Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1832-06-21
Ere,n The Southern Pnrint.

From the Southern Patriot.
THE QUESTION-.4nother lock at it.
South Carolina is lS9 by 100 miles in
length and breadth.
$50 600 is the entire population.
250.n00 are out Of the view.
I65 900 are against notification.
167 900 may be for it: which IS less mum
Der for Notification scattered over 3O,2I2
square miles than is centerei against il in the
single city of New York or Philadelphia.
Only part Of a fraction Of the least popu.
lous section of the nation is in favor of the
| principle.
What is there to be apprehended?
First-The sovereign Act Of Notification,
making proud South Carolina a smuggling
State for the Union.
Next-The Federal Navy off the bar to
protect the Revenue
Then-The seizure by the State, of the u.
nited States Forts.
And then, where will be Peace, Commerce
and Plenty?
Gone to our laughing neighbors.
Savannah will take our place, and we shall
have only plenty Of houses TO let, plenty of
grass in the streets, plenty of cotton, plenty
of laborers without work, plenty of clear
SAILS in the market house, plenty of unsa-
tisfied stomachs, plenty Of hot skoff to the
COutTdIy HOtNltEotdIiuiHS-
Benefits of Gen. Jackson's Colonial Trade
.4rra,.ge nent I'm the morning papers of
June 4th may be seen the arrival In the port
of New York Of ten American and nine Bri-
! fish briggs. Is there a port in England where
American tonnage employed bears SO large a
proportion to The British?
Can any observer, moreover, of our ship
ping lists fail to be struck with the dispropor-
tomato increase in our ports OF British ship
ping?-M Y. american.
gT-Kernel Webb says sit is acknowledged
on all hands, that such another body of men
fas the Van Buren, Convention never yet
met together since the Revolution!" 80
trumpery. o Moses" as the surveyor said
on "a somewhat similar occasion. There were
certainly clever men in that body, but we
know not one of eminent talent. Not one.
Kremer we suspect, was by nature, The most
gifted man of the party.-Rich Wig.
While Mr.. Richie is Justify plying his En-
CINE to extinguish the fame that is spreading
in favor Of Mr.. Barbour, by throwing cold
water on it, it must be mortifying to him to
see that all his efforts but add fuel to the flame.
North Carolina is all alive n his favor-Vir-
ginia will not be persuaded to give him up
for the Magician-and The whole South seem
TO stand ready to secoad their movement
Poor Van, we don't know whether to pity
him or his indiscreet friends most He and
they are in a peck Of trouble-and the peo-
pie will neither be led nor driven to help
them out of it. Van missed a figure when
he went abroad. He left none behind him
worthy to wear his mantle as a Manager.
We give below two articles on the subject,
"A T.Au.H IL, l.ia,yh ,nannpo of oeforAaxr- am
from the Star, a Jackson paper; the other
from the Register, Opposition. The Regis
ter also gives the proceedings of meetings at
Granville Courthouse, Hilisboro' and Fay
cite, which appointed Delegates to the Bar
bour Convention to be held at Raleigh on the
18th instant.
From the Raleigh Register of yesterday
STATE CONVENTION.
1t is known TO the public, that a large por
ton of the supporters of the present Admin
istration, are dissatisfied with the nomination
of Mr.. Van Buren, for the Vice Presidency, <
are taking measures TO defeat his election.
In this State a Convention has been de-
termined on, to meet in our city on the 18th
inst, for The purpose of recommending some
suitable person TO the people, to be placed
ON a ti.ket with General jackson, and to de
signate Electors plegcd 10 the support Of that
tUultIuudi IIuU every Hhuicdiioh ~ "a
appeared, we have no doubt that the candi
date selected will be the Hon, Philip P. Bar.
horr Of Virginia; and SO far as we have any
Opportunity Of acquiring Information. tits our
opinion. that nothing is wanting but ylgor.
Gus activity TO secure TO him the vote OF the
State, the Baltimore endorsement to the
contrary Notwithstanding. The meeting pro
misses to be highly respectable, whe'heI
reference is had to the talants or nunlerlca
strength OF the Delegates.
From The Raleigh Star Of yesterday.
STATE CONVENTION.
Delegates have already been appointed il
many Of the counties, and from the measure
which have been adopted in the several o
thers nith the same view, we fatter our
selves. that, Notwithstanding the late perio
at which The subject was agitated, the Cor
yenton will be attended,
This must be wcrmwood to our couten
9orary -RirA Wing