Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1840-06-18
From the National InteliigeHcer.
. THE PROSPECT BEFORE Us.


to his opinions value and weight superb
or to those of any other citizen within our
knowledge. The justice of this tribute
will be admitted BY all who know the wri.
ter when they perceive the name to be that
of the distinguished Senator oil New York,
/ NATHANIEL p. TALLMADGE. The letter
first appeared IN the Richmond Wing, and
was addressed to gentleman otthat city
The Editor remarks: The author will
recognized without the publication of his
name" and adds, g 1t was written with
no expectation of its meeting the public
eye." Since, however, It has met the
public eye, Mr.. II. has given his consent
TO its appearance with his name affixed /;
and no name could give to such a state
ment higher claims to respect and Gre
dence.
wAsnlsoros, MAY 90, 1910.
My DEAR SIR Your letter Of the
26th instant was duly received.
! 1t is surprising to me that Riches
Dragging in the Richmond Enquirer about
New York should give our friends one
moments uneasiness. tits his "vocation, f"
land il is the habit ofthe Federal Locoloco
party TO brag the louder the more they are
| beaten. Since their overthrow in Con-
necticut, Rhode Island, Virginia and in
certain local elections in Pennsylvania,
their prospects have Frightened wonder
fully They are looking up, because
they are on their backs understand
their game perfectly. They know they
cannot makea decent fight in other States,
unless they can persuade their friends that
Mr.. Van Buren, can recover New York.
Without it, he has not the remotest
chance Of success. AS to his prospects
in New York, have no hesitation in Civ
ing you my candid opinion, that he will
be beaten by much larger majority than
that ofthe last two years. have the best
sources Conformation. | have an extern
sve correspondence all over the State,
and, from my peculiar position, am ena-
bled 10 Judge with much accuracy OF our
elections. For the last tw years, have
predicted the result with an accuracy al
most equal to the official canvass-and
now say to you that General Harrison S
majority, in my judgement, will NOT be less
than FIFTEEN THOUSAND. We hope to
swell it much beyond that. have not
heard OF single man that has gone over
to the Administration since the last cleo
ton. But know and have heard ofhun-
dreds and hundreds, in different counties,
who have abandoned it since that time,
and are now cooperating with their old
| Democratic Republican friends in putting
down Mr.. Van Buren's old Federal doc
trines. Amongst this number, are men
Of the highest standing and influence IN
their respective counties.
What possible ground, then, is there for
| Mr.. Richie or any other man to CLAIM
! N. York for this Federal Administration!
1t is preposterous. What claims do they
present 10 the People, from which they
expect to derive more favor than for the
last three yearsl The confidence of the
People has been more and more impaired
during that period the mercantile. the
manufacturing, and the mechanic inter
ests of the country have heretofore felt
the deleterious influence of the measures
Of the Administration. Now, that ln1u.
ence has reached the farming interest
and you may rely upon il, none of these
interests will tamely submit to have their
goods, their manufactures, their labor, and
the products Of the soil, as well as their
lands. reduced one-half or two-thrds in
value in order to enjoy the blessings OF
the hard money currency Of Cuba, or OF
any other despotism, whose example the
President has recommended for our mlta-
ton, No, sir, the free laborers OF this
country will never consent TO have the
price of their labor reduced to the same
level with the peasants of Germany or the
seris of Russia nor will the tilers OF the
soil consent that the products of their
farms shall be reduced in price so low as
not TO pay the cost Of production nor
will the farmers consent that the lands
shall be reduced two.thirds in value--tha'
where they have purchased farm, foT
example, for $4,000, paid $4,000 in
cash, and morigaged it for S. 900, that
il should be sold from under them for the
amount of The mortgage, and their wives
and children turned out of doors, without
shelter and without bread. Such are the
legitimate effects of the doctrines now
maintained by this Administration, anc
which its friends and supporters are every
where urging upon the country and
which will be established beyond the hope
Of redemption, if Mr.. Van Buren, shall be
reelected.
i OF his re election there is not the faint
est prospect. In regard to New York
speak without the least hesitation, and
with the most entire conference.-the has
no possible hope Of success there. Why