Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1805-01-25
From the Balance.

The hdndsrganist.-One eveniugiast
summer, alittle Italian visited our streets
with 6ue hand-orgsn. /, His music
drew after him considerable concourse
of boys, who testified their appreciation
Of his skin, by frequently exclaiming,
"what capitalplayer!" The little TO-
reigner shrugged up his shoulders, and
remarked, in broken English, to his
companion desc foolish American
think me make de music, when me only
turn de veels. At length an arch boy,
who, it appears, had taken dislike to
all foreigners, stepped softly behind the
organist (for he carried his organ on his
back and crowded the barrel alittle out
of its wonted course, when jars, discord
and confusion Instantly ensued and the
enraged Italian exclaimed, l. De dam
boys stop de verls"-" Wheels! vocife-
rated an hundred voices" $50 Mr.. Nit
alag (for this was the organist's name,
which being spelled backwards makes We
ry good English) all this fine music is
made by the turning Of wheels" Laugh
ing and ieering on the one side, and ape
plause and encouragement on the other
Immediately succeeded and the boys
soon fcn to wrangling about the poor l.
Italian. On the one side, they contend.
ed that the music was delightful-that
the tunes were played 6nely-that every
note was struck accurate y-that this was
all owing to the great skin Of the organ
ist, who had been taught that art at home,
but had come TO this country for the sole
purpose Of charming the Americans with
his music. On The other side il was adj
United that the music was good = but it
was eontended that the man who carried
hetorgan on his back, and turned the
crank, deserved no credit for it--that
the notes and tones were governed BY
curious internal machinery, of the for
nation Of which the Italian was igno-
rAnt-that the man who made the organ
was indeed an artist of great skin but
that it had now passed into thu hands of
an inexperienced adventurer, who play
cd upon it for mere speculation, who
was an enemy Of the inventor, and who,
by his blunders, was in fair way Of ru-
lining the machine.
cannot help thinking Of this poor l.
Italian and his organ whenever hear the
democrats boast and 5rag of the financial
skill Of Mr.. Gallatia., Every body knows
that Gen. Hamilton planned, formed
foreSgnsr nov 81 5sSiay s shassshas
his back. Gallatin turns the crank and
makes fine musici Apd a crowd follows
ut his heels, hallooing, "What, an excel
lent player What a sweet musician. ="
If federalist happens to throw a STUN
bling block in his way, he complains that
he 81 stops dc seels." Thus Ne soes
laundering on and the conseq uence vin
probably be-, that he win make his for
tune, and render the organ useless.
On the 10Th ult. in the house of repre-.
sentatives of the state of Ohio, leave was
given to bring in a bill for changing the
names Of the counties Of HamiltoN, II.
ddmS and Ross. a,5><
We expect shortly TO hear of leave n
ysn,in the honssof representativesoEth the,
United States. to bring in bill te alter
the name Of tbs capital Of the United
Stasss. 1t must he.a sore thing to ths
author ofthe letter. 70 MaG<s and Paine,
and e his minions,, as often as they look
upon the back OF a letter or newspaper, to
meet the name ofWashingtOa.