Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1832-08-16


and undisguised encroachment, there is no
thing TO fear. From besotted partiality TO
Chief-from liberation of the most danger
Gus Innovations in the Constitution and actor
of Government, because he has introduced
them-from the transferrence Ct attachmen
from the Government and prin ciples to mel
from the Development IN this country, o
the identical feeling Of admiration for militia
ry fame which has subverted all predecessor
Republics is sufficient ground for un'
easiness to all minds enough enlightened tc
reason to the future from the past. Wise
John Randolph! wise in scanning futurity!
foolish often in action, and pursued by "a
tality in being made an instrument to con-
summate the mischief which his sagacity a
lone, was penetrating enough to see in the
long distance. MIR. Randolph opposed the
war for the reason among others, that ii
would divert the peoples attention from civil
to military merit, their affections from the
civil virtues, to the glitter of military pre-
tension. 1t was his glory alone TO ioresee
and to foretell, the melancholy change, and
bis fortune to become, warped by his indivi.
dual passions from the line of duty which his
presccnce had previously discovered, the
most efficient agent in realizing it. Cassan-
dra was merely unfortunate that others world
not.believe-the Orator OF Roanoke was Grim
NAL in aiding to accomplish his sinister vati-
clnations. But for him. will any man ven
ture TO affirm that this old Commonwealth,
ever SO sound III her principles and upright
in her conduct, SO deeply and thoroughly I'M
bued with Mr.. Jefferson's and Mr.. Randolph's
own adherence Of the juxta position of the
epaulette to the mace, would ever have be
como party to the elevation Of an ignorant
and semi, barbarous Military AdyenturerP -
Never.
A great and mighty revelation has already
been effected by the campaigning spirits which
Mr. Randolph ioresaw and dreaded AS ne
cessary consequence of the War, in the hab
its OF popular thinking and acting No Ion
ger is the upright and disinterested judgment
OF public affairs, the free and independent
criticism, the generous and manly and deser
we'd confidence IN public men visible. The
jealousy with which the march OF The Gov
eminent was examlned--s jealousy, the re-
suit not of want OF confidence in the integrity
OF rulers, but OF love Of hberty-exlsts no
longer, or is confined TO the minority. In
the eyes OF the mass, jackson is the Country
Government, and every thing worth caring
about. That mass, are studlous, not Of in
vestigating, of estimating the consequence
OF Pubhc measures, but Of heaplng glory up
on the name of jackson, and OF chanting his
praises. They know no government but him
they see no public measures hut through
The medium OF their friendly or unlrlends IN
fuence upon him-tbey admit no rule Of
testing them, but as they advance or injure
his election. To the violation of every pro-
mise--to the overthrow OF every previous e.
lochneerlng pledge-to every iniraction OF
Constitution and the rights Of CoDgress-to
every step that he advances towards despo
tism, the great unenlghtened mass have but
one and the same response--"Hurrah Tor
Jacksoni'' Neither individual nor constLu-
tioDai rights, weigh feather in the scale of
their lnebriated judgments, against the deeds
and wishes OF jackson. Well! 1t may last
ear time; bat hearken ye legislators! ii you
desire to preserve the freedom of the Amen
can People, and Of yoar own sons and grand
sons, take instant and the most etiectual
means TO instruct the minds oi the mass.
Without the general enlightenment of the
popular mind, the preservation OF Free In
sututions for any length OF time, is utterly
and demonstrably impossible. Mr.. Jefferson
knew ii and said it. But MIR. Jefferson mis-.
took the means of diffusing universal educa-
ton Wlig.
From Tie V1ttage Record
A jackson paper before me speaks oil the
tearlcssness OF the President in yctoing the
| Bank bill The praise is just-Cromweil's
| partisans doubtless hattered their Chief by
encounums Oh his courage; and as TO NaPo
| leon, when he drove out the National Coun-
cd w.Ih his grenadiers, at the pas dc charge
he behaved very teartessty.