Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1838-02-14

sippi contested election by declaring that neither
| Of the claimants have a right to seat in The
| House. This decision has been obtained in
manner that cannot be considered either just Or
honorable. Mr.. Speaker Polk, one Of the vsri.
est partisan tools that ever held a seat in the
House gave the casting vote for sending the
| claims Of the contestants back TO the people Of
Mississippi for adjudication. II may be WE'LL
however, that the decision 10 as it is. Van b..
renism has held strong sway in Mississippi,
! and il may have good effect upon the people
| OF that State to be thus shown the exact amour,
| of consideration entertained for their right, bv
| the party they have assisted into power Thew
| were courted, fattered. and praised, when thew
| elected men who supported the administrator.
| but when they elected opponents of the admin.
istration they were coolly told that they had no
representation in the House-,hat they mus,
make another trial before their State could b.
heard in the assemblage Of the peoples repro.
| sentatIves!
Mr. Prentiss one of the rejected Yepreseu.
Mississippi, in which the injustice done to his
State is shown up in terms that must wake, il 4.
nything can wake, the indignation Of his cons,it
uents. He SAYS -" A single repre- sentative fom
another state exercised the power Of denying
your right to any representation and the still
small voice Of James X. Polk deprived you Of
that which hundred thousand bayonets could
not have forced from you.''
PsEcious CoNFEssioN.-The Legislature Of
Massachusetts,, by means of committee Of ito
members. is ins,ituting pretty thorough invcs'
tiga,ion of the situation and conduct Of the Banks
OF that State. This committee lately laid hold
of the Franklin Bank of Boston, one Of the Go.
vernment pets, which has lately failed. One Of
the officers Of the said Bank, testified under
oath, that false returns had been made, both to
the General Government, and the State Govern
ment, which returns, at the times they were
made, were sworn TO as correct! "Truth 10
mighty and will prevail" cries Gen. Jackson
when any insnuaton is made touching the vera.
city of himself or his partizans. Gould il, in
some cases be obscured little, they might not
be great deal harmed threby.
CO." The Democratic party have decided to
get the public money into the Treasury but,hs
Wings wish il never to 60 into the Treasury"
Boston Post
This decision of the Democratic party"
sounds something like decision once made by
a number of pious puri,sns, in New England. in
early times. The case was thus A certain
tribe Of Indians, near the aforesaid puritans had
fine tract of land for which some Of tho pioas
men had great longing How 10 possess them
selves of the inviting domain without paying Tor
it, and without violating the principles ofju'iics.
puzzled them not little. A plan was hit upon
as follows. public meeting wss held by tho
puritans at which it was resolved; al That
the earth is the Lords with the fullness thereof
2 That the Lord will give the earth to his Peo'
pie for an inheritance. That We arc the pe0'
pie Of the Lord" The point was gained, and The
poor Indian had 10 quit the territory. The
Democratic party have decided to set the money
into The Treasury--the next decision will DO
that " the party" is the Treasury, and poser
sion of the public money claimed accordingly
CoNeREss.-The debating and coDsideratio'
of the Sub Treasury Bill still continues to occa'
py the time and attention of the Senate to the
exclusion of almost every thing else, and VIII
continue to do so for some time TO come Inc
friends Of the scheme active and alert ID
support Of their cause, but their zeal 10 insumi
cent to sustain them against the Hercu'ean bl0~'
dealt out by their opponents. The Sub Ife"a.
ry attacked and opposed BY the giant mines o.
the opposition, will have rare fate ~" '"'
vive the contest.-Onc thing only can aver
its destruction, the partzan drill Of the ir'''0'
Of the office holders.
A TauE REhARK.--T The New Yorker, speaA'