Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-01-05

WAsHrxcroS, Dec. 81.

uee0ays anu lue tlOuSS dulouiucu W
day over 10 Tuesday. The New-Yesr
beginning on Sunday, the Presidents
House will be open on Monday from IL
70 8, with the Marine Band in attendance
10 enIiven the New Year Festival.
One or two or three Executive Docu.
ments sent 10 by the President during the
day excited some attention. The Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs will probably
repor, in favor Of some plan for the estao q
Iishmen, Of negotiations between the Y.
States and China.
There was no news Of interest out Of
Congress. 80
WasuIsGToS, Jan. 2, ls43.
The new wear commenced here yes
,a,d,v II ONE of the midest and brightest
DAYS Of the season. To-day has been
for The most part sunless, but the air has
more Of the mildness Of May than of jan
uary.
Congress has not been in session To-day,
and the visiting hours have been improv-
ed 10 calls upon ex President Adams, Mr..
Tyler-and IN an interchange Of visits
between friends.
The Hon. George McDutfie has arrived
in the city, and will take his seat IN the
Senate Tomorrow.
Mr.. Bagoy and Mr.. Cuthbert have not
yet arrived.
The Circuit Court now in session are
expected to be engaged in an important
libel case this week. N. P. Tailmadge
versus Blair and Rives, for libel publish.
ed in the Globe during the late canvass
upon the Senator from New York.
Messrs. Key and Marshall (the member
Of the House from Kentucky are the
counsel for Blair and Rlves, and Mr.. Cox
the counsel for MIR. TaIlmadge. The
case will excite good deal of interest.
The Levee al the White House present.
ed the usual scene of amusement and gal
ely. The attendance was very large,
though far less numerous as it seemed to
me than the usual attendance Of the year
Just passed The day became more
pleasant IS the hours wore away, and the
visiters continued until the hour Of three,
when, as is the custom here, visiting oil
this kind was at an end.
There were perhaps some twenty or
thirty Of the Wing members present, and
three times as many of the opposition
members belonging TO the one or the 9TH
pr uf the two Houses of Congress. Con-
spiruous among these was Mr.. Calhoun,
nun many here mean 10 make the sue
cessor Of Mr.. TyIerif they can. The
spectacle OF Levee at the White House
presume is too old story now to make
the picture oil such an odd medley OF PEG
pie, the sirangesl 10 the world, OF any IN
teres: to your readers.
The Levee to-day WIS in the main
picture of all those which have gone be-
fore. The good people Of the District
seemed to be brought to focus. They
we're out IN their brightest smiles and
best attire. The Foreign Ambassadors,
Charges DE-. atfaires, Secretaries Of Lega.
tion, Attaches, appeared in al the decor
atoms and style of the foreign Courts
they represented. Tho equipages Of
some OF those seemed TO be more than
usually grand and gay. The Officers OF
the rmy and Navy, SO far as they were
present, were all IN uniform. | believe
the Cabinet Ministers were not present.
Mr.. Webster received his friends at
home, and quite eclipsed the President
without any sham attemp, TO show, and
but little expense, IN his receptlpn.-
There were great many callers there.
The other members Of the Cabinet were
probably at home, also to receive their
friends, excepting MIR. Spencer, who, for
obvious reasons, will receive no one at
present. The cillZsns OF the ten miles
square spetmed to be out enmaSSe du
ring the day.
Mr.. Adams received at his quiet and
hospi,able mansion, probably more than
n thousand visitors. The Wing members
of Congress, Senators and Representa-
tives, with very many of the other par
", were present here, aud of course in
marked contrast to the omission to attend
at tho White House.
There were several others who kept
open house during the day. The Secre-
tarv Of the Senate had table spread for
the Senators and others, and the Clerk of
the House in like manner, for all WHO
called upon them.
The holydays now over and four
weeks and more Of the session gone
now comes the signal for business.