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

friends here are adN0faieS TOT has PtiD'
they think his administration would DC VI
rected 20 the policy Of maintaining home 'nse
rests, free from the caprlces OF foreign pow
ers, and leave us precisely were We s"ou'a
( be-in a state OF patriotic depehdehce upon
ourselves.
en- sagins as he has been ais'ih 5"isheu u" pun
lEc I, 49, no said of him, that he never
iIost q s.ncs,e friend and he has secured The
Yarn ,eg,rd of many, by the frankness OF
| his manners. the benevolence OF his feelings,
and an unaffected liberality, winch opens his
n,,r.e .,,I his heart TO the ''iricndiess stran
gsr aud the unfortunate neighbor." Ii has
5oa, tr,,ly said Of him, that he has ever been
"a, and efficient fread 10 the laborins class
% Of the community. In public he has ad-
600, to- their cause with an effect which has
lbeen felt in every workshop throughout the
Id. nd in nriyate he has always been gra
/ nGe,l a. cI,so. in cordial fellowship, the
haod, ~ those who are our support u peace
.,d o,r defence IN war A farmer himself,
| he has hooked to the great agricultural lnte-
rosts If the country. The staunch supporter
| Of the American system, his object has ever
been ,o create reciprocal dependence be-
tween the manufacturer AID the iarner tna'
he former might vend his fabrics to the lat
tier. and also open to him sure out hioh
market for his surplus produce.
These are some Of the expectations winch
| Mr.. Claws friends cherish, connected WIN
| his nrooot,on -aud such is faithful portrait
If his nnblic character Its features were
recognized and admired by every state ana
iad,y,doal. until the demons OF faction and
SANDER arose. and attempted to deiace The
outlines OF the picture, and to tear and
tmutilate the liying likeness OF the man, reilec
ted from tie broad canvass Ut bis whole Po-
Eiitcal career.
| And whereas. the election of Gen. Andrew
Jackson to the chief masistracy of this ma
| ton. as was feared by his opponents, and
! predicted hy one of his warniest supporters,
| has proved curse 10 the land The person
81 idolatry claimed for the military chIeitain,
aud the odioHs and tyIanaical system oi re
wards aad p,lnishnents ~ WHICH 1t has been
enlorc ed-thc breach Of his pubic. phghted
faith IN appointing members OF congress TO
civil office, and IN imposing himself on the
country second lime as IA candidate Tor the
! presidential chair The indirect bribery and
consequent corruption OF the press, by heap
iDg lucrative civil Offices upon such as were
lis blind and supple devotees--the contanle
| " and contempt exhibited towards The senate
Oh tlG= / ultttl s9lut5S. CO tidilrttt1 III
iol the executive, IN the negotiation oil trea-
ties without their know .cdse, and III The APP
/, . linth'slt 10 ci,il Office OF such ~ had been
II ineled aud pronounced unworthy by that
| bod, he nndignihed and morliyIng spec
tacc Of violent and open rupture with the
second officer OF The government-the anar-
chy and eonsoq7e.t ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the
cabinet the law OF force promulgated al the
metropolis Of the natien. counteulnced aud
| ioslered by The goyeInme ntal press, and I'M
rehuked by the voice ara HnrestraIncd by the
power OF the government, these are some
of the dark features of that csrsc which ii
WAS long since foretold, with prophetic, pa
triotic inspiration, would ensle lgn;a bis pro-
motion 10 The presidency Aud that fhe CT
wi moVemt nts OF our government h9Fe not
been seriously checked 10y the moral niirmi
" and nal action of the executive branch,
is unquesionabiy to he attributed to iae
strength and oxctenee OF our constitution,
and b ,he fact, that tue alterations of one
branch are always corrected aud compensa~
ted by the regular constitutional action Of
the other branches.
These acts Of the present administration
will he embodied IN the history of the times,
and the escutchean Of the country wall de-
scond to posteuiy tarnshed and broken -
The policy, the principles OF Gen jackson.
are as much ieit 10 con lecture now, as when
he couched, in studied phrase, recotnnen
dation of -,.iudct0as tariff" The nuihiicIs
Of the south clam hsm as their champion.
The friends Of Maternal improvement and the
tariff, 10 The north and west, Iosist upon it
that I've Is their patron. Blowing hot and cold
with ..te aa,se breath. his countrymen will eie
LONG demand OF bin slngeness Of course,
Siioald Gen. jackson be re elected, the
appointment OF chef justice in the United
States will devoivc upon nin - the advancing
years and declining health OF Judge Marshall
make 1t at least probable. No successor
could be chosen possessing more elevation
oil moral character or greater judicial attain
ments; but we have reason TO fear that the
choice of Jackson wogld fall upon some gen
tleman of the school of southern politics; and
under these netc lights new train of deci
slons might result. which would eventually
sap the foundation OF the social ediiice, and
involve US in its ruins. The supreme court
OF the United States, which has heretofore
commanded the respect of all parties, may
IN tune be converted into an arena as venal
and corrupt a. were the tribunals Of Danton,
Rohesplere ard Marat, during the reign of ter
rorin France. tn allthe difficulties growing out
iof the strlles of party or the collisions OF sec
.tonal interests, We have for thirty years land
more looked TO the supreme court as our best
and last resort Under the new Judicial DIV.
nasty, We have cause to apprehend that our
Judges would become the time serving crea
lures Of party.
/ And whereas, 1t ia among the remaining
rights Of the free citizens of this patisn to