Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1840-04-02
From the Fredericksburg Aroma March "a.
THE CAMPAIGN.

THE CAMPAIGN.
II Is little remarkable that The determination
Of the Wing Electors TO canvass their respective
districts and address the people, in reference to
the merits OF the candidates for the Presidency,
should be 40 exceedingly dstaseful TO the Admin
Istration parry. The Enquirer teens With abuse
and rldIcule Of the measure, and circuit rider,
9 itinerant," " siaugwhangsr, "a fawofIte phrase
Of the Edtor) Bottle Washer" &C.. &c, are
some oflhe deceit eptheis which are bestowed
upon men like SoGTBALL, NEWTON, BALDwIs and
otter Electors, who havo presumed TO exercise
their power Of oconolion and their privilege Of
speech, AMI who choose to stand up before their
fellow citizens and, armed in the pauoply Of Truth,
denounce the principles nnd Of the present adj
nlinistation and yindicate The character and pub
lie services Of Gen. HARRisoS, from foul and Sian
defous misrepresentation. The plan is not with.
out precedent. In the crisis Of 1900, the republi-
can electors did the very same thing. l. not
greater crisis at hand7 The truth is The Govern
meut party dread dIscussiou--ihey fea, TO let the
people have light--Hence the lschiymose and ridi-
culous winnings at practice, which is in accord
ance with ancient Usages and with the ct the
people of Virginia.
the people are every where awake and demand
discussion The campaign has opened ia many
quarters in the most spirited manner We have
already alluded 10 Mr SoUTHALL's speech al Lou
r,
Monday Of last week, .JoHs S. PESDLETog, Wing
Eector Of this district, made an address which all
parties unite in saying was eloquent and eff
tectiye. Ii abounded in wit sarcasm illustration
and argument, and told upon a numerous audience.
Air. HENRY SHAcKLEFoRp, who was TO follow him
10 reriy, becoming impatient notified his friends
that be would proceed 10 a neighbofng tavern and
invited his friends follow him there. He left
the meeting, and proclamation Of a speech fom
him was accordingly made, but il would not do
very few followed him, and most of them after
wards returned TO the Court House to hear Mr.
PRsDLEToN
On the same day, the county of Northampton
witnessed exciting scene. THOMAS X. JoYsns.
the Wing Elector, addressed the people in fotci.
Bile and eloquent manner. He exposed with mas
tery power the various abuses which have crept in.
| TO the administration % the Government, and con-
tended that without REFORM decided, substan-
tial, thorough reform, our institutions could not be
| rescued from destruction. The proceedings in the
New Jersey adverted 10 with great effect
ard the evils Of the Sub Treasury scheme werc sho.
wed forth in terms that struck all who heard BIN
His exposure of this " odious Federal conception
was such to its defence two gentlemen--
members OF the Bar-who favored the Sub Treasu-
ry policy. Those gentlemen. however, il is proper
TO state, while State Rights men, they could
not repu@iate the Sub Treasury nor sustain Gen
HARRISON, nevertheless declared their unqualified
opposition TO Mr. Van Buren,. Mr. Joynes replied
in Further opposition to the Sub Treasury policy.
The few friends OF the Administration who were
present called upon Judge UPsnuR reply to Nh
JoYNEs. But alas it appeared he was not the
man. He declared he could not support the admi-
nstfation of Mr. Van Buren,!
The largest political meeting ever held in the Bo-
rough took place in the Theatre of Norfolk on the
night of the lfh inst. II was addressed by sever
al eloquent Wig speakers and the greatest enthu.
siasm prevailed.
On the following Tuesday night, still more nu-
mcroas Wing meeting was held in the Theatre at
Portsmouth Net less than thousand persons
were present. The back OF the stage bad certain
scenic representations Of log cabin and "cider
barrels, which have become very hateful to the par
y which frst. in derision, coupled them with Gen
HARRfsoEs name. This vast assemblage was adj
dressed 10y the Chairman. JOINS b. Levy, and
JAMES II. LASGHoRNE. OF the Norfolk county
Wing candidates, RosERT L. TAYLOR, Wing can
didate for Norfolk Borough JosEPH II. RoBERr
son, JoHS A. CHANDLER, and J. w. MURDAgGH
These gentlemen we're listened to with profound at
tention, and enthusiastically cheered.
WiLLoUGHsY NEWTON, the Wing Elcctor, for
the Northern Neck, addressed the people of North
cumberland on their las, Court day, in support Of
the Harrisburg nominations and was followed bv
Col. BAsYE IN defence of the administration.