Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-11-23
Pl@ GAZETTE.
MARrINsBuRG, NovsnnEa .. ,s26



FOr re .liarfiasbary Ga.a,s.
Mr.. EyASs' The following remarks were
suggested and thrown together upon reading
the statement OF the polls OF the sl. ction top
Governor ct the State of New.Yotk If vo,,
think them worthy Of publication. they are
at your service.
by the late returns of the election for Gov
OF New.fork, that State seems TO evince a de.
termination 10 support the Athen,an system of
Republican instability and ingratitude. Since
the estaoh shment OF the Union. Although the
advocates OF monarchy have falsely imputed
INCONSISTENCY to our whole republic, the shirt of
.Ahiens has been invariably confined within the
limits OF the State OF New York Al anx
ious desire tor novelty peryades its whole ex-
tent, with the prevalence of an epIdemic.-
Such spirit seems to have prompted The wisl,
TO try by experiment, the following question:
you'd JHdse Rochester, If eiecjed to The Office
Of Governor, pnrsHe such course in the dis.
charge IF the dr5es Of The oGice as rso,d be con,
sisteW spitt the 7si4 Of he people and NTH me
purify Of republication, and calculated 70 promote
the 6est interests efthe State? Far be it from the
Intention OF these remarks to insiatste that
such might not be the case, but without offer
ing any thing TO the disparagernent of Judge
Rochester, II would be REASONABLE. 10 aslr, bas
his political career been such. ss to entitle him
to the sufrages of the people OF New.York. in
preference to the present incumbent Ii so.
this people displays disposition OF nlodesty
bearing little consistency with their nstonai
character lis merits, bis talents his famous
political experience, it these he has ever ey,nc.
ed, have been exercised upon scale such as
to conceal both them and their professor from
the observation Of the world He may nossess
that laudaole virtue and nobeness of soa
which VIII SHINE even in retirement lie may
even possess tilat talent, ability, and republi.
can integrity which should characterize the in
cumbent OF the office to which he is an aspirant.
But his situation has never been such as to af
ford to tue people an opportunity of attesting
his merits, nor has IT ever been such as to in.
vest him with that political experience of which
a governor OF Newfork should be invariably
possessed. But It we allow Judge Rochester
many, even all of those advantages, which the
opponents of the present state administration
have inthe rigorous enthusiasm of their blind
zeal imputed to him, where rests the plaus,.
bility of preferrng man inexperienced and
untrled III all the arts OF government, a politi.
clan In embryo, &c one possessed of the high
political standing and acknowledged patriotism
of DE Wit Clinton. The long political career
of the latter has been marked with an air Of
Enodesty. He has expressed his belief that
'tbarty names are mere ba55.es,'' calculated to
CONFUSE and distract government, in order to
the promotion OF the views Of political in.
triguers. lie has courted Popularity by no o.
ther means than were suggested by the s,ric,
performance oi his duties But his unexam.
pied merit has forced him into situations, where
nature withdrew the veil which concealed a
gigantic genius, and impsytiality distinguished
the legislator and the Statesman
The services which have been rendered to
the State of New York by De Wit Clinton,
have been equalied by those OF no man iving
He has ever been completely enlisted in the
cause of internal Improvement; and ever Viii
the industrious lab Jirer and enterprsing
freighter testify his eminent worth. His oiind
first conceived the project OF one of the great
est efforts OF internal Improvement, and aliho'
his schemes were discountenanced by men
who proiessed and deserved the title OF great
{but whose minds in reality were Incompetent
to so great a comprehensioB) as the efforts of
an overstrained imagination, he eyinced an
unyiel9ng determination which ems ured sue
cess. BY actions such as these, he merited
nublic confidence and received IL. BY an un.
daunted continuance ia such course, be still
merits public confidence; but does he still re-
ceiye il! Ihevo,e which he recently received
for governor of the State, eytnees an unac-
countable decline OF populsfity, HAS his late
poljtical course been marked ath amy act de-
serving . VI %oftuuCHIS! w
disapprobation has beer eviaced by the peo-
ple. But their reasoning seems to be thus: We
have fully attested the character, the talents,
ability and integrity of Clinton We are salts
fled that he possesses every qualification re-
/ ouisite for the office of our governor. We are
I conscious that the services he has rendered US
have been unequalled. Bat we are weary OF
the government of ONE man however preemj-
.nent in virtue, talent and the art Of Legislation,
and we wis, 10 try whether Judge Rochester
may not also possess some hidden talent, which
may be unveiled by his exataton to the office
of governor. Men whose ideas shoot with such
an aim are referred to the histories Of the down.
fall of Greece and Rome. OUiETUS.
We learn, from contemporary prints,
thatCol. Mckenuey has determined to
publish Narrative of his late Tour, in
the service OF the Government. TO the