Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-08-25

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| And there are great numbers whom they
can influence; many through their inter.
ests, many more through their fears for
their interests. This man they can help
| IN his speculatlons If he prove conlorma.
| BILE, that they can thwart and harass If be
prove refractory. You may be sure they
leave none oftheir power unexercised, Tor
they know an eye from Washington is up.
on them, and that they are expected TO
labor assiduously for being put and kept
IN offices connected with land sales (which
IT they keep a few years they are sure to
make the most oyergrown fortunes. By
this means the President has a host Of ad
berents IN this country IN whose eyes, do
what he may, he never can do wrong. II
he hau espoused Reuben NJ. Whitney in
stead Of Mr.. Van Buren, as his successor
10 office, am confident these men and
their followers would have been as much
for Whitney as they are for Van Buren,.
NO king ever had more absolute power
over the will of his hired mercenaries than
Gen, jackson has over the office holders
IN the South West. II one happens to be
lnditlerently honest, you will always find
him more neglected and less in favor at
Washington than any other, and he is soon
kicked out or gets broad hint to walk
out to save his feelings, from being dismiss
ed
The public lands are a source of great
and increasing wealth, but | am conyin.
ced IN my own mind, that they are and
will more and more he curse TO the
country. believe they have fully doub-
led the Presidents power by doubling bis
patronage, and when | thlnk how much
alarmed our fathers were in 9S, at the in.
cressing power of the Executive, cannot
but smile al their terrors, ard ask myself
what tho old patriots of that age would
say could they lift their heads from the
grave, and witness the almost unboGnded
power that one man has attained, will
not say throughout the United States, but
here and elsewhere. Compared with old
John Adams, Gen Jackson's power is like
a steamboat compared with skif But
bad as ibis is, il Is not the worst. The pub
lie lands arc giving birth TO the most ex
tensve and mad speculations, gambling Of
the highest order, which must produce
wide ruin and CONFUSION. But the worst
is not told yet. They are giving birth TO
the most foul corruption and fraud which
this country or any other ever saw. Give
your imagination The reins and you can
hardly conceive the truth. admit il is
hard for the government TO check these
vlllanles, but all will say it ought TO try.
Instead Of that its agents are the worst Of
the set. II he will but be thorough go
ing full blooded partizaa for government
and Van Buren,, he may cheat and defraud
TO ANY extent he pleases. The crimes
that are acted here against the nation and
the Indians, are enough 10 call down the
judgement Of Heaven on the land that
suffers it. trust that The old States will
do something at The ballot boxes 10 re-
strain these great and growing evils. Mr.
Van Buren, will certainly continue in Of
fee and power, the present office holders,
who are doing so much for him. That
you know is the New York creed of re
wards and punishments,' and dividing the
spoils. The only way and hope is 10 break
up the present execrable system and IFS
abuses by putting into the Presidency
man who will s,cesp the blood suckers out
Old Hugh is the boy for that A frmer
and hoDester man never breathed. and he
knows these Jackson Van Buren, office
holding partizans, since he broke with
jackson, II he did not know them before.
Give US old Hugh if possible; but if you
can't give him, give US any body who will
put fire 10 the nest OF scorpions"