Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1831-01-13

tneFciOEc NAH tS PFospcSh VI thts itIpfoNc-
mest with an esrnestness, propertoned to the
| sincerity feel .or the advancement Of the
town, and am confident If the exertioa OF
that Society ars met by q correspondent dis
play Of liberal feeling spen the part of the
citizens of the town and county, their plans
NAV be so modified as to be converted into
an Improvement in which we re all interes-
ted
III might therefore asa citizen ofthe town,
warmly and iervently inter. sted In its pros
perity, take the liberty of making sugges-
! ton to the members Of that Society, would
recommend before they engage site for the
| location Of their Hall, that they open nego.
| tiation with the proper authorities, as to the
practicabiiity of obtai ing the ground upon
! which the present Market House is ere ted,
f. their purpose.
For my part, caa see no difficulties which
can attend the success of this negotiations; on
| the contrary, it would seem t. me, to be
proposition universally acceptable.
Say, that the Masonic Fraternity advanc-
ed towards the completion of their work, the
sum of $500, a sum which 1 underst. md,
they can readily raise by subscription and by
! aid from the Grand Lodge Of Virginia-that
the town advanced 5000 and the county 500,
we shoulh thus have the sum of eighteen ham
bred dollars to be applied to the erection ofa
Public Building IN ceatral and conspicuous
part of our town-the lower story oil which
| could be finished for a Market House-one
room on the upper story appropriated for
Town Hall-and balance adapted for the
purposes of the Masonic Society. How i'm
portant and gratifying would be this change!
Instead of the paltry and ragged hulk which
now forms SO prominent a feature in the
scenery OF our viLlage-exciting the scorn
and derlslon Of travellers, and resembling i'm
Its appearance more distillers hog pen, than
Market House, we should see erected from
Its runs, tasteful and commanding ed.f.ce
presenting all the conveniencies of Market
House and Town Hal, and exhibiting to the
admiration OF all specimen of chaste and
| finished architecture Who is there that uu-
derstands the interest of the town that would
object to the sehemeP Who is there with
heart SO contracted and soul so narrow, as TO
set his face against itp Who indeed would
not promote it, lfthere be.one-Hie nigerest-
HE ought TO be pointed at, as an enemy to
its prosperity.
Are mycalculations too sanguinee Let us
see The Masons say, they will be able to
raise TIE sum OF $1,000. Their pledge is suf-
| fcient
Wonld the toson refuse saoeP- The idea is
tertained one moment--It is too great a re-
Election upon its intelligence TO he regarded
as other than insulting What would be the
burden Of $500 upon The tswn?-a little more
than t,cetss aud half cents head And
would they refuse that amount-for an object
SO important to themselves. They subscribe
collars to erect buildings and sustain colony
amidst the burning sands of Africa they go
in shoals, men, women and children, to see
monkey or puppet, paying from 25 to so
cents head; and is il TO be supposed they
would refuse 12a cents to the erection of
building which would ornament their town
Improve the value of its preperty-animate
its industry, and witilall sabserye most use
ih and importantpurposss? lcannot believe IT,
Hoaid hs County refuse Si00? Ii | ana not
mistaken IN my estimate OF the intclli gence
aud public spirit ofthc gentlemen who consti =
tdte the magistracy OF this county, would
unhesitatingy say, they would not The
prosperity vi town is intimately connected
with the prosperity of the couutry around it.
by the farmers we live-tbcy are the par
chasers of cur merchandise aud the consu-
nacls Of our products. In Ike manner, altho'
perhaps not to as great an extent as the
country dependent upon the town A thr-
Vlhg, hohrishng village situated in the centre
OF county is like the heart in the physical
system, difus;ng health and vitality to the
eKtrenrties of the body. The farmers then
find a prompt and ready market for their
poultry, butter, cheese, oats, corn, Sc As
the town increases in wealth and population,
the demand for the country products, ia
crease. As manufactures rear their heads
and the mechanic arts flourish, the demand
still eniarges. So that there is that perfect
identity of interest in the prosperity of town
and country which should make them at all
times equally DESTROYS Of promoting the pros
perity Of each other.
But again, for whose convenience is the
Market-House to be built? Chiefly for the
convenience of the country people. They
are our marketfers them we purchase
our pouitry-cheese, butter, vegetables, &c.
And would they refuse the contribution of
.te,' cents Git would amount to no mere) to be
applied to the erection Of spacious and
commodious Market House the blocks, stalls
ana hooks to be conveniently arranged,
ana the apartments constructed fer the ac-
commsdation of the various products which
the country affords.
Further, the prospect that more extend
ed Market-House would be desirable, is not
by any means distant one. When the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal reaches the on
posltc shore, it would be most unpardonabIe
neglect OF our own interests not TO connect
Martiasburg, with the main artery bya la
teral branch. Martinsburg will then become