Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-12-14

JOHN TYLER.n
! 1t was the custom of he aucients TO tie
a whisp OF hay about the horns Of mad
bull as an Indication to the enwary pas.
senger of his evil propensities. From
this practice proverb has originated OF
more general signiiicatiop, and hence
it is said of those who are marked by
Inconsistency or tlrpi,ude of condact,
They wear hay upon theis horns" Al
though, some in the olden time, had, no
doubt, TO feel the goad before they learnt
the sign; yet they were not worse of
than people are in these days who at
tempt to form estimates respecting pub
tic sentiment, on political matters, in
places beyond the sphere Of their own
! personal observation, from newspapers.
IL is pfesuuiable, that, for the most part,
they cannot know the due measure OF
credit which ought 10 be attached 10 the
| organs through which their information
comes and these we find the noisy and
| the interested those whose statements
should, Of all others, be received with
cadtion--the bulls that wear the whisp-
are the most likely to have the greatest
sency 10 the formation of their opin-
ions.
These remarks have been elected by
the course pursued ON the part of GER
tain prints among us towards the pre-.
sent administration OF ths general gov.
ernment--and the misconception which
is evidently gaining grouad abroad OF
the feelings and sentiments OF the pao-
Pile of Virginia in relation thereto. 1t
is certain our local situation 10 not the
most favorable for ascertaining with e.
ven tolerable exactness the disposition
Of the public mind on this head-yet, we
conceive, it has been so grossly libelled
that il needs no such particularly to de-
tect it. That the people Of this State
as might be Inferred from the intern
perance of some leading presses are al
most disposed, Sampson-Iike, 10 draw
down the pillars Of government itself, at
the risk of their own ruin, to dislodge
Mr.. Adams, is falacious in the extreme.
No such excitement prevails, except 10
rapidly thinning the ranks ofthe respec.
table party opposed to Mr.. Adams be-
for. his election, by the disgust which
they create. We venture 10 assert. and
we have good grounds for the assertion,
that Virginia is daily becoming more and
more disposed to judge the administra
ton by its acts, and should the same
wisdom which has thus far marked its
course continue TO be exercised, there
is little doubt, that, in the event Of
Jackson's being the only opposing can
didste, Mr. Adams will obtain her sup
port It's well, therefore, that the whisr
be tied on the horns OF the mad bull.
Stannion Spectatar.
".Not al,csys Bliad"-It is annosn-
ced in the Charlottesville Gazette that
Mr.. Andrew X. Smith, formerly of this
place, has drawn one fourth ofthe 5000
dollar prize in the eighth class of the
Maryland State Lottery. We congrat-
ulste our friend on his good luck" and
hope it is but foretasie of the smile
which relenting Fortune has in store for
him. The ticket was purchased at Co.
hens Office only few days before 1.-The
draw ng.-B.
Ireland letter from gentleman
in the North of ireland to his friend in
Washington City, dated September 2sd,
1926, says:
ireland is now in bad state. Linen
cloth and yarn are very low, and no de.
mand for either. We had very bad
crops of flax and oats, on account of
the unusual dry summer. We have had
no rain since the month OF May, of any
Specification cattle are dying in every
direction for want Of water.n
The Boston "iligh Sehool'' for girls
contains $50 pupils, and is under The
care of only one instructor. The daugh-
ters of all classes of society attends this
schooi--of the merchant, of the clergy
ran, trader, alderman, and mechanic.
Their dress isnearly alike and very sim.
ple-white frock with a sky blue sash.