Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1845-07-24

and laid the resolutions on the table by very do
eisiye ote-noswith.tandins they wsrs coated over
with the assertion iha, Maj Lewis was doing all
IN his powet 10 dsfesf the Democracy in the APP
preaching eiectien in Tennessee. What Ia patriot
tc SET o felIo~sthese ofFce.holders and office seek
ets are Who would have thought il Of Jimmy
Polk al Tennessee tbs, his first dive would have
been into 1ie OH Kifeies Ca5issta upon whose
orgies be regularly attended daiing "the reign Of
terror, asd that his IRE, blow would have been at
the necks Of The two "chief cooks ard bottle wash
ersn in that celebrated estabiishmon,--Ma = Lew
is and r. P. Blair We, 50 we go--we shall havs
the whole story told some Of these days. Ii is
we'll for Polk thar the "oid Hero died when be
did. "oh the dreaded approach of Congress-
would that the day were fsr distant when | must
show my hands, mo doubt soiilo9uasss the pee
pies President. Il have offended the deity af the
Hcrmi,age-his ghost rises before me--whet must
doi--thats the question. r set up for myself
and stick to il. since have commenced, and trust
to chance. OH the way Of the transgressor is
hard--I wish Lewiswas back, that's ALL" But to
the Democratic Association. Here is the aceoun,
given BY the ceurier's correspondents
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
That speech OF Mr.. Rives before the
Democratic Association is still suspended
lis il oaiy suspended Tor is il not aih-
er suppressed? Whether il ever gets Of
fetal publication or not however, taipk
and believe that it will see the ligh; before
long. /; is public document-part Of
the history ofthe Times and ougit 10 be
made publc--ard doubt not will be,
nsaugre the suspension. In the mean
time, however, another episode in the his
tory or mystery of politics has occurred
al this same Democratic Association. A
meeting was held on Thursday evening
last, when one of the members, who is
clerk in one Of the Departments, offered
resolution, the purport of which was, that
Major w. b. Lewis the great elected,
who has recently given publicity to let
tiers written by hlmselfto President Polk,
and by General Jackson to himself, touch.
ing his ejectment, and the reasons assign
ed by Mr.. Polk for so acting Ought to
have been removed; notwithstanding the
friendship of General Jackson, and that
President Polk had acted properly, was
justified in turning him olt, and ought to
be sustained in what he had done. They
could not however, pass these resolutions
at all. The Democratic Association seems
to have no idea of passing a vote OF coL
fidence in President Polk, and according
ly they rejected this resolulion--yoted II
down by a majority of three to one.
VIVA. aeiH Col. Polk do now-,his Demo-
cratic Association of the District of Co.
lumbia has refused TO sustain his action in
the case oil w. B. Lewis! Besides the
mover of this resolution was one Hamp.
ton c. Williams from Tennessee, who
has heretofore acted as Private Secretary
to President Polk. This would seem to
indicate that Mr.. Polk did not like the
publication Of the letters aforesaid.
Another occurrence a, the same meet.
ing of the Democratic Association was the
presentation OF resolution by Lund
Washington, Jr., who is a Clerk in the
State Department, to sustain Mr.. Buchan.
an for having caused the reinstatement oil
a clerk in the land office named King
who had been dismissed by Mr.. Shields
the Commissioner, but was reinslated
through Mr.. Ruchanan's influence. This
resolution also shared the same fate as
the other-was voted down by large ma.
jority. There is some talk also of expel-
ling Mr.. Lund Washington from bis men,
bership in the Association. Verify there
is harmony enough.