Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1832-07-19
"Ciay, Liberty and Union
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN NOMINATION.
FOR PRESIDENT,
Henry CLAY, Of Kentucky.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,

JoHN SERGEANT, of Penn.
Tuy CHAMPIONS OF THE AMERICAN System!
THr WORKING MANS ADVOCATES!
Tur FRIENDS OF LIBERTY IN EVERY CLINE!
a9-Among the volunteer toasts published
IN last weeks Virginia Republican, said to
be drank on the 4th ipsi. there IS a soft one
given by our old friend, John Vanmetre. ~
relation to u.s. What may be the meaning of
the "oldn gentleman, we cannot say-certain
if is. the thing is without point How this
9Th of July toast came to be published with
those given and drank on the 4th, we cannot
tell Our course has been an honorable one
and we 60 upon the broad principle OF mat
tor oC fact. when we assert, that no such
toast was given at the celebration on the
4th-and further, that we have the authority
Of the committee in stating, that no such
toast was handed in republication 10y them
as that said to be given by Mr.. Vanmetre -
nor was there such a toast as that for which
V9T. JOIi dppCoio "htihy W oldHu
god-fat for, given at the celebration.
Modern History-From the address put
forth by the Charlottesville Convention we
take the following sketch of MARTIN VAN
buren,, which we publish for the special be
neht of The party, The writer takes Martin
Van Buren, to pieces just as watch maker
or nlender does time piece:
You are required, at this critical luncture
Of cur country's affairs, TO do homage to the
man, while you denounce his measnres-to
elect to the second office of our government,
political enemy, who stiN bears the arms OF
his hostility 10 bis hands. ahd wears the lau-
rels. fresh on his brow, which were won by
his inveterate and relentless opposition. TO
your rights your interests, your principles
We would ask you to pause. ere you com
nit yourselves and your country into such
hands, and to scrutinlze the political charac
ter Of him, for whose ACKNOWLEDGMENT alone
you are required to sacrifice so !,,Ich.
Mr. Van Buren, has advanced 90 that age,
and has filed those stations iii public life,
which generally stamp the political charac
tiers Of men unalterably, either for good or
for evil He may therefore be fairly Judged
by his political acts-and fairly condemned
At an early period of his public career, we
ind him pursuing course OF systematic and
ndlscrmiaate husiiiity TO the favoIite maa
sUres and men of Virginia During the last
WAR, when all the energies ofour government
were scarcely equal to the shock of eternal
force, and the intrigaes of domestic faction;
when every patriot was posted in the tented
held CT anxiousy celebrating for his 'coun-
try's saiety-Mr. Van Buren, was found in
the ranks of an insidious opposition to Mr.
Mad's0n's administration, Of which that war
Was the leading measure. This opposition
was carried TO extremes by some OF the pro-
mnent politicians Of New York and New
England. The memory OF the blue lights
and the Hartford convention would endure
forever as an abiding stigma on Our moral
Character, were is not effaced by the glor-
Gus victories which our armies and navies
chIeved despite the lnsIdious treachery OF
some of our politicians. In November, 1912
ticket OF presidential electors was formed
ny the legislature of New York (of which
Mr. Van Buren, was then member) with
The avowed purpose of defeating Mr.. Madi-
sons re election and the war This states
man, who is now held up as the mirror of re
VI NhoAOA1s NOtCo Aoi
that ticket
In 1920, the celebrated Missouri question
was deliberately conceived and cOncocted By
some OF the leading politicians of New York
Srd The legislature of that state instructe,
'"ds King as their senator to insist on tn
'uhls oil admission which ne subsequent,
proposed Mr.. Van Buren, was then a mem
nef OF the senate Of that state, concuTred ii
ml'' course, and voted for Mr.. King unde
urse instructions.
IA 1871 :, we find Mr.. Van Buren, in III
.e"ate OF the United States His debut i
i Ta' BODY was signallzed by his support of
~ ~ winch proposed to erect toll gates on th
I'noetlahd road, TO collect tolls, SC. with
jurisdiction of the states. and to apprc
IL m@E the sum of 50 900 TO the repair OF tai
no u'H OIL national Improvement. This bill III
'o' become law, because it was arreste
"'e veto Of Mr.. Monroe. on the groun
was unconstitutional Actuated b
d., same principles, we have seen MIR Va
~ more recently. as a member Of Gem
n '0Asoh's cabinet. declaring to membe
- oiHsfess, that sit was impossible for ii
r,.1a o.n' 10 veto the Maysville road bill, b
had 'ne principle, ia some way or o,he
.inea " sanctioned by every administratI'
r.e, me commencement Of the COVER
anu because at might lose the vot