Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1835-05-21


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The BALrMQRs CONTINUOUSLY Yesterday
was the day on which the delegates fresh from
| the people," were TO assemble in obedience to
| the mandate Of him TO whom they belong, for
the enactment Of one Of the most miserable farccs
that has ever been attempted 10 be palmed upon
the American people; viz, that of placing before
them as htn nominee, the name Of an individual,
as candidate for the highest post of honor in
their bestowal, who is, in fact, the nominee Of
none other than himself, or what is virtually the
same thing, Of a few Of those fawnIng sycophants
who bow at the iootstool Of Executive power
This may sound oddly enough, perhaps, TO some
Of our readers, bat it is nevertheless true For
proof Of this we need only look at the compost
ton and complexion Of this assenblage of wise
acres, who in the oyernowings of their goodness
have volunteered their services to assist in relicy
ing the minds of the citizens Of the United States
from the onerous task Of thinking for themselves.
| Upon examn alton il will be found mainly TO con-
sist of those who now, either directly or Indirect
y hold Offices under the general Government; of
those who are lending their aid in elcvating the
heir apparent, with the assurance that his sue.
cess will reward them with share of the spoils,
which, naturally enough, belong to the victor
and Of those who neither hold or expect to hold
any Office or emolument which it may be in the
in the power OF the executive to bestow, but
who, perhaps think it "glory enough" for them,
to obey the beck of those who are assured that
If success attends them, they shall not long go
unrewarded. Those who now hold Offices un-
der the control of the President, arc well aware
Of the unlimited influence exercised over him by
the darling pet of his old age, and that they hold
their offices no longer than they consent TO be
used as subservicp tools to aid in placing this
pet in the distinguished station now occupied by
himself. Those who live in the anticipation of
future favor, know that il can be obtained only
by yielding the most implicit obedience to his
commands, and outdoing, If possible, the servilc
homage paid by the present recipients Of exccu-
tive bounty. With these facts before us, we
would ask, can the nomination of Martin Van
Buren,, by the Baltimore Convention, be consid-
cred n any other light, than as being made by
himself2 Surely it would have been equally
well, batting the usages OF the party had he
issued his nomination himself, and dispensed
with the trouble of getting up a convention of
the people to put him fairly before the public.
This convention affects TO be the fruits of a
determination on the part Of the people, to up
hold the measures Of the present chief magistra
by adopting the person whom he designates, as
the only one among thirteen millions of freemen,
capable of performing the responsible duties of
that important station, and yet We venture to say
that by far the greater majority ofthc people had
no more agency in getting mp this convention,
than had the lege subjects Of the Celestial En-
pire. Ithas assumed to itself the privilege Of
debating to the American people the man on
whom they are TO cast their SURFACES, and ye,
il calls itself republican convention 1t may
be that they have found out new method of as
pertaining the wishes and opinions of the peo-
pie, but if they have not, some Of their proceed
ings SAVIOR about as much of republcanism do
those Of Prince Metternch the prime Minister
Of Austria. Such for instance as delegates be ing
appointed in legislative caucuses held by
minorities in state legislatures, or by knots of
office holders, and government contractors and
their dependents, assembled in some obscure cor
ner, aud particularly the appointing of delegates
from one state to represent the people of another
in this truly republican convention, as is the case
with the Illinois delegation who arc chosen from |
among the Staunch democrats of Kentucky |
And here would ask are the people of these
United States willing to give up their boosted |
Independence, and quietly submit TO the dictation |
of IA convention created as this has been, without
their agency consent, for the express purpose !
Of forcing upon them individual, who, of all
other Candidates for the presidential chair, now
before the American people, appears to be the
last man 10 whom the guidance s. control of our
national affairs should be entrusted Ifthis plan |
shall be permitted to succeed, then the power of |
The many at the polls will be transmitted to the
lew in Office, beyond the possibility or hope ofre
covery, and the odious and corrupting principles
of the Albany Regency will have swept away
whatever of liberty and independence we may
now possess.
% While the Rhode Island elections were
in progress, the Honorable Dutee j Pcarcc fear.
that he might be lost. in the remembrance of the