Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1831-09-08

Free Press, we find the following notice.
1.-The citizens of Jefferson county, friendly
to the election of HENRY CLAY 10 the
Presidency OF the United States, are redues
ted 10 meet at the Court House in Charles
town, on Monday the 18th Of Septem Der,
iCourt Day. for the purpose of taking into
consideration the prOpriety of appointing
delegate TO the National Republican Conyen-
ton, to be held in Baltimore in Dec next
In regard TO the late insurrection Of the
4 blacks IN Southampton, the Norfolk Beacon
4 OF the 29th ult. says-We learn that NED.
the preacher and prophet, had been taken;
20 whites killed, and some missing-3s blacks
killed Nelson killed and Porter General SO
called) IN jail Negro Tom had made ge.
&neral confession, being desperately wounded
snd about to die Brodnax's servant stated
xtheir object TO be to reach the free states,
where they expected to make proselytes and
#return to assist their brethren. Mr.. Blount.
his son, overseer, and negroes beat off the
party which attacked his house From all
That we can learn there appears to have been
no concert With the blacks in any other part
OF the state.
Among our last exchange papers, we re
eeiyeda new one, printed at Washington,
Fayette county, Ohio. entitled the peoples
Palladium The mechanical part will pass,
but Ia regard TO the editors course, we stand
opposed-He appears 10 have adopted the
zlgzag course OF a neutral neither for Clay
Tor Jackson The time has arrived, when we
can recognize no neutrals We ike open
independence. If men wish to print Jack
son paper in a Clay district, Let them say so.
Let them not say they are in favor of the
f"American System" whilst they arc secretly
Il advancing the cause Of Jacksonlsm in order
& to defeat that System Let the true friends
4 to this System, look well to it,
Bcttos-The Washington Globe has the
/ following melting accounts of the first Cab
met Council held since the formation of the
( new U,,st:
3 ave were gratified to see the President.
when first surrounded by his new Cabinet
ard the Heads Of the Bureaus of the several
Departments. Hiscounteuance bcamed with
the satis!act lion he felt, in heing surrounded
5 BY the new aids, in whose elevated minds,
8pure warm hearts, ana unbieinished senti
ments OF honor, he could not but perceive
Pie kindred principles which would unite
fhem in harmony and enable them to com
fnand the confidence of the country, as they
Eommanded bis own"!i
I# Ian any RepU5Gcat can any .9,nerican-
sick at heart? Are We breathing the same
atmosphere that surrounded the stern Fathers
#Of the Republic -or are we inhaling the tain
ted breath OF plant courtiers and lawning sy-
Elephants, who live on the smiles of Royalty,
and who dare not approach their master but
lon Blended knee, and with tongues distilling
the rank poison, battery? There was time,
#vhen no Court Press was employed 10 enron
ficie the smiles that lighted up the Presidents
countenance, or the frowns that disfigured it:
but if we deteriorate as rapidly in this res
pect as we have done within the last two
ears, we may shortly expect to have regu,
BAR bulletins, ISSUED by has ltxcellency's ply
kIclan, from the East Room, informing his
loving subjects of the gradual progress Of the
ort in his big toe. or of the variations in "a
IN OF those ailments which flesh is heir tor
ii hese apings Of Monarchy, as hollow and
nsincere as they are ridiculous and disgust
ing, should be frowned down at their first
appearance; iorii such things be permitted
Yin the Green tree, what may we not expect
Pn the dyy2"-Lynctberg p0guaiaa.
I'LL
II We. absolutely saw, last Saturday, gen
leman, apparently Of good information, who
I'd not beiieVe--or who said he did not-that
he President had appointed Stephen Il Ma
Jon, q nephe,o Of Hdiians Z, Bm7u, and a
outh not out of his teens, to the high and
Responsible Office of Secretary Of Michigan.
kef which Territory he is now acting Cover
Enor. And this, too, Notwithstanding the
Epcople Of Michigan have denounced the ac,
in no measured terms, and young Mason has
himself acknowledged his homage and de
blended his appointment! What hope is there
of putting an end to this reign OF corruption
when people thus wilfnliy shut their eyes to
Transactions which they cannot acknowledge
EWthout blush for the weakness, or some.
Vthing worse OF the President who is guilty
Xol them?-Ibid
II The Salisbury, N c. journal of The l5tl
INST. has the following amongst other remarks
upon notification:
Nothing is more false, than the assertion
oi IFS advocates, that they nave derived i
i0m Mr. JEFFERSON; for that distinguishe,
statesman Land II down as Fundamental DO
slilon, that absolute aequiescence in the de
clsions of the majority IS the Vital pfincapl
oil republics, from which there is 20 appea
but TO force, which is the vital principal, o
&c poiism," This principle Of Mr. Jeffersol
, Wholly incompatible with the doctrine il
( ii Question, which disTe CARDS the "decisi0ns o
tie majority" and must necessarily resort Il
'Jorce, the vlt9l principle of despotism," t.
sustain Itself"
INTERESTING FROM BRAZIL.
The commander Of the Norfolk Relenn
N1tter addressed the tollowin. note 10 tn
editor oil ihe Herald, under The date of Au
II gust 20.