Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-07-31

Constituents. But let Us No, feel too secure
Jet not the active zeal which now aaisnstes our
c'nzens, be lulied 70 sleep. Our enemy though
imPoteai, IS vigilsnt and subtle.--tt1s. Csfi.sa
While the London papers, received a
day or two since, inform us of the move
ments Of His Majesty George Nv. 10
Ascot Heath races, with a suite occupy
ing two or thee carriages, of the thou
sands who greeted the royal cavaIcade
as It passed thro' the avenues of specta
tors, of the elegance of His Maiesty's
manners, of the luncheon in the royal
stand, Sc: the Tennessee papers re.
ceived about the sane time announce
the arrival at Lebanon, (Tenn.) of Gen
eral jackson and suite, consisting of
Governor Houston. elevated to the rank
OF train-leader,) Doctor, a General,
a Major, a Captain, and two untitled
Hlsters. THE day was well suited''-
the people began to assemble at an
early hour, and continued to ilock inn--
"he was received by the field officers OF
the county, in full uniform. and the lie
bGnon Guardian immense process
sion of citizens, stationed on each side
Of the road, waiting with impatiepee to
see the man." Then follow the surren
der OF mansion house tor his quarters
the feast--the Withdrawing and giving
audience to citizens, aud finally, "the
company deeply impressed with the ease
and elegance OF his manners, and the
animation Of his conversation"
Which bore off the paIm--the King
or the Geuerali A Dir Martin, the
delegated orator ofths day, talked at the
General aboutpride and profigscy, and
limitations of oyalty,o THAT was very
opropos! and told him that he (tbe ora
tori and certain others not named, look
ed to "the General for the re establish.
msnt OF those habits and principles, SO
! necessary 70 the perpetuation Of our re.
publican Institutions" To all which the
General responded VERY briefly, which
Showed some sasacity!) about the Gun
firing persecution Of his ensmies,n as
suring MIR. Martin that 1.-THE shafts of
calumny and SANDER will fall har mIess, !"
"a pretty bold assertion; shelving that
the General has not lost all his courage y
and expressing his determination to
leave his enemies TO the judgment Of the
public, IA felicitous transfer OF iuHsdic-
ton for them;) and concluded with the
cabalistic words truth and Justice"
(thereby shelving that although he and
his friends have long ceased to associate
with those properties, be had not for
gotten their names.)
Ii Gay be due to the General and bis
orator, to shew that the former replied
to something which was really said, and
also to prove the original cast of Mr.
Martins conceptions, TO state that the
latter ran over the wern out rig marole
about the "pesnicious" practices of the
Government, organized corps of cleo
tioneerng secretaries" The knew where
to pour OIL Of fool into the Generals ear
corruption, disregard for public senti
ment,' &c.-all which serves TO prove
that Mp. Martin was as veritable and
we'll informed, as he was eloquen. as
speaker.
After the professions in honor of the
General and suite'-the dinner, Sc.
there was displayed an exhibition OF fire
works of the Imagination, OF, in other
words. corruscations Of wit, in volieys
Of toasts which went off Ike rockets,
although many of them were mere crack
ers.
We are not certain that the General
did not bear off the palm from the King
that republican simplicity did not out
dazzle monarchical pomp.--Fat Jour.
We extract the following paragraph
from Poulson's Advertiser:
At celebration OF the Fourth Of July,
in Meanwhile, Bradford County, Penn
sylvania, the Declaration Of Indepen
dence was readb by Colonel John Frank
lin, now about 80 years of age, in a
strong ard impressive manner--after
which he delivered, extemporarilly, the
following short address:
Friends aud FslioU Citizens:
You see before you fral remnant
of one of those who have faced the Brit
ish cannon, and heard the still more APP
palling yell of the painted savage at the
terrible massacre of Wyoming. We
gained for you the Liberty you have en-
joyed for more than half a century. In