Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1838-07-18
From tho Madisonian .

"No Chez Magistrate, since the
DAYS Of Washington, ever came to thai
high station under more favorable aus
pieces than Mr.. Van Buren,. A com.
bination Of circumstances, which sell
dom transpirc, clearly indicated the
way to the affections of the people, and
gave him the power to have disarmed
opposition by the very measures which
would have established bis popularity.
But, i'll omened and evil counsels pre-
vailed, and the hopes OF that political
millennium, which many Republicans
cherished MS tho fulfiiment of their
creed, were disappointed and postpo'
ned.
Whilst the Madisonian and its friends
were endeavoring TO restore the pros
perty OF the country, the Executive
and his advisers were urging forward
measures directly calculated to destroy
ito keep the country convulsed and
prostrate-measures, subverslve OF the
principles of Republican government,
and tending to the establishment OF an
unmnigated despotsm. Accompanied
as they were by war upon the credit
system of the country, and an unusual
spirit of intolerance, denunciation and
prescription, justice could not have re-
quired nor honesty expected any sup
port from consistent Republicans. In
that spirit Of independence and love OF
freedom which characterized the ioun. |
ders of our institutions, we resisted
these nefarous attempts to deprecIate |
and destroy them, with the best OF our
ability. The same spirit which promp-
ted us to do this, fluids 80 Justification
in supporting the men who made II ne
cessary.
II is an lucontrovertible truth, than
every prominent act OF this odmn'sira-
ton has been an open, unequlvocai "
olation of every principle and PROBES
sion upon which Mr.. Van Buren, was
elevated to the Chief Magistracy by the
people.
In his unfolding the specie circular,
which made determinations unauthor'-
zed by law, and which had been twice
condemned by Congress.
In his recommending the Sub-Trea-
sury scheme, contemplating union OF
the purse and the sword, ard the sub
version of the entire practice otthe
government, and still perssting IN 1t,
Notwithstanding it has been four times
condemned by the Representatives OF
the people.
In his recommendation Of n Bank.
rupt law to be passed by Congress, APP
plicable only TO corporations, so that
this government should possess an ab.
solute control over all the State instl'
tutlons, and be able to crush them all
at pleasure; and taking all jurisdiction
over them from the hands of the State
tribunals.
In his breaking faith with the States
by recommending repeal ofthe distr
button law.
In his repeated recommendations o
the issue of Treasury notes, to supply
the place of legal money, recurring
thus to the exploded and ruinous prac
tice of deprecated government paper
money, for circulating medium; thus
exercising a power derived only from
loose construction ofthe Constitution
and repudiated by the best Republican
authorities.
In his attempt to establish Treasu
ny Bank with an irredeemable paper
money circulation.
In his effort to overthrow the State
Bank Deposite system established b,
President Jackson, and take the public
moneys into his actual custody and con
troll.
In his attempt to divorce the govern
ment from the interests and sympathle
of the people. :.
In his attempt to create "multi
tude Of new offices, and TO send swarm
Of officers TO harass our people, and ca
out their substance.