Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-10-13
TT.0eh;nc-f0m Mirror,

pr;nfed at the civ of Washington, and
s-unnnrfiug the election OF WILLIAM
HENRY HARRISON, to the Presi.
dencv of the United States.
If there be one feature more charac.ecis',c =
o,,r Institutions than any other, il Is that which
secures 10 the people the choice Of their public
servants, in providing for the contingency OF a
failure to elect a chief magistrate, our ~constitn-
zion directs that the choice shall devolye upon
the House Of Representatives. The circumstan
ses charged, whether falsely ornot, on the cleo
tiops so made, have excited the jealousy OF the
people, who desire 10 keep the several depart.
ments of the government independent OF each 0
ther. feeling, as they instinctiyeiy do, that a
revolution has already been accomplished that
we are no longer a Republic ~hef the viii OF
the President controls the action OF Congress.
We, who have closely observed the events oi
the last few years have seen with deep alarm
the progress OF despotism. In 1928 the bare sus,
picion that executive Influence had penetrated
The halls Of Congress, drove the incnnbeptfrom
Office, and the new President came in pledged 4
reform all the abuses charged upon bis predcccs
sor. But what have we seen The cxpendi
lures which, under the administration OF Mr.
Adams, were less than thirteen millions, have
risen 10 upwards Of fofty-seven millions per an
UNI, taking the appropriations for the current
year aud the system OF fayoritism and execu
tive dictation, so forcibly condemned 10 Genera'
Jackson's first inaugural address, has become
the acknowledged basis upon which inc canui'
date Of the party rests his expecta,'ons. L.a
In 1928, no one suspected, indeed y never hau
been charged, that the officers oil me govern,
ment had used their official station az q means ~
speculafion. But what do we now Denoiu. ~
ia known that the Post Master General VINO, q
few years ago was the object oil party chailiy;
who mt nm his principles and services Tor hire,
who received party contributions as a sratnIty /;
who camc 10 this city deeply in debt, and has
since maid his debts and sustained extraordinary
expenses out of a salary ali5ge'hcr amounting
10 twenty one thousand dollars: y q partner
and owns stock TO the amount OF NIFTY thousand
dollars in one Of the companies which have been
using the pubic MONIES 10 purchase public landi
The question arises, how did he get this money!
The solution OF the question is that the greater
part Of the stock was assigned 10 him, for the
use OF his name and influence. II has also been
charged, and has not been denied, and we believe
il TO be true, that another Company gave fifty
thousand dollars Of stock TO the Attorney Gene
raj for draw ing up their articles OF association,
and for the use Of his name. MIR. Kcndall's stock
rose in the market so that il was selling for Two
dollars Tor ono 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 influence.!
Is it not time that every man who loves his
country-that all men who exercise any infu-
cnce over public opinion-should exert that in
fuence 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
they have abused the confidence which a gene
rous and confding people have rcposcd in Gen.
Jackson and by using his name and popularity,
organized a party which proposes TO perpetuate
its abuses, now in the person Of Martin Van Blu.
rem, aud next IN the person Of Amos Kcndali?-
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upon the people. Is not their strongest argu-
ment the declaration that, unless the people sup
port Martin Van Buren,, the election must again
20 into Congress? We believe that the only
means Of defeating the election Of Martin Van
Buren, is 10 unite in the support Of General Har-