Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1832-03-15


favorable opportunity to give US CALL
They Will find US at home.
GIVE learn from Richmond that the Sc
nate on Saturday last. rejected the bill appro-
priatiog sum Of money Tor the deportation
of the free negroes from the Commonwealth
This is most unfortunate decision and one
which we presume the people will severely
condemn.
The ball for INCREASING the fees Of the
Clerks OF the Superior and County Courts,
was on the same day, passed in the House OF
Delegates, 65 to As. This Sili probably he
good news for those concerned, if the Senate
do not, as usual, destroy much Of the benefit
of legislation, by rejecting or modifying it.
The Senate have concurred with the House
Of Delegates, releasing the entire country
East of the Allegheny, from the operation of
the delinquent land law This is most be-
nefcial measure, and will itself redeem the
present legislature from the charge OF not
having done any thing for the people.
The final Jackson Caucus in Richmond.
was to take place last night We expect
there will be great ro,C The hostility be-
tween the Calhounites and Van Burenites is.
we learn, bitter and unrelenting. In our last
we promised 10 lay before our readersso day,
the proceedings of the last Caucus, but we
deem it unnecessarily was certainly, a
complete farce, in which the Senator # ON the
adjoining district, played a conspicuous part
A meeting of the citizens of Sussex coun
~, was held at the cour, house on the LIST
inst at which several resolutions were adop-
ted-among them the following:
Resolucd, As the opinion of this meeting,
that at the next election Of members OF the
Legislature 81 Virginia. no individual should
be supported for, or elected TO that station
who shall not distinctly avow, that his prn-
ciples and feelings are opposed to the course
pursued By the present House of Delegates %
on the subject Of the abolition OF Negro
Slavery: and we respectfully request the co
operation of our fellow-ciiizens, in other
portions of the State, TO carry this expires
sion Of opinion into effect.
IN the last Winchester Republican we find
the following gentlemen announced ssandi
dates 10 represent the comfy OF Frederick in
the next general assembly. viz: Messrs. Rich
ard w Barton, James Gibson. John 3 Earle
John b. d, Smith and John 5 Magill Ere
derrick is entitled to three members Heroine
L.. Opie is anneuncedin the same paper. as
a candidate for the SENATE
In the Cha rIpstouD Eree prass Gerard
Wager is announced as candidate TO re
present Jefferson county, by .seventv six vo
ters," goodly number faith-if true.
MIR. Chester. the Attorney for the Mission
aries, has proceeded to Georgia, with a eopy
Of the record and judgment in the Supreme
Count, expecting 10 arrive befere the adjourn
ment Of the Court by whom the Missionaries
were tried and sentenced In the remarks of
the Chief Justice and Judge M'Lean, IL was
iniimated that on the strict enforcement OF
the decision might depend the question of th
Courts euer re assembling Nut Gas
In the House of Representatives at Wash
ington, some time last week, Mr. Lecompte
of Kentucky. moved resolution for in
structing the Committee on the Judiciary 70
inquire into the expUdiency of amending the
the Judges OF the Courts of the United
States shall hold their office 10, limited
term of years Upon this motion. Mr.. Wi
liams Of North Carolina. demanded the
question OF consideration On effect, the pre-
vious question: and this question was de
termined by yeas and nays. as follows:
Feas-Messrs Robert Allen, Angel, James
Bates, Bouck, John Brodhead, Carr, Chan
dler, Clayton, Connor, Coulter, Warren X
Davis, De"art, Fielder, Fitzgerald. Ford.
Forster Gather, Griffin. Thomas II Hall
Holland Hubbard, Jewett. Cave johnson,
Adam King, Lamar, Lansing, Leavitt, lie
compte. Lewis. Lyon, Mann William
MCoy, Nuckolls, Person Pitcher, Plum
mer. Roane, Root, Wiley Thomson,
Weeks, Wcklitie-4I
The nays were one hundred aud f,ee'sty
seven. We need not give their names.
4 On Tuesday in the senate, the following
Il resolution was submitted by Mr. Sprague of
4 Maine
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