Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-08-20
whole No. 1870


css, Of executive proceeding H our
worst fears for the future are realized.
whithar shall we lcokf In such times
the friends Of the American sysisn. In
The north and the south, in the east and
the west, will look 10 some guiding light.
as the pilgrims Of the idumenian sea, il
the darkest passage Of their Journey.
looked at the blazing column dirsotin9
their course.
We have one man long schoolsd in
The service of bis country. His rspufa-
ton is not the growth Of one prosperous
day. Like the oaks of bis own moun-
tains, II has been nourishsd and strengths
ened by the suns and storms OF so years
Popularity did not corrupt the patriet-
lam, and calumny cannot tarnish hia
character. The vapors Of q heated a..
mosphere Sometimes condense into
clouds and darkening the morning, but
these foul exhalations are dispersed b.
increasing light, they vanish; and not =
shadow OF them is seen ia the clear SKI
at the bright hour OF noon.
No eye but Ills who sets upon the eir~
cult Of the Heavens, looks beyond thae
barrier, standing between the present
and the future. We morlals can have
no vision efevents, approaching Us, on
the stream Of coming time. Whatevss
such events may be, We shall not, when
they arrive, forget the moni,ions Of thia
day, nor fail to be mindful IT our ccun~
try. When the years Of our trial shall
have been endured, the American pso-
pie viii, ! trust 10 God, look to the star
in the West, and find their political re-
demption. -
.american Farmsrs-Your 10 amsne
the choicest Of callings, and not 90
great a body Of people in any other part
OF the globe have such ample means oe
Independence and comfort OF the
ground you till, you yourselves are the
lords. Every goodly tree you plant
every acre you meliorats, tends direct.
iy to your own benefit, and that of youv
own wives aud children. BE up and
doing" Think rot hard concerning
your work, and the toll Of your hands.
because Of the ground which ths Lord
bath cursed To the industrious IL ID
a blessing 10 disguise. Say not "a little
more folding Of hands to slsep,n IL
thorns and thistles are still growing in
your inalosures. Expel thefefrom, with
all speed, every nuisance, every dsfsr-
nifty. ~ooessionsd by the wiIes Of the
serpant Destroy the teeth Of the old
dragon wherever you find them scat-
tered within your premises. Make
every acre OF ground turn to some good
account by industry and skilL-Ssek
earnestly, and by all means ia your pow-
err, TO increase your own knowledge in
particular agriculture. To skilful inc
dustry, add economy. Be frugal: LEE
your living be good, but plain and un-
costly so you will ayiod the curse OF
debt, which is not remedisbls like thAS
brought upon the ground. Dash frem
your lips the cup of intemperancs; ito
deadly poison ismore to be dreaded than
the envenomed tooth Of the adder thae
Kisses under your sheaves. Bring ~
your children 10 the habits Of industry
and ~frugslity, and in the fear Of tho
lord. Grudge not to school and sdu~
cate them we'll, that they may become
intelligent, ~virtueus, useful, and rsspes.
table men and women. In all ysuR
tolls and labors. in all your domestio
concerns, seek the guidance Of wisdoW
which 10 from absve, and the blessings
OF heaven will rest upon you
Looking through the vista Of = few
years, msthinks | see in prospective
the suspicious period when the Unitso
States shall possess an agricultural po.
pulation far superior in numbers, and
equal in knowledge and virtue, to any
that the world has ever known; whom
millions oftillers of the ground shall be
spread over this vast territory, enjoying
the comforts Of moderate independence,
the lamp of divine truth, the lights Of
science, social and domestic happiness,
and distinguished no less for the moral
and christian virtues, than for the pre-
eminent goodness Of their secular lo&
and portion. Plough Bog.
CsnfrsvisIs, Ind Augusf i-Sinc4
our farmers have gathered THAR wheats
They uniformly tell Us the grain 10 heavi-
er and better than any they ever before
raised in this State. We received few
bushels this week, that overrnn 80
pounds to the bushel. and threatened t.
brag Of it in the next paper, but were
told that that was only he average
weight Of wheat this little
weighing under 60, and soms reashine
! up to 10. Accounts from almost every
. part Of the Union represent the crops ~
being unusually good.