Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1833-03-21


them entirely laid waste. We had at
this place a severe gust, but there was
not much injury done.-Journal.
A writer in the Richmond Wing has
addressed a letter to MARK ALExAN-
DER, THOMAS T. BoULDIN, and JOHN
IS. BARBOUR, members ofthe last Con-
gress, from Virginia, who have declin-
ed a reelection, exhorting them, in
virtue of the present state of our fede-
raj relations, to become candidates in
their respective counties, for a seat in
the next House of Delegates.-PoL.
Arena.
From The Winchester Republican.
Mr.. BrookS:-I was pleased to see
in your paper Of last week an address
from Mr.. Faulkner to the voters of
Frederick county, in which he comes
fairly out with his sentiments on the pre-
sent controversy respecting the rights
of the state and federal governments,
and which in fact is question ofliber-
ty and union on one side, and anarchy,
dissolution, and finally despotism, on
the other. Should not all the candi-
dates, both for congress and the assem-
| bly,, Except those whose recent course
in the Virginia assembly would make
it unnecessary give us their seati-
ments on this all-important question =
for really | think we should not vote
without knowing the opinions of all the
gentlemen; and for myself, | am deter
mined to vote for no one who asserts for
the states the constitutional right of Sc
cession--indeed who does not admit
that we all owe allegiance first to the
General Government. If there ever
was time when every vote should be
given on principle, this is the time; and
all other considerations should be laid
aside save the question whether we are
to continue a happy, prosperous, and
free people, under our present match
less constitution, or whether the new
tangled doctrines of the day are to pre-
vail and produce their fruits, confusion,
anarchy, and finally despotism. These,
at least, are the opinions of one voter,
and if you please, print them.
A Voter of Frederick county.
Col. S. NJ. Edwards was, on Satur-
day last, elected Brigadier General for
the three counties ofLoudoun, Fairfax,
and Prince William, vice Gen. Butler,
deceased.
A proposition has been before the
House Of Delegates of MARYLAND, and
has been there rejected, after consider
able debate, for erecting new county,
to be called CARROLL, out Of parts of
the counties of Baltimore and Frede-
rick, both of which are now very pop
ulous counties. The fate the propo-
sition would, it is said, have been very
different, had the portion of the People
interested in it been decidedly in favor
of the change.
| Extraordinary Verdict.--In the Mu-
nicipal Court on Friday, an indictment
was tried against Sylvester Center, for
keeping gunpowder in his office, in
State street. The building took fire in
an other Office in Sept. last, and CON-
municated to Mr.. Center's Office, where
he had few pounds of gunpowder, for
his own use in shooting. The indict-
ment, as we understand the facts, was
wholly unwarrantable, because the law
was never intended TO prevent a citizen
keeping powder for his own use, in
small quantities, and if he has right
to keep and bear arms, by the Consti-
tuition, he certainly has right to keep
powder to shoot with, or he may as well
keep poker as firearms. Judge
Thatcher, we understand, charged the
Jury in favor of the defendant. New
ertheless, the jury brought in a verdict
of guilty. The Judge made the Fore
man repeat the verdict, as if doubtful
whether he had heard right. Mr.. Gen.
ter was sentenced for the first offence,
to pay fine Of two hundred and fifty
dollars-and for the second, to fine of
SIX hundred dollars, with the costs of
Court. From this judg ment he ap-
Ipealed to the next Supreme Judicial
Court, which opens on Tuesday next.
boston Gazette.
Gorernor HamiLon's Sugar We un-
derstand, says the Charleston Patriot,
that General Hamilton has declined to
give bonds to the Collector, for the su-
gars imported in the Catharine, but re-
quired that they should RESTORED for the
present.
THE TURF.-Ertract Of a letter from
Mount Sterling, (Ky.) 24h FEB. 1888.
81 hasten to inform you that some of