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

Inc hienus OF Judge White in the State:
; nave put him IN nomination, and the friends
: = o. Zen. Harrison, him hut while each is
:. preferred by his friends respectively 10 the
: Ssner, The friends of both prefer either 10
van buren, and therefore have united up .
. On me same Electors. Why?-First, that
as we one or the other. shall get the lar.
eest vote ~ The State, the viii Of the peo.
PIE may DC carried out by giving to hin,
me electoral vote Secondly, by uniting
upon either White or Harrison, Tho cleo.
ton OF Van Buren, may be defeated. And
thirdly, that the election thereby NAV b.
kept from Congress. Is there any thing
wrong 10 this ? Nothing, we answer. un !.
hesstsllngly, except The ,crong Of preferrine
either Whifs on Harrison 10 y. Buren. and
OF so disposing Of the vote of the State az
to avoid II possible, an appeal to Congress.
we are not the advocates of Gen. Harri.
son but without hesitation we prefer him
to MIR Van Buren,. To unimpeached no.
nesty and honor. he adds long public ser.
wee, and welltred patriotism while
some of the bloodiest fields which his coun
Try has witnessed, attest his valor az tbev
| do his patriotism.
Some eight years since, the people dir.
satisfied with the course Of their govern.
menf, set about reform Of il which was
| designed to be thorough and lasting. Fore
seeing that tho line Of safe preccdenfs.'
y continued would ultimately fctter and
destroy The freedom OF elections, and trans
Ter to the President the power Of appoint-
ing hia successor, they determined 10 cut
IT oil, and with il to cut of the growing
SYSTEMS OF caucussing g. patronage which
were its chief supports. 10 this end thev
selected from The body of the pecple. n
man recommended by having in another
sphere rendered the state some service,
and aniainted. Il was supposed, with thar
corruption which long exercise OF power
IS suppo sed to engender. We appeal IA
you, iellow.c citizens, If General Jackson
was not elected mainly for the purnose ~
abolish'ng the practice Of fayoritsm and
d'ctation in the Government, and of can
cusslng and patronage, and the lavish en-
pendilure OF the public money 10 sustain
them g. practice which being then recent
and d'iildent was alarming to all men. bur
which seems by increase of impudence
and years, to have grown into favor with
many and being go elected he entered
upon The discharge Of bis duty under the
most solemn pledges 10 you that man could
give. that helwould reform The government
That word Reform he said had been IN:
scHbed by the people upon his banner. In
characters so legible that none could over.
look them; and as among the most prom
ineni works OF reform, he pledged himself
mat the Government should be cconomicsi
ana simple, and the elective franchise I'm:
contaminated and unfettered by any apen.
cy or interference Of federal otiicers.
Consider the past, fellow citizens look
around on what is daily going on before
your eyes, and say, how these pledges
have been redeemed
IN place Of economy, you have seen the
annual expenses Of the government "A.
vance, by rapid strides, from thirteen ~
forty millions.
III place oil simplicity. you have seeh
your government which was designed h.
you to be The pure and passionless organ
OF The Constitution and Laws, breathing
their spirit only. speaking their voice. and
obedient TO their behesis - you have seen
II animated, impelled, controlled, and dig
turoed by all the private passions and opi-
Mona whether kindly or malignant, whe.
ther sane or distempered. Of one single
man. You have seen the stern snd mas.
cul'ne councils OF simple republic. dis.
graeed and distracted by the iltrusions of
female vanity and pique. and the explo.
SONS OF serylle vindictiyeness. You have
seen the vile and irresponsible minions OF
power Jostllng from their seats the chosen
servants OF the stale occupying all tho
inlefs and outlets Of the government houas
and bartering away their masters favor.
and with II the public money, Offices, and
land. You have seen one great DEPART
ment oil The government, the only d4par(.
ment which bias yet been uncovered 10
your view, reekiDg with corruption, and in
voived in inextricablc ruin and confusion.
You have seen the brides Of promised Of.
Gers thrust into the pockets Of the peoples
servants. You have seen tho most inn
portant powers Of Congress, nay, more,
powers which have not been. because thew
could not safely be delegated to congress
itsef, seized whenever an opportunity oc-
CURED or could be created, and swopt wiz
Tim the great vortex ofexecutive authority,
and the most important Offices bestowed,
ana The most vital interests OF the nation
rudeIy tempered with and violently con
trolied, not only without consulting either
house Oh Congress, but designedIy ia such
sort as most ehectuaily TO preclude the
ueieat and action of the representatives of
me state and Of the people thereupon. IL
inese acts belong 10 the government OF
simple republic, II may al least be affirmed
that the model of that republic must be
sought for not in this age, nor on this side
the Atlantic. but in Rome, among the
Emperors; and if they be approved by
the people. nothing more will be wanting
TO restore that model here, except 10 give
the President the power now claimed OF
appointing his successor.
Bot especially. fellow. citizens. how has
the great and most solemn pledge of ALL.
been redeemed. that the President would
leave the elective franchise untrammeled,
and take care that the influence Of federal
officers should be excluded iherefrom
From an early period of the present ad-,