Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-10-13

scs alleged by them to exist in the aan;,
istration Of the government. Reform w..
bis watchword, and through its ssen,x
he succeeded in placing himself il n.
situation sought by bis vaulting anbi,;o,
What was the result? Has reform =,
tended the attainment of bis wishess w.
defy his warmest partisans 10 point 10
sin gle abuse alleged TO exist during ,bo
time OF bis candidacy, that has been !,
medied by this modern Roman who -.
to restore the government 10 il, f0rm..
republican simplicity all that was Inc,
wrong 10 the administration has been 90.
tinued and enlarged by him who pron;..d
its speedy removal. He and his advocate.
deprecated the appointment Of memb.r.
Of Congress to offices under he vs,...,
government, as having a dsIeterious inao !
ence upon the political purity Of the ma.
lional legislature, and yet since his eIe.
lion more members Of congress have be.,
appointed to office than during any forme,
administration in the government. Tx
expenditure Of thirteen millions of the n,h
lic money by an administration of onno
site politics from the present, was decl,.
red by those who helped the present ,d.
mInistration into power, to be ruinou. ,o
the country, and uselessIy extravagant in
those who expended il; under the direction
oil those who noO control the expenditure
Of the public money the expenses Of the
government have amounted 10 upwards of
twenty-five millions for each four year rs Of
their power, but not a dissentient voice
has been heard from those who erst clam.
ored SO loudly against waste and needless
expenditure But the most alarming prac.
tee IN The government which The present
administration is endeayoring TO establish.
is the open u~ndisguised attempt of its
maui otis OhIhSOby ~ GiLtdkC 10 tlCs
American people the individual whom thew
must place in his station when bis term
Of service shall have expired. The at
tempt is openly and unblushingly made
for the first time in the history of this re-
public TO coerce the people into the sup.
port of an executive nominee, 10 establish
a line of succession for the Chief magistra.
cy, which if supported and upheld, will
soon become as arbitrary as the success.
ion of the monarchies of Europe. Such
are a few of the practices which have been
introduced by the party now in power,
and which will, if it be successful, be con.
sidereded thoroughly established as if they
had existed in the government ever since
its foundation, Freemen, republicans,
patriots, what say you TO this? Are you
willing to see the president of your govern
ment invested with the right Of choosing
his successor, of s%quandering the public
money without control to whatever amount
he may choose, and 10 sanction an attempt
at c%orruptlns the national Legislature by
appointing ito mrnuers 10 iucrau,o of1ces
by the favor Of the executive? If not it
behooves you to rally now while there is
time, and by your united efforts at The
ballot box. put down at once, by choosing
for the highest station 10 your government
an individual who will faithfully per.
form the duties of his office without using
the power connected with it for the bene.
fit Of party, any and every attempt that
has been made by those in power. to i'm
pair or injure the republican form Of your
government.