Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1831-08-18

mdl0Ety OF * or ID. nis majority IS I'M
| pledged, or rather it is pledged to the good
cause Of the people, Of the country, oSPuh-
he liberty, and public morals. Il iucontssti-
oily secures the election Of u States Sena.
tor. OF this evest our distant friends may
rest perfectly assured. Mr. Marshall &C. IS
elected in the place Of Mr.. Coleman %
Judge Tompkins in place Of Mr.. fsncey,
Mr.. Allan as the successor OF Judge Clark,
and fletcher and Chiffon are both reelected.
On the ether hand Messrs Adair, WlcklItfe,
johnson. Daniel and Lecompte are elected,
making five National Republican members
and five Jaeksonians Two districts (Gai-
theirs and Lyon's) remain to be heard from.
Should both be re elected, there will be tiye
National Republicans in the next Congress
and seven Jacksonians. At the election two
years ago, there were ten JacKsonaus cleo
ted and two of the opposition. AT the recent
election the Jackson maJorities every where
have been greatly reduced, and our maJsrl-
ties and minoritIes greatly increased"
kentucky The National Journal Of yes
terday has the following under the head of
Postscript:
Conformation Of the Glorious Triumph of
The Friends Of .hr. Clay IA Kentucky The
news brought by last nights mail, makes it
certain that secea Clay members Of Congress
are elected, and gives strong reason for the
belief that the eighth, Breathitt, has been e
lected over Lyon. Well done Kentucky!
The National Intelligencer of yesterday,
says: From Kentucky we have no informa
tien to be relied upon. additional to what we
have spread before our readers, except the
following:
"HENRY DANIEL has been re elected, by
majority of 2l5 votes, over Amos Davis.
the Clay candidate In his district. General
Jacksons majority over Mr.. Adams, at the
last Presidential Election was 1900 votes
Supposed gain of the Clay party, 1000"
shIr. LErcHER is elected over his oppo-
ncnt, by from 500 to 900 votes, both for
Clay)"
lin Madison county. Clay Candidates re-
ceived upwards Of l400 votes for the Legs
ature. while the Jackson Candidate receiv
ed % votes only--a wonderful decline. For
merly they were 600 to 100 strong
From IHpIANA, we learn that there were
three candidates for Governor, two friendly
to Mr. CLAY, and one TO the present admi ,
istration As far as we have heard, the votes
were for MIR. Noble, CLAY 1882 for Mr..
Read, (Jackson,) 1886, and for MIR. Stapp
2009. Gen, Nc Carty, (Jackson,) is chosen
| to Congress, in place of Mr.. Test, in conse-
quence of o Fl. Smith formerly member
! being a candidate in the same district. From
the other districts we have not heard.
alabama From Alabama we have some
returns which give reason to believe that
Governor Murphy has beaten Mr.. Lewis, late
Representative of the Mobile District In the
election jast held for representatives to Con
gress This is a contest for principle, manly
on the votes of Mr.. Lewis against there jec-
ton olthe bill proposing repeal oil the 18th
section ofthe Judiciary Act In two counties
Mr.. M received GA votes, and Mr. l.. 1917.
| Tennessee.-From this State we learn that
| Gen Carroll has been reelected Governor,
and that John Blair has been re elected to
Congress by mojoriiy Of two or three hun
dred votes over his opponent, Gen Carter
! We have not heard from any ether Congress
sienal District in this State.
Missouri The Missouri Republican oil
I'd instant contains the following paragraph:
The Election AT the close oithe pollsy yes
terday, in this township, Mr.. Barton was
thirty six votes ahead of Mr.. Pettis The
votes to be given to day will be principally
for Mr.. Barton. We have no returns iron
the other townships,
Mr.. Spencer Pettis.--This gentleman who
Represented Missouri in the last Congress
has recently been engaged in personal con
troyersy with Major Blddle, at ST. Louis
which terminated in Mr.. Petts receiving a
severe cowskinning and the consequent bin
ding over of Major Biddle to keep the peace.
| John Bruce, Esq. has been elected Presi-
dent of the Winchester and potomac Rail
Road company, and Lemuel Bent, Esq
Clerk,
| The Telegraph thinks the sudden altera-
ton in the intentions of the Government as
TO the manner in which Mfr Van Buren, is to be
shipped TO England, and the dermgepssni OF
the plan of the Minister, were caused by the
sudden determination of the Government to
send the Potomac frIgate direct to the East
Indies, for the protection OF our commerce
in that quarter.
! The fanatics in Vermont are represented
in the papers of that region, as outraging
all sense of decent propriety, as well as be-
ling blasphemous in the extreme. Some aco-
linen have become CONVERSATIONAL the num-
her. 10 the credit oil the sex be il spoken, is