Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1854-01-04


Tha. they will not take mo r for an answer
Thus forced to accept, he is apt to suppose
That their kindness is truly surprising,
But one little glance at the fan will disclose
That u is plan of advertising
The Press, representing in regions terrestrial
The bright beaming sun Of dominions celestial,
Sends forth daily beams. giving late information,
Concerning the business affairs of the nation
Of recipes quackcries, verse and advice,
How to work out a fortune, or wage war on mice !
1t tells how the women up North are DESTROYS
To wear the aculottes," and with terror inspire US
Already they practice the learned professions,
(Although they have such fancy for digressions,)
And now, IL you've CHANGED to have caught bad
phthisic,
Or any such alment requiring much physic,
Call in Miss Euphronia Marie Sophie
Baptista Victoria johnson, NJ D.
1t tells how that Nicholas fond of good eating,
Went out for Turkey, but got good beating,
While burly John Bun and fierce Johnny Crapeau
Stood watching each other, each fearing blow
But the last warlike breezes that blow from the East
shew the crescent has waned Borealis increased
For the fleet Of the Turk, with the land on the lea
Has been scattered in fragments upon the black sea
Yet firmly our glorious, free Constitution,
Still stands forth, model for English or Russian.
In truth, you will find everything in the papers,
From patent ly-catchers, to cures for the vapors
Or patent steam hatchers to bring forth young
chickens,
To excerpts from Darlington, Punch, James or
Having told Of the follies Of Vanity Fair
And new tangled fashions-with me you must
bear,
While ask your attention moment or two,
That the state ofour country we grapely may view
There's much to arouse us, yet humble our pride.
The step that's too confident, sometimes may slide
While we cherish our freedom, and honor the Laws
It is Virtue alone, that enobles the cause.
Literiy-civil, religious, political,
Is ours by tenure, SO fearful, SO critical,
That while we are Haunting the Jewel so fDe
We look and the commercials not worth dime,
The true Gem is stolen--we may in its place,
Be priding ourselves, on a bawble Of glass.
swell, where's the danger 7--whos afraid 3 you
may say
aCan Russia defeat us 2'-no-bat, Alcohol may
'See our great institutions, all based upon right
And iftheyre impinged upon--will we not fight p
Yes-truly to fight, We have such great mind,
That we charge on the world, "and the rest of
mankiudn
Not simply content with continent here,
We long for the Isle of the poor Cubaneer,
We cheer on the rowdy, and bold Buccanser,
And to Mexico, send off, the Fillibusteer.
Oh Yes we can sght-wheh we strip to the buff,
With Scotts cannon--or Sullivan's bold fsticuf,
Genteelly with steel-or the blackguardiy rough
At the rate we progress we'll have fighting
enough 6
But little bird tells me, it would be as we'll
To bark to old washingtons solemn farewell
SIN cAildrea--don't nax in Nth foreign affairs,
Draw your swords ,rhen they strike at the stripes and
the stars;
Our mission 10 peace-wepe an ample abode,
Let US ,cork out our destiny trusting in GoD."
We can open our wide lands-and offer good cheer
10 the down-trodden, priest-ridden, poor for
eigner;
Let the honest and hard working wanderers come,
In our aw-lovag land they shall still find home
But we leave not our Country-our duty-our
work
To battle for Russian, or bleed for the Turk.
swhils wintry blasts are blowing keen,
Iceng the torrents-bridging cen
Rivers from shore to shore -
While the snow-spirit, from the North,
Upon the wind, careering forth,
Drifts wide his arctic store -
To quiet evening hours invite
To meditation sweet
The calmpess Of the grey twilight,
For meditation meet;
Tell us Ger memorys pages to pass,
And by-gone days. as with the glass
OF magic lanthorn, bring;
When youth and hope, led on a train
OF happy days. that rendered vain,
Nisfortune's fated sting.
Our paper, the medium Of all information,
Is surely deserving of consideration
The carrier TOO, VINO, IN iii kihus VI ~eaAner,
Conveys you the news and the nonsense together,
Must then deserve something's SO give what you
choose,
But remember that each gipes the Deril his dues ~
Ba~The Richmond Enquirer asserts, in
opposition to the opinion of the Richmond
Examiner, "that the Administration does pos
sess the confidence of the Democracy. -