Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1824-10-07

rect information from such prostiuted
vehicles But seek it where alone il
is to be found, in the archleves of our
country-in the journals OF cur public
councils, and in the state papers of the
Executive. Ii is by their acts alone,
that we can duly estimate the merits
Of public men. by their fruits We
may know them" BY this heir anu
honorable standard, we are content tina,
our candidate shall rise or fall. We
wish not to elevate him Ivy detract
ing from his rivals one title of merit to
which they are Justly entitled. Mel
iher would we enlist in his behalf your
prejddices and passions. These are
aiwal S unsafe guides aud never appeal
ed to but TO deceive and mislead. 1t is
to your sober judgement and better feel
ings we would appeal We rest Mr..
Adams claims TO your confidence and
support upon his long and faithful pub
he services-his well tried constitution
al principies-his great talents as a
statesman, and his unblemlshed char
acter as a man. Fellow citizens, the
time draws nigh when our country,
speaking through the Constitution and
the Law, will call upon each one OF
you to do his duty by recording his
vote for the man he deems most wor.
thy TO guide this great nation We ex
hort you, as you value this lnestlmable
privilege, not to neglect the exercise of
1t on this occasion: Let every nian feel
and act as if the issue rested on his SIN
gle vote. We know that the vote OF
Virginia has been uniformly counted
for the caucus candidate, and his par
iizans have lndustrlously propagated
the belief that Mr. Adans's friends
here form small minority ,Ca seiy silg
matlzed fragment" of the old Fed
eral Party)-that all exertion in his
behalf wound be unavailing, & would
only produce fruitless excitement and
disturb the @nion and harmony Of the
Republican p0ty! The device has
so far succeeded, as to induce many
well meaning politicians TO acqulesce
in the Caucus dictatlon, in opposition TO
their better Judgment; and others,
whose principles were not SO yielding,
have, nevertheless, for prudential rea
sons considering them hopeless, refused
to take an active part in support OF their
principles and their rights. But, be
q fol
yon only that which we do know when
we declare to you, that Mr.. A has
strong party of friends even inV~ginia.
There is not county, not town, and
scarcely neighborhood in the com
mouwealth, where are not found ma
ny men of responsibility, intelligence,
and as pure republican principles as a
ny the state can boast, who prefer him
and who have independence enough
10 assert and maintain their preference.
Be not deferred, then, we entreat
you, from coming forward and giving
a manly and independent vote in main
tenance Of your rights against the eau
Gus usuu patton. And in giving yonr
vote for John Quincy A dams you will
give it for faithful and we'll tied ser
want of the public-a firm, undevla
ting advocate Of the consttutlon-an
enlightened and virtuous statesman,
who has always been found true to
his country's interests and honor, ''re-
CARELESS Of consequences"
Philip Ua, rison,
Wiliam Broom,
JhOS. Seddon,
Jas Carmichael,
Nm C. Beale,
Thomas 3 Burton,
Charles dustin,
Horace Man Shal,
HoaUard +. Thornton,
VIM Il. Knon.
Archboid Hart,
Hancock Eustace,
George NJ Cooke,
Beue'Ly r. Wexford,
William + Gray,
Adams Corresponding Committee.
Fred'g, Sept %, 1924.
Gsorgeto,cn, s. c. Sept. oS.-A cor
respondent at Conwayborough, informs
us of the marriage of a couple on the
/ 9th inst. for ten days, as it appears, ON
trial, for after seriously considering the
matter, they were remarked on the
26th fOy. life.