Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1833-11-07

e ing now, with the Minister to Eneland
= and some other appointments; we mus
d keep the folks smellin round, and on
: vacancy to ia, says /, is worth
dozen filled up. But, Major, that ain
!. the worst trouble now, says the Giner
I al: and he got up, and stomped abou,
and then came back, and filled hi
pipe, and stomped about agin, withou
lighting it. seed there was troubl,
$ brewin. Says he, Major, don't car,
; SO much about it myself; but they sa,
) you must make Amos Kindle an apollo
fIgy for that blow you aimed at hin
tother night. And with that | riz right
up, and walked straight up chamber
and put on my regimentals, and nv
cooked hat, and hooked on my sword,
and went straight down stairs to Amos.
Here, says |, mister, the Gineral saws
you want TO say something TO me. o
no, Major, says he, there must be
some mistake. Well then, says |, i,
is that you want me 10 say something
to you. . no, says he, that's a grea.
ter mistake. looked at him for about
mint; and he shook like a North
Carolina ague. Says he, Major, sus.
pect the Gineral meant you to look
over with me statement | am getting
up, showing how much money MIR.
Clay has received of the Bank; it is
almost done, says he, and I'll bring il
up for you and the Gineral and Mr..
Van Buren, to see. Very well, says |,
that's enuf. And back | went TO the
Gineral; and as soon as got in front
of him | stopped. Now, says /, Gin.
eral, what was that you was saying a
while ago that you wanted me to dol
The Gineral was stumped, he looked
at me spell, and says he, major,
| reckon Pve forgot it; and suppose we
say no more about it. And Jest then
in come Mr.. Van Buren,; and shortly
after Amos came in, and we all sot
down, and began to figure up the
counts that our District Attorney had
been sendin to Amos Kindle, about the
money the Bank had paid to Mr.. Clay
for his services from the time Mr..
Cheves employed him to sue the folks
away West there, when the Bank
closed up one Of its branches. And it
figures up pretty considerable. And
Amos has got it SO fixed, that it looks
for all the world like "bribery and
corruption;" and we are coming out
with it, and good deal more too; and
if it don't kill Mr.. Clay, Pm mistaken.
The Gineral is as wrathy as thunder
about Clay's journey north, and Mr..
Van Buren, don't like it bit mother.
But the Gneral tells Mr.. Van Buren,,
if SO be, that the folks north and south,
and all about creation, take notion
to Mr.. Clay, and think he would make
a better President than Mr.. Van
Buren,-then he, the Gineral, would
hold on for third heat; and that's "a
bout my notion too, Mr.. Van Buren,
would stand good chance in race,
when a good many are runnin, and
if the ground is muddy and slippery;
for he is master hand at trippin folks.
But Pm afraid he'd stand slim chance
over a clear field. And it amt fair to
make him run SO. Any man can catch
rat in straight race, because he amt
used to it; but give HIM few old bar
rels and logs to dodge round, then,
tell you, its pretty tough work.
haint had letter from Zekel Bige.
low for some time. rally begin to
think that critur has left Wall street,
and gone East with Mr.. Clay. Can
you find out and let me knowl
Your friend, J. DOWNING, Maj.
Downingville Militia, I'd Brigade.
We are informed that gentleman
in our city is disposed to give $1,000
to the American Colonization Society
provided few other subscriptions o.
equal amount can be obtained. We
think there is no cause for him tc
despair Of companionship in his liberal
lity. We sincerely hope that some
gentle spirit will touch the hearts o
our rich men and incline them to hole
! Fellowship in good works with one
who we are sure is not willing to show
his charity in word only, but in deet
and in truth.-N. Y. Com. ADJ.
Curious Calculations sovereign j
about $50 inch thick. or that 1000 inca
sures 50 inches-hence our debt O
Es00, 100000 would form a cylinder O
sovereigns, if laid one on the other, O
nearly 745 miles in length. But if, in
stead of being laid on the edges. the,
were laid flat on the ground, and touch
ing, they from line should of nearl
ii ,O4S miles or would reach far toward
half way round the globe. Again. sine
, 1000 soyereigns weigh I6.65S7 lbs. a
voirdupois, or 23,05l weigh 384 lbs. tn
whole debt is 5945a tons, which, allowin
two tons to wagon load, would requir
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