Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1834-11-27

Rich and Po5r AT no p6sol IN an.
recollection have the distinctive condi,;on.
ofFlcii and poor been so much used ~
e'ecuoneefng purposes, by the intriguer,
VINO DOW rule over as, as at the recent
contest 20 ms CITY. We have been ac.
cnstomed, II IS true, to see war waved
against what was called the aris,ocrsrv
bu, this was not in reference 10 weal,b
but TO political opinions the aristocr.c,'
Icing charged with attachment 10 stronS.
and costly governmental govsrnrent *
recily The reverse of republican sia,oliri.-
economy, and accountability. But ~,
present war is made a personal one ,r5
crusade was carefully and indus,rionsl,,
preached against rich men, and The poc.
man was instructed 10 vote against such
men, as the only means Of preserving tbe;-
political rights and, what is no, onir
strange but trae, the rich men in Tan,,,sy.
ny Hall joined in The infatuaiion. and ala.
cd to fan the flame Of a base and dishon.
orable project, for the sole purpose Of nro.
curing them votes, and hey succeeded
Now where is this 10 lead US? Az Va,
thank Heaven, we have no notili,y.no
oyergrown iortunes-no entailed estate.
10 this country. Almost all who are rirh
men began life as poor men, and by econ.
omy, industry, good fortune, and inteeri.
~, have become rich. The same road il
open TO every poor man Instead, there
fore, OF the example being held Out as i'm.
Halions for poor men 10 follow, these very
same hohes,. industrious, rich citizens arr
held up as obnoxious individuals. nn,vor.
my The sufiiases and support Of their fel.
low ci'izens,in consequence oftheir wealth.
what can man do with money
lie cannot eat THE cannot carry if vitb
hfm 10 the other world II is plain. there
lore, that the poorman, The builder. IA nor.
err, tailor, shoemaker, artizan, and an rso
1--we by industry, share in the rich mans
wccfh II all were alike poor, how could
one assist the other ? Iffhe honest nou.
irious, rich man is TO be booted from soci.
ETY. and rendered ineligible 10 office. be.
cause be rs rich, what inducement IS there.
for man to be industrious, temperate
economical, and also 10 become richp If
wealth, honestly acquired. is considered 4
stigma on mans reputation, then idle. A
ness, poverty, and rags would be our ma E
tional inheritance. What can such doc. 4
trlnes lead US to, excepting 10 Gill the halls
Of our legislature with The sweepinrs efk
our poor housesP And yet such doctrines L
industiiously promulgated, lost US thou. n
sands oil votes. Look now at Tammanv n
Hall, and see the result of such declines Il
That hall is filled partly by old democrats.
by old ledera'ists, by old Clinonians. by n
agrarians, English radicals, Fanny Wright
men, atheists, and infdels-aH enter The n
wlgwam. all speak, all influence, all rule
Can party of eighteen thousand men.
composed OF such materials, one third ofN
,chicl. are foreigners. expect to keep ,ose. 4
Their and harmonize? Ii cannot be. Com. n
mon danger the hopes Of an ambition, M
asplrant; corruption ofthe worst kind, NAV Il
knit together for a single campaign such a
dlscordant materials, but they break 10 Is
pieces and dissolve in momen ; of tranoui S
hty. The rich leaders in 1'ammany will
rush from the wigwam the moment the
agrarians are in strength TO rule there
and they shortly will be. Let, therefore.
the sixteen thousand honest, patriotic
WhiSe IS -;t,-h~.t -Iaan nn;iaa "a
they will see q rafting of the dry bones II
Tammany Hall, which will pave the way
for better times and better men-N Y.
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