Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-05-13
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MARTINsBURG, Mar 10. 1850.
amos has got througA!!!

reptile has at last succeeded an wriggling
himself into an office worth three thousand
dollars year Fourth Auditor Of the Urea
sury!! Harry Lee, the son of talented
and gallant revolutionary officer, himself
man of distinguished tslents--Mol deeai
Noah, the greatest wag in all Israel, and iii
yers others, the Senate have rejected, and
that caitiff migrate, that "incarnate lie" is
confirmed II was touch and-go business
81 to 81, and decided in favour Of the 'Hca-
ven born" by the casting vote of the Vice
President. Mr. Calhoun has been for some
years past committing political suicide
Thi. last act is the coup de grace.
We have received the second number of
a weekly sheet called 1.-The Reporter" ssu-
ed at Orange Court House, by p. B. Stone.
Tie first page, and part of the second, is
occupied by the concluding portion Of the
speech of P. p Barbour on the bill recently
before Congress to construct road from
Bufialoe 10 New Orleans. The Hon. L. Z.
understanding and frothy defamation we
have the very slightest possible respect
There is good deal of ingenuity-a great
] deal of retining-the most lavish and mex
haushble profusion of mi. placed rhetoric, in
D the efforts of Mr.. Is. These, we take it, in
a man Of Mr.. BIS age, are indications rather
of jejuneness and poverty Of intellect. than
OF strength and exuberance-that the mind
originally weak, has, Ito use Randolph'S pun
gent and happy simile) like certain thin lands
in Fluvanna, been destroyed By eldtiration
We have no great pcnchant for Heroites of
any sort--least Of all for the sticklers for
what they arc pleased to term estate Rights y
more properly styled the leaders folly and
peoples wrongs.
Let the tide water gentry, or even the bulk
Of the State so which way they wil--we go
for Tariff and Internal Improvement as both
CLEARLY constitutional and highly expedient,
and for HENRY CLAY q. The most co.s;s
tent, honest aud able advocate and defender
OF both But we are losing sight of the Re-
porter. This sec nd number-tbe only ons
we have seen, n9anfests in it. general tenor
and DRIFT strong tendency towards COM
4 Portable loyalty to the ''powers that be.n Thi,
q" me hme Tor Editors Of the right sort to get
their re'o~d. Little Fouche,' who is the
principal wire puIler to the machine, which
Is called the "Board of Rewards and Pun
9shments," is, it 10 currently reported, very
much In lovs with Nirginia-has been a court
Hng to her, and has promised something nice
to her chief cook, Tom Richie, if he will
contribute to the success Of his amour The
slippery varlet, we are told. denies the charge.
lhat, with us, is an additional reason for
believing it. There is no want of diseri,ni
nation and good taste ia the selections for the
q Reporter" but the numerous misprints
manifest shameful negligence in paper SO
recently commenced.
IA We have received the first No of week
~ sheet published by f. Littell, Philadelphia,
Untitled the philadelphia Mail and Universal
Literary and General Advertiser" 1t is prin-
80 in a small type, but the Typography is
nncommony neat, distinct, and accurate
We think such publication can hardly fail
70 be extensively useful. We insert his pros
#fectus below, and heartily wish him success.
4 at is necessary to explain to persons who
receive this paper, that no charge will be
s1nade for ii TO any body. II was originally
sfhous ht of by the pu blsher as a convenient
vehicle Tor the extensive distribution of ad-
8vsrtlsemsnts concerning his own publications;
Nont In order to lesson the expense it has been
A'hought proper to invite advertisements from
others The price for advertising is 80 cents
*a line Ter advertisements connected with Ii
felature and the Fine Arts-and so cents a
sine for others, solid measure
In order that advertisers NAV form an o.
pnlon Of the advantage of advertising in the
~ hIiadelphia Mail, it is proper to state spec-
neatly the nature Of its circulation. II is
TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND The list
Is thus made up
81 .8H he Inland Merchants
Post .liesters,
Newspaper Editors,
booksellers,
Clergyman,
Ld1cUers
IhsstelGns,
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