Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1832-10-18

Bribery and Corruption There are three
candidates for a Congressional xiistriet In q
hlo. Gen Duncan M'Arthur, the Clay can
didate; Mr.. Allen, the regularly nominated
Caucus jackson candidate; and Geo. Muir
ply, Att Observation-Disclosures. The Party,
iiading defeat inevitable if Gen. Murphyc con
inued TO run, FIRST begged and then threatened.
The General coa1iauing infexible, his case
was referred TO three officers oC the Govern
ment, hired to attend to their duties, and not
to interfere with elections. These were Eli
Jah Hay ward, COMMISSIONER Of the General
Land Office at Washington, Bella Latham,
the Postmaster al Columbus, Ohio; and John
A Bryan, the Commissioners for Insolvents
at the same place These three, having plot.
ted together, made another assault upon the
refractory Candidate Latham offered him as
brtbe, that his name should be placed upon
the list of Electors If Ire declined. BRYAN
urges La,ham's suit and declares that, anless
he consents TO withdraw, "oid Dunk Gov
MArthur1 will certainly be elected; and la
ham, to make assurance ddubly sure, IN
creases the hope Of PROFIT. held out by the
first bribe, by the following declaration
Il have received very friendly letter from
Hayward upon this subject. He wishes and
begs that you would sacrifice your feelings
for the present. He will, and we all will do
any and every thing to AID IN ANY THING
YOU MAY WANT ''Hl
This whole affair Of shameless Juggling
and corruption has been bloom, and the aid
ers and abetters must now be held up 10 the
merited scorn Of an intelligent people.
,4lerandria Gazette.
Kentucky Our contemporary Of the Ad
verti.er is perfectly welcome to all the bene-
fiji his party can derive from our representa-
ton OF the Jackson strength in this STATE
We think we have clearly demonstrated, that
we have decided majority, and that ii will
be decislvciy shown at the November eiec
ton. notwithstanding the efforts of The host
Of Office holders scattered throughout The
commonwealth, and the recent electoneering
tour of the President through the centre Of
the State on the eve Of the elcction.-L euis-
'ttis Heraid
.Ncl0 JcTSey There was a great deal OF
activity shown on Tuesday, at the polls, il
being h first day Of the election. II is pro
bable that very few Will abstain from voting
who have right TO do SO. The prospect
from the appearance OF things, is far more
liat,ering than we had anticipated; though
we never entertained doubt that the State
was ssaunch in its politics Bergen county
will gisea handsome majority for the Nation
al Republican ticket; aud the jackson men
say that AS Bergen county goes so goes the
State. In Essex, our majority will be from
1000 TO 1900.
The venerable Colonel John Stevens, OF
Hoboken, who has not voted before for FiFTY
years, went to the poll 10 deposit his vote in
favor Of rne Constitution, and was received
vi b fhfee cheers by the people.
Con,foit Sands, Est. the last surviving
member of the Convention Of .777, which
framed the Constitution Of New York, and at
the head of which was John Jay, also voted
against the Jackson ticket at the same time.
We trust that the other worthless Of the revo-
luton. in every stale. VIII initiate his exam.
pie. They Must do SO, if they think the
independence for which they fought and toll.
ed, still worthy Of preservation-.N. Fork
Com. eide.
.Aldak he Predicnon.-If Gen Jackson is
defeated in November, and the profligate hire
lings by which he has surrounded himself,
and 10 whose sinuosities he has ensconced his
seuisty, are buried from their power, they
will attempt resolution. And they are pre-
willing yoke, for such an event We have
heard some Of then plant tools say. that Jack
son should be president il they had to put
him in office by force Of armsi
Are we not arriving at pretty passp When
will all this end? Is there no way ol convin
cling men oftheir madness and folly? In vain
do ynu use argument. Men who are blind
c with pyejudice- over whom corrupt inf'u
euces nave power, cannot be led to truth -
They turn away as if from an offensive va
pour. We look with anxiety and almost fear
10 the result of the coming contest. II Jack
son is rec elected the iiberues Of the country
are gone demolished forever The redeem.
ing spirit of the people viii come too late,
after that event Lei il come now, or never
II he is defeated, his violent partizans will
attempt revolution, in which they will as sure
ly he defeated as they make the attempt
The good sense Of The community ,ciU, and m,.sI
then he aroused.
IMPORTANT AND AGREEABLE IHTELILGENCRi
We are exceedingly gratIiicd IN being able
TO state for the information of our Western
friends the pleasing Intelligence that the u
nited States Bank has gwen orders TO the
Branches in the West TO discount bills of
Exchange, SC. literally" This removes
one of the evils brought upon the unotfend-
ing West by the veto message. Ii is, also,
10 o0r mind, conclusive evidence that the mo-
her bank views the defeat of Gen jackson as
certain, and that, therefore, she runs no risk
Al