Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1852-06-30
DEATH OF THE HON. IiENRY CLAY,

A great and mighty one has fall
len-passed away from the warm
lleart-altars CT his countrymen to
the cold embrace Of carth--fron
the proud theatre of his glory and
fame, where for half a century the
proudest wreaths of civic triumph
had been his award, 10 the peace
ful rest Of the tomb.
We learn BY Geographic despatch
just as our paper was gong te
press, that Mr.. CLAY died at Wash,
ington at III O'Clock, A. NJ, on
yesterday. The intelligence of hi
death was Immediately conveyed
on lightning wings to the remotes'
corners Of the Union, and the nat
ton mourns It's greatest patriot
statesmen and sage.
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.lsN. FIERCE ana the NEW HAMPSHIRE
REsOLUT. oNs.
A most ridiculous attempt is made TO cxa
the Democratic party Of the North, as III,
special friends Of the South. 1t so happens
that the State of Neio Hampshire res
/ euse Of tie Democratic nominee for Presi
dent. has manifested peculiar hostility to thu
South. SO offensive was It's action few
years ago, that the Legislature of Virgiiii,
passed the following res LUTON on the 18th d
January, 1877:
'Resolvcd unanimously Jy the Gepera
isSembig Of Virginia, That The Chief ,Hag
ist-atc Of tsis Commonwealth be requested
TO return roRrHw,r,l tie Resolutions Of tn
Legislature Of New Hampshire on the sub.
ject of slarery, transmitted to rim BIZ IA
Ececutire Of hot State, and this day com
muaicatra TO as
Gen Pierce in his letter Of acceptane,
spoaks Of tho rssAlations of the Democra;i
Convention upon the Compromise as meetin.
the sanction of his Judgment. One thing i
manifest If this be really Soft he, an nc
tive aud leading Democratic politician in hi
ewn State, can be supposed actually tot tt
sympatbize with the sentiment Of Legisla
ture in which lis own party friends have tn,
ascendancy -then he must have little inhu
once over them or has not chosen to exereis
it. We have yet 20 learn that any zeal OF
his part for the South has prompted him T.
nssail with vi.:r ,he incendiory aud n.crna
doctrines of AhoItiouism, as being promi
nent politician, he should have done i! he Eel
IL
The devotion Of the Northern Democrac.
t. tho South. The hostility of the Whiss
How absurd is this how improbable tia
upon geographical question one party shou.
DO so exalted above the other in she sam
region may be better understood W.. ia
fact is presented to us, Of TIE Support c
Northern Democratic Abolition papers, an
and politicians are giving to the Democrat
nomination. We have John Van Buren an,
others on the stump, Tbs nolmius Aboii
Zionist. Benjamin. f. lIallett. tl,c aathor 0
the following Resolaiioa--
"Rcsolrcd, That ,re are opposed to STA
ucry in any form and color, and IX FAvo
OF FREEpoM aad FREE SOIL WHEREBY
Err MANLlVES TuROUGIIOUTGODI
HERITAGE"
was Chairman Of the National Democrat
Committee and called the Convcation to or
der il Baltimore.
But why multiply this evidence? Til
South should seorn to claim either Of Ii
grea; parties Of the North as peculiarly trt,
to tho interests Of Southern Institutions =
How little such course is calculated t
prctce, and advance Southern rights, tim
viii fully develop.
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THE LAND DILL.
The House Of Representatives, on satuy