Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-03-01

Smy IN, precludcd us IN our last paper from no
ticing these precious specimens OF epistoisry
merit as fully as we wished We then took no.
tice that Gea. Smyih had garbled the extracts
read In the houss-~-0ae particular passage, ~
which Gen. Floyd asserts the upper part OF
Virginia 10 be the great theatre the mtr,gues
of the administration. vas not 10 be found in The
extracts collsted for the press, though We well
remember its being read in the house-snd
though DR.. Floyd too, may perhaps have coca.
sion to remember il. Upon what principle was
this passage OF d.. Floyd's letter suppressed by
Gen. Smyth II worthy to influence the drtoe
! rations OF the house OF delegates, was 1t not
WORTHY to be seen and read by the people OF
virginia. Lit be true that the upperpslt OF Fir
gina IS the great theatre OF admnlst alton III.
,rigus, ought not the good people of that part
of the commonwealth 10 be apprized OF II, that
they may be put on their guard against the
wiles and Establishments OF power, aud that
they may know how to estimate property Dr.
| Fioyd's msgnaainity in relibqulsh'ng he honor
If being Governor Of Virginia, tor the purpose
Of staying at Warrington to was.h them and
| the Government Or is Gen Smytb afraid OF
| subjectiug that passage TO The deliberate scru-
| tiny of the public, though he was willing to use
II, when time and opportunity I'D not admit Of
| its tefutstion'
But tins is not ARD There was another pas
! sage suppressed still more important, There
was anuthe passage suppressed still more ca'g
| 9us. Gen. Floyd informs his friend and cor
respondent, that "the combinations tor etiecting
the elevation Of ten, Jackson, were nearly COM
plete, and thst he wished to remain in Cong ess,
until they were complete" CombinaftoHs--
| aud among whoml The peopiel No-but the
members Of Congressl fake notice gentle rea-
| der, that these are not combinations between
! Adams and CIsy---they are combinations among
| these pure and immaculate gentlemen who
| hsye denounced ali combinations, as cheating
/ The people-%bo call the serving OF Mr. Clay
! under MIR Adams, the coalit on OF the puritan
and the blackieg-and who presRmiAs comb
! nation between them Tor the purpose OF elect
! ing the latteg President OF the United States,
have applied TO this phantom every term OF mo
IA! ana political reprobston We find that
| these same pure and immaculate gentlemen
| these Virtuous patriots who were fired WITH so
! hoiy an ind gnaon at this sapposed fraud upon
the popular viii, are by the confessions OF so
important member OF their party a. DIR. Floyd,
combining, and for the same purpose oil max.
ing President. "rhe combinations for elect
ing Gen. Jackson are nearly complete" So
the beobie, Notwithstanding the sohcitude for
their rights, and the denunclstlons against
! Messrs Adams and Clay Tor their alledged dis
J RESPECT of their will, by DIR. Floyd and his as
sociatts. are after all To have nothing to do with
| the election! That is TO be settled by conlbl'G
| Mons among the members of Congressman tins
is avowed by 40 d,stins ushed pers onsge as
! DE-. iIoyd-he whose presence IS necessary al
| Washington, to save the nation II was lnia-
nous in Mr.. Clay, TO exercise ms constitution.
! al discretion in voting tor Adams IN preference
| to Jackson, after he people had failed to make
a choce--but it IS ali right to elect Jackson by
ssfl
without at all consulting the people. 1t WAS
bargain, sale nd corruption in Gay, to vote as
his district wished him, and as his state WA
wiling lac should vote, but it is perfectly tar,
nay highly meritorous aud patriotic m Dcet.
| FLOYD aud his associates, exercising their op.
! portunities and influence as members OF Con
gress to combine to elect Jackson. That MIR.
| Clay should be reconcled TO Mr.. Adams, with
whom he had only differed but on the subject
OF the Mississippi and fisheries, politically and
never personally, was irrefrsgable evidence OF
their corruption, OF bargain and sale-5ut when
Mr.. Calhoun and Mr. Randolph, Gen. Jackson
and Col. Benton, Mr.. Calhoun and DIR. Floyd
are ACKNOWLEDGMENT whose hong and rancorous
mutual hatred is notorious--and when close
intimacy succeeds for the purpose OF etfecting
a common end all this is comphmented as
| ElagEanimous proceeding.
| IL is tine that the people were looking to
their rights. The avowai IS made, that comb.
nations are on foot among the men whom they
| hsse sent 10 attend to their business at wash
| ing,on to elect the President themselves. II Is
| plain that the people are TO be cheated. The
svowa is msde by man, who brass OF hls lnfiu
ence among his associates, aud Is an all Their Sc
| crets. VIII they submit TO this dictation OF
| their servantsl win they submit TO have Pre-
sident crammed down their throais by a combs
notion OF members of Congress? Already the
| influence Ut the people in the election OF a Pre-
| sident is but nominal already caucus at itch
| mond, kindly takes off their hands, all but the
| name OF the eection--Dow we are to have a
| combination of members OF Congress. to take
| from The people the little agency they have re
| naming IN the choice OF 4 President. THIS
| combination OF members OF Congress is gong
| 10 do the very thing which they imputed to Mr..
Ciay-they mean to take the election OF Pres
| dent into their own hands, and cheat the peo
| pie with nominal fundamentally. And who
are the men who compose this combinations
Men who are seeking otfice--one is to be Sec
rotary of State another OF War--snother OF the
Navy-another OF the Treasury .--this one IS
| 10 so Minister to England-;hat ene TO France.
Ihas expectation of office--this hope OF prefer
meat from Gen. Jackson, iiattered by his con-
fidentisl triends-this is the cement which binds
| together the heterogeneous mass called the op
position. THIS is the principle OF those, Com
binatons which are nearly completed, to elect
Gen. Jackson" This is at the bottom oil all
the sentimental patriotism so abundantiy utter
ed by the tongue.
| We hope the reader has not thrown aside our
last paper containing the extracts OF Dr. Fioyd's
letters and others reai 10 the House OF Dele