Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-11-03

THE FREE PRESS.
WEDNESDAY. NovEMRER : isso
Ornrader, Ifyou have ever yielulrd Cor mo-
mcat TO belief In DE doctrine Of the sou,lscru
Naliiiers. just cast yo1s eye carefully end i'm
partially oscr the letter u JAsEs MApsssx. ooe
vi the foundsrs of thr Constitution, which letter
yoa vill hsd uPoa The ARA page Of this paper
You xiithrc see. that tl,is patriarch puts hi, u,.
conditional veto upon Ill such noasSusc. k~iii
a, once BE admitted that no ,nsa no~ l,i.., had
a better opportunity cf Leing acquainted With the
ohjccts, Intentions, and meaning of the frsmers ci
thnt instrumcnt, than Mr.. AissIisoa. The coz
rcctsscss OF his opinions, Nd reasonable man can
doubt, aud the .srcam Of Hight which his sill bril-
liant nind has shro~s upon the subject. must nj
oeec dispcl the sioad u error and folly which t~
hc.ted political stmospAerc u the South had c,-
gcndcred
notice 10 or sdvertising columns, rSaaes,.
the sftcOdssee a the mcnbers Of The Charles
town ibs~y Society, al . meeting TO be held in
the eosrt-house Friday next. Nosices VI th;,
kind are frcqueutiy disrcgaryicd. We nov allu.ir
10 ths insfioztion. because Il IL oDe connected in
sonc measure with thu repu,ssiou of oar town.
Already does il contain many valuable -orks; aud
little further sttcr'ion IL will render IL most
honorable and useful acquisition. n parents and
others would reject for mcm-,a upon the intel
leetnai treasures which might ,lsus Ia enjoyed tL
rich gifts Of mind and soul which ssx lying idle
they would cherish such n concern With shs most
anxseos care and att ation. II affords cheap me
thod OF Instruction snd amuscmcut; aud we will
to como. with spirit Of lau.lable pride, visible
and valuable improvement will be Witnessed in
social circle. Riches may take the wings
ri the morning, and AZ away''--seus,,al pleasures
will clcy and dissust-but the wealth u the mind
Is abiding and usperishing. Time cannot din,in-
ish tho chance or change can drpc.s its value
IL contains within itself the power Of aIehymy-
transmitting the baser metals into sterling orc,
which brishtcns by use, and sparkies and shincs
around, oer the ruins OF carth's proadcs, ,ro-
phcs.
Road-mskers and bridge-buiiders will pcrccive
that the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road Company
are about to let out other coatracts--twenty-m iies
Of road, and bridge across Nfonocacy rivcr.--
% The receipts, from that portion Of the Rail
Road upon which single track has been laid,
,liat is to Eilicous Mills. distance Of Is miles,
have been 81, 0oo for less than four months, for
the conveyance Of passengers alone II is expect
cd that the double track will be completed this
season to Ellcotts Mills, and the single track y
miles further: and that in the course of next wear
about forty miles will be completed, TO PARIS
Spring Ridge, and single tack extended to the
city of Frederick, and perhaps to the Point Of
Rocks, distance Of &c miles from Baltimore.
where the Railway and the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal come In contact
We have large number of readers Who NJ
ways look for something new, Of local nature
We endeasor To CRAFTY them-but Frequently
find the task somewhat irksome, rs our village Is
not very prolific in incidents; and every one know.
That fancy must sometimes be enlivcncd by fact
We have, in truth, nothing vary new, or vary
excellent" The young folks will not, or cannot.
get married, as fast NC could wish; 70 that We
have but little TO place under the hymcniAi head.
IL would scarcely be news To any one, to say that
we have been enjoying Indian summer for week
past nor would il surprise many, If we were TO
tell them that corn is selling at three dollars
earrei Butter and vegetables are in demand
pork soon will be. Our stores are Supplied with
variety and Mountaineering hammers Of our me-
ehanies are used Ia,c and eariy--thc doctors have
but little to do, and the lawyers less. The leaves
are falling fast, and sorry say ti,s, floar
IS rising but slowly. If we have furnished no
thing ne's in all this, the fault is not ours The
best workman finds il difficult 20 build a fabric
without materials.
WILLIAM l.. GtnnIsoS, for hile o,,c Of the