Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1842-11-17

The white wooden houses ESQ white that
il makes one wink to look ut them,) with
their green jalousie blinds, are so sprink.
led and dropped about in all directions,
without seeming TO have any roo, at oil
in the ground; and the small churches
are so p,m, and bright. and highly var.
nsh.d, that almost believed the whole
affair could be taken Piecemeai Ike
chld's toy, and cramm' d INTO little box.
The city is a beautiful one, and can
not fail, should imagine, to impress all
strangers very fivorabiy. The private
dwelling houses, are, Tor the most part.
large and elegant, the shops extremely
good and The public buildings handsome.
The State House is butt upon the summit
"fa hill, which ris' $ gradually al fist,
and afterwards by step ascent, nImos,
snm the waters edge. 10 front is a
green enclosure, called the common.-
The site is beautiful, and from the top
there isa charming panoramic view OF
of the whole town and peighborhood.
10 addition to variety of comnodious
offices, il confirms two handsome chan.
bes; in on" the House OF Representa-
tiv,s oi the State hold their meetings !;
IN the other, the Senate. Such proce' d.
ings as saw here were conducted with
perect gravity and decorum, and were
certainly calculated 20 inspire attention
and respect"
AMERICAN LAW COURTS AND LAWYERS
ITO an Euylishman accustomed to the
paraphe,nal,a Of Westminster Hall, an
American court Of law is an odd sigh,
az. suppos-. an English court Of law
would he 10 an American. Excep, in
IN. Supreme Court ut Washington where
the ;ndpes WEAR a Main black rob.l there
"a no such thing as n wig or gown con.
n-cted with the administration of Justice.
The gentlemen of the bar, being barris
t-rs and ATTORNEYS too flor there is no dl.
vision OF ,hos. functions as IN England, /,
are no more removed from their clients
than attorneys in our Court for tho Re-
lief of IRsolyen, Debtors are from theirs.
The Jury are quite at home. and Nuke
themselyes an comfortable M circumstan.
c-s will! permit. The witness is SO little
elevated above. or nut aloor from. the
crowd in the court. that a stranger enter.
ing during a pause in the proceedings
would find j, difficult TO nick him ou,
from the rest. And # il Glanced tn he n
criminal trial, his ewes. in nine cases out
of ten. would wander 10 the cock IN search
Of the prisoner in vain: for that gen,Ie-
man would most likely be Iounppg a. .
mong the mos, distinguished ornaments
Of the legal prof. ssion whispering sug.
yes,ions in his counsel's ear, OF making
a tooth pick GU, of an old Quill with his
pen knife.
81 could not bu, notice these differ
ences. when visited the courts at Bos-
ton. | was much surprised first, too. T..
observe that tho counsel who n,errogated
the witnt IS under examination nj the time
did so sitting. But seeing that he was
also occo,;ed in v,;,;,y DIV, tho answers
and rememh, r,nu thai he va alor, md
had no .iunior.' | Quickly consoled NV.
self with the reflection that law was not
quite so expensive an article here, rs ut
home and tina, the absence of sundrv
f,rmai,rs which we regard as indispen.
sable had doubtless very favorable in.
flu-nce upon the bill of costs.
"ln every court, ample and commod.
Gus provision is made for the accommoda-
ton OF the citizens. This is the case all
through America. In every pubic ins'i'
'u'ion' the righ' OF the people TO attend
ana 10 nave an interest IN the proceedings
rs most 'o'iy ana distinctly recognised.
lhere are 20 grim door-keepers to doie
Out 'he'r tatdy c'vi'ity by the sIxpenny
worm: nor IS there, ! sencerey believe,
any 'nso'ence OF "fhce OF any KIND. NO
thing national IS exhibited tor money
ana 40 PnbI'c olflcer rs Snowman. we
nave begun oil late years 10 initiate this
sood example ! nope We shall continue
10 90 So ana that IN The lulloess o' time
even deans and chapters may DO convert.
co.
me LADIES of bosIoN'
The tone oil society IN Bosom is one
OF perfect politeness, courtesy, and good
breeding Inc ladies' are unquestlonab'y
very oeaui''ni-'n lace but there ! am
cc"pe"eo u STOP heif eoucauoh IL
"''en Us wiz" US ne'ner oe''er nor
"ao '1o'" 'o''e 'e,y "'"'
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