Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1834-04-17

Honors TO GoUeTnor Foyd.-A public Dime,
was given at Richmond to Gov. Floyd on tn,
Slst uit., by large number of citizens. On I'll,
LIST inst, the volunteer companies escorted IN,
ex-GovernOr out of the city, on his way to hi
residence in the county Of Montgomery.
We give below some Of the toasts offered a,
The public dinner. Chief Justice Marshall and
Governor Tazewen were invited, but declined
The latter sent the following toast:
Our Senators in Congress--They have done
their duty faithfully. and have fully satisfied all
our expectations.
10. James Madison and Albert Gallatin-
When the Patriarchs of the Republic are found
In the ranks OF the opposition TO power, its sup
porters can have no right to appropriate TO them
selves the title of 'the Republican party"
! IL. ''Reform'-The text was that the patron
| age of the government should not be brought in
conflict with the Freedom of Elections-the
practical comment is, the systematic prostitution
OF 1T TO the subsidising of the Press and the re-
ward Of devoted partizans.
IL. The Retrenchment so vauntinely promised
| by the present Observation-Disclosures five wears
possession Of power, the fulilment of the promise
| is found in the insolvency Of the Post Office De
| Parfment, and the augmentation of the annual
charges of the Government from 10 TO % mil
! lions.
! Is. The regency in New York, or Virginia
Its principle is to acquire power by intrigue and
rule the people by the instrumentalty of their
own offices and their own money-Virginia twill
! touch not, taste not, handle not the unclean
| thing"
BY Robert Stanard. The Union of the States
TO be ever cherished as the safeguard from
incaiculable Ills and the parent of countless
blessings The Union Of the purse and the sword
ill omened and monstrous-Let the potent voice
OF the people, in the name of the public liberty
and safety, forbid the banns.
BY James Lyons. Benjamin Watkins Leigh
"A fearless and devoted patriot and enlightened
and incompatible statesman
"---he does not sink
HIS necessary actions in the fear
To cope malicious censtrers."
BY Judge Brooke. The Statesman who pre.
fers his country to himself.
BY Judge Cabell. Our Free INSTITUTIONAL
the system lately introduced Of sapping their
foundations be continued, how long will il be be-
fore we shall have to say--IIitm fun
BY Judge Carr The Pcople-would they
be obeyed, let them discard the soft, suing Ian
guage Of memorials, and each district speak 20
its own representative in the voice OF a master.
BY John Robertson. The Bank Of the United
States-Whilst we denounce it as a violation OF
the Constitution, let not bring sincerity in
TO question, and merit our own curse, by sane
toning worse violations of the Constitution to
put it down.
BY J. B. Richardson. Virginia--Thus in for
mer days she spake by the mouth of her prophet:
GA. Jackson: He is too little OF a statesman
| too rash-too violent in his temper-his mea-
sures too much inclined to arbitrary government
we should deprecate his election as curse upon
our country" And these things have been made
manifest, and the prophecy has come to pass.
We often hear il declared that after all the re-
moval of the deposites was of little Importance,
because, in a short period, they must have been
removed in consequence of the expiry of the
charter of the Bank of the United States, had
the President not interfered-so that the question
was, as stated by Mr. fancy, merely one of
time. On this point, we find the following re-
| marks in one of Mr.. Leigh's speeches.
."The gentleman from Georgia says, that, if the
evils which now Cypress the country are attri-
butable TO the removal of the deposites, the same
evils would certainly occur at the expiration OF
the charter of the Bank, SO that, at most, the
pressure would only be postponed for a short
time, unless indeed, the charter is to be perpe-
tuated. Now, sir, it appears TO me, that, if the
Bank had been permitted to hold the deposites
until the expiration of its charter, not one OF the
most crying evils, of which the country is now
that our money would have been safe, while
few men feel any confident assurance that it is so
now. There could have been no hostility be-
tween the State Banks and the Bank OF the Uni
| ted States, like that in which they have been
| rnwillingly placed by the Government, and
which has cramped the operations of the former
! as much as those of the latter. There would
| have been no violation Of public faith, or pre-
| tence for complaining of il; no unusual and doubt
full exercise, if not of palpable usurr alton power
| by the Executive; no shock given TO public con-
| idence: no subversioR of our whole system OF
public credit; no panic; no agitation. Men of bu-
| siness would have made preparation for the e.
| vent: and Congress, by extending the time al
lowed the Bank by its charter to wind up its al.
fairs as convenience and the public interest should
require, might have enabled IT to collect me
debts due it without distressing or running its
debtors The course Of wise and just policy
| was obvious-most obvious"
Virginia Elections.-In Rockbridge, the old
members Messrs. Dorman and Mcdowell, have
been returned. Mr.. Dorman fully supports the
Constitution and the laws against the despot-
| Mr. Mcdowell is less positive in his opinions,
but he censures the act of the President in re-
moving the deposites. SUSSEX has turned oui
Mr. Pegrap, and elected Mr.. Hargrave. This
is triumph of Despotism. Mr.. Pegram's de-
feat is to be regretted. He was an intelligent
and high minded man, firm in his principles, and
consistent in their support. In King George MT
Hooe has been re- elected. He is opposed to the
administration.
Henrico John NJ. Bolts, the opposition can
didate, is elected over VIM. b. Randolph ne"
convert to Jacksonism, and jealous in the sup
port of his new faith.
The vote was-for Bolts, 40
Randolph, QUO
= Majority. ITO
n Henrico was formerly one of the 'tronges
e Jackson counties in the State
q The Richmead Compiler says:-"Ihe iarges
vote ever before known was at the time oil hir
Of LegHs election 10 represent the county IN th'
fall succeeding the Convention. On that occasion
'. 500 votes were polled. On this there have Dee
Or $40.
It. sThis large vote has been given with iu
d, knowledge of the resolution OF the House OF he