Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1831-03-03

ssrpv IN ;niduitY and intrigue; net to hesds
grown grey N pacing Pennsylvania avenue;
mat grown grey in wearing out their shoes
,at IsveeE not TO heads grown grey TO use
the vards of she immortal allss Edgeworth,
,,be glory and the champion OF her lovely
.srx and wretched country 10 psoughing the
.Feur Acres Am 1 enderstocd9 There 10
a httle court sir, Of the castle" oil Dub
n called the -Four Acres, and there, back
wards and forwards, do the miserable at
tendant- and satellites of power walk. each
s1aifif his turn to receive the light oil the
great mans cauntenanee; hoping the sun
shine: dreadng the cloudy brow. Spencer
shas well described the sweets OF this lIie AND
technically il is called ploughing the -Four
Acres Now, when certain character IN
one Of her incompatible novels, Ssr Ollc-l
have forgot his name, bat he was a messy.
| 'cophant cogrtier. plsceman, pensloneF, and
| sparasite-u pbraldcd that kind, good heart
'ed wrong headed old man. King Cerny, with
| Ibis wretched system Of ploughlng. the King
'ef the Black Island ("every inch king
| replied that there was one system olplougf-
sing worse even than his: s. that was plough
| ing the four Acres. This was settler 10 the
| 'McSycsphant' :,
Was pniAd like this, fitted and provided,
and regulated for the lahonrs o, the States
| man and great diplomatic Minister SIR,
when this gentleman was at the zenith Of hls
| intellect and his most lucid years, DIR Jel-
| ferson had sdjudged bin unqualified rsuch
services, as this appointment, had 1T been
made for pubic purposes, called Oh hin to
| perform
Sir, if no; for the pubic service, then he
must have been appointed to preserve the
! Vaccinations OF the Secretary eft State. and
! the administration carried or by him under
| the Presidential name, frem the hostility oil
/ this ancient adversary of all former admins
/ trations To Illustrate. and confirm this ,a
portast, and deeply Interesting fact, permit
me to give Ue'y brig sketch OF the political
| life of this singular man.
| At the commencement Of Washington.
( nlinistr tom, lie was a school boy. lo
| prove TIL fact, and also to lay open the We
nv source and fountain Of his bitter hostility
! "a the next President. will read a part Of
one of his speeches from Gales and Seaton's
| Reg. vol p. 503-
| Now, sir, John Quincy Adams coming
| INTO power under these inauspieisus circum-
| 'stances, and With these suspicious allies and
| connexions has determined to become the
apostle g. liberty. OF universal liberty, as hts
! 'ftaarw3s, shout the time Of thu formation
',fihs Constitution, kaown to be tx apostle
| ~ monarchy. tits no secret--Iwas IN New
/ y ark when be first took lis seat as Vice,
! President. I receilsct-fo- was a school
/ boy At H. tune. attending the lobby ei Con.
/, gress, hen | ought 10 have been at schoo
II remember toe manner in which my bro
'ther WA spurned ty he Goa haan Of the
| then Wee President for coming too near
I.tH l. a., 1. -E
! Vice kest carriage Perhaps | may have
acme OF this old sn'nosity ranking ia my
heart, cening from race whe are known
'ncrer TO forsake irieaa or lcrgne foe
| Fron this, the waters of bitterness have
! flown in streams. SO ;lLundattiF IN the so
/ cord sHi Gfib President 81 he United States
! joined himself to his great political rival
! He gfe,' into hostility Wlh Jefferson in a
very lev years. For he has ever been star
without beams, except az matign s. Blight
| ing influence Suffer me 10 illustrate TIL.
| truth by reading FROM his speeches:
| FzBRUAEr 2Sth, lS06.-Nr Clarke, Of
Virginia moved TO postpone until the Sd Of
| 'Aarcb, Mr. Randolphs resolution 10 amend
'the Constitution Of the United States, &C
that all the United States Judges should he
removed by the President on the j0iat reese
luton Of both Houses Of Congress. In re.
ply TO q remark made az MIR Conrad, MIR
Randolph said, He. Mr. Coarad) belonged
'to class ef men which | highly respect
FOR the plain reason that long 20 it my
self. He says The Tina is approaching when
every man engaged in agricultural pursuits
| must be anxious to so heme; and, therefore
she does not wish st present to act on the re
solution have laid on your table. T'rse
'out when men, be they agricultural, me
'chan,cai, or Ct any other profession ugder
take an business il is their duty to ce thro
'w Il at evsry hazard If the situation o
'sHaIrs warrant it, should he willing to ad
j 3urn for two o. three rnenihs. But Ineve'
ear agree 10 aGjsurn ia III" present perilos
state Of affairs. and leave the country to
blind and for'u'ous destiny. | must frat sot
something like land, soAc teot hold. some
thing Ike certainty, instead of a p0ltica
''Cbaos without farm or body Before cor.
'scnt to go heme, must see something Ike
"a safe AID honorable issue to our difference.
with foreign powers, and | must see
hope another th;uS-something Ike an at
'trmptto bring the constitution OF this people
back 10 the principles en- which this admin
Is,raUon came into power"
On Spanish affairs
"AsRIL, >, 1So6.-Mr. Randolph moved
10 amend the secret journal by inserting IN il
the message of the President o. the 9Th OF
December. In the course OF bis speech he
SAID. Il found from acoaversation with what
has been considered the head 81 the first ex
'ecutye department under the Governmea I;