Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-04-21

orally gwen. Inc tendency oil such
Seasoning would be to denationalize us,
aud to contract every part OF the Union
with the narrow selfish limits OF its y
section. 1t would be still worse; it
would lead to tine destruction of the
Union itself. For if it be unnatural in
one section to support a citizen in ano-
Their the Union itself must be unnatural;
all our ties; all our glories; all that is
~animating in the past; all that is bright
and cheering in the future, must be un-
natural-llappily, such is the admira-
bic texture of u Union, that the in
terests OF all its parts are closely inter-
woveh If there are strong points of
affinity between the South aud the West
there are interests of not less, il not
greater, strength and vigour, binding
the West, and the North, and the East.
Before | close this address, it is my
duty, which | proceed TO perform with
great regret, on account of the occa-
sion which calls tor il, to invite your at
%tention to n letter addressed by gen.
jackson to Mr.. Swartwoul, on the 23d.
Feb. last. The names OF the General
and myself had been before the Ameri-
can pubic, for its highest Office. We
had both been unsuccessful. The un-
fortunate have usually some sympathy
Tor each other. For myself. | claim no
merit for the cheerful acquiescence
which | have given in a result by which
was excludedirom the House. have
believed hat the decision by the con
stituted authorities, IN favour of others,
has beer foanded upon a conviction OF
the superiority of their pretensions. Ii
has been my habit, when an election is
once decided, to forget, as soon as pos
sible, all the irritating circumstances
which attended the proceeding canvass
If one be successful, he should be con-
tent with his success. III he have lost it,
railing will do no good. | never gave
General jackson nor his friends any
reason to believe that | would, in any
contingency, support him. lie had, as
| thought, no public claims, and ! will
now add, no personal claims, if these
ought ever to be considered, to my sup
port. No one, therefore ought to have
been disappointed or chagriued that
did not vote for him. No more than
was neither surprised nor disappointed
that he did not, on a more recent occa-
sion, feel it to be his duty to vote foI
me. After commenting upon a part
cular phrase used in my letter to Judg'
Brooke, a calm consideration of which
will, | think, satisfy any person that i
vr,e not amnloyot IN an oGapSivo sanSo
if iadeed it have an offensive sense, The
General. in his letter to Mr.. Swartwout
proceeds to remark, "no one beheld me
seeking through art or management tt
entice any representative IN Congress
from a conscientious responsibility t.
his own, or the wishes of his constitu
euts. No midnight taper burned by me
no secret conclaves were held, nor ca
balls entered into to persuade any ont
to a violation of pledges given, or o
instructions received. FL M no plan.
were concerted to impair the pure prin.
ciples ofour republican institutions, MOI
to PROSTATE that fundamental maxim
which maintains the supremacy OF the
peoples will. On the contrary, having
never in any manner before the people
or Congress interfered in the slightest
degree with the question, my conscience
stands void of offence, and will go quiz
e lily with ME, re eardless of the insinua-
tions Of those who through manage
ment, may seek an influence not sane
toned by integrity and merit" | an
not aware that this defence of himself
was rendered necessary by any charges
brought forward against the General
Certainly never made any such char
ges against him. | viii not suppose
that in the passages cited, he intended
to impute to me the misconduct which
he describes; and yet, taking the whole
context Of his letter together, and coup
ling it with Mr.. Kremer's address, il
cannot be disguisedthat others may sup
pose he intended to refer to me. am
quite sure that if he did, he could not
have formed those unfavourable opin-
ions of me upon any personal observa-
ton Of my conduct made by myself;
for, a supposition that they were foun-
ded upon his own knowledge, would
imply that my lodgings and my person
had been subjected TO a system of espi-
onage wholly incompatible with the o.
pen, manly. and honorable conduct of
a gallant soldier. If he designed any
insinuations against me, | must believe
that he made them on the inioI nation
of others, of whom can only say, that
they have deceived his credulitv, and