Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-02-13
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MARTINSBURG, Feb. 10, 1923

The Editor of the Gszette tender
TO his friends and fellow citizens hi
thanks for the very liberal and exten
sive patronage that he has received
since his commencement. His exer
tons shall be unabatcd to merit con
tinuance of that confidence and friend
shin, which has been SO unreservedly
bestowed ON him, by the citizens o.
Berkeley and the adjoining Counties
Tn augmenting the size oil his paper,
(and that too with a hope ofencreasing
Its usefulness,) he was fearful Of its
not meeting with the appreciation OF
its old friends; he, however, is glad
to find, that it has, with few, very
few exceptions, not only met with the
general appreciation of It's old patrons
and supporters, but that since the first
of January, one hundred and twenty
new subscribers have been added to
the list This is flattering.
Melancholy cnd distrcss;ng.-On
Sunday last, Samuel Brown, boy
OF about ten years of age, lost his life
by sliding on theice on Opeckon, inear
Mlller's Mill He broke thro' and was
carried BY the current of the water
under the ice.
Fire.-On Monday night last, the
large new Barn on Mr.. Daniel Burk-
hart's farm. near this place, was en-
tircIy consumed by fire. 1t is sup
posed to be the work OF incendiary.
John Taylor ia re-electeda senator of
the U. States from the State of Virgin
ia, for SIX years from the Sd day Of
March next, when his present term Of
service will expire.
Fran the Legislature Of Maryland,
now in session, we learn that bill has
been introduced into the House of Del
egates, and has received some discus
sion, which looks like an earnest inten-
ton to commence the great work of the
Potomac Canal. The completion of
this undertaking will probably double
the value of nearly all the property in
the State of Mar Wand, and particularly
all the property in the City of Baltimore;
and yet, to our ea IRENE establishment,
We perceive that there IS an opposition
from Baltimore to this great work.
What delusion is this. What evil genius
more potent than any that fables de-
scribe to US, has breathe d his pestiferous
influence over that patriotic and public
spirited city? We can conceive OF no.
thing more derogatoryto that character
for intelligence which that city has just
" borne, than the disposition now lu-
puted to it. And upon what pleaF That
the District of Columbia will benefit by
the Canal. and are we forever TO be
only unfortunate ourselves bat the cause
of misfortune to others? If the Canal
should benefit the District. it will, at
the same time doubly benefit Baltimore;
and we cannot conceive OF a more sui
cidal act, than for Baltimore, the mana-
mental city, TO interpose her influence
in opposition to her own aggrandlZe-
ment-~in opposition to the opening of
the richest vein of commercial wealth
that was ever presented TO an enterpriz-
ing peopIe-and in opposition. too, to
a measure which is to connect, by indis-
soluble ties, the most productive and
the most commercial sections of our
common cOuntry.-Nat Int.
Convention 6et3oeen the States If
Kentucky and Vtrginia-The sub
ject is yet in suspense before the Legls-
lalure of Virginia. On Friday. the
Senate determined, by vote OF IL to
10. to adhere to its amendments to the
bill foc carrying the Conventisn into
effect. One of these amendments
strikes out so much as relates to the
proposed guarantee. To these a
mendments the House ofDelcgateS has
disagreed. II that House, also, ad-
here TO its determination, as is propO.
sed the bill is lost and Convention falls
to the ground. Did.
rErorn the NeW-York Statesman