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

members to the General Assembly from the
county of Morgan, you have represented me
| as friend TO the administration. I would beg
YOU 10 correct tins error. Ishall vote for Gen.
Jackson--Eie has been my choice unchsngesbly
and unchanged since The FIRST moment that the
urgent and grateful solicitations of the nmeri.
can people induced him TO become a candidate
for that distinguished Office. his not difficult,
however, without tracing IL either 20 the guo.
rance or malevolence of those who are disposed
to mlsrepresent me,to Perceive how the missake
originated, am nc bndedand bigo,ted psrti
| zan--1o disciplined and mechanical reviler of
tue present Chief Magistrate and his Secretary !.
And, although have always been favorable to
the election of General Jackson and have de
| clared myself as such, have never failed to
speak IN the highest and mos, respectful terms
of the personal virtues and character of Messrs.
Adams and Clay, and to bear my unqualified
testimony TO the general wisdom and propveb
| Of their measures.
Without deeming my opinions, therefore at
all inconsistent, cheerfully admit that consi.
der the measures OF the present administration
as SO tar fsultless-and yet shall not hesitate
to vote for Gen. Andrew Jackson. We have all
| our preferences-He is, and always has been
mine.
AS for the spithet attached to my name by the
Editor Of the "Winchester vireinian," expres.
sivs of wavering and time serving instability n,
| politics. repel the insinuaton with the scorn
and contempt merited by the source from which
it emanated. GASsAWAY CROSS.
Bath, Morgan county, May II, 1928.
We shudder when we think of the danger
GUS princi pies. which the suece,s of the Jack
son party viii establish. WIN. L. Barry, the
Jackson candidate for Governor of Kentucky.
it is said sis traversing the State addressing the
people at Court.Houses, towns and conspicu
Gus places bargain and corruption the burthen
OF has song. and the salary OF Governor, the
end at which he AIMS"
The following is given as a summary of one
of his harangues a Louisville.
"He made ldJoured and Jealous
defence Of the asurpation of Caesar,
Cromtceu and BonapUte!, He en-
togiSed aoith rehemencs. the military
despot,snss Instituted BY those chef
tains, and gaze them decided pre-
ference over the republican forms
then eaisting eohich they subpertcdi
He argued maJutly that military
po,oer, the s,oord Of the chaeftain,
IS the best and safest guardian of
the liberties Of the people. He as
serted that we owe the liberties we
now enjoy, mainly TO The military chief
tains OF the revolution, and not the
wisdom of the civil sages, who d.
rected our affairs at this crisis, and
modelled the republican forms of our
government. He commended that no
man is well qualified TO be the chief
magistrate OF this nation, who does not
possess military talentsl
"The whole drift OF his remarks on
military cbieltainism went distinctly to
give every thing military a decided
preference over every thing civil in our
public affaiis. A more complete revo
luton, in many Of the principles and
sentiments, heretofore held sacred in
the repoblicanism of our country could
scarcely be imagined by mao."
Will not the people pause and reflect upon
the doctrines here advanced! Win they no,
hesitate before they place their liberties in the
hands of men who opeoly proclaim such senti
rnents. Mr.. Cay's eloquent appeal in this c.i
sis must be remembered:
"By oar love of Country by our
love of liberty-tor the sake of our
selvs and our pos,erity in the name
of our venersted anccstors-in the
name of the human family deeply in
tsrested in the iulfilment of the trust
committed 10 our bands,-by all the
past glory which we have won-by
all that awaits Us as a nation, if we
are true and faithful TO HIM who hatn
hitherto SO signally blessed US, let Us
pause, soiemnly pause, and coniem-
plate The precipice which yawns be
fore us