Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1834-08-21
From the Delaware Journal.
THE PROGRESS OF HUMBUG.

If we trace General Jackson's career
from the time he became a candidate for
the Presidency, TO the present moment, il
will be seen, that the whole mystery OF
his tactics consist in practising upon the
creduilty of the people, by series oil
canting professions, catch. words. tricks,
and expedients; in short, that sort of game
which has been apty designated BY the
word hum6ug. tie was surrounded from
the beginning, by knot of intriguers, who
sought power for selfish purposes alone;
and since they possessed it, they have
acted as if they believed they might prac
tice any abuse with impunity if they could
keep the people amused, or their passions
so excited as to set reason and argument
at defiance, The policy is as old at least
as the days of Machiavel Demagogues
Usurpcrs, and Iyrants, indeed long be
fore and since Machiavel's time, have
always dealt with men as if they were
non reasoning animals, 10 be led BY
names, instead Of things. 1t never was
practsed in this country, until jackson
ism reared its head among us, and we con
/ fess that the success of the experiment.
SO lar, has egregiously deceived US.
/ W will cnumerate some of these de
wees, and, IN going along, will briefly
show, from the utter falsehood Of some Of
them, and the gross folly of others, that
there could be but one intention in their
conception and use, and that that inten
ton was TO deceive--in a word, that they
exhibit every feature and attribute of the
science OF humbug; for Gen. jackson has
reduced 1t TO Il science.
The series began when Gen. jackson
was candidate, and, for the sake of per
splculty, we will number these humbugs
in their order of time,
. Humbug No. l.-Gen. Jackson's frs,
humbug was his promise to put down the
"MonSler Partly" as unworthy Of the
n Chief Magistrate Of a great Nation
, That humbug took admirably for time
+ and procured him unquestionably a large
0 number of votes. We believe that it car
- deceive nobody now
n No. Q He declared, that if members o
Congress continued to be appointed t,
>, office, corruption would be the order o
u the day. That humbug took, too, anC
: undoubtedly gained him votes. 1t also i
n worn out, and can gain no more votes.
n No 8. He was to establish the princi
d pie. that the President should hold hi
. office but for one term Some might sa,
r that this was no humbug at all, and tina
c the people had voted him in a SECOND
J time, in spite of himsef-did we not know
u that be had, through his private Secreta
r. Try, sought nomination for a second term
}. from the Legislature of Pennsylvania
n We know, however, that the trick tool
;, excellently well, and that many voted fo
5 him expressly because he was to serve bu
II one term.
u No. A. He promised Reform-his part
" sans told US that the officers of Govern.
= ment were stepped to the lips in corrup
= ton and proillgacy. and that the officers
themselves had the impudence to inter.
. lere in elections! Gen jackson said he
e would pnt an end to all this. and the great
/ hum bug. Reform, was immediately in
T. every jackson mans mouth This an
4 swered The purpose, and told at the cleo
: t1us. We cannot illustrate the truth Of
this solemn humbug better, than by refer
5 ring the reader to The Post Office Dersrt
ment and the Lam or.
, approved spec .l ..u... .r.f
land conu ,aep. .a ~. ..ou#
ters noa lad ,4ea al,,u. of ..ia.a..
that accomplished isa.r.>aloi 'a1 science
OF Hunlbug, Amos Kendall; the one writ
ten Immediately after jackson came into
Office, to the Editor Of The Baltimore Pa
triot, the other just before Gen Jackson's
second election, enclosing proposals for
subscriptions to the Globe:
"MARcH oath, 1929.
"lhe interest of the country demands
that the Fourth Auditors office should be
hiled with men of business, and not with
oah6ling politiclans.-Partisan fee lngs
shall not enter here if can keep them
out. To others belong the whole bust
mess of electioneeriOg. To me and my
clerks other duties are assigned. Them