Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1831-01-20

the part Of the United States, and Earl OF
Aberdeen, on that Of the British Government
relative to Commercial Intercourse between
America and the British West India Colo
MES. We have deferred until our next, Sc
yeral articles on the subject
The article Of Wood has been in good de
rnand this week. Prior to the late snow. storm
the price was two dollars per cord. 1t has
advanced, not as the Baltimoreans would say
of aour, shade better, but has been selling.
readily, at from two dollars aud fifty cents to
three dollars and fifty cents load, equal to
five dollars cord.
We had an alarm of fire yesterday morn
ing, about O'Clock. 1t originated IN the
kitchen loft Of Mr.. Ezekiel Showers, and had
like to have proved serious; but owing to
prompt and timely exertions, was got under
without doing much injury to the building
the floor having been burnt some. A negro
child, the property of Mr.. S. about nine
months old, had been left by its mother, in a
cradle, got burnt to death The fire. CON-
muneated 10 the floor, by stick of wood,
having fire to it, rolling from the hearth.
ILLINOIS. Re. Fl. Kane has been re elected
to the senate Of the u. States by an almost
unanimous vote, and gen. John NJ. Robinson,
elected to fill the vacancy occasionsd by the
death Of Mr.. Mclean.
Gov. Reynolds, in his address to the legis-
lature, sustains the principles upon which he
was chosen into Office. He says,
"My official care and patronage shall not
be bestowed upon a few men, aud on par
tleular section Of the state, and PRESCRIBE
the balance. Poscription for opinions sake,"
Is IN my opinion, the tcOrst enemy OF republic
1t is the birth right Of every freeman to ex.
press his political sentiments FRANKLY and
FREELY at the polls of an election, or else
where, without the hope Of reward, or the
fear of punishment. Therefore, all those
who honorably and honestly supported my
respectable opponent in the late election for
governor, shall experience from me no in
COW enience on that account: | will say in
the language of the patriot Jefferson, that
"the right of opinion shall suffer no inya-
sion from me " and confidently hope, that
the people ofIllinois will unite but harnionize
together in spirit Of peace and good viii to
one another, to promote the welfare OF our
common country, and to banish for ever that
monster, party spirit, which does not spare
the reputation Of either the living or the dead"
We may declaim against the tyranny and
oppression Of the old world, but never was
less regard paid to the principles Of free GO
vernment, to laws beth human and divine,
than in the intolerant prescription, for
opinions sake effected by tho present admin
istration Partizan feeling has induced some
individuals to justify it, but there is 10 man
who regards the sacred character of our in
situations that does net feel the conristion
that our nation has been disgraced, and that
IN our devotion to men we have lost sight OF
the cardinal virtue Of repubIicanism
We learn by the "Aiissouri Republican,
that the gov. declares himself satisfied that
congress has the power to carry in.o effect a
system Of national mprovements-and that
the state contains l6l ,056 Inhabitants! Hi
noiS, therefore, unless the present ratio should
be greatly increased, will send three rcpresen-
tatves to congress after the next upportion-
ment.
The New York Daily Adverti,er--in de-
spair at the interminable twaddIe of some
Members Of Congress, and anxious to expe-
dlte the public business, -recommends, as
the emily practicable measure for the accom-
pishment Of this object, that habitually In
dustrious men alone shsuld be selected for
Congress, in the first place; and in the second,
those who either have natural impeachment
in their speech, or (Which is nearly hope
: less case) who have such an invincible diff
Z dence, as to disable them from addressing a
public audience on any important subject
These suggestions are worthy oil attention. A
Congress Of Sufferers would be both novel
and useful. 1t would crafty our craving APP
petite for something new, and would most
certainly introduce "reform' in the use OF
time and the peoples money. The "slang
whangers" of our day are as yet, however
toe powerful for the new party which we
would wish to raise up,-.4leG. Gosette.
The society of friends have removed from
the State of North Carolina, 652 persons oil
color from under their care, and an unknown
number of children, husbands and wives that
were connected with them by consanguinity
In doing this, the society have expended IL
thousand hundred and 90 dollars so cents
There are remaining in their care 4 hundred
and 2.-R.ieish Register.
Orange Eection.--We. learn from good au
thority, that Capt, Davis has contested the e
lection of Jas Barbour--upon what ground.
we have not precisely ascertained.
A company is said to have been lately for
Z med to navigate Tennessee river al owe th,
u Muscle Shoals, who expect TO deliver good
from New Orleans TO Knoxville for sbon
So so per cwt. The business of the inhabit
ants occupying section OF country on th,
bead waters of the Tennessee, and those O