Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1834-10-30

renup,cans would not move TO the ri9n'
,r ~ me left They would support their
n.EJt, anil no other" Thus far your
,.t5.. h,i ,s,ecee,lrd On the 4lh Of March,
1910 the State had bat one member on
the flonr Of the United States Senate
The Clntonians had given great dissatis
faction 10 the tederalIsis, aud with some
(if not go1d) cause. for the latter, at The
commencement Of the session. had voted
for Cln.onian speaker and council Of
appointment, by means oil which lhey
were elected, and the power oil The state
continued in the hands oil the Governor
and his party.
Now, Sir. what next? answer, and
without circumlocutIon, charge YOU with
having made a bargain, or il you like the
term better. an arrangement, with the fed
erAlists. to elect Mr.. King to the Senate
Of tine Unnesl States when the legislature
should convene in 1920 You Sir, aud
the prosiiiu,ed mercenarles that surround
and support you, had affected great alb
horrence at the idea of political bar.
gain. Where no foundation existed for
Inc charge, YOU have falsely and mtllci
o1slf made ii, FOR purposes as uppriUci.
Pred & hey were corrupt, No coDsMetgt
tlaa could indace the to charge yp1 wib
aHsis1nraper transaction u my mind Va
rH perfectly and entirely satisfied Of IS
,ruh ilave avoided general allegations,
aef' t.ofllaeI myself TO specific acts, CIV
dt'4 tHd place, and names and 81
..ssf Instances references 10 tn journals
81 ae >saa'e.
e. ae dse now 20 be considered there
l4u.af iii ulty: because, IN its incipfent
wss moi o6ieid Much was ne
ef 10 YOU and your associates
- o,tli parties. Some Of them are sinfn
h.fii with tbs dead and the doors OF
the prison house cannot he opened" Your
cn;r aau!caiipns with Mr.. King, personal |
~, were OF n confidential character. and |
po.slbl, may never become public. There
are reasons why they should lot. Those
Who yeaeraie his memory, consider his
connection with you one Of the weakest,
as well AS one of the most unfortunate
evcnis of his whole life. Some OF his
friends Il refer not TO his relations) are
heart sick even at this day when the sub
iect is alluded 10 in their presence. But /
[ will not cicatrize the wound which you
have given them, and which they are so
anxious to heal.
1t is proper here TO speak Of Mr. King
as | have spoken of Mr.. Clinton. | do
not stop TO inquire whether his course on
the Missouri question was right or wrong.
/ is not intended either TO applaud or con-
denim il. Ny business is moi with that
honorable gentleman, bat with you
speak of, and refer TO, the Missouri ques
ion as matter of history. There are two
,iLcs 10 it. II is right and proper that
on should be made TO assume the respon /
,iblity Of that side which benefited you. ;
Sir. YOU were opposed TO the south on
The Missouri question. You supported MIR
5,.uE, knowing him TO he the lrader !
4 Eainst the southern interest. You knew. ,
ar pretended to know, his private views
and Intentions on that sub ect, and know
ing them, you urged, as soon AS the legis
lture met his prompt appointment, that
q" might arrive in Washington before that
question was decided Yes, Sir. the fate
- the union was suspended by a slender
lhfcad The result was doubtful. The
south were in battle array They were |
greatly. had almost said fundamentally, |
excited Bat as the raging of the tempest
hc&an to suhslde, you were An advocate
Tor nuttylng forward Mr. King, 10 IN
hch had burst forth with such fury ia
Congress. and which were so heart rend
- TO The pailio, aud to the phllanthropist.
During the summer Of 1919, your 10
.rroarse with Mr. King was OF very
IN liar. ii not confidential, character
vi il che ami Cliu,on,an party all your
f,t,s were employed 20 impress them
an tac opinion. that the ChntonIans
you'd nniie with the federalsts ia eIecunS
II KING, il they did not. By means Of
ysterious looks aud pretended discove
=, you ALARMED the weaker brethren
III these you commenced You knew
.t fear was contagious, and you thus
.'.ulated the whole camp; at the same
..t through your friend and counsellor,
ID marshal Coleman and his subordi
you kept Up a fire from The federal
les utan the Clintonians They,
certain animal that starved 10 death,
between two opinions, until their
reference TO this question was de
Previous 10 the autumn OF iSl9,
tme - no conclusion whether they
~ wOud not support Glr. King
the Legislature met in January
20, NE Z lntonians were compelled to
..r Tor him, or TO make, what had now
icEUtDF a usrtess anu hbl liOhtdoiC uNSiafh
ti,, Of war against the whole federal party
Mr. ks election was certain. Ia behalf
Of that portion of the democracy with
whom you acted, you had formed league
with the federasls for the avowed pur-
pose of eleetins hirn.
The election for Governor Of the State
was also approaching. The federal party
held the balance of power. Without their
support Mr.. Clinton could not be re elect
ed You looked 10 Vice President Tomp
kins as his opponent Over this gentle
man, in an evil hour. you had obtained a
complete ascendancy. You believed, and
have no doubt you was correct, that il
he should he chosen, it would only be de
Jure, while you would be Governor de Jaeto.
This was one reason for your forming an
alliance with Mr.. Kings federal friends
IL was purely personal. Ia making this
arrangement, you never inquired as 20 its
probable effect upon the morals, or the