Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1840-12-17
PROPOSALS
FOR ENLARGING AND CONTINUING
TEEE YEONFAN,
REGULAL POLITICAL AND MIS-
cELLAREoUs wsP4PER,

eELLANEoUs NEwsP4PER,
~wyuFN the undersigned commenced In January
~ last the publication Of weekly political sheet,
,,,aer the name of the WOMAN, TO be continued
mill the Presidential election, he ntmated that,
ifcircum stances should prove auspicious, IT would
rohabv be nverted after that period, into reg
t,lar journal. The awakening spirit Of the country
has thus far crowned bis enterprise with success
a. brilliant unexpected The people OF the ooun-
1rv have at length learned, from bitter experience,
tbat every citizen must make il part of his busf
ness TO watch the administration Of its affairs
The maxim that perpetual vigilance is the price
,ba must be paid for liberty is no longer regarded
a. rhetorical flourish of high sounding words lit
has become, and if il please Heaven, Il will con
tinae to be a practical maxim with the people oil
tbis generation. storm bias arisen which will ere
long hurI from their high places the proigate and
ambitious men who have blinded and deceived the
neope who have abused their generous conf
dence; who have brought the institutions Of the
country and the country itself, 10 the verge OF ruin
The political atmosphere will be purlhed, 10 some
degree al least and the acclamaions OF the people
will elevate TO the first office in their gilt, an hoa
est man. true patriot, and genuine lover OF lib
hut the election of William Henry Harrison,
though important and indispensable step IS, alter
ALL but step towards the attainment OF those great
objects which eyery enlightened patriot peTceiVes
10 be essential TO the preservation OF our liberty and
our Institutions. Those objects, some OF which can
be attained only by an amendment OF the Constitu'
tton, are
First and chiefly the reduction Of the power, i'm.
portsnce aud patronage of the Presidential office
aud under this head that the President should be
Ineligible for a second term, and that the power OF
removal from office without the consent OF the Sen
ate should be taken from him -
That public opinion, purified and enlightened oy
fair discussion, should frown on the vie system OF
buyipg up political partiZans with the offices IN the
cit of the Government, and Of prescribing one hall
Of the people for opinions sake, and treating them
as enemies Of the country -
That the freedom of election should be restored
by the dsavowa of the base I'd degrading doctrine
that the officers of the Government are the hre-
lngs" and servants Of the President and bound, by
virtue of their Office 10 become eectioaeering par
tigans and TO contribute part OF their sara
ries 10 raise fund for corrupiing the people =
The restoration of purity, independence and their
original deliberative character TO the legislative
bodies, corrupt and servIie to an alarming ex
TENT by making the members of the two Houses IN
eigibe TO any Office with some few exceplons) IN
the gift of the Executive and by the abandonment,
once and forever, OF the base, degrading, ana anti
republican doctrine, that every member oil the par
~ in power must vote as the heed oil the party di
reefs on pain Of dennnciation, obloquy, and unmea
sued abuse through all the journals Of the party -
The qualification of degraded and venal press,
now the dsseminaor Of falsehoods and SerVii9 Goo
trines, and the exeeuoner Of the VICTIMS VI iesi
DENTAL wrath - Il
The reduction Of the superintendent weight OF
the Federal Government by severe and scruunl
zng reduction of its expenses or disbursements, and
aeaous resistance of all its encroaehmenls on the
rights Of the States and the people -
Finally the restoration of the Republic in all its
departments, 10 its pristine simplicity and purify
II these grea. objects be unattainable-h these
views be Utopian, as some will be ready to pro-
nounce them-then is our whole system OF govern
ment Utopisn also-and the great problem OF the
capacity Of for self-goyernment VIII have peeh
finally and fatally solved. The American people
have already taken long step towards monarchy
by permitting President 10 nominate his successor
That almost fatal step is about to be retraced' NOW
is the appointed time TO purify our in'uiu''ohS-no"
or never.
They fatally deceive themselves who imagine
that a single effort-that mere change OF men
can at effect this great and glorious OBJECT
great csd long continued effort will &c necessary
We religously believe that William Henry Harri'
son is an honest man and a true patrIot-and more
over that he will faithfully devote himself 10 toe
carrying out Of the political doctrines men we nav
thus family sketched. But antagonist doctrines ana
practices have struck deep root IN the country anu
will not easily be eradicated. We repeat whaI we
do firmly believe that great and continued eHo'S
will be necessary in order TO purify our institutions
We ofTrr ourselves as humble co ahorcrs IN this
preai work We cheerfully coneede 70 The Jealous
and able journal which public OPINION ana Us own
unwcared efforts have placed az " heRa " tns
Wing opposition press in virginia the RANK Whlch
has fairly earned and well deserved 10 PROBES
sonal career which has extended here and
elsewhere, over nearly fourth 81 century we
have honestly devoted ourselves 10 me @
ton Of what we have believed 10 be just and sound
political pripciples w have never failed 10 de-
nounce usurpaton, quailed beneath inc irown ol
those in high places We will continue to 90 battle
in the good cause, not too anxious about the rank
that shall be assigned 10 us
About the FIRST Of December, we propose 10 con
vert the weekly political sheet called he 10
MAs INTO regular political laReous jour.
hail. of the same name, which will be published
i,cice in ZACH week during the vacation OF the Leg
stature, and thrice week during the session o.
that body We have already announced Tue P0,$t
cal principles of the proposed new journal. For
the rest, let il suffice 10 say, that we shall ann al
making it emphatically newspaper, and an useiu
and entertaining miscellany; and win ms view
we shall secure such intellectual aid as VIII give
standing with the most approved journals OF the
day. Such being its character, we ask the patron,
ags nod support of enlightened metropolis ana
Of'5c people of Virginia. ,urp