Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1824-09-09

port it. This was the head and front
of his offending For this he was cen
sured BY the majority Of his State Legis.
lSture, and immediately resigned his
place il order to enable them to select
juster interpreterof Interviews. Now
ompare this conduct with that OF Mr.
Crawford, who voted against that mea-
SIRE contrary to the wishes of his con-
,tituents and who yet continued to hold
MS office, and say was not Mr.. Adams
conduct at least as pns,iiiable as hisi
As TO his being a man of reserved
manners, we would observe, that in his
station If he were very communicative
lie must often disclose To gossipping
nisinierpreters what he ought not to
communicate, or else act the court hy-
pocrite, and pretend to tell great deai
when he was actually telling no,ing
Prudence forbids the former, and ho-
nesty disdains the latter. Ia converse
ton, Mr.. Adams is manly and candid,
but never iatters any man. lie is con-
sequently unpopular with intrigners and
Office hunters, because he makes promi-
ses 10 none IF them.
The strong objection however among
US against Mr.. dams is, that he is the
''son of his father" and was born in the
Northern states. His fa.herw was one Of
The first patriots Of our revolution, and
to his Influence, IL is said, we owe the
passage of the declaration Of indepen-
dence on the day il was made. II our en-
terprize had failed, who would have
been its martyrsi Why Sam and John
Adams. and Hancock, and franklin, and
Washington, and Patrick Henry. l.
there one OF the candidates would not
be proud to have his fathers name en-
rolled 10 that immortal listS or will pos
erity believe that mericans objected
to one for being the son of the man
whose services the men of the revolution
ranked second only to those of Wash
ington.
Nor can we understand why Ameri-
cans should be willing to take Presi--
dent from Geneva, and yet object to
one for being born in sight of Bunker's
hill! We know that il is urged by ma
ny that the people of the North have
some preiudices. But may not those
who advance this objection have some
tbemselves' And il prejudices exist, is
it not BY reciprocal concern and iiber-
atty, and not by high handed exer
else of influence that they are to be cur
redo Let US look on which side steps,
of Cancellation have been taken. II is
nownear tx and thirty years since our
constitution was adopted, and of these
the government has been administered
thirty two by Vuginians! The people
of the Northern and middle states haze
not only acquiesced but concurred in
our wishes. and have cordially united ia
CRAFTY ing our pride, and giving energy
to our administrations. The excuse We
have hitherto offered for inviting them
to support our candidates. was, that they
had no man of the republican party
whose reputation fortalents, probity, and
experience, justified the selection of
him as President. But. now that they
have brought forward man whom all
admit 10 be equal to any in those parti-
cuiars, we hear it alleged against him
that he is a Northern man--that he is
a Yankee. and that the Southern inter
est should be against him. Is this mo-
tive worthy of YOUR national generosity.
Virginians' is according to the sub
lime maxim of Christian revelation
"whatsoever ye would that other men
should do unto you, do ye even SO I'M
to themi" Does not Justice require
that the honors of government should
not all be enjoyed by one member of a
confederacy! Does not patriotism re-
quire the occasional postponement of
our own predictions TO those Of others
and that when state pride begins to de-
generate into state vanity, we should re-
member that the human character is
compounded of "self love to urge, and
reason to restrainr' Are we not salts
fed with the present government, and
if SO, why should we change III Is II
wise or unwise In the Southern states TO
throw away this opportunity of gaining
strength, by negiecting to coueiliate
friends in the other states? Can we
ever expect the people North of the Po-
towmac to produce man against whom
fewer objections will be entertained in
Virginia than against Mr.. sdams' Is
he not next after Mr. Crawford the ia
vori;e ofVirginia. and the favorite Of Mr..
Crawford's friends' Is he not next af-
ter Gen. jackson the favourite of Gen.