Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-09-29

he had, along with most of you, contr
buted to elect, and for whose admins
tration he cherished the most cordial
solicitude, disturbed at the time the
operations of his clear and disciplined
Judgment. liz so you who are gener
Gus and con6ding, know how to appre
ciate the motives. Those who acquitted
Ven. Jackson in respect to those mems
uros, or who would not tberennon
except to Mr.. Van Buren,, are not Al
liberty TO complain OF Judge White.
The convention whose organ we are
selected Judge White, because At tha
time he was before the public nader
Circumstances which afforded flatterinc
prospects Of his election--becauss az
his well known and excellent public cha
racter, the manly resolution with which
no resisted the arts to intimidate and in
veiglo him, and because he could be
relied upon to correct tho abuses and
restore the republican plainness OF the
government Subsequent events, the
moro his pretensions, are debated. and
the better he is understood--thec lamor
OF his adserssries and their sxpedients
to defeat his election, have indicated
and confirmed the wisdom ofths choice.
In private life, we never witness tho
conversion Of a recent admirer into a
vindlctive sssailant, and detect the
motive in the defeat of some selfish or
iactious design, but that our Indignation
is directed against the one party g. our
support extended to the ether. Hate
so engendered, is the highest and most
unerflng witness Of merit in him who
10 assaulted.
OfMr. Tyler we deem unnecessary
to speak in detail. He is well known
to the people of Virginia. He has
served them in various capacities, in
tho lower house Of Congress---as Gov
crnor--and as Senator---in every sta.
ton they have found him faithful zeal.
GUS, and able. II is for them to say
whether he shall be sacrificed to ths
shadow which is set up against him
here, or 10 the Substance which is every
where else opposed to him.
Inv iiiehoS VI WI. Nun Duren, JuSSs
ly experimenting that union Of ali
those who are opposed to him would DO
fatal to his hopes, have sought in every
possible manner TO defeat that end
The prejudices, the party feelings, the
local preferences Of the people havs
been appealed to--every form Of slang
has been used, and even tho most un-
blushing misrepresentation has been
resorte1 TO. The public ear has been
stunned with the silly and senseless
cry OF" unplcdged ticket -" double.
shotted ticket -" Siamesc ticket 49,
us if the men who employ the epithots
thought so poorly Of the people as to
believe they could be frightened out Of
their icits. Some have shamclessly at.
tempted to create the belief that Mr..
Webster might get the vote Of the
State. The man who says that the
White electors in Virginia intend, un.
der any circumstances, to vote for Mr..
Webster, palters with his own conr
science, and seeks to mslcad you.
~ Fellow citizens, this cry OF 50 double
shoited ticket" is. as we have said,
tsiliy and senselesa, What has been
done The friends oH1t}3go Wife in
the State, have put him ihaNbmi6Gtiony
and tho friends Of Gen. Harrison him !,
but while each is preferred by his
friends respectively to tho other, the
friends Of both prefer either to Van Bu-
rem, and therefore have united upon
the same electors. Why First, that
as the one or the other shall get the
largest vote in the State, the will Of the
people may be carried out by giving TO
him the electoral vote. Secondly, by
uniting upon either White 81 Harrison
the election Of Van Buren, nay be de-
feated. And, thirdly, that the election
thereby may be kept from Congress.
Is there any thing wrong in this No.
thing, we answer, unhesitatingly, er-
cept the arong Of preferring either White
or Harrison to Van Buren,, and of 30
disposing ofthe vote Of the State, as TO
avoid, if possible, an appeal to Con-
gress. We are not the advocates Of
Gen. Harrison, but without hesitation,
we prefer him 10 Van Buren,. To un.
impeached honesty and honor, he adds
long public service, and well.tried pa
triotism; while some Of the bloodicst'
fields which his country has witnessed
attest his valor.
Some eight years since, the people,.
dissatisfied with the course ftheir Co
vernment, set about a reform Of it,
which was designed to be thorough
and lasting. Foreseeing that the cline
Of safe precedents," ifcontinued, would
ultimately fetter and destroy the Free
dom Of elections, and transfer to the
President the power Of appointing his
SUCCESSOR, they determined to cut it off
and with il to cut off the growing sys-
TEN ofcaucussing and patronage which
we're its chief supports. To that end,
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