Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-04-06

brow, we can Irvine a garland for The
triumphs of the sage.
sir, II belongs peculiarly to the tenn
peFof our government and the spiri, al
our institutions that the public reward,
should be dispensed by the hands of the
people: that the worth Of our distinguish
ed citizens should be recorded ii n,
hsc'ts of the nation. rather than in the
register of placemen and pensioners tc
the government. The representative
system may facilitate the ordinary ope-
ratens OF public policy, but the people
in the movemen. Of feeling. require NO
substituted bodies--in oil that belongs
to that department, thrir actions consen-
taneous, vivid. efficient
Let il be believed, sir, that there is no
honour like that which springs from the
free bounty Of the reople---,he mobiles,
munliIccnce is that which excludes from
every pore of,he land. When the heart
isys the tax upon the purse in the cause
Of virtue, every dollar to be raised be :
comes a medal We do not ask date
atoipfi Bei;s1,io' We ask the county
pay The debit owes to JEFFERSON )
one OF the last remnants of the heroic
age The last but two Of that mighty Sc
nate, unmatched in Greek or Roman
story--which las shaken the world 10
It's centre = whose giant heaves are yet
felt even when its tongue is mute and
IFS arm nerveless;- lie last but two OF
that canonized race who, in the front OF
power, bearded the tyrant with his MIS-
doinss, and made that proclamation OF
human right that will never cease To be
echoed from the uttermost parts of the
earth. In fine, sir, we ask the country
70 pay but modicum Of that nextin-
gnishable debt which Is due to the ben
efactor Of mankind. the apostle Of i.
berry, that his gray hairs may not 60
down IN sorro" to The grave.
said, sir, that II was a delicate e.vre-
rlment we are about 10 make. There
IS danger that The spirit OF this Offering
may not be understood, and that the de-
partlre from the usual mode Of public
action, BY referring this matter 10 TIE
private consideration Of The people, ma
alarm the sensibility cf this senetat, 1
individual Lethim believe, Sir, IL eve,
he should receive the iidings OF this day
that ii we did moi feel that we were pre-
senting the tribute of honour. love ant
duty TO father Of The republc--if WI
did not feel an assurance that be woult
value this aet as recognition of his IL
lustrious services TO his country--if W.
did not think that we we're adding I,
the future gIories Of this nation by thi
commentator Of the patriots virtue
and saying to many noble spirit yet I,
come go thou and do likewise,n ",
should be the last to intrude this offer
ing upon the veteran statesman.
10 avoid even the chance Of bis qnes.
tioning this measure, it should be prompl
and immediate-the boon should be de.
posted in secret at bis fees while yet be
dreamed not Of it--even now, while we
are speaking of it, il should be presen
ted, that. he may experience the bene-
faction before the gush Of the countless
fountains of public beniGcence shall
reach his ear.
! sincerely hope therefore, Sir, that
the citizens of Baltimore will act on
this occasion with one heart and one
voice; that all, the humbIest as well as
the most exalted, will feel II pride to
concur in the measure. hope that the
tide OF generous sympathy will rise 10 the
level of every mans bosom in this wife
land, and that the actions ofthis day may
cause it to be known and felt over the
world, that the glory of america consists
in the virtue Of her patriots, and the graz
tiude of her people.
In accordance with these sentiments,
[ offer The resolutions.
TThe following preamble and resolu
tons were then offered and unanimous
~ adopted:
rhe citizens Of Baltimore, anxious on
all proper occasions, to evince their
sense OF the worth Of their .illusfrious
fellow citizen, THOMAS JEFFER
son, and to acknowledge the abEga-
ton which they, in comuieh with The
nation, owe TO him for his early and spi-
rited exertions in the cause offreedom,
his uniform devotion through longlife
to the service Of his country, in many Of
the most honorable & artuous public
stations, and his active employment in
the various duties Of a patriotic and en-
lightened citizen since his retirement
from the chief magistraey of the union,
have become acquainted with the fact,