Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1850-01-15
IronALITY AND FRATERN1TYa"
BE just and fear not"
No. VI.
ron rnE srInIr OF JEFFEEses.

$50 No. VI.
sie, FOR THE SHIRT OF JEFFERSON.
, ,enVbtl, after a omewhat clrcpilous out we
!. 1 nns sltopether undressing journey, We
~ ,n,selves in the immediate presence o.. mat
4 I august and dreaded pefsonaee' q lla
~ nj. we approach him, 1t is true, IN some
ID r, fo.l y nnJeF the exhillerating influence oil those
ye oet { s.sriess. and dread nought spirit, Brandy
HdS f'ef, end Cinowine, but still with that difference
ion ~ he rank. and the respect TO winch MS cDar'
ors us I" a,srdinI entitle him; and were IT not
ac'ti anu soasnrsble distance between the high
Ri iiof me !s"J nos;tion occupied by him, and The
ne ana 1is" "Lsorfi,v in which we dwell, and the re-
inqs ,Lc,ion of tie pertinacity with which, long
ana - $40. he refused a similar lnVltatl"n' we
dire sssbId respectfully take tne lpeIty, y infne
fed. ier.xl - descend. If only for a moment, 10 an
las tu u-' H. and fraternise with us by taking a |the;
IA "a ~ my, q !. I" ,,ould do good, by enabling us TO
= ,bat change Of character which IN the tnr-
;nvestigation Of our subject we may he call
.. - n Undergo, a change which may torcI.
Il ga pP"I =, I'd ne Of he fable Of the boy and the frog
The .'Ii.h II NAV be the province OF one TO intiIct,
|" Tho fate of the other 10 endure; 1t might do
" =" 6v enabling us 10 hurl with unerring aim,
VIE FL. fearless heart, the keen and polished barb
n truth, and enable him to meet WIN hfmhess'
=; .,i,v. and courage, the infection of itsp0Int..
tom the dignity and importance oil our sub
n, ,ve have descendcd to the utterance Of a jest,
FL sk forgiveness for it, for we have not no"
H. arm that sadness becomes US tetlet lhan
.,Miment. and that a smile is quickly ban'siied
+, ~ ",b ia our object and aim, and whilst we
Am endeavor 10 adhere to the motto, which on
ne "A NJ present occasion we have adopted, we shaii
N same time keep prominently before US that
r ets5,sv;m which enieinS upon us, u quI que ce
5istts III oue ynus parler, eyiteZ la medisance.'
Il shall be our first duty to ascertain in how
IN las acted in accordance with the principles
1 n.aincd in that divine injunction, which bids us
4 n. uuto others as We would that others should
K IND you:" we have seeu that by the action oil
4, .sncr6us Government lie has been placed lar
q 'ssud the reach OF want-iiis pleasure, ms com
a ,rf. and happiness in lie are secure, III so lar as
cdmnptency for life can secure these inestlma-
% II blessings, happy he aud they who are depen'
mi mon him Tor the plenty which surrounds
FVVe have endeavured TO show that no.
II b.s Locn refused which has been demanded
D isay Lin. and that to the fullest extent by the APP
: > 100 ~. ,,ns iation of funds to an cnorRoUs amount, not
I 6Sas oil, for the improvement aud repairs OF Tue wa
or.l Armory, but for his own personal aggran'
) ~ 9 t.snont in the erection oil a princely residence,
n,na red to which those occupiedby the wealth.
0euatse,r y bobs nr Jefferson county would dwMdle in
I.... ;nsigniicance, the reason is obvious, the one
- lind paid out Of the public treasury, the other
.om the private purse.
.,;on n the maiutainance of a public officer in
Incoming manner, we do OBJECT anu protest
,a,ost The assumption by him OF a high.handed
Id ariit m nv power, aud DcIieSe InaL upon niUDj
N Him alone, rests the good OF evil which re-
M. from that system Conducted as II has been)
- b,cb we SO cordially despise we do not believe
IL, Tho Government OF the United States recog
J.o- any such rules as have been and are stIll
!, operaiion, By which the operativeSar are reduced
q state of subsection, by tire power oil one man,
. q epndition little short of that of vassalage ;
q eannot bring Our mind willingly to the con-
nsion that this Government requires rdctnaIuS
, NV such sIavish obedience; we cannot and viii
, beIieve that that Government, which supports
n offcets in comfort aud atluence, requires OF
> oberatiyes. in its employ, to task every effort
e 7 : mind. soul, and body to exc out a pare anu
e mhle subsistence.
out N at us turn from the contemplation OF that
cd i999apnifcent and beautifully adorned structure,
'ggea scted through the interference and by the econ
Law "A the War Department., for their cumPatrIot
~ ropger. at a supposed cost of ten thousand dol
I. hut by the actual expenditure OF fifteen or
eufe thousand, TO the more humble tenements,
-" which dwell the hardy sons OF toll. Ienements
terichI have long since been condemned as worth;
! y Is. ne TO this day occupied by the artisans, and
-2 many instances afford but a poor and made
NJ. rate Shelter TO the care-worn frame which seek
~ ,iociion from the pelting OF the pitlless storm,
a rom which time after time they have been
5ven, by the rising waves of the mountain tor
Ilo hi, heir property wasted, their health endan.
a. red. and their peace disturbed, and for this I'M
siabl e privilege the officer in charge has de-
cl.A ndcb and enforced payment OF an (at.altlmes)
,ospI.an. rent, M ~ ta u S" : n,ada or.,ho renJ
,,ieasi RENTED; it would have been one step to-
ird ioing as he has been done by.
Jnder the regulations of this system, we have
Ia al attempt at equalization, not with a view
the encouragement or exhaltatioa of industry,
erprise, or ambition-but by depressing and
nging down skill genius, and intellect, TO a
lei VI ith the lowest drone, and for this purpose
n have been timed by the day, the hour, and
n minute, to find out and ascertain to a fixed
tainty the capability of the human frame and
VIII powell for endurance, and the exact amount of
isileto lsepance by which il could be sustained, and
red Ny ampunt required for that purpose has been al
led Is a fair equivalent for toll.
see !arpe s-Ferry, Jan. a, 1850.