Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1844-07-11
VOLUNTEER TOASTs.

By Charles James Faulkner, Prest. of
the day: James Madison One Of the
wisest and purest OF our departed States.
men-may his memory and his principles
be deeply engraved upon the hearts of
the American People.
By John s. Harrison, V. Prest. OF the
day: Union-Necessarily essential to
the preservation of our real independence
Our Gibraltar at home, our Ceuta
abroad.
By Meverelle Locke: The Orator of
the Ddy-May his latter days be as pros
perous and happy as his former have been
useful and honorable.
By Edmund Pendleton: The Reader
Of the Declarations How charming were
his remarks to the ladies. His own de-
claration would be more agreeable to
them. [Cheers and iune-Come haste to
the wedding.
BY the Orator of the day: Our Din
ing Room on this day-These our CORN.
than columns, are the stems Of lofty oaks
the green turf, our beautiful carpet
the green leaves our tapestry for
our fre,ted roof, The blessed sky above US.
By the Reader OF the day: The All
Of Juhy-We meet as brothers divesting
ourselves of oil unkindness and partizan
feeling this day pe belong to the party
of our common country.
By John Fl. Blonde!l: The Orator
and the Oration-AIike worthy of each
other and the OCCASION May the image
Of the one and the eloquent truths of the
other find place in our memory so long
as there is heart to love and IN arm to
'StIke for the green graves of our sires,
God, and our Native Land"
By Thomas Patton: Agriculture and
the Mechanic arts-The two great Pillars
of Society. Both are alike necessary to
its support. Destroy either and the cd-
fee tumbes TO ruins.
By James E. Stewart: Our Country
"A land of equal rights and of equal pri-
vileges, where all professions, trades and
occupations stand upon the same platform;
where all religious creeds have the same
constitutional guarantees; where the law
rules supreme in civil and the People in
political affairs. Who would exchange
such country for the despo,ism OF Kings
or the anarchy of demagogues?
By John II. Blondell: Mechanics,
Farmers, and Professional Men-Nay we
always have Peace, Charity, and Patience,
and be as one family, having for our pa.
rents, Liberty and the Constitution.
BY Jacob Van Doren, ST.; The Pub.
Tic Press-The handmade of Liberty
when properly conducted "a curse and
nuisance 10 society where it degenerates
into vulgar RIGHTEOUSNESS.
By Francis Peters: The Orator Of
the day--We need not go beyond our
own Holmes for true eloquence.
By David II. Strother: Virginia--
Tho Nations Grand. Mother-She was
the Mother of Washington, who was the
Father Of his Country.
BY John Jamison, Jr.: The Fair Ser
The flowers Of our hills exceed not the
beauty of our Ladies--May they ever
maintain their enviable reputation at horne
and abroad.
BY Philip p. Cook Darid III. StroM.
r--His native town has reason to pride
herself upon his great genius as a painter
and writer.
BY John w. Murphy America-The
ASYLUM OF the oppressed. He.e--here
the Exile meets from every cline, and
speaks in friendship every distant tongue.
by Robert t. Van Metre The dan
ace celsbrate--May the North American
atmosphere never be polluted by the foul
breath of Party Spirit on the Fourth of
July.
By Samuel Cox: Orr Couniry--In il,
the road to preferment, wealth and distinc.
tion, is alike open to all. If some are too
lazy to travel it, let them not find laul,
with those who do.
BY James Hamilton Chambers: Anne.
r'can Aristocracy-The only true Arts,
tocracy in this Country is worth and good
conduct--Demagogues may try, but can
never overturn il.
By Thomas Brown: The Rich against
the Poor--The cry Of Presidential dema.
gogues--Ths creed of fools, and the