Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1834-11-06

There amt, SAYS |, 90 nAu living, who
thought he would do so much good az the
Giaera thought he could, alore he got to
be The Government, but some how il,
turns out to,her way, and believe il all
comes from the Gineral listenin to the
kind OF folks who like themselves better
lhan they do him or the country. and
t0inin awav from hun his best friends and
the best friends oil the country. When
the Ginefal writ that letter "a MIR Munro,
aud iel'd him to be the President of the
country, and not or a party, every sound
patriot said that's s6s,ad doctrine When
he sad That members Of Congress h admit
ought 90 be appointed 10 otlic under Ga
veeument every body said that's sound
doctrine, aud when he said thai lhe pa
tfouage Of The Government hadn't ought
to come In conflict with The purity OF
elections, every body said that's rate solaid
doctrine lie said good many more
sound things, but these are enough 10
talk about now. Well now every man
who aintof the GineraIs party is consider
cd a scamp. aud not 10 be trusted that
aint sound practice, for have notion
that there are good many folks as pure
and patriotic as ever lived, who ANT Of
the Gineral's party. Then agin the Cine
raj has appointed more members of Con.
gress than you can shake stick at, but
tho that amt accordin to his promise.
yet don't complaiu ont. for its hard for
any class OF men TO be cut of from sergin
the country il they ara at for II 10 that
WAS bad promise better broke than kept.
But what hits my dander is about the Go
vernment officers mxin in elections, for
night 10 the face and eyes Of what the Gin
efal said. there amt 10 sich active folks
at the polls as the folks who have got
office Now. says I, there is the head
man oil the hull 0n am--thc neEt Gouern
ment himself what Is he about. says IL
suppose. says J. be was so afraid that the
"palronage Of The Government would
come in conflict with The purity Of cleo.
tions"--ihat nothing would do hnt ho
must 90 and look 10 il himself aud see
that all went right. Wen Major. says
Mr. Fofsyih, that is no doubt true enuf.
for there Amt no man SO particular about
these matters as Mr. Van Buren, Well,
says |, that makes me ,Link Of old Jeihro
Gleason. the miller, and bis two sons--
every time the boys was busy baggin up a
grist TO the customers, old Jethro was suro
10 come in, and says he Elihu haint You
taken the toll out Yes sir, says EliAa, L
took il out; and then he'd so 10 the other
boy. and says he clam have you taken
The toll Out 2 o yes daddy, look 10 that
always myself-you young rascals. Says
old Jelhro, don't believe a word ont;
and with that he'd dip out the toll the
third time TO make sure ont
!" But says |, all that is nothing 10 what
| think is the worst Of the premoni,orics;
and that is the plaugy editors all about
trying TO stir up one class Of folks again
another-the poor again the rich just as
tho man who, by industry, has got
little aforehand in the world. was natural
enemy Of a man who had no property
Every man. Gays |, who is able TO work
and earn a Twin. in this country, is ac-
cofdin' 10 my notion, rich man for tho
be han't got as much money as some
others, he sleeps sounder, and has a better
appetite, and The laws protect him alike
with ohers-if he gets sick. and can't
work, and his family is in want. who does
he go to for assistance ? Does he go TO
these party Editors and Office holders ? or
does he 20 10 families of property and
character for assistance ? And when poor
foreigners come TO this country and want
work, who gives il TO them do political
newspaper Editors and political Office hold
ers give il TO them do they build houses
and work farms, and thus give honorable
employment 10 thousands and thousands
of poor and honest foreigners not one on
'cm; but they are cruel enuf just TO serve
party purposes, 10 tell these poor foreign
ers, to knock down the rich and their
houses, and that the rich always grind tho
poor, and all that kind Of slang, it is too
bad !; tlats worse than Kollaree, that's
agIn law and agin common sense and,
never think ont without bilin right up.
Now says I, these are the premonltorys.
which | am afraid. are going on worse
and worse, and if not stop'd will go right
into a cold sweat and collaps. But, says
|, there is remedy, and that Is for every
man, rich and poor. to look 10 the law,
OBEY the laws, 20 TO the ballot box and
put ia bis honest vote, and TO DO all he
can 10 keep the peace, and suffer no bad
man TO advise him 10 the contrary. Amt
that good remedy says Governor ?"
"lt is so Major" says Mr.. Forsyth.
" Wont that keep off the collapsed says
T. "ft will So" says he. Wont things
git blue" says il it amt attended TO ?"
81 am afraid so" says mr Forsyth.
+" Them says | =" If ! go clear OF coliaps
and Kollaree by droppip all kind of hard
lickers, and by kecpip cool, and watching
agin things getlin worso with me, end folks
all about the country take my advice at
elections, and obey the laws, and commit
no riots. these national prem onitor!es, like
these things that arc now hanging on TO
me. will go off, and the nation, like me,
/ will be again as tuff aud as sound as old
grant,"
And with that Mr. Forsyth jumps up
and took my hand. and says he. +" Major
that's rale sound doctrine and there amt
no true patriot in the country that wont
say so" We'll them" says 7, I" don't II
torn out that what said, was true, that
there 10 strong likeness between man
and his silins, and nation and lis alns''
There is no doubt on T." says he 81 that
+ was an end Of the premonitory aud koIa-
rec business Now my good old friend
MIR. Dwight. have only few words 10
say. hear tell that riots and deHillrY j.
feared at the next election aud its enough