Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1833-03-28
MARTINsBURG. M.noH %. 1888

WAN Az hhNh
The Winchester Virginian of the
Goth inst. in noticing our enumeration
Of Mr.. Faulkner's withdrawal from the
canvass for a seat in Congress, has the
following
ssThe Martinsburg Gazette assigns as a reason
for his withdrawal, a wish on his part ''that the
issue may be fairly made up and tried between
the Unionists and the opponents Of the Presi-
dents proclamation;' which, we take it, stript
of all figures Of speech, means, in plain English,
"that the issue may be fairly made up and tried
between the friends and opponents Of the admin
istration."
Friend Sherrard stakes IL" wrong;
he makes us mean just exactly what
we did not mean, and what our words
could not mean. He has seen figures
of speech in what we fatter ourselves
was "plain English sentence, and
has kindly undertaken to expound our
meaning. Claiming to understand some-
thing of our mother tongue, we ask the
favor Of him to believe that we mean
what we say. In expounding our re-
mark, although he has been careful to
stick to 'splain English" words, he has
dropped into the "de arte mystifcanda"
from which he pretended to rescue US;
for we hold that the phrase s.triends
and opponents Of the administration,
under the present circumstances, is a
little difficult of comprehension. We
imagine that the worthy Editor would
have it understood, that he and another
gentleman whom we shall name here.
after, are steadfast friends of the ad-
ministration. Now every body knows
thai the proclamation ofPresident Jack
sonAand the measures which it gave
rise to, are the prominent features of
his administration; they give tone to
the party, and will distinctly mark the
Jackson administration in the future
history of the nation. Yet the Editor
of the Virginian has warmly opposed
the doctrines of the proclamation, and
every measure that grew out of it. Is
he then '.triend or opponent Of the
administration" and what is the mark
by which he knows his fellowsl Is the
fact of having voted for jackson at
the last election, the measure of a
mans political faith in these days? Why
thousands have "bolted from the track"
since the publication of the proclama-
ton, who were before, the steady sup.
porters of General Jackson.
Mr.. Faulkner became candidate
for the express purpose of making up
and trying the issue" between those
who were in favor of the principles OF
President Jackson's proclamation, and
those who were opposed to them-be-
tween those who went with General
Jackson upon the vital doctrines of null
LITIGATION and secession, and those who
went against him, without reference to
the fact of their having been Jackson
men or anti jackson men.
Mr.. Faulkner was announced as a
candidate for Congress upon his arrival
at Winchester, and before he reached
his residence on his return from Rich.
mond. He had while in the Legisla.
ture witnessed the utter demolition Of
old party lines, and distinctions, by
means of the proclamation; he had
with the mass Of the Clay party, stood
shoulder to shoulder with the Jackson
proclamationists in opposition to those
who derided and scoffed at the doc.
trines which were promulgated by the
President; he had with the Clay party
discarded party recollections, and vo.
ted with them for Jackson Van Burea
Senator, reviler ofHenry Clay, (Mr.
Mcdowell of Rockbridge) in opposi
ton to John Tyler, whom the admin
istration were anxious to get rid of
and who had been denounced by theVir
ginian as faithless to the Jackson par
ty. Upon a comparison of sentimen
with Mr.. Naylor who agreed with hin
throughout in politics, he withdrew