Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1835-08-27

present month.
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The long expected address Of the Baltimore
Convention to the American people has at length
made its appearance. We regret tina, il. ex.
treme length must prevent US from laying it be.
fore our resdeu, perusal of it, would not fail
o convincing the rejecting. as to the designs Of
chose who are endeavorirg to place the nominees
Of This political sooterkin is the two highest sta
tions in the government Of the United States
The desire Of overtlHowtng the Senate. with
which che leaders in tine Van Buren, party have
been charged, fully discovers itself in the man
ner in which they. in this address, cndeavor to
render unpopular this branch o. the national le-
gislatsre. They DO not come out boldly and
fearlessly ia their attack upon this Cody. as do
men who are conscious Of being in the right, and
dong their duty to the country, far from it it is
the attack Of the cowardly incendiary, conscious
that he is applying the torch to the sacred tenn
pie Of freedom. Speaking Of this body, they
say -" No laws can pass without It's concur
renee; the most important proceedings Of the
Executive are subject TO its revision; all impor-
tant appointments require its assent. There is
the power to ratify treaties, and try all impeach-
ments Of the high officers Of the government, ex-
ecutive and judicial There the small state of
Delaware, with population Of rs thousand has
representation equal 10 N. York, with more than
two millions There four States, with popu
iation of more than five millions, are only enti-
4ied TO equal to the four smallest
with population Of less than four hundred thou
sand There one half Of the nation residing ia
fosr or FIVE Of the largest states, has represen-
tatiea only equal TO about the thirtieth part, re-
siding the four smallest states There one
half Of the whole American People, residing in
4 or states, are represented by 5 or 10 votes
only, whilst the others represented by thirty
eight or forty'' Can any one doubt the object Of
ahe above paragraph? We think not The at
asmpt 10 create a prejudice asains, the senate in
the larger states upon the of inequality of
representation, is one well worthy Of those by
whom il is made, and one, which if we mistake
not, will receive all the consideration 10 which it
is entitled and no more. The Senate is the on :
ly branch of our nation al legislature in which the
rights of the states are at all recognized--thc
only department in our government where the
small states assert their rights. and proclaim
their equality, without being overwhelmed by
che countless numbers and gigantic strength Of
she larger ones. Ia the house Of representatives
the case is different. the voices of the smaller
states are seldom never heard, or heard only
TO be hooted al by those who know and exercise
the power which they possess. Destroy, then,
the Senate, render il inefficient or unpopular,
and state sovereignty goes by the board forever.
The manner in which the authors Of this ad-
drass h,va IN thar
opponents, is one that cannot but be condemned
by every man who regards peace and good order
in the community at large, as things Of any mo-
ment, be his political creed what it may
Hear them The opposition is a smaller body
and has more bonds OF union. In their systems
Of corporations and eTclusire priUiiig6s IN the
partial Liquidation of the states, as tcei as Of The
United States. 0-ichich enable the rich 10 become
richer. and 10 render the poor, poorer 90 its
members haze q common interest, tUhich ciu
generally induce them 10 aci together. If, to the
the power of union, OF wealth, of general intel
ligence, they are enabled TO add the advantage
Of a division among the Democracy, they are
sure TO govern the Country, TO mould all its laws,
and direct their administration" The cry OF
the " poor against the rich," is then the watch
word that is to be circulated from post to post,
throughout the country, TO enlist i'll behalf of the
cause Of Van Bursnism, the worst passions that
dwell in the human breast. The business of OK
citing the poor against the rich has for some time
past been the chief employment Of one of the
most prominent Van Buren, prints in the city Of
New York, and Mr.. Benton recently declared al
New Orleans, that there were but two kinds Of
government in existence; the one government
h.,th H. r.
the other government founded on wealth.
government of force ; so that we may easily
come the conclusion, that upon their success in ar
raging these two members of the body polite
against each other, depend their hopes Of placing
their favorite candidates in the respective situa
tions for which they stand nominated. The par
~ arc earnestly called to keep united, lest The
opposition should, in addition to the "powcr o
union, Of wealth, Of general intelligence" with
which they atpresent stand charged. in this sd
dress, take advantage Of any split In the admin
istraiion ranks, and defeat the hopes of the 'hei
apprent by placing another individual in the pre-
sidential chairan individual. who m light, per
haps. put stop to some of the fraudulent prac
tices Of those who now partake so bountfully O
the patronage the general government, withou
rendering any kind of service for il in return -
This charge Of attempting excite the poor agans
the rich has heretofore been laid at the door @
ihe Wings, who have ever denied it, and We
have required TO the subject at this time, only {,
enable oar readers to judge for themselves whC
is and ought to be chargeable with the evil
which may grow out of it,
Co. The Mayor of Charleston S. c. in pursu
ance Of resolutions adopted by the City Council