Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1832-09-06

and vindictiTe in his private, than arbitrary
and ignorant in his public character. Are ys
afraid to meet your opponents before the
People on these questions? Is it possible
that the People. who have no motives TO de
eide against their country. if fairly and fully
informed of the course and history of Jack
sons Administration, can hesitate to strip
him of power?
Virginia is now for jackson. No man dis
putes it But who does not perceive the
slenderness of the thread which sustalns his
ascendencyp Who so disingenuous as not to
acknow edge that it is not his popularity, but
the unpopularity of Mr. Clay, Gan uppopu
larity effected by years of malignant SANDER
and abuse) which gives him an alg1aren
standing in Virginia? Does not every man
see that properly speaking. he has no popn
lariiy. or is popular only with the most ig-
norantp Do not his intelligent friends hang
their heads; and sigh over the disappointment
Of all their hopes from his administration
Hear You any intelligent man clamorous FIR
Jackson, unless he be dependent. a recini
ent or an expectant? In fine. but that poll
teal cir cumstances, wholly unconnec.ed with
Jackson's merits, sustain him in this Com
monwealth, would man of sense he found
IN his ranks? We must solemnly believe not
one excepting aJoays-a certain office hun.
ting class, whose favor he may depend upon.
Go what be may.
In community thus disposed. there must
be every encouragement for exerfion 1t is
IN the power of activity, concert, and homo
rabe effort. to retrieve Virginia from Jack
sonism. Thrice b'essed day! should il ever
comet Glorious day Glorious not for the sake
OF Henry Clay-not for the triumph of par
tIzan feeling: Not even so much for the good
of the Cuion. infinitely as that would ne pro
NOTED by smoking out Jackson and his crew
at Washington; but glorious in efTacing the
dark and foul spot which adhesion. to jack
sonsln has imprinted oD the proud escutcheon
of the mother Of Statesmen! Con Hhig.
Governor M'Arthnr. of Ohio. has by pro
clamation, recommended TO the citizens of
that state, to set apart Thursday, the 18th
day OF September, a day OF Fasting, liu
initiation and Payer to God, that he may a.
vert the dreadful pestcnce, which has, in
ats progress, proved SO fatal to human life.
The Governor of Tennessee has issued his
proclamation, converting the Legislature ON
The iirst Monday In September next. to fix
The mode of choosing electors Of President
and Vice President.
In looking over the list of candidates for
civil Offices in the Cherokee nation, as an
nounced in the Phenix, we observe The col
loving, among others: Sleeping Rabbit,
Sweet Water, Roman Nose, Parchcd Corn
The Editor Of the Ohio State Journal is
about TO publish an Extra Weekly, TO be de-
voted exclusively 10 the dissemination of cor
rect political information, 10 be continued till
the termination of the Presidential canvass
Terms one dollar for two copies during that
time.
The Robbed Rober-For some time past,
lad has been employed in obtaining small
quantities OF goods liom various places. un-
der the false pretence that his father or his
mother or some other person wished TO see
them. In this roguery he succeeded very
well One day he had the adfotness to Oh
tain pair of boots 10 show his father. The
boots were taken TO Broadway aud exchang
ed for the quarter of ticket. The ticket
drew prize of thousand dollars. This
good fortune worked has detection: for he
must needs buy watch, and make dash at
The Five Points, There of course he was
robbed; and repairing to the Police for re
dress, met some OF the persons whom he had
himself robbed, and was lodged in Bndewel.
His reversionary interest in the prize money
falls to the honest boot maker and his associ
ates, parties of the first part in the affair.
~ Y. Jour Com.