Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1835-06-25
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THURSDAY, JUNE 25. Isa5.

slguiued MS acceptance Oh tue nomination winch |
was unanimously conferred upon him by that no.
table band Of republicans, yclept the Baltimore
Convention. This convention, composed Of mate
rails Of his manufacture, has, it seems, brot
about the only contingency, in which he could
hare consented to become a candidate for the
next presidency That this is the case, we are
disposed TO believe, few will doubt; for, had
he waited till a majority Of the people had crea-
ted this " contingency" which now so oppor.
timely presents itself to him, be would, in all
probability have been compelled to wait much
longer than the period comment, assigned as the
length Of human life. For this Contingency" he
has waited, as be AYERS, from the time, when,
thro' the malice Of enemies, more than the kind
mesa friends, he was first named as the success
sor Of Gen. Jackson, till now, 10 order that the
welfare Of the country might be promoted by the
| continuance, for a second term, Of the wise ad
ministration Of the military chieftain. Docs any
one believe this, Has he not rather waited be-
cause he afraid to come out before the An.cri.
can people in his own name, & on his own merits,
unaided by the popularity Of General Jackson, s.
patronage He denies ever having sought the
aid or support Of any man in reference to the no
mination which he has received, and fully alb
solves from the imputaton Of bargain and collu-
ion. all, who have heretofore yielded him their
support, and assisted him in bringing about this
unsought for contingency" But the most
interesting part of this epistle, is that. in which
for the first time in his life, that aware Of,
he has ventured so far from his non committal
| course, as to give the public faint view of the
coarse of policy which he intends to pnr,ue in ad-
ministering the affairs Of governmcnt--if elected.
He says, 81 content myself on this occasion,
with saying, that ! consider myself the honored
instrument, selected by the friends of the pres
ent administration, to carry out its principles and
policy and that we'll from inclination as from
duty, shall, If honored with the choice of the
american people, endeauor TO tread generally in
The footsteps Of President Jackson--happy if /
shall be able to perfect the work ,ohich he has so
gioriousiy begun %
The principles and policy of the present sd.
ministration carried out under the direction Of
Martin Van Buren, The principles upon which
the present administration has been conducted
are, in the main, new in the history of this
try. But, new as they are, enough of their ef-
fects have already been seen and felt, TO prove
their dangerous tendency. During the six years
that they have been put in practice much has
been done towards imparing the stability of our
government. The veto power has been exerc
sad, H. l..ll III l.
Congress by clear majorities, and which were
evidently calculated 10 promote the interests and
welfare Of the country, thereby claiming for the
executive the right of pronouncing what shall,
and what shall not be the law of the land. The
doctrn OF inherent executive poiosr, has for the
first time since the formation of our government,
been broachcd during the present administration,
and its possession claimed for the purpose of
screening the highest officer of the government
from the rebuke Of the national legislature -
The administration Of the affairs Of government
upon the spoils" principle has not been the
least Objectionable among its UNIV arran table acts
The introduction of this principle as guide in
the selection Of the subordinate officers of the
government, has been the mea ans of driy ing hjqb
minded md independent men from almost every
station within the control of the executive, and
filling them with noisy, turbulent politicians,
whose chief recommendation, is the amount of
electioncering or partisan services, that have
been rendered TO aid in the elevation of the pres
ent cabal, who striving TO secure to them
selves succession Of the honors and offices now
in their possession. These, we suppose to be
principles which this honored instrument will
carry out, should he succeed in his endeavors 10
place himself in the presidential chair after the
term OF its present occupant shall have expired.
Should this political intriguer succeed in perfec-
ting the work which he says has been so glori.
ousy begun, under the administration of General
jackson the name and fame Of American liberty
will be bye word and reproach among the ma
lions oil the earth. Perfecting the work The
overthrow OF the senate-renderng the judiciary
dependant upon the will Of the president-the
absolute control and disposition of the revenue Of
the country by the exeeutive-the right Of des-
Ignating his successor, and of administering the
laws as he chooses to understand them, will per-
feet that work which has been so glorio,isly be-
gun during the present administration.
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ARIsrocAcY.-There is not, we believe,
any one epithet, among the thousands that have
been used by the administration prints to render
the opposition unpopular with the American peo-
pie that has ofener been put in requisition than
that OF being dristocrats. To such extent has