Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-03-24

unG5strisisc merit ~ always TOO r1sItl9ltohs W
be sought BY the vulgar. or to 60. itseh, beg
ging for public honors. Whilst this state OF
things exiss you mag be assured, that the
SPACE between Order and Anarchy in this Re-
public, is not SO great as may generally be I'M
sgined.
ssrnere is a tide in the affairs OF man,
Which, taken at the food. leads IN TO fortune.
Tn emphasis with winch the General pro-
nounced this ShaSesperian Quotation, and mat
peculiar fash OF his eye, 50 usual wuh ham
when excited, convinced me that he had no
very remote reference to his own prospects
lie asked me if | did not believe that a mtJor'-
" Of the cnizens of the United States were AT
all times ripe for revolution! And on my an
swefing him in the negative he rose on his feet
and gesticalated with great earnestness
mass Of the people, said he, are ripe, always
ripe, CIR novelty and innovation-but they do
not know il. They may have pure hearts, ana
real patriotism. But a mere name--a nero
can wind himself among the multitude, cap
tivste the imagination, and lay the judgments
sleep. A popular hobby viii carry htn TO TIE
highest destiny known to the Constituted. aud
as much higher as his ambition may prompt
him to COL have little faith Continued ne
inthe stability of Republics. They tall an ca
~ prey TO the passions OF ambitious rivals tor
power. | was once tempted, by the lnsoience
of Gov. Rabun OF Georgia, to march a hostile
army INTO that state. Had | done so, IT would
have been in pursuit of personal revenSe; l
should have had no other motive. But II the
work of revenge had been begun. other enc
mics and other motives would have arisen out
of the contest. Heaven! only, could predict
the catastrophe!'
We anticipate objections to the authenticity
of these statements For our part, we reiigi-
ously believe them. Let the reader put the
internal proofs together, and Judge for himself.
In the first place. the statements correspond
with what was before suspected of Gen Jack
sons regard for the Constitutions of his q
try, and bis views with respect to Governor
Rabun. Ia the second place. il is obvious that
this communication is a bona fIe production:
for no Editor would have published ii, with
out the surrender of the authors name. The
reference 40 time and place is minute and it
Is evident that the author is known to Gen.
Jackson, and the communication to him is not
anonymous. lie must have truth on his SIDE
who IS willing to cop single handed with Jack
son in Tennessee-"to brave the lion in his
e7-the Douglas in his hall" In short, the
interBa evidence of authenticity is striking
and conclusive. Time, place aud circumstance
are quoted; and II is almost impossible to be-
leye he production a forgery.
"a few days before the meeting ofthat body,
| received a letter from a great leading char
acter IN NewYork, a personal friend, urging
me in the most forcible and persuasive terms
to mike an immediate ~efiort,to array the West
in my behalf, before another aspirant in that
quarter, an inplacabie personal enemy, should
by uniting artliice with popularity, secure it
to himself"
This rapaals fbo 100 - I..k
Gen. jackson was introduced as a candidate
for the Presidency. 1t was at the instigati0n
OF De Witt Clinton: and the moving consider.
alton with Clinton TO advise, was To secure
Jaekson's influence for himself at the next cleo
ton; aud with jackson to accept the advice,
TO defeat the better grounded pretensions of
Mr.Cla5! TINS IS a curious piece of information;
ard while 1t exposes one deep and unprinci-
pied tntrigue, rescuses Mr. Adams from the
lmputation OF having excited Gen. jackson TO
S rive for the Presidency in order to create
a aversion against Mr. Crawford in the western
parts OF the Union. Jackson is the most dan
. er Gus man in this confederacy, and Clinton
the PIC toundest and most unprincipled in
tripsler. Vt was conjectured. bat, to the last,
kno4s,', who Clinton favoured for that Of
on man IN America OF whom the
same can be SAD,
M nm ie WIS " bC iOJkt hlid. UDpH u iittC
reflection. res0l 7ed to strive for the office
upon which Yd1,et fsd'sy adherents in the Ten.
nessee Legislative 20 pass the resolutions 'hey
did on that subject" :,
Caesar had his ndlere ITS in the Senate. and
Cromwell his, in tue long parliament-bnt it
is the first time any man aAs mad ddaerenfs
whom he could direc ct as lie pleased, IN any
American Legislature. Yet We doubt not but
Gen. Jackson correctly expressed himself, and
that he had auherents in the Tennessee Legs
lature, who were ready to obey all h's dlrec-
tions.
81 have little faith in the stability OF Repub-
lies. was once tempted by the insolence OF
Governor Rabun OF Georgia to march a hoslile
army into that State" &c.
A precious confession!-totur3 the arms with
which he had been entrusted for its defence, a.
gainst the bosom OF his country! 'The work Of
revenge begun, other enemies and other mo.
tves would have arisen out of the contest" It
is, impossible to mistake the eonolusionto which
the Generals train of thought was conducting
One step would have led to another-the
U. States would have attempted to repelhis in
vasion-a civil war had already begun-and he
who had already traTapled the Institutions of
his country under his feet. would not hesitate
to follow the examples Of Caesar, Cromwell. or
Bonapsrte!
Let us believe these sentiments TO be genu.
inc. and who but will deplore the blind adora.
ton Of he multitude for military renown, and
own his gratitude for the fortunate result ofthe
late election. If they be genuine. Gen. Jack
son has fitted his thoughts above the honors of
the Constitution, and admitted the possibility,
if not the de sign, Of overthEowing the instltu-
tioRs of his country.
We nre infnrmnl hv a gentleman direct from