Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-12-09
TIE GAZETTE.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9. 1880.

A case has been decided in New-York in
favor Of the New-York Daily Sentinel against
Lee, Powell & Co. wherein the principle was
confirmed, that persons receiving a newspaper,
~iisout ordering IL discontinued, are liable IN
oil ea.es TOR the payment Of the same. This de-
cision is important to editors, and we hope
will have a salutary tendency among that
class of persons who readily make use of the
labors Of others without being willing TO pay.
Not TO be triaed with-We shall give our
Dry Run friend another trial-and If we
should fail in getting our Just dues, we will
publish his name, and the whole transaction,
to the world. -
Sixteen members Of Congress, from New
York, voted for the Indian bill, ten OF "hom
have boon left out at the late eiccuen.
Samuel n. Ingham wrote a slanderous
ramnhlet against Mr.. Adams, and Gen. Jack
son made him Secretary OF the Treasury
Tsaac Hill made an Infamous attack on Mrs.
Adams, character. and Gen. jackson appoint
ed him Cd Comptroller.-M. M. Noah pub
,;shed a .currilous advertisement stating that
Mr. Adams had run away from the seat of
Government and offering a reward oil $4,000
Gr bis annrehension; and Gen jackson ap-
no;nted said M. NJ Noah Shreveport the port
IF New YORK;. b. Gardiner, OF Ohio, ia
br;cated an infamous tale, setting forth that
Cen. .Jackson's mother was a mrlatto, and at
tributed its fabrication to the anu Jackson
rarty, and Gen. jackson made Gardner a
Receiver Of Public Money, at lihlu, Oho.-
A. Kendall turned recreant and ssanderea
Henry CLAW, and fien. jackson made iour'h
Auditor of Amos.-John H.. Eaton wrote me
life of Andrew Jackson, and Andrew jack
son amounted John H Eaton Secretary of
WarIHenry Lee acted as amanucnss and
wrote speeches for Sen. Jackson on his visit
20 New Orleans. and Gen. Jackson made
Henry Lee Consul General among the Bar
barry Powers.
YruIythe most infallible passports to pow
-er. are the abuse Of Andrew Jacksons poll
teal rivals and devotion to Andrew Jackson's
fortunes.
II there were no other objections to An
drew .Jacbson,s conduct as President, IMAM
the anno;ntment of the individuals just mann
ed. upon the erounIs which influenced their
adyancementotbat, of itself, should be sui
t6cient-should be in.uperable land ought TO
carry conviction TO tire bosom OF every mlei
hyent man in the country.-Isrch L'g"'
We have seen it stated mat
there are 500 papers in the Uni'ea S.a'e'
which advocate the cause OF denry Oiay-
and nearly all Of these independent presses
whose only support is derived from Inc poo
pie in the way Of subscription. advertisine,Sc
win any of our Jackson brethren oil the tyyPe
inform US how many presses they nave ems
ted in their cause, which are not sustainedoy
some portion of treasury pap!-Loa Focus
(It Is enough to make us vain-but we are
not composed of that kind Of stuff-y we
should hereafter offer for the Legislature, and
be elected, we will not set It down Tor gran
ted that the people, aye, the people, wound
have us offer for Congress-Oh. no, that's
not us. But jesting aside-in the year ioaA'
.se were the only journal in the State OF 'r
ginia, that openly and fearlessly advocated
for the Presidency, that great Statesman
HgNRY Clay. lie was our choice then, IN
preference to Adams, Crawford, Calhoun or
Jackson-he has ever been eur man, and we
never will abandon him until he is seated IA
the Presidential Chair, in 1884 At this ume'
we can count eighteen journals in the State
who are warm friends of Henry Clay, and
some four or five 90 between's.-suar GAIL