Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-08-21
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When | bear of man who spends
$50 u year for halfpints, complaining
Of hard times, and scarcity OF money,
I'm of opinion, that he "strains at
gnat and swallows Il camel"
When | see candidate shaking
hands with every vagabond he meets,
longing about taverns and grogshOps,
and buying haIf-pints- I'm o opinion,
that he does not possess that noble
and bighminded independence which
should characterize q public officer.
When | see man frequently at
tending courts, and constantly engag-
ed in law suits I'm of opinion, that
he does not pay strict regard to that
portion Of scripture which says, "Love
thy nelghbor as thyselt."
When | sec man running in debt
for every little article, and swelling
merchants accounts for unneccssaries,
I'm Of opinion, that before twelve
mouth he will be crying out "hard
Gncs." Moneys scarce"
When ] hear il farmer complaining
Of the scarcity of money, the low price
of produce, the unprOductiveneys of
the soil andthe high price Of sugar and
coffee, I'm of opinion, that he would
get along better by making use OF do
nestle manufactures.
When | hear man talk of the
enormous expense attendant on the
education of his children, and at the
same time clot!le them in foreign man,
ufacturs, I'm Of opinion, that he does
not see three inches beyond his face.
When [ hear farmer speak of the
superior advantages Of other climates
and counties, and ofthc batrcnness Of
ourown, I'm Of opinion, that he does
not rise early, plough deep, or put his
shoulder 10 the wheel
When | hear our public officers run
| down, and the mea sures of govern.
mcnt pronounced foolish, by a man
who has never read the spelling book
through, and who knows not the diff
| ference between wise and an unwise
measure, I'm Of opinion, that the man
so speaking is IA bigger fool than he
takes himselfto be.
When | hear man say he can't
take the papers because he has not
time to read them, I'm of opinion,
| that he has not his freedom and indie
pendence so much OF heart as the in
crease OF bis worldly store.
AT the session of the Court Of Over
and Terminer held on the Sd inst. at Sa-
ratoga Springs, IN Y } a father recover
| ed SIX hundred and seventy FIVE dollars
for the seduction of his daughter: and in
another case the jury gave $3.50 DANA
ges against a plaintiff, magistrate and
constable, for the Illegal imprisonment
OF man on Justices execution.
Elijah Chehault, who had been con-
stable for twenty five years, in Alexan-
dria, ID. c. got into scuflle with anegro
wench, while endeavoring to distrain
her furniture, who gave him such a Sc
we're blow upon the head with large
| stick as to fracture his scull and to cause
| hls death in a few minutes. The wo-
man resisted with much force. Che
hault broke a sword cane over her shout
ders she closed with him and got the
sword, seized a stick, and gave him the
fatal blow. A coroner's inquest wa.
held on the body of c. s. a verdict brought
in, that ''he came 10 his death by yio-
.ent blow upon the back of the head, in
ilcted by Betsey Williams, alias Betsey
ChlnquePin, with piece Of timber"
On Thursday, the 18th inst. says the
Fayetteville Cbscroer,the body of a wo-
man, named Mosely Wilson, was found
floating in the river, near the plantation
OF Mr.J. Kelly, which on being reco-
vered, appeared to be considerab
mansled, and stabbed in two places
The Jury returned a verdict Of death by
violence, from the hands Of some person
or persons unknown. Suspicion, "a yet,
has fastened on no one.
OUR COUNTRY.
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