Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1834-04-24

AehGage ia Moins-In Portland where
the Jsekson Party has until now been 10
the ascendant. the recent election Of May
or has exhibited majority OF upwards OF
fodr hundred. The majority for the Jack
.on candidate was last year large one
There are indications that the Legislature
Of Msine will at the next session be revo
lu,ionized. and that their eloquent Senator
MIR. Sprague, will be fully sustained in his
opposition 10 the administration,
II is stated in the Alexandria Gazette,
on authority OF the Directors Of the Bank
Of Potomac and the Farmers Bank Of
Alexandria. that they will hold themselves
personally liable for all engagements Of
their respective institutions.
Virginia Banks Various Tumours seem
to have been ahoat tending TO throw doubt
upon the stability Of our State Banks. but
they have been promptly contradicted
and no da niger is now believed TO exist a,
to their ability to weather the storm, for
the present at least.
The Baltimore Gazette says-"Notes Of
the Baltimore Banks were purchased by a
broker in Richmond at a discount! while
here, as il is well known, the notes ofVir
ginia banks were sold yesterday at dis
count Of ten per cent !! Such is the sad
state ofafiairs in our once happy country
The attempt Of the mob in New Y ork to
seize the Arsenal. during the election
r.o,s. has given rise TO motion in the Leg
stature of that State, for the removal Of
the State Arsenal from the city.
NJ. York.-The actual majority Of Law
renee the Tory. over Verplanck the Wing
for Mayor in New York, proves
to be I'll. The Jackson loss in the city
calculating the additional voters, has not
been less than 10000.
The Post Office Departmental cor.
respondent of the Richmond Wing,
said by the Editor to be distinguished
member Of congress, makes the follow.
ing remark in relation to extra allow.
ances to mail contractors in Virginia.
at is remarkable, that there are
more extra allowances, in number and
in Virginia, than in anv
other State in the Union. | am not
sure that / know how to account for
this; but when consider that we have
a statute which disqualifies oil persons
holding Offices or places of honor,
trust, or emolument, under the Fede
raj Government, from holding offices
of honor, trust, or emolumeut, under
our State Government, it strikes me
that there is no other way Of bringing
the money influence of the Federal
Government TO bear on Virginia, than
by dispensing the rewards Of office,
and especially by this method of extra
allowances, at the discretion of the
Post office Department"
Upon this paragraph, the National
Intelligencer gives the following com.
ment:
The truth is, that the People of the
United States, and especially the PEG,
pie of Virginia, are ignorant of the
true state of things, which, for our
part, we expected would have been,
long before this time, officially made
known to them. If, when they come
to understand them, they shall be will.
ling to contribute their own money to
buy chains for themselves, they will
deserve to wear them. But this the
inbred spirit OF freedom, which warns
their henrts, will prevent them from
ever doing. The friends of Republi.
can government have no cause to
despair.
THE PRESIDENTS PROTEST.
From the Nat, INTEL g ncer, April 18th
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