Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1831-02-03
TH e GAZ ETTE:
FEBRUaRY 5, 1891.

TExr.-"1he States would be strength
ened by having in their hands the means
of furnishing the local paper currency"
Presidents Message Of Dec. 1880.
The following appropriate commentary IS
from the North Carolina Journal OF the ISL
December last.
"C,yrenc,,- Treasury .Notes-We rejoice
To see the citizens of this State beginning to
tale stems to put down the circulation of
Treas,pv Notes and Due Bills, which have so
long disgraced our State-injured our cur
rency-defrauded our citizens, and violated
our Constitution.
"The merchants and other citizens of Sails
bury have been the first to act in this matter.
They held meeting on the 18th November,
at which they adopted sensible and peril
nent report on the subject, from committee
appointed for that purpose, and also resolved
that after the lst Of January next, t ey viii
not receive, or pay out in the way of trade,
any of the due bills issued by the States of
South Carolina and Georgia: after the
lst OF March next, they will not receive, or
pay out in the way of trade, any OF the dive
bills issued by the State of North Carolina.
They appointed a committee of three gentle
men to procure from the Mint, or elsewhere.
by the Ist Of March next, such an amount OF
change as may be necessary for the business
Of Salisbury, consisting of cents, dimes, half
dimes, and twenty 1--WE cent pieces, and have
requested all persons wishing to obtain such
change to deposite with the committee, by
the lst of January, such amount as they may
want, in bills, equivalent TO specie.
1.-The citizens OF Salisbury have asked the
CO operation Of the citizens of other towns
and villages in the State in these salutary
measures to improve our currency Their
call will not, we hope, be in vain. There is,
at present, crying evil, which calls for an
cffectual remedy. 1t is felt here seriously
The citizens Of Fayetteville have deep in
terestin the matter, and will, doubtless, res
pond to the invitation - Salisbury
We find the following notice in the Amer
lean Sentinel of Tuesday:
SoUTHwAgK-The uncertainty which the
undersigned, friends Of the present admins
tration, feel as to General JAcKsoN's deterni-
nation to permit his name to be placed before
the people for re-elec ton, and a desire, in
the event of his declining, to be prepared to
meet the active excrtIons now making by the
partisans of Henry Clay, and to offer a can
didate 10 the people worthy their confidence,
induce them TO request the citizens of the
District Of Southwark, friendly TO the nomi-
Presidency, 10 attend meeting to be held
at the Commissioners Hall, on Friday even
ing, January 2lst, 1881, at seven O'Clock
George M'Leod, Walter Thompson, Ezc-
kiel Yhost, W. H. Hood, ID Swe ny,
l.. Payntcr, John Oaklold, Thos Kahier,
j. Prentiss, Henry Elwell, Michael Cur
by. Thomas Caldwell, Thos. d. Grover,
\. &. Foster, + 6. Wolbert, William
Preston, VIM. Nesbitt, VIM. Kelly, X.
Ralston, Samuel Ii. Trainer, John Dun
can, j. b M'keever, NJ. N. EVERY, A
lexander J. Reid.
A driving snow storm" has ragged since
last evening The weather, too, is intense
ly cold. 1t is Winter, indeed, ''regning
tremendous DER the conquered year." and
reminding the fortunate that even in this &c
Morally prosperous city, there are Indulgence,
restitution, nay houseless misery, TO be found
and relieved. The true spirit ef benevolence
is most active, when its exertionsc an ne most
efiicacious. In looking forth, we may shud
der when we reflect how many must suffer
all the fury and beakness of the day.-how
many experience severe privation and loss
from inability to face the terrors,-a what
the dangers and the trials Of those who APP
proach or navigate our coasts, on a ''tem-
pest troubled Decd" with icy cordage and a
hurricane Of sleet. The bark new struggles
against all the elements--against winds,
waves, SHOWS and rocks. Miss Landon has
been particularly happy in describing some
OF the fearful traits OF destructive gale
salt pauses to gather its fearful breath,
And lifts up its voice like the angel of death.
And the pillows leap up Rhen The summons
they hear,
And the ship flies away. as If winged with fear,
And the uncouth creatures that dwell in the
deep,
Start up at the sound from their floating sleep,
And career through the water, like clouds
through the night
TIE share in the tumult, their joys and delight,
Ana waen the moon rises, the ship is no more,
nsJoys and It's sorrows are VANISHED and Ger,
Ana the heFce storm that slew 1t had faded
away,
Like the dark dream that flies from the light
of the days
Such an aspect of the skies and earth as
we witness this morning, invites the domes
tic circle, moreover, TO double cordiaIty Of
intercourse and joint thankfulness to Proyi
dence for comparative security and comfort
Another contemporary poet has beautifully
said
sThUugh boundless SHOWS the wiihered heath
dtform,
Aud the din sun scarce wsnders through Tie
storm,
ct ShaIi ,h.