AT HARPERS FERRY.
[The toasts at Harper’s Ferry breathe an indignant spirit. Has Col. Stubblefield, the Superintendant of the U. S. Armory there, been actually “punished” or only threatened? What are the charges against him, of whom fame speaks so honorably, and who is, or is to be his successor? Will Duff be good enough to unseal his chaste lips?]– ED. WHIG.
A number of the citizens of Harpers-Ferry partook of a dinner, prepared on the 4th, by Mr. John Jackson. Geo. H. Butler acted as President, and John Claspy as Vice President. After the cloth was removed, the following, amongst other volunteer toasts, were drunk:
By J. B. Shope. The Fourth of July: May the President of the United States, on this day, magnanimously restore to authority a faithful and capable public officer, who has dared to be honest in the worst of times.
By John McNulty. Gen. Jackson: We wish him no better advisers than himself– “Be the president of the people, and not of a party.”
By Martin Coter. Col. James Stubblefield, Superintendent at Harpers-Ferry: An honest and incorruptible officer: Twice passed through the crucible of persecution; like pure metal, the more he is rubbed the brighter he shines.
By G. H. Butler. Gen. Jackson: A man who always knew how to take care of his enemies–May he be equally successful in saving himself from his friends.
By D. Claspy. James Stubblefield: Heated in the furnace of persecution, beaten by the tilt-hammer of malice, and fled by the poisonous teeth of envy: he is unscathed and invulnerable.
By W. B. Yeamans. James Stubblefield: A man whose worst enemies were compelled to bear witness to his honesty.
By Thomas J. Cruzen. Uncle Sam: In bestowing his bounties upon his loving children, let him be cautious that he does not give to prodigals that which has been earned by the prudent.
By C. G. Wintersmith. Col. Jas. Stubblefield: Honor and integrity may be for a season he obscured by false impressions, but “Truth is nightly and shall prevail.”
By D. Drew. The President of the United States, Calhoun, and Eaton: May the evening of their days be prosperous and happy.
By Thomas Dakin. The Superintendent at Harpers Ferry: He may be stripped of office, but cannot be shorn of honor: calumny can never dislodge him from the confidence of his friends.
By W. Gannon. The Officers of the Harpers-Ferry Armory: They may be supplanted, but not easily replaced.
