Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1838-03-14

Tur Two BILLs.--The two great
topics Of the session, are still pending
before the House Of DE legates. The
Internal improvement Blu has not
been acted on and has been laid O.
side for several days, TO allow an op-
portunity Of discussing the Bank B'H.
The latter begins to press upon the
Legislature, as the Suspension Act OF
the Extra Session will expire about
the 20th Of the month.
The Bank Bill has thus been IN full |
blast 10 the House, for the two last,
DAYS. Bat the fable Of Penelope has
been acted over ogain--as the House
undid Yesterday, most Ct what they
had done on Tuesday. On that day,
they had struck out the 4th clause,
and adopted in lieu Of if, the amend
ment Of SIR Robertson Of Richmond,
which provided that the Bankgshould,
/ after making a dividend of--per cent.
apply the surplus profit TO the purch-
ass ofspccie. Other propositions were
also made, to compel tho Banks TO re-
sumo paymeni by certain day, either
with, o, without the concurrence OF the
Northern Banks--and if they did not
resume, their notes we're rot to BIO re-.
ceyed for the State taxes, and they
were to be put on the footing Of the
notes Of unchartefed Banks. These
propositions, however, failed.
TnE DuEL.--ln the correspondence
OF the Pennsylvania Inquirer, We find
the following account of the highly
commendable conduct OF Mrs. Graves,
in her endeayors to prevent the fatal
duel
The laly Of the Hon. Mr.. Graves
was not aware that her husband was
about TO be engaged in duel TIL late
in the morning. Every thing had
been kept from the knowledge Of the
females connected with the parties.
BY some accident, know not how
il was, Mrs. Graves ascertained the
painful fact, that her husband had
gone to the field. Notwithstanding
The day was severely cold and the Ia.
DIV was in feeble health, the moment
the intelligence Of the duel was made
known to her, she proceeded TO the
proper authorities, and procured a
bench warrant for the arrest Of all the
parties engaged in the affair. She
then proceeded to the Marshall of the
District, procured Il carriage, and &C.
companicd that officer 10 seek out the
field Of battle.
The better TO execute their design,
and avoid all interruption, the auelists
had led the public astray as to the
placo selected, hrs. Graves, after hav-
ine examined several places, usually
restores to by those who indulge in
the trial by battle, without success,
returned to the city in despair. Be-
fore she reached her lodgings, the
deed had been done.
Her conduct is worthy of all com
menialion and applause. The spirit
and deep moral sense which this lady
evneed, should entitle her to the adj
miratiou of every advocate of hunani.
ty and justice. Had she been success.
ful in her holy efforts to repress and
subIue the hurricane of passion, which
led her husband to the margin Of an
untimely grave. the affair might have
been amicabIy adjusted, and poor CD
ley might have escaped the fate that
attended him. And whilst the untor.
tunato Mrs. Cllley and her orphan
children arc LEFT To bewail the loss of a
father and husband, it may be a mourn.
ful satisfaction to them to know, that
the wife OF the man at whose hands he
fell, struggled, though Intellectually, to
prevent the death oftheir common pro.
tector.
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