Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-04-15

The Csucus al Harrisburg, was designed
asaa accompaniment Of the nomination of
the ''Greatest and Best Tor re election. hy
Mir. Van BpEen, throngEgi his organ, the New
York Courier and Enquirer. The finger oil
the Sec,etnryis visible ;n-the atratagefn. g'hc
time and the circumstances, Indicate clearly,
that the nlanOnvre was prompted aud that
il was Intended to back the oaficious nonnn-
alton OF Gen jackson at New York in the
name ef.the republican party
We heard ny accident, Of message sent
to the Editor of-the Enquirer by one ofhs
political friends at Washington, intreatine
him to publish no soorc Of his Washington
letters-which had in Washington about rs
much credit as a certain East Room Letter.
ofcelhgity. The excellence of,the advice is
tested IN the Enquirer of yesterday, which
contains an epistie from Washington, announ-
cling the Carcusat Harrisburg with flourish
OF tIuinpetS. and stating that the meeting
''yas unanimously attended" Irthis phrase
has n2ay meaning, 1t is, that the Caucus was
attended by the unanimous Legislature. or
the unanimous Democratic part Of it. 1t is
fGiss IN both, or in either srnse.
The t-arrlsburg intelligeneer States that it
was flinc5itfj Caucus-that SIS members
tho whole Legislature consists--and that this
minority was dividsd-,ior q resolution pros
peeljuelg approving what Gen jackson might
go (ihey adopted one approving what he
ha9 done) was rejected by q vote ofS4 to 22-,
F., The Calllonnites opposing. the Van Burenites
supporingeit! (Snca is the slayish spirit of a
portion @; jackson iollowew -theyare even
wiling 70 pledge themselves in advance, so
hi: infallibiiity.t
After the East Room Lstter, wc.are a LITTLE
| surpized that our neiglsSors do not more mar
Ia Elo,-
| The baltimore Chronicle and Marylandev,
Of Monday, bias the following comment upon
the Harrisburg Caucus. 1t was evidently an
abortion, and as evidently the fruit of Mr.
/ Van tturene lntrigues.
a oGrtt!S was held on Wednesday last, az
/ isafnshurg, by portion Of the members oil
! tlteitennSylvanIa Legislature, to take into
eoh slderatloni The iIroprtety OF nominaing t[cn
jackson for re election The Harrisburg In.
telilsencer says that a resolution to that effect
was nesa:sUed by a vote of "a 10 %. There
were but SO present, although the Legisla-
| ture consists ut 1873. The measure was con.
! sldered a manGuvre OF Mr.. Martin Van
Buren, by the friends of Mr.. Calhoun,whc
acted under that belief and failly beat the
little eorjurOy with his own weapons. Grea
I, pains were taken for several DAYS 10 get I'D :
iuii meeting, and to the effect paper wa.
! pruately handed about for signatures 10 E
| request to Zen. Jackson tn stand another oil
ectlon; the caucus on Wednesday was the
second held to etiectuate the object OF The
"ire-"orfers; but all proved 10 lie vanity
ana yeXation of spirit. For ourselves we re
J Joce at this result. We look upon Mr.. Van.
Duren TO possess too great a luAity of politi-
Z cal principles 10 render him safe "star Of
! the ascendant" Wnl, tdlants merely second
rate. he ha- most isordinafe ambitlop. Dnd
IS wholly INSCRIPTIONS as 10 the u,esns used
" LIN p advance his political! prospects.