Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-10-06
washington Mirror,

Printed at the City Of Washington, and
supporting the election of WILLIAM
HENRY HARRISON, to the Presi-
dency CT the United States.
ftbcrc be one feature more characteristic Of
orr institutions than any oticr, ii Is that which
secares TO the people the choice OF their public
servants, In providing for the contingency OF al
failure to elect a chief magistrate, our %constIfu-
ton directs that the choice shall devoiye upon
the House Of Representatives. The
ces charged, whether falsely or not, on the eiec-
tions so made, have excited the jealousy Of the
people, who desire TO keep the scverai depart
ments Of the government independent OF each o.
thcr feeling, as they instInctiveiy 40, maj Al
revolution has already been accomplished that
VIC are no longer a Republic @hch inc VIII Of
the President controls the action Of Congress.
We. who have closely observed the events OF
the last few years have seen with deep alarm
The progrcss Of despotism. In 1928 the bare sus
pjcion Thai executive influence had penetrated
the halls Of Congress, drove the from
office, and the new President came in pledged 10
reform all The abuses charged upon his prcdeces-
scr. But what have we seen? The expendi-f
tures which, under the administrator Of Mr..
Adams, were less than thirteen millions, have
risen TO upwards Of fofty-seyen millions per an
nm, taking the appropriations for The current
year and the system Of fayoritism and execu
tive dictation, so forcibly condemned in General
Jackson's first inaugural address, has become
WV hhS 1ogh' 1ROt F'f1 80 NAti&fT
date Of the party rests his expectations.
In 1928, no Que suspected, indeed itnever had
been charged, that the officers Of the govern
ment had used their official station as a means Of
speculation. Bat what do we now beholdf II
Is known that the Post Master General, who, a
few years ago was the object of party charity /;
who put up his principles aud services for hire,
who received party contributions as q gratuity /;
who came 10 this city deeply in debt, and has
since paid his debts and sustained extraordinary
expenses Out OF a salary altogether amounting
10 twenty one thousand dollars is a partner
and owns stock 10 the amount oh fifty thousand
dollars in one Of the companies which have been
using 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
part of the stock was assigned TO him, for the
use Of his name and influence. IL has also been
charged, and has not been denied, and we believe
il 10 be true, that another Company gave fifty
thousand dollars Of stock TO the Attorney Gene
raj for drawing up their articles OF association,
aud for the use of his name. Mr.. Kendall's stock
rose in the market so that il was selling for two
dollars for one paid in. The price was affected
BY the distribution bill, SO that il fell sixty per
cent, making a loss Of thirty thousand dollars
Still, however, leaving seventy thousand dollars,
which the Spectators in public lands have given
10 Amos Kendall for his influenced!
Is IL not time that every man who loves his
country-that all men who exercise any iniu-
ence over public opinion should exert that in
t~luence TO arouse the sleeping energies Of the
people? Does any one doubt these factsi Is
any one so blind as not to see that spectators
and office holders have leagued together that
they have abused the confidence which a gene
rous aud c~onfding people have reposed in Gen.
Jackson and by using his name and popularity,
organized a party which proposes TO perpeiuate
its abuses, now in the person of Martin Van Bu-
rem, and next IN the person OF Apos Kendall p
And what is the argumen which these hen 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
&c into Congress- We believe that the only
means OF defeating the election Of Martin Van
Buren, is 10 unite in the support Of General IIsr-
risnn