Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1832-10-04
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| - $500 u.e yum. anu the single ieek-
| ing OF love and admiration that she bas
breathed alike into aIl consecrate her mere
presence as a place for revere and ,pecuIa-
| ton.
Three or four dsys have stolen awsv. \
scarce know how I have seen bu, one or
two things, yet have felt so unequal 10 the
description, that but for my promise should
never write line about them Really, 10 sit
down and gaze into one of fitans faces for
an hour, and then 20 away and dream Of put
ting INTO language its color and expression,
seems TO me little short Of superlative mad
ness | only wonder at The divine faculty Of
light Tire draught OF pleasure seems TO mo
immortal. and the eye the only Ganymede
that can carry the cup steadily of the mind.
How shall begin TO give yot an idea Of tho
Foraarina9 What ran tell you Of 1T John
IN the desert. that can afford you glimpse
even Of Rapaels inspired creasionsp
Ne,o Hollaadvs From the quick and
eager exercise OF their eyes in seeking Tor.
their prey, they are exceedingly keen sighieds
aud discover birds in the trees, or venonnus
reptiles ~ the grass. where Europeans see
nothing OF serpents they are much afraid.
and ilee FROM them as from dasih They arc
proportionally skilluin tracing the Kangaroo.
or emu or any other animal over the grass
which might seem to our own eyes. as uD-
disturbed as though Nirga's Camilla herself
had passed over without bending blade.
or shaking The dust from the blossom of 4
flower. They follow the trail OF their country
mep with equal sagacity and confidence.
Tor leagues together. Through woods and o.
yer wifds as prntlrss as ffle air; and when
once they have seen the foot mark of an Eu-
ropean, they never forget H. but can instape.
" recognise the slightest vcstige Of the samo.
Bcaaet and Iya1haa;s .NwatiUe.
In recent speech in the British House az
Commons, on The British military establish
ment. Colonel Evans observed. that large
expense had been incurred in Canada for ca-
rails and Notifications; that between Canada
and the Uuited Staes there was very weak
line Of defence, that som OF two millions
had been laid out on the Notifications, but
there was yet line Of frontier Of five hun-
dred miles In length, left utterly unprovifed
for. He added 1.-The fact in, that the onlv
defence we can rely on 10 Canada, is TO he
found IN the attachment Of its people. I'm
line of iortiicaiion is the weakest in tho
world. and would not afford us the slightest
defence -
The THE Question IN Ireland, The lato
discussion in the British par1iment, on the
condition Of Ireland, in reference TO The Titho
System, has brought forth some detailed
statements OF the real nature and pressure
Of that system upon The people of that count
ry. which we do not recollect 10 have net
with before. censas hook cosnpiled bv
the Catholic Associations Is The source from
which most Of the facts are derived, aud
judging from The extracts we have seen, a
moro grinding. unjust, and indefensibIe ex-
tortion could scarcely he devised. by indlvid-
aal malice and fapacity, than that by which
the substance Of the whole Irish people is -
ken from Them TO support religious estaty-
lishment, which does net comprehend much
more than one tenth Of the population IL
may be remarked that the census book Of
the association is founded upon returns made
for every parish in the Country. by the ath-
okc Clergymen, and that their correctness
- beyond dispute. have selected few
OF the facts which gives, as specimens OF the
operation OF the system, and the Injustice
and manifest oppression which il effects. We
commence with the Iightest OF the abuses:
In three parishes in the diocess OF Armagh,
the census gives the number OF Catholics, -
II $685. those not Catholics, 6.OS9 OF
this last nambci, the members of the estab.
iishcd church, for whose benefit alone the d.
thes SIC are levied, may be one bali, or A.
bout Three FDoyand For The benefit of this
three thousand, the other fourteen thousand
are bnrdened to pay 9i 3S3 per annum for
tithes, and other charges of glehe lands,
churches SIC. amounting to 81 900 per an
mum.
Ia three parishes in the diocess of Fillmore.
the number OF catholics is II,47S;--of all
others, only S.sIs The ti,hes and perquisi-
les levied On all for the benefit OF that por.
tion-of the smaller number who are not dis.
senters, amount to more than $4,000 per an
mum.
These, however, glazing Is the injustice,
are favorable, compared with most OF The o.
Their Gales The dfsproportion Of catholics 10
professionals. though SO obviously great. is fair
aud decent contrasted with many other pa
rishes For example in three parishes Of The
diocese Of Ferns. the catholics are 10 protcs-
tanis, as ~ .5i7. about half Of whom belong
to the establishment, and the titiIes alone are
20 CTS In Dcnerile the catholics are II ,707,
all others 4l3;--tithes 81 .600-ln kildorre-
ry. the catholics are 557S, all others IA, tithes
not stated 10 another parish the catholics
are 59e0,-ail others ga, tiihss g769-In
another, the catholics are 5070,- all others
5s,-tithes BIC fills. In another, the CATH
olics. are 744l,-ail others 1911 tithes fl-
500 In another the catholics are 27S5;-aIl o.
theirs 70, tiihes 81 ,0S1. To oil these amounts
must be aided, globes, houses for clergymens
churches. sc.
But stronger eases Of oppression are zee