Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1824-10-14


ton in the Monumental City. We have
seen a letter from Baltimore, which
| gives this account of it, and no more
that lit was splendid beyond descrip--
ton" We shall have the particulars
| for our next
The Committee of Arrangements of
this City II appears by their notice, have
| reasen TO expect that he will arrive here
| on Tuesday, the General having con-
sented to remain in Baltimore for a
military review, which is proposed to
| take place on Monday.
By an intimation in the Democratic
Press, we are given to understand that
the General is to be in this city during
the approaching winter, and that ''he
hopes there here to have some leisure"
1t will crafty our Southern fellow-ciii--
Zens to learn, (what we are enabled to-
state on good authority that it is the
Generals intention to extend his visit
Southwardly, at least as far as Charles
ton, the city where he first touched A
merican ground.-Ib.
We have had an opportunity of in
specting the Ring, made by Mr. Green
bury Gather, enclosinga lock of the
hair of General WASHINGTON. which
MIR. CusTIs has had prepared, to be pre-
sented by him to General LAFAYETTE.
1t will remain at Mr.. Gathers to day,
subject to public inspection.
The ring is of solid gold, and perfect
ly plain but neat workmanship. On the.
inner surface of it is the following in-
scription, beautifully engraved
LAFAYETTE.
1777.
Pro novl orbis libertate
decertabat Juvenis.
Stabilitam Senex
Invent.
1924.
On the face of the ring, surrounding
the hair, are the words, "Pater Pa'rte:1
and on another side, the words, ".Mount
Ve,non.'' This is an appropriate, and
must be highly acceptable gift.-I6.
BLouNTsvILLE, Tenn. Sept. 3O.-At
meeting of number Of tire citizens OF
Sullivan County, at the Court House,
on the 2Sth of september, 1924, John
Lynn was unanimously appointed chair
man, and Samuel Rhea secretary. The
hon. John Blair having explained the
object of the meeting, the following ma
med gentlemen, to wit +: Richard Ne
therland. William Durv, William King,
Nathan Richardson, and samuel khea,
were appointed committee to draft re-
solutions on the subject. Whereupon,
the said comittee reported the following
resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted:
RESOLVED, That should the Congress
of the United States be disposed to es-
tablish National Turnpike from Wash
ington city to New Orleans, we esteem
il expedient that the same should pass
throughWestern Virginia, by the way OF
Abingdon and through Tennessee.
ReSolred, That the following named
gentlemen, to wit: Richard Cannon,
Andrew S. Morrison, Jeriel Dodge,
William Deery, Daniel Rogan, John
Lynn, John OBrion. Jos. c. Rhea. and
George W. Netherland, or majority
ofthem, be a committee to prepare and
forward an appropriate address to the
President of the United States, reques-
ting survey, by the United States En-
gineers, of the stage road leading from
Washington city through Western Vlr-
ginia, by Abingdon, and thro' Tennessee,
in order to ascertain the expediency OF
converting the same into national
Turnpike.
Resolred. That said committee petit
ton the Legislature of this State, now
in session, requesting them to memoria-
lie the President of the United states
on said subject.
Resoirsd, That said gentlemen be
standing Committee to correspond with
other Committees that are or may be
appointed in the neigl'boring counties
and states for the same purpose.
Esso red, That copies of the iofeSo-
ing resolutions be transmitted ny 'he
Secretary of Ibis meeting, TO the Eai'oiS
aflhe Knoxville Enquirer, OF the hnox-
Vile Register. of the Abingdon Gazette'
and of the National Iutelligeneer, Tor
publication.