Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1840-10-01
NUMBER 81.
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EXTRACT
From ne Central Tviir ard Conseycof;v< Al.
dress 10 As People Of tie United Sfafes

1 conservative "A
| dress 70 Ae People eide United lSfafes.
w.sH,saros August rs. 1910.
| IL there patriot In the land whose bosom does
not swell with pride and exuation ct the brilliant
prosperity now dawuing this desecrated country
Ga the sth of March next, History, with iron per.
will inscrbe on her marble tablets, On ths day ~
the almost unanimous voice OF q eonfdinr abused.
and Intelligent People was bsnished from tho Cap
itol the hsst American Nero, who laughed at The
cslsmtes With which he had scourgcd his country.
men, Knocked At the sutEerIngs which be had crea-
ted, and tauntingy told them /" that they locks Cd 10
Government for TOO much"
| Then viii the country shake or the shacklrs with
which folly and madness had bound her young and
/ vigorous limbs, rise with new strength and er~..
onward to her high dcs,iny. And who among YOU
will not, on that auspieous day, join the Joyous
song, and with an honest pride and patriotic emf
tsson inglc your voice with tho shouts OF millions
and exclaim, z |. too fought at the battle Of Wa
terlooi" To all such who have up to this period
stood by as idle spectators ofthe fierce conflict now
being waged between the people and the ofscehcl
| srs. let US say. Delay no longer. Inactun Il
dangerous to the Republic. Rally on tho aide 81
yourcoun'ry, and prove yourov 10 her instsutisns
Wesnse no hypetboe when we say that chs "a hut
one remove from practical monarchy Give 10
Mr.. Van Buren, standing army Of ZOO, 900 men.
and yaass'befsies are at end. Already 10 he In thn
possession OF the entire revenues cf,he country.-4
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Think YOU that he win abandon his Wild scheres of
an over wrought ambition Think you that he viii
cease to urgsupo the consideration of Conxrcss tho
mcuslrons project Of an immense standing army -.
Think you that there IL In Congress Independence
sufficient 10 deny him usy requestf No, no --'sLsy
no, that tsiter'ng JUNCTION to your souls" who
could have been found on the fret day Of Januarv.
1887, bold enough to have predicted that measure
which had been denounced By nearly tho unanimous
voice oftha People s.disorg and revolution.
afy,' Us "subversvc VI ths principles Of the %.
vsrntnent from lie earliest history "ensrrine
TO an sIasmins extern the boundaries OF Executive
power" would at this time have been the law *
The land But such IL tho melancholy fact The
National Legislature furnishes you with no pro,ec.
zion, no guaranty against the actions Of Executive
power. u " tho fundamental law uf q the party"
that the President "ean do no wrong" kis will
IS the law Of the party, both In and out of Con.
grfs-. and VIZ TO The man who dares TO oppose Il.
lie e denounced Us a traitor and renrgrade.
The sleek hounds of the Executive, thirs,y for
blood, are tneashed from their kennea, and with
eager scent pursucs the object Of their hate Thcv
soon banquet on the mutilated carcaas; with Grim.
son muzsles they return TO their master giving rras
flying csidrnces that bis orders have been faithful.
exrrutrdr aud are again kept Ii reserve fos some
fresh victim OF Executive vengeance. upder ths
reign Of terror and prescription. place no deren.
deuce on Congress. Its no longer shield be.
tween The rights Of the People and ths usurps,iop
Of the President Il caters fof Executive srs,i6c.
ton, and rtaiers TO biz cravings for power The
same men who, but short time since, spoke or :
sub reasury bill with horror. and who now con.
demn The standing army project with apparent Gin.
GETTY, will, al the bidding cf the Psrsident sAocs
the latter with ~ much uDsninity a. they eueessd
the fufmer. The ssms servils rariisan maiori,v
who here give MIN the = phf1e,n y no II III nad
disiranchiaed, blindly disiranchissd, ! soversjsp
State without reading one syllable Of tire ssidsbcs
will not hess,e 10 arm him with the 'sverd" slso
There ID but ohn step bot~een The Pendent ~
despotic power. Lose no Tins In throwing ycur.
selves between them. lfyou value your ibeftiss.
achieved b, the blood Of your fathsrs--ifyod would
hand them over unimpaired to your children. hssi
tate no longer, but join iie army Of patriots march
ing 10 victory under The banner II he Consultation,
aud of "HARRfsoS and HEroRn."
The history Of The sst ak montha admonishss ~
to warn sou against the fssehoods and calunsies
Of tha Administration prsss. Within that period.
you have been told that General HANKlsUt wes
:" wcak, imbeciIe old man il his dotage." The ink
with which the slsader wss penned was tcarcelv
d,y when va heard Of him 1t Fort Meiss, ons II
the scenes Of b. glory, addressing IN tho full voice
ofvigools manhood and With the frttouf Or youth.
an immense multitude, ON the great subjcc,s which
80 dcepIy ugituIe the rublic mind. and vindicssins
bis fair fame from the aspessions which maiienitv
has attempted 10 cast upon II. More recently has
he visited Fort Grenvle and again, with his usual
HHliy ana oio'itence, addressed large c0nc0urso
Of his fellow-cisens. Soon, pctchsnce, the fed Is
bcllcrs OF the Executive organs may announcs thas
he Is the victim Of disease, and in the last saxc a
mortality; and attempt 70 prove Il, too, by the ~
dasii OF some Of their vile fetsipers. Within thai
period you have also been told that he was In Tho
custody Of keepers immuted In an iron case"
Be hot surprised f you should 81 long be informed
by the same authority that he had become the In
mate Of mndsouse, and that II should be vouchsd
iof by the same "ysspecfabks" Testimony. Allovs
u.s. then. TO warn you sgsinsf yielding the sshssst
belief 10 the thousand ISLANDERS with which tbs man.
dcani pfsss the CAPITOL and is partisan sdjuscts
Throughout the country, will abound from this time
TO The close Of the elections. Already have they
Ialsiied the records of the rast committed forge.
res and scattered their libcs broad cast over The
land.
Permit US also to call yon serious consideration
TO tn" importance OF sn efficient organization Hh.
rrto you have been beaten BY the force Of the
superior drill and discipline Of your opponents. than
by numerical strength rather, their perfect or.
ganzation has enabled 10 bring all their forces into
Tie field against you. That organisation, in the
Northern States especially extends to the appoint
ment Of committees in all tho school districts in the
several towns. Let US take lessons 10 this respect
from the enemy. For Tho first time We now preseut
an uubroken and undivided front, writhine under
common suffering, anil animated By common hope.
Let every friend Of his countrys weIfurs be st his
| post and in few short weeks be will witness the
total overthrow Of the author Of her calamity.
X. GARLAND, CA'm
| j. G. CLARKE, Sec'y. Of COM
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