Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1824-06-10

comparative national poverty. In this
result, we are all deeply interested,
without Distinction Of parties.
Frank. Gas.
Our readers will see, with pleasure,
the promptness with which the Execu-
tive has taken measures to carry into
effect the act of Congress authorizing
an experiment for the Improvement of
TIE navigation of the Western waters.
In this promptitude, and in that which
has marked the steps in regard to the
other act, for employing the Corps of
Engineers in surveys Of routes for ca
mails, and we have gratifying evidence
OF the cordially with which the Presi-
dent enters into the views Of Congress
on these very interesting subjects.
Among the bills of Importance be-
fore Congress, at the last session,
which passed one House, and failed
in the other, was the bill ito alter and
establish certain poast routes" This
bills ola description of which one is
passed every year, almost without ex-
ception. 1t this year passed the. House
OF Representatives, and was laid over,
or rejected, in the Senate. The reason
of This was, that it is proposed the es-
Enlistment of such great number
OF new post routs, introduced at plea
sure by individual members Of the
House Of Representatives, that, at the
late hour at which it went to the renate,
it was impossible to make due investiga-
ton of the necessity or expediency Of
these several routes Another reason
was, that the number of proposed new
routes was so great, if the bill had pas
sed, a considerable appropriation O mo-
meg from the Treasury would have been
necessary to carry it into efect-con-
trary to the obvious policy OF the go
vernment, which is, to make The Post
Office Establishment support itself.
The rejected bill contained provision
authorizing Members of Congress to
frank letters and public documents for
sixty days, instead of thirty, before and
after each session of Congress.
In 1913, there were but two families
in the territory which now comprizes the
town of Barry. in the state of New
York, (including the present site of
Newport) There was not road
through the town, with the exception
of the oak orchard road, which had Sc
'veral years previous been cut through, at
the expense of the Holland Land Com
pany, and had, by that time, grown UP
in underbrush.
There are now. in the same terrific
~, 81 road districts; "a schools are gem
orally kept summer and winter; 773
children between the age of five and
fifteen: and probably upwards Of 5000
Inhabitants.
Stage RuTn'ng-One Of The stage
drivers in the employ of Messrs Par
ker and Co. of Utica, \. Y. having
been guilty of running his horses and
ursetting the stage, was Immediately
arrested and imprisoned by the owners.
A Georgia Editor recommends
Gotten Sails. and says they will last
longer than two Of Canvass; that he
has sailed on board Portuguese, Span
ish, Maltese, Sicilian. and Greek YES.
sells, with cotton sails, and generally
all their small running rigging was of
cotton
=. A friend who lately passed through
Baltimore on his way to Washin gton,
informed the editors that he saw there
some very samples Of Cotton Sail
Cloth We should not be surprised if
this article were 10 be extensively
substituted for the henipen cloth. Cot.
ton Blankets, zoo, which are very
cotnmcn m Europe, France particu-
larry, will, we have no doubt, before
long. supersede, in part at least the
use Of woilen blanket.
Illinois roir.s.-A letter from Hi
nois says, u have just returned from
wolf hunt. We found a VOLTS den,
and caught six young ones, two which
am raising. The Indians frequently
omploy wolves in hunting, instead of
logs. You may smile at our amuse-
en's, but we have nothing better, and
habit renders them pleasant.
In the steam boat Potomac. which
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