Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-07-14


tive of the most high; he hath said
Judgment is mine, and in his just and
merciiuI hands We leave it. True Chris
tianity nourishes best where perfect
freedom of conscience is permitted, the
sects constantly associating upon the
footing of equality have many diferen-
ces removed, asperities softened, and
they become what they should be band
of brothers, emulous only in well doing
rivals only IN promoting the sacred cause
in which they are engaged.
Our property and our persons are pro-
tected by just and equal laws, admins
tered by firm and independent Judicial
nv. An honest and a peaceful man has
nought to fear from! the oppression OF
the rich, or the violesce OF the strong.
The right, of all are equally regarded
and while there is no Que so high that
the sword of justice cannot reach him;
there is no one so humble that the Gigs
of the law will not protect him. Eqaaii-
ty properly understood is, the bass OF
our political institutions, the people aie
the only source of all power, and each
and every one has right to participate
in the exercise Of that power. The door
of political preferment is open to all
who can enter by their virtues and their
talents, and the frequency Of elections
secures the dependence and response
bility of the peoples servants. These
are the fundamental principles of our
government, by them whenit is admin
isserea it is as free government as can
exist without falling into anarchy. The
law is the only sovereign we acknow-
ledge, but its prerogasive we must res
poet and its commands obey.
Sovereign man mast conhescend to see
The sovereignlaw more sovereign still than he.
Under so benefcent a government and
possessed of a fertile land with every
variety of climate our increase and
prosperity has been unexampled. In
commerce, we are second ONLY to Great
Britain. and excel even her in some
branches of trade; rot.a breeze that
blows but watts wealth to our merchants,
and there is 70 sea uRvexed by the
prows Of our hardy mariners. Man
ufactories are daily establishing, we are
already Independent of the world as to
many articles of III. first necessity, and
actually begin to export some 10 tho re-
publics of the south. There is no doubt
hat under the fostering care of govern-
~ent, this branch of domestic industry
will greatly increase and contribute to
our Independent strength as nation
is rapidly improving, nay
laa so improved that the only question
s, what shall we do with our abundant
harvest, while our planters OF cotton
and tobacco are obtaining the richest re
wards for their sabours. The hardy
pionsers of society, The settlers of iha .
vest are daily making encroachmeu S
upon the dominion Of the forest, VIII i.
he cultiyators OF the soil, following in
hair track, soon make the wider .es,
10 blossom as the rose. Where but few
years since the solemn silence was done
by the yells of savages { n ths
,ries of wild beasts, is now hear d The
BUSY hum Of artisahs and stately cities
nave reared tleir heads where ST. ,od the
solitary wigwam. The country is eve
y where intersectad by turnpT = road,
and navigsble canals, which " bile .hev
transport the products Of sgrj culture to
market, serve to connect the remote
sections Of our country, and by encou-
aging intercourse to incr ease attach.
cent. This country, not fifty years old.
AN already boasta road across the loG-
y and rugged Allegheny. far exc cling
he Appisn way of Old 'Rome, and rival
ng the grand pass of Napoleon across
he Alps. To the New York Canal that
II Brundusum ment ioned by Horace,
as mere gutter, and that of Lam
suedoc, the boast of Louis Ia Grand.
must yield in utility and extent. =
All this has been accomplished and
much more is acc omplishing, and vet
'ur government lis the cheapest upon
'ar'h' Nothing spent in show and pa
'ade, but all IS applied to works of
1ubhc utility. The coronation of
Teorge 9TH, cost more than would have
'a'd our civil list for years, and a pal,
ry ambassador of England receives
more IN salary than our president. Di-I
'ect taxation by the general government
rarely resorted to, while The taxes inn
POSED by the state are SO light as scarce
. be telt No gripping exciseman here
tands ready to seiza one half of the.
iusbandmans laboar to'support tyran-
neal goyernment,while the 1.-THE proctor,
ms tenth to swell the pride or
eed the luxury Of some idle church
nan.