Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1860-02-25
Our CharlestOWn Correspondence.

Did Won know 81. Valentine, who i so
closely mixed up with the mischief ma
king little God Cupid, was a Catholic
Bishop at Rome, where, III The year 21O'
he suffered marvrdom. an odd association
Of ideas Is orcasioned by he reflection,
vet such is the fact. The writer giving
ne above bit OF history pleasantly adds
nitres and bonneis, sermons and 6iHstS-
dopr, ghoshy penances AMI gay fii:tali ms,
reIIhscy AMI matrimOny rise up before the
mIud at one and the same time, creating
an amusing train OF almost contradictory
thoughts and feelings.
II is true am week or so after the
feast. yet not Too lQfe as only wish TO
preface The following by the fred fact
above.
70 give some lea Of The number OF
Valentines mot WAL-enIines as some pro-
noonce the word q, shocking,) sea, on
the famed l4h Of February, 1860, the
Sain'S birthday, the New York Herald
states that month prior to the noted day
leading firm in that City Of anomalies
sold Tor Cash The enormous number Of
300, 0G0 copies. The de0rest costs S25,
the cheapest only Red cent so that
''keeping up the day" is within The reach
of the poorest.
Will The transition be too sudden to pass
from a Saint to an Editor ? Looking over
,he eighth volume of the "The New Amer.
lean Cycloppila" | found the following
sketch of Joseph Gales "whom not 10
knoaO argues oneself unknown" Mr..
Gales Twas born April 10Th, 1856, in
lexington. near Sheffield. accompanied
his father TO The United Slstes at The age
Of seven. He was educated al the Unive7-
sIly Of North Carolina, went to Philadel,
phia to learn the art of prlnting-lhe art
preservative of all arts-and in 1907 set
lied in Washington as the assistant and al
forwards as The partner Of Samuel Harri
son Smith. who in 1900 had removed The
"lndependcnl Gazetteer, 10 Washington
and changed its name To the National H.
trItgencer." IN 1910 Mr. Smith retired
from business, and Mr.. Gales became sole
proprietor Of the journal, which was at
that time publ 3 .cd tr-weekIy. IL 1912
he took into partnership his broIher-in-law
Mr.. Wan. " Sealon and in January 1913
began to issue 1.-The National Intelligent
Ger" daily, and So continues to ihIs day,
land long may it wave" as the stated,
head of our Country's journalism tue to
It's noble motto Liberty and Union, now
and forever, one and inseperahle." As d
Southern man may | add while it is Ma
TloNAL hope it vii be no less true to The |
South though just on The 'tolher side OF
the Potomac. Sometimes have thoughj !
il held the scales of impartial justice net
altog Their eel in lis ailirmen"" cf even
handed justice TO the South, and rather
more than the North deserves in lis
awatds TO that section.
find the annexed noble acf of the
Speaker elect of the First Session cCMr
(36) Congress in honor Of our
noble Harry of the West, the llIusi:inn,
Clay, think deserving rlace IN these
iron times:
II btAIHgtuH khI.j coIiF9pohue"H "
the Cincinnati CONNIE rcaI furnishes The
following interesting r. mmiscencc
"Perhaps j, would interest some OF
our readers to know why the ell, cll0n Of
Pennington Of New Jersey as Speaker,
gave sach satisfaction IN Lexington.
think il was in either l845 or lS46 thai
Henry Clay became embarrassed to such
an extent that he had 10 mortgage Ash
land. In the meantime. movement haG
been started in New Orleans 10y some OF
Mr. CIay's friends, that they would pay
his debts and relieve hin from his en-
barrass ments, and a. II. Trotter, the
agent Of the Northern Bank, in New Or.
leans was sent east to confer with Mr..
Clsy's friends. The consequence was
lha, about fifty thousand dollars were sub
scribed, and the Hon. VIM. Pennington
was sent TO Kentucky with the money,and
came to Lexington without scarcely any
person knowing him. lie walked into
the Northern Bank, and asked for Mr..
Scott, the Cashier of the Bank, and upon
being shown that gentleman, asked II
there were not several notes Of Mr.. Clay'S
that were due in few days, and was an
swered that there were. Mr.. Scott was
requested to give he whole amount Of
Mr.. Clay's indebtedness, which was done,
and draft on one Of The New York banks
was handed him. and Mr.. Pennington
left the bank with all Mr.. Clays notes
paid. In few days Mr.. Clay came to
Town to arrange for arenewal of the notes,
/ if possible, aud was shown into The side
room Of the bank, After sitting few
minutes, he asked of Mr.. Scott if there
could be any arrangement 10 run The notes