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Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1839-11-14
From the Lynchburg yirginian.
CASE OF MESSRS. MONTEZ AND RUIZ
THE CAPTURED SLAVES

1t is announced in the New York papers. of the
9th ult., that Judge Inglis had delivered his opipi-
on in relation TO Messrs. Montez and Ruiz. the
Spanish gentlemen imprisoned by the Abolitionists
under color of a charge OF assault-a charge fsb,i-
Gated by the Abolitionists, but purporting TO be
made upon the cath of Cinquez, the head-man oftiie
gang of Africane recently captured in the Amisiad,
and brought into the United States. Montez was
discharged on his own recognizsnce, aud Ruiz was
held to bail in the sum Of $3.50. The arrest of
these gentlemen, upon a charge Of assault, !" strikes
US as being SO very absurd upon its very face, that
we should wonder that it was for a moment enter
tanned by Judge lnglis, much less that il had been
sustained, were we not aware Of the sinister iDdu.
enees by which it was effected, and which, we pre-
sumo, that functionary was unwilling. if he was not
afraid, to encounter. The truth is. these negroes,
over whom the Tappans and their associates have
been for weeks past shedding Crocodile tears. QUE hi
long since TO have been discharged as fee. men. or
transferred TO their claimants. the two Spanish gen.
tlemen above named. According TO the terms of
one Of the provisions of our treaty with Spain, the
latter course would seem to us TO have been the pro.
per one, and should have been promptly adopted
by our National Executive, as soon ms The facts of
the case were judiciously ascertained. The provi-
sion (Which we copy from the National Intelligent
cer) is in these words:
aAll ships and merchandise. Of sehat nature So
tttft NHtNi ohoh ~ scotHt0 q " ~ NUUtS W
any pirates or robbers, on the high seas, shall be
brought into some port Of either State, and shall be
deferred TO the custody cfthe officers Of lAat port
to be taken care Of, and RESTORED ENTIRE TO THE
TRUE PROPRIETOR, as SOON as due and Sufficient
proef shaHbe made concerning the property there
Of"
After reading this clause of the treaty, what is
the natural inference, as to the Presidents dutyf
Was it not simply TO try the question of property,
and TO have been governed by the proofs adduced I
Has it not beeh shown, most clearly, that, according
to the laws of Spain, these captured negroes are
the property of the Spanish gentlemen, whose es
cape from their murderous clutches seems almost a
Providential actf Why, then, have they not been
restored to their owners, agreeably to the terms Of
our treaty with Spainf For two reasons-The
first is, that Spain is weak, and can be defed the
second is, that the Abolitionists at the North are
too strong to be provoked Oh the eve Of a doubtful
political conflict
Let US reverse this case. Suppose that a Virgil
nian attempts to transport bis slaves from Norfolk
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1839-11-14
THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER IA, 1889

mouth water to see the great punches a hanging
over the edge Of The basket. Id just put a whop-
per Of q bunch on the littls china plate which the
Teller set for me, and was considering whether ii
would be genteel to cut the grapes ia two with the
cunning little silver knife which was put BY the
plate, when, all at once, pop went something 'ena
most as loud a. a pistol, close by me. I jumped
up about the quickest l can tell you. but it was only
the niger a opening one of the cider boule.-he
poured some out for me in a grea, long glass, with
a spindle neck, and ! drunk it all at a couple Of
swallows without stopping to breathe. BY lingo.
but u was capital cider: after I'd drunk one glass
| begun to feel as spry as a cricket. "Herc snow
ball" says 1, give US another; these glasses are
awful small now, | like TO drink cider oo, of a pint
mug"
Take care y says cousin Bebee, "Tm nfeard
you'll lind the cider, as you call it, rather apt to
get into your head"
mot a bit ofit," says ! al can stand a quart
any day. Here, cousin Mary, take another glass.
you haint forgot old times, have you though /
spose they don I have ~spplecu.s and cuttings here
in New York, do thev2"
don't remember what she said, but know this.
that my eyes begun to grow ALFRED bright, and
ators l got up to 60 home, that niger must have
put more than twenty baskets Of grapes on the la
bic, and the oranges seemed to grow bigger and
bigger every minute, and | know there wur more
than three times as many glasses and decanters on
the table as there was al first. | ruther think it
was purity nigh tea time when | got up to go back
to the sloop agin. / ms .sted on giving cousin Ma
ny a bnss afore | went and won't be sariin, but
| kinder seem TO remember shaking hands with the
Niger, consarn him, just afore | went down the
steps.
don't feel very bright this morning, and ] begin
to think that may be | shall come back to Wes.
thersield artur oil. The York cider don't seem TO
agree with me. | shall send this letter 10 the new
Express, that / was telling Of, and il tho editors
don't think | can make q living out of writing let
tiers, j shall come home agip in the sloop.
Your loving son,
JONATHAN SLICK.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1839-11-14
POVERTY OF PUBLIC MEN.

CHEyALiER, (whose Letters, says the Boston
Journal, we have mentioned as Just issued by
Weeks, Jordan, 81 Coz evidently thinks that our
public characters, and especially our national func-
tionaries, are allowed 10 spend and be spen, in their
country's ser-ice, rather more than is either polite
or just. He allows them TO be servants" Of The PEG
pie, but thinks they are not heated as we'll as okhsr
menials, As might be expected, he would have a
system OF retiring pensions. Ga this subject he
says:
81 had already seen the illustrious GALLATIx at
New York, who, after having been for forty yeors a
legislator. a member OF the cabinet, a minister
abroad, after having taken an active part 10 every
wise and good measure OF The Federal Government,
was dismissed without any provision, and would
have terminated hts Luxurious career in poverty,
had not his friends offered him the place OF ptesi-
dent OF one a the banks in New York. The dis
tress of President JEFyrasos in his old age ia well
known, and that he was reduced TO the necessity Of
asking permission of the Virginia Legislature 10
dispose of his estate by lottery; while President
MusRog, still more destitute, after having spent
his pa'rimony in the service Of the State, was con-
strained TO implore The compassion Of Congress -
and these are the men to HON their country owes
The invaluable acquisitions Of Louisiana aud Flori-
da."
General HARRtsoE's case strikes him as another
oil the same class. He encountered that gentle
NV $40 1cto~i'e Soh'-
ment:
81 had observed ct the hotel table a man about
the medium height, stout and muscular. and of
about the age OF sixty years, yet with the active
step and lively air Of youth. | had been suuck
with his open and cheerful expression, the amenity
OF his manners snnd a certain air Of command, which
appeared through his plain dfess. That is,' said
my friend, General Harrison, clerk of the Cincln-
natl Court OF Common Pleas'-'What ! General
Harrison Of the Tippecanoe and the Thames p
The same; the ex-general, the copquerer of Tei
cumsch and Proctor; the avenger of our disasters
on the Raisin and at Detroit; the ex-governor Of
the Territory Of Indiana, the ex-senator in Con-
gress, the ex-minister Of the United States to one
OF the South American Republics He has grown
old IN the service Of his country, he has passed
twenty years Of his life in those fierce wars with
the Indians, in which there was less glory to be
won, but more dangers 10 be encountered than at
Rivoii and Austerlitz. He is now poor, with a nu
merous family, neglected by the Federal Govern
ment, although YET vigorous, because he had the in
dependence to think for himself As the opposi-
ton is The majority here, his friends have bethoughi
themselves OF coming TO his relief by removing the
clerk OF the Court Of Common Pleas, who was a
Jackson man, and giving him the place, which is q
lucrative one, as 6 sort of retiring pension. His
friends in the East talk of making him President,
OF the United States.-MeanwhiIe We have made
him clerk Of an inferior court"
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1839-11-14

tn New Orleans. and that, on the passage, the slaves
rise upon and ovefmaster the crew, sparins the life
Of the ownsr, TO whom they confde the task Of ma
vigating the vessel. themselves being too igaorsnt
10 direct her movements over the tfackless deep.
Suppose that, after wandering nbou, for some dayn,
they are taken charge OF BY a British cruifer, aud
carried into = port OF that Kingdom; and that, in.
stead OF being restored 10 their owner, and sent
hoine, according TO treaty obligations, AZ soon rs
the proofs OF ownership are satisfactorily adduced,
they are converted into the idols of the mob, while
their mas,eris arrested upon false charges Of assault,
and thrown into prison, and required 10 give heavy
bsil-what would he said OF such conduct here |
With one voice, the people would demand atone.
ment for this outrage upon = fellow~citixen. And
yet the President permits a vile set OF Abolitionists
at the North thus to hsrrass and perplex the owner
of these Spanish negroes, who, had that fanctiona-
ny done his duty, under the treaty with Spaia, would
long since have been surrendered and sent home
Indeed, a Southern man, hnding his ahsconding
slave in New York, may hereafter be arrested, upon
the saborned oath OF his own servant. aud be com.
PEELED to give bail, or, bciag unable to do that
amidst strangers, be thrown into prison, and held
there, until his slave 10 put beyond his reach BY
Abolition philanthropy. There is nothing peculiar
in the case OF these Spaniards ;--aothing which
might rot every day happen In reference 60 our own
citizens. And yt we have seen them, after mar
ro~ly escaping murder on the high seas, arrested
and thrown into prison, and afterwards held to bail.
upon a charge, sustained by perjury, Of an assault
upon those from whose hands they thus narrowly
escaped with their lives! And this has resulted
from tbs neglect OF the President to perform his
sworn duty, by executing the treaty with Spain,
which is a law 81 the landi Can The South BE- nm,
longer whecdied and bamboozled by the pretencc OF
:" Southern ptinciples,' ponpously displayed upon
the flag OF the Missouri Restrictionist2 ffie neither
| approves of the principles of the Aboll.ionists, nor
fears their hostility, why has he so far humo,ed
them in reference 10 this case, a. go great a s~acrifice
both Of interest and feeling on the part of Messrs.
| Montez end Ruiz. and in the teeth Of his ON n sworn
duty as the chief executive officer Of the na,ion7-
Let his Southern champions answer, if they can.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1839-11-14
From the Baltimore American.
NEFARlOuS PROCEEDING.

The practice Of importing into this country, from
Europe, The refuse oil her population, which was
adopted some years ago by some OF the authorities
Of Great Brtaia for awhile, is now renewed by
some OF the German States, ns will be seen by .e
letter noticed below. IL is a matter which calls
loudly for tho interference Of our Government. Re-
gulatsons should be instituted, and vigorously enfor.
ced, that might save our shores from the pollution
OF European criminals, thus dlsemtogued in careoes.
and protect the population from the foul infusion.
A letter from the American Consul, ut Iiease
Cassel. as we learn from tho Newburyport Herald,
states that the Government Of Hamburg deporis
from time TO time those criminals who have either
been condemned for life, or a long period. They
give them tie choice either to endure their time o,
to ~emigrafc, in which case the Government pays
their passage. They bring s,errnge passengers
from Bremen TO the United States, and find them
with good provisions, at SIG a head for euch grown
person. The Consul says:
1.-The price the Bremen sbip-owners could only
afford by always carrying a large number, TO obtain
which they had their agents over HE interior of
Germany, and induced the lower class, which live
in a very impoverished state, To emigrste, by ma
king them belisve that labor was so innch demand.
ed in the United States that able bodied men could
earn, as soon as landed, two dollars a day.
A letter from Mr.. LIsr, Consul at Leipsic, ssys:
"Not ouly paupers, bot even criminals, are trans.
ported from the interior OF this country in order TO
be embarked for the United Slntes.
"a Mr.. De Stien, formerly an officer in the ser.
vice Of the Duke of Save Gotha, has lately made
propositions 10 the smaller States of Saxony for
transporting their crirninsls to the United States at
$75 per head; which offer has been accepted by
several of them. The arst transport Of criminals.
who, for the greater part, have been condemned 10
hard labor for life, (among them two notorious rob-
bers, Pfeil and Albracht,) will leave Gotha on the
10th OF this month. and il is intended, by aud by, To
empty ell the work houses and jails Of The country
in this manner. There is lutte doubt that several
other States will initiate the netarious practice.
at has of late also become a general practice in
the towns and ~boroughs of Germany, TO get rid Of
their paupers and vicious members, by collecting
the means for ehecfing their passage 10 the United
States among the inhabitants. and by supplying
tnem from the public funds"
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1839-11-14


DIGNITY OF THE OFriciAL.-The Globe speak.
ing OF HuoH ) LEcARE, the accomplished mud in
dependent South CaroIiuian, il connection with his
addfesses TO the Conservatives Of New York. ssys;
The Wings have recently called 10 their aid
the rhetorical furnishes of a broken down politician
from South Carolina-a dreformer against spois
because he could not ret Them Ly begging-a Sc.
cond BILLY LAcxApAY. who, with q lackadaisical
face, is, like his great Prototype, constantly annoy
ing his friends with doIefnl jerenids off, Shall /
tell you Of my misfor,unes r. and ~fritiefing away al
ward meetings, tho little reputation he had acquired
through the Pedantry Of literary pursui,s."
One thing is certain that the eloquent descrips
ton OF the demogogne given by Mr. Legare at the
great Conservative State Convention, and The no
less graphic illustration OF the dstestable motto,
that ito the vic,ors belong the spoils," given Mt
the National Hall in New York ciiy, have had their
effect. The Globa managers see their own por-
traits drawn end hence the digniied paragraph
given above. MIR Legare may congratulate him
self that he has been noticed so kindly by the OIL
cial journal; a~nyihing less aat,sring would have
been shocking 10 the sensibilities Of a gentleman
Ball. Chronicle.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1839-11-14
81 Q
TIE INDIAN SUMMER,

1t comes, it comes with golden sheaf,
In the time Of the sere and yellow Leaf,
And it filings the fruit from the Bonded tree,
And scatters il round in its reckless slee;
1t plays on the brow of the maiden fair,
And parts, with its fingers, her raven hair.
1t comes, it comes, and its minstrel's wing
Ger the CLASSY lake is quiverirg.
With music soft as the mellow strain
OF zephyrs over the swelling main,
Ii gladdens the vale as it floats along,
And stream and mountain re-echo the song.
1t comes, it comes, ike a fairy sprite
Arrayed in robes of gossamer white,
And the carpet Of leaves on the ground is spread
And the flowers yield meath its conquering tread
For it strides along in its kindly way
Like shadows that fit at the close OF day.
1t comes, it comes, and the ripened grain
Is wfeathing crowns for its golden reign,
And the bright eye spaIkles with liquid light
Like the star enthroned on the brow of night,
And the teeming fields their offerings bring
At the sainted shrine of the Autumn King.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1839-11-14

Public HEcAsTATioS.-Ihere was a very la.rse
Wing meeting at Poughkeepsie on Wednes1 nv eve
ming, 3Oth ult., at which we are informed not less
mADeE addressed the multitud for about an hour
and a half, at the conclusioa Of which a Mr.. Pen.
body, . respectable riechanic Of Poughkeepsie
rose and publicly r.nounced his connection with the
Locoioeo party observing that re believed ii 10 be
the raofel duly of every man, when he was conyin-
OF error, to renounce il as publicly as he had advo-
Gated i'll that he had always acted with the Demo
cratic party, hut that he had become satisfied that
tho doctrines of the present Administration were
wrong, and il carried out would ruin the country,
and ne therefore publicly renowned his allegiance
puiieax.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1839-11-14

An A carriage containing two la.
dies who represented themselves us mother and
daughter, stopped o, the outer gate Of tho Aims
House, cvef the SchuyIkiIl. no, long since, when
the youngest Informed the keeper that her mother
was anxious TO obtain a white child-an infant, il
possibie--to adopt as her own, she having lately
Loot one. She WINS shown several, md al last made
a selection that pleased her, and requested permis.
sion to show Il TO her mother. who was In the car
riesc; aad, IL i suited her, they would obtain an
order IRON The Guardians of the Poor, and call in
a day or two for it. The child was wrapped up ia
its cradle clothes and taken By herself to the CARR
age, and, after a few minutes delay, she returned
and placed the baby where abe found il, stating
that they would call nes, day and take IL away
The carriage was then driven of and nothing fur
Their was thought Of the tran,nction, until il became
necessary to remove the child for some canss, when
IL was discovered chat the white child had been ts-
ken by the parsons in the carriage, and a black one
left in its place, III hiiadsiphia North Amer.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1839-11-14

A TRANSPARENT WATcH.-A watch his been
presented to the Academy Of Science at Paris. con-
structed Of very curious materials, the parts being
principally formed Of rock crystal. II was made by
works are visible the two teethed wheels which
carry the hands are rock crystal, the other wheels
OF metal, 10 prevent sccidents from the breaking of
the eprings. All the screws are fixed in crystal,
and all The axles turn on ru5ies. The escape
ment 10 of sapphire, the balance wheel of rock crys-
tel, and its springs Of gold. The regularity Of this
watch as a time keeper is attributed by the maker
to The feeble expansion Of the rock crystal on the
balance wheel. &c. The execution Of the whole
shows TO what a state Of perfection the art of cut
ting precious stones has been carried on in modern
times.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1839-11-14

The most ultra Ag,arian and Leveling doctrines
arc put forth and strenuousIy supported, at this
time, by some Of he journals friendly 10 the admin-
is,ration, published in the large cities. The demo-
ralizing and anti-sociai course Of these journals
gives pain TO all the friends Of regular government,
and Is calculated TO make ~ have some fears for
the permanence Of our institutions. II il time for
the respectable citisens Of this country Of all parties
to unite against the Infdcls, Agrarians, Jewellers,
against established law and order. We regret 10
see all these fragments Of sects profess attachment
to the ADMINISTRATOR. It ia . bad s~ign.-Aiezas-
dr;a Ga4skfs.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1839-11-14

The Baltimore Chronicle Of the 28th inst, says !
An Indignation anti-bsnk l~oco.foco meeting vas
lately beld in Pittsburg TO instruct Governor PoR-
TER in his duty relative to the atsion necessary to
be taken towards the suspended banks In Pennsyl-
vsnia. The materials of which the assemblage
was composed may be discovered from the follow.
ing paragraph from the piusburs Gazette Of Wed.
nesday last.
Was William Ferral, who figured ~ a patriot
and orator at the Anti Bank Meeting en- Saturday
night, the same William Ferrnl who was found
guilty Of robbery in our Mayors Court. about eigh-
teen months ago, and absconded before sentence
was passed7
Was John Gray, who also figured 10 The SANS
capacities. the bail Of the aforesaid William Fer
rslf
We nrc told that true answers to both these
questions would he in the affirmative"
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1839-11-14
VARIETY r.

The resolution nominating MARriS vAx BuRgs
and JANIS h. Polk, has passed the House of
Representatives of Tennessrc--it, having nassau
both branches, msy be considered az The sat Of the
Tennessee Loco-fncos. Alas, for Col. johnson -
We have been much amused at reading the repor,
OF the proceedings as given In the Nashville papers.
The discussion upon tie " eminent puatihrationsi'
Of The pominccs became very warm, and waxsd ra.
Their hot for the lo~co-facos when they sprung the
r. q. The majority we're fairly shamed DOT Of this
end the previous qucs,ioa was not seconded. A
member then rose and offered as a Substitute fot The
preamble and resolutions, the following;
Resolred, Tha, we have fall confidence In the In.
~telligence and patriotism Of TIE PEOPLE In The
selection they may wish TO make Of Candidates for
President Of the United States.
Ihis struck the majority all aback, and again was
the previous question moved. the effect of which
would have been to throw aside all amendments.
and would have been equivalent 10 voting, that
they had not" full confidence in the intelligence
and patriotism Of the people, This idea finally
started into their heads and the r. G.. motion was
withdrawn. Now shat Nas to be done All were
Al a stand--thc resolution was a poser, a regular
stumbling block. At this crisis the speaker left the
chair ! ojoin in the melee, and he offered, by way
Of amendment, the following singular resolution.
not to say imrudent and unn,eanine
Resolved, That the amendment of the member
from Lawrence was offered to emharras the major
ity.
A. soon as il was read. a point Of order was rat
scd, and i was objected to Ms personally rejecting
upon a member. Ii soon became apparent to al
that the objection was valid, pnd the Spcsker, re-
Stunning the chair, himsclfd decided that bis own res.
oiu'ion was out of order. The party now being in
a tight place, and NOT knowing what to do. again
sprung the previous question This time il was
sustained, and cutting oil all amendments, lie whole
OF fginai batch was swallowed. BY ,hi. act the To-
co-iocos IN the Tennessee Legislature. Ut the bid
ding OF the party in Washington, have vir,uaIiy de-
clared, that they have sor 'faH confidence IN me
Intelligence aud patriotism ~ the pcoyie, IN Me SCI.
itet'on they may rish 10 make Of a candidate for
President and Faee President q the ~ States"
but that they alone, the oflice holders, have the ex
elusive right to dictate 10 freemen, for whom they
shall vote Chron.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1839-11-14

II would seem that the oldest house in the United
States, 50 far az can be accurately sscertained, 10
now standing in old Guilford, Conn.,, which was
built 10 The year 1889; consequently il 10 now two
hundred years old. 1t is Of hammered stone, and
stands on . beautiful rise Of ground, command
ing a delightful view Of the Long Island Sound, uP
this house was built BY the Rev. Mr.. White6eld.
who LED the settlers there, and was the first minis.
ter at Guilford Bali. Pat.