South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1834-09-13

w;tbstandine his selection Of dishonest coun-
solInrs. II Il said that "a man IS known by
tha oomngns he keeps. Ihe following is an
oxtract from his letter TO the Editors Of the
Lvnchburg vlrginIan;
.si, i Messrs. Editors, this accumulated
.ad s,iIl accommodating mass Of heretlcal
doc,rine, and of practical maIfeasance Of
Ne administration, which has driven me,
however tardily, from lis ranks but in quit
ling, 10 obedience to the paramount COM
mands of principle, the post have so
long occupied, it is due to that frankness
that have ever observed in my inters
course with my constituents, to say, that
the same regard to unbending principle
will prevent my enlisting under the BAN
ner Of either Of the prominent leaders of
the combined party airayed against the
present administration.
am no eralst-and there fore, can.
not support the pretensions Of Mr.. Web
ster. ] am no nullJyer--and therefore,
will not contribute to the advancement OF
Mr.. Calhoun. am no latsfudsnarian =
and therefore, shall not aid in the eleva-
ton 10 the chic magistracy Of Mr.. Clay,
the champion Of the Bank of the United
States, and the father Of s'the American
SYSTEM" AT the same time, it can hard
" be necessary for me to repeat, what !
took occasion last winter publicly to a.
vow-my utter adherence of Van Buren,
ism. By universal consent, Mr.. Van Bu-
rem is admitted to be, if not the Chief ALL
viser, the approuer of all the worst mea.
sures Of the present administration. His
election, then, TO the Presidency, would
entail upon US all the horrible misrule of
the day--and snperadd upon it the cor.
rupt and corrupting machinery Of New
York tactics. III object to the three dis.
tinguished individuals above mentioned,
on account of the discrepancy between
their political principles and my own, |
object TO Mr.. Van Buren, because of his
after restitution Of all political principle.
He has been for and against the Bank, In
ternal improvements, and Protective
Tariff, just as the one or the other course
seemed for the moment, best calculated 10
promote his personal views. He is the
author Of that political machinery, which
has robbed the people of his native State
of all free agency in the management Of
their public affairs, and reduced them to
the degraded condition Of passive tools in
the hands Of designing, intriguing, office.
hunting demagogues. He is the head OF
that church, whose high-pries,s have pro.
claimed to the world, as the fundamental
doctrine Of their creed, that the "spoiIs of
victory" (that is, tie peoples o@ces) are
The aim, as they are the Just reward Of the
victors From such code Of political
misrue, and from its authors and abet.
tors, may God, in his mercy, ever deliver
my country
Having said for whom can moi vote
at the ensuing election, have only to add
that, as an individual, i shall give my hum
Bile support to the honest and competent
one among the candidates, who may be-
ieve will be most faithful to the Constltu-
ton as | understand it. will unite with
those who are ready to aid in pulling down
the existing state Of things, and take the
chances of being able to erect something
better in its stead. When the house is
on fire and tumbling about our heads, in
stinct teaches US to rush out, though the
first step may plunge us into an unfath-
enable pool of water"