Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1832-03-29

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The answer of the Hon William wilkins, TO
a committee Of the recent Harrisburg Con-
vention. :. -,
..My answer to your letter would still be
imperfect If did not proceed further and
say-that, II il shah happen to he the plea
sure Of any fellow citizens composing the
Harrisburg Convention, to confer upon me
the very distinguished honor Of placing me
before the nation as candidate for their Sc
cond office. upon the same ticket with that
excellent Chief Magistrate whose admins
tratien am this moment faithfully engaged
in sustaining, shall, with profound graft
tude. accent the nomination, and shall adj
here To IT until the same authority that gave
! il shall require me 10 yield it up. If the ex
allied nomination was in my hands, il never
could be surrendered but in obedience TO the
/ wishes and interest. of PennsylvaBia."
! Mr.. BuchaDan addressed letter to the
Committee, requesting that the Convention
would abstain from nominating him, and con-
yeying these truths
| al did not believe that the character Of my
| public services had placed me in that elevat
| cd position before the American people.
which citizen should first occupy, 10 ju.ii-
| f. his selection for The second office in the
Government To preside over the Senate
/ of the United States, and to decire all qucs
iions on which they may be equally divided,
is an exalted public trust, which never can
be usefully or safely confded 10 any citizen.
unless he enjoys in advance the highest con
! fideuce and respect not only OF that body.
| but of the people Of the sovereign States
| which its members represent Besides, When
| reflected that this office was the resource
provided by the Constitution 10 suppl, am
1 vacancy which. in future times. might occur
in The Office OF President, felt still more go
| 'emnly impressed that the sts'ion demanded
a statesman Of more nature age and longer
, experience than possess"
| The breaking up OF the ice in the Mohawk
and North Rivers, and other streams in the
| State OF New York. has been attended with
r tremendous flood, which has caused mani
disasters, Of one OF which The following is an
| account:
| F'rom tie Kiade1hook Colombia Sentinel
| If .llaroh IS
Meiaacholp Occurrence On Tuesday, of
| - o'clock, A NJ, The ice in the Hudson ri
rcr, At Stuyvesant landing, began 10 give
! way. The river had at that fine RISER 70 An
unusual height, tn water being twelve feet
above low water mark, covering the dock
to the depth o(four feet, and making an en-
trance into most Of the store houses OIL the
,sharVes Serious and well grounded snp~
tensions were entertained that evcrv dwell
! ling along the margin OF the river wonld be
swept away; bn; happily these fesr, we're
not realized, the buildings having sustained
bn' ,rfiing damage. The ice continued 20
move 70. abont two hours. and apparently in
one sa'f mass several miles in extent Du
ing this interval, most distressing src NJ
was Witnessed at the asht Of the Cpuer
idgh' House. situate IA mile and a hsif ahor.
the landing. This was stone building, 1p
ny "a ieet, and two stories high, with n
mole surrounding il, four feet in height Th,.
water had risen 10 the ton of the mole he
iere The re began TO move, which rendered
The situation Of The inmates truly ALARMING
Soon the immense field Of ice above w.s
seen to swing from its n,oornss, and coming
down with irresistible force. struck The
Lisht House, which in moment was mad,
heap OF ruins There we're, at the time
ten IndIvIAnals IN The b,iildIng, four Of who,
melancholy to relate, were buried under the
crumhHng walls. Mr.. solkert Wnbrck
the Keeper of The light house. lis WIFI the
daughter of Mfs. Van Hoesen, and three
other individuals escaped from the fsulrr
o-iilee, barely Ill time to save their lives
those who persisted were two daughter, az
Mr. Wtbeck, aged fifteen and thirteen
Tears, and son of Mrs Van Hoesep. apa.;|
iourteeD years, and her infant chill an
must inevitably have found premature
grave, bit Tor the intrepid extrlions of Iir
ohaties vi: Beecher, 10 whose praise worth,
Efforts The rescue of The survivors is rnan,,
sttribsfed MIR. Beeche, put Of. IN s,n,t
BOAT from the shore TO relieve MIR Witbock
and his lamily from their perious sitnatio,
nut, owing TO some delay in arrauvino The
iGrn'i'r". Sc, they were not prepared ~
leave the building until il began 10 fap-and
Then too late for some of The unlor.nna,a
inmates -
Shoct,ng Murder man nv the name ocl
Noah Earnunr, was inhnmanlv m,rdora,i
about O'Clock on Thursday eyep;mo. I..,
70 Danoury' q He was sitting by bis own
Hre si'e' when some unknown person di. |
."dfsra musset through the window.
ROM me outside OF The house. and lodged its
contents IN has neck and breast, which caus
Gu ms death instantly. He was about 6ftv.
Two years OF age. John Barnam, a son orI
we deceased. about eighteen years of age
mas !, eeen apprehended rs the supposed MIR
oerer, and bound over for trial at the ns,,
superior Court. to be held in this slace in
1ep'eniber--Dcoab,~y Recorder
.Neto Hampshire Election. The general,
5iec'ion' which took place in New Hamn II
'hire las, Tuesday. has resulted, as we an
no'i'a'ed' IN the e-election of The present in.
,amoent and jackson candidate. flor 10. {
.eihor) Samuel Dinsmoor There was very I
> ekertlSn on the part Of the National y