Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-11-30

opinion, that at least the one fifth part of his
crop has been DESTROYED since August lsst by
the flying wee,. The corn crop is likely to
suifer as well as the wheat; we were shown some
corn yesterday BY gentleman, upoa which
they had commenced their operations; the
heart Of which was completely eat out.
Both the National and State legislatures
meet on Monday next. II is supposed That they
will both be very interesting. We some two
'or three weeks sgo, gave a synopsis of the
business that would he likely to cone before
the Legislature OF Virginia, copied from the
Richmond Wing. Among the gfest mass of
business that will come before Congress, 1t viii
be recoilected bv our readers, that great deal
of unfinished will necessarily occupy the stten.
ton OF that body. Among The most important,
perhaps ths most. of the measures which are in
this state, may be ranked the Bankrupt Bill.
Whether the Judiciary Bill, wh,ch was laid on
the table at the last Session. will be again taken
up, may be somewhat doubtful The claims
of the Surviving officers OF The Revolutionary
Army will, We have no doubt, be again urged
on the attention oil Congress. 1.-THE claimants
are annuatly- dsily--slGost hourly diminishing:
like the few last leaves which liuger in the for-
est, the winter winds have found them thinIy
scattered, and attached to the tree OF existence
by a filameut which tImehas nearly DESTROYED;
fe~ blasts more, and they are gone forever:
a few more years, at the most, and not claim
ant will remain 20 ask for the small and brief
pittsDce which his services have SO well meri.
ted, and the wants OF dsciloing life SO impe.
rativeiy require" Memorials on this subject
will be presented to Congress: we hope, they
will meet with better tste than that which
has attended former applications the, great
question OF internal improvement will doubtless
again occupy the attention of Congress, as the
subject of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal will
be submitted, Cith view to the commence
ment of that important work.---The plan for the
extension of territorial government, to the
Indian tribes, beyond the Mississippi, will,
probably, be discussed at the coming session,
As. the bill for this purpose is among the IN.
2,aished business of the last session. "Tbe
snh ;act is one of no ordinary in terest; EN-.
brsc,pg, at 1t does, aplan by which the rem.
nanes OF the aboriginal inhabitants of the Union
can he collected and preserved from entire an
inhalation, Like the bear, the wolf, and the
deer, they are now compelled to retire before
the advance OF a civilized popua; ION. and, like
those q,tadrupids, they are scattered through
The forest and the waste, condemned TO lead
sif. Of plumber and Depreciation Justice and
seem to require of Us to adopt every
means in our power to reclaim their habits, me.
,orate their condition, and elevate their MINDS"
A meeting of .be Contra, Committee of the
Chesapeake aud Oslo Canal Convention, VIII
take place at Browns Hotel, in Washngton.
on Maaday next the 4th. The following gen
tlemenscompose that Committee: Charles f.
Mercer, John Mason, Water Jones, Thomas
Swami, .jehn Mclean, William IL. Fitzhugh,
Hirome L.s0pie, Alfred II. Powell, Philip G.
Pendleton, .John Lee, Ffisby Tishnan, Ro.
bert w. Bowie.
After a lapse of some forty years or more,
we believe, in which the Winchester Gazette
sustained its name, sThrougb evil and through
good report" bias thought proper, at this late
date, to wash its face, put on new dress, and
adopt that of the Manchester pir5inia'i. The
establishment has passed into the hands OF Jos:
II. Sherrard, Esq Mr.. sherrard is young
man of some acquirements-haylng become
tired yawning over Coke and Blackstone, and
of the dali pursuits of the law, has assumed The
more active aud pleast'ig duties o. Editor of
newspaper He has buckIeG on his armour,
and declared in favour ofthe Hero OF Orleans ="
Well--we wish him safe passage through, but
must give it as our opinion, that ne viii lind 1t
a rough road to travel
The Maryland Republican says. thirty seven
members Of The present legislature are "Colts'l
1T it we're not indecorous, one might ask, Of
Xtat breed9 Hardly, we suppose, OF that des
cribed by Burns, which '''gang an stirks and
come out asses"
In some recent papers we have more
than once seen references made TO the
length of time during which faithful pub.
lie servants have. retained their offices.
Among instances of the character, jo-
seph Nourse, the Register OF The United
States Treasury, should not be forgot
ten. This gentleman has held the res.
ponsible Office which he fills ever since
the Treasury Department was first or
panized, under Alexander Hamilton, in
September, 1889, period of 81 years;
aud IS, we believe, the only officer ofthe
United States government who stands in
that situation. Richardson Harrison, the
anpointment of Auditor on the s9th of
Soyember, 1871; and Thomas Tudor
Tucker eas appointed Treasurer on the
assh Of January, 1902. These offices
had been previously held by Mr.. Woicott
and Mr.. Meredith, the for mer Auditor
and the latter Treasuren-.Nat Jour.
Col. Fenwick, the commandant oil
the 4lh Regiment of the United States
Artillery. stationed atAugusta, st. Au-
justine. and Savannah, Capt Boynton
and Lieut.. Thompson, arrived at Sa-
vannah on Sunday, 18th instant, from