Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1832-10-25

reasons offered in grave case .7athe jack
son prints except the Times, have followed
the cue Of the Enquirer, and the wishes of
PRESIDENT Jackson; and Philip P. Barbour, a
short year since the Idol of State Rights, has
been able to find in the whole phalanx of
Jackson Republican Editors, not one, willing
to sustain bis pretensions against Van Buren,,
VIGOROUSLY opposed TO the very principles
which MIR. Barbour and these Editors ela,nor
ously support. so much for principle.
Take sample Of the reasoning by which
Mr. Van Buren, is supported over Mr.. Bar
bour. The Charlottesville Advocate Of FRI
day supplies it:
"But, perhaps Barbour man will say,
"wby not drop the Legislative ticket, and u
mite upon the Barbour ticket? will you not
thus avoid the danger you dread?" Our an
swer is plain one. Il is useless TO vote for
Judge Barbour; the vote Of Va. can do him
no good. He cannot, will not be elected 1t
is dangerous to vote for Judge Barbour. No
one pretends that there is even a possibility
Of his election by the people. To carry the
election of Vice President into the Senate, is
his only chance, the only hope Of his friends
he danger then ofvoting 70, Judge Barbour
is two fold. In The first place, should he get
votes enough 10 carry him to the Senate that
bodu would not elect him. The Tariff men
constitute decided majority Of the Senate
Would they elect Barbour in preference TO
Sergeant? The latter being Tariff man, and
the former more radically opposed TO The
measure than any man IN the Unionp 1t Is
impossible Sergeant then would be our
Vice President: tor there is no doubt, that It
the election is carried to the Senate, he will
be one of the returned candidates All ad
init this. Another consideration renders his
eIec.i,n by the Senate more certain. Ser
geant is the candidate OF the opposition: and
the opposition have majority in the Senate.
Will the majority of that body abandon their
o,en candidate. and vote for Barbour Never.
1t is idle to suppose it.
But secondly, Judge Barbour cannot ne
returned to the Senate. Give him the entire
vote Of every state in which a ticket has been
formed for him, and still he cannot get there.
II is Just as certain. as any thing IN human
affairs can be, that if the election is carried
to the Senate, Sergeant and Van Buren,, will
be the returned candidates. In this event,
the election Of Sergeant is put beyond all
doubt. What then will be the effect of vo
ting for the Barbour ticket. We have seen
that Barbour cannot be elected by the PEG
pie, he cannot get to the Senate, and if there.
his chance is utterly hopeless. The effect
then upon the Vice Presidential question. OF
voting for his ticket, will be to prevent an e
lection of Vice President by the people. and
10 insure the election Of Sergeant by the Sc
nate The question then is between Van Blu
rem and Sergeant, not Van Buren, and Bar
hour, or Sergeant and Barbour. II the peo-
pie of Virginia prefer Sergeant to Van Bu-
rem. let them vote for the Clay ticket. or for
the Barbour ticket; it matters not which -
The support of either will have a tendency
TO bring about the same result the election
OF Sergeant On the other hand. il they
really wish to secure the re election of jack
son. as President. and the election Of some
able and efficient republican, friendly TO bis
administration as Vice Presidents let them
vote for the Legislative Ticket"
The generality Of newspaper readers, do
not weigh very critically, OF analyze very eau
tiously. what they ready and such argument
as this. addressed TO party men, Us apt to be
swallowed without examination. 1t contains
the ,cLole Van Buren, argument They THE
Van Burenites) all loye Barbour dearly $50 they
say; they admit bis superiority in all respects
But ihen they say, he cannot be elected
The Judges fate is really most comically un
happy His best and most loving friends are
afraid he cannot be elected, and to put the
matter out of doubt, resolve to vote against
him. Nothing is palmer. than that with the
vote of Virginia certain, he would have recei-
we'd erery Southern vote. 1--WE do not believe
Tennessee should be excepted( These kind
friends Of his, who are all solicitous TO see
him elected, were il possible thing, had no.
thing to do but to rote for him TO render that
event almost inevitable. The vote Of Virgi.
MIA would have carried the South; that would
have placed him before the Senate; and once
! there, they have very indifferent knowledge
of the Senate of the United States, who are
( ignorant, that MIR Barbour would have van
I pushed either Sergeant or Van Buren,. We
/ speak confidently, and almost Knowingly
/ Had he come in collision with Fan Buren,
undoubtedly those who rejected the latter a;
! Minister to England, would have preferred
! Mr.. Barbour for the higher Office of Vice Pre-
| sident. This, we presume, needs no iilustra
! ton or enforcement. Messrs. Tazewell anc
TYLER. who voted to confirm Mr.. Van Burer