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Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-07-20
FRANKLiNS WIFE.

On the repeal of "that mother Of mis-.
chief" the stamp act, DR.. Franklin, IN
l776, sent over from London TO his wife,
whu was then living in Ph,ladel pha, q
new dress, &c. In his |, tt, he says
LAS the stamp act IS at length repeal
ID, am willing you should have new
gown which you may sui pose did not
SIND sooner, as knew you would not
like 10 be finer than your n,ighbors, un.
less in gown"f your spinning. Had
The trade between the two countries total
~ &c .s-d, 1t pas a com fort 10 me 10 recot-
iect that I had once been clothed from head
10 foot in uoolsn and linen of my mites
manufacture; that Uas neper prouder Of
any dress in my lie. ami that she and her
daughter might do 1t again If necessary"
How many OF our gr' at stat. snen could
say tins. or any thing Ike tnis, ofthrir
wives at the present dayl The piano
is in the place OF the spinning wheel, and
too many OF our rich mems daughters
look upon homly household duties with
but little less Iepugnauce than they d.
pplson. Howev,r It is not best to ciosk
over to-day. If the times .mandeI il,
we believe there would be manifested
devotion and patriotism worthy of the
times Of our heritage. Post.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-07-20
From the Hagsrstosm TorchIgai.


You may travel the road from Missouri to Maine,
If 'twere all the way fenced 'twould make long
lane
Yet from one end to the other you'll find every ds,
Men, women, and children; are tut ming to Clay.
The people now see there's d star In the West,
On whose influence and power the country may resi
Would you have il to rise and its influence display
There's nausht will effect ii but turning to Cisy.
Even Martin Van Buren,, Who by cunning and trick.
cry,
Once rode into power the back Of old Hickory,
His schemes will sll fail. and al some dis'ant day
The old King of terrofs will turn him to Clay.
John Caldwell Calhoun, WIN is sill in the Senate,
But at last has given up his right to keep in it
His vsulring ambition has led him sstray.
He'll he cool. calm and silent. whsn he's turned to
Clay.
Though our national glory awhile may be veiled,
And our rulers still act with their reasons conceal.
ed,
Those dark deeds will, ere long be all wiped away
AZ truth shall prevail, and ne all turn to Clay.
Then may Johnny Tyler. q wish him no harm)
Retire in good health snd in peace TO hi farm
Look into himself. and prepare for the day.
When he will be call'd on add anst turn to Clay
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-07-20

PAsToRAL AND PRiaIrvE.-The Phtsburs Sun
gives The following account of wedding which re
Gently took place ia tho neighborhood of Ptshurg:
"0n the "a inst Squire Miller. Magistrate in the
borough of Tsrertum, in this county. went to the
house Of man living FIVE miles back in that place,
according to previous arrangement, to marry cou-
pie. He arrived at the appointed time, and finding
preparation for wedding. he began to think he
was bosxed He consequently went to field
whore man was pouehing to what was wrong.
On his arrival the man stopped his plough. saying
he would see II she was comn g; and after walking
few steps. with his eyes fixed ON little hill at
distance, they saw beautiful girl Of sixteen, de-
scsndng the heights, and vending her way towards
them. Il wss she : on her arrival they were uni
ted in bonds OF mstrimony on the spot and he wen,
on with his ploughing The man was said to be
about IS :"
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-07-20

ANOTHER REMOVAL. Official intelli.
g"nce has be- n received in Philadelphia
ufthe removal of Isaac Otis, Marshal for
The Eastern District Of Pennsylvania, and
the appointm. Mt in his place of General
G-orR. Keim. of Reading. In the rrmo
val Of Mr.. OTIS, homes, men Of all parties
unite in expressing their surprise, for he
was an efficient officer and q truly up
right and exemplary man. For his sue
cessor, G n. Keim, we have always en-
ier,ained the most sincere regard, and
Can but regret that necessity compels him
10 accept office under the present Adj
ministi alton. -Chr0nicle.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-07-20
PROGRESS or The WAR.

The Globe keeps up the IRE upon tn
Admin strstlon with great fury. Afte
chsrg ng CAPT. TYLER with trying TO buy
up the d moerscy with the spo.ls Of Office
and IA 'iug 10 the effort, it proce. DIS to opsr
fresh chapter. Ii says:
"Ths present dynasty have no party
they b I'VE not ysrticle Of personal infiu.
ence or popularity. Th,ir whole stake
lies in tho Government they administer,
and th'ir SIX II 81 to manage il IS TO ena.
be u EN- to hold the balance between
The struggling parties, and compel that
which they may lip TO triumph TO make
t rms With them. Mr.. Tyler and his Cab
met know full we'll that he has no more
chance for the nomination Of either party,
than he has for The succession to Queen
Victoris. Their only hope now is, that
by gaining footing With the Democracy
again, they may 81 order their official co
ons as 10 bring sufficient force into its
national convention to turn ths scae be.
tween the Democratic candldat g, and bar.
gain 10 be provided for by that one who
may &C ept their service. But here we
think they reckun without their host.
Whst aslirant among the Democratic lea
ders will tncunb, himself with their helpl
Do they not all remember that Mr.. Cush-
ing, on the floor OF the House Of Represen.
tatives, when beating up 70. recruits for
the exchsquer bill, openly avo~ed that
the weight OF the Administration would
be felt in the presidential election, and
gave all 10 und, rstaDd that il would all
those who should be found willing 10 aid
il, Mr.. Gushing has run off with the Chi
ma missinn; and in this gives earnest that
he did not speak without authority, snd
that the Administration, il faithful TO moth.
ing Il se woul no, be found wanting 10 its
mercenaries. 1.-The constitutional fact"
now offers i'sef to the highest bidder
among the Democratic arpirsnts, and will
devote its IL 10 promote the amb ton Of
TINT man who will enter into the coalition
through winch II seeks 10 perpetuate its
connexIon with the Government, and
mainta tn" official corps wi ich It shall
have fastened upon il. The is, step that
mus, be- taken towards the pforost Goa
VI VI itIust OV tHF ibous VI yNf
and his corps Of office. holders into the ma
tionsl conven,ien, That or must be
opened 10 them, to enable them TO throw
the weight Of the Governme mt into the
scale Of that one of the Drm Cratic can.
didates who will purchase such support.
But we confidently believe that he will
find no bidder among the candidates ofthe
Democracy for the aid Of executive pa.
tronsge or power TO operate in his favor,
either before the convent N or before the
people. The Tyler totich will be death
to whoever willingly receives it. The
Democracy will receive no candidate Of
his designation. AS for his approaching
tie Democratic conveBti d for nomina.
ton himself. i: is all preience. He on.
ly seeks an opportunity to pres mt hims' If
there, that he may dispose OF his stakes TO
tho best advantage"
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-07-20

Not long since there was great deal
ssid in some Of the newspapers concern
ing the destruction of some Bibles al
Champion, New York, by direction oil
Catholic Prirst. Lately, committee
composed of both Catholics and Protes-
tants have, at the rques; of Bishop
Hughes, inquired into the matter, with
veiw to acquairt the public with the facts.
They report that some forty bibles we're
bur"t'; that it was done by NJ. lehman,
a missionary from Canada, and recently
fr"m France, in opposition 10 the express
wishes of the resident Priest, and that the
Bishop Of Montreal promptly condemned
the act within five days. The Bibles
were distributed by Protestan's, against
the declared wishes of the Catholics with
whom they were left.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-07-20

The citizens of Fall River have put forth
touching appeal TO their fellow. cit zens
Cor succour In the hout of their extreme
distress and affection. The late fire Ia
their town swept away the principal part
of IL. Their population numbered abou,
5000, and their property was valued by
the assessor d, three and half mil,cns 0 f
dollars. Nearly 200 bu Idings were con-
sumed by the fire. The post Off e. Gus.
tom, house, book stores, printing Offices,
ma,ket.housa and bakeries, besides Uenr.
ly all the grocery aud provision stores,
with most Of th'it contents, oil the Y
good sores, druggists store aud one Cot.
ION factory Ihnning 5000 spindles, we're
d. s,royed " the flames The loss en-
no, be estima,ed. They appeal not for
money to rebuild their village, bu, TO en-
able them to give bread to the hungry,
clothing 10 the naked, and sheker to The
housed IS. The following are the nsmcs
Of the committee, TO either Of whom con
tribdtiohs may be sent JARVIS Shote,
Grin Fowler, John Eddy, Jefferson Bor-
den, Enoch French. David Anthony, Asa
Bronson, Richard Borden, William Brown,
Joseph r. Lindsey.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-07-20

TROUBLE AMONG THE MoRMoNs We
learn from she ST. Louis Republican that
JoE SMITH, the Mormon Prophet, who
was indicted short time ago in some of
the upper counties of Missouri for treason
and murder, growing out Of the Mormon
war, has been arrested and put in jail at
Ottawa, Illinois. VIII Their he had fed as
soon as he obtained knowledge Of rsqui-
stiofi having been made by the authorities
of Missouri for bis Terson.
The news ofSmitbs arrest was brought
to ST. Louis on the s9lh uliimo by the
steamboat Osprey, the passengers ON
bo,rd which report, ,ha, when the nteli-
6 nee Of his apprehension resched Nau-
VOC two hundred horsemen of the Legion
started immediately for Ottawa with the
Intention OF liberating him, md that the
st. amboat Iotd had also been chartered
at Nauvoo by the Mofmons to ascend T.
Ill nois river with one hundred and fifty
armed men In ord'r 10 second the attack
Of the horsemen on Ottawa. Ottawa is
si,usted up the lluois, and is disian, about
three hundred miles from ST. LOUIS.
ARREST OF 10 SMITH.-The last ST.
Louis papers contain rumors Of the arrest
of 10 Smita. the Mormon Prophet, "a
charge OF attempting to murder Ex Gov
ernor Bofgs 1t is said that the prophet
was arrested al Ottawa, on the linois
river, on q requisition from the Governor
Of Missouri. II is said in the ST. Louis
New Err, that great excitement existed IN.
The Mormon region in regard TO The cap.
ture Of 10 Smith. There were many ru.
mors in circulation, and il il seemed to be
u very difficult matter to arrive st tie
truth in regard 10 THIN. There is no
doubt III At large numbers of armed men
had lett Nauvoo for the Place ofthe Proph-
IT'S confinement. Their real object is
conieciurtd TO be, TO rescue the Prophet,
should he not be discharged und, the ha.
bess corpus. TWAS furthermore SAID at
Nauvoo that the requisition on which
Smith was arrested was founded on nfor-
msiion derived from Rockwell. now in
jail OF Independence and charged with al
tempting to rob En-. Governor Boggs. I'M
piraIiog 10 Smith in that outrage.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-07-20

THE CHINESE MIssIoN.-Mr. Gushing
arrived a, the Astor House on Saturday,
and has since left for Washington. His
arrangements for his departure are now
nearly completed bu, the precise day of
his sailing from Norfolk, the port of en-
bark alton, has not yet been determined.
He must, however, reach Suez on the 22d
of Sci tsmher next, in order to meet the
members of his suite, who have already
sailed, and go on board the Brandywne,
the vess which will convey the embassy
to China. The linsu 81, ply stefan, draugbts-
man, and two attaches. who accompa-
ny the mission, soil some time since
from No, folk. Mr.. John Tyler. Jr. does
no, accompany Mr.. Gushing. Tue pro-
prirtor ard editor of the "Canton Regis.
ter" who are fully competent, will dis.
charge the duties of interpreters to the
mission.
Mr.. Cushing's suite will conss, OF ten
p RS ms. The official costume Of the Mn
lstrr will be the uniform of Major Gen
eral, with some slight addii ms in the way
Of embrnd-ries. The costume recommen-
ded by the department, consists of blu.
coat with gilt buttons, and very richly
embroider, d, a white vest, also embro
dered. white pant blooms, with gold stripe
down the seam, and chapeau with whiie
plume. But as i, was impossible to have the
embroideries executed in time, Mr.. Cush.
ing adopted tn. altrrna i've allowed by the
department, and chose tie military cos.
tune we h I'VE described.-N Y. Tribune.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-07-20

a VICIOUS Boy NOW MURDERER -
We have a short history of Abner Ro-
gers, Jr., now about to be tried in B ,s,on
for numbering the keeper ofthe prison,
from which we learn that, while bow.
his parents negl. cted his education, and
rmiiiei him 10 am about with mum.
her Of idle Buys who inf sted the tnwn Of
Newbury, Mass. He commenced his ca
reer with idlen' IS next he lett The sehn oil
and d spised the instruct i sfforded !;
then no scoffed a, The sdmoniiions OF
those who Tried 10 guide him in the path
10 future haPpIn IS and honor as man
and citizen; he despis, d all their coun.
sis, spent lis time with lazy boys like
hims II, who swore, smoked, che~ed,
drank rum, c"ngregsted IN idle squads,
and laughed a. III wise boys OF the vii
lage as they passed 10 school or to indus
trous employmsnts. Atthe age Of nine
ten he WAS sent to prison far passing bad
n ,ney, and, from ona step to another, he
soon assembled The ladder Of crime to where
he now stands, on the topmosl rung. about
TO step off on tne gallows, there 10 end his
career Of the early age OF thirty. This
is only one among thousand instances
of the danger Of COMMENCING to do wrong.
When boy onre brgins, no matter row
small The beginning may be, he steps into
rail car on the top Of a steep hill, down
which he will run with fearful rapidly,
AMI be dashed into destruction IN an abyss
of crime below !-New York Sun.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-07-20
A NOVEL CELEBRATION.

The fourth was celebrated by the inmates
of New York State Lunstic As, lum 10 9
becoming manntr, with appropriate exrr-
cises. The hall on the first floor was taste
fully d.corat d with flags and porir its Of
the Presidents and distinguished patriots.
AMI respectable ora.inns were delivered
by thee of the patients to an orderly and
attentive audt"ty. The exercises were
iniersper.ed with music upon flutes aud
victims, and the entertainment concluded
with good dinner.
The number Of patients at the present
time is about $50. Since the opening Of
The Asylum, in February, % who lave
been crivec have been discharged en-.
tlrely cured, and some half dozen more
are ready to leave as som as ,hsir friends
come for them.-Uticn Gazette.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-07-20
NUMBER II.
THE DAILY MAIL.

The Hanawhs Republican, referring
TO articles in the Winchester and Staan
ton papers, on the subject ofour anticipat-
ed Daily Mail Up the Valley, makes the
following remarks the Papers in these
places are, in good earnest, urging the
extension of that line to the Ohio RIVER,
a, Guyandotte. They seem now to be
convinced of the fact lhs, has long sinse
been known to the people here, aud to a
very large portion of Western travellers,
that this 10 The natural ',greaf central
between the Eas, and the West.
The mail can, with great ease. be car.
ried through from Baltimore to Guyan-
dotte, on the Ohio, only 100 miles above
Cincinnati, in three days and a half
A well regulated line Of mail boats be-
tween Guyandolte and Cincinnati, would
then render this The most expeditions route
ington and Baltimore and ihe Queen city,
would have decided advantag's over the
boasted route oy Wheeling and the Ours
betland road. The attractions which the
celebrated Virgins Watering Places pre-.
sent to the traveller. both from the Fast
and tho West, are not over rated in the
estimate of the advantages mentioned IN
The article alluded In from the Winches-
ter Republican. If the Department,
should not consent 10 establish Il daily
mail this side Of Stanton, we indulge the
hope that it will at least expedite the mail
from its pres Mt slpw pacc--reduce the
tune to three aud a half days a, any rat'.
The new contacts on this route 10 ini@
operation OF the Is, Of July hex', and
from wha, we know and can learn of the
contractors, We are happy 10 have il in
our power to say that Travellers may ex'
pect many improvements and new lacili-
ties on the route"
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-07-20
p o L II 10 Q


From the July number Of the Knickeibocker.
THE PARTING PLEDGE.
YTAssY xEzBLK BUTLER.
Yet once again but once. before we sever,
Fill me one trimming cup--it 10 the last,
And let those lips now parting and forever,
Breathe Ger this pledge, The memory Of the
Past
Joys feetng sun 10 set, and no tomorrow
Smiles on The gloomy path We tread so fast;
Yei the bitter cup. oei6 filled with sorrow,
Lives one sweet drop--the memory Of the Past
But one more look from those dear eyes shi-
nDg
TIL ough their warm tears, their iovsest and
their last,
But one more strsin Of hands In friendship twning,
Now farewell sill, save memory IF The Past
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-07-20

A maiden l,dy named Lucy Long has
desired the propri tors of the Detro, At-
vrit ser to sen her their paper, promising
to cash up latter harvest" The editor
s VS. in reply, "tne paper shall be sent, of
course, f we could never fud II in our
heart to r. fuse lady any thing-snd as
to the payment why,
Fake your time, Miss Lucy,
Take Your tIme Miss Lucy Long"
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-07-20

THE MEsMERIc STATE.-'Wers you
ever in the mesme'ic state 7 said be
lever in The science to fiat boat Hoo-
sier.
Il never was, stranger said the Hoo
sier-sI hail from the State Of lndianny
myself, but have lived six years in the
Iowa Territory
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-07-20

DEATH OF WASHINGTON ALLsToN.-
We lament to state that Washington ALI
s,on, the distinguished artist, Gied sud lem
ly, from state Of apparent health, al his
residence in Cambridge. Mess on Sat.
urday night last.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-07-20

A corr spondent of the ". o. Picayune
speaking ofthe scarcity of 81 sping pla
ces in Boston on the night preceding the
monumental celebration, says ons ma
offerd ten liars TO get put in the watch
house, but was toldthe place was full!
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-07-20

Clay IN LANcAsrER.-The Lancaster
pal Examiner Contains call for q
county Clay meeting TO be held in the
Court House in that city. 1t Is gned
with ten columns Of names, each column
containing about two hunired, so that
there are two thousand signsrs to the call.
We'll done "Old Guard"
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-07-20
Hance's Compound Syrup of
HOARHOUND.
For Coughs, Colds, Consumption, ana
Ns,sgIso1 If PJood

For Coughs, Colds, Consumption, and
Splitting Of Blood.
CONSUMPTION.
NyHIS disease. which is more destructive to the
IL human rscs than any other known, can, if
attended 10 on the hrrt appearance Of the symP-
toms. be easily subdued. The great difficulty ia in
getting parsons to iske remedy for what they
slider slight cold; hence the great number of
deaths from Consumption.
To all who are suffering with slight cold we
would say, procure at once bottle OF HAKcEs
Compound Syrup Of Hosrhound.
Price so cents per bottle. For sale by SETH
:. HAfCE, corner Of Charles and Pratt streets,
Baltimore, and by
wM. H. HESLETINE g. co,
MARTiSsBuRe Va, and
May 25, 1913 G. w. ROBBINS Hedgesvilie
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-07-20

SMOKING. Council General of Ed
ucation IN Switzerland has forbidden The
whole Of the stud' mis- Of the several facul-
ties to smoke, upon the principle that the
habit is not only useless aud Of bad taste.
but expensive, injurious TO health, and al
the same time dangerous to the public.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-07-20

A Coop DAYS WoRK.-Judge COL
quit, of Columbus, Geo., recently spoke
FIR several hours before tie Supreme
Court at Pensacola, on an important law
case. and in the evening he preached to a
crowded audience at the Methodist Epis.
cupal Church.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-07-20

S.e:ne, Who used his wife very i'll, was
one day taking TO Garrick in fine n.
timental msnn'r, in pr Use Of conjugal
love and fidelity. "The husband" said
Sterne, "who behaves unkindly to his
wife, deserves to have his house burnt
over his head" II you think so," said
I'll hope your house is insured"
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-07-20
QUANpARy.-M,nya poor fell,

A QUANDARY.-M,ny poor fellow
whose reputation has unjus,ly suffered,
Can bear testimony to the following:
ITO scqu'-sce under report in silence,
saith Trstram Shandy, rs to acknowl.
edge il openly, at /, asst in the opinion of
half me world, and to make hustle in
contrsdicting it, is to confirm IT, as strong
ly IN the opinion Of the other half"
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-07-20
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Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-07-20

AUDUBON, our indela:igable naturalist,
has re,ched the field Of his PRESENT sea.
sons labors, as will be seen by the follow
ing short letter, just received by Gideon
B. Smith. Ball. Pat.
Fort Uaion. three miles o6ore the mouth Of the
YelIoU Stone River Int. ~ 90 ~, jane IL,
1919
MY DEAR FRIEND: We arrived ssf.
and all we'll yesterday afternoon at this
place, which is unlike any thing ever
saw before. cannot write you q long
letter on account Of the confusion and tx
citem' ut at This moment among Us. We
are in the very midst Of the game coun.
try. We saw y, sterday no less than twen.
ty.two mounta n rams ,geih r, scamper.
ing over the high clay hills close to our
boat. We have made the quickest trip
ever performed by steam to this place.
and that without touching a single snag
or having scarcely an lent worthy of
remark. We intend leaving this on our
way downward on the 18th or Goth If
August, and proceed slowly, to affnd us
all OPP 'rtunisies possible to collect what
ever VIZ can, as we'll specimens as knowl
edge of things tina: we could not study on
our way up. Remember me kindly to
all friends. Always sincerely yours,
JOHN J. AUDUBON.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-07-20

A NEGRo LAwyER.-The LONDON
Sun says that a young man Of ,hs color,
almost of pure negro rae, is nov
keeping his terms for the bar, being
member oS,he Hon. Society Of tbs Middle
Temple.