Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1835-04-09
FoR THE GAZETTE.

TO the Independent roters of Berkeley COUNTY.
You are to exercise Monday next, one oil
the highest privileges, that men can exercise as
members Of political communicate is privi-
legc unknown to the slaves Of despots, and the
great mass Of men in the world. 1t is a privilege
but il is also DUTY of the deepest responsibility
The happiness OF yourse lves-youf children
your couniry's We lfarc-the liberties Of the AN
born, all depeHd upon the proper, the p,re, the
free exercise of this noble right 10 select your
public servants. Fellow Citizens, the people Of
our country hold their liberties in their own
hands.
Are you going TO vote, on Monday next IRE
YOU IN these times /; when thousands Of your in
teiiigent eiiow-citizcns-m, W no seek no office
inch who shnn party s,rie, are qualipg for the
Tree instiiui oas Of their conniry and tell YOU
with their hands upon their hearts. that they be
iieye thai The Utterly aud secmifg bought will,
the blood OF our fathers and established by their
wisdom, are in DANGER. Are YOU now about
about 10 hang back from the exercise Of your so /.
Tenn duty 10 choose fit mrn 10 represt nj YOU in
the counsels Of the Nation. M,n # Berkeley
10 our duty. Every thing precious must b.
guarded and watched or it will b.. lost-be il
COD or Silver, or what is more precious than
eithrr, LIBERTY.
Is this false on,cry? Ask yourselves What
when offices have been taken from us .ful. faith.
fui rvants-aad the bread sna,ched from The
mouths OF their children by thousands because
N"'eo " tHibh lOf themselves, and these Of
ices given by thousand, to those who would
bawl the loudesi for mcn in powere
When the treasure of the Nation has been IA
Ken from where Congress placed it by law, be.
cause the BANK created by your Congress and
former Presidents was hateful 10 our Chef Ma .
gstratc
When the Senate Of the U. S. is assailcd nv
protest IN public for the expression Of its honest
opinion In this important subject, and one of il,
members charged with assassination and crime
upon X parte afhdayits: When the last act of a
majority OF house Of Representatives was 10
grant thirty hundred thousand dollars of your
money-to the president without restricting or
specifying now he was to employ it; except that
IT was for rGriike purposcs--ihus putting The
purse as well as the s,Uord in the hands of man
whose 90 voice is still tor War;"
Arc these times for you TO slu,nbtr unon vour
rights Look al Frederick with her 400 lack
son Instruction Men-She has given but na;cr.
lty of9l votes I. for the administration candi
date. She is rousing TO her rights. Shall old
Berkeley forget hers, and forsakc her old Son
JOHN X. COOKE? the high minded, intclli
gent, open handed John X. Cooke Is he mo-,
all this! has ever the breath Of suspicion sulied
the vestal purity Of his integrity? Who can
doubt his abilities TO do credit 10 our choice Of
him, II we send him TO Congress? he did moi
seek his present position as a candidate for Office
II was press' d upon h i'm DO any believe that
he VIII not stand up for your rights then TO The
Poils-to the Polls and do your dun.
BERkELEY.