Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-06-29

of Jefferson, Berkeley aud Frederick; and that
he has appointed special term Of said Court,
for Ilis county, to commence on Monday the
9Th of August next
We will not impair the force Of the following
considerations by saying any thing further as
70 Mr.. Jeferson's claims upon his county for
relief from one OF the most unpleasant, the
least biameaLle, and often times, the most IN
syoidable nstortunes that "fiesh is heir to-
peeuniary enbarrasments. Has not his time,
his table and his purse been Of the service of
every stranger, whether citizen or foreigner,
whose curiosity or enthusiasm may have car
ried him. to Monticeoi And has he like the
veteran court ers Of Europe, had the emolu-
ments of pensions and sinecures TO defTsy this
enormous and constant expensef Whatever
NAV have been the extent OF party luminosity
towards him once, have not the liberal and en-.
Ightene6 of all parties long since united in
hsiling him as one OF those relics of the reyo.
tuition. TO which our gratitude and yeDeration
are duel Shall this county then be backward
in lending her mite 10 avert the degradation of
poverty, and, perhaps, of Imprisonment, from
this old. public servant Let us no, be behind
hand in this work, iellow-citzens. or the rest
of our state viii CRY shaHe on us. BY the re-
solutions of the committee at kichmoni. the
subscription IS limited TO five dollars-and It
every man thai Can afford it, will but contFi
butte only one dollar, we shall do much towards
sn object that calls upon the nobltst and best
feelings of our hearts. On the 4th July, i776,
the Declaration OF our independence as a ma
tion--that eloquent and mastery manifesto
which declared to the world the uncompromls-
ing spirit of our fathers, and which has eDsur-
ed TO rs the blessings OF the government We
live under--wss penned by this msr-the next
TUESDAY viii complete an hiatt century since
that day, during which time he has been ton
ing sthrousii evil and through good report in
the service of his country. Let US on that
Anniversary, fellow Citizens Of Berkeley, join
with our ceuntrymen throughout the Union,
in promoting the desirable object OF restoring
TO his declining years, comfort and peace
The proceedings OF the Richmond Commit
tee. and the subscription paper, may be seen at
the Post Office.
From tie Ners York National ysduocatc.
Thomas Jefferson The Jefer son
meeting at Richmond va on the 5th
inst. was highly creditable to the gem
crosby and judgment of that city.
Some of the most eminent men IN the
state were among the speakers. These
testimonials of public thankfulness must
be delightful to every liberal mind
That Mr.. Jefferson has claims on bis
country's respect, that he has many
and strong titles to her protection will
very rarely be doubted. We have
therefore read the string of paragraphs
in the Eoenrag Post of Friday with con-
siderable pain, but without much sur
prise. Our pain arise from the circum-
stance, of Mr.. Coleman's admitting
such statement into his columns. But
can never feel any surprise at finding
the less Of party rancour still remain
ing in the political cup. Whatever
money, whether thirty or three hundred
thousand dollars, may have been paid
to MIR. Jefferson by the country, it was
the actual pay for act,srl cfctat services,
The common cry of all men capable OF
Judging, is, that actual official services
are under paid in this country. But
MIR. Jefferson has never been paid for
his. revolutionary exertions--for the
impulse which he assisted to give TO our
young aspirations, and for the true hear
tedness and intrapidity of his intellectu-
allabours. Patriotism is not thing to
be paid for 10 money we admit. 1t cam
not be rated in any currency. But the
claims and titles of a patriot should be
felt and recognised. A country like
ours cannot afford to be illeberal, or
scrupulous, or unjust. Is it any answer
to.the appeal of Mr. Jeferson's friends
to say, that others, bis fellow labour'
ers in the struggle for freedom have
been left unrewarded' Is it an act Of
illiberality to be pallated or excused
by another act of injustice?-But Mr.,
Jefferson has hyed like gentleman,
forsooth! His table has been decently
served, and he has not refralned from
''the post French wines" We pity any
person who can bolster refusal to as
sist Mr., Jefferson on such paltry con-
siderations. For whom and for what
has Mr.. jefferson so lived, so ate and
so drank? For his own solitary graft
fcation? for his own personal appetizer
Not so. His house has been open to
all corners, from all quarters of the
unions 1t has been the Mecca of our
political pilgrims. 1t has been little
temple of hospitality. The reception
and the treatment which Americans and
foreigners have received at Monticello,
whilst they bespoke the courtesy and
the kindness of Mr.. Jefferson, flung
grace over the hospitality of our coun-
try.