Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-09-15

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,,;,,ed Mt the City of Washington, and
rI,.nnorting the election of WILLIAM
s,issSRY HARRISON. to the Presi.
hency of the United States.
There be one feature more characteristic Of
%, in,tituiions than any other, ii IS that which
sresres TO the people the choice oil their pubic
I'r,n,s. In providing for the contingency of a
sIare 10 elect chief magistrate, our constitu-
~ directs that the choice shall deyoIye upon
". ", House of Representatives. The circumstan-
Wv eharoed, whether falsely or NOT, on the cleo
~ 90 made, have excited the jealousy Of the
u.oaIe. who desire 10 keep the several depart
us Of the government independent Of each o.
Ssr. feeling, as they instinctiyely do, that a
linton has already been accomplished that
=. are no longer Republic when the will Of
,bs President controls the action OF Congress.
We. who have closely observed the events Of
hs last few years have seen with deep alarm
ths nrogress Of despotism. In 1928 the bare sus
s,c,6n that executive influence had penetrated
he halls of Congress, drove the incumbent from
,See. and the new President came in pledged TO
,eE,fm all the abuses charged upon his predeces-
or But what have we seen? The expendi
,nrqs which, under the administration Of MIR.
,d,ms, were less than thirteen millions, have
tsen TO upw Yards Of forty seven millions per an
"a. taking the appropriations for the current
wear; aud the system OF favoritism and execu
i've djctation, forcibly condo nined in General
,ekson's first inaugural address, has become
,be acknow lodged basis upon which the candi-
d,e Of the party rests his expectations.
In 1928, no Que suspected, indeed IL never had
becn charged, that the officers of the govern
men, had used their official station as a means of
,oeealstion. But what do we now behold? 1t
!; kooWu that the Post Master General, who,
In years ago was the object oil party charity
who put up his principles and services for hire,
Who received party contributions as gratuity;
Who came 10 this city deeply in debt, and has
since paid his debts and sustained extraordinary
s,oepses out of a salary altogether amounting
"a twenty one thousand dollars: is partner
,,b owns stock to the amount Of fifty thousand
llIars in one Of the companies which have been
n,;ng the public MONIES to purchase public land!
The question arises, how did he get this money?
The solution Of the question is that the greater
mart of the stock was assigned 10 him, for the
NE Of his name and influence. 1t has also been
charged, and has not been denied, aud we belIeve
il IN be true, that another Company gave fifty
,bousand dollars of stock to the Attorney Gene
raj fer drawing up their articles OF association,
.nd for the use of his name Mr.. Kendall's stock
rose in the market so that IT was selling Tor two
dollars for one paid in. The price was affected
by the distribution bill, so that il fell sixty per
cent, making loss of thirty thousand dollars
Sill, however, leaving seventy thousand dollars,
which the spectators IN public lands have gwen
10 Amos Kendall for his influence
Isit not time that every man who loves his
conntry-that all meh who exercise any influ-
ence over public opinion-should exert that in
faence 10 arouse the sleeping energies of the
people, Does any one doubt these facts? Is
any one so blind as not to see that spectators
and office holders have leagued together; that
tbry have abused the confidence which gene
roas and con6ding people have reposed in Gen.
Jackson aud by using his name and popularity,
orsanzed party which proposes TO perpctuate
rs abuses, now in the person of Martin Van Blu
ren and next in the person of Amos Kendail?-
And 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
ro into Congress? We believe that the only
means Of defeating the election of Martin Van
Barren is to unite in the support of General Har-