Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-06-09

I fsllacious pretences, into an honest sup.
| port of this party. But take il as whole
| ii is the most profligaie, unprincipled, cor.
rupt and mendacious party that ever bad
ascendency in any age or country. IL IS
a party which forgets The country ana lis
institutions in its own iectmimy agsran
dlzemeDt. tits party, too, that scropies
at nothing, TO attain IFS nelsrIous eoos:-
Falsehood, bribery, intrigue corluF'lon
10 all its forms these are the iee,'ihaeo
weapons of its warfare With which " IS
now warning to the knife, to perpeiuate
its i'll gotten power.
II possesses not one single part or parcel
of the title il claims The very name 10
an ;nposturc-a false hood and fraud
II is a peryersion Of terms, wretched
misnomer The specions title is assumed
lust as religion sometimes is, as cloak to
hide its delormiiies and TO give greater
| facilities, by divertng suspicion, of accom-
plishing it's unholy and dangerous designs.
| Il has no claims 10 greatness, nor demo
cracy, nor repubIicanism. IL greatness
consists in being headed by such men as
Joseph S. Watkins, Isaac Hill, John M.
Niles, set id omne genus" then is this
great party. lfdemocracy consist 10 an
habitual warfare againstthe peoples rights
in spending their money and eating oil
their substance is this democratic
party. And if repubicanism mean an ut
ter disregard Of the constitution and con.
slant violation OF the laws Of the land, then
this is surely republican party II is a
party that blindly follows the President
| through all his illegal stretches Of power
that has sustained him in all things sci
cure Of the public observation-disclosures OF
senatorial authority and dignity contempt
| of law oclamation-Protest and all
and that ,ciH sustain him in the most high
hand atrocities a tyrant can commit
| These are the materials OF the "Great De-
mocratic Republican Party".-This, free
men OF the United States, is the party, TO
support and carry out whose principles, Is
the chief pl etension of Martin Van Buren,
TO your support for the Presidency! Can
you, will you be deceived by an mposture
so manifest, a pretext so unsubstantial &
unrealp
But, admitting this party 10 be the real
orthodox Democratic Republican Party. is
| Mr. Van Buren, fit representative Of its
principles ? HE can urge but one claim
to democracy supported free negro
suffrage in the New York Convention -
voted 10 place the negro and the white
man on level al the polls-to bring to-
gether two races whom God and nature
have placed asunder by the most uncon-
querable repugnance-by every physical
and moral diversity difference Of skin
color, gait, taste, and every moral capa-
| biIiiy. Thus far, Mr. Van Buren, is a De
mocrat of the deepest dye. But it is 10
apprehended that such democracy as this
is rather extreme-certainly not suited TO
| the meridian Of the South.
And what are his claims to Republican
ism, that he should be selected its special
guardian. and the candidate of the Z" great
body of Republicans ?" He has support
ed The Tariff as protecting system, which
is certainly regarded by the trne Republic
an Party as violation of the Constitution;
he voted for the erection of toll gates on
the Cumberland Road, thus recognizing
the constitutionality of the whole system
Of internal improvements he is IN advo
| cate of the Proclamation and the Protest,
| the most Federal State Papers that ever
emanated from an American Pen at least
he is the known admirer and steady sup
porter Of the author Of these Anti RepubIi
can papers. He has promised to carry
out the principles Of President who has
eDdeavored TO annhilate every thing like
State Rights. He can, in fine, advance
no title to he considered disciple of the
Republican school. The people of the u.
States are widely mistaken, ii they sup
pose that in elevating him TO the Presden.
cy, they will be advancing the cause Of
Republican principles.
Another objection to Mr.. Van Buren,
will close this number-Ile is the author
Of the savish sentment-"It is glory e.
nough to have served under such a chief"
meaning Gen jackson. From this single
sentiment, learn the whole character of
the man. Who but Martin Van Buren,,
| could have uttered so degrading an ex
| preston ? What statesman, Jealous of
his fame. would have descended to sycho
phancy so sickening; would thus cringe 10
power, and lawn around its possessor p
| No feudal vassal could be more abiect in
lealty TO bis lord--"Glory enough TO have
| served under such chIefw What chief?
Why, cheiwhose element is violence
whose almost daily practice is contempt
oil law-who has inflicted upon the coun
try system Of the worst mlsrule-a chief
who has concentrated in himself all the
powers Of the defied the
Senate-laughed the Constitution 10 scorn
prostitutes the money Of the people TO
the basest purposes Of corruption who
has seized Caesar like, upon the Treasury
of the naton-and who to be brief, has
perpctrated every outrage which evil Tns
sions could suggest or violence execute |!
"Hall to this Chief" exclaims this minion
of power-"it is glory enough TO have ser
we'd under such a chicf"
Can it escape the attention of the peo.
pie for what purpose this unworthy sent
ment was uttered: this servilty TO Gen
Jackson, and pandering to his pride p
The object was TO overcome the Pres
ident by flattery; to work through
this easy entrance, into the GOOD graces of
the old Hero, aud bring tho overwhel-
ming weight of his popularity TO promote