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

the better and which was the worse, il next
occurred TO him that be might find among the
friends or opponents of the two candidates
some one man On one side or the other, on whom
he coud securely pin bis faith.
ITO that object bent my endeavours. But
here was assured by the opbouenls of the adj.
mrnistration. that the ministerial nartv is ga
corrupt coalition" openly employing, to retain
power. the same corrupt means bv which they
acquired il; and by the 0bboaents of General
Jackson, that the opponents of Mr.. Adams are
ia facf'oRs and unp,icibed opbositron ''-s.rest.
ing, IN fact, on personal jealousy and malice
against the Secretary of State, heightened if
not originating from hunger for Office" Ma
COO, Tazewell, Randolph, actuatsd b, Jealou,g
Of Mr.. Clay, aud BY hunger for effect can
only wiring my hands, like King lanes III and
cry, "God help mer' Ian golng now for men.
not principles; and for yirgiuians born. If can
find thera, because know them bast Some
bid me ''seek for the bold, frank and manly
character of Henry Clay, risen, like America
herself, from pledeian origin, to a high eeva.
ion and 10 a fair chancs of higher desiiny."-
RI psuse a moment TO ask, what the word dc
6iau means! Does it only mean. that Mr.
Clay was not descended from ia,gqer, braater.
deputy sberif for sperseer2 These are the only
privileged classes know IN Virginia, where
he was bCrn.] On the other hand, 1t has been
proved TO me. by eogent argumen; coming
from the same neighborhood, tia, Mr.. Clay
owes his present station to the moss shameless
corruption-,o bis dexterity in log rolling Ito
borrow very expressive Kentucky metaphor.)
Some assure me, that Mr.. Secretary Barbour is
every way worthy of the Vice presidency; o.
Tiers, that he is lin his own far resoundlng
lsngusge) an empty barrel And ito my un.
speakable surprise and dismayl | have lately
been informed That Mr.. 1azewell is q mere
sophst, or rather Behat, who can smske
the worse appear The better reason to perplex
and dath maturest couaselss' and Mr. Ran
doIph "a Continuation Of fsngiish arrogance,
grated On q petty stock oil princely Indian
descent, the growth of every barbarous tribe"
One asserts tia, Governor Giles is the devil
incarnate; and another Boldly vonches MIR
Madison as the witness 10 prove il. yet Mr..
Madison says he has never smelt any birthstone
about bin, nor seen horns tail or coven foot
At one moment. evidence is adduced to me-, 70
prove that Mr. Jefferson thought the election OF
General Jackson the only means left 10 us to
preserve the Constitution IN its purity, as a
government of limited powers: at the next, !
am assured that II cat be proved in q court OF
Justice. that Mr.. Jefferson thought General
Jackson bull dog that ooght to be tied up in
times Of peace.
$50 was forced to reiinquish all hope OF
finding any Statesman to track after. Whittier,
then, should betake me? Surely, I thought,
! can indsom honest editor Of a newspaper,
whose opinion has been formed on mature de.
liberation, Whose advice will be cand,diy given,
whose advice may safely follow! No.--The
ministerial journals are Subsidized" and 'af
tiliated presses and the editors, "unprincipled
men---supporung the administration for 7vages
--prostituling themselves. by inventiDg abusive
epithets, and applying them, without regard
to decencs or truth, to honorable and distln
gulshed patriots and other good citizens: and
the opposition Journals are "factious combina.
ton p@sses,'' improved in their condition by
that "arch intriguer" Mr.. Van Buren,"
Mr.. Quandary arriving at no certain sesult
from the character and statements of politicians
and editors next begins to enquire upon which
side the majority will in sll PROBABILITY turn.
(which Candidate is likely to get the ma.
jority? At any rate, tor all have seen) this 10
the only Question, on which either party has
pretended TO Offer any thing like argument.
wish had found the argument on either side,
as forcible as feel it to be pertinent. The OPP
poste propositions commended for, are tbese:--
Mr. .adan,s's friends affirm, tina; he has aIW avs
had a decided majority of the nation in his favor,
and tina, majority has increased and IS ncreas
ing. General Jackson's friends say, that the fate
OF the present administration sealed; that il is
now reduced to certainty, that Gen Jackson
must get the majority; nay. that Mr.. Adams
was elected by the House of Representatives
at first, against the known wishes ola majority
of the people to prove which last point, though
it be no, TO the present purpose, they appeal TO
some facts, which would be very imposing, il
three .fifths of our Southern slaves were not
| counted. which Mr.. Adams's friends say, in.
st, I'D OF being courted. oughi to be discounted.
But now for the arguments on the main question::
Which 1oiH get the majerityf How shall | ex-
press my disappointment and chagrln when
found those arguments on both sides most ex
actIy balanced; indeed, to my simple percep-
| ions, not only Ire but identical Thus, the
congressional election in Kentucky having re-
| suited in the election of a majority OF Jackson
ians. the minisierialiss went to work. and pro
| we'd, by arilhmetlcal calculations that Kentucky
will yet give her undivided electoral vote 70 Mr.
| Adams; calculations, which their opponents
| laughed 20 scorn. Shortly afterwards, the Ma
| ryland elections came on; and the people of
| that state elected decided majority Of friends
| of The administration 30 their House of Dele
gates; upon which the Jackssnians resorted
| TO the same process OF calculation, of which in
the Kentucky case they had demonstrated the
lfascy, to prove, that, majority OF he electo-
raj votes of Maryland will be gwen to General
| Jackson. The Pennsylvania election quickly
followed; and, according to the best informa