Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-01-24


in tbs city Of New York.
"By James n. Wells. Our wives:
May we not forget that they are wait
ing for u.s.
Stdymaker's Pun A poor cor.
setmaker out of work, and starving.
thus veuiured bis miserable complaint.
"Shamc thai I should be without
bread; THAT have stay ed the s.omachs
of thousands"
The art of Sinking. - Some people
have a most peeulicr faculty Of work
ing up and embellishing subject IN
itself quite tame and commonplace,
with most grandiloqucnt flourish
II often happens, however, that in the
effort TO give great effect. and conclude
with striking period, they introdoce
images so ineongruous, or give 10 the
most Insignificant occurrence a char
acter SO impressive, as at once to des.
troy our gravity and render the. whole
matter ridiculous This is what is On
derstood by the ''ari of sinking ;"
The following from Georgia paper,
is a fair specimen. The writer is des
crib.Dg the performances Of a race
horse Utica Sentinel
Had the sporismen of QUE state seen
Walk.in The Water al the close OF the
race, his nostrils smoking with ambi
tioo, aud his sides sweating with glory,
their enthusiasm would have known
no bounds The sight was indeed
interesting As they led him around
to where innumcrahls well dressed
and fashionable ladies' had assembled,
the lively tone oil the fiddle, the sound
Of drsnts and trumpets. and the shout
Of The great multitude, was sublime
beyond description; the cap ofthe II
der ieaped from his head. such auas
the excitement on the OCCASION
AS far as we have been able to ob
serve. the fact is un,io0b,ed as well
3 gratifying, that The generality Of the
Clergy OF all denominations, through
J out the Union, are on the side OF the
administration, and in favor OF Mr.. A
dams re election; as far as the expires
sion OF opinion may properly belong to
that veneraled class OF ciiizens. We
have been tavoted with letter from
| one ofthe order, pious and intelligent
| clergyman, living in the interior Of
Maryland; an extract from which We
| lay before our readers.
Il think it il time for every lover of
his country to raise his voice, TO take
! his pen, and stand fast in the cause Of
good sense and sound principles. In
the nsisy and unaccountahIe politics of
the day, | am mere locke on, tho
| by no means an Indifferent one. | do
net like 10 say any thing. or do any
thing eycuif il were in my power to
ito or say any thing 10 the purpose,
, which nigh. excite prrjudices against
me in The minds of some, and thus ob
siruet in measure the influ nee and
Usefulness Of my office But there are
few truer loyefs of their country than I
am-few more soliclous for the sub
staniial prosperity and general respec.
liability OF the nation. And | Cannot
hap feeling alarmed at The thought Of
discharging from the administration OF
the government the learned, the able,
the independent and experienced Mr..
Adams; ia order TO introduce in his
stead. if we may not say the anleayn
cd and incompetent, we may truly say
The inexperienced Jackson. But whom
soever a foolish people may choose FIR
their rnlers, every pious mind will find
consolation in the thought, that there
is a experimenting Providence, who
oversees and directs the councils of the
Nations, according to his sovereign
pleasure, who can bring good ont of
what rs apparently evil "
From the Nstionsl Journal, Jan, 10.
In the Senate yesterday, the bin
for increasing The pay Of Lieu,enants
of the Navy, who have served for
ten years, and upwards as such. was
read a second time, considered and
discussed, when it was postponed to
this day. The Senate resumed the
consideration Of the bill for abolishing
imprisonment for del bit; and after con
siderable discus .iOn and the rriartion