Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1835-05-21
From the New England Magazine
BALTIMORE CONVENTION,


times. What better is this guard. Tim
represented there, than the Prrtoria
guard. that surrounded The Roman EN-
perors, and ministered TO their will. |
there were no argument against MIR. Var
Buren,. other than this. il would be argu
ment enough. Here are one hundre,
thousand men-Mr. Calhoun estimate,
the number to be thus large-who purpose
and intend If they can. 10 fasten upon thir
teen millions Of Republicans. Prcsidcn,
TO be elected in national convention
| which nomination, If so il be named, al
are ordered TO support--under a penalty
of prescription, il they do not support it
And thus acting under such threat, thr
teen millions ot1eople are called upon 70
rally round such a candidate, and ra.ify
such nomination! Such a system Of pc.
litics as this is ruinous to public morals
and has degraded them, and is gradually
undermining all our free institutions; SO
that the question no where now arises, is
the candidate fit, honest, capable p'---but
lis he regularly nominated p And. if so,
he must, according TO the Van Buren, rule
be supported, though he be the arch 6end
himself What man Of talents, what man
of character, in community like ours, is
willing to reduce himself to such mech
anism as this9 What Wing in Massachu-
sets, will consent TO become such ma
chine? Who that loves Massachusetts
will consent to degrade Der to the level Of
New York caucuses--and be manacled by
an Albany regency; who, if they were TO
be of our own growth, our local pride
might support; but who when the spawn
OF another state, no man, who has the
soul OF freeman, can ever knuckle and
kneel 10. The labor saving machinery Of
caucuses and conventions. after the Van
Buren, plan. wilnever do for Republicans.
The price Of their liberty is perpetual
watchfulness; and thai, too, at the polls
In fact, the whole tendency ofthat general
plan, for the regulation reflections, which
Van Buren, has contrived, is to transfer.
from the many at the polls, 10 The few in
the caucus, the whole power Of the PEG
pic, in the choice Of their officers Area
dy has il generated fungus in society
that IFS pest--a politicalaristocracy called
Office holders--who infest all the high pla-
ces of power, and the low places too; and
who attempt TO rule society by an iron
sceptre, demanding OF every man an alb
ject compliance, not only With the will Of
their master, but their own petty ,yran.
MES; and Furnishing and prescribing all
who have too much pride TO be the slave
Of slaves and the instruments Of arbitrary
and vindctive power. This political aris
tocracy, unknown to the constitution, is
more than third estate in the realm, and
is as violent and pioscriptive, in all its
proceedings, as the Spanish 1nquisi'ion.
Not that it takes life !; for that, it has not
yet attempted TO do-unless It be, that the
aim 10 the Pondexter conspiracy was TO
end in the destruction Of his existence, as
well as his character-but, hot-headed and
reckless, it attempts every thing audacity
dare do. and is advancing further every
year; now plundering upon Indian reser
vations-now wallowing in the corruption
of one Department of the Government
anon seizing the whole treasury, and hold
ing il at this moment under their absolute
and unlimited control, so far as its custo-
dy and transfer are concerned, with all
the revenues likely to arise from such an
immense fund at interest.-Io hold on TO
this aristocracy OF Office hoIders--these
nobility Of the elc ctions--to extend, to for
tify and perpetuate its power, IS the object
of the Baltimore Convention, where the
representatives Of this oligarchy are about
to assemble, for the purpose Of selecting a
nominal head (already selected by the way)
who is TO give them the loaves and fishes
of the State; for which they. in return,
are 10 cajole the people INTO being his
hewers of wood and drawers OF water
Purposng TO exclude from all participation
in this Convention this grand packed ju-
ry, as il has well been cslled-is the as
sembly, TO be holden in Baltimore, Access
sible 10 all the movements OF the northern
Albany regency. almost within eye shot OF
the Kitchen Cabinet and by such jury
men, with the treasury teats already in
their mouths q Chief Magistrate, for TWEEN
" seven conlcderated States, is 10 be ell
ected-provided the machinery turn out
10 be strong enough to manacle MAORI.
ty of tho people.
In such Convention, vested with such
high powers-a mere sham Polish DIET,
there is TO be but one branch; no Senate.
no check, no power Of reyisal for itself
no appeal; Convention too, ruled. no
man can tell how or by whom-uttering
| the fearful and terrific edict, Carthage de
lenda est, against all who do not obey Its
mandates and this great confederacy is 20
be made one consolidated empire in which
New York is to reign. in all the magni'
tude Of her mighty population. Called,
we say. the Convention was at Baltimore
| on purpose TO exclude the people and the
direct representatives ofthe people. Pitts.
burg would not do. The yeomanry, on
the Ohio and Mississippi rivers aud theil
tributaries, might pour in therefor Pitts
burg is accessible to them all by water
The chain OF the Alleghanies must bt
thrown between them and The regency
No man can afford to enter this packct
jury Of the ofiice.holders. unless he hold
an office, or has one 10 immediate promise
The expense is too great. The bumbi
| carnoar IN Maine and N Halnnshire. mus