Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1846-01-15
Suagluaa TY OF IG8aas.

lions, which were forthwith unanimonslv
adopted, viz:
whereas, in obedience 10 numerous
petitions and other indication OF a eener.
a. public opinion, the last Congress Of the
United States passed a law materiallv
reducing postage on letters passing through
The mall, below former rates; 10 The pro.
prieiy OF which reduction the people Of
TINS State have accorded with great una.
nmityi and many are of opinion there
should be still farther reduction: and
whereas indications have been given that
an attempt will be made in the presen,
Congress 10 raise the charges on mail
letters above The presentra,es: Therefore,
ReSofped, As the sense OF this Legisla.
ture, (t the honorable Senate concur
,hefetn) That the rates OF letter postage
are already sufficiently high, and should
not aerincrensed, thai the present system
has not been IN operation sufficiently oGg
TO test lis propfiety or fully ascertain its
results.
Resolred, The our Senators and Rem
resen'a'lyes in Congress be requested 10
use their best endeavors 10 prevent any
increase Of the present rate OF postage.
Resolced, That copies of the foregoing
resolution be transmitted to each OF our
Senators and Representatives.
STATE OF TExAs.--Texas, /. is stated.
Is divided into 35 counties. Galveston is
the largest city, and Houston The next
Austin, the seat of government, has 4
population Of 1900, and Washington
about the same number. Saint Antonio
is the Oldest town in the State, with q
population Of about 1900.
THREATENED INVASION A lettor from
Richmond (Va.) says: requisiiion has
been made by The authorizes Of Parkers.
burg, for three hundred stands Of arms, and
they have been sent from the Armory.--
The cause of this requisiiioD is thrsa.
on the part Of the Ohio people 10 invade
the town, and llberale the kidnappers there
confined.
! The CArAL.--A friend, who passed
along nearly the whole length OF the un!in.
ished portion Of the Canal a few days
since, informs us that there are about six
hundred hands at work on the several Sec
tons. and that II was expected that tins
force would be rapidly increased as the
season advanced. AHeganian.
4 MAD lTcH.--A very singular disease is
now prevailing among some Of the Cattle
OF jefferson County says the Charlestown
Spirit Of Jefferson, which is denomna,ed
The mad Itch," and only effects, so far as
can be observed, The head. The FIST
symptoms commence by disposition on
the part OF the Cattle to rub or scratch in
some way the head and neck, which in.
creases as the disease becomes worse
Sevcrnl head of Cattle in that County
have died with it.
/ CLAY STATUE. Ladies of Boston
having heard that the Ladies Of Virginia
were about to erect beautiful and per.
manent memorial of the character and
services of Mr.. Clay, have been pleased
by contribution OF S2l5, to testify their
unqualified appreciation Of SO noble an I'M
dertaking, and their heartfelt wishes for
Its success i much larger sum could,
without the slightest fiicuiiy, have been
raised; but such contribution might have
BEEN regarded as an attempt TO arrogats
portion Of that honour which is exclusive.
ly and justly due to tie ladies Of Virginia.
The warmest thanks are the appropriate
and sincere Acknowledgements for so gen.
erous mark OF the approval and encour-
agement Of the ladies' oil Boston especial
ty Of that lady, at whose suggestion the
contribution was started, and who is SO
well known TO those Virglnlans who have
visited the refined Metropolis Of Massa-
chusetls, by her graceful acts of hospital.
ty and kindness. Rich. Wing.
i CLAY STAruE.--Tbe Richmond Wing
states that two hundred and fifteen Ladies
OF Boston have forwarded to Miss Eliza
+ M. Riddle. Treasurer of the Clay Statue
association, dollar each 10 that object.
Mrs. Barbour. the originator OF the en-
terprise, has contributed 500, and her
two grand. daughters, the Misses Talialsr'
no, $50 each.
EDUCATION CONVENTION. The plan
Of Education recommended by the Edu.
cation Convention proposes TO divide the
State into 2,720 districts, OF five miles
square, with a common school IN each,
conducted b. teacher with salary oil
three hundred dollars. Besides these,
there are 10 be 100 for The towGs and Dor.
oughs, making in all 2,s49, which viii
make the whole cos, for teachers S55l,'
700 per annum, being an average Of "a
81 for each child between the ages o. .
aud Is years. The report Of the Second
Auditor makes the number Of schools now
in existence 3.677, which are estimased'o
exceed the cost Of the system PROPOSED BY
near S2S,O 900.
A letter TO the Philadelphia Ledger from
the Postmaster in Washington, pa says
that during storm on New Years nlghi
one of the buildings Of jefferson College,
was blown down, and now lies mass Of
ruins, and the apparatus and all the other
valuable property which il contained vss
/ destroyed. No estimate bad been mace
OF the loss, which must be very great, a.
the building was very valuable one. u
was erected about sixteen years ago, aa
/ great expense.