Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-04-08

TO the Editors Of the NatiDflnt fsteatgeHesr.
WasHseToN Orr, March Goth, 1880.
Geatlenssa-It has never been my wish to
oppose the administration OF Gen. 5aclsson,
nor shall the scurrility Of his humble and de-
graded parasites induce me TO do SO. | never
theless consider the present as moment up
on winch NV future personal reputation may
essentially depend, as well iB privOfe, az IN
pubiic life; and when review the Unparalleled
faliberalty which is practised towards me, !
should dc the most fragrant injustice to my
Sex. and 10 others, were TO remain passiysly
silent
sofar as relates 10 the attacks made upon
myself individually if | were 10 notice them
should be compelled to descend TO a level
with those who have nade them. ! Rees only
say that they are fdtse, so far as any matter or
either honor or honesty is concerned. Nor do
4 consider that any man who Is gentleman
would stoop so low ss to interfere with a mans
private affairs to accomplish political end.
The true secret is, | have publicly annoan-
ced myself the friend Of HENRY CLAY. This.
as a freeman, had right to do. But the
painions of power, with the yiew to direct the
public attention from the subjecs, have re-
sorted to every fabrication relative to my
self, my situation, my conduct, public and
private, an6 have literally ransacited the 80
cabulary of detraction TO find epdets bitter
enough 30 signify their spleen. To boat of
character would be egetlstical and unbeconl-
ing in any man; but, while admit my sell,
like all other men, to be imperfect, 1 dread
no scrutiny OF my conduet through hte
The rude and vulgar attack made upon tnc
by the editor of the Telegraph, under hyp
ocritical declaration Of great respect for my
parents, would be passed over in silence and
contempt, II | did not suppose that, low aud
abandoned as that print is now GENERALLY adj
Matted TO be, 1t may cause NY motives to be
mseoDeciveS, and the step which have ia
kento he nisundCr stood
had grown up in TIE belief that patriot
ism was virtue, and that truth and honesty
were always to be honored and respected,
did not suppose that when men entered iato
public life, or were selected to seFss in the
Councils Of the Nation they must thenceiortl
o. riiice to party all that constitutes private
worth and all that they have been taught to
regard as moral p~opriety
To approach, however. my principal de-
sign, state that mad been induced TO be
Geve from the representations sent abroad,
and indsstnously Giro uiated among the PEG
pie, that gros, abuses existed under the late
administration, and that the public good re
CURED that its extravaganza should be check
cd, and its ,sSstgjdexpen hteros arrested.
With these Impressions / honestly and
feArlessly commenced what conceived TO be
my duty. by introducing into The House of
Representatives the long discussed resolu.
Goas to retrsnch the expenditures of the
Government. soon perceived that | had
souehed chord, the vibrations Of Winch
were not altogether harmonious even to those
who ranked themselves as my political friends
and Who, though compelled to go with sla4
secretly censured the step as being premature
and absurd. determined, however, to per
severe in the discharge of what Thought 10
be sacred duty which | owed to my eoun
try, and to push forward in the course | had
taken, whatever might be the consequences
90 myself. To This course | was the more
strongly impeed by the consideration, that
my motives were pure and my convictions
honest
had been led TO believe that the election
OF General Jackson TO the Presidency would
be public blessing, inasmuch as supposed
he would act up to the solemn pledges he had
made, and comply with the wishes of his
friends IN producing a salutary reform in the
administration of the Government,
1t has been with pain and modification that
] have witnessed the course pursued in many
removals from Office: but still hoped to see
the expenses Of the Government ietrenched,
and that his administration would be the
most economical one Unknown in this country.
At this session. Il felt myself called upon to
investigate the various items OF expenditure
of the preceding and present. administration
and. though my feelings and PrejUdices were
strongly on the side of the latter, WAS con.
strained TO adfnat that the promised reform
sgas not such ash had anticipated.
Asmy consistency. and my all, are at stake,
4 exhibit the following brie! statement of the
expenditures of the Governmc-. during the
Jour years of Mir. Adams administration,
and comparison with those Of the first year
of the present administration. as Oh ample
justification for my course ann persuaded
shat glance at the statement will satisfy any
sone, who looks with greater concern upon
TRUTH and the good Of bis country, than up
son PARTY
In the year 1928, on the 4th of March, Mr..
Adams was indicted into office. The total
expenditure for that year was s23,6S5, S04
Paid of the Public Debt l2,095 344
Making the expenditure for 1928 400, 400
srt4r deducting the amount pSid for the ex-
tn uishment Of said debt.
The expenditure in 1926 was .a4.i03,29
From this deduct amount OF
debt paid, ll,0il ,oS2
I.4,,.S I'LL 10 OeO IL