Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1832-09-06

IL Is a history OF the disease as II appeared
first in England. iB which the author endea-
vors to prove that the Cholera is not coeta-
gious, He says
sour reasons, then. for rejecting the doc,
trlDe Of contagIon, in reference to Cholera,
resolve themselves into the fact that II Is u.-
terly unequal TO account for the phenomena
which attend the progress of the disease; that
IL introduces into subject thousand dIscre-
pancies and embarrassments;. whereas, when
we lay it aside, all becomes harmonious and
ineligible, consistent and philosophical, a.
greeable to the laws whereby Nature acts on
other occasions, IN which she is ever content
| with one efficient agent, when competent to-
the accomplishment OF her purpose"
The Farmer of Mount Yernop Every
person not profoundly ignorant of his ceun-
try's annals, and who is at all conversant With
! the characters Of the leader in the revolutions
which gave existence to the United States,
must have been In the habit. Of contempat-
ing Gen. WAsHINGTDN as an eminent agri-
culturist, as well as the man first in war,
first in peace, and first in the hearts OF his
| countrymen But few. however, could
have supposed il possible that in the midst Of
public avocatIons OF more importance than
ever another man engaged M, Gen. WASH
INGToN could have bestowed particular at
tentlon to the details of husbandry; and have
| superintendent and directed complex opera
| tons on several farms, at the same time that
| he presided over the destlnles of rising en-
| pire, in novel, arduous, and hazardous ca
reeI Of military and political experiment The
following, copied from "Letter from Mr..
Jared Sparks to the Hon Judge Story" will
present new motives, and fresh incentives. TO
every cultlvator TO initiate the virtues, s. We.
nerate the name of WASHINGTON
.9gricuItmal Papers There was no station
in which Washington took more delight, or
| the dui,es Of which he discharged with more
zeal and activity, than that of a practical far
mer His achievements in this walk, were
prodisious 1t may fairly be questioned wheth.
er any other individual III The country, not
excepting the most industrious and enterpris-
Ing, who has been devoted to this pursuit a
lone, has ever accomplished SO much. He
was commanders oil an army, and at the head
OF a nation for few years only at time, but
d day nercr passed in which his farm was out
OF his mind During the whole war, he was
planning improvements, directing them, and
often writing letters Of minute instructions TO
bis manager. While President of the Unit
I'd States it was his standing custom to write
weekly, and receive weekly returns, in which
he required great particularly and exac,ness
IN specifying occurrences, and the employ
ment aud progress Of the laborers. have
betoTo me volume Cypress copies of letters,
written Ia one year, during the Presidency
to his manager and overseers Sonle of them
extend TO several pages, and they average
more than one a week. They are written ia
bis own hand, with its usually fair aud regu-
lar character, and bear every marx OF hav-
ing been as much studied in expression and
style as any of bis compositions In some
cases, and probably in most, they were writ
ten and copied out by hnnseif, before the
press Impressions were taken.
Such was his habit for years, amidst the
burden OF his public cares There is also be.
fore me a chrlous agricultural document, da-
ted days before his death Ii is pamph.
let OF "a lallo pages, written in a close hand,
contalatps Instructions to his manager for he
cultivation OF three farms on the estate Of
Mount herRoD. the following year. Each
farm was divided into lots-whieh were num-
bered In the pamphlet very full instructions
are siven how to cultivate query lot in the s
farms during the next year, stating the crops
with remarks On the SOIL the prooucts of for
mer years, and the results of, former expert
ments. Washington died. youwll recollect,
IN the middle of December, and this pam III
let. drawn up evidently with much labor aud
reflection, was already prepared to be hand
ed TO the manager, at the .bes inning OF the
year, preiaced by a letter of general dIrec-
tons, on the Importance of method aud fore
ihoughtin farming operations, and this, not
withstaading he was himself to be on the
plantation, and exercise daily supervision. !
These Instances are mentioned only as ex- \
ampies; they Indicate the habit. andit is ua-
necessary to add more. For time he kept /
an agricultural journal, and was engaged "a
experiments on a rotation of crops, noting /
down. for series of years, the crops Of eacn +
lot, with remarks on the Comparative success h
OF different rotations. He was at much pa Us L
to stock his farms with the best breeds Of an I
finals. aud his grounds were Adorned with 1
rare and curious trees and shrubs, collected H
from various parts of the United States, aud
from foreign countries. His correspondence II
with Sir John Sinclair, Mr. Anderson, and
Arthur Dung, onsagriculture, has been prin-
ted 1t Is not my intention TO select much
Tor publication under this head, but such pa
pers will be included, and such illustrators
appended, as will exhibit in their due pro- !
portions the character oil Washington on bis /
idru and his atteauon to the humble con-
Germs OF life.
The York Republican of yesterday states
that Mr. George Lichtenberser of that CO.
was robbed on Thursday last, at IAN in the I
following manner. MIR L. was returning from +
Baltimore with team about 9 miles this side
OF Is lie was WALKING careies Siy al,up slts a