Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1831-10-13

becoming 50 much more manifest, that we
incline to believe IL will not be prominently
mixed with national politics. The constitu
ton in no way authorizes an interference
with either masonry or anti-masonry. and II
would be entirely supcrcrogatory to ingraft
either the one or the other on the presidential
question.
The probability therefore is, that the con
test will be centined TO bat two candidates,
and those candidates Jackson and Clay. AT
ter the palpasle manifestation Of mlsrulc that
we have witnessed under the administration
Of the former, can the people longer hesitate
(which of the tive TO choose?' Shall we,
for another term of four years. continue to
witness q repetition OF the scenes that have
so shamsfully dsgraced our National CAPT
tai, and made the American nation by-wsrd
aad reproach? or shall we, with noble
effort, shake OF the incubus that is now bend
ing US 10 tho earth, and place at the head OF
our affairs, a real Statesman, the man oi un
wavering virtue and fidelity, the candidate Of
the PEOPLE, net Of pcnsionea corps,
That klr. Clay will succeed in defeating
Gen. jackson, may be still moro satistacio-
rily gathered from very interesting and i'm
portant fact furnished by the late Presidsn
tial election. The aggregate majority given.
to Gen. jackson over Mr. Adams, by the peo
pie in the sessn states Of New York, Ohio,
Kentucky. Indiana, Illinois. Missouri, and
Louisiana. amounted to bat 32.9i0, 10 wit:
majority in New York 5,320--Ohio 4.20i---'
KentucA, ,00a--Indiana5. ls5--lllinois4.5 9i
--Lousiana 527 and Missouri 1,S72--niak
ing an aggregate Of 52.9A0
Twenty 0f the electoral votes Of New York,
and the whole Of the electoral votes Of the o.
iher six States, were given 10 Gen. jackson.
making an aggregate Of 80. Had tEese been
given t. Mr. Adams instead Of Gen. jackson.
Mr. Adams would have been elected by n
triumphant majority A change of 1900
votes in those seven States. appropriately
made. il is thus demonstrated, would have
produced totally different result. And who
can doebt that change OF much greater
number or votes than n 900 has taken place
in those States, against jackson, sfncc the
last election! The votes Of keDtuekyand In
diana alone, as demonstrated by the late O.
lectis8s, exhibit change Of nearly 10000.
and we have every reason to believe that q
corresponding change has besn effected IN
the other FIVE States. Thus then we have
the most satisfactory evidence, IN another
view Of the case, that MFR Clay will succeed
From what has been said. aud the different
views that have bean taken, il must be ap
parent that HENRY CLAY is decidedly the
strongest man we can select, and the indivi
dual almost certain to displace the present
imbeci!e Executive.
II therefore requires nothing but concert,
activity and energy, to ensure success. Much
may be gained in unity Of design and of &C
ton by the National Convention soon to as
senbls at Baltimore We hope our friends
throughout the Union will there he fully and
ABLY represented. The plans Of operation
viii there be maturcly considered, Anddoubt
less, intellectually expounded. Let no CON
sidcration, therefore, induce any Of our
friends to wsver or desPond Let them net
give car-to the meretricious arts OF our sppo-
nents. nor suffer the enemy to traverse the
interior Of cur camp uader the spccious name
Of friendship Bat let our thoughts snd our
actions centre alsne on HENRY CLAY, and
by dstersined. usited, and vigorous effort.
the VICTORY WILL ASSUREDLH BE
OURS. The motto sr the yirtuous ought
always to be "NIL DESPERANDUM'
THE WEST.