Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1831-08-04

be that the great 'emgjrliy" Of the vstersia
the District belong to what has been called
The miaSte class-the ,aen who guide the
ploagh-who Weld the axe, the hammer, aud
tho saw--who constitute. in fact the bone
and mascle Of society. ii Mr.B by arsfal
appeals 10 ths'r sympsthies, or Col l.. by
personal solicitation. can cHliss their warm
hearts and stsrdy Independence in his favosr,
their object Is accomplishcd--tor whenever
that class can be induced to uniie ia favour
OF any man, al opposition IS idle sad una
va'hng. Bot Mr., B will perhaps End that he
has eoeaisd ieo largely upon their feelings.
and too little upon their t1edefstond.ngs. Ma
ny Of them are acquainted With Armstrong--
are aware that he ID a poor man. perfectly
plain and uaassuming IN his manners, and az
much alive TO their interests, wishes, and
feelings, and as completely sympathising
with theEn, as Col l.. or any man an the
District
Mr.. b, asks "voters not to be deceived by
Arstus' or any ether writers constructions
and misrepresentation Of that gentleman.
(Col L'sl oplaions upon the subject Of pro-
ssnpti0n, Internal improvements, and as to
the present Tariff" "When Ed~ ard Lucas
has expressed hinself mot being satisfied.
and stated doubts, and given bis reasons"
"Ihess doubts, Araius has attempted 10 pFsrs.
by mere round assertion, are fired, settled
cpiaiofs, and presumes to assert thai By .'con-
sistcacy" he must he bound 10 scts and go a.
galnst, what the interest Of the district re-
qnircs TO DO snppored.n His "epinionsrthen,
il seems, are not opinions but "dousts How
shall we be able to catch aud hold this slip.
IYory gentlcman-whosc "opniens" at ONE
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thing but doubts mere doabtsp
"Dubias is such scrupnious good man
"iss-you may catch Kim tripping il yeu can.
"He would no,wiih pcrmptory tone,
Assert the nose apon his face bis own:
with hesiiat,on admirably slow,
"He humbly hopes --pfesunes itmay be 30.
"ilis evidence, IL he was called by law
10 swear TO some enormIty he saw
For want oil prominence aud Just relief,
"Wouldbang an hooest man and save a thief"
put 1t 10 the common sense ofihs District.
Were the questions prapoaaded in the Free
Press last October, intended to elicit from
Col. L. an expression Of bis '.frsd. ssttied,
opinions with view TO enable the people,
whose confidence he was soliciting, to judge
at his future course--or was it with design
to enaale the Colonel still farther to perplex
and confuse the 'yexed questions with his
''slow conserving academic doubts" In truth,
Aiaias IS well satisfied, (and neither Cal. Lu-
sasnor hls friend has any right to be offsad.
ed either at the opinion or the expression Of
u, held ard expressed, as it is, in good laith,l
that Col Lucas has no freed in the only just
and trne sense Of that term--that, apart from
this, be k,.o,gs little, and cares less about the
tariff Internal improvements, and the Bank--
ar "a anf ~, ILL.,. -.
adopt, as to these, the INVESTIGATIONS Of Jack
sonism, and toe hsllueinations of that distin-
suished apostle or : tate rights, the celebra-
ted Thomas Richie.
j Fellow Citizens, Aratus is sensible thaths
has perhaps made larger call upon yonr at
i entlen than by his talents or his standing a.
inong you he was entitled to make But your
own In,erssts-t the interests OF your chill
dFen--ibe future destinies Of this mighty Re-
public are involved in the conduct Of public
| affairs and of courss In the cheics Of public
| men, Aratus' own little pcculium Of property
and happiness is embarked in the same bot
tom with you. He has no interests separate
and apart from yours In the issue OF this
contest ne has no personal feelings, no per-
sonal views TO be either gratiied or disappoin-
led. lie has no aspirations mo longing for
the office for which these gentlemen are can.
didates The principles and feelings which
iinpeiled him to oppose the election Of Col.
Lucas would, Under sinilar circumstances,
have equally impelled him to oppose the cleo
ton OF his brother Aratus is neither law
yer, an office hunter, nor an arlgtocrat, but
a plain citizen, and subject to tje common
exiseneies OF our lot, is Compelled to ..eat
his bread by the sweat Of his brow
| ARATUS.