Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-07-24
NV hole No. 1856.
THE oaAvS or wAsarSsroS's MOTHER.
"And noe stone tells where she hes."

| "And noe stone tells where she hes."
A writer in the Richmond Visitor ana
Telegraph, in speaking Of the grave OF
the mother of Nsshin gton, near Fred,
sricksbuEg, says il is in a dreary, desert.
ed, solitary field; that the mound Of
earth that was originally raised over Der
sacred remains, is now washed ewsy.
and not stons-not the least fragment
of human art, "tells where she lies.,'
To eies, suitable monument over the grave
Of Mrs Washington helongst to he late ci vir-
glnia. Bat mos, OF this common veal h sre
At this time engaged in the discussion Of many
knotiy, political ques ions--snd as the temper
tha, Is called forth in these discussions Is vary
fore ign from those refined and del cate feelings
that wi be called into act on in the accomplish.
ment oE this object, we eRn hardly expect il
viii be cordially entered into by them. II must
be done. therefore. BY the Ladies of rsrsiiua.
10 whom u properly helougs, and by whom we be-
i,eve At will be accomplished We relo,cc TO see
many Of them possessed OF elevated minds and
liberal feelings, already engaged in objects Of
psety and beaevnlehce. But this enterprise
would enlist the feelings and the exertions Of
many who have taken less active part In rel.
gious charities Yes, We believe there are thou
sands at this moment in this commonwealth,
Who would embrace, with cagemess, the up.
por'un't, ct thus gratifying their own feelings,
IN doiag something TO perpetuate the memory
OF their sister-their mother their benefae.
,rcss Tho expense would be triHing---shs
trouble. nothing. Let then few active ladies
of liberal feelings begin the work, by forming
ia their neighborhood associations for the pur-
pose. Let Il be Enew~ shat one such associx.
ton is formed; ,hs fame will spread, aud tnr
object will 90 accomplished.
The following paragraph we extratt
from tie Baltimore Patriot WhetLes
the root was Hickory or not and in that
point we know no more than tie Editor
of the Patriot--the action was appropri-
ate to the secession. We have no doubt
the spirit Of Internal Improvement which
now animates the country, will be suf-
ficient TO put down any distractions 10
il, whether in the shape of hickory roots
ar any thing else AS for the particu.
lar incident which has called forth this
paragraph, il proved most satisfactorily,
taken in connexion with the more than
usual earnestness and warmth with
which the President delivered his adj
dress, that his heart was in the system.
Not nan who heard him will hereafter
dare to doubt bis sincerity as friend of
Internal lmprovement.--Jvaf JGr
A wsg. yesterday. On reading the account
Of the commencement Of the Chesapeake and
Ohio CsnsI. suggested that il was Hiekotyro5s
thar Mr.. Adams met with on bresking the
ground with the spade. II may be SO; but il
must be observed that stripping 10 IL and a fnis
fpg a.
little Hickory obstacle Small things are often
typical Of great snvents. Let the friends ~
good order and civil rule, and Of the prospe-
& ofthis nation "trip 10 a. aud 20 10 work mas.
fully, as Mr.. Adams did, and they win csrtain.
iy be successful. Let them not lay down tie
Spade. when they chance to meet with fopgA
Usekory roof; but lay down their eoass, and s'go
Ned" as was said Of Admiral Codrine,ou
previous TO the battle of Navariro, and the Hiek~
cry ros,s ka' threaten TO o5srucs the Internal I'm.
p'orcmens efthe country will easily and certainly
be overcome.
"Of the So members who opposed the
late bill for the relief Of the Revolution.
AIRY WORTHLESS: a. are the advocates OF
Andrew Jackson!" We copy the above
from the N. Hampshire Sentinel. In
these days, when "signs of the times"
are so fashionable and so much sough.
for, we think this sign worth noticing
and remembering II serves, along
with several similar signs furnished by
the Congressional votes and proceeding,
Of the last session, to show pretty Goa.
clusively what are the views, the prin.
ciples, and the feelings of the sonabina
ton party. aibany Chyon.
Hotu to tell a good husband---A fen
days since a gentleman from the gree,
sod was engaged in leading his cart wit
boards which had recently been draw
from raft, and had placed bis horse 4
a position which rendered il difficult {.
pass; two girls, one Of them smiling
little gpsey, not liking the obstruction.
turned the horse out of the way. Pat,
who at that moment was tsttering under
the weight Of heavy plank. burst forth
with volley of abusive language, when
this smiling fair stretched forth her On
ger and exclaimed s'pLE BET DOLLAR
YoU WHIP yoUR wIrE.n-PhiL aurora.
L,ssns Eattss.--Mr. John Thcmpson.
who lives on the banks of the Alleg henv,
in Warren county, Penn. has two
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