Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1833-04-11
HARRISBURG, (PA.) March %.

The Governors Private Secretary
has just presented to the House a Mes
sage from the Governor, petoing the
bill to incorporate the Farmers 4 Ma
nufacturers' Bank of Delaware county,
| which has occasioned some sensation
here.
The reasons assigned by the Gov
ernor are, briefly
l. That the present Bank of Delaware
| county has not called in but small port
| on Of lis capital. and therefore that there
can be no actual necessity for this new
Bank.
ID. That the incorporation of this Bank
would increase applications for others. the
claims for which are no better, that alrea
! dy there are before the Legislature appll
! cations for nearly thirty banks. proposing
an increased banking capita. equal to six
millions; that generally the banks now IN
existence are well conducted, and II there
existed real necessity for any increase of
capital, these banks would extend their
business by calling in the whole Of their
capital.
| Sd. That the currency of the State is
now sound, and the Governor is ANXIOUS
that it might be kept so He believes that
more banks would occasion heavy dis
court s, speculation in stocks, a deprecia-
! ted currency, and great and important
evils.
GOOD YANKEE WIT.
MAJOR JACK DowNISG. Extract from his last
letter TO the Editor Of the Portland Courier dated
Washington, March 10.
"As soon as Mr.. Clay's Tariff Bill
passed, the President called me into his
room, and says he, Major Downing,
the notification jig is up. Therell be
no fun for you in South Carolina now,
and guess you may as well let Ser
gent Joel march the company back to
Downingville, and wait till somebody
kicks up another Robbery somewhere,
and then I'll send for 'em, for they are
the likeliest company I've seen since
went with my Tennessee rangers to
New Orleans. Andas for you, Major
I Downing, you shall still hold your CON-
mission and be under half pay, holding
Yourself in readiness to march at mo-
ment's warning and to fight whenever
called for.-The General says | must
not leave him ON no account: but
guess shall start Joel and the compa-
ny off for Downingville in a day OF
two. They've got their clothes pretty
much mended up, and they look quite
tidy. should Mt feel ashamed to see
'em marched through any city in the
United States.
at isn't likely | shall have any
thing to do under my commission very
soon. For some say therell be nc
more fighting in the country while MI
Clay lives, if it should be Thousand
years. He's got a master knack o
pacifying folks and hushing up quar-
rels as you ever see-He's stopt al
that fuss in South Carolina, that you
know was just ready to blow the whole
country sky high. He slept up to ZEN
in Congress and told'em what sort of ;
bill to pass, and they passed it withou
hardly any jaw about it. And Soutl
Carolina has hauled in her horns, ant
they say she'll be as calm as clocl
now. And that is Mt the only quarre
Mr.. Clay has stopt. Two of the Sen
ators, Mr.. Webster and Mr.. Poindex
ter. got as mad as March hairs at each
other. They called each other har
names, and looked cross enough for
!, week to bite board nail off. Wei
J after Mr.. Clay got through,with Sout
, Carolina, he took them in hand. Ii
Jest talked to them about five minute
and they got up and went and shoe
hands with each other, and looked ;
loving as two brothers.
i "Then Mr.. Holmes got up and WEI
to Mr.. Clay, and almost with tears !