Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-06-05

kne numerous ESpVhtSt ~ses6 SS1
lions. and ealumnies. which are to be
looked for, to be forthcoming through
tbe Summer and Autunsn Steady con-
6deuce and steady efforts are necessa-
~, 10 the present state of things aud
steady confidence and steady efforts,
be assured, will conduct Us safely and
happily through the crisis. In July, the
election OF members Of Congress will
take place in LOUISIANA. Her senti-
ments will be then again expressed ;and
we are willing to hear her sentiments.
In August, the great contest il Ken.
lucky will be brought TO an issue, aud
we are willing, also, to Rear the voice
Of Kentucky. In the mean time, let e
very man guard himself, and assist to
guard the public, against delusion and
imposition.
1t will be seen, that, in the foregoing
estimate, nothing has been said OF ILL
Nols, where the question will be ear.
nestly contested, and which at this mo-
ment,may be pronounced to be doubt.
full State; that nothing has been said OF
VIRGINIA, in which State there is large
and rapidly increasing party, thoroughly
opposed to the election OF the Opposl-
ton Candidate, embodying great worth,
intelligence, and respectability, and
conducting the controversy with spirit
and activity Nor has any thing been
said OF PENNSYLVANIA. An impression
has been made, that this patriotic State
has separated herself from her own set
tied policy, and resolved on committing
her interests to an association OF pollti'
cal men radically hostile to what she
deems the vital principles of the TO
vernment. A State, SO intelligent, could
be urged into such course only oy
some sudden impulse, overcoming, for
the time, the influence of deliberate
consideration. She will naturally return
to her known principles, and Der accus
toned habits of thinking and acting. In
a moment Of unsuspecting enthusiasm,
she embraced the cause of military
leader She recedes from her first
choice with reluctance, but she does
recede. Sooner or later, she will re
sumo her proper position. Great chan
ges, we know, have taken place, and
are still going on and if vigorous and
persevsring effort be made to extend in.
formation, and remove prejudice, well
informed men are, at this moment, OF
opinion, that the vote OF PENNSYLVANIA
will be given for the Administration.
Nor have we said any thing of NORTH
CAROLINA, one Of the most unobtru
sive and respectable States OF the whole
Union. She is naturally among the We
~ last to 60 with those who now CLAIM
her association, and demand her aid
The cause which she seems expected to
sustain, is opposed to her whole charac
ter and her whole history. There is
nothing in it to gain her permanent res
pect or attachment And there is much
reason to hope that she will, herself,
take the same view Of what is due to her
own steady and uniform character.
That the cause Of the Administration is
gaining ground daily, in that State, as
beg ond doubt or question, and, although
the character of this address requires,
that no ground of hope should be too
strongly stated, nor any expectation
raised which is likely to be disappoint-
ed, we cannot refrain from saying that
recent information places North CAR
oLINA near to, or at the head of those
States, which, though highly promising,
are still reckoned as doubtful.
Justice to the cause and to those who
have espoused it, requires, that, on this
occasion, it should be mentioned, with
respect and qualification, that Electoral
tickets, favorable to the Administration,
have been formed in MISSISSIPPI ALA.
BAMa. and some of the District OF TEN.
NEssEE, and that, in all these States,
men, among the most distinguished for
responsibility, intelligence, and patri'
otism, give to such tickets their jealous
support.
There is one other point of view in
which the general subject may be use
fully examined We have stated what
States are considered as reasonably Ger.
tain for the Administration, what proba-
Bile, and what more doubtful Ii we
now take the same survey of the pros
poets ofthe Opposition Candidate, what
are they? Allow him the votes of South
CaroIia, Georgia, Alabama, Mississip.
pi, and Tennessee. altogether not ex
ceeding forty, and he is in possession of