Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1835-09-03
THE OLD REpUBIIcAN party

Not long since. we took the liberty 10
inquire, through the medium of cur pa
per, u any person could inform us what
had become OF the Old Republican Party,
and where those of whom il was formerly
composed could he found. Not HAVING
received any satisfactory information on
the subject, we begin TO be somew hat an.
prehcnsive that we shall not succeed IN
.he accomplishment Of the object we had
IN view, which was iruly what we suggest.
Ell sincere wish 10 ascertain what had
become OF this old remnsnt of patriotism
whether it was still in The land OF the
living. or had been swept, by some poiiti.
cal cholera. into utter Oblivion and forget.
iulness. II has heen limited in our hearing
that we ought. il We really desired 10 Oh,
tain the information for which we expres.
sed with. 10 have offered liberal re-
ward, TO induce some person 10 disclose
the fact about a subject which seems now
TO be involved in doubt and obscurty. II
IS true we might have taken such a course
but there was some reasons that operated
against Il. We were apprehensiys il
might produce too many calls, and that
we might be run down with them, as mcr-
chants frequently are when The advertise
Tor book keeper or a salesman, or n
clerk, or house keeper, or sol or in
dustiious, neat. and honest servant Ia
cook aud do house work generally" Re.
sides, we formerly had the pleasure Of a
sort Of running acquaintance with many
individuals Of this party, and feel con iidenl
II we could see the old leading members
OF II again, we should have no difficulty in
recollecting their countenanccs, and re.
newing our former intimacy with them,
and therefore had no disposition 10 be
troubled with any attempts, on The part
OF specuiatoIs, to impose spurious charac.
tiers upon us, merely for the sake Of hav
ing All opportunity Of claiming pecunia.
~ compensation for their trouble.
To satisfy our readers that we are moi
Jesting on this subject, we will state some
Of the reasons which have induced rs "a
make this inquiry at The present time. u.
pom occasionally looking round the coun
try in various directions, we have missed
large number Of our old republican. on
democratic acquaintance. Finding the
places vacant, or occupied by a pew seti
OF men, some of whom we had been ac.
custorned TO see in different situations, &
surrounded by different circles OF associ
stes and companions, and having never
heard OF their deaths, wo had strong
| and indeed an irresistible curiosity Il
trace out the history Of the present state
Of things. and il possible to ascertain thu
causes 10 which such melancholy changes
were TO be aseribed 10 pursuit Of thes.
objects, we were soon convinced that IS,
bad undertaken laborions, and there wal
much 10 fear hopeless ask.
The first embarrassment which we had
to encounter. WAS the difficulty OF ascer
tanning the identity OF The party 10 which
our attention was directed In former
times, the old democrats seemed instinct
lyely 10 shun all intercourse with federal
lstss and to avoid them as carefully as II
they had heen infected with the small pox
or plague. When Gen. jackson came
into power, be was considered by hi:
strong partizans as "the Democracy" o.
the Countrywide very party itself.
But the moment be had formed his ca.