Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-05-22

then tJuad, that the only rule resorted to on
ooth sides. was thst which is called The ruis Of
position, and sometimes ne rue Of false I then
declared that would vote with toe majority of
the people Of Virginia; that is las thought
certainly for General Jackson; but I was told
ny the most intelligent friends OF MIR Adams
nave neardspsak on the subjec', that great
reaction has taken place IN Virginia, and there
IS good reason to believe that her vote will be
gwen TO him; az the same time, the jackson
ians say. that Virginia will vote for General
Jackson, as surely as that the sun will rise to-
morrow. "Well," said l. slet US wait Till the
legislative Caucus shall be held next winter:
Will be resolved by that'-''Softly" say my
Ministerial friends: "put no trust in that caucus:
the unequal re representation IN the House OF De-
egstes, dlsqusliies that body from indicating
the general sentiment of the people. besides.
ali caucuses arc under the sentence of damna.
ton: be guided by the pro Adams and anti.
Jackson convention, which we bave called to
NEE. on the 9Th OF January" Well, I am now
convinced, that the convention OF delegates
from the Counties for this SPECIAL purpose which
delegates any fifty. ten or two men may appoint
tor each county, is as fair Carer | cannot think
~ representative olthe sentiment Of Virgin.
ia, AS u caucus of members Of Assembly. But
cannot, for the ite of me, discern the differ
bers of Assembly called a caucEs. and a caucns
OF Adams delegates called q eoHpent on-How
the one IS less an unauthorized meeting than the
other--How either can pretend ugh', on this
occasion. TO represent the people, or to dictate
to them--Or why both have not an equal right
to concert 40 electoral ticket But thus is not
my affair. the raucus and the convention will be
sure TO disagree. and shall be left where am
Ny resolution was al one time well nigh
fixed to vote tor Mr.. Adams, by an ingenious
Suggestion OF one OF my friends that could
no, do better thar 20 take the U6 possidens as
my principle of conduct that is, US he ex.
pounded it, tbst ougb, vote for the person
already in offcc: this he commended to me as
a common prmclp,e Of choice with Vrgtnians,
in all their elections, (which kngw 10 he true ],
and therefore, he argued, it mus, be wise one.
But. unhappy, met with JacksonIan, at The
next turn, who INSISTED. that the proper princi.
pie 10 acs on, is the status quo ante beium: hat
the question ought now 80 be decided, as il
ought 10 have oeen decided in 1875: Gen Jack
son had the plurality of votes; be was certainly
the choice OF The people; Mr.. Adams acquired
the Possession OF power by fraud, VIII CHI is
worse than no POSSESSION al all; and, conse.
quently. ought 10 give my vote tor the
man who ought to have been elected Mea.--ln
all my troubles | have encountered nothing
that so confound d my faculties, as the relative
merit OF these two IT ncpies OF the Ua bosa
defSs and the status quo aafe 6etflsm
f'As the iast resors, resolved to find out on
which side the old republicans. and on which
side the oldtederans,s parties which perfect
ly understaDd) are ranged. and to determine
BY lot which ot them should unite with. Alas!
find thep like ihe combined fleets of France
and Spain, al the oattle of T,atsigar, arrsng.
n II n -
national squadron
(Which ever way turn my eyes, new diff.
caities rise before me, new perplexlty con-
POUNDS mel envy the happy decision Of mind
OF two of my neIgnbors, which has enabled
them to determine without the least d.tficulty,
what cannot wlth the utmost pans, deter.
mine at s---namely, which of the Candidates
TO vote dgdi8@. I was tn other day enquirlng
of them (as am always eDquring OF every
body how they intend 10 vote, in hopes of
finding out how to vote myself One OF them
told me. he had made up bis mind. long ago,
to vote agaisst Gen Jackson cot course fer
Mr.. Adams) because he understood General
Jackson had as good as ADVISED Mr. Monroe, to
take federalisis into his cabinet, and he verify
believed that advice had prompted Mr.. Monroe
to appoint Mr. Adams secretary of state. And
the other S aid ne was firmly resolved to vote
against Ms Adams (oi course for Gen. Jack
sony because MIR. Acams had justified Gen.
Jackson's conduct in the Seminole war"
Christopher Quandary concludes with re-
commencing few opinions OF his own, upon
which he sets peculiar value, shaving enter.
tanned them without material change, for full
fifteen Gays
'It is my humble opinion, that the friends
of the candidates, respectively, oush, to abate
somewha. Of their panegyncks. and their enc.
MES somewhat OF the substance, and more of
the violence of their censures.
81 beseech the editors of newspapers, one
and ALL speak more reverenty OF each other.
fear, il they 60 on much longer, at the rate
they have done for some time past, they will
destroy the happy Influence OF the daily press
upon the public mind--and then farewell to
liberty! Even my veneration for them has
been little impaired by their fierce crimina.
tons aud denominations
4 beg leave 20 suggest, that MIR. Rush and
Mr.. Soathard ought to be abused lutte. III
they do not plsy, they hold the candle, and IL
they be not abused, they viii not be praised;
and so those two high officers Of State will sink
into utter msignlfcAnce. Ye. | would have
them abused with great moderation.--i Re com
NERD, IN general change IN the st, of con-
troversy; being apprehens.ve, that il its fury
shall not soon ahae, foreigners will conclude
that we are nation IF knayes. | set great
value on national character
''Las,ly, | implore the friends Of General
Jackson, to obtain from him. beforehand, an
explicit declaration upon he following points