Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1832-11-01
GEN. JACKSON's STATE OF BODY
AND MIND


seems TO have been inspired by truth. There
IS nothing in Gen. Jackson's age, nor IN the
life be has led, TO render il improbable. On
the contrary each contributes to render il
highly probable. Still less are the interested
protestatIons OF Eendsl. Blair. Richie s. Co.
entitled 10 any discrediting weight. All re
memhef the lauer's vehement assertions OF
MT CFswfords vigor, at time when be had
to sign has name by a fac sia,iis. What was
done IN 1874. may be done again. The OH
ces and eInoluulents Of many Of jackson IS
editors, depend upon bis election, TO which,
the popular belief, in his dotage and deere
pltade, would be fatal bar Such person S,
will declare him IN perfect health, aud wouh'
do so, we verey believe, il he was gasping
for breath.
Those who vote for Jackson, will vote for
LITTLE better than corpse. For ali the pur
poses OF mind they had as well vote Tor
Calvin Edson's skeleton.
From tho Commentator Of October &.
Ne had extreme felicity of seeing Ger. Jack
sou, 10 Lexington on Saturday evening last
The old man is M our candic aud unbiased
opinion. the victem of designing men. he is
IN the last stage OF bunfan .iIfe--vcrgng on
the grave. Unconscious Of things aronpd
hsm--Ignorant OF the intentions OF his Keepers,
receiving the nnnleaning adulatlon Of the
corrupt and OF the ignorant with all the joy
oil an inianliie mind. he was TO us an object
81 pity We Rad long since reasoned our
self into the belief that be was dtiveiier
and a dotasd.-- We went TO see h,n, that
we might discover whether or not our po-
sition wastrue.--We regret to say our worst
antieipasions we're more than realized. Gen
eral jackson IS superanDuated- - a m,serabiy
doting old map.--Wc may say il now with
out iear-we may say 1t conscientlously Tor
i we saw hun aud eyed him narrowly. Ii
does not reqare a great length Of time to
| discover whether or not the luxurlances OF
the nnod are died up They are percepu
i bly, distinct as the apresrapfe OF the outward
man. The green leaves of General Jaskson's
/ life IS wltiefed aud gone dc is only the sha
| DOE Of hinascij tie could never boast OF a
reach OF intellect, and now there fingers not
/ behind one Trail remnant Of what he once
enjoyed. They who boast of his healthy
Condition --oi the vigor of his intellect, are
without slidme-- reckless Of the future --dts
resardiui OF consequences ---cai.less OF cha
racter. They are either blinily Ignorant
or most consrnmatciy corrup,'
Secession. - Those who have Ltetp became
SUCH suckers for the uni0,, hold up Secession
as "a sort of aierit--ihey seem as much as to
say, have nothing 10 do with Nullfcation:
no. no; am guliiiess Il that sin; my RENE
ay Is Secession!-as II Secs ssIoH was some
thing particularly healing and uniting IN rs
Tendency! II reminds as OF the consolation
winch Don QuAotte undertook to administer
to oancno, when he told him, tnat grieyous
as were the bruises suilcicd by the slaves oil
the fanguesiau Carriers, thty could not ter
ntipate IN any thing worse than DEATH judge
Barbour anu al tte new converts would con
sole us Tor the mischief of. Nuii flea ZION. by
telling US we have the right Of Scccsslonl A
special recipe for keeping dry, by jumping
INTO the river.-Rich. Hhis.
mississippi "A yiolent controversy, grow
ing oaI vi the occurrences ut Washington,
during the last session Of Congress, is now
rastap lr Mississippi, between the friends Of
SenAtor Polndexser and Judge Ellis. AT a
meeting oi the friends OF the latter gentle
man in Nalcbez, MIR. Games made pfopo.
siIion to this effect. lie pledges himself that
II MIR. Polndexter will resign his seat IN the
Senate. Judge Ellis will resign the Office re-
Gently conferred on him by the President,
and abide the decision OF the people between
them. 10 which the Port Gibson Correspon
dent, on the part of MIR. Poiudexter, thus re-
spends: 1--WE ieeI authorized TO state that
this proposition will be accepted, on the con
diton that Judge Ellis enter into bond aud
security that he will not receive an Executive
appointment Tor i've ars."-Lynch. Vwg.
II appears BY the following which we copy
from the ZauesviiIe. (0hio) Republican, OF
Saturday, that the Anti Masonic Ticket is to
be withdrawn. and the Clay ticket alone sup
ported by the opponents to the present al.
nsnislratlon:-1
IMPORTANT
The Ohio Monitor OF October 18th, saws.
--"i'he Anti Masonic Committee Eof Ohiol
yesterday issued their Bulletin announcing
that their anti masonic Electoral Ticket
should be WITHDRAWN, and recommend
ing their party to support the Clay unpledged
ticket tor electors OF President"
The horse attached 10 a carriage. in which
were two, ladies', Mrs. aud Miss Levy, IN
Chestnut street, on Saturday morning, were
startled by some accident, and ran furiously
down the street, The driver having dropt one
Of the reins. After. breaking several boxes
and ALMOST upsettiag a loaded draw, the hor.
see turned down Third street, throwing the
driver from his seat They pursued their
way between piles OF wood, heaps Of brick.
and other impedimeDf., until they reached
Vikings alley; where one Of the reins be
| came entangled 10 the wheel, and the horses
were checked The ladies were taken otr