Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-09-08

the consequence oil transferring the cleo =.
Ton from themselves, Mr.. Smith is COM
uended to their choice, with the absolute
certainty that the vote of the State will be
unaVaiing II IT be conferred upon him.
Richard nj. johnson, happily, has none 10
advocate his pretensions, nor even openly
TO apologize for his irregularities, in this
community. The Virginia portion of the
Van Buren, party being the witness, he is
wholly unfitfor the station at which he aims
as politician and man; vet those who
renounce him as their candidate, and ven
ture to ar raign the opposition on the
charge of seeking 10 defeat an election by
the people, by distracting the canvass with
a multitude of competitors, have selected
as their candidate for the second office in
the government, one whose chance is
hopeless, and the effect Of voting for whom
may be TO foist upon the country the no
table proprietor Of the Great Crossings
That man, as we have said, is the candi.
date OF the party for the Vice Presidency,
ana II the party triumphs, he will assured
~ be the second, and may be the first off.
Ger ~ the Government. Who is he, and
what are his politics? The result of the
Baltimore Convention returns for answer,
that he is wholly unfit to BIO proposed to
your acceptance. Strong as was the dis
position TO unanimity which prevailed in
the body, aud much as the appearance of
discord and division was deplored, there
were those who could not concur ia rec
ommcndlng him, and among them was the
! Virginia segment of The convention, IL
johnson were coupled with Van Buren, 10
! the electoral ticket Of the State, il was
known that he would be as mill stone
around his neck But Of what avail'is the
exclusion Of his name from the ticket
which is proposed TO you, and what mat
ters 1t that the objections,to him are so no.
torious and flagrant that he would have
been as fatal iucubns upon it, if he is re.
tanned upon the ticket elsewhere, and the
| effect oil your vote for his substitute, will
be to secure his election Will you, with
| the grave admonition of the Van Buren,
Committee sounding in your ears, and
| warning you against the loss of your cleo
| torai weight, by casting your votes upon
hopeless candidate, SO dispose of them as
they Will not tell upon him for whom you
vote, ard render you poweress in respect
to the aspirant whom it would be your pur
pose TO exclude? Nay, is it not matter of
grave exception to Mr.. Van Buren,, that
his supporters elsewhere identify him with
Johnson, and that his advocates among us
do not complain Of the connection? II
has been determined to present them TO-
gelher--together they are paraded before
the public view. indissolubly and intimate
ly united; so if you accept the one. you
must even against your will, accept the o.
| Their also. No matter how revolving the
consequence, however much your sensibi
lity and love Of decorum may be offended
by II. the elevation IVAN Buren, will draw
alter IT the elevation Of Johnson to the Sc
cond office in the government, with the
prospect Of succeeding TO the first.
| There is not one, perhaps, 10 The whole
opposition, who has had the least purpose
or design TO carry the election 10 the house
Ii is the last place TO which those opposed
10 the election Of Martin Van Buren, would
appeal for the decision of the contest. u
needs but short reference 10 The state Of
parties. TO evince the sincerity Of the dec
! laration, and that such recourse would be
fatal TO their hopes.
They who are opposed to Van Buren,.
come Immediately from the body of the
! peoplc-are without federal Offices, influ
ence, or connexions-the man Of their
| NbOItE ID DlIllStii W muse VINO
WELD the power and patronage of the go.
yernment. and in your name seek TO en-
| large and perpetuate their authorlty;-in
short, the opponents Of Van Buren, are in
proper and emphatic sense the People.
On the other hand. the two houses Of Con
| gress, the executive offices, all the lucra-
tive and influential places, are pre- occupi
ed by the acherents and advocates Of their
rival. He, in proper and emphatic sense
is their candidate. Those whom the con-
stiiuion has designated as the final arbit |
ers Of the election in the event Of an I'M
happy disagreement at the polls, have ia.
ken the field as partlsans in the contest,
and are conspicuous for their heat and in,
tolerance. Who that denies to the feder-
al offices the right to proclaim the result
Of their own caucus as the solemn voice Of
the people, to select the president, and TO |
settle among themselves who may, and |
who shall not aspire TO the honors OF the |
government, and the emoluments OF office, |
would willingly carry TO that branch ofthe
government an appeal which involved the
correction of abuses IN which 1t had large !
ly participated? Who would refer 10 !
such an umpire the claims of a candidate. |
who is condemned already FOR having stood |
10 the way Of their favoriteP To suppose |
that the opponents of Mr.. V. b. desire to
carry the election TO the House, or that |
they would decline any fair s. just arrange
ment to prevent the necessity for such an
appeal is to suspect them of no less than
the folly of designing their own overthrow.
! You know them TO be incapable of
the weakness implied in the objection /;
the charge is not believed in the quar-
ter in which it originated, and does
not more dishouor those at whom it
( is leveled than it discredits your under.
standings. if it be supposed that you can
be misled BY an artifce SO shallow and in
sensate. The times are rife with the in
ventions of cunning and effrontery, and
the RECITATION of an accusation, and the ex