Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-08-13

HAT against net Jute cIIetSo, ooFS
heard her often shouting at The people
from her window-but | was too busy
with my carts to give any great attn
shun It's true, your henors, what Mr.
G. says she did shout at him, aud call
hi9 old 0uid Holly Willy, that's sure,
| and be was in the coach all the while,
riding in q funeral" p Defeated in her
hopes Of H~ollahsn, she next called lt
tie Tins, the door keeper OF the Senate,
(of more porter Tins memory.O This
worthy perhaps you have seen-if so
you remember his msn,kln shape, bis
red picked snuffy nose and ludicrously
pompous msnner-Coxe began BY ask
ing him il he knew MrsR to be a com
mon seold? Now it SCI happened that
this witness more SUE had been some
what familiar with thai out Of which the
devil often comes without the aid OF a
| coniuroV; bis eyes winked, or snapped
! believe The term is his frame see
sawed ave the centre OF gravity, and,
with right hand protFuded, he answered.
the iswyear's questions BY snotber-
Pray SIR" sai5 Tins, "whst IS the
proper and legsi definition Of a common
seold? Woen can ascnidbs SAID to BE-
comment for as to beiae q scold, you
know ali women are tbat" Now What
gave point to ,bis. query, a she fact
that i was the ver3 question tghlrh Coze
himself had putto the Coust on q previ.
Gus motion 10 auash the indictment.
he wary counsel gave it the eo.by;
and changing the shape OF his question
said ~WelI then Mr.. ]. did you ever
know Of Mrs. Royals s!andering any
body?' Tins promptly answered sYes,
sir,--she has slsndered ms." "This was
rather a stumper- cening too, from Der
W witness. "You, Mr. Tins? how
sop' WHY, sir, she has said, aye and
printed il too, in her book. that ! an
very clever-and TO thatI make no ob
iections: in fact. believe, on the whole,
it is true.-Tske roe aleogetheri certain.
ly am a very clever man; but she adds
and 8 exemplary a Row
that's a SANDER"
This was too much. The count roar
ed: bench, bar, and jury, all lost their
balance; and while even the seGate
Judge Cranch sunk his bead between
his hands aud shook IN his chair.-Tims
himself was the obly person left unmo
we'd He locked round as grave as an
" l-Just opposite him stood MIR =
laughing inmederately Tins catching
sight of bin, again opened his oracuiar
Jaws. "Yes, Sir, and | know Of her
slandeting another person besides me-
Indeed. who is that? why, there's
Mr.. -. she says in the same book,
thathe and ---- are two Of the band
soonest uren in Washington; nos leave
tito eli tha world if thct is not q SANDER"
&'The effect Of this you may imagine
lenGe:' The caurt room shook to its
foundations; and il was Some time be
fore the trial could proceed Her wit
resses having all been sxamined, and
All proved ef1<e treacherous, the accused
proceeded, IN proprjs persona, 80 al
dress the jury dvaucing her wrink
led visage and swayIug their souls with
the majesty o! her outstretched hand,
she proceeded 10 obtest and ohjure then,
as they loved liberty and their country,
Hot 10 sacrifice beth 10 her person
They stood not only for the present age,
bur the guardians of posterity. This
prosecution was but one branch of the
genetal conspiracy Of ,he blue and
black hearted Presbyterians, the Priests
and Missionaries, against the freedom
Of speech and 81 the press. II they
we're permitted 30 succeed, who could
answer for bis home or his Preside?
Nothing would be safe--higotry and all
the horrors of the ing1Isition would
everwhelm the land, and nothing would
De left of all for which her husband and
the other worthless OF the Revolution had
shed their blood in the tented field, &c.
Sc. sc 81" But | blush to add, that
the force ofevsn such eIoquence was in
vain. The Jury, neither melted by SUI
fefing beauty. DER fred by the remem-
brance OF posterity ia danger, returned
a verdict of Gailty-and, 20 crown the
evidence OF our barbarism, the Judge
Informed her, that unless she found bail
for her appearance until the sentence
should be pronounced, she must be re-
msnded to prison On bearing this, she
exclaimed, "Thisis a pretty country TO
live ipi' and left The court room in con
peny with the constable. Sentence is
not vet nronounced--and this Daraeo