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

DR.. McNeven, where they gave the
| Irish patriot nine hearty cheers. AT.
ter which the worthy Doctor addressed
them as follows:
"Friends and feIlow-citizens, you
have achieved glorious victory; but
remember one victory over the enemy
you contend with, is not enough--fol-
low il up with more brilliant victory
in November. Remember, that in all
times it has been proved that long pos
session of power, long continuance in
office, renders men careless of the
rights of the people, and unmindful OF
the true principles of the government
| they profess TO administer. Remember,
that at charter election in New York
began the revolution of 1901. See to
it, fellow citizens, that the revolution
commenced at a charter election of
New York in 1884, shall not fail Of
being fully accomplished"
Many hundreds visited the residence
Of Mr.. Verplanck to testify their per-
sonal respect for him; after which the
crowds dispersed, and retired to their
homes decently and in order.
Thus closed this imposing and mag
nifcent celebration. Never perhaps IN
an assembly so vast, did there reign
| such perfect order as marked every
stage of the neutrality-suspicious.
standing the abundance with which
wines and fermented liquors were fur
nished, not one instance of intoxicat;on
was observed;--and notwithstanding
the Inconvenience which many must
have felt, from the unexampled pres
sure, not single act of turbulence
occurred to mar the moral dignity of
the triumph of freemcn--so different
was it from Jackson meeting. 1t
was fitting conclusion to the exer-
tons of the last week. 1t has proclaim
ed in accents worthy of the cause, the
impotence OF power to prevail against
the rights of people determined to
| preserve them--and may be taken
as the glorious conclusion of the first
act in the great drama of political re-
form--which, commenced in this city,
will extend throughout the State and
regenerate the political institutions Of
: the country.
4 The opposition prints are beginning
to use very plain language. As spe-
cimen Of it, we make the following
extract from an editorial article in the
Chronicle Of this morning. This pa
per, though decided in its politics, is an
ably conducted and respectable jour-
nal, and cannot be ranke among the
most violent party presses.-We re-
greet to say that the temper indicated
in these remarks is becoming too pre-.
valent. Gdz.
The people haze petitioned, and they
have laid their petitions at the feet OF
the President. He has told them to
go home and mind their business; that
he had resolved that his experiment
should be tried; and that he was i'm
movable in his determination. What
remained to be done? Submit! Palsed
be the tongue that dares utter the
word, when the contest is for liberty.
No-sooner would we see a resort
to the measures that hurled Charles
the Tenth from the throne of France
sooner have the three days of Paris
revived in our country--than advo.
cate submission to executive usurpa.
tIous-General Jackson has shown that
ne IS unfit to rule-he is regardless OF
the distresses which he has caused
he tramples upon the feelings and the
hearts OF the people--he has been adj
monlshed, In the most respectful terms,
to iorbear-he has been entreated nv
his friends to relinquish his experi.
ment--he has been correctly informed
of the ruin he is causing-but he has
turned deaf ear to remonstrance and
CONFERENCE.-The dmonitions of friend.
ship, and to the appeals ofdistress. He
defes all. He is resolved to be Caesar
or nothing. Then let him be nothing.
for Caesar he can never be. Let the
people speak to him in voice of thun.
der-let the timid tone of supplication
be laid aside for the more appropriate
one of command-and, if he still per-
sist, let him share the fate due to all
tyrants.
The times will not admit of mincing
words. We speak to freemen, and we
speak freely. The President is pre-
cipitating the country into revolution,
for the people will not patiently endure
their expressions. Men will not SUBJ
init TO have their wives and children
beggared to crafty the phrenzied am
bition of one man. Their fathers, for
a less cause drew their swords, and
} sheathed them only when they had
, achieved their freedom. The sons have
: not so degenerated as to yield to ado
! mestic despot. 1t is right that the Pre-.
, sident and Congress should know, that
"Relief or Revolution" will soon be.
come rallying words, and that of one
, or the other they must make their
, selection, t......-.