Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1854-02-14

tAsIns In easel al such dssolutlon new eiectlon
mist be held u the same members may be elected
IL last eiectJta held in March last shows the fol-
Ifsying mcmbe5 returned TO the EOLsetaiag, viz,
G5uns Z Prot! sors II Civil Employees, 10 Clergy-
Isgn : School fishers, 2Oficers, TEadesnen. Ed,-
TVS - Peasants II Country Schooi'uasers, nj
,trsitv Gr.sllr g. without occupation Operative.
Jifs Diet is 1essioH At present and my curiosity
Fjimetucs least me to listen their proceedings,
Lislct are yegS;iutarestag-f one could only COM
Ti,chgpd tberrII However there is one admirable
s4tru gJo, lI,tz have never vet heard speech, in
HI p,r,s. Il more, than tec minutes duration
'Esev vsi be hissiaess people. They certainly are
1! rery industrious economical and managing peo-
lie and ASIDE Won. have not seen four beggars
i7ga -i-=. r4lcFeH Couerhagen, nor have seen
3rr Er1r-I-cn airu: though ana told that there Is
s!pa, icl of friFf0us Iiqdor made IN the county,
al .r-rr The i've classes are pretty much given 10
x r=a Of II If this he true they must be remark
] rsoy rigtrrz and able to carry vast deal, or
y ., ms Got drunk altogether in secret, for less
z..r,,,.,. dc sirus of drunkenness not to
T. E.,rj .z,,,. 3yl,ayc else that have been. There
p ~ .:-,4-l, },or,ze= or at leas, none ut all IT,
yo-,I-r, 'tu,- arDyrcries and precious iounging
in,s 4ar the Slcasure-sceking loater. Indeed, al
St,,r.,l, fay. NOW been here more than three
,rCrths an, ,JbOllv ut a loss to conceive what that
e., ra-,.aa-gil. norton of every community, the
5n1 seekers nd to employ their time, TO enable
FL ,,rf,,I,i- to prosecute their ancient and very
,1,,,.,rir ,,ror-:fnnl There are no billiard rooms,
no .r.Irrfi5 hir rooms no fashionable Oyster Sal
HncrsT NO nil ul galleries, and Helis' of any
-}isr-,.,,to,, e fateel and ruinOUs common and
;rpI-7r T,i!lIless there amusemeniS, for there
,,Tc Enr-Icvsg; every where, and they Jc'H have
INT have not yet heen able to dis
{,ovor them 1.-The amusement of sleighing which
i5or; moi seen: to be very fashionable here. is
.sgeG in rath2t singular manner. The sleghs are,
:acrrrat NJ yer small only large enough to contain
no ar tyo pgisous and the driver instead of sitting
in front as filth US stands up Lehind the sleigh,
iflrr on the: runners small platform
Ltrua,ef Ictitacn them. and in place of dasher,
Sort Of net resembling large SgtG-tidy is placed on
s,hc rlmps OF the horses and attached to the lower
:parl of the front of the sleigh With us, Such
;npianduqe w:ulR eudanger the lives of the slegher,
ld RcrKfhe iorscs endure IL very patiently.
arhe yhcls presents very comiCdl, not TO say re-
| AiculOus APPEARANCE There is another singular
'viu.cr custom here, and one productive of vast
.lleiI of lnbG;. As soon a snow has fallen large
uulubcrs OF bands are set work clear il from
5ihr streets. !pud it is absolutely taken UP, al
:Suu-f he ieits Of it, and carried entirely out Of the
I4ctl II il OXEN not from the side walks only, but
|-srUw tic lc}ie streets from the court yards, and
ro-u the roof, Of ali tie houscst The city is divided
ziuro w1.Gs and each of these put up at public
uciUn in ih: fall Of the year. and let 10 the to'cfSt
t.iidlyr TO himun who will undertake 10 keep it free
isof snow for the least money These contractors have
Ehis year It'd promise of very bad bargain for al
re'Gs they Five been hard at work for day or two,
in his terri re weather. and vet they nave made but
little head N.iy. the snow falls about as fast IS they
I.Ciu carry it away
Your pf;l~- comes to regularly, do not fail TO
send each uuuJtr. Tor cannot tell Won what pleas
:. NE II aiIur!s me to search its columns for the
{ slightest jI'trmaucn concerning thu many HIcnIs
wlY.i, hay! left in our beautiful Valley. | never
;.usI to loo. al the advertisements, now dcvour
h-a with more real interest han any items OF hu-
t-Iy'ns.u news.
You cannat possibly understand, at the distance
{ you FROM Europe tic great sensation produced
ac:e w the Presidents message. From certain CauS-
cs-Ae in.nlhnsc Gcnocraiic majority in the [. S
thu noble and taken by our Government in the
Mu-'a affair ami the s.,lv predictions certain let
-vyrtrr-t:hr European Government fully to
have auli. iItcd threatening, irc-cnting sort ola
document from the President. and the pleased and
, 81 which all the leading
II NIL. have uca,oaud It, is paIrablc proof Of the
greet importance which they att ch 10 every poti-
! cal nluyemcGt upon Purt. Depend upon it. We
ar r,'iiy sssumuG the most important position in
IL. Civilized world. The people Of all nations AREA
ia love ana houorUs whilst their rulers respect and
] fear us
Several LundrcI-from three to five was told
j oil .,nirants. chiefly mormous embarked from this
po~r for the United States, about two weeks ago.
I.g are If the better lass Of emi-rauts, many Of
; thon rossc=.n- considerable property, and al OF
/ iLrnl bciu-ssuhcr and Industrious persona.
! 80 more at present hut The remains! Of
Yours, &c,
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