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Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1835-05-28

| lMFHisosNESr Fos DEBT IN ExeLAwp. Sir
Dudley Campbell lately introduced, in the House
oil Commons, a bill for the abolition Of imprisos.
ment Tor debt. The following account OF some
o. It's provisions and their consequences, 10 BY
Theodore Hook, and we copy il for its oddity,
promising, however, that we have looked over
the bill, and that Mr.. Hooks expression Of il il
more entertaining than accurate.
Is the bill now proposes to alter the law, il
VIII be IN the power Of mans butcher to whom
he owes twenty pounds, to walk M TO him in the
street, and say -" How dye do, Sir ?" touching
his hat at tho same time upon which the Gus.
toner Will express his thanks, and tell his butch.
err he ispretty well; whcrcupon the butcher will
say" beg your pardon, want my bill; you
have got remarkabl, handsome watch and
chain and seals, como 90 the Sheriff, and glve
them up" Upon which the customer is forced
TO go and barter his bjouteis, for sundry legs OF
mutton and sirloins Of beef. which he has eaten
Ashamed Of his fate, he goes home TO tell his
wife, and when he arrives there, he finds out
that his baker has walked off with his window
curtains, and his tailor has carried away sat
inwood book case, and his shoemaker an upright
pianoforte. In despair, he asks for his slippers
and morning gown, and Is told the miIkman has
possessed himself OF these and when he rashes
10 his bed room, TO seek rest in oblivion, he dis.
covers that his brewer has carried off his mat
Irasses, and bis butter man possessed himsel II Of
he blankets and sheets.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1835-05-28

Too CAREruL.--A few days since, an old
man called at the bank of the United States end
took away bag containing a thousand Spanish
pillar dollars, which bag and dollars he deposi.
ted for safe keeping seventeen years ago. AT
the time the deposite was made, the cashier ur-
ged that he should be allowed TO loan the money
on bond and mortgage. But the man said he be-
lieved il wonld be safe in the vault Of the bank
II has been safe, for the old man finds his bag
and dollars just as he left them but il he had
permitted the money to be used, il would have
been quite safe, and the cashier remarked
that he should in that case have had full $1,000
to pay him. The old man has now screwed up
his resolution, and parted with his long loved
dollars at twoper cent premium Jour. Com.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1835-05-28
The friends Of Mr.. Van Buren, are growing

The friends Of Mr.. Van Buren, are growing
desperate Of late. Their magic watchw ord
" Preserve the integrity Of the Party - comes
TO us " in every breeze from the mountains. -
Such simple beings dare not think for them
selves, are expected Of course TO uncover their
heads and bend the knee in reverential awe at
the mandate. Preserve the integrity OF the
party" Indeed and this then is the amount, the
sum and substance Of all our boasted rights Of
Suffrage, Garry out the plans OF a party at all
hazards establish SuecEssIoS al once and
woe be 10 the man, afterward, who shall dare TO
question the supremacy ofthe rulers oftbc land
The citizens of Alabama need no such dicfation
We can maintain the integrity OF our principles
without producing any division III our ranks
without bartering away our dearest rights to sub
serve the ambitious purposes Of any man--wifh
out swearing allegiance "right or wrong" TO any
faction. The people Of the South feel no incli-
nation TO sleep over their rights or their inter
csts-and hence those lullaby notes which have
wandered across the Aleghanies. are likely to
be wasted on the winds that have borne them
TO our ears.-Hobile 4dp.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1835-05-28
From the Charlcst own Free Press.

We have often been disposed 10 ques
ton the utility or monuments. They rare
" exert any influence in commemorating
the objects for which they are erected
They are valuable. only as specimens oil
art, and celebrate the genius Of the sculp-
tor, rather than the virtues OF those whose
names are registered. 1t is sad mistake,
il the artist supposes that bis noble con
ceptions, bis skill in ombodying them, and
his taste IN polishing the rude marble, have
the intended effect upon the public mind.
A great and virtuous mana public bene'
factor-or an important event, Will be re-
membercd without monument; and alter
they are lost TO memory, monuments VIII
not recall them.
We do not mean to say, however, that
no memorials should be raised to the nigh
ty dead. Such memorials are proper, Tor
they are indicative Of gratitude and love 70
those who rear them. We refer only te
the difficulty, or rather the Impossibllity o.
conveying 10 the mass of the people, the
idea which the artist wishes to perpetuate
On certain highway, the establishment
of which the great Orator OF The West ha'
a prominent fundamentally in efiectipg
there is very neat monument, embeilish
ed with sundry devices, and snrmounte.
by a colossal figure of the Goddess OF II
berry. On one side there is an in inscrip
ton TO this effect: that the monument wa
reared, by Moses und Lydia Shepherd, !
commemorate the prosperity OF the coun
try, and particularly as a testimony oil grs
tiiude for the invaluable public services
! Henry Clay. This seems to be suffclen
" explicit. Who would imagine that 70
intention Of the tasteful msmento could I
Misunderstood Yet within q mile OF I'll
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1835-05-28
VIRGINIA Now that Virginia has. for

VIRGINIA Now that Virginia has, for
season at least put on the New York Ii
very, we hardly know OF any unterri6ed
COMMONWEALTH except old Massachu.
sets, We had hoped that in the present
struggle Of right against might, and Iibcr-
~ against power, the ancient and patriot.
ic republicans Of Virginia and Massachu
chuseus would have stood shoulder to
shoulder and borne together the brunt OF
battle. Thus far we have been disappoin
ted. We lament the dcclcnsion Of the re-
publican feeling in the Ancient Dominion,
and can only hope for "bettcr days" here
after.
The present aspect OF political affairs is,
in consequence OF the detection oftirgnia,
most melancholy. 10 every lover Of lib.
erty, however, there is something IN the
spectacle calculated to excite admiration.
In the language Of one OF Virginia's gifted
sons, :" we see on the one hand, disciple
ned host victorious in the field entren
chcd behind popular name animated by
the sunshine Of executive favor--sustained
by the influence Of boundess patronage
and, almost counting death, from the hope
that all who fall under the banner OF the
propDct, sDdIf nc caught Up INTO tue W
som Of paradise. We see on the other hand
the foriorn hope of a rcvered cause sepa-
rated voluntarily from dominant parry
staggering under the weight OF over
whelmlng power--wIth no voice to cheer,
and no arm to save--sinking one after an
other into the deep deep sea Of poular dis.
pleasure but preserving a spirit untamed
as the winds. and shouting as the gurgling
waters close over them, for the Cons,itu-
ton, State rights. and Liberty"
And in the maintenance of the princi-
plies involved in these words. is not tenn
porary defeat, better than victory gained
in any cause less sacred and holyP We
trust every virgnisn will think SO, And
thinking so, let him resolve, that, +" let o.
Tiers do as they will" as for himself he
will bold fast TO the profession OF bis faith
without wavering," hoping that his state
will yet take that proud. elevated and m
dependent stand, to which she is entitled,
and which she ought to assume.--.4ier
Gas.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1835-05-28
[vol. XXXvT---No. Ia.

spot, we received from one of Mr. Shep.
herdss ne'ghbors, the following splendid
statement: Shepherd has ,soynameuf -
"a what ?" "A mornament." "And what
kind OF q thing is mornament P" .Oh.
it's built out'n stone and's got on the TOP.
the likeness Of young lady that died
once" "Ah, indeed and who was the
young lady ?" "N by her name was Blain.
She was desperate industrious in her life
time, and so they've put her up there with
a scrubban' brush in her hand, and her
night cap hangin on the end OF it--mcan.
IN that she was in the habit OF soin' hard
to work, scrubbin' or semethin' else, as
soon as she get mp Of a rnornin'." "a finc
girl fruely." said we, and who had the
monument built for her ?" "Oh. Clay,
and some more Of 'em--they got the mo.
ney out Of the United States Bank to build
It with. and then they Civ j, 10 Shepherd,
and that's what made him Clay man.
All these fineries are made by Clay and
the rcst Of the nobility but don't care
nothin' about 'cm. wouldn't give this
good road, that old Hickory had made for
us. for all their mornamenis."
And thus. thought we, is tho child Of
genius misrepresented. and the labor of his
hands deridcd Thus does the public be
nefacior fail 10 receive the credit due TO
him, and the very stone which was intend
ed TO celebrate his patriotic deeds, is made
TO bear false witness against himi Popu
lar prejudice and popular ignorancel How
grotesque are the transformations which |
ye sometimes effect! We make ludcrous |
being Of the Goddess Of Liberty; and as
to her devotees, We imagine them to be
Of perfdy The most devout
worshippers al her shrine are. in your view,
he personifcation of venality aud corrup-
! on /: and her temple is regarded as no.
hing more than the habitalion Of money.
changers.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1835-05-28

Mn. LEIoH The Globe considers our
announcement, "ihat from 1919 10 this Pc
Rod, who has defended the Right Of In
struction more ably, recognized il more
solemnly, obeyed !. more implicitly p as
equivalent TO "a resignation on the part Of
Mr.. Leigh - A logical deduction indeed.
Was the Globe lgnorant OF any part OF our
announcement, before il was announced
Did il never hear Of Mr.. Leigh's celebra-
ted substitute 10 1912, regarded ever since
as conclusive in favor OF the right, and
leaving nothing to be done by its future
defenders !? Or does the Globe pretend
that in the two sessions he has served in
the Senate. ir. Leigh departed in sim
GLE instance from the strictcst obedience
toit?
In due season, Mr.. Leigh will answer
FOR himself upon the point Of resigning his
scat in the Senate. /. would be Imperii-
nent in us 10 anticipate him, as il is in tho
malicious scribblers who nave presumed
in another quarter, 10 suggest to him. the
line Of his duty and the proper deductions
from recent events. Ii he think it right
upon principle to resign, or rather not to
accept the appointment Of Senator. for he
Uuo uut Ct uOuE 5os bio ttSbho wiz uVs
prevail to divert him from IT,; il be think
il syrong, as in effect, enabling faction to
change the constitutional tenure Of the Of
fee from years TO one and thus destroying
the character Of stability which the Con-
stitutlon intended to iinpart TO the Senate
Of the u. States; moreover, II Mr.. Leigh
knows that dominant faction this year,
rendered so by the sheer cozcnage of the
people, may be Frustrated faction the
next year, and should think il wrong on
this score. TO abandon post 10 which he
has been elected for six years in that case
Mr.. Leigh's enemies will not prevail to bni
Iy him into resignation Of his seat in The
Senate. They had therefore better cease
their puny efIoristo effect what, II II come TO
pass; will be the fruit Of bis own best re-
Elections. uninnuenced alike by friend and
foo aud which If il do not come TO pass,
the sacrifice Of remaining IN public life
the sacrifice Of his profession, bis taste and
preference be pure and patriotic
offering on the altar ofthe Constitution -
Rich. Whig.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1835-05-28

TEAVING sold part Of my estate near
II E Mariinsburg. Berkeley County, Va.
! wish TO dispose Of the residue, consisting
of the Mill tract Of about
325 A CIR e s.,
and the Oak Ridge tract OF $50 ACRES
lands equal in quality TO any 10 the state.
Upon the Mill tract there are upwards OF
one hundred acres Of first rate bottom
land, and about The same quantity Of
cleared upland, the balance in timber
The Mill house is a substantiasto build
ing, one hundred feet by forty, in which
three pair of Burrs and one OF Country
Stones are worked by the Tuscarora
creek, one Of the best andmost permanent
mill streams in the country.
The dwelling house, also OF stone, is
large convenient well finished building,
divided into fourteen rooms, besides a
passage Of IS feet width through its centre.
There are barns, stables and other out
houses in abundance, all good and conve-
nient.
The Oak Ridge tract is 81 miles distant
ION the Mill tract, about one hall OF II
covered with timberl OF the finest quality
the balance cleared, well fenced. and in
a high state Of cultivation. The improve
ments on it are Indifferent. will sell Ell
Their of those farms on accommodating
terms, either entire, or divided, TO suit
purchasers.
The Mill, Miller's house, Cooper''
Shop, SC, are offered for rent for tern
of years, for money rent. The renter will
be required TO give good security for tn
rent-he will ges possession in July mex
his lease TO expire at the end Of any On
year of his term in case the property i
sold.
MATTHEW RANSOM.
March 5, 1851
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1835-05-28

noncompliance, the demerit which ax,;n.
cuisines the claims OF honesty. service az
perienee and ability. Looking beyond
The surface Of preiension which is used ID
gid The acts Of the administration, and at
the real motives which have Inspired lie
conduct. there never was government.
more thoroughly detestable and odious
since civilization substituted reason for
force IN the rule Of man kind.
Judge White snd Mr.. Speaker Bell, are
me last Industrious victims 10 the remorse.
less. and bloody appetite Of Van Burenism.
Inc hrst has presumed TO consent TO seryo
as president, II the people so decree tbe
last has concurred 10 presenting him for
that office. The exercise of right ner.
tanning to every American citizen. has ex.
posed them instantly to the ot,en hatred of
the military chief, and 10 that calumnious
persecution OF his three hundred presses.
which with deadly and un,irng malice has
hunted down nearly every iilusfvious citi.
zen OF the United States. and brought on
them the rash and unmeriicd odium or that
vast mass Of American people, whose opi-
Mons are absolutely al the control OF Gem
eral Jackson. His forty years Intimacy
with Judge Whitc--their long and conf.
dental friendship--the fidelity with Judge
White has adhered to him--all these con-
sideratIons weigh not grain when Judge
White does not unqualiiedly yield himself
TO the pleasure OF the arbitrary and besot-
ted old man lie presumed to say he
would serve as president IL elected Gen,
Jackson's eight years having expired. and
the apparatus for the torture is forthwith
psradcd, The boot fitted to the knee, and
The wedge driven by three hundred mer.
cenary presses. The president has heired
his power to Van Buren,. and il is treason
even IN him who had best deserved Of him,
to dissent from the bequest.
How long are these disgracoful scenes
10 be wiinessedp How long is ono SUI.
oerannuaisd despot TO rule the destiny Of
he American people How long are viz.
ue and eminence 10 stand degraded and
20 driven into exile, by the arbitrary ca
,rice OF man whose private honor has
'een stained by continuing aud encoura-
,ing pcrjured accusations against a private
nemy. While charlatans and mercenaries
lsurp the high places in the councils Of the
Jnited States 10 remain machine whose
operations arc directed 10 crafty one mans
'indictive passions, and elevate his favor
ties to power and station
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1835-05-28

An industrious Wye.-A married lady
of about twenty one years Of age, in town
in this county. besides taking the whole
care Of her family, braided in as many sue,
cessive days. Sundays, and one week Of III
health excepted,) one hundred Leaf Halls
which she brought to this town a lew
weeks since and sold in lot for 40 dollars.
The stock cost her six cents apiece, SO
that the net gain Of her labor has been 81
dollars. Praise upon married lacy. is
however, rather posthuaous; for her fate
is fixed, but if our single danlsels will ex-
ert a like industry, the story OF their deeds
might not be told in yain-Portsmouh
Journal,
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1835-05-28

Ken 10 events- Speaker BeA.--This gen
theman is denounced. The Van Buren
prints have received orders 10 run him
down, and the chase has commenced
The first signal was that the hero OF the
Previous Question was 10 supplant him IN
the chair. He win be supplantcd.
Mr.. Bell has sustained the administra-
lion in all things, and his high character
was Of essential service TO party whoso
prominent men were Van Buren,, Johnson
Kendall, and Forsyth. Hewas one OF the
lew distinguished men OF unquessioned pu-
ri,y, who adhered 10 dynasty which IN
six years, prescribed Calhoun, Berrien,
Hayne, Hamilton, M'Duffie, Branch, Ran
dolph, Tazeweli, FLOYD. Tyler, ARCHER,
Gordon, M.Lane, Bib .Wickllfe, Mclean
Ingham, Duane, Selden, and Root. II
seems impossible for any such man 10 re
main long in contact with those whose rule
the roast at Washington. without disgust
aud abomination.
Mr. Bells offence is precisely the same,
that has subjected AL General Jackso's
original and eminent friends to the loss o.
| his grace and favor. The shape has varI
ed. the circumstances have been diyersili
ed, but the true offending OF all, was IN
refusal to acknowledge the pretenslons )
co operate in the advancement OF Mart''
Van Buren,. From the moment that Va
i buren, wormed himself into the Ole man
confidence, and gained his whole hear
| BY espousing the innocence OF Mrs. Eato
his succession TO the presidency thas bee
the passion Of his age,' and the cardms
principle OF his Administrations. HE pa,
ronage has been exclusively welded m'u
reference to il /; il has been the basis q ~ y
pointments and removals, Of rewards am ,
pp,n;shmen,s Statesmen have risen
iallen as they conforned Or rs .h =, e ~,
formity; acquiescence 70 .; !. = s, ~,
, iciBg qualification for o'ae'a, epl"'' "S
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1835-05-28
Extraordinary Performance The purse

Extraordinary Performance purse
Of 1000 offered by Mr.. }. G. Stevens to
any one who should succeed 10 going 10
miles an hour, on foot. within the hour
was yesterday gained. esesen second: with
in the time, over Union course l.. !. Dy
Connecticut man, named Henry Stannafo
a farmer Of Killingwortb. 1--we o.ns,s'
as we learn from the Courier VEN s .no
Ten miles, one Prussian. named oeorse
w. GIaeur. who did the distance ~ s'x'y
minutes and balf-and the other an
ir;.hman named Maboney, who did It IN
There were al starting nine competitors.
The winner did not show much fatigue
and was seen soon after riding about the
The other two who went over the
ten miles received 400 dollars each
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1835-05-28

PLATE TO Ma. WEB srEn.--T The friends Of
this gentleman, some six months ago, selected a
committee of seventy six, to prepare a suitable
testimonial Of their regard for his worth. They
selected for the model the celebrated Etrusca an
vase, at Warick Castle, dug up near Rome and
presented by Sir w. Hamilton TO the earl Of War
wick. II will cost $500, and win be nannfac.
tured by MIR. Jones. The work upon this mas
sive and truly gorgeous present, commensurate
with the comprehensive mind of the distinguish
ced individual TO whom il is to be presented, is
said TO be Of great beauty and fnish.-N. y
Com. ado. 81 4s--. =....
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1835-05-28

VE7E win this day receive and open q
w large and general assortment o.
new and pretty
SPRING AND S u III NJ Err
GOODS.
which we respectfully invite purchasers TO
call and examine. II they should not be
found Cheap we will not ask them to buy,
Our stock consists of
Black, brown. s green Summer Cloths;
Drab and mix d merino Cassimeres and
Erminetts
Black Princetta, Lasting and Brochelle;
Princes cord, moleskin and beaverton,
Grape billings, Angola cashmere;
Cold and white linen dri!lings;
Brown Irish, and green French linens ;
Forsyth nankeens, velvet Vestings;
White and cold Marsailes and Welt
sings;
Brown Holland, ticklinburg and Bur
lapse;
Russia sheeting. duck, and Osnaburg;
Irish linens, Lawns, and Sheetings;
Blue, black, brown and dehlia Cloths ;
Brown. mix'd and lawn Cassimeres
Cassinetts ant Rouen Cassimeres;
British, French and Amer. Calieoes;
French cambria, "a new articIe)
Painted Muslins and Ginshams;
Mounted, bard, strip'd and plain Jac-
co8etts;
Book, swiss, and cambrick muslins
Fis'd and plain bobbinet s. grecianett /,
French WORKED capes and collars;
Bobbinet do do do
Jackonet edgings and insertings;
Thread and bobinet edgings, insertings,
and laces;
Bobinet and Blond quilings s. footings;
Black Italian lustring and gro de swiss ;
Cold gro de maps, fig'd and plain;
Pink, blue, white and green florences ;
Gauze, hernana, and taf'a ribbons;
Green; white, and black blond wells;
Hernans, twisted silk, and sauze hkls;
Silk, muslin. and Paris nett do;
Blk and white, Italian Grape, mode,
Pipings, braids. and galoons;
Black, white and fancy cold cotton
Hose;
Ditto, ditto silk hose, clock'd and plain
Gent. half hose, silk and cotton;
French kid. and Hoskin gloves;
Thread, silk, and beaver 90;
Bandanna, and spittlefield Hdn's;
Cotton do and Berkeley do;
Linen and linen cambria do;
Beltings, Buttons, Suspenders, &c. &c
HOGMIRE & BOYD.
April so, 1885
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1835-05-28

The editor Of New Jersey paper, IN announ-
cling the appointment, of Amos Kendall As rcst-
master General, say 8, he was pretty sure neIore
he heard Of il, that something or other mad hap
pened in that department. for ne reesy 1901 10y Y
- =. i;ck the arrears Of all the papers for
Month"; Amos comes in, says he, like snorth-
| .aster - Aler. Gax.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1835-05-28

TALLEYRASD, whatever final judgement
the world may pass upon his merits and
character. has hold upon public curiosity
as strong as almost any OF bis numerous
fellow actors in the political drama of the
last fifty years. The veil which he has
hung round himself. and which has given
him TO common eyes much of the interest
OF mystery, /" is being" torn of by rude
hands. He is not held up. as he formerly
was by the English Tory press, as mon
stcr IN human shape; an exaggeration that,
with the usual effect of exaggerations. did
more than defeat itself; but in cold sa.
tire. learnt from his own mind, the hollow
ness and seliishness of his life are exposed
Dne oil the best notices of him giving a
brief review OF his career, is translated in.
TO late French paper from German one.
Tie is introduced making his appearance
fifty years ago, at Paris, as the young
Bishop of Autun, and establishing a high
reputation for talent, partly by bis CONVEX
satlon, but chiefly BY his silence, which
was mistaken for modesty. and which he
studied TO render effective by smile at |
once proud, spiritual and gracious fer,
i'm CT gracicurl-a smile, says the writer,
TO which perhaps he owes great part Of |
his reputation. and which. in his late en-
bassy to London. he still possessed in all
its original delicacy. Uncommonly intelG.
gent men, who talk much, will necessarily
say many common things along with their
few uncommon ones. Taleyrand only let
out the few uncommon ones. This is
secret for obtaining a reputation which
may perhaps be turned to sccount.--Bah.
finer
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1835-05-28
SACRED MI U 9 &c.

MR. TYLER, member OF the HanoeI
AVE- and Hayden Society, Boston, Mas
sachusetts, will open school for lnslruc-
ton in Sacred MUSIC, at Martins
burg. on Wednesday evening, April 2ethi
at o'clock.
April %, lS95.-0