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Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1837-01-11

A travelling tinker residing in Barn.
sIey had the misfortune, the other day,
to break his wooden leg. An old one
lying in the cellar ofhis house, he sent
his wife to fetch j., and burnlsh ii up;
and as she was doing this, out tumbled
five sovereigns, which had been nicely
deposited in a hole in the top part ofthe
leg. The tinker for some time was
conlounded, until at last, he re~collected,
that, about six years ago, he was at
Penlstone late in the evening, rather
tIpsey, and for fear of being robbed he
concealed the sovereigns in the place
above mentioned, and forgetting after.
wards what had become Of them, until
the old relic, which had for a number
of years been despised, brought to light
the long.lost treasure.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1837-01-11
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BY the packet ship Sheffield, Capt.
Allan, al New York, from Liverpool,
papers of that city to the 18th of No.
yember, and London to the 10Th, in.
elusive, have been received. The
most important news brought by the
Sheffield relates to FRANCE, and the
discomfort manifested towards the 60.
vernmcnt of Louis Philippe.
There has been another of those out.
brcakiEgs against the government at
tempted at Strasburg, which failed OF
It's intended end, by being detected in
It's beginning but, it nevertheless ex.
poses a state of feeling against the 60.
vcrnmcnt ofLouis Philippe, which ex.
lists to a great extent throughout all
France.
The following is an account Of the
affair:
"At six o'clock, on Saturday norm.
ing, October %, Louis Napoleon Bo.
naparte called upon the Colonel ofAr.
tIIlery, Vaudrey, in garrison at Stras.
burg, with whom he had been for some
time IN correspondence. After some
conversation, the colonel conducted
nm to the barracks of his regiment.
assembled the men, and presenting
Louis to them, said, "Louis Phillippe
IS no more. His government has been
overturned in Paris. There is an end
to the dynasty of O%rlcans. Behold the
descendent OF The great man. He is
worthy of being our king. Vive Ma.
poleon Louis Bonaparte -
"The soldiers Joined in this cry.
and Immediately took up arms. T6o
different posts were relieved. Pockets
were Immediately marched to the bo.
tells of the different authorities. Inv
whom the Project and the &c, raj Of
in command of the place vera
arrested. Colonel Parquin (brotber MI
he barrister who defended Fiescbi
and who himself, if | correctly %recoI,
ect, was at the trial of that miscreont
md his associates, on duty as Major of
he Garde Municipale ofParis) accom-.
Louis Napoleon to the house Of
zen. Nolrol, ard found him Just get.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1837-01-11
From the Wheeling Times

SHOCKING MURDER.-On WcdneS-
day evening last another murder was
committed in our city, and n which
evidently took its rise not from any an
~tlcipated gain, Oh previous malice, but
from that base, unmanly, and criminal
practice, now so prevalent, OF carrying
weapons Of defence as a part of daily
apparel. The deceased was a youth
of II or Is years of age, who with a.
mother smaller boy was going on an
errand through East Wheeling, be-
tween eight and nine o'clock in the e.
vening. They met a larger boy on
the way, who asked them who they
were? They replied, "none ofhis bus
mess" \ scuflle ensued, and after a
little struggle the large one escaped,
and the deceased cried out, 81 am stab.
bed" Persons were at hand, came up
and carried him into a house, where he
was examined, and the wound in his
left side between the fifth and sixth rib
pronounced but a trifing scratch, as it
appeared upon the outside, being mar.
row and apparently striking the fifth
rib. After lying a short time upon the
bed, we understand the deceased walk
ed home, with assistance. About three
hours after the occurrence, he died.
Thursday the body was opened by
DIR. Frissel and to the establishment of
all who had believed TINT Il wound in
the heart was instantly fatal, it was
found that the dirk, a blade apparent.
ly of half an inch, had passed between
the fifth and sixth rib, escaped the
lungs, perforated the pericardium, en-.
tered the heart about midway, and pas.
sed through to the cavity-had gone
home to the very fountain ofthc stream
otlife, and yet the sufferer lived three
hours. We should have been much
disposed to be in~credulous upon this
point, had we not examined the heart
of the deceased as taken from the
body.
A young mar was taken up on sus.
picion, and confined in Jail /; but at his
trial on the following day before a JUS.
tice, proof was so strong that he was
not at the place, al the time, that he
was Immediately released.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1837-01-11


NINE DAYS LATER FROM ENGLAND.
BY the packet ship Columbus, Capt.
Depeyster, from Liverpool, the editors
OF the New York Commercial Adyer-
tlscr have received their files of Lon
don and Liverpool papers to Saturday
the 10th of November, both inclusive.
Capt. Depeyster sailed on the morning
ofthe Goth.
FRANcE.-Charles Y. the ex.king
ofFrance, died of cholera, at Goritz,
in Carniola, on the 9th of November.
He was in the 10Th year of his age
The attack was rapidly fatal a few
hours only having interviewed between
its commencement and termination.
Louis Philippe has adopted a line
Of conduct toward the young Bona
Parte, (Louis Napoleon) that is both
generous and wise. He is pardoned
and liberated, on condition of proceed
ing to the United States, and giving
his word Of honor to remain there ten
years, and make no further attempt
against the peace of France. Some of
the elder members of the family, pro.
badly his father and uncle, are said to
have pledged themselves also, on his
behalf, that he will fulfil his promise.
He passed through Paris, on the 18th
OF November, on his way to the sea.
board, where a vessel of war would
receive and convey him to the United
States. His NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. were
to be tried, but it was thought they
would not be punished with DEATH
The Duchess ofSt. Leu, mother of the
rash young man, was allowed an in
terview with the King, and the lenitv
Of his treatment is ascribed partly TO
her intercessions. She will follow her
son to America, it is said, in the spring.
The ex-queen of Naples MADAME
Murat) was notordered TO leave France
the affair ofStrasburg took place.
The difficulties with Switzerland have
been amicably arranged. The extra.
ordinary Diet came tO a decisive vote
ON November IS, 1886.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1837-01-11

DESTROYING THE CHERoKEEs NJ
WHIsKEY-Gov. Schley, Dec. 8, mad
an important communication to Tia
Georgia Legislature, enclosing recert
dispatches sent by express from Coz
Wool, touching the alarming state Al
things produced among the Cherokees
by the shameful practice pursued u
the whites of selling to them ~intoxieo.
ting liquors, particularly whiskey.
This abuse is carried on 10 great extep-
at New Echota and its vicinity, and a,
mong the dispatches is a remonstrancs
from the principle Chiefs, petitiogpe
the Legislature to prevent the pracfl.
Any person, by the small fee TO ia
Clerk, may obtain a %licence; Gov.
Schley urges the passage of a law to.
tally prohibiting such licences. Gen.
Wool implores the Governor TO u.s.
his exertions to procure such a law
otherwise he fears the worst Of conse
qucnce at the approaching assemblag
of1000 Indians at New Echota, 10 mee
the Commissioners. The Chiefs sa,
their people are, by the frequent pola
tons of whiskey, becoming degrade
to brutes.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1837-01-11

SINGULAR INCIDENT. On Friday
morning, says the Oneida Democrat
a fire broke out in that doomed COZ
Germ, the Oneida Bank. 1t is said "a
have caught from the stove pipe. 4
was got under without much difficulty
and without much damage, other than
the tearing off a few boards and laths
to enable them to %extinguish it. In ten
minutes more the whole building would
have been in flames. On the eveniDo
ofthe same day, as some Of the direct
ors and officers were quietly seated
conyersing about their prosperous Con-.
dition, the stove burst with a tremend.
JUS report, scattering the Goals aboa
the floor. There was great consten
alton for a moment-some of them
thinking very naturally, that they wen
"sent for" One of the directors n
said to have exclaimed, "well gentlt.
men, we may look for an earthquah
next" No lives lost.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1837-01-11
From the National IntelIigencer.

From the National Intelligencer.
We some days ago adyerted to the fact
Of the discovery that several of the FL
ectors Of President and Vice President
were disqualified for the exercise ofthat
trust, by reason OF their being Office
holders under the United States, that
the votes of such Electors were OF
course null and void. About the same
time, the same ground was taken by
the Boston Advocate, Ia leading sup
porter ofthe Administration IN regard
to one Of the Electors for Massachu.
sets, who, it was alleged, held the Of
fee of POSTMASTER, and was of course
disqualified. So hat both political
parties occupy on this question the
same ground. More recently, this
matter has assumed "a much grayer as
pect, from the ground taken by the AL
bany Advertiser, that n bad vote a.
| flutes the entire Electoral cote of the
College ofwhich it is a part. lfthIs DC
the true construction ofthe Constltu-
ton, the reader will ~ofcourse perceive
at once to what important consequence
it will lead.
Let the Albany Advertiser, however
speak for itself. We copy the follow
ing paragraph from the number ofthat
journal which reached US yesterday:
ssIf the fact that the choice Of n or
more constitutionally ineligible candl-
dates renders the whole ola State Elec.
toral Ticket null and uoid, the vote Of
New YORK will not be the only vote
rejected by Congress. According to
the Blue Book, one of the Electors in
N. HAMPSHIRE, two in VIRGINIA, and
four in PENNSYLVANIA, were constltu-
t%ionally ineligible, from the fact Of
their holding office under the General
Government. fthe positions Of par
ties were changed, the Van Buren,
men in Congress would soon have
up the constitutional question for ex.
animation, and demonstrate to their
own satisfaction, that the rotes Of the
Colleges Of the four States, Virginia,
Pennsylvania, New Hamsphire, and
New York, were illegal, and conse-
quently could not be counted. Now,
they would have no objections to hush
the matter up"
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1837-01-11
HON. RICHARD E. PARKER.

In the last Alexandria Gazette, we
find a letter from Mr.. Senator Parker.
giving his views upon two subjects of
great Importance, respecting which,
conflicting representations of his opin>
ions have been made. The first sub.
ject is the right of Congress to abolish
Slavery in the District of Columbia,
which he denies. The second, the
right of a Convention or Legislature to
annul contracts and charters: on this
subject we will let him speak for linn.
self:
In relation 10 the other subject as to
which you invite an explanation ofmv
views, | have to say, thai Dayen.
port, oil Jefferson, in the debate on the
election of a Senator, expressed his be-
hoi' from personal knowledge or other.
wise, that my opinions of chartered
rights were considered with those ofNr
Dallas, he greatly misunderstood them.
In proof ofthis, might refer to several
letters written by me to different indi.
vlduals, soon after Mr.. Dallas's comm.
nlcation appeared, and to conversations
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1837-01-11

A DWARF has lately made his ap.
pearance at Paris, who has become an
object of interest to the people Of sci.
cnce in that city. He comes from Il.
lyria, not far from Trieste, where he
was born of respectable parents, and is
called Gulia. The popularity of bis
case is, that up to the age of five, he
was a child Of ordinary proportions
but his growth then suddenly ceased,
and he is now, at twenty-five, Just the
size that he was then !; he was there.
fore not born a dwarf. His height is
exactly three feet. His figure is beau.
tifuIly proportional, and he possesses
mind and intelligence not common to
other dwarfs. He speaks fuently FIVE
languages-the two which are CON.
mon upon the Adriatic, and German,
French, and Italian. He is, besides,
accomplished plays the violin, and
mounts and manages a horse with con.
siderable grace. The check to his
development at the age of five, and
his invariable good health ever since,
are however, circumstances worthy
the attention Of physioIogist.-N. Y.
Star.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1837-01-11

ANOTHER MoNsTER.-The Globe
contains a programme for a Mammoth
Bank in the District Of Columbia. So
much for the consistency and sincerity
of the Globei
The secret of the programme" of
the Globe is-that the Vanite party.
leaders at Washington have become
entirely dissatisfied and disguised with
the RET Bunk System, Nth X. N. Win.
neg al ITS head, and some 90 so far as
to acknowledge it d complete failure,
n as a substitute, are actually con.
coctlng a scheme for a new Mammoth
bahk, tor the use Of the Government
the head to be at Washington. and
the principle branch at New York.
Inc former to manage the Public De.
posItes through the branches, and the
latter, 10 regulate the exchange and
the currency. 1t is in fact nothing
more nor less than another United
States Bank in disguise! at is a kna.
wish piece Of work." as Hamlet would
say, Of which we shall see more anon.
Patriot.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1837-01-11

Fatal MIsTAKE.--A little gt
about 4 years old, daughter of L. G.
Morgan, of Kingston, N. Y, was acc.
IDENTITY shot by a boy q few days since,
under the following circumstances
"The girl went up stairs, after her faith.
er started for meeting, to find herkitten,
and the boy followed her. In a few nj.
nutes the mother Of the girl heard q
noise which she thought was occasion
ed by something falling on the cham.
Der floor, and Immediately a~lterward;
the boy came down stairs bringing the
l%lleless body Of the girl in his arms
The boy says he took up the gun 4
double barrelIed gum and the girl as
ked him to snap it, and he did so. Thl
charge entered her left cheek Just be
low her eye, and lodged in the back
of her head, and must have killed he
instantly. The boy is a son Of one o.
Mr. Ms neighbours"
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1837-01-11

TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1837.-The
Senate proceeded to the further con
sideration of the bill for the admission
Of MICHIGAN into the Union the
bill having been read a third time, ard
the question pending being upon its
passage,
Mr.. CALHOUN spoke in opposition to
the bill, characterizing it as eminently
irregular in its principles, and %reyolu.
tionary in its tendency.
Mr.. STRANGE replied, chiefly in vim
dication Of his own opinions in relation
to this bill, and Of the Baltimore Con.
yentiou.
Messrs. BUCHANAN, DAVIS and KrNo
Of Geo, also spoke on the subject OF
the bill.
The bill passed by yeas and nays as
follows Yeas %, Nays 10.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1837-01-11

ting out of bed. Col. Parquin having
ordered his men to arrest the General,
the latter rushed to his bedside and
drew out a pistol which he ~leyelled at
Parquin, and pulled the trigger, but
the pistol missed fire. The General
then ran behind a desk, and addressed
the soldiers, assuring them that they
had been grossly imposed upon, and
made the instruments ola criminal IN
trigue that they had been deceived,
and pointing at Parquin, as the Princl-
pal in the fraud, ordered them to arrest
hin. The soldiers in one moment re-
| sumed the exercise oftheir senses, and
furious at the idea Of having been
made the tools Of an intriguer and a
liar, seized him and carried him off to
their quarters, where they told their
comrades what had occurred.
In an instant the truth flashed Oh the
soldiers, whose indignation was reused
to the utmost by finding that they had
been duped, and they would have in
stantIy torn to pieces their Colonel,
Louis Napoleon and the other chiefs
of the revolt, had they not been saved
by the timely arrival of Gen. Voirol,
at the head of a body of troops of the
garrison. All the revolters were ta-
ken into custody the magistrates pre-
viously arrested by them were restored
to liberty ; and before the people of
Strasburg knew any thing respecting
it, the movement was suppressed.
"These details reached the govern.
ment at one o'clock, last night, not by
telegraph, but by a special courier
The ministers were Immediately sum.
moned, and at Two o'clock they were
assembled at the Tulleries, where they
remained the entire night in council"
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1837-01-11
CoNsTANTINopLE. Oct. H.

CoNsTANTINoPLE, Oct. 12.-The
plague is the all.absorbing topic al
this time. The unreasonable warmth,
or rather heat, of the autumn, and its
excessive dryness, have given the nal.
ady u fatal intensity, and many persons
attacked yesterday afternoon were bu.
ried this morning. Few of those who
are unfortunate enough to be attacked
by the enemy, escape, whilst the dead
ly poison is spreading far and wide,
from the Seven Towers to the mouth
of the black Sea. All classes, from
the highest to the lowest, all nations,
from the cautious Frank to the reckless
Turk, are infected. In fact, no one
can reckon himself safe. According
TO the statistic report drawn under the
direction of the Seraskier Pacha, up.
wards of 1860 burials took place dur.
ring the past week, and it is feared that
the present evidence oil a much heavi.
er mortality. We want pelting rains,
rafting storms and pinching cold,
whilst we have nothing but cloudless
skies, d~eathlike. Gains, and a hot close
unwholsome atmosphere. In the mean.
time, the cemeteries are assuming the
appearance ofploughed fields, and Con-
stantinopIe is any thing but a comfort
able residence. My next door neigh
bors at Galata are both what we call
here compromised, Three plague sub
jects have been removed from one
house, and one from the other. The
disorder has got amongst the troops,
too, and is fast thinning their ranks.
Unless we have a speedy change Of
weather we shall be reduced to the ne.
cessity OF becoming prisoners for hours,
until the pestiIence ~moderates. Ineed
hardly say hat business is nearly at a
stand under such circumstances. Even
diplomacy is languid, and the Minis,
ter Of the Interior has been absent from
the Porte for the last ten days.-Mor.
ming HeraH.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1837-01-11
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

The House resumed the considera-
ton ofthe resolution offered by Mr.. C..
Allan Of Ky.
To which the following amendments
were pending:
BY Mr.. VINToN,
Rcs0ired, That the said inquiry ex-
tend to all the States, and that the said
committee be further instructed to in.
quirc into the expediency of inserting
u clause in said bill to pay said new
States the value of the improvements
made by them on the public lands, or
to pay to them the amount the public
lands would have been assessed for
taxes, if they had been private proper.
~.
BY Mr.. Johnson, OLA, to amend
the resolution, by extending its provis-
ions to all the States of the Union.
BY Mr.. CLAIBORNE, OF Mississippi,
to amend the amendment by adding
thereto the following:
And provided that no such grant
shall interfere with, or be located on
the claim or Improvement ofany actu-
al settler uu the public lands.
Mr.. HARRIsoN, Of Mo-, addressed
the House, in opposition to the rcsolu.
ton after which Mr.. liANNEoAN mo
we'd to lay the whole subject on the ia
bic, which was refused by a vote of 95
to 90.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1837-01-11

| held with others, amongst whom /
may mention Judge Tucker, of our
Court of Appeals. | have never
thought that a convention, any more
taan an ordinary legislature, could i'm
pair the obligation Of a contract pro.
tected by the Constitution ofthe United
States: nor have | ever expressed any
opinion concerning the justice or legal
ity of the State of Pennsylvania inter-
fering with the charter granted by It,
TO the Bank of the United States. In
point of fact, | never read that char
Ter; | know not how il was obtained,
nor what has been its operation, for
good or evil, upon the people Of that
Statc.-But in speaking ofthe abstract
question of the inyiolability of all char
tiers, | have moro than once stated it as
my impression, that a charter granting
privileges whether banking or CONNER
cial, intended for public purposes, as
we'll rs for the benefit Of individual
stockholders might be resumed by sub
sequent Legislation for reasons ofState
necessity; provided just compensation
was made to the persons affected by
repeal, including Of course the return
ofany bonus exacted. In other words,
| do not.consider all charters granting
mere privileges, as coming within the
meaning of that clause in the Fed
eral Constitution, ~forbidding any State
to pass a law ''impairing the obligation
ofcontracts," nor do | believe that so
broad a proposition has ever been esta-
blished by the decisions ofthe Supreme
Court of the United States, on which
some rely to maintain it, or by any 9TH
er, entitled to respect. ! freely admit
that the faith of the State is virtually
pledged to respect chartered rights 0!
every description, so long as the cor
poration acts within the scope ofits au
thority, and the public good does not
manifestly and imperiousIy require its
privileges to cease; and there are, in my
opinion, few cases which would Justify
"a Legislature in resuming lis grant.
But it has appeared to me, that to con.
tend that there are no such cases, and
that it is u question for the decision OF
the courts alone, is to place the interests
and even liberties ofa people, for an in
definite period, at the mercy of an un-
informed or improvident legislature
without the possibility of obtaining re.
dress. Under the guards and r%estric-
tons ! have pointed out, cannot at
present see, that this doctrine would be
unsafe or unreasonable. ! have be-
} lieved it to be the doctrine of the En-
glish Wings and Of many eminent
Statesmen in our own country, who are
neither radicals nor Jewellers, confirm.
ed by the practice of several Of the
State legislatures. Yet, ! confess, |
have never examined it in all its bear.
lngs with the care it merits. Should
| ever have occasion to act on il in any
capacity, and upon full consideration,
find il TO interfere with the vested rights
of property, or with the obligation OF
contracts, no one will be more unwilling
than myself to see it established, OF
more readily ~relinquish the impress.
slons | now entertain in respect to it.
syE<cuarzs
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1837-01-11

Power OF THE Suns RAys.-Mr.
Macintosh, who had occasion to des-
cend in a diving bell for the purpose Of
laying the foundation of a sea wall,
found the suns rays so much con-
verged by the CONVEX glass which SER
we'd as a window in the machine, as 10
burn the laborer's clothes, when expo
sed to the focal point and whilst the
machine was 25 feet under water
English Paper.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1837-01-11

DREss.--l have rarely known a
person who was orer nice about person.
al appearance, who did not possess ei~
Their a weak head or a bad heart.