Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1831-10-06
NO 81

Much anxiety is expressed in several of the,
most respectable and influential paners in fhe
West, to have Mr. Clay in the Senate. For
instance, the Cincinnati Gazette SAYS:
The absence OF Mr. CLAY from the Halls
/ OF Congress has been severely felt Il is
there that bis hi. h powers aud extensive know
ledge were FIRST developed. II is there that.
has public services have raised monument
to his name. thai must remain whilst the Co
vcrnment endures II is there that he should
again take his stand, side by side with these
who denounce his views Of public policy.
and reyile his principles as a man Tho
South and the East send 9th their strong
mcn TO the Senate Of the United States
Shall not the Wesl also cali her strongest ci-
tlzens TO that high siatonp l. she content To
rel, upon New England Ter champion.
when challenged 10 her defence hy the nuIli-
fer Hasne. seconded by the recreant Beutou
and the palace slave of rennesseep n 10
to be hoped not Mr.. Clay knows what il
due from citizen TO his country: his patrio~
tism Is too active and devoted. to refuse coms
pliance with the wishes of his friends every
where. II is bat TO call him to the place. to
insure his performance Of its duties"
Among the modern devices to catch r,rils.
u the establishment of n brood Of puhl,cs.
tons called new. papers, upon the ifsyidei plan.
pretending to have great care over the
working meas interests, warning them a.
gainst dangers that have no existence. such
as s'union OF church and state"--.robberD
by the clergy church supre macyr--mcA
MED monopoly" and the like--and at the
same time. affecting great concern about Cd.
ucation. Now we admit that. in the latteD
particular. there is a deficiency - if there
were not, such abominable stupid trash 40
these papers arc for the most part, fIled with.
could not get readers. much less p4yers.-S
Steubenriuc Gassite
The Chilicothe Supporter states that the
Ohio Canal had been filled with water to =
point very near that town. and that by the
finishing ola small piece Of work there would
be continuous nasigsble line of too hHp-
dred asd fly naRes opeaed between Chilice-
the and Lake Erie
| Expedition TO Liberia from pirginin we
published lately resolution of the Board a
Managers OF INSTRUMENTATION Society, appro.
priating $500 for the transportation OF emf.
grants 10 Liberia from the Western States.
The Board of Managers have since at their
last meeting. resolved 10 despatch ship from
! Irginia with one hundred aud tiftv emigrante
on the first of December. should such mum.
Der offer and 10 invite the friends Of the So
ciety TO ascertain and commune ate TO the So.
cretary OF the Society the names Of such free
persons of color as may be disposed to re-
move to Liberia. II is hoped that the friends
OF the object, an Virginia, viii make the
wishesefihe Board generally known through~
out the State.-.eaiional lateiligaacer.
Singular Occurrence On Sunday even.
! ing, the 4th inst. man. who called himselE
Daniel Shafer, voluntarily came before Mi.
ch9l Baltzell. Esq. magistrate of this city.
and requested to be committed to prison, al
leging that be had committeaa murder. dup>
| ing the last winter, in Marietta, Pennsylvania
and that the reproaches Of bis conscience had
become 30 severe, that he was unable, any
longer, to endure them.--His narrative be-.
ing perfectly coherent, and he himself app
pearing entirely sane the magistrate com.
pied with his request and committed him.
| Since that time, under his directions, conn
munication has been had with The proper
authorities in Marietta, and such intelligence
received as confirms his horrid tale His
history is, that. during the deep snow Of Lass
winfer, bc, whilst in state of intoxication.
entered the house OF widdew named Bows
ers. then living in Marietta, and, after VIC.
IafBg her person. put her to death by stran.
cling her-Ihe fact Of such person having
been found dead in hcrhouse, about the time
stated, is fully snbstantiated by the accounts
received from Marietta---and the whole de-,
neanor OF The prisoner, since his confino-
nent, as well as his positive declarations. haa
induced general belief in the truth Of hie
singular Confession Fred Eeon.n.ey
Custom House Seizure In .Montrenl.-A
Montreal paper informs us, that a system Of
fraud which is supposed to have been prac-
Used for a considerable time in bringing goode
into Canada from the United States, has late
ly been discovered The practice has been
10 enter goods paying an ad valorem duty, at
prices much lower than their intrinsic worth.
and by this means eyade the payment of the
greater portion Of the duties A large guam
tity ofciocks, &c were lately seized and con.
dcmned to public sale on account Of teir
having been catered at less than one fifth OF
their value; the proprietor, however. com:
promised the matter; paid duties on the full
value, and cost OF seizure, and on these terms
vas permitted to take possession OF has goods.
Major Eaton and wife have left Washing;
ton tor Tennessee
Patrick Henry left in his will the follow
Ing testimony in favour Of the Christian re-
ligion: 81 have now disposed OF all my pro.
periy to my family: there is one thing more
wish could give them, and that IL
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