Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-08-24

ZenS. which the eAaiteu StatlOn 10 Wnlc0
be aspires call for. Hitherto, our Pres,
identS have had some previous expert
ence in international concerns and nave
been fitted efficiently to direct chat
branch of the presidential duties. Lit
tie cony ersant with the duties and re-
sponsibilities of civil magistrates, he has
but recently retired from the command
of an army.--The habits of military
command are strong upon him. lie IS
accustomed to implicit obedience.
1t is your purpose To collect intorma-
ton favorable to, or whit h may be made
useful in procuring the election OF Gen
eral Jackson in 1929. have no means
of satisfactorily estimating the public
feeling in re gard TO hin, neither near nor
more remote, but niy Impressions are,
his prospects are not encouraging Tor
the ensuing election. There are no PEE
culiar evidences of hostility to the pres
ent administration in large portion of
the delegation OF this state IN the last
session OF Congress; nor are there any
strong evidences that they were not IN
perfect harmony with large portion OF
their constituents. You WISH 10 inhu-
ence public oplnion in favor OF your
candidate, but discerning public viii
want some other AID better proof OF his
merit than your assertions, that he is
eminently virtuous, Intelligent, aud val
liant, and pure republican. Where IS
the evidence Of his virtues, public or
private. for the first half century of his
life. They were not heard OF in Penn
syIyania; and in what way have they
been exhibited since the commencement
of his military career in 1918. That he
has been brave and successful COM
mander has never been denied. butyou
search in vain, among his Achievements,
for those acts of humanity and masnan-
unity which essentially constitute the
hero. Vslor is common virtue among
men; the absence of it would be rare ii
not regarded as vice among Ameri-
cans. So lar. as valor is concerned, Gen
eral jackson has many equals, whom
fortune has not favored with occasions
to display it. But martial vaior, unless
YOU pant for war, and want for your
President military cheitaln, IS an at
tribute of character not particularly de-
sirabie in a Presidential candidate. Let
your President once assume ibe actual
command of your army, and you may
ere long NOUN over volr fractured
constitution and departed isesconi,
The intel..gendeeoi your caacidase Is
certainly moi pre- eminent, when his BIZ
osrapher claims merit for him for hav-
Ing retired from inferior stations to make
way for those who could be more USE
full. He has resigned every civil public
station he ever held.
Lastly, as TO his pure republicanism,
which you say we have all known, wit
Messed, and felt. Was it his mlIdness
and respect to the laws, that subjected
HIM to heayey fine at New Orleans,
the theatre of his glory, while his laurels
were yet fresh on his brow. Was the
Motley he urgedson the late President to
make his selections for office without re-
gard to political opinions, and his decla-
ration that he would have brought the
leaders of the Hartford Convention be-
fore court martial on capital charge,
of republican character. Had Mr..
Monroe followed his adsice, would you
have thought his appointments repub-
lican. Was his appearance at Washing
ton while his Florida Campaign was the
subject OF discussion, and legislative IN
quiry, an evidence ofhis respect tor pub
lie authorities. 1t was in his division
that Neale Cameron was put to death
without the form of trial, and his body
left nnburied, prey to yuitures. AS
Governor of Florida men were Danish
ed, and subsequently imprisoned, under
his good pleasure, and released by ex-
press from the President, while their pc
titions were debating in Congress
These, gentlemen are few OF the ma
ny stubborn facts that ought to admon-
ish you TO hold forth on the purity OF
his republicanism rather distrustingly-
But fulsome as your panegyric on
Gen.Jackson, your sweeping denuucia-
ton of Messrs. Adams and Clay is more
exceptionable and equally unsustained
by facts. Why ASSUME the'prerogrative
of the good people oil Kentucky, aad de-
nounce their representatives, while they
receive Mr.. Clay most eourteously, and
others who voted for bir. Adams Tor
aught that appears, stand as well as ever
with their constituents! You charge the
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