Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1833-05-30


states that the disease first appeared in that town
on the 10th inst. and that the whole number Of
cases up to the date Of the report, was sixteen
s Of which seven proved fatal. But one case had
been reported within the proceeding "a hours
DEATH OF JOHN RANDOLPH.
This remarkable man died in the city Of PHI
ladelphia, on Friday last, in the 6lst year Of his
{ age. He had been elected to a seat in Congress,
!. and was about setting out upon sea-voyage for
the recovery Of his health, with the intention Of
returning before the session of Congress. The
following particulars reached us by the mail Of
j yesterday.
i From the Washington Globe.
4 The Pennsylvania of Saturday brings
intelligence of the death of JOHN RAN
DoLPH of Roanoke. He died about noon.
I on Friday Gath inst. in the 6lst year of his
age. The Pennsylvania says:
q We understand that his remains will be
sent back to his loved Virginia, there to
repose among the ashes of his forefathers
The Hon. John s. Barbour, of Virginia.
attended him in his dying moments, and
4 took measures TO have those melancholy
! rites performed which the sad event called
forth. The Hon. l.. w. Tazewell is. we
4 believe, also here, or was here day or
1.-TWO ago. A couple Of hours before his
death he talked and said he felt as well as
usual-his health had. in fact, recovered
] He wrote to Virginia for a pedigree Of
horse. 1t was but the last Pickering flame
blazing up for moment only to be sue
ceeded by long and lasting night in this
world. al am going" said he to geu
tleman of this city the other day, 81 am
going to England-'tis the last throw of
i the die"
In the Sentinel of Saturdays the follow
Il ing notice:
The citizens of Philadelphia who are
DESTROYS Of uniting in tribute of respect
I to the remains of their distinguished coun
ztryman, the late John Randolphof pirginia,
are respectfully requested to meet in the
district court room of the United States
at one o'clock this day
JOHN JAY-'I have long been convinc-
Z ed that human fame was bubble. which,
whether swelled by the breath Of the wise,
I the good, the ignorant or malicious, must
burst with the globe we lnhablt am
not one of the number who give it place
among the motive of their action. Neither
counting nor dreading the public opinion,
] on the one hand, nor disregarding 1t on
the other, joined myself TO the first as
serters Of the American cause, because,
thought it my duty; and because con
sidered caution and neutrality, however
secure, as being no less wrong than dis
honorable"
In this brief extract from one of his own
writings-(a history Of the Spanish Mis-
sion) we have an epitome of the charac
ter of John Jay. Such as it was, when he
first Joined himself, in l774. to the Ameri
can cause. such it continued to be till. in
1929, at the advanced age of eighty four
years death put his final seal upon lofty
and unblemished career.
Surprising feat "A correspondent OF
the Richmond Enquirer, in giving an &C
count of the late attack on the president
by Lieut.. Randolph, says "Maj Donelson
rushed THROUGH the table. in his anxiety to
protect the president We know of but
one exploit superior TO this--tbat oftbe
jugger in Holland who jumped de,cn his
oUn throat! YIN Republican.
There is a native dignity in virtue. su-
perior to the accidental Importance OF Of
fee. Had Gen. Jackson possessed that
character so loudly claimed for him by his
party, it would have proved by far the
most certain safeguard to his person
Who would have ventured TO pull the
nose of Washington? No man. II would
have been as safe to snip the forked light
ming" And yet Washington was neither
bully nor duelhst--Rich. Wing.
The Hon. Daniel Webster, Lady and
Daughters, accompanied by Stephen
White, Esq. of Boston, arrived IN the
steam boat Erie, Capt. Benson. ON Mon
day evening and took lodgings at the Ea
gle. In the course Of the morning large
number of our citizens paid their respects
to this distinguished champion Of the Su-
premaey Of the Constitution.
MIR. Webster, accompanied by Judge
Spencer visited that enlightened Agricul
turist, Jesse Buel, Esq and rode over bis
highly cultivated farm. Albany Jour.