Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-04-05

Telegraph, because Of the peculiar
circumstances under which il very ia.
turally. and even necessarily, connects
itself with the speech OF Mr. VAN BrRES
in the Senate, on the preceding day
and because it is the connecting lnk
between the incidents OF the preceding
day, aud what is TO follow.
We have said, we were surprised al
the state Of the vote in the Senate. And
so we were. But we felt even a stron-
ger sensation, when, three days alter
wards, we received the New-lork Ma
tional Advocate OF Friday, March I'd,
(Ominous coincidence of dstesD con-
tanning an article which we have copied
entire on the preceding page. We re.
commend to our readers, before they
read a line further, an attentive perusal
of 1.-THE passage in italic being so
printed ia the original. We hope they
viii not miss word OF the whole article,
for II is remarkable for It's doctrines, and
even for its style, as it is for IFS disclo.
sures and its inslnnations. We 90 not
know that we have ever met with a
more admirable specimen of what may
be called, in composition, the mystify-
ing stvle. That the article is from the
pen of Mr. VAN BuREN, we would not
even insinuate. That il emanat@d from
some devoted friend OF his, having
sources of information in Washington,
If not here present, and was intended TO
give g direction to the public sentiment
in New York, where the People are TO
be disciplined under the new system Of
tactics compiled here, I've have no more
doubt than we have OF the truth of any
thing OF which we have not personal
knowledge. OF things unseen, we only
Judge from what we know.
OF this article, SO very remarkable
from the coincidence of time, and cir
cumstances, occurring here, the inteli-
gent reader will need no analysis There
are one or two prominent points in IT,
however, to which il may save ham
some trouble to direct bis attention.
What we shall first remark is, that
the editor of the Advocate, IN that artl-
Gle, is evidently not expressing his own
views, but obeying the instructions Of
others. He admits that he is one Of tn Z
Organized lie has no other ambition,
as an editor, "than to be The organ,n SC
1t is worth while to see how oesv re-
msrksble the coincidence of sentimen,
is between that print, in New York, and
the Telegraph, Published in the City Of
Washington on the same day-for which
purpose we collate parts of two of their
sentences.
The Telegraph. The .hs.fionai 4duocsife
We are aware of thel AS tile conductor OF
vast responsibility whchidemucl stc journal, We
viii deyove upon Us aslhave no other smbitiot
the organ of its .se7ss, THAN to be the organ o.
and the means o; its de. correct principles anc
fence accurate vie'9s
Verify, here are d pair OF Organs"
Not only has the Editor of the Adyo-
cate no ambition, but he has no opinion
Of his own for he is ready to give, a
cordial, aUgrm, and honest support"--to
what, Or to whom' To any thing that he
knows OF approvesi Not at all--bu,
to something that he cannot know, aud
therefore, cannot tell whether he APP
proves or not. This is the very climax
and perfection of Improvement OF
condition. that suits the party organi-
cation, which bold attempt is now
makingto extend, from the sphere OF the
Union. The chessboard of State is
not large enough for game, worthy TO
employ skiIIfuI taetician nor, we
may add, is the stake large enough.
The next thing we shalt advert to is
the News from Washington which this
article communicates We had suppo-
sed, simply enough it seems, that both
Houses of Congress had been deeply
engaged in the business OF legislation,
for which the People sent them here.
We believe so still Of the lar ge maj ority
of Congress- But others, it now APP
pears, have been very differently EN-
ployed; and "a concentration of opinion
has been formed at Washington during
the last Session. With what secrecy
must not these operations have been
carried on, when the first suspicion of a
combination of organization is produc-
ed by vote in the Senate which elec-
,rifies every body. With what conf
dence in the success of their plans. do
they not tells US, that this Concentration
viii, beyond doubt, be catered into by
the new Members OF both Houses. How
is this ascertained? But, suppose il be
true, what Them Are they to make a
p.oa:Jn.t 4, "a y;ca presidenf> W. had