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Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1847-08-05
something Good in Human Nature YETI

We noticed a few days ago poor beggar
girl, picking up grains Of coffee. old paper
and rags. aud whatever Of castout uash she
could find. with fine gold ring upon her fin
GER, Was fine plain gold ring. and not Of
the mere Trash KIDD She was asked, as her
situation il life appeared so low, why she did
not sell The ring, and make its proceeds con.
tribute % her personal comtorts. She replied.
this ring was given 10 NE BY nay mother,
npon her death bed Iii is all that possess, OF
hers and i: constantly remnds me u her vino
watched over my infancy, in sickness aud
health. As il pleased God 70 take her from
me. this ring is now beld too dear by me TO be-
sold. Poor as am. humble as may appear.
it would kill me TO part from this ring. Oh
sir. do not wound my feelings by talking
about selling li--let me beg my way. or gath
er shreds, but | must keep tie last gift o. my
poor and departed mother"
As we heard these words, mingled with
tears. we could not refrain from thinking
with Col. Dumas, that even beggar women
are not So bad after all ~ Y. GLOBE.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1847-08-05
y OLE TD =
BALLAD.

BY LEIGH GLrFFE, Esa.
OF all the spots that heaven has blest,
The dearest place is home;
IT'S there the fond heart loves to rest,
And never seems TO roam,
While love plays round the smiling hearth
IT'S heavens own bliss enjoyed on earth.
or all the Joys man can feel,
The purest sure are there;
While DER his heart affections steal,
Like the balmy, sunny air,
His wfe's caress--his children's smile,
Unlike the world, and free from guile.
OF all the gifts bestowed to cheer
Mans pilgrim path below,
The riches, treasure festeth here,
Which they are blessed who know.
While love plays round the smiling hearth.
IT'S Heavens own bliss enjoyed on earth.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1847-08-05
A MoTEEH's TuARs.

There Is touching sweetness IN mother
tears, when they fall upon the face of her dy-
ing babe, which no eve can behold without
imbibing its influence. Upon such hailowed
ground the foot of profanity dares not APP
proach. lnhdeliiy itself is seal and forbears
its Seedlings. And here women displays not
her weakness, but her strength; II is that
strength attached which can never, to its full
intensito, be realized. IL is perennial, depen-
dent upon no climate, no changes but alike
in storm and sunshine il knows no shadow Of
turning. A father when he sees his child go
ing down to the dark valley, will weep when
the shadow OF death has fully come over him;
and as the last parting knell falls on his ear,
he may say, Il will go dowa TO the grave of
my son mourning" But the hurry of bust
ness draws him away the tear IS wiped from
his eye; and if when he turns from his lire
side the vacancy in the family circle reminds
him of his loss, the succeeding day blunis the
poignancg Of his grief. until at length it finds
no permanent seat in his breast Not so with
her who has nourlshed the tender blossom
II lives in the heart where il was hrst enIwln-
ed, in the dreaming hours Of night. She sees
It's playful mirlh, hears It's plaIntiye cries she
seeks II in tire morning, and goes 70 the grave
TO weep there.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1847-08-05
M IL L I N e r Y.
MILLENRY BUSINESS
PAINTS, OILS, g. DYE-sTUFFs.

SPTS. Turpentine; Copal Varnish;
y Linseed Oil; japan Vanish;
White Lead ground in oil, No. L;
do. dry, No. i;
Venetian Red, No. Spanish Brown;
yellow Oker; Terra de Sienna;
Turkey Umbra Stone Oker;
Chinese Vermillion; Carmine;
Alcahol; Sweet Oil
Black Oil Varnish; Venice Turpentine
Winter-Suained Sperm Oil--pre
Spanish Whiting; Flotant Indigo, No. |;
Prussian Blue; Ground & Chip Logwood;
Fustic; Red Sanders; Cam Wood;
Red Wood Nader; Alum;
Copperas Extrac; Logwood;
Blue Vitrio Verdlgris;
Red Lead Litharge, &c. SC.
For sale by w. DORSEY, who has on hands
and keeps constantly. a general assortment Of
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1847-08-05

Vm Steamers The two first class steam
ers authorized by the late act Of Congress, are
70 be constructed. one al the Gospogt Navy
Yard, the other at Philadelphia The Union
states that the two second class steamers, au-
thorlzed by tire same act, are to ~ built, res
pectively, at New York and ktlery. Maine
They are al! TO have side wheels, with the ex
eepton Of one Of the smaller classes. to which
will be attached screw propeller.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1847-08-05

The following extracts we cut from an old
paper, and il will cost nothing 10 remember
Them, and no one will dispute their worth
II Law II down as maxim, other things be-
ing equal, that every man is wretched in pro-
portion to his vices, and affirm that the noble
ornament Of young, generous mind, and the
surest source Of pleasure, profit aud repula-
ton in life. is an unreserved acceptance OF
virtue"
"a good book and good woman are ex-
cellent things for those who know how 10 APP
preciate their value. There are men, how
ever, who judge both from the beauty Of their
cover"
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1847-08-05
Medicines r. DrMgs,

WITH GOOD ASSORTMENT OF
lNANOY AI1WI0lklsSS
all of which will be sold on fair terms, and TO
which the attention of the public is respectful
" invited. April s
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1847-08-05
AGENTS.

Cart. JoHs L. PETToN, } stanton. Va
Mr.. AB'M. VESABLE,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-08-19
Acc0En1AhiL1N.

How little do we think of our accountability
to God! Money is not ours. 1t is only lent to
lis for useful purposes; talents are not ours to
hide in a napkin; coed thoughts are not ours to
be hid in the bosom; power is not ours to elevate
ourselves; influence is not ours to lie dead. We
must render an account to God for the manner
we use every thing He has given us. Our yoic-
cs, our purses, our eyes, our hands, our lives, our
whole influence should speak in lessons of wis
dom and mercy. A thousand streams of glad
ness should emanate from us to fcrtilizc the NOR
al soil and prepare it to be transpIanted, at last,
to a more congeniaI cline. At the bar Of hea-
ven that man must stand confounded whose
whole life has been spent in selfish acts, and from
whom no good influence has gone forth to re-
generate and save the wretchcd and lost. May
such a doom not be ours!
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-08-19
Anti Glaptrp.
The Mission Of the Liberty PARTY.

~ AulCJ
IL Is most deeply to be regretted that there has
peeh a disposition manifested oflate, even among
persons who have heretofore stood high in the
regard ana the confidence of the Liberty party,
10 JON TO the simple, great, paramount question
before that party, an indefinite number Of e-
trdaeouS issues IIad the great adversary of
human rights as OF human salvation spent his
greatest efforts to prepare and execute a plan to
break up and destroy the Liberty forces, he
couId not nave MT on one more exactly adapted
10 ms purpose than TINS which has been admitted
anu used ny Proicssed trends OF the cause. We
were proceeding well before the introduction of
C'e9c eAtlaheouS issues "hat occasion Is there
VI y my u''H' III dt tile present time! Let us
w. anu az ~ Pfoceeo surviving tor the accom-
Pllsinhenl ol '"e me {te@1 lDii OF liberation tor
JIG 'dIe-ltDcI@''oH y. CoHsItuIIonal IaW-lD-
old'loH ny uIecl reversal ~ mat "ho'c occurs
Gu system Oh IeglSld'loh by Whlch slavery mas
Dce" I9'oo'ISneu' SltIIsthehed' cherished ana
.leu'"y ""SliPPeo III our country uh'll II mas
g'o"" 10 sue" arrogance tlat IL makes demands
upon os VI 1T iee 0VateS WIN "hlch we can by
no PoSSIoi'l'{ comply unless we are prepared 70
20 i''u- 9i"'eS ouf5GiFeS' Inc truth IS, the
0outh Percel'eStN4t all mere pecunlary questions
are ueS'iiled very speedily to give place to the
one great al-aOsorpIhg question OF emanclpa-
tIoh or continued slavery lhey are preparing
themselves 10 ehtet the contest OF tie next ffes-
Iuen'al eiectoh on tliS ground Let US meet
'qell al IhS PoSitloh on thelr own choosing,
alI WIN the weapons "hlch they nave selected
Oul present ooJect5 are the exercise OF the
""ole power Oh lhe general government tor the
'ni'leuiate ana TOTAL abolition OF slavery wherey-
q IT eAiS'' unqei the dutnoflty OF That govern
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-08-19
Anecdotes Of DIR. Chalmers.

A correspondent of an English paper, noticing
a visit of the late DIR, Chalmers to a relative in
Bristol, gives us a picture of that great man a.
mong children:
81 thought as the children ran out to meet
him on his arrival, he seemed entirely and at
once at home. The scholar, the divine, the
phllosopher-chief perhaps of his day in one or
the other departmet-were all in a moment mer-
ged in the kind, warm-hearted, aflectionate old
man. There he sat, with his large eyes, and no.
bic visage craven throughout with lines of high
intellectually, yet beaming with cheerfulness
and %yiyacity. The children are on his knee,
and they have to be amused; various are the de-
vices; one while he seems to be engaged in
grave deliberation, and pops suddenly down upon
them, taking them quite by surprise; one while
he draws his finger through his mouth, produ-
cling a sharp report, and eXclaiming in his broad
Scotch, There, did ye ever hear sic a noise as
thatP while each report would be greeted by
shrieks of laughtc1, and the exclamation, DO it
again, do it again."
The same correspondent relates another pleas
ing incident, indicative of the Doctors refine
ment of feeling:
at has been remarked, that a high order of
intellect is Inconsistent with much %soitness and
tenderness of feeling. What is meant by this,
| presume, is, that it is inconsistent with its dis
play-that philosophy Is competent to check the
tide Of feeling, and to make a man a sort Of
trlnscendental abstraction; but on more occa-
sions than one, in my privileged interview with
DR., Chalmers, rhere were some beautiful displays
of greatness and tenderness of feeling. Thus,
for instance, after parting from our friends; 4
fear he said, with considerable earnestness,
| did not shake hands with Mr.. G. On his re-
curing again and again to the omission, | said
that probably all that was necessary in the for
maIiiy of the matter, | could supply. No. he
SAID, lit is not a mere matter Of formality; it is
a matter of deep feeling with me- On our re-
turn, however, by Mr.. G's house, the omission
was eXplained-for our worthy friend, before
leaving us, had quietly ordered the carriage to
drive round by his door, that he might have the
opportunity Of presenting DR.. Chalmers with a
book, as a token Of his reverence and regard
AM said the Doctor, as We again drove off,
that is a man Of %effusive nature; he overlows
with kindness; he has given me many books al
ready The question was proposed, whether old
age had the effect Of benumbing the feelings
no. he observed, mot when supported by the
healthy exercise Of the mind"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-08-19
John 2. Hale and Amos Thick.

The proceeding of the next session of Con-
gress, will be looked to with intense interest, by
the people from every part Of the country. The
questions growing out Of the Mexican war, will
all come up for consideration. They exceed in
Importance any which have been agitated since
the formation of the Government. 1t is a graft
flying circumstance to know that the little band,
who still retain their devotion to the true prin-
ciples Of constitutional and Christian republic
canism, are to be increased by the addition of
Hale in the Senate, and Tuck in the House. Of
the former, much has already been said, The
latter, one of the first and fastest of his friends,
is represented as not inferior to him in any re-
spect. The New Hampshire Independent Dem
ocrat says Of him:
On the first district, it will be seen, we have
elected Amos Tuck, by an altogether uneXpect-
ed and overwhelming majority. This result must
be as gratifying to ever. friend of Liberty, as it
is notifying to the panders Of oppression. No
truer, and few ADLER men will occupy a seat in
the next Congress than Amos Tuck. Firm,
prudent, industrious, and earnestly devoted to
the great question of human freedom, he will be
iOugd the very antjpode of the treacherous
doughtaces, who, during the last dozen years,
have gloried in riyeting chains upon their coun-
try and their race. Without making any great
prctensions &c the graces of the finished orator,
he will yet be found ready and able to defend
himself and the interests of his constituents,
come attacks from what quarter they may. A
sounder, more upright, or more talented Repre-
sentative in Congress, this State has not had
for twenty years, We predict for him a career
honorable alike to himself and to the people who
have elected him. Go other men or parties as
they will, Amos Tuck will go only where truth,
freedom, and justice lead"
We rejoice to see so good a guaranty of the flu
ture course of Mr.. Tuck. The Democrat and
Freeman pays a high compliment to his ability
and devotion to principle.
OF John P. Hale, we say, hei our first choice
as the Liberty candidate for the Presidency
Not that he is more able or better qualified for
the station, than others in our ranks, but on the
ground that Providence has favored him with a
superior opportunity of making himself known
to the great body of the electors of the North,
and before whom his love of liberty has been
tested, and tested at a crisis that tries a mans
metal. The stand he took and has maintained,
under the circumstances in which he was placed
has fully established his integrity and assured the
friends of freedom Of his entire trust-worthiness.
No man in New Hampshire ever stood higher
with his party and in better prospect of long and
large favors as a reward of party iealty than did
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-08-19
children of men in shouting forth the song Of
our great jubilee.

children Of men in shouting forth the song of
our great jubilee.
80 scene surprising fable, and vet true!
Scenes of accomplished bliss! which who can see
Tho but in distant prospect, and not feel
His soul refreshed with ~foretaste of the JOY"
"Fhrice happy days hand
When Revenge shall drop his dagger and kiss the
OF Mercy"
Though cannot join in some of the exulta-
tons to which | have referred in this discourse,
could | but live to see the bright opening of that
MllIenial day, | would then unite with earth's
ransomed ones in shouting, Cliff high the gates
and let the King of Peace and true glory in u
Hallelujah for the peaceable kingdom of our
Lord and Of his Christ is being established
"Where e'er the sun
Doth his s%uccessiyo journeys run"
Eighteen hundred years ago, at the birth
Of the Messiah, a band of angels appeared on
the plains Of Judea and sung in sweetest strains,
"Peace on earth, good will to men," And O
my friends, can we not catch a portion Of the
same celestial spirit, and sound the chorus of
the same heavenly anthem, and whenever we
hear the exclamation, "Let the whole earth be
filled with the glory Of Peace" be ready to re-
spond from the hearts innermost depths, "Amen
and amen"
A great moral battle is yet to be fought by
the army Of the faithful ere war, slavery, intern
Perance, Righteousness, prolaneness, inhIeIity,
aud other kindred evils shall come to a perpetual
end, and the mild and peaceful kingdom of our
Lord and Savior Jesus Christ be established on
the ruins Of the fall. We %professed followers of
the Prince Of Peace! have you not a work to do
before the last decisive battle of the great day
of the Lord God Almighty which is to usher in
the Millennium Of thousand years, shall have
been fought and victory declared on the side of
Truth! Bestir yourselves at once Now. if
ever, "the weak should be as David and Ovid
as the Lord" We are surrounded by an
lnnumerable cloud of Witnesses, and trcmbIe
who may under ii sense of the crushing respon-
slbllltes of the present age, it is still true that
upon us 'the ends of the earth are COME
Our very position, at this important crisis Of
earthS history, clothes us with the weightiest
obligations nobly to defend the right, and zeal
ously to labor for the t%riumphs of the gospel, and
the reign Of peace and Righteousness when the
Temple Of Truth shall be completed in all its
beautiful proportions, and the "the top-stone be
laid with s%houtings of Grace grace unto it,"
Christian soldiers select well your armor! yet
60 not to the dfossy and perishabIe things Of
ealth, but to Heavens own armory.
"Prayor-strengthonod for the trial, come together
Put on the harness for the moral fight,
And, with the blessing of your heavenly Father,
MAINTAIN THE RIGHr.'
Grid on only the gospel panoIy, for the weap
ons of the soldier Of the cross are "not carna
but spiritual, and mighty through God to til,
pulling down Of strong holds"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-08-19

10 prcpent Lamps from Snoting.-soak the
wick IN strong vinegar and dry 1t we'll before you
use 1t; 1t will then burn both sweet and pleasant,
and give much satisfaction Tor the triiilng trouble
IN preparing It
CheaD Da;ni 70, Bayas.-An excellent and
CHEAP paint for fough woodwork is made Of six
pounds of melted pitch. one pint oflinseed oil. and
one mound Of brick dust or yellow ocbrc.
60,
10 Ryan 9''''' Or "Ft"'Ia.-OSe simple
"'''Iag'nNeiy Po"defea' ana moIsteled with al
conol'
Cure fer a Cenry.-Take the bark of red oak
and burn it to ashes. Apply this to the cancer,
till it is eaten out.
SpaIopiug Poison, -Ifpoison should be swal-
lowed accidentally, take two tablespoons full of
ground mustard, mixed in warm water. 1t will
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-08-19
Religious,
The Passport.

There are some men who wish to 90 to heaven
with the understanding that they are entitled to
the favor, or else not at all. They do not feel
willing to accept heaven as a boon granted by
the infinite love of merciful GoD, but they de-
sire to merit it through their own good works.
They will not 60 up to heavens gate and plead
the atoning blood of the blessed Lamb o fGod.
as their passport into the heavenly land-the
home of the redeemed, but they offer in exchange
for the delights and the pleasures o feternity, the
meagre catalogue of their own actions here on
earth. Is it strange that their offer is not accept
ed! As for myself, | know what | will do when
God calls my soul to Judgment. | know when /
shall look back upon my life, it will be folly to
attempt to Justify any thing that have ever done.
| will turn to Christ and say, Thou hast promis-
ed to save me if would trust in Thee, and J
have trusted in Thee, and now | claim the fulfil
ment ofThy promise, O Lord. Here | am, and
my only hope is in Thee. And then Christ will
throw around about me the shield Of His right
e%ousness, and | shall enter heaven, not because
| am not a sinner, but because | am a sinner,
loved and shielded of Christ. But il you refuse
to take this Christ at his word, You reject his
p%roffered mercies, and therefore He will reject
you. Rec. II. W. Beccher.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-08-19
'WArcUMAN. WHAT OF THE NrGnr' TINT

WArcHMAN, WHAT OF THE NIcnr' That
broods over the land Of the brave and the home
of the free?' is there no star of peace or prom
Use emerging from the blackness of darkness
that enshrouds our beloved country! no white
banner of Christian love and human brother
hood seen waving above the garments rolled in
blood, in which our countrymen are ascending
to the bar of God from the battle fields of MeXi-
co, with their souls stained with the reddest Grim
son of murder? Shall the sword deyour forcy-
err Is there no standard that can be raised a
gainst this fiery deluge of madness that to
burn in the hearts of thousands of our fellow
citizens, making their feet swift to shed blood!
-Burritt.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-08-19

THE DYING WIsH.-A little Sunday school
girl, when dying, wished her mother to put no
roses round her head III the coffin, and on being
asked why not, said, "because Christs head was
crowned with thorns." This beautiful thought
has been versified by james Montgomery, Esq.
"Mamma,' a little maiden said,
Almost with her expiring sigh,
"Put no sweet roses round my head,
When in my coffin dress | lie"
"Why not my dear," the mother cried,-
,'What flowers 50 we'll a corpse adorns 2"
Mamma" the innocent replied,
"They croWn'd our S%ayiour's head withthorns. >
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-08-19

The hour Of deatA.-It will afford sweeter hap
piness in the hour of death to have wiped one
tear from the cheek of sorrow, than to have
ruled an empire, conquered millions, or enslaved
the world.
The engagements and possessions of this life
are to us valuable precisely in that proportion il
which they prepare or conduce to prepare us fol
another Meth. Prot.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-08-19

A christian must be honest in heart to all.
A christian must be a charitable man.
A christian must be a man oftruth.
A christian must be a man of courage, vet
humble.
A christian must be like unto Christ in refu-
sing the fashions, and %follies, and speech of the
worlds people.
For our Lord refused to worship the world, or
the things thereof.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1847-02-11
The TOwnley Estate.

At last we are enabled 10 publish some
thing that is tangible and definite respec-
ting the Townley estate. By the decree
Of the Court Of Chancery the real estate
goes to The heirs Of Mary Townley, who
is supposed to have married John Law
renee and removed to this country. So
it seems that this Lawrences, if they can
prove their descent from Mary Townley,
will come in for the largest share OF the
925,O0O,OO0. The Chases intermarried
with the TownIeys, but we have no au-
thority for saying they are, or that they
are not, heirs to any portion of the Town
ley estate.
A copy of the decree Of the Court Of
Chancery Of the Chase estate is expected
by the next steamer, and will be publish
ed when received. Particular informa-
ton respecting the Chases who removed
to this country is also expected.
Yarmouth Register.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1847-02-11
ANECDOTE OF DR.. BEN. FRANK
LIN

DR.. franklin was once in company with
DR.. Priestly with whom he was very in
innate, and with number of other scien-
tific men who made up party they
were mostly members Of the Royal So
ciety, AMI known to each other. The
conversation turned on the progress OF
the arts, and on the discoveries yet to be
made. Franklin regretted much that nc
method had yet been found out TO spin
,,co threads of cotton or wool at the same
moment. Each of the company lifted
up his eyes in establishment, at first
ut the thought itself, and secondly at
the impos.ibility of executing it. Frank
lin, no wever, insisted that the thing was
practicable, and not only so but would
not remain long q mystery. He lived
long enough to see as many as forty
threads spun at the same motion. Had
he lived until now, he would have seen a
hundred spun at the same instant by a
single female with only the help Of a
child.