Alabama state intelligencer., 1831-07-23

The Inquirer of Thursday morning vauntingly asks, Why do not attack the principles ability of Judge Gaylel Before we proceed to answer this interogatory, we would ask the Inquirer to point out single editorial article since the opening of the campaign, wherein we have attacked Judge Gayle in any shape7 Have we said aught against him, either as individual politician further than repro batting the system of eectoneering so strenuously advocated by the Inquirer And yet we are arraign- ed by this impoten selfcreated censor, for hold ing up Judge Gayle as the Magnus Apollo of a cer- tain faction"-for perpetrating rng and contempti- ble puns to give vent to spleen, engsnderod ac- count of his aattering prospects reference to our files will satisfy any of the wifu msrepresenta- tons of the Inquirer. To give the coloring of truth to its assertions, it endeavors to palm the communi cation of "A. B." upon the public as editorial remarks; yet we should not blush to acknowledge such sentiments our own. This alone will sufficient ly illustrate the illiberalty of the Inquirer, and the utter prostitution of principle in it's differences with us. Yet we are not alone-some of the best men in the State have encountered its envenomed shafts and so long men are the governing principle of the Inquirer we cannot hope fora change.
 If the Inquirer is laborng in good cause and for the object ofpromotng and cherishing sound and whole some principles why resort to such degrading means to accomplish his end7 Why aim at prostrating eve ry one who may chance to differ with him, and has the independence to express his sentiments Does he wish Inquisition established to put to torture those who will not join with him and his party I We confess his general course savors little of this principle If the Inquirer is of the election of Judge Gayle, why not be content without trying to tarnish the reputation of Mir Davis7 Does the sim pie circumstance ofMr Davis opposing Judge Gayle for the office of Governor justify the efforts of the Inquirer blast his characterl And are all his friends who dare defend him to be in like manner annihila- tedl This may be according to the principles of modern democracy, as advocated by the precocous editor of the Inquirer; but apprehend the think Ing part of the community will decline subscribing to his doctrines. We certain that Judge Gayle himself cannot approve of so vindictive course as the Inquirer pursues.
 We will now notice the interrogatory of the In- quirer As to Judge Gayles abilities, both natural and acquired, we presume acquainted with him will pretend to questions and in this respect we conceive him to be well qualified to fill the guber- material chair His principles too, are in many re- spects unexceptionable. But we object to him be- cause he is too much of party It is not to be presumed that man going into office with such strong party predilections could be an impartial Governor-the chief magistrate of aschole State. He would necessity be governed in some degree by his party; hewould he forced act according their lions of right, else they would forsake him. The friends of Judge Gayle cannot claim for him an ex- empton from this rue for it is too general to bring forward solitary instance to the contrary. We are among those who think that the Chief Magistrate of the State should go into office wholly untrammeled by party obligations.