Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1824-08-26

ESQ. seconded by the unanimous voice
oftse m citing, Resotssd, That the chair,
man be- requested 10 furnish for publ
cation a copy of the resolutions, aud q.
the address which we have neart-thaI
the Editors Of newspapers is Virginia
friendly to the election of Mr. Adams
be requested TO insert them, and that the
same be asked as favour Of the Editors
ofthe Richmond Eng and National
Intelligeneer
(Signed.
VIZ. C. sOMERvILLE, Grim
GEO. r PITTS, Sscrs-cry.
ADDRESS
To the Freekolde SET Virg'ntz
FELLow CiTlZEas,
As the impression which you gen
orally entertained of the effects ola eau
Gus n2minatiea Of a President. on the
choice of the :aiion, is now ascertsined
to have been incorrect I'VE conceive no
other apology necessary for respectful
Is invit ng YOU TO unite with us IN the on
ly decision we think calculated to res
tore harmony tc the public mind. It is
perhaps, equallyt the misfortune ofcom-
muni,ies and CT individuals, to be daz-
zled by an uninterrupted enjoyment OF
prosperity, and to forget in the exuIta-
ton of triumph, those sober maxins oil
reciprocal justice, by which they never
could be misled. How far the happy
lead which Virginia had hitherto taken
in the alfaics Of our republic, may have
hurried US into sanguine anticipadons
of the influence Of her example, or to
ask of her countrymen to concede.us too
ruch, at the approaching election OF
president, is question which merits our
serious consideration. 1t is the charac-
ter. we conceive, of the people ofVlrsin-
ia, to be firm, but not obstinate-to be
ardent in their partialitics, but not to
suffer their preference Of particular
man 10 overcome their attachment to
principle, or to destroy heir ct for
the opinions of their political friends in
the other states. They are aware that
the great blessing, of human life are ge-
morally the result" Of compromise. and
that it is the duty of those who love their
country, not to pursue that which is
most pleasing in the visions Of fancy,
but That which is best in the pa'ti-
cula, conjunction Of circumstances in
which e nation is placed. 1t is under
deep conviction Of the importance
of this reflection to the future welfare
of our Country, that we solicit your
attention to some observations on the
choice of our next president. We con-
slider il in our power at this time to de-
eide question, forwe' presume there
can be no doubt, that the vote of 'Vir-
ginfa would secure the election ofeith +
AIR Adams. or Gen. jackson; and that
in all prob bility, this is the option which
will ultimately be presented to US. From
the present manifestations of public o.
pinion thr ,ughout the Union, it is evil
dent that if Virginia preservere in her
resolution to support Mr. Crawford, SIZE
will not only carry the election to the
House Of Representatives,, butiose that
influence, which prompt decision
between his two great rivals would give
her. Nor can we believe whenwe recol-
lect the long devotion Of our state to eon-
stitutional principles, and her uniform
preference of civil above military worth.
that she will hesitate in her election on
this occasion. in order to explain the
grounds Of our own preference, and our
own opinion of the character of the pre-
sent administration of the general GO.
vernment, we would ask your attention
to few remarks on the origin of. the
two parties which have heretofore divi-
ded our country, and of the two, which
are forming to DIVIDE it in future.
Previous to our political experiment,
there had not been in the annai- Of man.
kind. any instance OF a republican con-
stitution Of governm emit. which had been
able 10 maintain itsefin its orr ginal pu-
rity afterits extension over large ter
ritory. The force of example is ne
cessarilv strong in the minds ofthe expe-
rience & rejecting men; & hence the a
blast polite ats peculat1Ys ofthe fastcen-
tu,y imagined that republican go
eminent could uot long prevail over q
populnus or extensive country. The
fate of the Roman Commonwealth, in
particular, had created belief, that
whenever such government extended
itself beyond the limits Of small state
it naturally ,gravfated to aristorracy
and Is monarchy. When, therefore, our
forefathers had successfully terminated