. and disagreeing from other
OF the amendments made by the Senate in
the Census bill The House then proceeded
to consider the bill declaratory of the act TO
provide for persons engaged in the land and