Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1833-07-04
VARIOUS.

of .Maryland. Jg John p Kennedy, Esq :
E Those who are familiar with the prodnc
tltions of Mr. Kennedy, and have remark
: ed the Attic elegance ofevery thing which
comes from bis pen, will easily imagine
/. The character Of this address, upon fruit
I FIJI subject, and delivered before an audi
5 ence OF ladies' We do not know q
more trying task to any writer and par
; tcularly 10 one who is conscious that he
has a high reputation TO sustain--iban
being summoned 20 deliver public ad
dress upon a subject in which he, perhaps,
feels no earthly interest, and which may
be utterly barren Of any material ei'ber
for argument or defamation. But from
the rich and easy flow Of thought ana
lstyle in this address, no one can suppose
That Mr.. Kennedy has been exposed TO
s .uch fest of talent on this occasion Its
y lbeautv il not marred by any appearance
u of effort, or any traces of the lime labor.
{ We might select a better extract than
the following, but we prefer it. as an clio
ouent tribute TO the unassumlng virtues Of
a class of our citizens. OF whom there are
now but few left, and 10 whom Baltimore
is much indebted: - Bait Gazette
borhood have for many years past, been
distinguished for the productions OF then
Igardens; at least in that most useful DC
APARTMENT concerned with the cultivation
lof vegetables and fruits for the table The
lcllmate Of this region is emlnently tavo
lrable to this culture Cur central position
or middle latitude. enables US, with nc
great expense or trouble, 10 rear the plant:
native 10 either exiremIties of this country
We have soil which, though light, i:
warm and kindly, and readily submits to
the labor Of the husbAndman We have
sheltered valleys, where the fierce north
wind is denied approach, and we have
! low lands bordering on our river, where
the winter is sooner compelled to dissolve
Its lev letters, and release the struggling
germ from his grasp, than IS common t
the more elevated table lands westward
Oar vegetation therefore, "a earlier, and
more easily protected, Immediately IN TIN:
vicinity, than almost any other spot lying
along The same parallel of latitude
These causes have operated to give US
good gardens. They have been greatly
assisted. in fact, we may say these ad
vantages were first shown to us,-by the
French emigtan,s from st. Domingo, who
some thirty years gone by, were exlIed
by the domestic troubles of that ISLAND
aud who fortunately selected this city as
their asylum That useful and worthy
class of refugees brought with them an IN
, valuble gift 10 our prophetic knowledge
of plants aud garden stutis. They were
) frugal s. industrious race OF men, whose
calm aud philosophic resignation TO mis-
i fortune taught US moral lesson scarcely
less valuable than the physical boon witt
which it was accompanied. Many oil then
had been ailluent. had lived IN the aban
dance of their tropical climate, and IN &C
cordance with tho simple and healthlu
habits of their nation, had accurately stud
led all the process of horticulture, anc
drawn their chief iuxuries from that pur
suit They had been de spoiled Of then
wealth: their homes were subverted; and
with the few household relies which haste
allowed them TO snatch up, they fled be
fore the pursuing war, and reached ouI
shores IN safety
On their arrival here, they soon became
aware Of the value OF this position for gar
ders; aud many persons, now within my
pid improvement which took place in the
supply of our markets. Almost lmmedi
ateIy from the date Of this event, Balli
mors became distinguished for the profu
sion and excellence of the fruits and veg
etables which supplied her tables. Since
that period each coming year has added
some new bounty to this valuable resource
our gardens multiply to the full mea.
sures Of our increasing demand new
plants have been introduced; and an eager
emulation has been active to furnish these
beautiful stores OF comfort in the richest
variety, and largest abundance The
poor emigrant has past, TO the mb-his
generation have become mingled IN the
mass of our citizens his humble name
may even now he forgotten-bu but his great
and priceless gift survives as a monument
of his usefulness, which. although it may
not have the glory of the stored urn, nor
the splendor OF the sculptured column no
nor the tribute Of the deathless page to
make it Ineligible TO posterVy, has, ne
vertheless, an equally honorable claim TO
the respect OF the wise and the good, as a
perpetual though silent benefaction to the
Icountry.
The editor Of the New York Standard.
a paper, which is TO be discontinued after
the end OF the present month says tina; the
establishment now yields Sll 900 per an
mum clear profit. This adds to the mys
terry OF the approaching demise of that
journal There must be some powerful
reason for not ony rehnquishing. but an
IuIbllatinp such "A source of nrofit. hut the
editor refuses TO CRAFTY the iinpertinent
curiosity OF the public and merely says
that he shall "regret to be compelled, like
sampson, to bear away the pillars" and
involve himself aud others in a common
ruin. The New York Standard is one OF
the most able and spirited administration
prints Gazette.