Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1833-06-27


use the Virginian's own classiicaiion) stood in
fed Cd Martin Van Buren, is ludicrous in the ex-
IRENE. That Mr.. Van Baren makes no answer
10 The "violent stream Of vindictive feelng"--the
moral Niagara, which was poured out upon him,
seems an especial merit. But We have always
deemed that wisdom little worthy Of praise
which teaches us TO leave charges unanswered,
the truth Of which must be the more apparent by
discussion. The description Of Mr. Van Buren's
mud, amiable, winning manners, and the an
gelic patience with which he "endures all things
(even the honors thrust upon him) is truly
/ graphic, and reminds US forcibly of Sir Pertinax
Macsycophant's utility of booing,h which by
the way is most perfectly understood by our long
| suffering Vice President.
The following rhodomontade closes the article
| in the Virginian:
"What other man can look upon a long public
life, and IN the retrospect so few public acts
winch he regretss II we scan Mr. Claws, Mr.
| Webster's, or Mr.. Calhoun's political history,
| how many incidents there in each of them.
over which they would fam draw the pen Of obi
Won. On the skirts Of each something hangs
heavily eayily-heavily- which, sonseioic or
other keeps him down-down--down. We me an
| no unkind feeling to these American statesmen,
| or either OF them; we speak of the simple fact
| as IL is, and as IT is demonstrated TO BE- On the
contrary Mr.. Van Buren, receives office, as well
from the people as from the cxecutive-and has
but time to put on the robes, TO shew the world
that they fit his shoulders, and that he is able to
wear ihcm-when he is summoned todvest him.
sell OF them and assume others Of higher order.
The mimic scenes OF the drama arc not shifted
and changed with more and rapidly than Mr..
Van Buren passes through the highest stations on
the drama OF human life Under all these circlim-
stances TO deny him talents and high aitainmcnts
Is as idle as TO whistle against the north west
wind Where this triumphant career is to end
we neither prophecy or pretend to know; bet we
conclude this article as We gun, by proaouncing
him one OF the most remarkable men Of the age"
This paragraph is conceived in the true spirit
OF subimity. The something which soae.stc
or Other hangs so heavily at the skirts of Messrs
Webster and Clay, is a weighty idea. 1t has
the true Johnsonian pondcrosity. The fitting of
the robes to the shoulders (Which by the by are
not herculean) Ct this political hero, is happy
Concert, and entirely neic withal And then how
apt the allusion to the s'mimc scenes Of the dra-
map'-Mr. Van Buren does indeed understand
the "shifting Of the scenes''- aye, and the pull
ing OF the wires by which the puppets who play
Tor office and lucre, are moved backward and
ward on the political stage. And could the cur.
tam be entirely withdrawn, so as to permit
peep behind the scenes, the people would be con.
WINGED that farce has been played upon them Of
which they have now no adequate conception.
Far be it from US to deny the talents'' for these
tricks which the Virginian claims for MIR. Van
Buren,. We have no disposition even TO ''whis-
tie" against the assumption. "Where this tri-
umphant career is to end''--we are as much al a
loss TO determine as the virginian That it may
not end in the elevation of Martin Van Buren, 10
the Presidential Chair, we pray most deyoutlv.
and we are confident oar aspirations will be an
swered, if the eyes of the people are opened in
time to the designs Of his adherents.
Wascnic-On Monday last, the brethren of
Equality Lodge, celebrated the anniversary of
ST. John the Baptist. AT eleven O'Clock the pro-
cession proceeded from the Lodge Room, under
the direction Of Coils. Gregory and Strother.
Marshalis of the day, to the Episcopal Church.
where the services were opened with PRAYER to
the throne Of Grace by the Rev. MIR. Johnson.
and an address was then delivered, after which,
the same was closed by apraycr The process
sion then returned to the lodge room--a number
OF brethren from Winchester, Harpers- Ferry
and Williamsport joined in the celebration.
The New Brunswick Cleaner re.
lates the occurrence of most melan.
choly wreck at sea, involving the loss
of brig from Ireland, full of passen.
gers, and all on board.
On the morning of the 9th Nav,
during severe gale, in lat. 46, Ion.
81, Capt. Dempsey, of the ship King
ston, discovered at short distance to
leeward, brig lying on her beam
ends with a flag of distress, waving.
Capt. ID. instantly bore down towards
her, when she proved to be the brig
Albion, of Cork, crowded with passen.
gers. Having reached within hail of
the unfortunate vessel, heart rending
scene presented ITSELF We beheld saws
Capt. D., the brig reeling ere she took
the last fatal plunge-witnessed the
cool intrepidity of the sailor, even al
such moment--and listened with feel.
ings the most narrowing, to the pier
cling shrieks of the i'll fated passengers.
The crew of the Kingston flung their
best boat into the boiling Atlantic; but
exertion was vain, the angry ocean
soon made her its prey. The Albion
went down with every human soul on
board.
They sunk into the deep, with bubbling groan,
without graye--unknelld, uncoffin d, and un-
KNOWN
The Kingston soon left the awful spot,
on which not vestige of any thing be.
longing to the brig was visible. Cap.
tain ID. could not ascertain to what
| port she was bound.