Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1834-05-01

HAPPY STATE OF IGNORANCE.
Judging from what we already know" says
the Fincastle Patriot, "of the result [of the g.
iestionsl the administration will have a very
large majority in the next Legislature" The
editor ofthe Patriot must knot1 less than nothing
Of the results Of the elections in this State thus
Ear, or he would not pronounce a judgment
trely at variance with the facts.
Pursuing his predictions, in the same para
graph, he says, "thcy will, too. be likely to un.
do all that was done last winter by their prede-
ecssors favorable to the Bank. We have no doubt
u all that large majority Of the people Of vir.
gina are opposed to that powerful institution. =
We are sorry TO be forced to say that the last
Legislature did nothing 'Jauorable to the Bank, y
which their successors in office can "undo, !" be
they ever so faithful to the present administra-
tion. Is the editor Of the Patriot ignorant of the
fact that, while the Legislature at its last scsso
censured the arbitrary act Of General jackson in
seizing upon the public moneys, they also in
structed the Senators and requested the Repre-
sentatives OF this State, TO vote against the re-
charter ola National Bank, because they belev-
cd it an unconstitutional institution? Were these
Instructions, coupled with the declaration that III
Bank is unconstitutional, measures favorable TO
the Bank? and are they to be undone by tn
Jackson men at the next session,
The constant cry of the Jackson press is, tina,
the Bank must be put down, as though from tina,
institution all the evils now experienced by the
community had their rise; nor can we have the
charity TO give those editors w no, like him of the
pntrs x~ttr 1f l..
gslature in favor Of the Bank-acts by the way
which never existed-the credit for the igno-
rance they pretend, as to the real question now
ag'ta'ing the whole nation. They endeavor to
keep up The cry against the Bank, as the
source Of every evil, when the whole land is in |
progress Of desolation from the ubiquitous and
arbitrary acts Of the President, and when the
rights OF the people arc threatened by a ruler
who makes his own ungoverncd will his sole rule
Of action--who SCOTS at the distress and ruin
which he has scattered around him-and boards
the Senate in its Hall for daring to call in ques.
tion the constitusionalty of his unprecedented
assumptions Of power.
The times are indeed portentous, and ever,
patriot trembles for his country: but your tru,
jackson man still bawls out, the Bank, TIL.
Bank must be put down, And the editor of tn
Patriot tells US that jackson majority will b
sent to the next Legislature to undo what neve
yet was done, favorable to the Bank! Really
ne must have been in sad want Of reasons for tn
election Of Jackson Legislature. Had he toll
his readers that the Jackson party must give u
the ghost unless sustained by the Virginia cleo
tlons-he would have told them the truth: but w
have no patience with those who pretend sucl
gross Ignorance as is displayed in the paragraph
We have quoted above.
This plan of diverting the attention of the peo
pie from the true cause of the present aIarmin,
s'ate oil the country was aptly illustrated by
Mr. Maxwell in the Virginia Senate during the
debate on the removal Of the deposites. HI.
said that he would not be diverted from the OBJ
Jeet he had iii view, Of censuring the Presiden,
by the cry which had been gotten I'D against the
Bank. 1t was like case where an individual
bad committed larceny, and being pursued by
'he posse some cunning accomplice, 10 divert the
attention Of the pursuers, should raise the cru of
pTe, and thereby enable the culprt TO escape
Inc fresldent had committed grand laycen,,
and Mr. NJ. was determined, for one. 10 pursue
MIN, until he was overtaken and made TO answer
'or ms offence There is much truth in this view
4" the SUBJECT as find the accomplces Of the
PRESIDENT with one voice, endeavoring to draw
OIL attention from the real cause of the commotior
winch Is shaking the country to its centre. Blu
these endeavors to deceive have thus far failed
and they will ultimately fail. We have kept al
accurate record Of the elections as they hay,
come in. which we have collated with thos,
which are yet to be heard from-and we conf
IDENTIFY affirm, that the majority in the House o
Delegates at the next session, will be t,centv
fire, at least, against Jacksonisns, Van Buren,
ism, Despotisr, and all the other isas or schisu,
by which the people have too long been deluded
Newspaper chdnge.-The Warrenton Spectacle
has been transferred to Mr.. Edward f Cooke
snd is now conducted by him under the new title
Oh the INDEPENDENT REGISTER. The Spectator
was jackson paper. The Register supports the
Constitution and opposes the reign of Executive
aggression. Mr. Cook evinces talent. n h;.L
order, and is a valuable acquisition 10 IN. .,,..
of correct principles. We cordially WELDON. hin,
10 two-fold Observation-Disclosures and pol;.;-