Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-04-15
COnsiilNtion

VI TIC sOtc icE am against ttsH fbltbCdliOu
OF the AmeSded Constitution, SAYS the
Wheeling Compiler, OF the 9Th. only % were
by persons to whom the tight Of suffrage is
,ertended-every one Of whom voted against
il. The people of Ohio County have thus
given most unequivoeai expression al their
disapprobstion Of The Chmter which has been
offered them by Messrs. Leigh and Go. our
sovereign superiors Of the East, The Peasaa-
FRY OF the West, if they arc to be ranked with
Che slaves of ,he East, are NOT yet prepal ed
Do place themselves on that footing by their
own votes.
4 Office # tie Genius Of Liberty, !
n MONDAY EVENING, April H., lS3e.S
3 CONSTITUTION POLL.
Returns from the precincts not yet received.
.At the close of the polls this evening -. Lees
6ssg, the vote stood as follows, viz:
For ratfying. l53
For rejecting, 55
Majority, o9
Delegates-For Iohn Fl NIcCabo s5-
Chas Shreve 72-SVm. 7 T. Mason ID
Saml. Dawson 5l--H i. Powell IL.
Nearly the whole of Yesterday the Senate
sat with closed doors. upon the nominations
by the President, which have been so long
suspended From what we hear, three only
Of these were finally acted upon. The nom
nation OF Dacid Henste,c. TO be Collector for
the port of Boston, was confirmed, by o ma
FORTY of three or four yetes. The nomination
sof Dabney S. Cwr, to be Naval Officer for
the port of Baltimore. was coafrpaed, by "a
Syotes to %. The nomination Of Isaac HtD,
30 be Second Comptroller Of the Treasury,
sESas rejected, by 50 votes to Is.
Nat. Int. Of .apal 10.
Il We observe that, at the Election in Mas
acbusetts last week, .4lerH;des II. Ererett,
our late Minister to Spain, was chosen Sc
eBafor in the State Legislature. OF the four
Senators chosen in Suffolk county, he receiv-
ed the highest vote. Considering his long
Absence abroad on the service Of the Govern
inen., this vote is distinguished mark Of the
public respect-ibsd.
M. Clay-A correspondent Of the Port
land Daily Advertiser of the seth ult makes
/ some very sensible remarks on the present
Hembarrassments of The Combination, and the
ssiews of Messrs. Calhosa. and Yas Buren,
H1'he subjoined just and eloquent remarks,
Extracted from his communication, will ex
6ite in the breast of every true American G.
motions responsive TO those of the writer
"The name Of HENRY Clay is calling up a.
hong us ten thousand pleasing rccolections.
% There is magic in the very name, associa-
lions with the grandeur ofthe Republic, with
liberty herself. and with almost every politi-
BAL incident that does us honor.
Sd There is a gush of patriotism in recalling
bis great and meritorious services. Even the
& jackson party speak of him as a gallant sac
kiiced citizen who, not bending enough to she
Dpirit ofthe times, has lost his lustre for a mo-
1nent, yet they look upon him as "banished
Roman," whose return to the people will, by
ind by, hail with triumph and acclamation
"a is impossible to trace the history Of thi.
great statesman. his gss;;,us peering through
4bscurity, his triumphant support Of Soutt
a merican Independence, and of the Greeks
the prominent spot he occnpies on every lea
BIZ Amerioan enterprise, without being remm
Bed of Plutarch's statesmen and heroes. II il
vain to strive to put down. and to keep dowr
such men. The Deity never created them Il
r. trampled over by mere clods without par
1cle Of inspiri'ion about them-W bile he 4
hnly Henry CLAW, the eyes of the Whole ma
hon are turned upon him. He is though
&nore Of, talked Of more, than all the butter
fhee that are now fluttering about tue Capita
l le does not stir from home without mectn
with the admiration and the patriotic tribute
of thousands, His late visit 10 New Orleans
.he crowds who Rocked on the banks of tn
Mississippi TO ge, sight ofhim; the triumph
Entertainments given him; the warm hearte
generous enthusiasm Of those who know hin
all demonstrate tie depth of that regard whie
the American people entertain for ham.
NJ. de I.avaleite, whose romantic escal
n from prison and death in 1915 is an historic
incident, died at his house in the rue Mat
non, on the 18th ult. Ills funeral took pia
ON the 18th. A long train oil mourners e
lowe q the procession to the eemetary oil re
- ~C.haise, where Gen. Sebastini delivered I
= /. soiowing Grafton over the grave
Farewell. Lavalette! thy death alo
could separate two brothers in arms. VIII
Friendship had its birth on the plains of
cola and Rivoh. AT the period Of our ci