Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1833-03-14


Col Benton and Mr. Forsyth, wer,
great opponents Of a bightarf. and friends
ola reduction Of the duties, and now eve
ry day see them obstrncting Mr.. Clay
IN his efforts to reduce the tariff.
All these things are strange things to
me. and do not understand them. Poi
tics here seem to be so eBtangled that
can find no one thinking as do. some
times enquire who are the leaders Of tin
Democratic Party? -Messrs, Grundy
Benton, Forsyth. Dallas. and Wilkins 20
the Senate, | am told Now If Mr. Dallas
and MIR. Wilkins are leaders Of the d.
moeratic Party. how happens it that Nc
Webster agrees with them IN all thlngs9
Perhaps | am informed that Mr.. Grundy
is more peculiarly their leader. 10 day
| find him and Mr.. Clay agreeing to all
each other says, so il cannot be that he is
a democrat and still keep company with
such iederalis, as Mr. Clay has been re
presented to he.
II 60 into the House Of Representa-
tive. | am told, that MIR. Speigbt. of \
Carolina, is one Of the leaders suppose
because he is so gaunt and long, for secb
are usually the leaders in stage coach.
surely not because of his votes for ths
aullifiers. McDiffie and w. X Davis. arr
ever with him for reduction OF the Tariff
and no democrat could ever be caught IL
such company, Mr., Polk and MIR Boards
ly are their leaders. am told-Now how
can this be, for one pulls one way aud an
other, another. nall OF the time.
If Jacksouism is the true tonchstone Of
democracy, | am equally confused f.
he Jackson men pull many different va,
and no longer ago than to day, saa
Mr. Folks bill to sell the Bank Stock
which Gen Jackson so ardenily deslres
unceremoniously voted down almost with
out debate, by many Of Jackson's bes
(repated) friends.
Sir. we must all be collared and marke9
over again, before we begin to make ano
Their President. No man here knows schs
is ,rho Mr. Webster stands high at Coari
The Kitchen Cabinet are frightened b.
by his cross visage even within the portal
Of the Saactu8s, the Mansion House Of ihe
old lion Poor Blair is awiallY alarmed
in this crisis, but the old President shoulsi
be taken from his charge and put in,o
better company Kendall is not now to b.
seen till after dark, though be mus find tn
iemocratic party in all this labyrinth, an.
vhosoever. among US. does find IT, vii
most likely become the next President q
b. United States
As Tor Notification, it is all dying ava
| acre. Webster and Calhoun won't tight
II is a shame that some of US have com
many miles TO see one nuliiy the oshef
and that Mr. Clay has thrown cold wat
upon them, and all the war IS over, witt
! opt any killed or wounded. What an up
taar our country has been In for som
| months! s. now 1t IS all to be like fats
| cry of fire. ! will cry peace, peace, aites
Calhoun aHdWehster have met, and moi
before
More than two years ago, Presiden
Jackson gave solemn promise to Iibet
| ate Watkins on the following morning
| provided the Marshal would certify tha
ne had no goods and chstlIes. or othe,
means OF paying the judgments agains
him The Marshall gave certificate
written IN The strongest terms, and it WA
taken to the Presi6en: by Major c.
The family of Watkins was suffering f0
bread s. the fact that the unfortunate Doc
WAS to be liberated, became noised abou
| and gave universal satisiaction--M Mean
he proposed act Of clemency, and inter
posed to prevent it with success. tn,
President required that Watkins shout
sappllcate for pardon; but the latte
having endured all that portion of tn
sentence of the Cont, which the Pr.
sident had the power Of pardoning, could
not ask for pardon. 1t was an illegal
requirement of the President, intended
further to humble the miserable object
his vengeance OF course Watkins cou a
not ask for what the President had not th
power to grant And having vet the sou.
of a man, he could not degrade himse..
in the manner required, even though h.
were TO rot in prison " Y Com
0FMr. Clay showed, on Saturday
that he could act the Mediator between
his friends, as we'll as between great
conflicting interests and sectional par
ties. BY his good offices, Messrs. Pom
DEXTER and WEBSTER, In name
highly honorable to both, were induce
to make mutual explanations, which
led to a perfect reconciliation between
those gentlemen, and a restoration o.
their usual intimacy.-4rena, Mar.
The indiscriminate praises of syco
plants is more prejudicial to the Presi
dents reputation, than the honest GER
sures of his opponents. Public men
may err, and it is proper that their err
rors should be pointed out, and no man
OF sense will think tho Loco of ano+ho
Tor performing this task, provided it be
done IN respectful terms and in becom
ing spirit. We shall take no exception
to the Presidenty Inaugural Address.
The doctrines contained in it are as
sold as the hills" and had he always