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Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1840-12-12

A WIFE Who that has been married
can do without wife; an aftecilonate,
thoughtful, nay, prophetic being, who
lives in our smile aud who rejoices IN our
prosperity? Theodore S. Fay, in little
sketch entitled 1.-THE Wife and Umbrel-
a." thus speaks and thus arostrophises'
ADO you stake your UMBRELLA said my
wife, not imperatively, but impressIvely
and prophelically, and with the air of one
who had heard all my arguments, but who
had not been in the least convincedb by them.
When my vile speaks in that calm
way, it is astonishing what an elect It has
on me. | don't know how il is, but al
ways have secret presentiment that she
il RIGHT, think IN most cases she Is
She seems to be endowed with sort oil
second. sight. Wives o(ten.possess this Ia
Guilty. 1t is one Of those things which gives
them such immencc influence over tneil
husbands. A clever woman, It she under
stands her position, can make her nus
band do any thing. Even his very oppo
sition strengthens her power ultimately
He ones against her advice and he suffers
The consequences. This makes him afra''
10 oopose her. What wife, living on goo'
, terms with her husband, particularly
, he be a man of common sense, who mas
, no idea of being master, and all that,> can
not lead HIM where she viii! cannot lm
. nress him with new form-a new char
acter; cannot give new direction 70 h'
d thoughts, plans and opinions2 This spring
only from one cause, viz: certain supe
\, r;ori,y on certain subjects, which, as
: said. partakes, or seems to parlake, OF 'h
nature Of the secona,aight. Perhap'
) there is, in reality, nothing superna'ur'
abou, il, and woman'S long, lonely houl
, Of ouiet reflection, give her this power
!, observation and calculation, which man
!, too busy, too much absorbed by care
a STRUGGLES. excitements and crowds,to nav
:, time or calmncss to acquire. lhere
j. something different, however, 10 me i
a. male nature, Ii is more subtle ana pen
m tratlng. :,
ID STRENGTH or IRON PnLARs.--At u
ID late meeting of the British Association /,
a, Glasgow, a paper was read by Mr' iioo
Il. tlIinson. describing series of exPerImen
n made bv him on the strength OF IRON p
IL lars it appeared from these, that ?
in lar square at the top and bottom, y ao0
| three times as strong az one rounded al :
al. ends. and they are one seventh strong
m. when swelled to tho middle, like me ~
rum Of cone, with the base IN tho cen
on Of the pillar.
Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1840-12-12
,eurp EVERY SATURDAY MORNING
VDD Nv John N. BASKlN.

urpMs OF SUBSCRIPTION.
ir"c UNION, is published everey
lne ,.S I'M morning, at s. per annum, INvARIA ely
.nrANCE.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1840-02-20
From The New Ynlk Ml1ror.
LITERARY ODDS AND Ends

$500 H'11F
Poetry is the d~ivinest OF all arts, for il
is the breathing or expression Of that prin-
ciple or sentiment which is deepest or su.
blinest in human nature.
Oientimes, in perusing poetry, | have
tancied the notes of admiration at the ter
mination of the lines as heirogliphics OF
the authors own admiration at his own
cIeyerness.
No prudent man will oppugn the mer-
its OF a contemporary in his oWn suppo-
sed department.
Women often affect to seem unaffected,
and take great care to appear careless.
There is 10 true beauty somewhat that
narrow souls cannot dare to admire.
Never shall | forget her round flexible
form. Delicate girl just budding into
womanly loneliness, whose heart trembled
behind the snowy wall Of her beautiful bo-
som.
There cannot be a more fatal symptom
of the decline and corruption of national
morals, than the prevalence of what is
called squeamishness.
There are times when the most frank
and soclable mar may surfeit on most 10.
we'd society, preferring loneliness rath-
er.
Laws penned with the utmost care and
exactness, and in our own language. are
often perverted to wrong meanings !; then
why should We wonder that the Bible is
so
Although men are accused OF not know
ing their weakness, yet, perhaps, as few
know their own strength,
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1840-02-20

France have boon much disliked au3 con.
s%equensiv prohibited by The king Of ,ha
Sandwich Islands. The French nation.
determined % cram is religion dawn tho
threats OF the islanders, has sent an armed
ship OF war to compel The ISLANDERS 10 r..
celvc the priests Of a religion thai i ha,e.
tal to Them, and makes this a paltry and
contemplate excuse 10 exscs most ~fayora.
bic treaties Of coinmerce with France. and
70 extor, 100000 under The ,fumpery
plea of security.
The outrage to American citizens Il,
that when the French ship OF war thrca.
tened 70 blow the town Of Ilonololu to
heaven or tho other place, if its reasona.
bic terms were not complied with, il OF
Tered protection TO the English Consul
and residents but in Offering the same
TO our Consul, it denied i, 10 the Protest.
ant missionaries in the town.
We have read Of similar acts Of mipht.
despollaiion, and robbery, on The pnrt of
pirates, but never looked for such d black
act under the fri color. The glory or
the French nation is furnished. Shall a
citizen Of America be outraged by il T.
y. y. Sunday Morning Atlas.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1840-02-20
STORM.


BY sEBA SMITH.
The cold winds swept the mountains height,
And painless was the dreary wild.
And mid the cherries hours of night
A mother WANDERED with her child,
As through the drifting snow she prcss'd,
The babe was sleeping on her breast.
And colder sill the winds did blow,
And darker hours Of nigh, came on,
And deeper grew the drifts of snow;
Her limbs were child, her strength was gone
cob, God y she cried, in accents Wild,
"If must perish save my child.n
She siripp'd her mantle ffom her breast,
And bafed her bosom in tue storm,
And round the clpld size wrapp'd the vest,
And smiled TO think the child was warm.
With one cold kiss one tear she shed,
And sank upon a snowy bed.
AT dawn a traveller passed by,
And saw her meath a snow veili
The frost of death was in her eye,
Her cheek was cold, and hard, and pale
He moved the robe from off the child,
The babe looked up and sweetly smiled.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1840-02-20
WrsrnHsAspS ovrn-W rsrrRN BANKS.

WEsTRRHAN SoUTH- w EsTERN BANKS.
The Philadelphia Sentinel says: II ap.
pears from the testimony before the LIE.
gislature Of Ohio, that six millions or the
capital Of the Banks Of that State, are
owHed by persons not resident therein
The Bank Of Kentucky, with a capital Of
i've millions, ard the Northern Bank Of
kentucky, OF three millions, with the ex-
ception Of the subscription in five per cent.
by he State, are almost wholly owned by
persons residing in the Atlantic States
The Banks in Tennessee. Indiana. and Hi
nois, are also held principally by eastern
capitalists.
Several Banks in Mississippi, and large
portions Of some ofihose of New Orlcans.
were established by capitals derived from
the same source. Il 10 supposed that the
amount invested in these various Banks,
by the citizens OF Boston, N. York, Phila-
delphia, Baltimore, &c exceeds twenty
millions,
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1840-02-20

Paris \ NEw loaK.-Whiie New
fork Is annually mulcled with losses bv
hfe to the amount Of hundreds AZ thou.
sands q dollars, AID sometimes millions,
Paris with a population three times us
large, loses comparatively nothing. A
late Paris paper says :-.s It appears from
IN authentic statement that. durlag last
July, August, and September, the number
OF fires Which caused any damage wotthy
OF notice IN the capital was only eight.
The total amount of the loss occasioned
by these accidents is estimated nj o. 900
r., Labout SI7,0n0l whereas tho total a.
noun, for which tho properties so injured
was insured, is known to have been more
than 100000 fr.D-Ntm York Journal
Of Commerce.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1840-02-20
France AND SANDWICH ISLANDS

GRANGE M II SANDWICH ISLANDS.
We have before had occasion 10 speak
Of the conduct of France in regard 10 tie
Sandwich Isles. The fall report of the
affair is now before us. The French ma
ton has not merely acted in the might 81
It's strength with such tyrrany towards
the King Of the Sandwich Islands as an
old class fellow shows TO a poor freshman
OF a fag, and in its shameful, scandalous,
and beastly religious zeal, made itself obi
Gus and disgusting in the eyes Of civilized
nations, but it has insulted most grossly
the American nation in the outrages pre-.
medltated, and all but committed to some
of its citizens.
The fact is that Protestant missionaries
from hence have been received there in
great favor, and that Catholic psicsis from
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1840-02-20

A GENERAL BANKRUrr LAW. The
New York paPefs are discussing With
some earncstncss the subject Of 4 general
bankrupt law. A memorial, %petitioning
Congress TO pass such a law, has been.gut
up. The constilutionallty Of The meas
urc is insisted on as being clearly estah-
llshed by the terms which express and
define the powers ofthe General Govern
ment, while the commercial interests OF
the city are said to require the adoption
Of such a general principle.-Bah. Amer.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1840-02-20

The New Hampshire Sentinel contains
the following notice THE Keene Win
dow Glass Company are now manufactus
Chrystalred QudrtS into Glass: nm en-.
tirely new material for Window Glass
making, which renders it much tronge
and clearer, and gives j, a peculiar and
esutiful lussrc.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1840-02-20

TExAs.-Late accounts from Calves
ton, have been received at New Orleans.
They furnish no news Of moment.
Tie following drolI paragraph is from
the Houston (Ieras) Star -
TnE WHOLE SroRY ToLD.-The fol.
lowing minute statistics Of Austin are said
to be correct :-On tie first Of January,
1910, The whole population, members Of
Congress, Spectators, gamblers, loafers
and all, amounted to 656-whics TIL
White adult males 550-do. do. females
81 !-children I00-families rs mecha-
MICS 35-lawyers 4-pbysicians 5-prin-
ting Offices 2-taverns 6--siores 9-gro-
ccries o. billiard room l--ond faro banks
6.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1840-02-20

Box HILL TUNNEL.-The Box Hill
Tunnel, or the Great Western Railway,
in England, will be when completed one
ofthe most s~tupendous works Of the kind,
ever accomplished. The tunnel will be
one mile and three quarters in length, for
ty feet in height, and thirty feet in width.
The work was begun in 1886, and for
the most part has been carried on by bo-
ring through solid masses of free stone.-
The great undertaking was projected by
MIR. Brunei, and the execution thus far
has been carried on under The direction
Of Messrs. Breucr and Lewis, TIE con-
tractors. The tunnel is so far advanced
tina, the whole is expected to be finished
in ls41.
In a portion of the work between two
shafts Messrs. Breuer and Lewis COM
menced their work at each end, working
towards a common centre and when the
two cuttings closely Appropriated, much
anxiety was felt lest a straight line should
not have been kept, and the union of the
two portions OF the work should not have
been true; but on breaking through the
last intervening portion Of the rock, the
accuracy of the heading was proyed-io
the great JOY, says an English journal. OF
The ~workmcn, who took a lively interest
IN the result. TIE Junction was perfect
to a hair as to the level, the two roofs
forming an unvarying line, while at the
sides, the utmost deviation from a straight
line was only one inch and a quarter
Bull. American.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1840-02-20
Dorsey's celebrated vermifuge.

SRflIH renewed confidence | offer this article
w to the public, as one of the best remedies,
ever invented, for the destruction and expulsion Of
"orms, from Children. It's action. is mild and
peasant, and whether the child has Worms OF nor,
Us operation will be of benefit. All necessary and
particular information will be given by the subscri-
os'' ny whom the article is prepared, for wholesale
y retail. WILLIAM DORSEY,
January 9, 1870.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1840-02-20
il n II 8 J
From The Boston Notion.

ln the year 1921, a Mrs. Blake persisted in a
sno"-siorm in the night time, while travelling over
a spur OF the Green Mountains in Vermont. She
had an infant with her, which was found alive and
well in tho morning, being carefully wrapped in the
mothers clothing.
THE MOTHER P%ERTsHING IN A SNOW
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1840-02-20

STATE COLONIZATION SocIETy.--The
Eighth Annual Report Of The MARYLAND
State Colonization Society has been ham
ded to us. The account given of the So
ciety's doings and Of the present state Of
the Colony are Of a very satisfactory ma
ture, and tend to give additional assurance
to the hopes Of those who look upon Col.
oni2ation as the noblest mems yet devil
sed of lettering the condition Of the colo.
red man, both in Africa and America
The population OF the Maryland Colony
is now about $50. The colonisis are 90
yerned By laws administered by officers
OF their own color, elected by themselves I;
and they enjoy peace, tranquility and
good order. The Report states that The
population at Cape palmas and It's viciui
" is now large enough to Justify The So.
clety IN sending to the Colony as mapy
emigranis MS may be offered and, the
Colony is therefore in u situation 10 fulfil
the views and expectations of its founders,
Offering to the free people of color, Of the
state. as favorable u spot for emigration,
as any other beyond the limits Of the Uni
ted States. The number Of omigrants
formerly was limited hut, the present
vigorous condition Of the Colony does not
now require this precaution.
The settlement of Maryland in Liberia
consists Of two villages. One, which is
the seaport, on the ocean, called Harper
the other, four miles in The interior, ma
med Mount Tubman,--the two connected
by the Maryland Avenue, on either side
of which, and adjoining each other, ars
the farms of the colonists. All ~visiiers
declare that the whole presents the as
pect OF a most interesting community
The ~SocIety's mex expedition, we under.
stand, will sail in the Fnll.-Bah. Amer
lean,
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1840-02-20
rANOpY.

haow yc the land where defaul.ing aud thieving
by swsttwoats 81 otllce i don't every day,
Where rar,y-men vie IN tic arr Of dpciying,
aud then cap tho climax by running away7
kaow 70 the land Of the vault and The key.
Where the vault is aaclosed and tho money left
free,
IL be pilfcred and spent through the Wig ilan, car,
OF collectors and seeu,s wlom fs,ly put there :
Wie,e Reform is bY.worl- RctrreeLmcnt q
dream.
Corruption the practice, and riaaos the scheme.
Where u Kitchen Cabal, or a Csueas 10 ,itiIl.
pares pfociaiin IT, own voice o. q f,es people s
wil4
Know VI tho land where he cub ffeasarer. riot,
Like ~ army q rats when The ca j. asay,
Wne,e The cash of the people i. sl3iee i, q dor,
And %to1hine u irfs but % widssie for ray
ia the land af oar falhrrs. liz Amcrict. ssf,
Whe'" %ibrry's price was blood, ,reasure, and
toii:
lie the land thai @as freed and BY Washington
Won,
Where deeds 40 disgraerful are openly done.
Let a penple oppressed arise IN tlieir might.
Asenge their own wiongs aud eonlued for The
right.
SDispei the deep gloom oyerspreaaing tie land,
With The iondeess u heart snd vigof &c band.
The Richmond Wing, Of the lst inst.
says:-A AT O'Clock last night, the cleo.
ton OF Senator was indefinitely postponed,
after a trial Of three days. The House
IN the first place proposed to postpone un.
I'll III o'clock this day. The Senate a.
mended the resolution by substituting in
definite postponcment taycs about 20
the House disagreed the Senate insisted,
and the House recedcd by a vote Of 81 to
Go. The vote in both Houses was q mix.
ed one-some Of each party voting for il
under the general Conviction that 10
election could be made, and the universal
$ 'nse OF WEAKNESS, exhaustion aud dis.
gust.
Thus is the melancholy and disorgani.
sing spectacle presented 10 the world f0i
the second time, Of Virgipia's being ana.
bic 10 elect a representative of her soye.
reignty in the Federal S~enatc--of heI
Legislatures being unable to discharge d
high and paramount constitutional duty.
Trginia, the last Of whom it could have
been expected, is the first to give the cx-
ample Of lncipient anarchy and disofgani.
zatiun.
Wei may they whose responsibility i,
justly is, feel, as their conduct and their
countcnnnees exhibit, the overwhelming
sense Of its momentous seriousness. The
Peope-ihe law loving and the order abb
ding People Of Virginia, must and will
have an account ofihis weeks work IN
the General Assembly.
We repudiate the llIibcrali,y of attcmp-
ting to devolye upon the Administration
party, the responsibility of defeating ali
election. Not theirs is the fault. Let
them bear the consequences who have
produced .hem.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1840-02-20

NAVAL DRrENcE.--ln answer to 4
resolution Of the Senate last year, cal.
ling for n report from the President, on
The military and naval defcncos required
Tor 'tfhs cotntry, tins Navy Board report
tlnt--
|. In respect TO steam vessels or way,
looking at cur numerous and exposed
harbors, and liability to attack by the
same species Of force, not less than forty
arm,tl steamers, OF different sizes and
power, would DO required.
The average cost ~ these is estimated
at $335,000 each, making for the whole
forty a gross sum Of thirteen and a half
million Of dollars.
.. In respect 10 vessels Of war-the
present force fit for service, or worthy or
repair, excluding a ship Of tho line par.
tally built al Sacket,'s Harbor, consists
Of II ships Of the line, l rnzee, Ia frig.
ates, 81 sloops, and 6 smaller vessels
and they estimate, that TO complete the
force that they suppose could be manned
upon the occurrence OF war, an addition
would be required Of IA ships Of the line,
10 frlgates, II sloops, and "a smaller yes.
scls-over end above the steamers refer
red to under the first Iend. The cost Of
building and arming this additional force
is cstiriated at $40, 2GD, 900.
3, For the completion Of the Navy
Yards, Docks, &C., nj the difFcren. sta.
IJions, n sum Of ga, 000, 900 would be re-
CURED, in addition 10 which a new naval
establishment, in the waters ofNarragan.
sctt Bay, IL recommended as i~ndispensa-
ble in time Of War.-N. Y. Amer.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1840-02-20
THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 20, 1910

Louis the Fourteenth, Of France, spent
his life IN turning a good into a great
name.
never wonder to see men wicked. but
often wonder to sou them not asham.
cd.
All men complain that cards are i'll shuE-
He'd til they get a good hand.
Most men have just enough religion 10
make them hate, but not enough 10 make
them love ono another.
How is il possible I expect that man
kind will take advice, when they viii no,
SO much as take warning.
IL men Of wit and genius would resolve
never to complain in their works Of crit.
les and detractors, the next age would
not know that they evcr had any.
When a true genius appears in the
world, you may know him by this sign,
that the ounces are all ia ~conledcracy a.
gainst hini.
The greatest inventions were produced
in times of ignorance, as the use OF the
compass, gunpowder, and printing.
We should ever carefully AVOID putting
U interest in competition with our du.
".
The real value Of friendship consists
more in what we feel than in what we in
spire.
know Of 90 homage more worthy OF
the Deity, than the silent admiration OK.
cited by the contemplation Of his works.
|, is ever a folly 10 BE- wise among
fools.
God be praised, learning Tint we know
nothing is still learning something.
To be universally intelligible is not the
least merit in n writer.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1840-02-20
NUMBER 81.

A~DAM-wHERE ART Tnour

~ AA&G
Rumor alIedges that the Y Coalition A.
Washington is mol thorough and compIete
-thnt, while tho c~xternals oil intimacy
are observed, there il, between the high
contracting parties, and their respective
friends, followers, and dependents, d strong
unicrcurrent Of suspicion. iii feeling and
mutual dlstrust-thas discord will hlaze
out ~ no distant day and, in fine. thar
sae "Ih'va'ry" are again disposed to get
ul'on the rail- Heaven torefanl, We
did hope that Mr.. Calhoun md his follow
eys were permanently lodged in the arms
Of legitimacy, and that the country was
no longer 10 be distracted with doubts NJ
10 Their Whereabouts, or the Wing party
annoyed and injured by their neutrality.
much more by their friendship.
Should the surmise be true. what would
il prove7 Isl. Il would be another a.
stance to verify the profound philosophy
OF sdmund Burke'a denunciation OF hetc-
%rogeneous coalitions. Cd. II would show
'hat the high contracting parties were
each dissatisfied with his share Of the bsy.
gam-that Mr.. Van Buren, had not yef
realized my benefit FROM the accession az
the "Chisalry'--possibly that he too
late bad become convinced, that he could
not have taken d more injudicioue, a morn
ttni step, than an alliance offensive and
defensive with . clique, whose arrogant
professions OF lofty superiority, in con.
lrast with their groyolling treaty with pow
er, demonstrate them to be as selfish and
tricky N their actual transactions, az they
are supeflatively pure and angelic in iii
Iheir pfotestatlons Of public yirtue-And
that John G. Calhoun, after his junction
with the " fox" who Ind undermined and
supplanted him with Gen. Jackson, found
himself no nearer 10 The Presidency, thnn
when he was honored with the frowns Of
power. 3D.. twould strengthen the uni.
yersal belief that the Wing cause Is on
the march, and that principalities and
Powers, that coalitions and combinations
ai the posscssors Of power with the ambi-
tious spirits who arc cIutching ut il with.
out consulting the will Of the People, will
avail notlsing against hat powerful senti-
ment OF dlsirust and dissatisfaction which
peryaies the country, and which will e.
yentuate IN the overthrow or trading po-
lilicians, and thu triumphant election Of
WnLlAM II. HARRIsoN.
lie Encourage Wings! The day OF de-.
hverance Is at hand.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1840-02-20
VOLUME 40.
who wants better evidence 2

WOULD refer the reading public to the nume-
n rous voluntary letters published in this paper
and in the Good Samaritan, relative to the happy
rad beneficial effects of the administration of
The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-12-19
MARRIED,

On Thursday, nth instant, by the Rev John M Dun
can, GEORGE E. CHAMBERLIN, OF Jefferson couh
ty, Virginia, to Miss Martha Brundell, ofths CITY,
On Monday evening, I4th instant, by the Rev hlr
Tppet GEORGE Y. WORTHINGTON, OF ths CITY,
10 Miss ELIZABETH T.. COALE, of Cecil county
On Tuesday evening, Cd Instant, by the Rev. David
Steel. SAMUEL STRICKLAND, of Harrisburg, Pa,
10 Miss JANE HOGG, of this city.
In Carroll county, onthe 9Th instant, the Rev JOHN
ELDERDICE, Of the Maryland District NJ Z. Chlfch,
to Miss LOUISA Hustler, of baltimore county.
Near CharIestOwn, Va, on the 10Th instant, ROBERT
C. MCPHERSON OF Frederick county, Md, TO Miss
MILLICENT F., daughter of VIM. T. Washington
Esq. of jefferson county, Va.