Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1845-08-07
Am ASTRONOMICAL DISCOVERY

| The scientific world has been agog for some
weeks past about the fred stars placed in the
Democratic armament by Prcfessor JACKSON, &
that the "Old Hero" addressed letter to Major
Lewis in which he expressed his perplexity and
"sore grief" at the course of Mr.. Polk in dispa-
cling the "Globe" as the Official Organ of the
Government, and very much feared that two GER
tain men were abou, to be installed in its place
one of whom he designated political renegade
by "s-S''' and the other bankrupt by ***sss
| which spelled RITcHIE s. HEssE, the new propri-
etors of the Official Organ at Washington.
1t appears, however, that the Philosophers
both Democratic and Wing, have been somewhat a,
fault, and that notwithstanding the sepen stars
spelled Ritehie, and their appearance and posi-
ton in the political heavens looked like the sire
ioaves and the tsco ashes" yet the grand pAenone-
non was not Father Richie but General CAMERON,
the newly elected United States Senator from
Pennsylvania. We have had a conversation with
Democrat who speaks from "the book" and who
confirms the correctness of the following telescope
view which the New York Express furnishes
Here it ia
'Wc learn from gentleman who has had oppor.
tunties OF inspecting letter from Gen. Jackson,
that the renegade spoken of, in his letter to Ma.
jor Lewis and the other person who fell under the
displeasure of the Old Hero, 1.-THE six . ~ y
were Major Walker, of Tennessee--father of the
present private secretary of Mr.. Polk-and Gen.
Cameron, of Pennsy lvania-and not Mr.. Richie
The latter il the lately elected Senator from that
State. He was the anticaucus candidate. and
was chosen by the Wings, and few Of the de
mocrscy' OF Pennsylvania. 1t was supposed that
Mr.. Buchanan was at the bottom of the intrigue,
which procured him his place in the United States
Senate.
"ln order to tsst this matter, letters we're written
to MIR. Buchanan, Mr.. Dallas, and others, asking
them whether they approved of the detection OF
Gen. Cameron, and his election, under any cir.
cumstances. They all reported except Mr.. B.,
that the act, on the part of few democrats, met
with their unqualified condemnation. Mr. B.
answered, in roundabout way, that in his pres
ent situation, as Secretary of State, he did not
consider it delicate to censure the legislature but
that he was friendly the whole, to regular NOM
nations. This reply his rather confirmed the
democracy in their suspicious that Mr.. Buchanan
was the traitor who procured the election of Gen.
Cameron.
alt seems that Gen. Cameron visited Wash.
ngton some time previous to his election and pro-
posed to enter into negotiation, as of num-
Der, to purchase the Globe. But Blair and Rives
refused to negotiate. They consider ed themselves
too strong to be moved. This circumstance gave
rise to tho asterics which appear in the letter Of
Gen. Jackson to Major Lewis. In any point of
view, it is an interesting little Democratic quar-
rel, OF the merits Of which the Wings, Of course,
little ~ tho woman did in her hu.ba nd's
6s hit with the bear. So much for the seven stars.
N. Y. Ezpress.