Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-06-12

'ssrie and improvable pertisn OF her territory
have uniformity Distinguished her deliberations
and characterize her policy.
The consequences Of this course have been
'oen' as mighs have been easily foreseen. With
an Independents government, in operation now
upwards Of half century. no effor, worthy Of
an en'erprising people has yea been made to
Connect the different parts of the in,er;or. nor
'ne inserios With the sesbord by means of an
extensive chain Of Roads and Canals. That
''aoe which naturally belonged to the State and
Voieh might have been converted toto source
" prosperity and wealth, has been vrested
rom US blythe superior alertness and energy Of
ou' neighbours. Our products perish on on,
HANGS tor want of the necessary means of trans
portatIon to market, and from the Sal, vo,ks
OF the west We hear the complains that MANY
Oh taeir furnaces are withdrawn from the opera.
'ion Tor the purpose of keeping the quantity
"i'nm the demand. Our Agriculture. Com.
merce and Manufactures are lsngqishing--our
nnsnces hsvebeeome embarrassed, and in many
parts OF The State, she population is r.n;dlv
INCREASING. Distrus, and disconten, prevail IN
every portion of the Commonwealth, and
symptoms OF state of feeling are becoming
EVIDENT which if not soon corrected bv An.
Application OF soma potent remedy NAV involve
IN State IN the horrors and confusion of C,y;,
War.
Nexttothe fundamental Reform now IN one.
ration to correct these alarming evils and seco,a
10 1t alone In importsnce--in the estimation of
TINS meeting. is compre hensiye Sysrsm a.,
puSLic IMPROVEMENTS, looking to the gene raj
welfare Of the State, and extending its bene6
cia' provisions to every portion of the Cam.
monweah. This alone can harmonse the ,wo
divisions of tho State into one united ana a ouv
ish'ng Republic. This alone can analganna,e
their discordant views and sssimat> their re-
pugnsnt interests. The East will be enricbodh ne
mercantile profit upon the products of the
West, while the immense but now idle resour.
Gee OF the West and interior will be summoned
from their torpid inactivity to undergo a rapid
conversion into wealth and value. Con,nerce
viii receive new impulse from the progress
of Agricnlsure-And Manufactures flourish hv
the activity of Commerce and Trade. Consta,,
Communications between the diferen, parts a,
the safe viii produce reciprocity OF ioteres,
and promote The growth of social sympathy and
feeling. "New ties--new attachments. and re ~
similitudes should act and react, and perv.de a
State which GOD has made grea. and which
MAN under his protecting arm can make
greater"
The citizens Of Berkeley county, regarding
the contemplated Convention at Charlottesville
a. calculated to promote these views, by a,,ras {.
ing attention to thei, Importance and giving 10
them the sanction Of public support--by ssimu
la'ing enquiry--by concentrating Information,
anc d'itusng liberal sentiments and opinions.
eheeftully concur in the ppoprie,y of sending
Delegates to said Convention.
Heso'oed, therefore, That Jacob Weaver, levi
Benshaw, Philip c. Pendleton Charles James
Faulkner. and David Holmes Conrad, be and
they are hereby appointed Delegates on behalf
of this county to attend meeting OF such other
Delegates as may be appointed TO act with .bem,
at Charlottesville, on the 18Th of July next. auy
one or more of whom shall have full power 20
act.
Resof0sd, That the Chairman of this meeting
transmit TO each Of the members of the Board
of Public W orks, and to the principal Engineer
OF the state copy OF these proceedings and
that they be respectfully invited to attend said
Convention.
Resolved. That The proceedings Of this meet.
ing be signed by the Chairman sndsecretsry and
published in the Martinsburg Gazette and
Charlottesville "vrginia Advocates" and thai
the Editors of the RichmondWhig nd Enquirer
be requested to give them sr assertion in their
papers. ELISHA BOYD. can.
Jous STRorHER, Sec'y.
The .amapois Republican, of SATURDAY. last.
ssys:--Since the tremendous hail Storm Of Mon .
day week, which will be remembered for MANY
years in this city, two pretty severe showers OF
hail have visited this neighborhood. The az
pect on Wednesday night last WAS tsuI, grand
between eight and o'clock, clouds we're seen
approaching from the West aud North that re
minded every housekeeper in the place of their
| window shutters tthey happened to have them
For several hours not only was the noise of
| the thuader without one single roo,n.ats int,