Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1831-01-27


The Washington papers Of Friday con
tain note from The Hon. MIR McDUFFIE,
on the subject of the authorship of the Re
port Of the Committee Of WAYS and Means,
Of the last session, relative to the u. 5. Bank
In publication made by Judge Clayton in
the Georgia journal, the Judge spceiis of an
anonymous letter which states s'that scarcely
particle Of the Report on rhe Bank ,of the
United STATES was penned by Mr.. McDufiie,
but penned by those Immediately interested
in, or employed by, the Bank and that ''the
following individuals can tsll who penned
that document; Lengdon Cheves, n. Biddle,
Mr. lngersoI!, SIC. &C."
In reply to this insnuation, Mr. McDuffie
holds the following unequiyocal language:
alt is equally due to myself aud TO all con-
cerned, that should state explicitly, that in
the whole ofthe foregoing statement of Judge
CIayton's anonymous correspondent, there is
not "a particle" or shadow of truth The
entire Report of the Committee of Ways
and Means, to which reference is made, was
composed and written by the Chairman of
that Committee, and, of course, not single
sentence Of it was pcnned by any other hu
man being. If the reference made to Mr.
Cheves, Mr.. Biddle, and Mr.. Ingersoll, was
designed to convey the idea that these gen.
Of TIE Report in question, they "can tell"
Judge Clayton that his CORES pondent is
random and reckless calumnator"
The Albany Advertiser ssys:-It is cur
rently reported in New York and Albany,
that wealthy English Duke has ordered
two millions five hundred thousand dollars 10
be invested in the American stocks.
Playing tom old tmse-Some stroliing chap,
disposed to profit by the panic which the small
pox has created in our county, determined
to practise as vaccine doctor, ami to ensure
custom resolved to charge half the usual fec.
lie accordingly came to Winchester, andob
tanned, as he supposed, vaccine seab, with
which he Immediately commenced operating.
In few days it was discovered that his n1.
merous patients had got,- not tie kline pock,
but less salutary infection, known. Of old.
by the name of the Scotch fiddle, upon which
the duly indoctrinated were, at the last ac
counts, most exqulsitely playing Hin Rep.
Further OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES was fur.
Their examined on Saturday last before J.
Blair, Esq. says the Baltimore Patriot. In
the course OF which, some Of the clothing Of
Newey (the deceased fouad in the posses
sion of Markley, was identified by one of
the witnesses from Frederick county; this,
and other corroboratins circumstances, leave
but little doubt that Marley and his accom-
plice (who is stated to be stout, and good
locking intelligent fellow, fair complexion,
sandy hair and whiskers, and about feet 10
or II inches high, and is supposed TO have
accompanied Markley to Baltimore after the
mnrder) are The persons who committed the
horIid outrage.
Markley was seen the day before the MUIR
der and arson were committed, within two
miles OF Newey's dwelling, and made esquiry
whether he still resided in the same place,
thrcatning that he would destroy the whole
family, and then give himself mp TO be hung.
On the night after. Markley and his compan-
;on staid in Smiths town, distant six miles