Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1840-09-24
BRILLIANT AND DECISIVE VICTORY!
A STAR IN THE EAST.


On the 10Th Of September. a few gallant Wings,
from Naine, attended the Great Bunker Hill Con
venton, and carried in procession. simple and
modest banner, inscribed i" MAINE SHE WILL
Try" All admired and cheered the noble spirit.
which in spite of the ensayed condition In which
the State has hitherto been held, pledged her sons
10 an earnest and brave, tho desperate struggle, in
honor Of the Wing causo. The day Of trial has
come and gone, and a thousand banners float
over a FREQ and reJsemed people. bearing nscrip
lions "SHE HAS DONE IT-SfiE HAS DONE
IT."
We never dreamed that the generous spirit of pa
triotic enthusiasm which has spread itself over this
bread land had taken such root in Maine as to
enable her hardy yeomaury to drivethe spoilers from
her soil-to tear down and trample 10 the dust, the
pirelieal Gag, under which she had been enlisted,
and to oia her TO the bright galaxy of Wing States,
which have already formed themselves into bar
rier TO resa, the destructive policies Of the Admin
istration-- an inpene,rahle shield--proof against
ihe assaults OF abused power and the seductions Of
bright promises, never to be fulfilled. As hope
dim fol the dsiverapce of Maine, among the Wings
50 now is their Joy enthusiastic, as every breeze
from the East cornss laden with the shouts Of mil
lions of freemen, in honor of victory which car
ries Consideration and dsnsy into the ranks Of our
opponents.
HAN. TO THE BRIGHT STAR OF THE EAST. No
bly, did she .ry--nobiy has she non.
To estimate fully the importance ofthis victory,
and the praise The Wings have earned by it, it is
only necessary look at the fact that the State is
.warmed with hirelngs OF the Government. Gus
tom House officers who nfest her whole extent Of
sea-coast, and earn their bread by fighting the bat
Ties Of Ven Buren,. Al the Passamaquaddy Gus
tom House, the whole amount Of revenue collected
in a single year was s6,CG5 95, while the salaries
and expenses were $40, ll3 73-four dollars paid
for collecting ONE. la Wiseasse' she revenue col
lscted in the Same year was sl6,725 %; the sal
aries and expenses $50. 000--nearly five dollars
paid for collecting ONE In Marlborough, the reve
nue. was less than 5000 tho salaries and expenses
upwards of = ,000-EEARLY TwEErY.FivE DOL
LARS PAID FOR THE COLLECTION OF ONE. Now
how much OF the time of these hordes OF high fed
treasury suckers was given to the public service
and how much was devoted to the service Of the
muster who bought and paid for themi The facts
above statsd--and they incontr overtble--sov
the question. And they do more. They furnish
TO those who TO hear Of :" one single instanc,
Of Van Burens eztravagaaee," small item u
be ranged along sido Of "THs FLORIDA WOOL
srEcuLArIoE,"
We have not room for an extended notice Of tn
particular returns Of the election. EDWARD KeN
(Whig) is elected Governor, bya majority of lror
500 to 1000, as appears by the annexed corresPo'
dence of the National Tnteigencer. Fairfield, th
loco foco incumbent had onbounded popularity al
sing out Of his action upon the disputed boundar
question.
The State was always calculated upon, SAT
for Harrison, unless Fairfield should beat KeI
some twenty Ave hundred votes.
Out Of eight members Of Congress, the Wing
have elected FIVE, the Loco focos two, and in on
district there is no choice.
The State Senate consists Of Is members. {
these the Wings have II, the loco focus 8.
For the House of Representatives the Whig
have elected 90, the loco focos Gil, in IS district
no choice. and l6 to be heard from. There is n
doubt that both branches of the Legislature will /
thoroughly Wing, thus securing the election of
Wing, to the United States Senate.
In the list Of members Of Congress elect we r
cognize with great pleasure the name OF VILLA
PIrr FKssEspEs. who will be remembered as OF
q the Vice Presidents Of the Young Mems Conve
lion, a, Washington in 1892. He was then your