Martinsburgh gazette — Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.], 1810-07-27 00:00:00, page 1

No. 10 of Vol. XII.
Martinsburgli, Virginia,
printed & published by
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PROSPECTUS
or
A Monthlp Magazine.
TO BE PUBLISHED IN MURTINilDSOH,
BT
JOHN A L BURT IS.
THERE is no reflection more painful to men of
a free and republican spirit, than one too for
cibly suggested by the history of mankind, that free
governments have ever been ephemeral and short
lived ; that they have ever been prematurely des
troyed, either by the slow but certain operation of
internal corruption, or by the furious assaults of ex
tend violence. The proud structures of Grecian
and of Roman liberty, whose apparent strength gave
promise of millennial duration, alter exciting for a
few years the wonder and admiration of the world
were sapped and overthrown. Their short and bril
liant day of liberty has been succeeded by a long and
gloomy night. For nigh two thousand years, the
banners of despotism have sullenly waved over the'
majestic ruins of tile Capitol:—the monuments of
Athenian greatness are overthrown ; and scarce a
vestige is left, to remind the degenerate sons of the
heroes who conquered at Marathon, at Salamis and
at Platoea, that their fathers were free.
Such too lias been the fate of the modern Europe
an republics : Our own eyes have seen them all pe
rish in succession Holland, Venice and Genoa have
bowed their heads to a despot ; and Switzerland, a
name dear to freedom and virtue, Switzerland too
has fallen.
Would wc avoid the fate of the republics, which
have passed down the troubled stream of time before
us ?—If we would, let us diligently use the means of
giving durability to our republican institutions. Of
these means, the diffusion of useful knowledge among
the people, has been considered by the widest politi
cians, as the safest and the best An enlightened
and well informed people, only, can duly appreciate
the blessings of liberty ; and unless the inestimable
value of that rich bo i from Heaven, be known to
the mass of the people, it is vain to hope that they
will venture their lives and their fortunes in its do
lence.
Until a system of national education be adopted and
carried into exeemion, tbit general diffusion of know
ledge, so essential to the preservation of our liberty,
can be effected only thro’ the medium of a free, un
shackled Press It is the pride and the glory of our
country, that the Press is, here, as free and unres
trained as the wind on our mountains. To the free
dom of the Press do the people of United America
owe their independence ; for it was this which ena
bled the enlightened patriots of’76. to excite in the
inass of the people that unconquerable love o€ liberty
which supported them under all the privations and
calamities of a seven years War—which infused into
every soul that grand revolutionary sentiment, “ it is
butter to perish than fo live in slavery.”
An institution like this cannot be too much cherish
ed or extended. It were well for our Country, if
every town, if every vi'lage, if every hamlet contain
ed one of these fountains of knowledge, pouring forth
ialubrious streams to refresh and animate the people.
Nor let it be objected, that the Press disseminates
pernicious, as well as wholesome principles; that,
the’ it frequently aids tile cause oftruth, it so'nictiirtes
extends the dominion of error. Establish the princi
ple, tiiat we should cease to list all those things which
are eminently liable to a!mse, and you overturn, at
once, all that is useful, all tiiat is venerable, all that
is holy atrilnig human institutions. The Christian re
ligion itself, saertd tho’ it is, and divine as was its
author, would be banished from the earth by the re
cognition of such a principle ; for the most odiouS,
black and detestable crimes have been perpetrated, in
the sacred, but abused, name of the Saviour of man
kind.
Instead, therefore, of wishing to sec the influence
of the Press diminished in our eountry, we should
endeavour, at the Same time, to purify it, and to
widen the sphere of its operation. Into the purest of
those Gazettes which make the domestic politics of
our country their principal theme, party-violence,
rancour and falsehood, will sometimes intrude. A pe
riodical publication, whose object is the diffusion of
Useful knowledge, and the dissemination of sound pr n
viples of morality, among all classes, degrees and
denominations ofmetr, should avoid the discussion of
topics, which arouse all the turbulent passions of the
human breast.
A periodical work, of this latter sort, to be entitled
The Literaer Migcellanp,
will in a few week be established in Martinsburgrh.
The title itself coinevs a general idea of the charac
ter which this publication will endeavour to sustain.
It will be a repository of useful knowledge on all those
•objects which may be presumed to be most interest
ing to its patrons. It cannot be expected, nor indeed
it desirable, that its pages should contain a large
po tion of original matter ; Lett the Editor, knowing
with what alacrity h s friends will aid him in the
management of the work, does not hesitate to pro
m "e that it shall sometimes, nay often, exhibit ori
ginal compositions.
He is nevertheless well aware, that its reputation
will depend chiefly on the judgment and taste with
which di selections shall be in-vde. And here it
tnay not be antis? briefly to enumerate the topics to
which, he means principally to direct Ins attention.
MARTINSBURGH
1. As he conceives the introduction of an impro
ved system of agriculture to be an object of prime im
portance, he will frequently insert in his magazine,
extracts from the latest and most approved agricul
tural treatises.
2. Useful inventions, of whatever sort, shall find in
“The LITERARY MISCELLANY” afaithlul he
rald of their merits.
3. Documents relative to the population, com
merce, wealth and public revenue of the Um.ed
States, and of the state in which we live, Will be
collected with industry and regularly published.
4. Biographical sketches will often be inserted in
“The LITERARY MISCELLANY.’*—In no one,
of all the flowery fields of literature, does the miscel
laneous reader more delight to wander, than tn mat
devoted to biography. And this indeed is a rational
predilection: for, while we peruse the records of de
parted worth and genius ; while we read of the
“ living actions”# of the mighty dead, a generous ar
dour is enkindled in cur bosoms; we rise above our
selves, and strive to emulate tUfetr fame.
5 The Editor proposes to seleot from the rtWcal
reviews of Europe ami America, such articles as
shall appear most worthy of re-publication, whether
on account of the genius, taste and liberality of the
critic, Or the importance of the work reviewed. He
hopes that he shall be able, in this way, to make his
readers acquainted with a few select literary friends,
whose conversation will sooth them in th#* hour of
trouble, and assist them to “ cheat life of some of
us numerous cares.
6. To the liners of poesy and song, he promises
occasional selections from the works of tlie most fa
vored votaries of the muse.
7. Lastly, his magazine will contain miscellaneous
articles, selected from the periodical publications of
Europe and America, literary intelligence, anecdotes,
and in a word, whatever iS proper ibr ihsertion in
a literary miscellany.
When he contemplates the vast extent anil fertility
of the literary region befo ehim, and the endless va
riety of its productions, lie does not hesitate to pro
mise, that he will cull from it a repast, plentiful
enough for the most voracious, sufficiently delicate
for the nicest appetite, and various enough to suit all
the various palates of his guests. But laying allegory
aside, he pledges himself that his Miscellany
shall at least inculcate the purest principles of mo
rality; that it shall never be stained with a sentiment
calculated to tinge with a blush the check of virgin
modesty.
With these pretensions to its favour, he asks the
patronage of the public, and submits the following
CONDITIONS OF PUBLICATION.
V “The LITERARY MISCELLANY” will be
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and become accountable for the payment, will be en
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CCJ” The publication of this work will commence
as soon as three hundred subscribers shall have been
obtained.
To Tanners.
THE subscriber, having rented the
merchant-mill of Mr. IV. Ji. K;ng, on
Mill-Creek, solicits the patronage of the
farmers in the neighbouring country. He
zvill grind their crops on as good terms as
any miller in the county, and from his skill
. in the milling business, acquired during a
long residence with the Messrs E lit cots, the
best millers in the United States, Jrom
whom he has a certificate of his skill, in
dustry and integrity, he has no doubt that
he zvill be able to give Complete satisfaction
to all those u>1*0 may bring their grain to
his mill. The mill is in complete order and
ready for the reception of grain ; and the
subscriber will stand the inspection of all
four, made at his milt, of wheat received as
merchantable.
He has also rented the saw-m'nl at the
same place, and zvill saw timber on as good
terms as any other, and at a short notice.
WILLIAM C. BOWLER.
July 20, 1810.
LAND for sale.
Y virtue of a Deed of Trust, executed
to me on the 26th day of August, 1809,
by Philemon Chenoweth and Sally his
wife, for the purpose of indemnify ing John
Lyle and William Lyle, against a certain
securityship therein mentioned, I shall sell
tor cash, on the premises, (lor the pur
pose above mentioned,) to the highest bid
der, on Monday the 6th day ot August
next, threefourths of a tract of land, lying
in Berkeley County, containing in the
whole fifty acres, and adjoining the lands
of Samuel Chenoweth and others. 1 here
are on the premises a good Dwelling House
and other improvements. I he sale will
commence at 10 o’clock, A. M.
LEWIS B. WILLIS, Trustee.
July 20, 1810.
A variety of BLANKS
For sale at this Office.
FRIDAY, July 27, 1810.
Fifteen Dollars Reward.
i TRAYED or stolen, from the com- |
mons of Shippensburg, Pen. a short
time since, A SORREL HORSE, 6 years
old, about 15 or 16 hands high, two or
three white teet, had one or two pieces of
shoes <>n, has light limbs and small body
and neck, a lofty carriage, is a fast and na
tural trotter, is good for the saddle but will
not work in the g -urs, has a small star, a
thin mane and tail, a lump on his back a
bout the si/.e ot a walnut occasioned by the
saddle, and was not in verv good order.
Also, A BROWN .HARE, about 9 or 10
years old, 12 or 13 hands high, has a star,
a thick bristly mane and tail, somewhat
hog rumped, has but 4 teeth before in the
upper jaw, which are very short, one or
two white feet, and no shoes except some
pieces. She was in tolerable order.
Neither of these beasts have scabs or
warts on their legs, nor can the owner recol
lect that either is branded. Whoever takes
up said horses and secures the thief in anv
jail, so that he may be brought to justice,
‘■hall receive the above reward, or 8 dol
lars for the horses alone, if word is given
to the Printer, or the subscriber, and rea
sonable charges if the horses are brought
home.
WILLIAM H. SMITH.
Shippcntburg, July 9, 1810.—20. [6*.] '
Runaway Negro.
AT 7" AS committed to the jail of Berke
V V ley county, on the 20th of Mav last,
as a runaway* a negro man who calls him
self Tom, and says he belongs to I.uke
Cannon, of Prince William county, near
Dumfries ; about 29 or 30 years of age,
about 5 feet 2 or 3 inches high, has a re
markable scar over his lc It eye. He had a
pass with him, supposed to he forged.
J A. MF.S MAXWELL, Jailor.
July 20, 1810.
Advertisement.
RAN away from the subscriber on the
25th of June last past, a bright mulat
to man, about 27 years of age, about five
feet six inches high, has lost two of his
fore teeth, he is a very mild spoken fellow,
and modest in his conduct, he very likely
has a written forged pass, as he had made
application some days before he ran away
to a person in Martinsburgh for a piss,
(but who refused.) If the fellow is taken
and secured within the county, I wdl pay
five dollars reward, and if out of the coun
ty, ten dollars if secured in a jail so that l
may get him again, attd if brought to me l
will further pay all reasonable charge*. As
the fellow is artful he mav change his name
and cloathing; his real name is DAVID,
and his wearing apparel were a short drab
coat, linen overalls, &c. &c.
JACOB LIGHT.
Near the Lick Mill, Berkeley County, J
Virginia, July 13, 1810. J
BY virtue of a Deed of Trust, executed
by Andrew Paiks of the city of Haiti
more to Archibald Henderson and Joshua
LoDgstreth, to secure the several debts
therein mentioned, will be sold at public
sale, on the 10th day of the 8th month
(August) next, on the premises,
A TRACT a) LAND,
containing 400 acres, situate near the head
of BullJkm, Jefferson County, being a part
of a tract called the Rich Woods. I here
are two tenements thereon and a well of
water on each, a considerable part of the
tract is covered with excellent limber and
the land good. One third of the money
must be paid in hand, the balance ift one
and two jears, with interest, and a deed of
trust given on the property to secure the
same. A deduction of 5 per cent, will be
made on the two last payments, for ready
money. Richard Llcwcllin who lives
thereon, or the subscriber will shew the
premises previous to the day of sale, to a
ny person wishing to purchase.
JOHN M’PHERSON,
Attorney for the Trustees.
Jefferson County r , ,
6th mo. 29, 181C lcld8'J
THREE CENTS, CASH, (per pound)
is given at the Office of the Gazette,
For CLEAN LINEN and COi'lON
RAGS.
GAZETTE.
victions of the heart. I fear, there are
many, who are blinded to the true charac
ter of the conqueror of Europe, by the
splendour of his victories ; many, who at
tach to him the noble qualities, which have
been displayed by other heroes, who re
pose a secret hope in his clemency. They
ought to know, and they might know,
that he has risen to power in a revolution,
which has had a peculiar influence ia har
dening the heart; that his character is unil
lumined by one ray of beneficence ; that
he is dark, vindictive, unrelenting ; that
no man loves him, that he cares for no
man’s love ; that he asks ooly to be feared,
and that fear aud horror are the only senti
ments he ought to inspire.
I fear there are many, who attach idea<
of happiness anti glory to France, because
thev hear of the conquest of French armies j
and I fear that this impression reconciles
them to the thought of union with her.
They might know, and they ought to kaow,
that France is drinking even to the dregs
that cup of sorrow, which she has mingled
for other nations. They should be taught,
that she is most degraded in her moral and
religious condition, and wretchedly im
poverished ; that her agriculture, her manu
factures, her commercial cities are falling
to decay ; that she is ground with oppres
sive taxes, most oppressively collected ;
that her youth are torn from thtir families,
to fill up the constant ravages, which war
and disease arc making in ker armies ; that
with all her sufferings she is not permitted
the poor ptivtfege of complaining ; that
her cities, villages, and houses are throng
ed with spies to catch aodr^port the mur
murs of disaffection.—In a Wtlttihifrhg c*
pl$ might and should be .
EX TR ACT
FROM CHANS I\G'S FAST SERMON,
TREACIICD AT BOSTON, ON TH£
JTII APRIL.
{Concludedfrom our last.}
It may be asked, whether I intend by
hese remarks to represent my country as
aopeless ? No, my friends. I have held
ip the danger of our country in all its mag*
nitride, only that I may in my humble mea
sure excite that spirit, which is necessary,
and which by the blessing of Providence
may be effectual to avert it. Alarming as
our condition is, there does .appear to me to
lie one method < f safety, and only one—
At a people we must be brought to see and
to feet our danger ; we must be excited to a
public «pirit, an energy, a magnanimity
proportioned to the solemnity of the times,
tn lu'hch we are called to act — If l may be
permitted, l woulJ sav to the upright, the
disinterested, the enlightened friends of
their country, that the times demand new
and peculiar exertions. In the present state
of ihe world, there is, under God, butone
hope of a people; and that is, their own
exalted virtue. This therefore should be
your object and labour, to fix the under
standings of the people on the calamities
that are approaching them ; to enlighten the
public mind; to improve our moral feel
ings to breath arouud you an elevated spirit t
to fortify as many hearts as possible with
the generous purpose to do all, which
men can do, for the preservation of their
count! y —You should labour, riot to excite
a temporary paroxysm, for the danger is
not to be repelled bv a few impassioned ef
forts. We want a calm and solemn impassion
fixed in every mind, that we have every
thing at stake—that great sacrifices are td
be expected, but that the evils are so tre
mendous aS io justify and require every
sacrifice. We want to have a general im
pression made of the character, spirit, de
signs, power, and acts of France ;—-of the
unparrelltled wretchedness, the political,
moral, and religious debasement, attendant
on union with her, or on subjection to her
power, To effect this end I have said,
that new exertions should be made. The
common vehicles of political information
have done, and may do much ; but cannot
do all, which is required. Authentic pub
lications in the names of our wisest, purest,
most venerated citizens should be spread
abroad, containing the plain, unexaggerated,
uncoloured histoiy of the revolution and
domination of France.
It may be said, that the people have all
the evidence on this subject already com
municated to them—I fear, that many
have riot ree'eived sufficiently distinct and
connected information from sources, on
which thev rely ; and I am confident, that
many, who know the truth need to have
the convictions of their understandings’
converted into active principles, into con
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