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


nG even al Orleans, while that remain.
ed in Spanish hands. So palpable is
this state of things, and 50 evident the
causes, that unless this population exert
themselves, neither of them now living,
nor their sons, will ever see Western
Virginia send even an ambassador to
Br I'll or the Netherlands, or even to
the South American government near
them.
The stream OF power which has made
SO many attempts to reach rs, and yet
failed, will fail again. II we look at the
past and compare our situation with that
of every people, where governments
cross the mountains, we will see that in
every other state although the wave that
carries upon its bosom the power Of APP
pointment is every where able TO over
top the mountains, and bless the people
west of them. In Virginia alone, it has
bee n otherwise. This wave there. and
there alone, finds in the Blue Ridge,
barrier so high, with base so strong,
that it never could be passed OF remoy-
ed.
| / am well advised that mum Der. Of
men east of the Blue Ridge, are as tired
Of domination as you and ], will endea---
your to defeat the cabinet succession
This is evident from the existence of q
| Clay, an adams, and jackson ticket
But whatever may be our personal
preferences for the different per-
| sons put in nomination, surely, no man
of the least information can be found in
Virginia, who can believe that the tick
ct of general jackson, has the least
possible chance of success, or SEE in it
any thing else than a weapon which may
| be powerfully welded for the defeat OF
Mr.. Clay's, the only hope OF the western
states, and UNREASONABLE, of western
Virginia.
BY uniting our suffrages in his support,
we can give him the vote of Virginia,
and with that the presidency is bis with
out doubt.
As we have nothing in this respect to
conceal from our friends east of the
Blue Ridge, it is perfect matter OF IN
difference to us, suppose, how soon
they know the ground we meanto occu-
py.
They have been right in ruling US SO
long, because we permitted IT. The
form of this rule is the most to he COM
planned of In the former elections, the
western people were as numerous as
the eastern. Eat the western people
were never looked up to as having had
any thing 10 do with this business, and
were regarded accordingly. They, TO
all appearance, acted according to COM
mands given al Richmond. and their e.
leotors. even. had TO bind themselves IN
writing. five should overrule our cas-"
tern friends 10 the present ele'hon' we
have right to doit, and they neither can
nor viii complain.
If fine fore going remarks be rue as
to influence of the power of appo'ht"eh''
then my good friend how do they come
home 10 us at a point where every man
west of the Blue Ridge is tangible ne
time of internal improvement is at hama
nay, II now is. IT will be commen-
ced by the General Government, ana
millions will be expended from the
heart to the extreme of our empire. -
free nation is prone be nationally en-
gagged. Free nations will not sleep.
They viii either fight or work. and we
have no prospect ofwar H.CIAY is Pied
ged openly to scheme of inte'nal i'm
provements. The other candidates are
so bu their friends. But this scheme
will be adopted, and its execution will
fall when IL plans are TO be executed in
schemes of gold-shal we not hold ous
our baskets too? From the Blue Ridge
to the Ohio have we no country to inn
prove' IF we, the present freeholders-
OF Virginia west of the Blue Ridge,
should neglect an opportunity so invi-
ling of holding to the eyes of the next
president map Of our neglected. des-
pissed country. then, indeed. and indig-
nantly. our children and grandchildren
ought to hold il up TO our own, as in char
ity to suppose of us that we had never
seen it ourselves
Very respertfullv,