Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-10-16

Upon these acts, his friend and con6dant, Gen.
Gail sits down and writes = letter 10 Col Payne,
Of Montgomery. Kentucky, to have me instrue-
ted to vote for him. MIR. Moore, another friend
Of bis, goes 10 Gen. Metcxlte, and endeavours
TO buy HIM over with a promise TO make him 3
Senator III the United States; and by aud by. ~
due season, comes forth George Krcmer, with
his charge of bargain and corruption. Tie who
russ. msy read The Interpretation OF these facts;
| was TO be driven by iostructions-Gen. Met,
csl'e to DC purchased wIth an oficc-And al OF
us alarmed into submission by awful warnings
aud terrible deauncistious
Again: My Instruction is dated Mounts,er
ling, Nv. Jan. 18th, 1928 Dr. Duke say mat
Col. Payne read Gen. Cabs letter to BIN three
or tour days before The meeting. The letter
could not have been less than twelve days on
the way tom Washington TO thAt ptsce. II
vas, therefore, written pr'er 20 the LIST OF Jan
uary How could General Call inform Colonel
PAYNE 'hst keniucky would vote tor Mr.. \
dams, ssd DOT Jackson, unless The fact wss
known when he wrote The letterl Tint fact,
then. was known to ,hem prior TO Jsnuar, ; aud
We, the, had the nsraihood to PRETEND that
they did not know how We would vote until TO
y ards the last OF that month. This ass a tase
p-efcrs; asa~er falsehood, invented by ksv mcr
ard sccempilees, and was veil calculated to de
@'roy all confidence in the political integrity OF
such men. Knowing il TO be false, I vas LEI, 20
conclude ihst 1t was put forth by corrupt men
tor corrupt purposes.
Again: | sm not informed where or BY whom
The instruction was drafted. The writer speaks
OTIS ooniea. His words portend a long csnissf. tie
hes me Instructed 10 vote for Genesal ssckson
fh,oughofa the ~he.s eoHis.s. What does this
meant Look at II. Think Of il. solemn pre-
paration tors lang contest. II 10 clear THAI he
expected such a contest. II 10 equsily stcar
'hat something not espressed--some p'aa--
some schcme-some grand result, was 10 be &C.
complished by this solemn mandate. I WIS At
no loss 10 comprehend Il. The ptsn was TO e.
lcct Ten. Jackson &c possible, at al hazards, add
by all mesns. n socce sssul, or southern sales.
men would have come into power. snd, beng
M, and having he control aud management, OF
our national ~sffsirs. would have made vigorous
efforts TO crush the Amertcaa system Of policy,
and denol'sh all irs leading friends and adso-
Gates. This was the first grand object. II the
plan fsiled--no matter. 1hese was sill. hope,
A second plan, not so desirable. but equally az
~fectlve. mightihsve more success. TrAiske a
long contest of it-Ssick 10 IL per,iaac,onsiy-
keep up the contest by DIVISIONS and SUB.
DIVISIONS, and CONSTANT COLLISIONS,
until she Ath OF March. and then none Of the
candidates viii be elected, and then John C..
Calhoun, the Vice President eiact, will be
hailed toe Chief Magistrate of the nation, and
then our southern statesmen will come into
power under h,sn; and then .gsin, the Amer.
can system will be in The hands OF its worst enc.
mics.
II was not for me TO know who or how MANY
were associated in the scheme To defeat the e.
lection altogether. That suei, a scheme was
thought OF, IL proven BY the docume ITS before
me. That we had men among us in the Union,
capable OF going thai far, and much f,rtbes. il
esincrd tou welt by recent mot nen.s in the
South, denouncing the law OF the majority, with
threats oil resistance even unto Sc parstion. The
nation, once upon n time, had full confidence IN
Aaron Burr, aud gave hlm a msioray Of votes
Tor Vice Presidsni. Not content with that, and
spurred onward by inoidtnste ambition, he al
tempted to defeating election Of Mr.. Jefferson,
then depending before Congress, whereby him
sell would have hcen advanced to the Pfesitien a.
cy BY forced matches. Failing in this, he after.
wards attempted TO dissolve tho Union. By q
separation OF tbs States. With tina, example
OF our history before me, and with The facts and
documents herein CON a.un,cate to the public. 1
may sa,riy put some q~uestfonsto the Condor Of
all honest men. WAS | right, as a state sfnan, or
did mislead myself, in cu!tivat,ng an ardent
hope thstth ~electioa might be flushed on The
first BALLOT Was It mol n patriotic wishs Was
1t not right in me 10 burst the cords OF circum.
vention drawn around ne, and march DIRECTLY
to the point Of public duty, fearless and regard.
less OF the c%onsequencesi For myself, cannot
doubt II. Trick and 'hrea,eping clouds nf fac.
ton we're ssoued US, black with evil portents:
the ballot was the rankin that drew the hgA..
n,ng from the clouds unseen II that had fa.sd.
the nation would have seen the fash, and felt
the thu6dsr-bolt.