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Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-10-13

next Wednesday al his marriage. and
also invited a numerous wedding COM
pany. AT a ball the same evening.
IN the midst of a large assemblage, he
read aloud, mounted on a table, his
marriage license. From this public
proclamation the lady received the first
intelligence about the contemplated
wedding, which had been arranged by
the maniac lover. On the day an.
pointed by him for solemnizing the
rites of matrimony, he proceeded, des.
pite the efforts O his friends, and at the
risk ofone persons life who ondeavor.
ed to prevent him, to the residence of
his imagined betrothed. By kind means
however he was induced 10 return home
and was soon In the care of a physician
who succeeded in restoring him to a
temporary soundness of intellect. On
the I'd of June, the object ofhis mania
cal devotion was led to the hymeneal
altar by the young man who has been
obliged, in self-defence, to destroy the
maniac's life. AT the time Of the mar
riagc, and ever since, he had been un.
der the influence ofthe mania induced
by a recurrence TO the phrenzying
bowl, uttering threats against the life
of the young man who has killed him.
On the fatal day, he went armed with
knife and pistol to xecut his mad
purpose. His destroyer had been war
ned, and was prepared TO defend him
self with rifle and shot gun, and as he
entered his gate, he fired his rifle and
wounded his foe in the leg, at which
his horse started and threw him; but
recovering and again advancing, he
received the contents of one barrel of
the shot gun in his a~bdomen-but still
urged on by the iend within him, with
pistol armed, he received the contents
of the second barrel in his head, and he
fell a llfeless, mangled corpse at the
door of the assaulted and unfortunate
youth, whom he had resolved to des.
troy.-Aatchez Cold mdter man.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-10-13

Mr.. Seaton Grnntland n highly
respectable member of tho Georgia
delegation TO Congress, being a candi.
Date with all his brother colleagues for
reelection, and being publicly called
upon to declare how his vote would be
given in the event Of the election Of
President Of the United States dcyofy-
ing on the House Of Representatives,
answered as follows
Sin the event contemplated in your
inquiry Of the election Of next Presi.
dent devolving upon the House oil Rep.
r~csentativcs, | shall consider it my du.
ty to conform TO the will OF the people
of the state as it may be expressed in
the choice Of electors in November
next, and ] shall vote for the candidate
who receives the vote Of the State,
whether il be Mr.. Van Buren, or Judge
White, not only on the first ballot, but
so long as there is any prospect Of his
election. This | believe to be the in
icntion ofall the members OF our rep
resentation, as several Of US had a con-
sultation on the subject before we left
Washington, and all we're Of opinion
that obedience TO the will Of our con-
~stitucnis was in this, rs in other cases,
a paramount duty, to which our per-
sonal predictions must yield"
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-10-13

We have read an interesting speech
sellverod by Judge White at the re.
eene dinner given him by the citizens
naoAville. The Judge, in the course
"'s iehasTks, statos one fact ofwhich
me "are he' Agpriscd. II appears that
Iresideni jackson ia 1894, e~ndeayored
TO dlssuade the Judges friends from
nominating him for The Presidency ~
marking that he ough, to bc nomiua.
ted for the Vice Presidency, and. ina,
he would be young enough, a, the end
OF eight years, 10 be taken as Presi.
dent. la other words, Gen. Jackson
attempted, by proffering / the Judge d
present nomination for tho Vice presi.
dcncy, TO lure OF bride him and his
friends into the support Of Martin Van
buren,. Had the proffercd bribc boon
accepted, he would have been unani.
mously nominated for the Vice Prcsi-
dcncy by the Baltimore Convention,
and no.: only sustained for that Office
by the whole party, but regarded as
their most eligible candidate TO be
supported at a future time for the Chief
Msgistracy. He, however, refused the
bride; he scorned the very thought Of
it; he disdained 10 soil his fingers with
it ne turned with dignity from all the
insidious compromises and corrupt mr.
engagements held Out TO him !; he pre-
ferred TO devote his time and his talents
openly, honestly, and earnestly to ahe
service of the people, and / o trust to
that peoples own discretion for his re.
ward, without asking the mediation
either of President Jackson, or any
other individual, high or low. Having
decided upon this course, he pursued it,
and has continued to pursue it with a
spirit of unfaltering resolution !; and the
consequence is, that he is now denoun-
ced by his old friends with a mnlignity
that seems not ofihis world. Ay--the
very man, who might have received
by reclamation the support of all the
friends of Jackson, for the second Of.
flee in the nation and a solemn pledge
oftheir future support Tor the first, is
now, for the simple reason that he
could not be brought TO unite in a poll
teal fraud upon the people, stigmaiized
as a fool, a knavc, nm apostste, and a
traitor. Let the Judge and his friends
take courage whatever may DO his
fate, he is not destined to fall by the
hands Of such cnemics.-Lonis. Jour.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-10-13

SToIcIsM OF SEAMEN.-Inured TO
hardships, TO dangers, and to perpetual
change ofcompanions, the seaman con-
tracts a species o fstoicism almost in
credible. "Avast thcre!" cried a
sailor to his comrade, who was busted
in heaving overheard the lower divis-
ion of u shipmate, just cut in halves by
a chain shot, at a great naval engage
mcnt, "avast let US first see if Ben
Amt got the key of our mess chest in
his pocket"
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-10-13

NOVEL VIEW OF DuELLING.-Iftwo
boys who disagreed about a game of
marbles, OF a tart, should therefore
walk out by the river, quietly take off
their clothes, and when they hadgot in
TO the water, each try to keep the 9TH
er's head down, until one was drowned
we should think these two boys we're
mad. If, when the survivor returned
to his school-feIlows, they patted him
on the shoulder, told him he was a
spirited little fellow, and that if he had
not tried this feat in the water, they
would never have played at marbles or
any other game with him again, we
should doubtless think that these BOYS
were infected with a most revolving and
disgusting depravity and righteousness.
We should instantly exert ourselves TO
correct their principles, and should feel
assured that nothing could V induce
us to tolerate, much less encourage,
such abandoned depravity. And yet,
we do both tolerate and encourage such
depravity every day. Change the
penny tart for some other trifle /; in
stead ofboys, put men ; and instead of
a river a pistol, and we encourage it
all. We virtually pat the survivors,
shoulder, tell him he is a man of honor,
and that, if he had not shot at his ac-
quaintance, we could never have dined
with him again. "Revolting and dis.
gushing depravity" is at once excluded
from our vocabulary. We substitute
such phrases as " the course which a
gentleman is obliged 10 pursue" it
was necessary to his honor" "onc
could not have associated with him if
he had not fought" We are the
schoolboys grown up; and, by the alb.
surdity, and more than a~bsurdiiy. of
our phrases and actions, shooting and
drowning Git matters not which, be-
comes the practice Of the national
school.-Dymonds principles Of no.
rdlty.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-10-13

LyING.-This is moro common than
some people suppose. A man who
contracts a debt without a good pros.
poet ofpaying it when due, is a liar.
A man who gives his vote to serve a
party, or to serve another person in
disregard ofpublic good, is a liar. A
mercenary sutton for a lady's hand is
a liar. An editor who seeks in any
way TO make a false impression, is a
liar ola thousand tongues.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-10-13

ing curls.
smile-for thy glance on the mirror is throw
And the face of an angels meeting thine own
beautiful creature IL marvel not
That thy cheek a l~ivelicr tiat has caught;
And the kindling light of thine eye hath told
Of dcarer wealth than the miser's gold.
Away-away-there is danger here
A terrible Phantom is bending near;
Chastity and ~sunlscn, his rayiess eye
Scowls on thy loveliness scornfuliy--
With no human look-with 10 human breath
He stands beside thee. the hunter, DEATH!
Fly-but alas he will follow still,
Like a moon light shadow beyond thy will;
In thy noon day waikiki thy midaight sleep.
Close at thy heel will that Phantom keep:
Still on thine ear shall his whispers be-
Wo--that such Phantom should follow thee!
Ia the lighted halls where the dancers go,
Like beautiful spirits TO and fro; twhite,
When thy fair arms glance in their stainless.
Like ivory bathed in still moon light;
And not one star in the hsly sky,
Hath a clearer light than thine W blue eye!
Oh then-even then-hc will follow thee,
As the ripple follows the bark at sea;
In the softened light-in the turning dance
He will fix on thine his dead, cold glance
The chill of his breath on thy cheek shall lin.
ger,
And thy warm blood shrinks from his lev
finger!
And yet there is hope.-Embrace il now,
While thy soul is open as is thy brow ;
While thy heart is fresh-while its feelings
Gush clear as the unsoiled mountain rill--
And thy Smiles "a free .u-the airs nf Spring.
Greeting and blessing each breathing thing.
When the after cares of thy life shall come,
When the bud shall wither be fore its bloom,
When thy soul is sick of the emptiness
And changeful fashions Of human bliss
Aud the weary torpor Of blighted feeling
Over thy heart as ice is stealing.
Then, when thy spirit is turned above,
By The mild rebuke Of the Christians love,
When the hope of that joy in thy heart is
stirred,
Which eye hath not seen, nor car hath heard
Then will that phantom of darkness be.
Gladness and Promise and Bliss 10 thee.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-10-13
TO MAKE HARD WATER soFr.-We

TO MAKE HARD WATER soFr.-We
take the hard water from our well,
and into N bucket we put N ounce
Of the carbonate of soda, which dis
solves Immediately when the water is
warmed, and it becomes at once as
soft and harmless as the purest rain
water. This article is for sale at any
of the apothecaries or druggists and
costs twelve ceats per pound.-Boston
Nero. Jour!
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-10-13

A Coon There goes a
t%nrn-coat," cried a politician the other
day, from inside a store, to a farmer
who was passing on a loaded wagon.
6 What would you have" replied the
farmer, "Would you have a man wear
his coat the wrong side out all day,
because he happened to put it on SO in
the morning"
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-10-13
Matrimony is like masonry, no O

Matrimony is like masonry, no one
knows the secret until he is initiated
it is like an ecl-trap, very easy to get
in, but plaguey hard to get out. 1t is
in its first state, like a wind that fans
the flame of love, but unfortunately too
much tanning blows it all out. In short,
it is every thing that is contradictory ;
sweet or bitter. Just as II is taken.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-10-13

o e n z.
STANZAs.
ny J. G.

aArt thou beautiful ?-Live then in accordance
NH the curious work and frame Of thy creation,
nd Jet the beauty of thy person teach thee TO
b,sutify thy mind with holiness, the ornament
1.-THE beloved God" Penn.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-10-13

EFFECTS OF INTEMPERANCE.-A
young man, the only male representa-
iiro of a highly respectable family, was
killed on Saturday last in Jefferson CO.
Mississippi, by a very harmless youth
on whom the wretched inebriate was
making a mortal assault. The facts
are briefly these The young man who
has fallen, began, in February last, to
give signs of mania potu. On the 22d
of February he took out a licence oi
marriage, embracing the name oil a
young lady residing neal him. lie as
ked a clergyman TO o~ficlate on the
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-10-13

says to all this, if the critter he rides
don't make the poney feel small ana
look mean" before snow falls, then call
him a liar--that's all.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-10-13
REccoLLEcTIoN OF THE rouRTu.-

RECcoLLECTIoN OF THE FoURTH.-
A fashionable lady being inquired Of
how she liked the dinner on the 18th,
her reply was, "That the dinner was
eaplendid, but my seat was so very
promote from the nick hacks, that |
could not rahiy my appetite, and the
picked cherries had such a defect on
my head that | had a notion TO leave
the table-but Mr-gave me some
hartshorn, reSolred into water, which
beredred me-"
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-10-13

Bind up thy ~tIesses, beautiful one,
of brown in the shadow, aud gold in the sun
Free should their delicate lus,re be thrown,
DER a forehead more pure than the Parian
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-10-13

WHAT'S IN A NAME ?"-The clerks
in the English post Offices arc ingenious
al detecting letters written with invisi.
bic ink on the covers of newspapers,
aud such like methods Of avoiding the
payment of postage; but there is a class
OF e~xpedlents which puts their ingcnui-
ty at fault-that of making the letter a
part OF the name of the person address.
sed. A person wanted to let a friend
IN Dublin know that a shawl and letter
sent to him had been received, and for
this purpose directed a letter to Will
lam Shaacl-Safe Col. Teller Ilumby ESQ.,,
which as 1t might or might not be a
name, could not be charged with post
age.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-10-13
Stone
ing curls.

shsming the light of those Orient pearls
Which bind DER its whiteness thy soft wreath.
ing curls.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-10-13

A FAcT.-A scrupulous quaker, up
country, had a horse up for sale. A
mar called to purchase him, and asked
the owner ifthe horse could draD well.
"Will he 7" returned the other, "thce
will be very much pleased TO see him
draw" A bargain was struck and the
money was paid. After the buyer had
kept the horse several days, he went to
the quaker and said, "That horse will
not draw an ounce. You warranted
him to draw WELL" "Thou art mis-.
TAKEN" returned Aminidab, &c" TOLD
thee thou wouldst be pleased TO see hin
draw. So should ! be very much pleas.
ed to see him draw /; but never could
get him to crafty me in that respect"
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-10-13

|; PUNISHMENT BY pRoxy.-The Ga
zette do Weimar makes the following
reflections on the occasion OF the basii-
nado which the inferior Turkish off,
Gals were to have suffered for their
outrage upon Mr.. Churchill. I'VE
ought 10 mako known a thing Of which
the world is generally ignorant, that in
Turkey there exists a number of sub
~stitutes, poor persons, vino receive the
bastinado in lieu Of the person 10 be
punished. who agrees TO pay a certain
sum, the price depending upon tho mum.
Der Of blows which the substitute is to
receive. A substitute is generally
at the rate of fifty piastres (about four
and a alfimperial crowns) and in any
place OF any Importance in Turkey,
sevoralM usslemans Of the lowest class
have no other means of subsistence
In this name the punishment of the
bastinaao loses much Of its cruelty,
since he who is condemned TO suffer it
receives it il he has money en-
ough TO pay for a substitute.
Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-09-13

some other community. 1t is here, as
public teacher, that your proper business
lies ; and here, at the usual times OF assem-
bling, your voice must be heard. When
the pastor of a church discovers any incli-
nation to avail himself of any pretext for
being absent from his people, in order to
serve others, he gives reason for susPlclon'
whatever his prctences may be, that either
filthy lucre, or lust ofpopularity, has too
much place in his heart; and that he ac-
cepted the pastoral office rather as an artl-
Gle of convenience, than as matter OF duty.
1t is indeed, much to be lamcuted. that,
though Dissenting ministers in general Just
ly exclaim against the non-resldence and
the holding OF pluralitics. which are SO
common among the clergy, yet the conduct
Of some pastors among the Noncontor.
mists, makes near approaches to that of
pluralities in our national establishment,
and is violation orpastoral duty.
You should seek, with peculiar care, TO
obtain the appreciation of conscience in
each of your hearers; as appears by the
following words. by manifestation Of
the truth, commencing ourselves to erery
mans conscience in the sight Of GoD.
This illus'rious passage presents US with a
view of Paul in the pulpit, and very So
lemn appearance he makes. He has just
been adoring in secret, at the feet of the
Most High; and from converse with the
Most Holy he is now going TO address his
ftl!ow.sinners. Penetrated with the impor.
tancc of his office, and the solemnlty OF his
present situation he manitestly FEELS
he seems to rREMBLE. Nor need we won.
der: for the subject on which he is to
speak, the object he has in view, and the
witness of his conduct, are all interesting
and solemn to the last degree. TRUTH,
CONSCIENCE, and GoD-the most impor.
tant and impressive thoughts that can enter
the human mind-pervade his very sou''
Evangelical TRUTH is the object of his dis
cussion; and the omniscient Holy One is
the witness of his conduct. An example,
this, which you, and |, and every minister
of the word are bound to initiate. Make ii
your diligent endeavor, then, to obtain the
appreciation of conscience from all thal
hear you: for without deserving that, none
of your public la6ors can be to your honor,
or turn to your own account, in the great
day of the Lord.-Booths Pastoral Cau.
Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-09-13
rYE SEVEN SLEEPING CHRISTIANS.

Ina volume ofsermons by Bishop liebcr,
he introduces one Of the discourses with
this story, for the purpose Of calling atten.
ton to the great concerns of eternity and of
practical religion. His texts, 2Cor. ". is.
We look not at things which are seen, but
at the things which are not seem
"There is an ancient fable, told by the
Greek and Roman churches-which, fable
as it is, may, for its beauty and singulartly,
well deserve to be remembered-that IN
one of the earliest prosecutions to which the
Christian world was exposed, seven Chris
tian youths sought concealment in lonely J;
cave; and there, by Gods appointment, fell
into deep and death-like sumber. They
slept, the legend runs, two hundred years, til!
the greater part of mankind had received
the faith Of the gospel, and that church,
which they had left poor and afflicted Or
nban, had skings for her fathers, aud queens
for he. nursing mothers Theythen atlength
Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-09-13

awoke, and entering into their native Ephe.
sus. so altered now that It's streets were alto
cether unknown to them, they cautiously In
ouired if there were any Christians in
that city! 'Christiansr! was the answer,
we arc all Christians here?' and they heard
with thankful Joy the change which, since
they left the world, had taken place in the
opinions ofits inhabitants. On one side, they
were shown stately fabric, adorned with a
ciided cross, land dedicated, as they were told,
to the worship oftheir cruciticd Master; on
another, schools for the public exposition OF
those gospels, Of which, so short a time be;
fore, the bare profession was prescribed
and deadly. Blu, no fear was now to be en-
tertancd of those niseries which had encr-
cIed the cradle of Christianity; no danger
now of,hc rack, the lions. or the sword; the
emperor and his prcicc;s held the same iah
with themselves, and all the wealth OF the
east. and all the valor and authority of the
western world, were exerted to pro,ect and
endow the professors and the teachers OF
their religion.
"But joyful as these tidings must at first
have been, their further inquiries arc said to
have met with answers which very deeply
surprised and panied them. They learned
that the greater part of those who called
themselves by the name Of Christ were
strangely regardless ofthe blessings which
Christ had bestowed, and of the obligations
which he had laid on his followers. they
found that, as the world had become Christ
ian, Christianity itself had become worldly;
and, weared and sorrowlill, they bcsought
of God to lay them down asleep again, cry.
inc out to those who followed them, You
have shown us many heathcns, who have
given up their old idolatry, without gaining
anything better in its room; many who are
of no religion at ali; and many with whom
the religion OF Christ is no more than cloak
of licen,iousncss, but where, where are the
! Christians?' And thus they returned IL
thcircavc; and there God had compassion
on them, releasing them, once for all, from
that world for whose reproot their days had
beon heightened, and removing their SoClsto
the society o'their ancient friends and pas:
tors. the martyrs and saints ofan earlerand
better generation"
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A Sensible Observation-Disclosures, said a
child, my Sunday school teacher tells me
that this world is only aplace in which God
lets US live little while, that we may prepare
for better world. But, mother, do not see
any body preparing. seey you preparing
70 90 into the country--and aunt Eliza is
preparing to come here. But | do not see
any one preparing to goto heaven. lfevery
body wants to 60 there, why don't they try
10 get yeady7-Jurenlle Miscellany.