Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1831-03-31
TO8 WAAATT8o
MARTINsBURG, MARCH 81, 1881.

The WIrcHEsrER PREsBYrERY will meei
at the Presbyterian Church in this place, on
Thursday next, the 18th of April II was
tbosght at one time. that it would be post
poned for a few days, in consequence Of the
''caled meeting" of the Synod, but we are
pleased TO hear that the meeting Of the Sy-
nod will not, in the least, interfere with the
Presbytery.
We published some weeks ago, some re-
marks from the " Win chester Virginian. > GEN.
surng our delegate Mr.. Henshaw, for his
vote on the Loan Bill, and as we thought.
conveying harsh reflection on the county.
Ourreadcrs recollect the commentswitbwhich
we accompanied the paragraph from the yir-
glnlan, as also the piece signed sDe Witt
CLINTON" on the same subject. The last
Winchester Virginian contains a reply to De
Witt Clinton-and we are glad to see, that
the Editor has corrected his first remarks so
far as to deny any personal disrespect to DIR.
Davis, or Mr.. Hepshaw, or to the citizens Of
the county generally.
"We pass on" says the Virginian, "to the
s--s;ters defence of Mr.. Henshaw's vote, which
rs made TO rest on the distributiue features of
the blu And before we examine these fea.
lures, it is proper that we should advert to
the disingenous efforts, which the writer has
made to enlist the feelings of the people Of
Berkeley against us by inducing them to be-
heye that we attempted to throw obloquy on
the county. We disclaim haring any such
purpose We had ai,cays understood that the
people Of that county ,cere as ardent friends of
Internal improvement as any other portion Of
the Commonwealth" SC. SC.
We are satisfied with this explanation of
the Virginian, although his remarks might
have borne very different construction-and
was SO considered by many persons amongst
u.s.
In reference to our delegates, the Virgi-
MAN remarks:
although we have no personal acquain-
lance with DR.. Davis, we know enough of
him by reputation 10 satisfy us, that as a
high minded and honorable man he is sur
passed by no man in, or ont of the legisla-
lature;-nor have we any question that as an
individual, Mr.. Henshaw is equally unexcep-
tonable, &c. &c"
Now, we agree with the Virginian, that
when 1t disapproves the votes of "public
character acting as a representative Of the
people," they have right to express their
dlsapprobation-and provided they do so in
emperate language, not rejecting on the
county, or personal character of our repre-
sentatives, we have no objection TO their do
ing SO. All that, they have therefore to at
tend to in future, is to pay more attention to
their language.
We take it for granted that the writer of
DE Witt Clinton cares very little about the
remarks which the Editors of the Virginian
have made personally about him. II they
were forty times as severe, we know enough
about him to believe, that he would cheerful.
ly bear it all, in defence of his friends and
the interests and honor of the county.
[The above remarks were written before
we received MIR. Hunters etter-we are glad
to find that the controversy has been homo
rably settled to the satisfaction Of all the
parties
To the Editor of the .Martmsburg Gazette.
SIR:- have been authorized Uhe writer
himself being ahsenD to withdraw the com
municaton of. De Witt Clinton" which was
handed you for publication in this weeks pa
per, in answer to an editorial article in the
last number Of the "Wiachester Virgnian;"
and to state that explanations satisfactory to
the parties, have passed between the Editors
Of that paper and the author of ''De Witt
Clinton" in reference to the supposed indi
vidual illusions therein contained, rendering
any reply on the part of ''De Witt Ciaton''
unnecessary.
EDMUND P. HUNTER.
An able article on the subjecf Of sfThe