Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-02-18
"LADY POLITICIANS"


4 Under this head the Editor of the Delaware
Natchman censures the conduct of those la
dies, at the Eastward, who, with active and
characteristic benevoence, havetaken live
" interest in favor of the Southern Indians
He advises them to "mind their knitting and
their needless and sneeringly asks, il they
have been taking lessons Of MISS fright
Would this captious Editor be better pleased
if they were to take lessons of Mas. EAroN?
Ler. Reporter
Extract of letter to the Editors Of the ". FORK
q Journal Of Commerce, slated
WAsuINGroN, Sth Feb. 1880.
n The Senate is still occupied from day TO
y dav in the debate Of Mr.. Foot's resolution,
Tor rather in the discussion Of the topics grow
@inc out of the speeches Of Messrs. Hayne and
,.zstyNebster To-day, Mr. Rowan closed his
speech, commenced on Friday; and II was
Eliminated that several Senators wihpartcipate
In the war, which for the present has lost most
nr;ts interest. In the House Of Reprenenta
lives. the leading tariff bill reported by the
chairman of the Committee OF Ways and
Means. was laid on the table, by majority
N twenty nine. This vote is considered de-
risive OF the fate of that bill, but have no
aoubt Mr.. MeDuflie will get all its details IN
4ome way before the House in the progress
cf the session. 1t is generally believed that
4he bill to reduce the duties on coffee, TEA,
Be. will meet with more favor
81 Mr.. Webster 10 day concluded, IN behaliofl
The appellants, his argument In the great AS
tor Ease. is now with the Court. | have
listened to all the able counsel on both sides,
and think it exceedingly difficult to anticipate
the Judgment OF their honors. The Secretary
Of State attended in Court during the argu-
ment of the case by Messrs. Writ and Web
ster.
The differences, which had for some time
n subsisted among the members OF the Cabihet'
and which were said to be SO serious as 10
threaten ACKNOWLEDGMENT, bave been ad-
iusted for the present Ali the gentlemen
win attrnd 70 their duties: and the ladies', as
] they have right to do, will be at liberty to
do Just as they please. ! suspect General
jackson found it easier to defeat Paekenham
and his legions, tn III he viii now to manage
d few ladies. -
# RErRgNcrmENr-NVe have been anxious
Nv looking for something like Retrenchment
III Washington. The pure patriots who have
had "fortune buckled on their backs whether
fhey would or not" made so many protesta-
hons to the dear people that they intended to
Introduce system of Retrenchment at the
4 peat of Government, and vowed SO Justify
that the ..Augean stable" should be cleansed,
As 70 induce us really to believe atttte OF what
thew said. But SO help us General jackson
their promises and vows like those OF our
sweethearts can be strained against spiders
web"
We do not know, for we have never taken
the trouble to count, how many salaried ON
81 GERS Of the Government this little ten miles
square contains. Enough, however, IN an
.# conscience. Well, it was reasonably thought
2W L Al. onI thipJ-.uU mart Of the
@# heretical Adams men, as well as by their
M high. mighty and puissant brethren, the Jack
# son men. that a few of these suckers upon the
"a Treasury could be dispensed with, and that a
reduction of their number would ensue. But
b behold! nearly year has elapsed since the
# commencement Of the reign OF this lmnac
ulate administration and the same number
hangs feeding upon the pap, which is found 50
n deliciousl We believe not a single ONCE mas
been abolished! And what will be thoush'
81 when it is known thatinstead of reducing the
number of clerks, the Post Master General
is now actually applying for ANOIHEh AS
sistant Post Master General, and ZEN AZ
x OPTIONAL CLERKS. What Will .nr
s. Grundy saw to thiso Here then we are upon
the high road to Economy, Retrenchment ano
|8 Reform. and we arrive at the desired Po,ht'
by creating new assistant Post Master "en
<# eral, and appointing ten aduiuona' 0iSAA
' the Post Office Department
al Genius of Chiffon where art thou! De
scend from thy lofty elevation and ae'sn u
M look upon this humble matter. Let thy steh
torian lungs be exerted in cur behalf, am
when we build temple OF reform We
place thy statue IN the pa'tor-ALkA' oAN'
ua~ Pennsylvania Inquirer. after men'ion
ing the debate that Incidentally sprung VI
the other day in the Senate, in which tn
character of Mr. BAyARD was involved, thu
speaks Of that gentleman:
Mr.. Bayard was heightened federaiist, a
the commencement of the party striies unoe
the federal constitution. He continued led
n eralist to the day of his death: He was pa,
riot of the most virtuous and honoraoi
B stamp: His country was his idol; and
would h;ee scorned to participate in any COZ
rnpt political proposition whatever. we ne'
er shall forget the noble declaration which d
uttered at Client, at the gloomlest period
the negotiation with the commissioners IN III
late war. He firmly and maniully declared
that his country rose in proportion 10 me pre-
sure of The ,car upon her, and that SHE NENL
would YIELD TO THE DEMANDS OF THE EN-
ny, AS LONG AS STICK OF WOOD WAS LET
vs. KENTUCKY. The sentiment ou6hi 10 ,