Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-06-10
from Che Rr6hmond Wing.

I regret {te result oil HiS -Ec-HOH4ihdhp"s''0
with great la1ity on some subjects, ne Ger
| tsiaiy possesses talent, and many amlaoie
| QUALITIES Bat his denomination under the
| circumstances Of his rejection, was an iRdig-
nity to the Senate, and to ths peopls Of the
United States, wlIosc wall that body had pre-
Eicusly declared by rejecting him. When
| he was relcctsd, Mr.. Noah's nomination and
| its pFoprstv had been canyasssd for ten
! months ard me Senate had had IL sHdsr their
! CONFEDERATION IOr several months. il that
| body can do, or ever has done any thing with
| ssutious elaboration, we must presume tteIr
I decision in this case to have been an instance.
! Every Senator was individually solicited
| the strongest party appeals in Noah s favor
vsre n.ads to each and to all, publicly, and
J nc doubt, privately; every Senator was OF
lis place, and still after so long deliberation,
| after such repeated appeals to the party feel
| ugs, the fears, and the personal attachments
OF members, Noah was rejected by MAORI
| ity Of two votes. Another President would
have ressed satisfied with this decisive re-
suit, and submitted TO the constitutional con
trout pat upon hifn. Not SO with our Militia
ry Ruler. His frissd. Mr.. Ritshis, truly
characterized him as 'inclined to arbitrary
power" disposition strengthened aad con
firni,l by Tie habits and indulgence Of mill
v II, 'eyied troops, and suspended the most
'4la1.iie provision Of the Constitution by i.ls
private authority, could net he expected,
Tlothsd, SIS IA lew is, with the supreme IKE.
sa'lva authority, to submit to have his wishes
cYecru'ed By twenty-five men. There was
"a the Cabinet, II this affair was submitted to
the advice CT that sHGc council tut orc man
troa whom tie eouulry had the light 20 ex-
peel an hsncst and independent d.ssasaion ol
lie President, from the extraordinary and
encreaching step Of geaomlna;ing Noah: and
that man (BarreE) rs too straight forward,
obi fashioned and plain in bis personal poll
ties, to have much influence there. We
might sdmlro tie beidaexs OF the President
IN dilrega:ding the decision of the Senate
and his insisting upen their conformity to
4tS WIZ, bat for one eircamstanca which
proves ths calculation to have been more
mean thar bold lAs Was the departure Of
Mr.. iazewell, called home by domestic AZ
f3lcton. Had lie remained, The vote Oh the
re nomination % and 2G, shows that tie last
result woalf have been thu same with the
first. Weuld the denomination have been
made he'd Mr.. Taza~Gii remained? Does
any ihan believe it ,yeuld5 We do net for
oAs. uog 10 Nc teliere that any nan can
think So IN fact. whatever partisons may pre-
tend Ihan !, Presidents then, watching the
absence ola particular Senator 20 smHg9c
through the nomination Of = fef0fte, which
iayoute bad beon ~ Ieetcd = ier DAYS before
by q iha .}ortty OF tie whole Sea ate of the L
HIted States--what could be mere unworthy
.ot President? There Is no precedent IN
taa former history OF the GoYeiunent, ana
we 90 not believe there wi. lie any imitation
IL Ire future.
Ats feel more surprise AZ the servils con-
duct Gi those Senators who submitted 10 the
Presidents dfagoonlng, and tamely regis
tered his reseript, than at bis procedure,
which is indeed III shsraet ter with the history
Of his e1ols public life. Mr.. C&lhouns
course has surprjscd nobody. All men have
ceased 10 be surprised st asts eli desperation
on hls part to grasp that prize, which day by
day, by lac sSyn iatuity, not less than the 81
peflor address 81 his rival, IS recedng to 8
g.csteT and more eopeless distance. When
he passed through Richmond, ave learn Oh
gosi authority, that he expressed his deter
animation 10 assist sin reforming the iaorals Of
tbs Government" .ailuding particularly as he
intended il tAcn to be thought 50 the appoint
NEST Of KsadaA, lii, and Others of the
same kidney. Ills iuifimeut of this pro(es
sion ascords with the spirit OF his WHO'S public
bie, which exhibits At lsaAt four great exam
pies OF she sudden abandonment OF soByic
tioas upon which he had acted; eallod OF Ivy
the aearer prospect Of personal advance
meHt from the abandonment We rsiar TO
bis support and abandonment Of the Tariff:
sis support and abandonment Of / .esnsl I'm
pTovements; his support aus abandonment of
tae Bank CT the United States; (for he is nosY
claimed rs Its toe,) andhis eupragt and Il ban
Gsnment of Mr Adams and his Adm,nisira-
zion. We need not wonder, tsen, that he a.
handoned his resolution to ''Feform the NOR
els OF the Government" seduced by the OPP
pGrtnnity efwglaing the two Veterans, Noah
and Kendall, from MIR. Van Buren, and
securing them by the strongest ties of
gratitude to himself 4 great Statesman
cares ne;hing for individuals; he looks only
to communities. The gain Of kcndsR and
\ oah will not balance the loss
MIR. Noah seems to- have managed this mat
ter with considerable address The hint
thrown out In the Telegraph, probably at his
instlgaton, that though friendly TO both the
Wise President and the Secretary ofState, he
rather pIoisrred the former for successor to
the reigniRg Chief, worked Ike a CHARM
We admire without blaming bis dexterity
ity, but we should like 10 know how long
II IS since his preference fer the Vice
President dates lis origin? We should
not be surprised if MIR. Van Buren, himself.
put Noah up to tie strStagsm, and now
laughs with him at its success. Noah's max
lm that call is fax in politics" opens the
whole field Of nssasts to his selection.
We hsve already stalled that the President,