Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1832-07-12

mencement and progress of the Opeouon
Bridge. presents satisfactory indication OF
ITS successful completion-a work worthy OF
the resources and enterprise Of the county.
by Sstdts HcTTy, Of Pennsylvania. Berkeley
county, old and patriotic, her soil rich and
fertile, she has commenced the noble work OF
pubic Improvement, may her sister counties
follow her example.
| By Madison .HaisT-HENRY Clay of Ken
tucky-may be be cur mex, president.
| ny one preSent-The Martns5urg Band
we have had rich treat in their music-may
| it prosper.
by X. III Ransom Gen. Jackson, a poll,
teal eatspa,c.
90 that same power the gift would "a him,
fFo see himself as ithers see him,
at would fra many blunder free him
can foolish notion.'
BIZ F. Il Kownslar Washington Irving.
the literary star of America, we welcome
him to his native land.
Bg james Eakin-Thomas Ritcbie-a mo.
titicai flea -"clap your thumb upon him, and
he isn't there"
AT meeting Of the citizens of Augusta
county, friendly to the election of HEyRy
CLAY, to the next Presidency, and JoHS SEA
6EANr 10 the Wee Presidency of the United
States, convened at the Court house in Staun
ton, on Monday the 18th day of June, 1882.
Tor the purpose of eiecting delegates 10 the
convention proposed to be held in this place,
on the third Monday 10 July next.
Colonel James Crawford was called to the
Chair, and kenton Harper appointed Score
tary.
On motion Of VIM Kinney, jr Esq. it was
RESOLVED, That committee consisting OF
hve gentlemen be appointed to prepare a suit
able preamble and resolutions expressive Of
the views of this meeting. and report the
same to an adjourned meeting to be held this
evening at three O'Clock
Wbereupon the following gentlemen were
appointed by the Chairman: VIM. Kinney.
j., Robert ). Brooke, A. H. H. Stuart, Jacob
Leas and John Wayt, esqrs.
The meeting then adjourned.
The meeting again assembled at 8 O'Clock
WIN, Kinney, Jr. esq, from the commit
tee appointed 10 the morning, made the fol
lowing report, which was unanimously adop
| ted:
Your committee deem it useless to enter
| into any exposition of the grounds on which
we deprecate the re election of Andrew Jack
son to the Presidential chair ihey have
been stated and sustained before the Ameri
| can people so frequently, and with so much
| ability, by the numerous meetings OF our fell
! low citizens throughout the Union, who ca
terrain similar sentiments upon this subject
with ourselves, that there can be but few men
who have any observation or reflection who
are not entirely familiar with them The
facts and the arguments are fairiy and fully
before the whole American people, affotding
TO ourselves the most thorough and satisfac-
tory conviction of the dangerous incompe
iency and corruption of the present Admin
tration, and amply sufficient without line of
farther comment TO justify us in the step we
are about to take. We view, therefore, the
convention proposed TO be held at this place
in the ensuing month for the support of the
nomination of Henry Clay, aud John Ser
geant, for the two first otfires of the govern
iaent, ss OF the deepest import to the future
veal and peace of the Union. In truth, we
do not hesitate 20 say that an the present con-
dition OF public affairs we look TO Me
Clay as the only man who can etfectuaily
RAISE up the fallen hopes OF the republican
and the Unionist, and restore by an efficient,
just and dignifed administration of the gene
raj government, the harmony and the honour
Of our country. He is fully entitled to this
pre- eminent distinction by the uniform re
publican tenor OF his life, by the candid and
magHanimous bearing of bis character, pub.
lic and private, By the stroag bold which in
despite Of calumny and delraciion he has on
the affections and administration Of his coun
try, and by the distin gushed abilities he has
at all times displayed in the service Of our
country.
Resoioed, Therefore that
be elected delegates to represent the county
oil Augusta in the convention to be held in
Staunton, on the Sd Monday ia July.
Resoloed, That
be appointed committee of correspondence
and arrangement, whose duty it shall be TO
communicate, if necessary, with our friends
in other parts of the state, and to procure
suitable place for the sitting of the conVen.
ton
Resotced, Also, thatit is the opinion of this
meeting that all the friends Of Mr.. Clay,
without reference to age, should be repre-
scented in the convention and that it should
be the organ of nominating to Virginia an
! and John Sergeant, and that it be recon-
mended TO our fellow citizens throughout the
state to unite in giving this character TO the
! convention, and to rouse their best energies
in vindicati of the constitution and free
principles of our country, and of restoring
E, their administration to honest and complete
| hands
The blank in the first resolution was filled
with the names Of the following gentlemen as
delegates TO the convention: Lyttle,on Wad
del, Robert 5. Brooke, Thomas j. Stuart
Washington Swoope, William Kinney. jr.
John Wayt. John b. Christian, Chesley Kin
ney, Joseph Brown, and Capt San,l Miller.