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


constituents. as they were about 10 pas
upon his public conduct; and TO decid
whether he had shown himself worthy
their confidence, the remorseIess attemy
al traductlon is repeated marked by th
rudest indecorum and disrespect OF th
Legislature. II is not wonderful that nee
dy expectants aud corrupt politician
should denounce a public man, who ar
rested the prodgal expenditure of the pub
nc money. But It would sppal and dis
hearten the friends Of justice and lovers o
their country, if the faithful sentinel, The
incorrupt and untertiiied Senator, whom
the people should cherish and support. il
suffered to fall victim TO detraclion and
protligatc combination.
The motives for the course and cease
less revilings of which Judge White is the
subject, and The quarter from which they
proceed we have alluded 10. He is in the
way Of Martin Van Buren--and hence it
is that he is assailed and hunted down.
hence the novel, and extra ordinary, and
revolving spectacle that is exhibited. Even
the President, unmindluI Of former friend
ship and support, regardless OF the digni-
ty OF his station, and the direful manner Of
the example, has mingled in the strife, and
won distinction by his violence in il. The
spectacle of distinguished citizen. vens.
rabie Tor bis age, and respected for his yir
tues, exposed 10 lcentous denunciation.
would, under any circumstances, excite
our sympathy and indignation but when
that citizen is the favorte Of large por-
ton Of his countrymen, whom they pro.
pose 10 elevate 10 their highest office, and
the foes who pursue him arc the Govern
ment and its retainers, IL ceases to be the
cause Of an individual, and becomes the
cause OF the country. Submit, and il is
not the individual who is Frustrated, but
il is you who are conquered.
We admit, fellow citizens, that Judge
White has given some votes that we do
not al all approve aud if some one could
be elected, who possessed his capacity,
virtues, and devotion 10 the constitutional
limitations Of the Government, with his
profound knowledge of public business,
and experience in its details, and who was
altogether free of the objection TO which
we refer, we frankly confess we should
prefer him. Our object is not TO CRAFTY
an individual, or TO attain any selfish end,
country, and restoring the Government TO
its original purity and simplicity. But
while we admit our objections 10 some of
the votes Of Judge White, we must de.
clare our convictions of the purity Of his
motives, and that he arrived al bis conclu.
sions with the most honest intentions and
we must add that the votes in question
were coincident with the views and re.
commentators Of the President, towards
whom, officially as well as personally, he
was actuated by the most disinterested
and ardent devotion. II may be- that his
generous attachment 10 the man, whom
he had, along with the most Of you, con-
tributed to elect, and for whose Admins
tratioD be cherished the most cordial soli
citude, disturbed at the Tina the operation
Of his clear T. disciplined judgment. SO,
you who are generous and contiding know
how to appreciate the motive. Those
who acquitted Gen. Jackson in respect 10
those measures. or who would not there
upon except to Mr.. Van Buren, are not at
liberty TO complain Of Judge White.
The convention, whose organ we are,
selected Judge White, because al tho
time he was before the public under cir
cnmstances which afforded aattering pros
poets Of his election - because of his well
known and excellent public character the
manly resolution with which be resisted
the arts to intimidate and invcigle him,
and because he could be relied upon to
correct tue abuses and restore the repub
lican plsinness Of the government. Sub
segment events, the moro his pretensions
are debated, and the better be 10 under
stood-the Glamour Of his adversaries, and
their expedients TO defeat his election,
have INDICATED and confirmed the wis
dom of the choice. In private life. we
never witness the conversion of a recent
admirer into a vindictive assailant, and
detect the motive in the defeat Of some
selfish or factious design, but that our in.
dignaton is directed against the one party
and our support extended TO the other
Hate SO engendered is the highest and
most unerring witness OF merit IN him who
is assailed.
or Mr.. Tyler, we deem it unnecessary
TO speak in detail. He is well known to
the people of Virginia. He has served
them in various capacities in the lower
House Of Congress Governor-and as
Senator--in every situation they have found
him faithful, Jealous, and able. IL is for
them TO say whether he shall be sacrificed
to the shadow which is set up against bim
here. or to the substance which is every
where else opposed to him.
The friends Of Mr.. Vaa Buren, justly APP
that union of all those who
are opposed to him would be fatal to his
hopes. have sought in every possible man.
ner 10 defeat that end. The prejudices,
the party feelings. the local preferences Of
the people have been appealed to-every
form Of slang has been used, and even the
most unblushIng Misrepresentation has
been resorted to. The public ear has been
stunned with the silly and senseless cry Of
- unpledged ,icket,"" double shotted tick
ct" g Siamese ticket,"-as if the men who
employ the epi,hcts thought so poorly OF
the people as to believe they could be
frightened out of their cits. Some have
attempted to create the belief