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Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1837-08-16
PaosRrss or THE SrorIs SYSTEM.

PROGRESS OF THE 1FUALh CrhIEM.
Every day brings proof that the do.
minent party intend to maintain their
power by the same means and inhu-
ence which, in violation Of the spirit OF
the constitution, procured the elevation
of Mr.. VAN buren, to the Chief Ma.
gistracy. In the elections now going
on in different States it is abundantly
manifest that "the party" is sill united
aud cemcnted by the Spells Principle,
and the candidates they presen: are
identified with the spoils system. They
have indeed improved of late upon the
most corrupt exhibition OF it we re.
member ever to have been made. Ii
is well known to be the established doc.
trino and practice, that all public off.
GERS and agents shall hold their places
only SO long as they conform their po-
litical opinions and votes to the will Of
the appointing power but this is not
the woist--the votes oil the people are
now openly solicited for the friends Of
the administration, on the ground, that
being supporters of Mr.. Van Buren,
they can obtain faUors from the Gov
eminent, which cannot be procured by
Wings. This argument has been used
not only in the case of candidates for
Congress, but also for the State Legs.
laturc. The Richmond Wing declares
that candidate for Congress, in that
State (Virginia) assumed this ground
last spring and it has been adopted,
too, in the case of the Van Buren, can
dldate to supply the vacancy in the
State Senate ofSouth Carolina, caused
by the appointment of Mr.. Poinsett TO
the War Department. His claims are
zealously advocated in the newspapers,
and one of them, evidently put forth as
the strongest and most irresistible, is,
that " If he was elected by handsome
majority, it would go far to aid us in
The attainment OF NAVY YARD, and
other improvements for our harbor. -
What is this but telling the people of
Charleston that if they will elect the
Government candidate, (Mr. Bonnet, J
they will be rewarded with NAVY
Yard by the Government? 1t is di.
rect and palpable violation of the puri.
ty and Independence of the elective
franchise. This system must be bro.
ken up and destroyed. 1t ought to be
resisted at every hazard, whatever
form It may assume. The Constitu.
tIonal party must nerve and arm them.
selves to war against the Spoils System
and Tor securing the Freedom Of Elcc.
tons. Every other question ought to
be regarded of minor interest, and sub.
servlent to that one great and funda.
mental object. Unceasing and un.
compromising opposition should be de.
ciared TO the spoils principle--the most
dangerous innovation ever attempted
10 be carried into practice in this coun.
Iry.--Bah. Patriot.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1837-08-16
"The penny. wise pound coolisb~ M

The penny. wise pound foolish" po.
Icy in politics, as every where else, is
disastrous. The following remark is
from the Chilicothe (Ohio) Gazette -
Gen. Murphy, in his speech on Sa,ur.
day, alluding to the ruin which mis-.
government had brought upon thecou
try, and the comparative ease with
which the People might have averted
ii, said: "They staid at home that they
might save the profits off days labo:,
when by going to the polls they could
have saved the hard earnings of TWEEN.
ty years )" statement worthy of all
acceptation, and profitable to remem.
Der.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1837-08-16

On Thursday night. 10Th instant, Capt.
JACOB ssiBERT. of this county in the 29th
year OF his age.
On Friday NIGHT last. Mr.. ABRAHAM
oRIsWELL, Of this county, in the ST year
Of his ago.
On Sunday morning last. at Gerards.
t"wn, alter short Illness. Mr.. JOHN u.
Russell, aged about S5 years.
Communicated.
Died, on The night Of Thursday. 10Th
inst at the residence OF her father in this
place. after few days illness, Miss ANN
f. CAMPBELL, eldest daughter Of Mr. Bar
ton Campbell.
IL is seldom that relatives and acgnaini-
ances are called upon 10 mourn the de.
pattufe OF one, more amiable and courte-
Gus IN her disposition and manners than
this young lady.
But recently attained 10 her twenty first
year, lew days since in the full posses.
SION OF perfect health with the bloom Of
the rose upon her cheek, and The limo.
cence and buoyancy of youth sparkling in
her eye. she seemed TO promise the assur-
ance oil many days on earth. But Death,
the Tell destroyer. was commissioned. Tic
has executed his purpose. and she, cut of
IN the spring tide OF life and ioveliness,
now commIngles with The cIods Of the val.
ley.
D. Heaven how inscrutable to mortals
are thy dispensations. II.
Since the above was in type, we have rcceir'
ed the following lines composed on the occasion
Of Miss C's death.
How sweetly sleep the virtuous dead.
LIfe's woes and peris past
Like fragrant flowers, by summer shed
Or sear'd by aatumn's blast
The fruit is garnered safe on high,
Cleansed from all earthly blight,
AS stars that clear the winiry sky,
Sink but TO rise more bright.
Weep not for her, in bliss above,
On earth serene and gay,
Though brief her space OF earthly love-
The daughter of day
All happy if our riper years
As calmly sink 10 earth,
And leave no deeper source OF tears,
Than memory Of our worth. '.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1837-08-16

HE LARGEST SHIP.-It is said that
the largest ship in the world is the
Mahmoud. The Turks have her now
IN actual service. Her burthen IS 1854
tons nearly 1000 tons more than the
pennsylvania. This Leviathan is 223
ieet on the lower gun deck Gil feet 8
inches in extreme breadth; 80 feet
deeP from the base line feet inch.
es, 3 feet, feet inches, Z feet inch.
es, and feet, between the different
decks; 26 feet IL inches draft forward,
and q feet 8 inches aft.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1837-08-16


VT A man named JoHN COLDER.
who had been issuing small notes in
Philadelphia, experienced run on his
" Bank" one day, week before last
The holders Of his notes, thinking that
his shin plasters would probably not
do them any good if kept too long, re.
quested of him something in exchange
that "would keep" This could not
be had, and his house was stoned,
windows broken, door knocked to pie.
ces, and the furniture tumbied into a
heap in the middle Of the floor. The
sheriff came, and quelled the mob, but
the issuer of money escaped without
being compelled to redeem his better
currency" How many similar occur.
FENCES will be recorded, before the cur.
rency is as sound as it was before il
was purified in the crucibe of Jackson.
ism?
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1837-08-16

AccTDENT.-An accident of very
serious nature happened to one of the
young men engaged in our Office { Ma
SON HANDY, son of VIM. II. Handy,
Esq. on Thursday evening last. He,
in company with another youth, was
out cunning, about three fourtks of
a mile from town when firing at a
bird, the gun, which was old and i'm.
perfect, bursted. The breech-pin, with
with the screw which attaches it to the
stock, was driven into his forehead,
md completely Undecided in the skull !;
the screw entering into the brain. The
wound was dressed by Drs. f. Dorsey
and JIG. Dorsey, from which thirty one
pieces of the skull and small portion
OF the brain was extracted. Singular
10 relate, the patient is in IL fair way to
over.-HdgerSiown Courier.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1837-08-16

The Queen Dowager of England,
Adelaide IS said to be laboring under
consumption. She is to have an allow.
ance OF 100000 (nearly half million
OF doiiars1 per snnum, and Marlboro
house TO live in.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1837-08-16

A letter 10 the Editor of the Balti.
more Patriot, dated Clearspring, (Md. }
August 9th, gives the details of the fol.
lowing accidents that happened at that
place, on the 9Th inst.
yesterday was mournlul day here
for it furnished US with the following
melancholy chapter OF accidents:
"A man Of the name of HoUcK, who
was employed at dam near here, in
crossing a plank slipped his foothold
and was precipitated on some rocks
thirty feet down--he was taken up
senseless, and his life was despaired of
but this morning there are some
hopes Of his recovery.
1.-TWO olthe stages from Hagerstown
when short distance from the same
place, got out Of sorts last evening
one got capsized by the breaking of a
wheel, by which the driver and pas.
senger were seriously injured.
"The next accident have to relate
is of more serious nature, TO wit -
Yesterday afternoon, several lovers of
the turf assembled near the town, to
try the mettle of their steeds. After
the relative speed of their horses was
determined, and most Of the spectators
had departed, Mr.. JOHN A. MILLER,
formerly resident here, but late of
MercerSburg, Pa, offered bet that
his three year old could beat any thing
on the ground. He was instantly ia.
ken up, and race made to run three
hundred yards. The competitors start.
ed, and Miller soon led the way; and
upon nearing locust tree, OH the left
side of which he intended to pass, and
for which purpose he inclined his body
to the left, to avoid the tree, but, unfor-
tunately, his non. bridlewise colt would
take the right. hand side; and before
poor Miller could recover his balance
10 suit this change, his head came in
full contact with the body of the tree,
which fractured his skull, swept him
from the saddle, and killed him on the
spot. The poor horse, as if conscious
of the catastrophe, as soon as it could
possibly lessen its speed, wheeled round
and then walked up to the quivering
body of his master.
Miller has left a dsconsolate wife
and child and shall never forget the
heart.rending cries ofthat poor woman
upon her arrival and seeing the ifeless
form OF her husband, this morning"
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1837-08-16

ELKCTIoNs.--We have received but
little news, since our last, of the cleo.
tons for members Of Congress that
have just taken place and are now PEN
ding in several of the States. In North
Carolina, Messrs. HAWKINS, and By.
NUM-, have been reelected, In the
District represented by Mr.. Speight,
Mr.. SHEPARD, brother to the late rep
resentatiye fthe same name, and a
true wing, is elected.
From KENTUCKY, we have no news
save OF the first days poll, which was,
as usual in that State, propitious 10 the
cause of the Wings.
In MISSISSIPPI, at the latest dates the
prospects Of the Van Buren, candidates
were better than when first heard from
being few votes ahead of their
competitors.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1837-08-16

VEGETABLE CURIosIrIEs.-A short
time slnceAsays the Kent (Md.) Blu.
CLEAN ear of corn was presented TO
us OF very singular growth, it was
what Is known as sugar corn, and was
grown in the garden of Mr.. Charles T.
Loveday, OF this place-it consisted Of
one main ear, with twenty. one smaller
ears growing round the but end, in a
twisted form, giving it very much the
appearance Of one of those intricate
knots which sailors make to the end of
a rope.
Mr.. Edward Wilkins, orths county.
sent us few days since, specimen of
roland oats, consisting Of twenty-five
STA lkS from one notwithstanding five
feet ten inches in length, and the lar.
gest stalk an inch in crcumrerence.-
The stalks wero all large and well.
headed.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1837-08-16

The people of st. Francisville, Lou
lsiana, are about to purchase a tract on
the coast of Africa, to aid in colonial
ton.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1837-08-16

WHEAT, in Baltimore, is selling at
81 so per bushel, and Flour at 80
and 80 so per barrel.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1837-08-16

INTERESTING OBJECT.-JuliaB Brace
a resident in the Deaf and Dumb Asv.
'um at Hartford, is an object of much
curiosity there, having TO her Affections
the total loss of sight. She is deprived
of all means of receiving ideas from
others or OF communicating her own,
and il is thus she is surrounded bv n
cloud of almost lmpenetrable mental as
well as physical darkness. Julia Brace
is the great object of interest, shut out
as she is by the loss of three i'm.
portant faculties, from all communica.
ton with the world. She is not far
from thirty years Of age, and is ever
occupied in some little household duties
to cheer her dull hours. She knits,
and washes tea cups, and threads her
needle with her tongue. A favorito
employment Of hers is spreading the
coverlets over the beds, in the great
hall where the girls sleep. She was oc
cupled thus when we saw her the other
day. The keenest eyesight and the
incest domestic taste, could not have
performed the duty better, and an at.
tempt by teacher to deceive her, by
reversing the order of the covering.
was detected instantly when she ap,
preached the bed. Her sense of feel.
ing, OF course, is very acute, and indi.
s-.dui.@i %hohsve once taken her by the
hand, she is able TO recognize Afterwards
although she has no tangible signs in.
dictate her knowledge. Her whole his.
tory, habits, perceptions, and mental
operations, afford world of lnquisitive
study for the philosopher. -Northamp.
ton Courier.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1837-08-16
THxE GAZETTE:
NJ a r r NJ s = U nc, va.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST IG, 1887.

SUIcIDE.--Mr. JoHN HooPER, OF
Charlestown, formerly of this place, J
committed suicide by hanging himself
in an unoccupied house, about mile
and hall from town, on Tuesday, 9Th
inst. He was discovered on Wednes-
day, about 3 o'clock, p. M, by some
hands, laboring in an adjoining field,
and bore the appearance of having hung
since the night before. The cause
which induced the commission of the
act, is unknown.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1837-08-16

MARIA MoNK.-Colonel Stone in the
New York Commercial Advertiser, in
long and interesting article on the
subject of tie Awful Disclosures, "
says -
=" We have had it in our power these
six weeks, to state the fact that Maria
Monk has herself, more than once adj
mltted the whole thing to be an lmpos-
lure We could give, if we had the
space, a series of her conversations up.
on the subject in detail. But that is
not necessary. She has declared, full.
ly and freely, that there is not shad.
ow oftruth in her stories respecting the
Hotel Dieu that the statements pub.
llshen by US last fall, was correct as
far as she knew any thing about it,
She has more than once declared that
all the knowledge she possessed of the
Hotel Dieu, she obtained from the Rev.
George Bourne and his wife-who it
must be borne in mind, once lived in
Montreal. She has said that she was
tive years engaged in connecting the
stories in her head but that more has
been written down for her than she
said; which, by the way we do not be.
lleve. She says she thinks DR.. Brown.
lee honestly believes her stories, and
she thinks the gentleman who wrote
them may also believe them. But she
names others Of the precious concern,
who, she says, " know better"
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1837-08-16
NJ a II II I E . ,

On the Sth inst, by the Rev r Doug.
lass, MIR. DAVID kNEDELER 10 Miss ELI.
zABETH ILHEILM, all of this county.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1837-08-16

OFln letter to Francis P. BLAIR,
dated July 8, 1887, General JACKSON
gives severer cut at his pet Banks
than any we recollect to have SEEM
He charges them with baseness and
perfidy to the Government ofthe black.
est kind, because, in compliance with
his recommendations they discounted
with so much libcrality after being
made repositories of the public monies,
and because, after doing SO, they found
themselves unabeto redeem with "con.
stltutional currency" the notes thus
thrown into circulation. This is the
system, be it known, which was brought
into existence, and nursed into strength
by Gen. Jackson and his coadjutors,
and upon which they staked their re.
putation for ability to furnish eurren.
cy equal to the one they sought to de.
stroy. The precise results, which have
transplred, were foretold when the
scheme was first developed by its au.
thors, but those who foretold them, hap.
pened to be in opposition to General
Jackson and his friends, and they were
hooted at for their short sightedness,
while the wisdom of the old chief and
the whoIesomeness of the Pet Bank
System were lauded to the skies. But
the iorebodlngs Of the opposition have
turned into facts, and instead of contr,.
wing to uphold his darling system, the
ex.president breaks out in the follow.
words against it:
The history ofthe world never has
recorded such BASE TREACHERY and
PERFIDY as has been committed by the
DEPosIrE BANKS agains, the Govern.
ment, and purely with the view of gra.
htymg BIDDLE and the BARNES, and
10y the suspension of specie payments,
degrade, embarrass, and ruin, if they
could, their own country, for The sell
fish views of making large profits by
throwing out millions Of deprecoted
paper upon the peorle-seIling their
specie at large premiums, and buying
up their own paper at discounts of from
% to 80 per cent. and now look for.
ward to be INDUCED in these specula.
tons for years to come, before they re.
sumo specie payments"
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1837-08-16

New RIVER CRAFT.-The Ogdens-
burg Republican notices the following
as among the occurrences in that quar-
ter, consequent upon the rise Of the ST.
Lawrence--whch it says was higher
than il has been before since the settle
nent OF Tho country:
"Last week, two islands, belonging
to the groupe known as Thousand Is
lands floated from their moorings, and
came down the river TO this place.
The first one came down on Thursday
evening, and was towed in about mile
and half below the village, where it
grounded in about six feet Of water.--
The second made its appearance on
Saturday morning, and, by the assist
ance of favorable wind, was anchor
ed near the brewery Of Messers. Creigh
tons, in the lower part Of the village.
Nothing can be imagined more pic
turesque and beautiful than the appea.
rance of these green islands floating
upon the bosom Of our majestic river.
The novelty of the sight attracted ma
ny persons in boats, who seemed anx-
ious to gain possession Of these SEEM
ingIy =" fairy isles They were both
covered with luxuriant growth of
grass, one Of which has since been
mown, and heavy crop OF hay taken
therefrom.
Those who have perused the writings
of N. p. Willis cannot have forgotten
that the Thousand Islands OF the ST.
Lawrence engaged the attention of the
poet, since their primitive beauty rou-
sed one of his happiest efforts at des-
crlptlon, in his 1nklings of Adventure.'
He will learn with surprise, that two
members OF this family group, at whose
shrine he once poured out his hearts
idolatry, have, in the mutation Of few
brief years, severed themselves from
their former kindred and connexions,
and glded silently away"
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1837-04-08

cay oae doubt that Msdisoa, ere loag, muss b.
come one Of tho m"ss mposssns aud AousshinG cL
ties in the wesi. To tho fssmer-ihe mechanic
Ia all, would simply say. that every description ~
isLour meets With fair deMsnd and ricA rescsrd
Gkekwsti.
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1837-04-08

der The, no mishs send then 10 Vera Cruz. But,
% smother expsdison has been spoken OF. since
that time. under the command of his exceency.
The gencrsl.oE division. DON Nicholas Bravo, il -
probable that Houston has changed his mind; n"d
that ], myself would not have been placed st libes.
~ bad deferred days longer my departure. tut
the lower classe. in that country very violent.
The pleasure ] feel in again treadins up'n my
cative land, after the many OutFsges and trbutafion
have endured that pleasure, say, was CONSIDERS
by diminished when ] was informed that there
were some individuals, believing nv disgrace was
10 much the grester, because had BETRAYED nv
coun'ry and compromised her Independence.
What! betray an object 81 dear to my heart. wh"
have often fought TO preserve her inv tOlsbe!
Would il not be better that should perish in the
midst If my enemies, than that ] should b. the
mark Of so serious and unjust accusation con-
ing from my own fellow countymenf In this case
as we'll as in many others have been the victim "f
calumny. and in order TO place myss If be, ond the
power of those charges should protest 10 yOur ex-
cellcncy, and in The face Of the world that
obtaned INV liberty without subscribing :" any con-
ditons whatever; that either before since that
conjuncturc, have not with any one, let him he
who he may any contract that might bring reproach
upon the national independence or honor. or place
in jeopardy the integrity Of the territory; that &C
cordingly could have given no guarantees wbatever
10 any individual or government relative 10 'hO-e
pretended siipulatiODs, such conditions. ] would
have suffered Thousand deaths before subscribing
10 such terms.
Your excelIency will be pleased 10 make known
Ill these facts 10 the President ~ isteyia, and %
elcitaie him on sccounl Of the peace ~bach reiens
throughout the republic, under tho suspicies Of The
rev fundamcnisl lsws which the nation has ensc-
ed through the medium Of their representatives,.
parry you, your excelIe0cy. to accept the sssur. !
'nce Of my high consideration and profound esteem
Sod T. Liberty! Vera Cruz; Feb. Goth, 1897.
At the conclusion Of this letter. another follows
dslressed 10 the President ad isterin himself,
)'n Jese Corro. ]: 70 but q repetition ct the fore
DING. He sclterates in il the same positive /
manner, that be has contracted mo- engagement
urther the recognition Of Texas Independence.
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1837-04-08

The GRIrrE, olios THE Concern
ing this disease, which las prevailed extensive
ly Of late in the northern countries Of Europe, the
Dsesieaaairs de Nediciae has the following no
tice:-
sThe Grippe, designated also Is Conta g;ous ca
tarr,, Epidemic Catarh, and Influenza, is esscnti-
ally epidemic. This disorder is principally char
acier,zec by extreme langous. head ache, pains in
the limbs fever, cold in the head, and the general
symptcms Of bronchial caia,rh. This affection isl
never serious in itself. and generally goe, of from
the fourth the tenth day, BY the aid Of persP;.
ratiO0s moro o. less PsOfuse. The most charac-
esistic feature in the disease in the continuance
of the langour and the cough, for longer orl
shorter period. after the disappearance Of the other
symptoms. This epidemic prevailed the year l733,
1743. 1862, ITS, 1883, 1880. aud 1888. From
researches made, il spears that the Grippe, has
prevailed in oil counises, at all periods, and in all
seasons. The epidemic Of 1890, as well as those
preceding, made the tour Of the globe; il came to
US from tho east Of Europe, spsead itself in all
counesies, attacked almost every individual, with
out Distraction Of sge, sex, or temperament, and
was, in short, the forsrunner Of the cholera That
Of 1879 appeared follow the cholera, and to in
wade every quarter which that fatal ma!ady bad
abandoned. II is known that IL madc i,s appear
nnce in the Island Of Java in 1891, and reached (
Pensng and Malscea towards the middle Of July,
1884. IN leaving ~, il continued ;ss course in
America; and the Grippe of 1888 followed the /
same route ~ the cholcra. This malsdy is seldom
dangerous. unless accompanied BY other disordess.
and 10 treatment IS very s:mplen
The editor ofthe Delawarean, published at
Wilmington, Delaware, proposes to compile
. Newspaper Directory, setting forth the
name, location, politics, &c. Of every paper
IN the Union, and 70 enable him to do so,asks
as favor, that each newspaper pub!ished
throughout the United States will forward
him ~ mad one copy Of their paper. ASS
when completed, will b sent TO the ad iresi
O. O. eech n:wsPsper which shall have been sol