Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-10-13

thren deceive themselves into the erro-
neous belief that the blacks are source
of unmingled profit 10 the South, and
that their holders are 10th to part with
them on this account The few advan-
| tages derived from their labour are more
than counterbalanced BY the host OF e.
wills they engender. Whatever they are,
they corrupt the manners and demoral-
ize the character of the people. These
are evils laying aside those Of more
/ portentous character, which prudence
forbids us 10 name powerful enough
to induce ms not only to put orr own
shoulders to the wheel in the effort TO
rid ourselves of them, but also to call
on Hercules for aid. How can we ac-
conpish the mighty work, unassisteds
II is impossible. To what other but the
national government, We repeat, that
Mr.. Kings resolution in relation to this
subject, so much objected to, and so
little understood, in its nature and COM.
| sequences. is the entering wedge of a
great system, destined TO have a moro
praiseworthy influence on our national
prosperity than any nostrum invented
f, by our legislative quacks since the erG-
/ OF the revolution. twill, ifcarried in-
TO complete effect afford an instance at
the same time of powerful national re-.
sources and imposing moral grandeur
which the world has never Witnessed.
A great aud tree people, acting in ac--
cordance with the principles upon which
The fabric of their government was built,
casting from among them, by common
consent, and by common impulse, a.
class of people who had become almost
incorporated into their system, by long
residence and by gradual assimilation
10 the manaets Of their masters, be-
cause It WAS wrong that they whom God
had created free should be shacklad by
their fellow beings, would be indeed .
sublime spectacle--a signal triumph of
humanity and justice over almost ovsr~-
powering obstacles. And shall this BE-
only splendid dream' Will not this
grand event be accomplished Shall
not the United States give another sx-
ample to the world, equal to that she
has already given, of disinferested de-
! votion to the welfare Of mankind We
may be too sanguine when we think w
see in the impulse given to this subject
| the grain Of mustard seed which shall
oyershadow the landn--the lever, which
resting on the immutabls principles Of
! justice, shall accomplish greater NOR
al revolution than did the discovery Of
this Continent
We would, In spirit of friendship,
beseech the Northern politicians, if, AZ
thsy affect, they have this subject deep-
| " at beat, to beware how they inflama
! the people &C the south, by contempt
| nous and irritating epithets, or by hasty
and injndicious measures. We are q
mercurisl race, and may be more easi-
ly led than driven --Tsrtam sat.
| Heat IN France DR.. Bronlus, the
Academy of Science at Paris, has COM
,aunieated the result of ilis observations
during the. continuance Of the great
heat of last summer, TO one of the
Journals, by which it appears that Tues
day, the 10Th of July, was the hottest
day which had been experienced in
France for the last IS years. In Z
dwelling house situated on plain, 900
feet above the level ofthe running wa
ter, and when the Thermometer was at
1891 Fahrenheit, Replaced cold wa-
Ter in brass kettle in spot exposed
to the full influence OF TIE sun, in order
| TO discover how many degrees ii would
bs heated by the action Of the suns
rays. About o'clock in the afternoon
he end other persons pu. their hands in
ia il, when they were obliged to with
draw them Immediately, as The water
was scSiding. ItsteU,persture was then
l22'F. liz the shade, in north aspect
on spot which the sun never approach
cd at any time, the thermometer stood.
at i04'. On the same day, exle-trees OF
the largest size stones, wood, and es-
pecially every thing of metal, becaE1e
so burning hot, that il was impossibls
to hold them in the hand. st must be
added, concludes DIR. B. that 3, in
crease this calamity, there has not been.
for the last seven weeks, the slightest
humidity in the atmosphere, or any dew
upon the leaves; that we have had
constant burning sun, without snv
clouds; and that dry north east wind
his blown any interruption"
The effect of this heat seems to have
been very severely felt In France, BY
the excessive rise Of all kinds Of garden
and FIELD produce. Even dry pulse
rose considerably. Fresh vegetables
were scarcely 10 be- had a. any price.
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