Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1833-07-18
JEFFERSON COLLEGE.

states. The examination was somethfn =
IN this wise: What is the form Of govern
| ment under which we llve2 Republican.
| Wherein does our form of government
differ from other forms? Our government
is founded upon the authority Of the PEG.
pie and is conducted by them. In other
countries. the form is despotic 10 some, a
limited monarchy, an aristocracy. and Oil.
garchy. &c. 10 others, and IN some cases,
two or more Of these descriptions are uni
ted, SIC. How many branches does our
| government consist of? Three, to wit:
The legislative, executive, and judicial
How is the legislative power exercised
! By congress, consisting OF two houses.
! Vow are those two houses constituted.
&c? In this way the constitution was
gone through, in very thorough and 10
| terestisg manner-the president. the Rev.
| DIR. Bro vn) manIfesting the most accn
| rate knowledge Of the details and the prin
ciples of that instrument This college
does honor 10 the memory of the llustri
Gus statesman whose name IT bears, and
| we trust it will prosper as long as that
name shall be held in remembrance by the
American people.
Washing ton College, 10 the same coun-
", has been revived, aud is also in flour
ishing condition Pity THAT any thing bear
ing the name of Washington, should have
been suffered 10 decline.
Tpesfera Herald
The nert Presidency With view to
keep the people advised of the arrange
ments which have been made foI tine next
preside ntial campaign, we transfer the
following paragraph to our columns, WHICH
we copy from the Albany Argus. press
under the CO troll of Martin Van Barren.
"The friends of the administration, So
far as we know their wishes, ayow their
determination to unite the strength Of the
democracy through a National CosU eatiOn
Of delegates. and they do SO openly and
without disguise And why should they
wish to conceal determination, SO truly
republican, so proper in itself, So fruitful
Of good results, and in such exact accord
snce with the structure of our government
and the spirit of our institutions? They
have no disguise on this subject. nor in re
lation 10 any principle of political action Or
general measure OF policy"
A nomination by packed convention.
is the easiest move for the little Dutch
man to make on the political chess board,
to win the great game he Is playing. The
people cannot be trusted IN their state lie
| gi-latures. Ii will not do to trust them
! even in state conventions The POPULAR
| ty OF Gen. Jackson. however, IS one thing
and the popularity Of the Magician l.
quite another thing Martin Van Buren,
was not at New Orleans: he took the 9th
er side in those days - Boston .dtlas.
.4nother Paper IN Mao York We learn
that Maj Vi NJ. Noah Is about to com
| mence the public alton OF newspaper III
| Tins city. TO be issued semi weekly. II
| will he political, of Course but OF what
cast is not 50 certain Inc immediate OBJ
| jecl of the major, it Is understood. is 10
mt ark 10 the war of the succession I'm
der what banner is not kuo wn TO Us
" Y. Com. .adp.
A gentleman writing to US from Fan
qnier county, Virginia, dated the Sth IN
AMI, states that The " Wheat Harvest is
about being closed and the crop WI be
snort 10 quantity and inferior 10 quality
ine corn crop as 10 a hopeful condition
Nr Brett was killed BY hgntning the 9th
er day, in the upper part OF Prince VII
liam he had retired out OF the ram. ano
taken shelter under shock OF wheat,
which was struck by the electric tluid
.4leraidrla Gazette.
Large ripple Tree There is at present
standing Ia Duxbury, county OF Plymouth
Mass, dn apple tree remarkable for as
age, size, and truitfuiness This tree is o
yer forty feet IN height, branches very
wide spreading & large, the circumference
| oi the trunk eight inches from the ground
IA sixteen feet; at iosr feet from the ground
t ,pl ea0s into Two branches, one OF which
Is nine feet IN circumference. These a
gam spread. the larger into three, the
smaller into two branches, each Of which
equals an ordinary apple tree in size. Ii
covers with ITS branches space CT ground
thirty one spaces in diameter. In ITS most
lertlie days, IL bore seventy SIX bushels oil
apples for winter use, and not many years
since, the fruit made ten barrels Of cider,
besides thirty bushels for the cellar. Its
ascertained age is near one hundred years.
| 1T s;al is quite productive and sound,
the upper and lower branches bear alter
nately. The irult is OF a pleasant sour, ra
her tender, but keeps well all winter.
IN. Eng Farmer.
Ehqatte Of the French Bar. During a
recent trial IN PARIS, as an advocate was
preparing 10 take his seat upon the
coansels bench, he was rudely seized by
the collar, by one Of the Municipal uuard
A struggle ensued, and upon being liberat
ed, the advocate immediately complained
to the President OF the court of the out
rage upon his person The Judge calico
upon the peace officer to account for his
having thus created riot, who attempted
10 justify himself by pointing out thsi. tb.
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