The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1829-07-22

out the imputation of fault, except that lie
did not "hurrah for Jackson
The Specification of terms is undergoing an
important change. Reform" it is now I'M
derstood, in these days, means "to reward ones
friends and punish his enemies y and " defaul-
ter" is limited in its original meaning, to those,
only, who do not belong to the party in power.
Alas, for poor Noah Webster ! he may we'll
burn his great Dictionary, at once, and set HIM
self about preparing a new one, for, according
to present appearances, Gen. Jackson will, in
the course Of four years, work such reform
in our language, that tie lexicons of the pres
ent day will be of little use, except as memor-
ais of what has been.
MORE MAsaUERADING. On Friday last a
handful was received in town advertising a
wagon and poney which were taken from the
stable of J. Whtson at the United States Ho-
toll in New York, by two boys, as was supposed
at the time, but which, it was afterwards be-
iieved, were girls dressed in boys clothes.
From the description given of them in the adj
Vertisement, there is no doubt Of their being
the persons who recently visited us in the same
disguise. A reward is offered for the detection
of the the horse and wagon, either with or
without the drivers. They are thus described :
" The horse is black poney. with his name
and tail cut off, has a very short dock, and has
the heaves,-h very low hips, The wagon
and harness are somewhat worn the wagon
= bon 4ha
axle-tree-has on the near side a small piece
broke out of the pannel; the part that is in
front of the wagon has one seat for two per-
sons the harness is also black
The persons who took the horse and wagon
were apparently two boys " about Is years old;
one of them had on frock coat of dark color,
and the other light round about. The larg-
est one was somewhat freckled." The ease
with which these persons slipped through the
fingers of Justice, on their recent excursion to
this Mace, it seems has emboldened them to
further depredatiohs. They will not be likely
again to escape as they did before, but will,
most probably, have a permanent residence pro-
vided them by the State.
SCHOOLS. The several public schools in the
Centre District in this town-seVeh in num-
ber-have become so full, that, at meeting Of
the Board Of Overseers on Monday evening
last, it was voted TO establish another primary
school, for the younger portion Of scholars, and
measures were adopted for having it carried in
to effect 1t is intended in this school, so far
Al Of f,o hoa mill
allow, to adopt some parts of the improved sys'
TENS of education, so as to asslmate 1t, in char
acter, in some degree, to the Lancasterian and
infant schools, adopting, perhaps, some of the
peculiarties of each Of them. The disposable
funds of the district, however, are insufficient
to procure the necessary apparatus for such a
school, yet it is hoped, that this obstacle may
be removed by the hberality of individuals.
We trust it may, for we can hardly imagine a
more worthy object of beneficence. The salu-
tary influence which has already been exerted
by our schools, speaks volumes in their favor,
and we look upon the present attempt, as one
that is to open the way for still more extended
usefulness. May success attend it,
PRoGREss OF LIBERAL OPINIONS. A memo
rial, which originated In Augusta county, Vir-
ginia, will be presented TO the convention Of
that State, to be holden in October next, pray
ing that provision may be made in the new con-
stitution for the gradual abolition of slavery
Such provision would do more to promote the
prosperity OF that ancient commonwealth than
the possession of all the gold mines of Carroll
TIA. 1t would give new vigor to enterprise, and
call the now dormant resources of the State in
to action. To the existence of that evil, only,
is to be attributed the decline of the State
Union, and to which her physical and inteec-
tual resources would still entitie her.
CANADA THISTLE. This noxious weed OF
whose deleterious character, We fear, our farm.
ers are not sufficiently aware, appears to be dis
seminating itself throughout tho country. A
patch of them appeared, year or two since, on
the borders of the canal, near its head, in this
town. Although the lot is ar unimproved one
we are gratifed to perceive chat a regard to
the good of others has prompted the proprie.
tors to take the necessary means for preventing
them from seeding, and, of probably destroying
them. Such an example is worthy of common.
dation and imitation. Those who have anv Of
them on their farms, unless they take early
measures for eradicating them, will some dav,
bitterly rue the neglect. We have recently
noticed several patches of tlrem in different
places by the way side. These should also be
attended to by those who own land ad jacent to
them. We have seen, in the vicinity of the
lower part of Lake Champlain large and fertile
farms SO completely overrun with them as to
diminish their value al least t,ventv.f nor