Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-08-28
GBr farragu.
No 8, August %, 1928

Ii is a m ,lanchoIy rea.:tlon 10 tu,
free c,tizens OF 4 nsncd, or "a least -
those OF us, w1J, IN som measure, APP
preciatc the u ,,sIHg5 VI our Deioveu
country, that wnlie sc glory and eA.
ait IN the rignts, privileges, aud pre-
CI0Us liberty Ne enjoy we must nOt be
understood d, lnciu ling all ia innaDI
tants OF these Unled y 4tes, or even
all those who my clam this taud OF
freedom as their II i've country Wito
the rich ettuslon of blessings, ooth IA
tI0nala and tndlYIdual winch ii. mas pleas.
ca The AlTn ght3 III toe fall bow oi tIls
pure anu dane beneyoI zee 20 show
CT Gown upon US; me genus 81 a'a
rice has lnte:mngied the DIR ot tu.se
that ever threatened the eXfstrdcc vi d
nation Or people While Anerica 1,
tire land OF the emlg ant, anu the home
% The exile 10 Europeans, II IS the
gloomy vale OF misery aud death 10
thousands of the foriorn and almost
hpoeless sons of Africa. Toe genial
Jgld OF liberty, which shines with aueh
goriuJ iustre upon our land, and ill.,
iu,es its cnnoblng Influence into the
bosUn5 % our fee born citizens, to
them, It Is indeed, pillar Of darkness
iaso which even the filnt gIImmeriugs
q deferred hope en- scarcely pene-
trate While we offered our vows at
the shrine of liberty, and sacrificed
upon her sacred altar the most precious
hood tt4t ever flowed III ireemen S
vcms--NhIle the pu.ssant arm Of ju,
tee was stretched forth 10 unfetter the
CALLING chains OF foreign oppressIoa -
while we appea ed TO the Eternal Er
Ter of the Universe fox the justice Of
GU cause, aud ior assistance IN our ar
duons stlu.gie-whle in the pride Of
our united power, we hurled defiance
against the tyrant foe---while every
heart beat IN anison with the patriots
prayer, and hailed with enthusiastic
JOY the first dawn OF freedom and
whie, III the end, we beheid the young
Am tI'a mounting dloftupon the wings
of linerty 30 her seat among the ma
tio7s Of the earth; strange TO tell up
ward, ol a Inlll'on of our fellow -crca
lures were fl 10 groln u1der a bond
age ten thousand I'm 8 more oppres.
sive and mot rable, than tina. Of which
we complained. Such ls the lueonsis-
tencie5 OF human pgin Ip'es, and such
is that system OF ayarlclous policy
winch has rendered The peopi4 of A
Yncrica ms nsible Of the dagger to
vhlclrthey are exposed THUS while
there IS implanted With n u an emo
bling principle, which prompts Us 10
cherish and admire IA spirit OF freedom,
tbprr i, TO be for !, at the same time,
a ounterartug Disposition, which leads
Us 10 snatch from our fellow beings This
jnvaiu ,hlt boon. 1t i unnecessary
here 10 + ke I'd the discussion Of the
,stion, whether (under any circum
stances) one man en- have a Tlghi to
cnslave another? 70 every one who
boasts himself al American patriot, the
iGpoli y of the y>te,n should he ouffi-
Cipnt To a tuate him to the most str2nu
Gus ard unfemtJIng exerhons IN delft
Vrring our country from this curse; for
(, him whose sound ju gn1ent, and po-
fdeal foresight rem iu ulNasse3 by
more selfish and contracted motives
il requires no = ophetic prescience to
behold, even now. n dread anticIpa.
ion. The dark and lowering storm,
which naug, in f.lrfll su>pense over
our s ,uthern states. thteAterng to dis
emhosom tnlt dr>Ohting vengeance,
hich of nded Justice so loudly de.
manas. 20 those Whc view this sub.
iect in a proper light, ta> will not APP
near the vision of romantic fancy: for
j, requires ~ extraordinary degree of
foresight 10 see that although it may be
distant. vet he time VIII inevitably
Gem. when our citizens shall no Iol-
gpr hlvr to ne warmed Of their I'M
penhng run We may still sip The
sweets Of refined luxury We may
sliil slnrnber on in the arms of fan led
security: but i IS the sleep Of death,
and ere long my the savage yell OF
var aud mut.lrr arouse us from Our
d lusivr dream, to witness the desold-
ton Of oar country: Ere long may the
bosom Of devastation sweep across our
aani, md lattrn our plains with the in
sis ,riniuaie slaughter of agc and sex
/ uve beer in 'uced into these me
lsncholr g5lccs;o 5, by the following
letter, iosl received. from ~ unknown,
vet hight este Wcd correspondent -