Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-08-14
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anon is defence, the second, proceeds slow ba,
v~c. to It's ruin. Therefore were the friends
nj General Jackson, to raise the standard of re
bslion, they would do less injury TO freedom
,d to tae prosperity of THIS country, than they
,e IN the way OF doing, By the corruption OF
POLITICAL merais. They appear to be sensible
hey will no. succesd IN e~iecting their idol, If
hey do not this sin against heaven and earth and
ser gre z~ealously engaged 10 DO il. When tina,
done, there viii remain no %virtuous expecta.
ior among the people, and il will be natural for
iarm to cease TO admire republican principles
or he equity Of equality. After this change in
sentiment any manner ofgovernment will please,
ha. will c~cntroul a vsssalsged people and viii
be able TO curb the fury OF factions--no man
will be called on for such a duty, but some of
Nranic temper, who can look with qualification
On carnage, smile on desolstion and oontem.
pls,e with S abstraction a rrined country-no one
Who cannot do this. will be deemed equal to
govern the concerns Of an enslaved people
Re Ike all other tyrants, will be Iauded by the
w~cophan,; praised because he hates the good
and Ioveth bad. They who dispised him, when
h. was without power, will when he has il ad,
rre him and be willing siaves-wi,h l~acivious
~ac!nation commend his villainy and with ala
ry succunb to its abomiGations, that they may
10ye in the ranks of violence and TO be associ.
,s to plumber industry by the power Of military
athority The life Of 8 man of wealth, for
~rotec,ion will saye no honest ~jury-merit will
1--we no ohstacter, for no one will claim its dis
nction not because of innate cowsrdice or of
deficiency of annimation of Hood. But be
cause a man Of wealth and meritSmay have a
Ete and be a father, he will submit 10 indignity
10 protect a wife he pillows on his heart, thar
h. .pf.nG ~ -n.ta rs,~ t- -.
n,o,hers affection, and raised by the nutritious
bounty of a mothers bosom. For this will he
buffer the bitterness of slavery, and the tyrants
bic escape the dagger and humanity is abused.
kuntil heaven strikes the blow OF vengeance. The
san. motive will induce-submission to General
~Jscksoa, shall! he be elected. Holding, the
Sword and purse, his heart will not he modified
lr will he be less fierce ard setf.wiiied They
who elected HIM, will sanction his gratiRsa-
Fions, however msschievous ;snd they who were
#%opposed, VIII be silent, and bear with Rutter-
Ping ellcltal'on, indignlties. These timid vibra.
xtIons OF hope and lear, are always excited by
Emisary despotism Tn unbsppy slave, will
have some consolation. from a belief, retriantiye
7nstice, will in good time inflict its penalty oa
he cruel men, who have left nothing trdoae, to
elevate to the chief Office OF this oovn.ry q man
whose untaimed passions may reduce a free
people, to such a debascd condition. They Who |
are prominent in his service, know his Whole !
lie, whether private or pubic, has been orc of
n1bu'encc, OF violence and Of b,oody deeds:
bi what they have Gonc aQd are nov doing. is |
10 dsplace a citizen, whose whole life has been !
he reverse, and what IS more, they know linn
to he competent to administer the affairs of 20.
|%7ernment, wisely-why is this because his
~pa''lzsns, wish themseIvea TO be in power, and
~tastthey msy have this qualification. they do
not hesitate for II, TO risk the pianging this
country into the same military abyss, which has
gu pAed down every other epublic--ieaving the
u0hed inhabitants to be slaves 10 administer to
the vice Of the tyrant and his favorites. This
reckless appetite for power and its isore has il.
uHced men. who were reputed TO be discreet
and Of good behavior and were by an unsuspect
"s community esteemed for sincerity, 10 lay
ASIDE the deceit Of pretence AMI openly to try
place in supreme power and honor a man, |
VINO 'hsnselves did heretofore with no ordina
pleasire-by hue and cry--declare, had de. I
'osFately sought an sssassins joy. They por
mayed bis delight in vindictive deeds, in a way
'nost to induce strangers to think, he was as |
"'noas for them as the hungry stomach of u
S"ana, whose thirst is quenched ty human
S'oa and slutinnus NAV satisfied only by human
4eSa-What motive can have induced these bar. |
V'a0 iimners of character-not repentance
ooccone his most prominent advocates. They
81 oeheve he is unfit for civil duties. They
nNe been tempted by an imaginary belief. that
Jupene power. was lowering over and would
u9'.end on his head. They have become his
"%l0arers, dreaming they will share with hin in
we h9Aor or profits of Office. This is the motive;
E%uymey now admire. From ME. Adams, they
.now they can get no political distinction. and
IW,yoy chance may be noticed by the General.
r"shians You who have been the faithful guar
u1U' Oh freedom, will not be induced to be guild
|m your choice by the meretricious counsel OF
"su' and vote for the person who they had o.
Pe"y expressed their ineffiasie contempt; but
~'"" asthere was a possibility he might have
rSNer, become without ceremony his ardent
ee..'ocstes. hoping this immo0est conduct might
| awarded by a participation With him in the
rnSeo OF authority, no other consideration could
converted deadly enemies into profess
nuVn"s. They who have so acted. we're proba-
y surprised into a belief, that the people were
completely fseinated with military glare,
e.. t"ey would certainly by their votes srat,fy
81 p'erensions to supreme power-oiaerwise
,ss" u'shke would have retained its tenacious
rna anu adhered to the opinion OF his incapa-
hI' Inc Vaccinations of these very men,
II, e already made, this tranquil country and
in"n'ented inhabitants tbel spirit of restless
kr"luhate ambition. This they would not
hh attempted TO DO by the trial of three years
,rr" had not the ~vanities ct expected otneiat
NJ, ueighted their weak hearts and had they
hseased to admire patriotic glory. Hence
b.ss moral creed and political philosophy has
.s 70 feel for none but their incompsFaeie
'eSi and own dear marty. Political Don