Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-09-17

all gsod men sick of ths governsnent, and
weary OF its fluctuations AMI changes and 6nalI,
to breskit up ans destroy il, than to Scar !
contest every four years, in which contest IS
involved the personal interest OF every indiyl.
dual officer, from the highest 10 the losesti-
How long can the consttlutton stand the sue.
ceSsive shocks by all thai are cut, sgaiREt al
that are i5-both parties being excited, not by
any preference Of psrtieulaE measuies, net es
honorable ambition. but by direct, p~erssnsl
peouniaFy interest Add 10 this, that new
excIsemests are gwen TO the press, that great
lever OF public opinion, snd motives addressed
70 il, Of all sshers msst likely 10 shake It's indie
pendenee and degrade its eharSeter,d The Goa
asc,ers OF the Leading presses are themselves
the chief objects " regard, 10 the dstpensstion
Of tue rewards bestowed on its adha cnss BY
Tie heads eta triam phant party. Ana 10 ssine
cases, these new sfhces appear 10 be ha1 with,
oct diseoDnecting the Incumbent frtm that
vhics proved the cause of bis advasceiheH at
We have already partly arrived n tbaf state OF
things. in which the Treasury will hsse presses,
and the Departments Of State, War and Nav,
and the Post Office will have presses PArts
zansbip, personal association, indiyidua. com
blnatIon to obtain office, in one word facssoa,
ia all its ranifica,ions, and all It's odious fee
lures, with this new and extraordinary olisrac
ter about il. that ii il faction under the patton.
age OF Government, is endeavoring TO seize
upon the whole pswer of the country. This is
our view OF the subject at least. Every msu ef
sense knows that all that 10 said abort Reform
is mere pfetence tits thai species Of political
speratiep called hum5us. tits lew aaa weak
means of delusion, capable Of deceising snly
the weak aud low. lss real objects i, 10 enjoy,
in the first place, the emeluments OF all efsces,
in the next place 10 take possession Of every
possible means by which poser can be retain
ed All this Is 80 pla,a, that every man who
runs may read; but IT has not in our opinion,
excited yet SO much alarm as il oagbs 10 excite.
II we are the true sons of our Fathers, we shall
snuff a vicious principle 10 The tainted breeze
and resist IL. We shall insist upon IL, that the
Government was established Tor the many, nos
tor the few-thst the constitution was adopted
to assure peace and tranquility, not to1seni
domestic brolls, breed confusion, aud put the
whale country into the hands Of csucuses and
paftissns; and we shalt resist, TO the utmost |
course of things, he Immediate effect OF which
is to transfer the fair inheritance Of the people
of the Unitea States, their rights and privileges
into the personal enolument and srivatc pro
perry OF individuals. We certainly then are of
opinion, that an opposition to the present ad-
ADMINISTRATION, founded on this it's great leading
measure, is a thing net 10 be avoided, II there b.
true patriotism and sound political intelligence
yet left among them.
There are otteY tapics, on which, since. we
have adyertsd FOR snce 10 the political ~situatien
of our country, we could wish to make 8 "a
observations; beat they must be deferred.