Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1831-05-12
O B. BROWN.

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No mention eta hssse mail for four months
Now, we are warranted in saying, that the
{ contractors fail in living up TO their contract
They allsge, that permission is given them
to carry the mail for eight months in fbe peay'
in stages, the "balance OF the time on horse.
back" This happens not to be the fsct-so
! say Mr. Barry and Mr.. Brown: and vet. the
, mail has been carried on horseback. fire.
, quently IN bad state, for fire months, that
| is, from November 10 April. Mr. Humrick-
house declares he receives but 1902 for
! carrying the mail on the two routes. and in
addition horse mail frsa .Nafinsbrg 10
Geird'dsfotcn, once o week The Rev. O.
Is. Brown affirms that he receives sl456 Der
an A small difference. And the post mas
ter of this place backs us in SAYING, That there
'sersr has bess mail carried from Martins
burg TO GeYrdrdstoicn on horseback or in
| stages, since Messrs. Reside & Humrick
house made the contract. There is 'mistske
Ihs Citizens Of Washington, the friends
OF Henry Clay, on Tuesday evening, ccnfor-
masie to public notice, held meeting. cha
ractsrised by numerous attendance and we
learn the most vigorous and eloquent rssolu
tons, introduced by General Jones. Where
snr present rulers are best known-whcre
they are constantly before the public view,
thef imbecil'sy. tyranny and sBcapscity, seen
With the natural eye, and felt as il were with
the haids-there they are most disapproved
and detestsd:
The Nat. intelligencer Of Wednesday says
"THE PUBLIC MEETING
"Heid last evening at the City Hall by the
friends of Mr.. Clay answered the highest
r tafs IT - n
those who attended it. II was probably the
most numerous meeting Of Deliberate cha
racfer which ever assembled in the city, even
where the objects have been free fron party
distinctions. twas indeed Surprisingly large
considering ths great numbers of our ci,i
zens either in the public employment them
selves or having relations in The public EN-
ployment, who could not, therefore, he pre-,
seat, however bcas.iiy they approved of the
OBJECT OF the meet,ns. without d,sregarding
every consideration wbichpfudence suggests,
IN these days of prescription and punishment
OF political opinion
MIR Nathan smith presided, assisted by
Messrs, Bender aud II. G Wcightmatl;
and alcssrs Peter Force and George Sweeay
acted as Secretaries Several resolutions
were reported b, Committee. (of which
General Walter Jones WAS Charman.) emf
nently fsfcble and eloquent and were a
dopted with great applause aud uuaninitS
Several gentlemen ais. addressed fhe meet
ing at considerable length. and Wits power
ili effect, and the aSsemhiase did not aa :.
journ ill about 10 O'Clock at nj sht"
A Mr.. Thomas EIendrickson, Sen Of Phil
ade';shia, has Published his rceantatjon OF
JAG ksorism, having voted for the General at
the last election. In conclusion he observes
--"convncsd, that the present Chief Maeis-
trate is entirely unfit for the important duty
hc has 20 absurdy ATTEMPTED to perform I
shall endeavor to retrieve my former error in
supporting him, by giving MY assistance 10
ono ri far Superior C,rii Talent aud integrity
Henry Clay"
Doubtless there are many others of the
same opinion, who are convinced oil their or
ror. and If they have not the caudonr and
ntgiianimty now 10 ackno Wedge il. VIII
not fail TO do 80 at the proper time. J he cx
ample Of others mai have some effect Ii
is very difficult and mertifying thing to
confess that we are wrong,-but Truth is
mighty and wlllprevail.
The Washington Correspondent of TIE u
ni'ed States Gazette writes as follows:
"it is understood here that the Cabinet is
now formed, provided Mr. White should &C
eert the war department.; which by many,
saems to be regarded as doubtful; but, hv 0.
theTs, who are more accurately informed, is
,nsidcred rtain.--These say, that Mr..
Whites views were in possession Of The Pre-
sIdent before the late explosion took place:
as seems to be a reasonable inference, from
the language which the President himself is
said to have used, when he gave his reasons
for not calling MIR. White to the head Of the
State department, MIR. Livingston, as am
informed, has taken the house 4 faraiture'of
MIR. Van Buren,; s. will. doubtless. during the
next winter, make every ,frert to eclipse the
seiress given IN the same house, by Mr. CLAY
aud MIR. Van Buren,, who were his predeces.
sors there
''Mr. Van Buren,, il is understood. will be
sent 10 England, to take the place of Mr. M
Lane, as soon as the acceptance OF the latter
OF his new office shall have been received 49,,
lie has played his cards very adroiily, and the
expectation is, that he will be run ON tba
jackson ticket, for Vice President-that Geo.
Jackson, on the plea of i'll health, and increas-
| ing infrmities would Immediately after his
re election, resign the office. and MIR. Van
| Buren, would thus slide easily into the vacant
sea. Thus, BY a process Of prospectives man
agcmcnt, MIR. Van Buren, proposes to secure
the Presidency for himself, without any re-
| ference 10 the opinion OF tbs people, and this
is strong presamptiye evidence that the Ge-
neral and bis Secretary OF State have conf
al - H. e.