Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-09-08
Washington Mirror,
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printed at the City of Washington. and
importing the election of WILLIAAs
HENRY HARRISON, to the Presi-
dency of the United states.
( There be one feature more characteristic Of
oar institutions than any other, il Is that which
Genres TO the people the choice of their publ c
seryants, In providing for the contingency Of a
failure to elect chief magistrate, our constitu-
non directs that the choice shall devolve upon
the House Of Representatives. The circumstan
"a. charged, whether falsely or not, on the cleo
lions so made, have excited the jealousy of the
neople. W no desire TO keep the several depart
mehts Of the government independent of each o.
tber: feeling, as they instinctiveiy do, that a
revolution has already been accomplished that
we are no longer Republic when the will of
tbe President controls the action of Congress
We, who have closely observed the events Of
,be last few years have seen with deep alarm
the progress Of despotism. 10 1898 the bare sus.
vicon that executive influence had penetrated
The halls Of Congress, drove the incumbent from
ofice and the new President came in pledged to
reform all the abuses charged upon his prvdeces-
sor, Bat what have we seenS The expendi-
lures which, under the administration Of Mr..
Adams, were less than thirteen millions, have
risen to upwards of forty-seyen millions per an
I'm, taking the appropriations for the current
year; and the system of fayoritism and exeeu
i've dictation, so forcibly condemned in General
Jackson's first inaugural address, has become
the acknowledged basis upon which the candi.
date Of the party rests his expectations.
In 1928, no one suspected, indeed itnever had
been charged, that the officers of the govern
aent had used their official station a means of
SPECULATION. But what do we now behold? 1t
known that the Post Master General, who, a
few years ago was the object OF party charity
who put up his principles and services for hire,
who received party contributions as a gratuify
IN e.ft nIy doh md hos
since paid his debts and sustained extraordinary
expenses out Of salary altogether amounting
10 twenty one thousand dollars is partner
and owns stock to the amount of fifty thousand
dollars in one Of the companies which have been
using the public MONIES to purchase public landi
The question arises, how did he get this money?
The solution Of the question is that the greater
part of the stock was assigned TO him, for the
use Of his name and influence. II has also been
charged, and has not been denied, aud we believe
il to be true, that another Company gave fifty
thousand dollars Of stock TO the Attorney Gene
raj for drawing mp their articles OF association,
and for the use of his name. MIR. Kendalls stock
rossi!u the market so that II was selling for two
loars or one paid in. The price was affected
by the distribution bill, so that it fell sixty per
cent, making a loss of thirty thousand dollars
Still, however, leaving seventy thousand dollars,
which the spectators in public lands have given
to Amos Kendall for his influence
Is it not time that every maa who loves his
country-lhat all men who exercise any inhu
ence over public opinion-shou!d exert that in
Auence 10 arouse the sleeping energies of the
people. Does any one doubt these facts3 Is
any one SO blind as not to see that spectators
and office holders have leagued together; that
they have abused the confidence which a gene
rOus and con6ding people have reposed in Gen.
Jackson; and by using his name and popularity,
organized party which proposes TO perpetuatc
It's abuses, now i'll the person OF Martin V an Bu-
rem, and next in the person of Amos Kendall
Aud what is the argument which these men urge
upon the people Is not their strongest argu-
ment the declaration that, unless the people sup
port Martin Van Buren,, the election must again
20 into Congress? We believe that the emily
means OF defeating the election Of Martin Van
Buren, is to unite IN the support of General Har