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VOL. II.—37.
HARPERS-FERRY, VIRGINIA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 1823.
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|C? Maj. James Stephenson is a can
didate for re-election to Congress, for the
district of which Jefferson forms a part.
Gen. Tucker having declined a re-elec
tion, William Byrd Page, Esq. is a can
didate to represent the counties of Fre
derick and Jefferson in the State Senate.
|CP We are authorized to state that
Capt. John Macky will be a candidate at
the next Election of Senators to the Le
gislature of Virginia, for the District
composed of the counties of Frederick
and Jefferson.
|G& We are requested to announce Jo
seph McMurran. Esq, as a candidate at
the next election for delegates from this
county to the General Assembly.
The following named persons have
been announced as candidates to repre
sent Jefferson county in the House of De
legates :
D anplJMor-Z.an. llza _. ..
- Smith Slaughter, Jgsg.
Joseph MiMurran, Esq.
§Maj. Braxton Davenport,
Capt. Zachariah Buckmaster.
To the Freeholders of Jefferson.
After many solicitations, 1 am induced
to offer myself as a candidate to repre
sent you in the next Legislature. Should
you consider me worthy, 1 shall serve you
with pleasure, and will transact all busi
ness confided to me with that correctness
characteristic of one who feels for the in
terests of his constituents.
JOHN DALGARN.
April 2, 1823.
WM. P. KQWLES
ESPECTFULLY offers his services
^ to the citizens of Harpers-f erry and
its vicinity, in the practice oi
Medicine and Surgery,
and solicits such part of their patronage
as his strict attention to business, and
skill in the profession, shall, in the opin
ion of an intelligent public, entitle him.
He may be found at his father’s, just above
the Shenandoah works.
March 26, 1823.
NOTICE.
"in^ROM this time forth, I will claim,
|p for every horse that remains in my
stable, other than those kept at livery,
three dollars p&r vionth. Those who have
horses in my stable, and are not satisfied
■with the
to take tKem out -"fH0MAS.
Harpers-Ferry, April 9, 1823
SCHOOL BOOKS.
WALKER’S DICTIONARY, a lat<
edition,
Pike’s Arithmetic,
Introduction to the English Reader,
Webster’s Spelling Book, and
Toy Books for Children,
Just received, and for sale, cheap, at tb
PRINTING OFFICE.
April 2, 1823.
For Sale at this Office,
FEW BLANK BOOKS of diffe
, « ent patterns; some Note, Orde
Tnd Receipt Books; a tew copies ot tl
SERAPH, a new selection ot 1 salt
Tunes, Hymns, and Anthems, by Jo
Cole; and a few copies of Webste
Spelling Book.
March 5, 1823. __
Clean Linen and Cotton Rags
Bought at this office.
/
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To the Public.
THE subscriber respectfully acquaints
his friends and the public generally,
that he intends, in future, to devote his
time solely to the pursuit of his profes
sion—the
Tailoring Business.
Having no other concerns to interfere,
he is now prepared to attend in person to
the favors with which he may be entrust
ed, and will use his best endeavors to
give satisfaction. Experience has taught
him the impolicy of suffering accounts to
remain long unsettled, and he shall there
fore expect the cash from all, except
those with whom he may have accounts.
WILLIAM SMALL.
April 9, 1823.
N. B. Wishing to close his business as
a constable, he requests all who have pa
pers in his hands to bring forward their
receipts,and receive their accounts or mo
ney, (as the case may be,) in order that a
final settlement may be had. W. S.
NOTICE.
THE undersigned begs leave to inform
his friends, the citizens of Harpers
Ferry, and the public generally, that he
has re-commenced the
Tailoring Business
in this place, in the house lately occupied
by Oliver Calamm as a silversmith shop,
next door to the Post Office, where he
will be thankful for all favors in his Sine,
to merit which he will use his utmost ex
ertions. His work shall always be of the
most fashionable kind, and he pledges
himself that it shall he durable Ladies’
Riding Dresses and Pelisses made in the
newest fashion. His charges will be li
beral. JESSE' RANDAL.
April 9, 1823.
WEAVING AM) DYING
IN CHARLESTOWN. '
THE subscriber respectfully informs
his friends and the public
‘^^removed fppx, .the house of
pied by Samuel Farnesworth asa wagon
maker’s, shop, opposite Mr. Wood’s cabi
net shop, and near Haines’ tavern, where
he continues to weave all kinds of
Coverlets, Counterpanes, Carpet
ing, and Diaper,
AND ALL KINDS OF PLAIN CLOTH,
and the dying of Blue, Red, Green, and
Yellow; all of which will be done upon
reasonable terms, and in the best manner.
He returns his sincere thanks to the pub
lic for past favors, and hopes for a con
tinuation of the same.
Ore or two boys, of good morals, will
be taken as apprentices to the above bu
siness. JACOB HAINES,
April 9, 1823. Charlestonv7i»
N. B. The subscriber intends keeping
on hand, a general assortment of Cover
lets and Counterpanes, which will be sold
low for cash or grain. J. H.
Shaving and Hair-Dressing.
Whet heavy cares ofijiress, and sorrows
\enture in,
Nought half so soon disficls them, as a
iell-shav’d chin.
IE subscriber adopts the method of
_ diich the shaving fraternity usually
avail hemselves, to acquaint his custom
ers ani the public, that he is about to
erect Vis standard in front of the house
partlp^f ^p "t by Jesse Randal, next
do''' u e 08 Office. Therefore, all
who kave uneasy K^ons a5out the
cjugiire invited to cait aii^ undergo the
pTeashg experiment wKci tre is'daily
makig. He will, as heretofore, wait
uponhis customers at thei> houses or
shop but when not so enga;ed, he will
be find at his stand, with a ;een-edged
raze ready to demolish the ride growth
thaler aud anon makes its ppearance
upc the chins of bachelors, $ well as
naaied men, to the no small ainoyance
of e smooth-faced fair ones.
JESSE C. PHE.AN.
ml 9, 1823.
ight in amonglhe Doctors !
rHE undersigned respectfully iiforms
the citizens of Harpers-Fery and
i icinity,that he has furnished hinself
.3 the first-rate medicines and injtru
its. All those who are sick, mailed,
e, or blind, will consult their bofily
afort by calling on him at the sectntf
* from Ph5lip Hoffman’s office, where
caw generally be found pursuing his
dies. His charges are reasonable.—
F WL'.attend for half price, rather than
iss a job. •••.
April ZmS2t°Ci *'*'* '****>,,*,. !
DINNER TO MR. CLAY.
On Saturday the 29th ult. a number of
the citizens of Philadelphia invited Hen
ry Clay, then on a visit, to that city, to a
dinner, at the Western Hotel. Between
eighty and ninety gentlemen partook of
the entertainment,which was served up at
4 o’clock in the afternoon, and was, in eve
ryrespect worthy of the occasion. Among
the guests, were the Minister from Mexi
co and his Secretary of Legation, and
Thomas J. Rogers, one of the Represen
tatives of that State in Congress. Mat
thew Carey presided, assisted bv Joseph
Hemphill and Samuel Mifflin as vice pre
sidents. fhe utmost harmony and hila
rity prevailed ; and the following toasts
were drank,interspersed with songs:
L The President of the United States.
2. I he Union : perpetuity to it.
3. 1 he memory of Washington, Frank
lin, and the other heroes and statesmen of
the Revolution.
4. The State of Kentucky. [3 cheers.]
5. Agriculture, the Mechanic Arts, Ma
nufactures, a,nd Commerce, the four pil
lars of national prosperity: All entitled
to the fostering care of government, [Six
| cheers.]
| 6. i he identity of the interests of the
North and the South, the East and the
West: May the real interests of one sec
tion of the Union never be sacrificed to
the fancied interests of another.
"?. Expanded views to our national le
gislature* commensurate with the mag'-'
nitude of our territory and the high des
tinies to which we are called.
8. Internal Improvement: The surest
means of national prosperity.
9. I he illustrious Patriots of Greece
and Spain-Engaged in a glorious strug
gle for the imprescriptible rights of hu
man nature, may Heaven crown their ef
forts with success. [Nine cheers.
10. The Judiciary of the United States.
11. The Ex-Presidents of the United
States—More illustrious_ in,_retire»nent
-tetrad"nitmarcfis"on" their thrones. [Six
cheers;]
_ V . r Tji i* r}jjS f 1n ui s1' .*
Cexy. I i we’ive cheers. !
Mr. Clay rose to return thanks to the
meeting. He should feel, he said, that
he was perfectly inexcusable to the state
of which he was an humble and unworthy
citizen, if he did not, even at the hazard
of trespassing' on their own precious
usages, publicly make his most respect
ful acknowledgements for the distin
guished notice which they had taken of
it, in one of the toasts recently drank,
and in his own person. As for himself,
if he were made of stone, he could not
be insensible/ to the very flattering cir
cumstances in which he found himself;
to the unexpected and unmerited, but
highly distinguished honor which they
had been pleased to confer upon him.—
For them all, he covld offer oniy his sin
cerest thanks, and ;he assurance of a
lasting and grateful ^collection. Whilst
I am up, continued tfr. Clay, with your
permission, I will talfe the liberty of pro
posing a sentiment, m which I am quite
sure all American hetrts will be cordial
ly united. It will be in allusion to a sub
ject on which you ha-fe j’ust expressed the
nvost lively and enthusiastic interest. I
might indeed, without going beyond the
Atlantic:, derive a fit bpip, to present to
jour consideration, fnm the established
and notorious patriotim of the State of
Pennsylvania; from his city, its well
know n science, its floinshing literary in
stitutions, its munifient patronage of
the arts, its rich commerce, its rising and
interesting manufactufes. But, in the
selection of that which 1 mean to submit
perfectly persuaded that I
shall find a full justificaton in your mag
nammous sympathies atrl your generous
philanthropy. More thaa ten years past
have the people of the Uiited States felt
and manifested the deepest interest in
the success of the struggles of Spanish
America, throughout all i;s fortunes and
vicissitudes. These honerable feelings
were excited by their abhorrence of a fo- .
reign domination, by their bve of liberty, '
and by their high and just estimate of the
inestimable privilege of self-government. .
1 he encouraging progress of that great .
cause is such as to lead iiresistibly to
the speedy consummation of the inde
pendence of all of the Spanish provinces. ’
Lt is a most remarkable dispensation of
Providence that Spain herself is now
sailed upon to maintain, on her own fair ’
ields, the very principles which she {
orribatted on the crimsoned plains of (
Venezuela; and to sustain in her own 1
•ehalf, against a presumptuous foreign
flotation, that right of self-government
;hich she would have denied to her pro
inces. The same principles which in- $
terested our wishes and hopes, on the
side oi the colonies, must now urge us to
cherish a solicitude for the success of
the parent country. And how has the
Spanish government brought down upon
the devoted peninsula the vengeance of
France? Has it menaced France with
invasion? Has it sought to propagate
in the bosom of Franee free principles, to
disturb there the quiet rule of the Bour
bons ? Has it set up new and alarming
principles in the international law ? Has
it aimed to aggrandize Spain at the ex
pence of her neighbors ? No! No! No!
What, then, is the offence of Spain ? Her
institutions wanted reformation ; a shock
ing mass of abuses had been accumulat
ed, during the lapse of ages; she was
swimming in corruption. Sensible of the
disadvantages of her political condition,
she has sought to correct them : to pu
rify her government and adapt it to the
great object of social happiness.—Her
revolution has been characterised by no
excesses, suilied by no atrocities, stained
by no blood, except that which has been
shed at the instigation or with the coun
tenance of foreign powers. She has
moved op slow and measured and digni
fied, with a mildness like that of the
bright sun of her delightful climate. And
France comes to check her in her noble
and patriotic career. And for what pur
poses, and with what principles? She
breaks the unthreatened peace, that she
may not have war! She would have
peace! She appeals to arms that she
may restore the absolute sway of the mo
narch, abd, I suppose, all the blessings
of the inquisition! The Bourbons of
France, the modern Stuarts, enter Spain,
sword in hand, with the principles of the
divine right of kings, and of the non-re
sistance and passive obedience of the
people, as their motto; principles which
our British ancestors, a century and a
half ago, successfully combatted, and
which lbst to one of the Stuarts his head,
and to the whole raceTtre'mree King doins.
With what little benefit does history hold
up to these Bourbons its instructive ex
ect upon the
people ol this country with regard to t: iS
war will be, that, unlike the late wars of
Europe, it will create no di visions of opin
ion among us. In spite of all our parti
ality to France; in spite of all the grate
ful recollections with which her name is
associated; in spite of our sincere desire
to maintain with her, especially, the roost
amicable relations, there will be here bus
one feeling and one hope as to the issue
of this wanton and unprovoked contest.
We shall, in regard to it, be “all feder
alists—all republicans;” all Spanish—
none, no, not one, French. We may be
disappointed in our ardent wishes. Spain,
torn by her unhappy dissensions, may be
overwhelmed. The scene at Naples may
be re-exhibited in the Peninsula. And I
confess, when I contemplate the appalling
power which is about to be exerted to
subdue her, that I tremble for the event.
We may be destined to behold the afflic
ting spectacle of the extinction of the
light of liberty in the land of Homer and
Leonidas, and in the adopted country of
Columbus; and all Europe may be en
circled in the thick and dark mantle of
inexorable despotism. Whatever may
be the issue, we shall, at least, have the
consolation of cherishing our own princi
ples, and of giving all that is consistent
with our posture and our institutions to
communicate—our fervent prayers and
our best wishes for every people, \ here
ever situated, whether in the old or new
world, who are struggling to establish
and preserve their liberties. And, in all
the changes of human affairs, let us cling,
with a closer and fonder embrace, to our
own excellent governments, and be thank
ful to the kindness of Providence for
having removed us far from the power
and influence of a confederacy of kings,
united to fasten forever the chains of the
people, and for having given us the bless
mg of a confederacy of free states, united
:o secure the liberty and to promote the
welfare and happiness of millions of free
men. But I have already detained you
.00 long from the sentiment which I
vould propose, and which, though alrea
ly drank, will bear repeating again and
igain. It is—
“ Success to the cause of the Country
xnder whose auspices the New World
vas discovered.”
[This address was received, and the
oast drank, with the most fervid expres
sion of deep feeling for the glorious cause
>f Spain, so interesting to the whole hu
nan race.]
JUS F received and for sale at the store
oi Dr. G WEI8E. March 5,
Fresh Garden Seeds,