Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1831-04-28


people who beabt of refined education
and elective sagacity, aud Of the init.
mate connexian of all their political i'm
stitutions, with the principles and tex;
ture of their Jurisprudence and the sc
cnce of politics! II Sir james Mackin.
tush should come hitheras British enyov,
and converse with the President or Vice
President of this ticket, upon the philo.
sophy of government, the history, rela-
tons and systems of the cabinets Of E>p.
rope, the genius and structure of cur
constitutional law, the masterpieces s.
arts Of literary posilioh-upon the
topics, in short, which he might suppose
to he necessarily included within the
familiar studies and sltainments of tbs
highest civil officers Of the Union--and
ii, then, specimens of the origibsl =
thorship Of each should fall int0S
hands, what would that profound MORAY
and political philosopher, tie learned
diplomatist and constitutional jurist, the
accomplished man ef letters and superi.
or writer, think and report of the per.
sonal character Of our adm inistra.io1
and the discrimination oil the republican
voters2 In fact, The interests, the tepute;
the pretensions of our ceuBtry, the We.
ry nature of our political system, exact
another sort Of triImvlrate - they cali
for well-e!ucated and experienced CT.
vilians-men whom we could present
with equal confidence to our friends e
our en- emies; to onI economists and our
detracters; men upon whose direct fts
ness, suitable preparation, original en-
qdiries and perfermauces,we cuuid rely
men for .Shom need DOT blush nor as
polds'ze on any sco,e Nat. Cog.
The Petersburg Inteligsntet sf MoHs
day contains notice of the death Ola
young man of Mecklenbufg ely, yVat
by hidrophobia. On the 29th of De-
csniber last. Lucas Drum wright, a
young man in the bloom Of life, twas
slightly bitten on the wrist by a dog IL
ais fathers, while in the act of playing
with aim. No notice was taken OF .his
circumstance for forty eight hours, when
it was discovered by the family that the
dog had the strongest sy mptems Of bye
droph ohia -
A Days Sport On Wednesday Of
last week, a gentleman from Poughs
morning and in the evening, took with
single hook and line, from the Nhor~
tlebeiry XIII, in the town of Fishkills
Dotchess county, one hundred and t,ro
trout, all Of q fine SIZE.
Joseph C. Melcher, editor of the Chi
Iicsfhe fOhio} Evening Post has recent.
Iy been convicted OF "stabbng with in.
tent to MAIN Captain j. +. Woodside,
a respectable citizen If that town, by
which assault, besides other injuries,tha
right hand Of MIR. Woods.de is said To
have been rendered useless for life-and
sentenced to three years impris oHmens
at hard labeur in the Pepitenliary OF O.
lilo
From Lima The ship Lima left at
CaIlao, on the 18th of Jan, u. s. ship
Gusfsiere and schr, Dolphin. The tri.
colored flag was hoisted on board the
French brig Of war Nisus and corveits
DuraEce on the STD JON. and was saluted
By all the meh Of war in port. The Bril-
fish brig Atiel sailed on the 9Th for Eng
land, with large amount IF specie -
The Peruvian Congress had not yet
been able to 'prm a quorum. Relations
with Bolivar still favor able 10 peace.
". Z Jour. Of Com.
SALES Of puBl.c i1sGa.- Between
the lst day Of January, 1880, and the Isl
Of January, 1881, the sales of public
lands in this Territory amounted To
about one hnndred and fifty seven thou
sand dollars - Detroit Gaz.
NarGf The y s. ships Fairfield,
Capt. PAtker' and Boston, Capt, SisF,
err, were at Malaga. 25th Feb. The for.
mer bound Ia The U~,,od States, the Lax.
ter up the Straits. The y :. sch. Shark,
sale q from Laguira, Marcb 25th, for
Havana, officers and crew all well With
two pirates Of the late brig Orbit.
4 public meeting of the democratic
republicans Of the coun,y of 5alem. n,
Jersey friendly 70 the election Of Nah.
lon DickerSun to the Vice Presidency,
IS to take place on the thirtieth Of the
present Gonth.
BALTIMORE, April Ii.
rio'pn' Gale A violent gale Gom
he southwest, west, and north west.
'omfne need here about dark on Friday
asst, and has since continued with but
title intermission. The steamboat Cor
u n BUS, from Nori, Tx, due here on sat-
lrday morning, did not arrive until ele-
en- o'cl<tk =. Aisht She cesF nnchar