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Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-10-06
MARTIN VAN BuREN's SENSE OF JUS.


TIcE.-The following correspondence,
and affidavit, (says the Baltimore Chro-
%nicle,) establish a trait in the charac-
ter of Mr.. Van Buren, which we have
long known him to possess, and which
is the invariabe accompaniment OF a
narrow and contracted mind. A man
of an exalted sense of justice-of that
delicate and chivalric spirit, which can
not bear that another shall suffer inju-
ry through his fundamentally, would,
at once, have voluntarily rendered a
full remuneration. How different would
have been the conduct ofthe high.mind.
ed and m%agnanimous Clay, or the dis
interested and generous Harrison
BALTIMORE, god Sept. 1886.
SIR Having heard that Mr.. Van
Buren's driver ran against your horse
and ehaise, and endangered your life,
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-10-06
LETTER FROM GEN. HARRIsoN-SLAN.
DER REFUTED.

RICHMOND, September 18th, 1885.
DEAR SIR :-Your political oppo-
nents in the State Of Maryland have,
for some time, been actively urging a.
gainst you a new charge, that of sell
ling phite men, which probably had no
inconsiderable effect in the recent cleo
tons in that State, and which is eyi.
IDENTIFY much relied upon to influence
the approaching election throughout
the United States. | enclose you a
paper (the Baltimore Republican, con-
tanning the charge in full, and beg OF
you as an act ofiusticc to yourself and
your friends, to enable me to relute a
charge against the uniform tenor OF
your life, which am well aware, has
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-10-06

Self-conceit is a standing pool which
exhibits other men to the eye, not only
below us, but completely inverted.
In nine cases out Of ten, men owe
their influence more to their habits and
their conduct, than either to their tai
':nts or their requirements.
The proper element for man is con-
slant activity. The waters of life arc
Ike those Of the Bethesda pool-lt is
only when they are agitated that they
arc healthful.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-10-06
TAKING OUT THE TEMpER.-"What

TAKING OUT THE TEMPER.-"What
makes you Free Masons so good natu.
red :" asked a waggish by.stander OF
a rudy knight of st. John, who was
shaking most heartily over u snowy
mug OF beer, in company with several
good humored brothers in the secret.
Why" answered the merry face,
" when we are initiated, they heat the
gridiron so hot that it takes the TEN.
per all out of us."-The wag forked
over.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-10-06

For the Gar cite.
THE CHRISTIANS EXPERIENCE.
Oh land of rest, for thee ! sigh;
When will the moment come,
When ] shall lay my armour BY,
And dwell in peace at home.
No tranquil joys on earth ] know.
No peaceful, shelterins dome;
This worlds a wilderness Of woe.
This world is not my home.
In JesusChrist I sought for rest.
He babe mt cease to roam,
And fly for succour TO his breast,
And he'll conduct me home.
When shall l see that heavenly place,
And hear my Lord say "come,"
When shall ! see my Fathers face,
And gain my peaceful home.
would at once have quit the field,
Where foes with fury foam,
But oh my passport was not sealed,
lcould not yet 60 home.
Father, thy quickening spirit send,
Thyself aud Jesus come,
And be my everlasting FRIEND
And then receive me home.
While thus united to my head,
I'll say 10 sinners come;
And still in Jesus footsteps tread,
Till he invites me home.
Weary OF wandering round and round
This vale of sin and gloom.
long to qui, the unhallowed ground,
And dwell in peace at home.
When by Affections sharply tried,
view the gasping tomb.
Although view deaths chilling tide
Yet still l sigh for home.
Roll swiftly on, ye wheels Of time,
And let the message come,
That calls me DER deaths flowing stream,
And brings me safe at home.
AMANDA.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-10-06

and that when you applied to Mr.. Van
Buren,, he refused to indemnify you for
the injury, saying that he would not be
responsible for the acts of his driver,
you would do me and the public a favor
by stating the facts and making afida.
Wit thereto, that | may lay them before
the public. Yours. ID. GREEN.
Mr.. H.. F. CAmP, of Washington
City, present.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-10-06
POETRY.
From the Franklin (Pa.) Repo,itoru.
10 is GENERAL HARRISON?

"WHO is GENERAL HARRISON?"
The question OF his enemies-refcrred TO l.,
TIE, JOHNSON, and all unprejudiced witnesses
"Truth guards The pen, and sanctifes the line.
Az, " irae is he? what hath he done
His couniry's highest need to gaiaf
IA prize that should be only won
By hearts and haads without q STAIN"
Thus do the slares of party feign
Es'n ignorance their hate to mask
And patriots answer with disdain
What no american should ask.
aWho 10 he :" let the dead awake!
Did Shelby's lips the truth disguised
Hath Davies vainly fought aud spoke?
Doth falsehood blast their memories?
Bid Eric's gallant chief arise!
Whose kindred feelings warmly gave
What noble spirits deares, prize.
The unsought tribute Of the brave
"Who 10 he :" do they ask again?
Call then the shade Of Madison
And ask then if he won in vain,
The confidence of Jefferson.
Did Wayne and Snyder falsely own
The trust and honor 10 him due g.
These proofs have been, and still are knotcn,
And others, all as proudly true.
who is he 2" Hank /! a comrads speaks.
A licing tcitness Of his fame
What! hear ye with unblushing checks
The echo OF your Johuson's name?
Who to the glorious contest " came,
The brace and prudent TO obey"
Aud h~onoring him yc now dcfamc,
Shared in his tolls and owned his sway!
"Who is he ?"-opce, when %envious foes
Dared 10 impeach his virtue tried,
That friend in his defence arose.
And SANDER meanly shrank aside;
When not q p0ice the truth denied
That he " above suspicion" stood,
With all who felt an honest pride
To indicate the brave aud good.
Who is he ?" let the rescued West
In tones Of gratitude reply
The man whose valor stands confessed,
Through all our strife for Liberty !
"By whom, from savage butchery
"Releas'd a thous and bosoms glow'd;
From whom the conquered enemy
"Felt nought but aid humane bestowed"
who is be 2" one, whose mind and sword
Were still victorious to the last
One, who, when peace her joys restored,
Sought not for honors TO the past,
Blu, like the Roman, when he cast
Aside the helmet for the plough,
10 honest toll his days have pass'd,
And homes, blessings crown his brow.
"who is he! Sound the answer far!
Wide as the enyious tannt IL thrown!
The man {" illustrious still in war,
"In peace BELOVED wherever known"
True to his coun,ry's good alone.
That country W i'll assert his fame;
And by her brightest honor, own
The merit HARRISON may claim! b..
AUGUST Oath, 1886.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-10-06

been replete with instances of dis.
tinguished private liberality and public
sacrifice.
With the highest respect, | have the
honor to be
Your fellow. citizen.
JOHN III. PEASANTS.
GIN. w. Fl. HARRISON.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-10-06
BALTIMORE, 22d Sept. 1886.

~ 1(tfts A0oVs
SIR :--Someiime, as nearly as | now
r~ecollect, in March, 1884, | was ri.
ding down Pennsylvania Avenue in
Washington City, in a chaise, | heard a
carriage driving very furiously behind
me and turned to the right to give it
space. The carriage turned at a sharp
angle and ran directly upon my gig
and horse, broke my gig, and tripped
up my horse, endangering my life. |
saw that it was the carriage af Mr.. Van
Buren,, with a white driver, foreigner,
and an outrider. After having shatter.
ed my gig, they passed on and held up
a little, and laughed while | was gath
ering up the fragments of my gig. |
wrote a letter to Mr.. Van Buren, sta.
ting the facts, observingth that | presumed
that all he wanted was to be informed
of them to make me suitable PREPARATION
aud referred him to Gov. Tomlinson,
as to my character and ~veracity. He
did speak to Mr.. Tomlinson, who told
that whatever | said was entitled to full
CiCuit, us MI. IOIIliitiSUU informed INC
afterwards. Mr.. Van Buren, gave the
c%oachman my letter, who came to me
and abused me in a most insulting man.
ner for having informed his master. |
then called upon Mr.. Van Buren, at his
house, and recapitulated the facts as |
had stated them in the letter, in the
presence Of Mr.. Forsyth. Mr.. Van
Buren, said to me that | must be aware
that he was not responsible for the acts
of his driver, and that | must look to
him (his driver) for whatever damages
he had done me ; and he never has
made me any reparatipn whatever.
Yours respectfully. III. F. CAMP
BALTIMORE CRY, State of Mary.
land, to wit:
SEPTEMBER 22d 1896.
This day came Fl. F. Camp before
me, the subscriber, a Jnstice of the
Peace, in and for the said city, and
made oath hat the statements contain
ed in the foregoing letter IRE true.
WIN. ASHMAN.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-10-06

IT'S no shame for a man to labor IN
his vocation, but a burning shame not
to have an honest vocation.
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-05-19

the Goth ult an attack was made on Fort
Drane. The sentinel on duty says, that
the attack was made by about fifty In-
dams, all mounted. They first fired on
the house of Mr. Ledworth, near the fort,
in which were three or four persons, who
fled TO the fort for safety. The firing on
the fort continued one hour. The few
men under Captain Lendrum, who COM
manded said post, returned the fire No
lives on the part of the whites were lost.
During the attack, it would seem, another
party of the Indians were busy in the vi
cinity ofthe fort They carried offs ne
groes belonging to Gen. Clinch, and a
belonging to Col. G. Humphreys. They
also took away II horses belonging to
the service.
Col. M Intosh's cotton house in the vi
cinity of Fort Drane was burnt to the
ground on the night of the 25th, and
about sixty bales of cotton therein con-
sumed.
Major Van Buren,, the aid Of Gen.
Scott, has returned to Washington. Gen.
Clinch has resigned his commission in
the army.
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-05-19

Disastrous and a,otaI effects Of the
breaking of the Ice at Montreal. We
learn with much regret from the Montrea!
Herald of April 9th, that in consequence
OF the sudden movement of the ice OF the
St. Lawrence on Tuesday afternoon, the
masses became rapidly piled up at the
island wharf and termination of the creek
as far up as Cringan's wharf presenting
an appearance of awful grandeur, forming
avalanchics up to the roofs of the houses,
and total y destroying the large stone store
of Mr. Jno. Try, and also the distillery -
but what is more dreadful burying be-
meath the avalanchies a small house &C.
cupied by Mr. White, cooper, his wife
and two children, all of whom, it is feared,
have been crushed to death The work
of destruction took place with inconceiya-
bic velocity, being effected within a few
minutes. The water in the river contlnu-
ed to rise by the last accounts, and fear
was entertained that the danger was not
over.
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-05-19
From the New-York Observer.
FLORIDA.

The latest accounts from Florida state
that Gen. Scott had returned from Tampa
to Picolata via Volusia, and that the un-
fortunate campaign against the Seminoles
had ended. the red men still stalking
UNPUBLISHED over the graves of Dade and
his martyred associates" The regular
forces had gone into summer quarters at
ST.. Augustine. There were 200 on the
sick list at Tampa, and 80 at Volusia-
About 6 or 7 600 whites, chiefly volun-
teers and militia from the states bordering
on Florida. have thus been engaged for
months in the attempt to subdue about I, :
600 Seminole warriors, but have been
completely out generated by the Indians,
and defeated in all their efforts. Oseola,
the chief Of the Seminoles, will have a
great name for the talent behas displayed
In the management ofthe war. E
The Washington Globe says: 1--WE
learn that Major General Scott, in his of:
fetal communication, received at the Wa
4 Department, a few days since, gives it a:
his opinion, that there has not been as ma
3 ny as six hundred Indians embodied a
any one place. He also states, that it j
the opinion of all the commanders tina
they are now dispersed in war parties, o
parties of observation, consisting of from
sixty to two hundred each, with, however
great facilities of concentration.
These small parties of Indians carry o.
avery harrassing warfare. The follow
ing extract from a Florida paper Of tn
2Sth ult: may serve as specimen.
. On Monday, the 18th, two men, M
Ferthl and Mr. Moore, were attacked
within less than one quarter Of a mile di'
4 tant from Micanopy, by two Indians
! Mr. Ferh was wounded his arm broke
6ya rife ball. Both reached the fort
r Mlcanopy. The horse, which they wei
driving IN acart, and which they LEFT 8
s beng attacked, was taken by the Indian
4 They cut the harness off him, and one
T. them mounted the ungeared animal an
Il On Wednesday morning. al 2 o'cloc
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-05-19
From tie Me1o- York Eraneelist.

TEXAS.-The intelligence from Tex
As is ofthe most painful character. There
can be no doubt that the Mexicans have
the complete mastery of the country in
every point, against which they choose
to array their forces, and that they follow
up their successes with the most cruel
butcheries Of all who chance to fall into
their hands. The intelligence. however,
seems to be unauthentic, and partially con-
Trajectory. for which reason we refrain
from giving the particulars brought by
the last arrivals from New-Orleans.
1t is said the Indians have Joined the
Mexicans Should this prove true, there
is little hope for any white American on
that side Of the Sabine. The inhabitants
Of Nacogdoches have destroyed that place
to prevent it from falling into the hands
Of the Mexicans and Indians, who were
reported to be within SO miles.
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-05-19
To AHTI-SLAvERY SOCIETIES.

The secretary Of each Anh-Slavery So
ciety in the county of Addison is earnest
" requested to report, Immediately, to the
undersigned, information as follows:
/. What is the date Of the Society's
formation-its original number of mem
bers, and IFS present number! And if the
Society is composed of both males and f.
males, what is the proportion OF each?
2. The present list of officers in his or
her society.
8. Any information in regard to the
present state of:he cause within the bounds
Of the society, which may be thought IN
teresting
In towns where there is no Society the
friends of the cause are earnestly request
ed IL oroanize as soon as practicable and
renort as above. Nothing will be gained
bv DELAY Ifthere are not more than half
a dozen individuals, let them unite togeth-
er in Society, The New-England Anti
Slavery Society, which may well be cali
ed the parent of the 400 which now exist
in the country, was formed by slersn indi
viduals
The above information is desired to as
sist the undersigned in preparing the Re-
port of the County Society. 1t is hoped
that every secretary will make report pre-
vious to the first of June Address,
OLIVER JOHNSON,
Cor. Sec. Addison Co. A. s. ).
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Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-05-19
From the Liberator.
INFLUENCE OF PUBLIC SENTIMENT OF
THE NORTH ON SLAVERY.

INFLUENCE OF PUBLIC SENTIMENT OF
THE NORTH ON SLAVERY.
1t is often asked, how do you expect to
abolish Southern Slavery by discussing it
at the North? In answer to this ques-
ton, we will state the simple fact that it is
computed that no less than $4,000 visit
ors from the slaveholding States visited
the Northern cities annually. Supposing
for example, that 5000 of these visit Bos-
ton the ensuing spring & summer, (Which
is very probable, } and that the whole pop
ulation of Boston were strong ly imbued
with anti-slavery sentiments, which IN
happily now is not the case, who can
doubt but that the influence ofthis public
sentiment would be deeply felt on this
slavedolding population? They would
begin to suspect, ifthey never did before,
that system which was so universally
abhorred, was not so thoroughly pure and
Immaculate as they imagined. They
would conjecture that what was so unani
mously reprobated by Christian public
might not beso virtuous and unblemishec
as they had hitherto believed and repre-
sented At any rate, there is reason to sup
pose, that ifthey did not go away convert:
to the cause of anti-slavery, they woul(
60 home with impaired confidence in
system, the justice and morality ofwhich
we have reason to suppose, but for thi
prevalence of anti-slavery sentiments, the,
would never have called in question.
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-05-19
Sutton, April 20, 1886.
ANTLSLAVERY ALMANAC.

THE second number ofthis annual is in
l. press, and will be published on or
before the first day of July, 1886 We
have no hesitation in promising that it will
be superior to the first number, in the
character Of the matter it contains, and
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1t will contain greater variety Of anec-
dOtes and more complete statistics, in rela-
ton to slavery but will not contain list
OF Antl-Slavery Societies. 1.-THE number
OF societies increase at their present ratio,
it will take nine pages of very fine type to
give q list of the number their will be on
the first ofJuly. And besides, the changes
| in the officers are so frequent that a list
, made up at this tine will be of but little use
when the Almanac goes into general cir
culation. In addition to this, the labor of
preparing the list is so great that the ad-
vantages resulting from it will not be suf-
ficient to compensate for the trouble
| We hope this explanation will be suffi-
| cient to satisfy those who are expecting
| such list We have, as yet, received but
very little assistance from our correspond
ents, and we take this opportunity to give
an earnest request to the thousands of anti
slavery writers, in different paris of the
country, to send us some of the rich treas
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ments, and illustration. Those who wish
to extend its circulation abroad, are re-
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and they shall be promptly supplied
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CORRECTION,

The reader will make the following
correction in our last number in the article
on Atonement: In the first column, in
the 26th line from the bottom, instead of
the word incarceration it should read
incarnation" In the third column, in
the 44th line from the bottom, instead of
rational it should read national"