Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-06-09
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may be urged against him.
The prominent station he holds before
The American people as candidate for
the Presidency, is not 10 be ascribed TO
any peculiar fitness he possesses for the
office-neither to the unexceptlonable ma
ture OF his political course-,o any merl-
torious services he has rendered the coun'
try-nor TO the brilliancy of bis talents
He owes it 10 causes entirely extrInsic OF
merit.
His course as already intimated, has
been that Of shutting and selfish polll-
clan. Ii is marked by no trace OF ingenu
business or manly Grmness; and the coun-
try certainly can boast Of no evidence OF
splendid services, no memorials Of bis IN
tellectual vigor.
How, then, does he stand so conspIcn
Gus before the nation by the manage,
ment Of party tactics; by the operation OF
the trained bands Of Gen Jackson's syco'
plants and followers The edict went
forth TO the dependents upon the Execu-
tive TO meet in Convention, and nominate
the favorite of The President ana hence
the celebrated Baltimore Convention.
He stands then before The people, 10
supported by the party, and sustained by
the patronage of the Executive, as the
nominee of The Baltimore Conuention-a
Convention composed almost exclusively
of Office holders and office seekers-of de
legates, not fresh from the people," but
fresh from the Treasury Of the country
of men directly interested in the elevation
Of Mr.. Van Buren, as the only hope Of
their continuance in office. ami of a par
licipation in the "spoils oil victory"
la this Convention, yclept" fresh from
the people," the people in fact, had no
share whatsoever. There was no sem
hlance Of an election by the people. AT
the time Of the getting up Of this notable
Convention, Mr. Van Buren, had no bold
upon the affections of the people. Few
public men there were who were not more
popular than he; and this proves incon
testably that il was the object Of The par
ty to nominate him-psce him before the
people as The tayorite Of HE President, and
then all else would follow. Delormed as
was bis political character before, it would
now Use up in regenerated beauty. His
talents would become more brilliant-his
political fame would spread far and wide
by the magic light Of this Convention
through the microscopic medium Of this
great reflector. the people were to be
struck, 10 amazing glare, with the wond
erful view of transt endant abilities and
empyreal virtues. A character thus i'm.
posing, would be fit object TO have the
patronage OF the Government spent upon
it, and worthy in all things, Of the sup
port Of the people. And so il has been.
SO soon as the great Caucus met, and no
minated this hitherto unpopular candidate
and it was announced by the press Of the
party 10 power. that Alr. Van Buren, was
the iavorlte Of Gen. jackson, by some ma
glc change, he became a favorite of the
Democracy, and thousands before oppo
sed 10 hIm-btterly opposed are recon.
ciled in the twinkling Of an eye. What
does this prove, but that the popularity of
name, the name of A. jackson, and the
power Of his patronage, have operated TO
produce this effect?
But TO return TO this renowned humbug,
The Baltimore Convention. 1t was self
nominated and self elected body. Besides
The office holders, who mainly composed
II. were few obscure individuals, who
happened casually TO be in Baltimore at
the time oil the sitting of this august as
semblage, who were pressed into part
cipallon of its important delberations.-
Some of the States held not single NEE
ting, and sent not a single delegate TO this
famous Convention. The State Of Ten
nessee, for one, did not hold meeting or
send a delegate yet, by trick of the
party, she was made TO take a part IN the
deliberations Of this body of Conscript Fa
theirs, and her whole vote cast by a single
individual-one Ned Ruclser, upon " the
magician" when in fact, she had Der own
candidate in the field, Gavorite son, whom
she intended TO support, and when not
one hundred Van Buren men were 10 be
found within her limits Such was the
Convention "fresh from the people," that
dared TO anticipate the free will of the
people Of The United States, and TO die.
tate 10 Them candidate for their supnorti
Miserable farce shameful mockery i'm
pudence unparalleled Ii the people Of
The Y. States submit 10 dictation so vile
and impairment, their neclls are already
bowed for The yoke ; they will have lost
the spirit Of their fathers, forgotten all the
proud recolleciions oftheir heroic origin,
and yielded themselves up 10 an ing!ori
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But The party devoted TO Mr.. Van Blu |
rem, conscious that the manner of his no
mInalion is obnoxious, and aware Of the |
pauperism Of his ptetensions, have resort.
ca 10 an ingenious expedient TO reconcile |
Inc people TO the nomination. He is bla |
zoncd forth as the candidate of the "great
body OF Republicans of the "great De. |
mocratic Repubhcan Party" He is the |
candidate who, if elected, win be the guar |
dan OF the great Republican principles"
OF the Constitution. A more daring at
tempt at deception is not recorded in the
whole history of the world. VIII the PEG
pie oil the United States suffer themselves
to be deluded by so shallow an artiiice and
hollow hearted a pretext? If they DO,
they are unfit for freedom, and unworthy
OF ITS blessings.
Let this party be subjected to an ana
ysls' 1t IS a party that processes TO be the
followers Of the present corrupt admins
uauon and It's chief; 10 be welded to his
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