Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-03-03

John .4dams.-This venerable man.
whose early cares attended the birth Of
our Nation, still possesses a glowing sem
to the interests of the country,
and his own. connexioR with them,as will
be c%Iarely seen by the subjoined letter
from him, which we this day present to
our readers. 1t was elected by trans
mission to him of the work to which it
first refers, together with some newspa-
pers, the contents of which suggested
the last part of the letter.
The poets and writer's Of antiquity re-
presented the closing days of existence
as in some measure endowed with a
more perspicacious insight into Culture
events. 1t remains to be seen whether,
in the present case, the prophecy of
November may or may not be realized
as history in March. Nat Intel.
Copy Of a letter from f. -Presiden. a.
dams TO Judge WOODWARD.
QUINcy, 18th Nov. 1924.
DEAR SIR: The formidable invasion
Of my ninetieth year.must be mysapclo-
gy for neglecting, and SO improperly,
your valuable and worthy present of "a
SYSTEM Of UNIVERSAL SCIENCE" but
the loss Of my sight prevents my max
ing the use Of it | wish.
1t is a work of great labor and re-
search, and must be useful to those who
wish to inquire into that subject.
also thank you for the newspapers
you have sent me.
wish hat all mankind understood
that anarchial part of our history, 1898
and 1899, as well as you Go-iu which
the Constitution was suspended, if not
annihilated.
The present contest will settle down
much mora ~contentedly. | believe, who>
ever is chosen.
/ am, sir, your obliged and humble
servant, JOHN ADAMS.
Hon. Judge WOODWARD.
Shakers.-The Shakers in the state of
New-York, have petitioned the Legis-
ture of that state, to make some altera-
ton in the mode of collecting the COM
mutation militia fines. These pesple,
like the Quakers, and one or two other
religious societies, are opposed to war
like pursuits. The committee %appoin-
ted upon the subject of this petition re-
port that, the members of this society
have relinquished to the government,
allowed claims for soldiers pay, military
pensions and bounty to the amount OF
sixteen thousand dollars, upon the
ground thatthey were forbidden by con-
science to receive the money. The
same "a single) society, expend each
year about seven hundred dollars in the
support OF INDECENT persons who would
otherwise be chargeable to tie state as
p~aupers, and also even hundred and
eighty dollars, in the education of or
phans, who would otherwise be a pub
lie charge. They have given to those
cut of the society, suffering by conf1a-
grafton, pestilence, SC. more than FIVE
thousand dollars, exclusive of annual
private donations to suferins individuals
of one thousand five hundred dollars.
They pay in addition, the full proper
ton OF poor tax, and indeed every other
assessment; and more than all this, they
have expended at their own instigation
six thousand dollars in the repairs of
highways.
abnss Of Words-Correctness and
good taste are most gr~ievously offended
every now and then in our worthy city
of Gotham, as well as in some other
worthy cities, by the misapplication of
certain ~favourite words forthe time be-
inc, which are even interlarded in the
conversations Of what is called the bet
ter classes of society. The word ele-
giant was the ~reigping epithet some time
ago; every thing was much liked was
elegant; there was elegant rhubarb,
elegant potatoes, and an elegant shout
der Of mutton. Now every thing is
splendid; splendid beef stake; splendid
fish; splendid scizsors are actually adj
v%ertised in papers, and SO are
IS splendid gentlemen's writing aasks.o
This piece of ridiculous folly ought to
be laughed out of c~ountenance.
Ne,u York Post.
Fori9a.-A proclamation of the Pre-
sident of the U. States authorizes the
colo ocIooJ. - Mo- raxf M Talla hos