The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1825-08-24

ter, as writer in the newspapers in support of
his own election 10 the Office of Governor. In
an address to the people of the State, he lays
down several propositions about as incontro-
vertible as that two and two make four such
as, Society is formed for us all''-st each is
expected to do his own duty'--and others
equally new and wonderful. The Governor
doubtless believes that his address will have
secured his election, but, lest perchance by
some possibility it should not be so, he has de-
termined, like good citizen and pious
Christian, TO be resigned to his lot. lf,' says
he, +" in your judgment, you choose another,
at the expression of your will will cheerful
iy march from the post which the Constitution
and your Senators have assigned me for the
time being" Disinterested patriot! Hereaf-
ter let all Governors, and all who .oouM be
Governors, look, for an exemplar, TO the Hon.
James B. Ray, acting Governor Of Indiana!
PRESENTATIONS OF EplToRs.---In the
present dearth of interesting matter TO supply
| the editorial department of the numerous jour-
mails of the day, il has become quite fashiona-
bic, as dernter resort, among /" the caterers
for the public palate" to jump into a stage
coach, and roll along over the face of the coun-
try, taking notes of whatever is wonderful, or
whatever by little straining can be made so,
to be presented, after the requisite polishing
and establishment, to their readers. Among
the FIRST who this season resorted to this meth
cd of entertai ming the public was the editor
of the Galaxy, who, in a series of " letters to
himself,'' novel sort of correspondence, af-
| forded fund of amusement to all lovers Of
fun.-This example, coming from so high au-
thority, was speedily followed in various parts
of the country, and we have been RECALLED,
from almost every quarter, with an accoun. OF
bad roads and good roads, of dull horses and
feet horses, OF jolting stages and surly drivers,
of mulish landlords and pretty bar-maids, o.
vile wine and worse brandy, of beefsteaks as
tough as bulls hide and mutton chops smoked
! in the cooking-we have had descriptions Of
scenery of all sorts from the sublime TO the pic.
turesque-of regions, mountainous and plain,
| fertile.and barren-of gentle waterfalls aud
laundering cataracts. In fine, scarcely an
object or circumstance that meets the eve or
the ear ofthe traveller, upon our great thor
ough-fares, has not been the subject of re-
mark, accompanied with such good atured,
facetious, and sapient observations, that we
could not avoid laughing if we would, and
would not if we could.
Now we must make an apology to the read
ers OF the Spy, for not presenting them with a
dish ofthis sort Of our own preparation-and
the best we can think of is, that all the prin.
cipal routse have been geographically we 60
to the West, we find that Buckingham has
been there before us and who will venture
upon the track which he has trodden.-If we
turn to the North, we shall meet the footsteps
of Col. Stone, Of the Commercial Advertiser
live set our faces to the East or South-lo
we are met by the threatening Of our brother
OF the Hgis, who has sworn TO spill: our sides
with an account OF all that is curious between
Worcester and Nantucket, not pretermitting
even the wing of butterfly or the spouting Of
a whale.-In whatever direction we turn. we
6nd that Sc another has stepped in before us''
were it not for this difficulty we would forth.
with cry,
F" Go call coach, and let coach be called,
\ And let him that calleth be the caller,
Ard in his call let him nothing call
But coach coach coach o for coach, ye gods.
Since, however, we find ourselves in such a
deplorable condition, our readers must con.
tent themselves with the sleepy observation.
which we can make mewed up in our own
study, for we know not which way to direct
ouT steps without infringing the prescriptive
rights of others.