Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1839-02-20

For Tie Ga=eite,


Mr.. EDITOR: "A communication, signed by q
Wing Citizen and published in the Gazette OF the
18th inst, has naturally arrested my attention-be-
ing one of that party which he styles the enemy
am sir the enemy of the prime pal measures OF the
Wig party. and as SUCH sincere, because believe
thew are dangerous free institutions, and VIII
ultimately If carried out, terminate in consolidation
But, sir, th. is not to the purpose wing Ciu-
zen seems to insinuate, that the Administration
party wishes to take advantage OF the division, and
subdivision about taking place in the Wing camp,
and that soon as the confusion is beyond remedy,
it i. doubtless design TO put forward two cand-
dates " no will be tremendously supported by our
whole forces. Now, if this is the opinion a wing
Citzen has formed Of the Administration party OF
this County, permit me to inform him he IS entire'y
mistaken. No, sir, the patty with which have
tha honor to act, would spurn 10 take an advan-
tage of it's opponents that would not be perfectly
consistent with liberaty and honor; and, should
there be some individuals, who would he willing to
take such an advantage large majority Gf the lIb.
eral his h-mndtd d, and honorable Democrats, oil
this County would utterly repudiate such scheme'
particularly so, after determining at public NEE
ting lately held in Maiinsburg, 10 give up the en-
suing canvass entirely to our opponents, and con-
ceutrae thcir forces fol future struggle. We
wish, when we do fight, to be entirely upon equal
around: knowing well, il We should succeed in the
manner minated by your correspondent we shall
have gained nothing. The right OF instruction, Is
The most prominant feature Of our political creed
That the representative il bound to obey the IN
s,rnctioas Of npiority of his constituents; no or
thodox Democratic Republican will pretend to de-
ny" obey or resign" is his motto.
Suppose, for instance, the Wings have dozen
candidates in the field caused by some local preJu-
dices or ieaouses, and all attempts at reconciliation
prove fruitless, and the Democrats put forth then
candidates and succeed in electing them, can they
sing Hosannah and proclaim to the world, that
they have met their enemy, Tin old federal Betkc-
levi and they are theirs 7 No such thing. And IN
that event if the number of votes poled for their
candidates did not exceed that for all OF then OPP
Moments they woul be bound by their own law, to
cast their votes with the Wings or resign
Put again, if we stand aloot and give the course
entirely 10 the Wings, "a we have Determined, and
pledeed ourselves 10 do cannot conceive why the
alarm is sounded in the Wing camp, and those
worthy and cstimable gentlemen, who have come
mon the course. relying upon their own speed and
bottom, are 10 he called up, examined aud proba-
biy substituted by coursers Of known and tried bot
tom If it is the wish of your party to train some
of their old racers this spring, it would be better,
in nv opinion, to brash them with those already
upon the Turf in order to have them in good plight
another year. when the Democrats expect TO have
two sound high-spited, and untred nags, to enter,
and win the prize with. We wish, then, 10 enter,
man for man, carry equal weights, have impartial
| Judges, and the day IS ours
! have taken up my pen. Mr.. Editor, to inform
the Wings that, in event, does the Admin
ton party, of this County, design supporting any o
their Democratic Republican brethren for the mex
! House of Delegates.
A DEMOCRATIC CITIZEN.