Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1842-02-17
POLITICS, sc.

DoiNGS OF THE LoCoS, AND THEIR
FRIEND, CAPT. TYLER.

Thursday night, after annlhllaiinp the
poor Wings We are not certain that
yestlge Of that oEce powerful party re-
mains-we feel no confidence even in our
own existence--so demohshing were The
arguments, and overwhelming The ora,ory
employed on the occasion! Log cabins.
coon skins and hard cider Jared even
worse, il possible, than The odious Wings /,
They were assaIled on all sides, BY all
the weapons, which the armory Of wit
and logic could supply. Wecan only de-
plore their untimeIy and cruel fate,
An Address 10 the People was adopted,
which dealt largely on the old and hack
neyed topics, which time and again, have
been discussed and pressed upon the pop.
uar consideration by the same genteneu.
Wing denominations, Wing ex.rayagance,
Wing Federalism, in repeating, in accord
ance with the popular will, the odous
Sub-treasury, constituted The themes Of
the indignant denuncialions Of the Con-
vention. The embarrassments of the peo-
ple--the embarrassmeuts OF the Govern,
mcn.-,he arrangement of the currency
in a word, all the evils which atilct the
country, were ascribed to the Wings.
They did it all They came into power
six months ago they found every thing
fourishEg- Treasury was overflow.
ing-the people were happy and we bad
the sound st and most uniform currency
in the world-but the wicked Wings, in
less than one year, had banished all these
blessings from the land They bad ruin.
ed the currency exhausted the Treasury
overturned The Constitution. and reduc-
ed the people to beggary! Allthis sounds
very pret;ily upon paper, and II there we're
any truth in it, the naughty Wings could
not be punished too severely. But, luck
lily for tie poor Wings, there is scarcely
semblance of truth connected with the
bideous representation. The Wings haze
been in po,cer only one month uithin The
last ticeire years, and not one leading and
important measure Of theirs has gone into
operation. They found tie country,
when they came into power, in very near
ly the same deporable condition in which
it is now-brought about by twelve ears
of misrule, and continued 20 the present
moment, by adherence to the same odious
principles in the Federal Government.
Waste and corruption we're the order of
the day, under the late dynasty they
continue to flourish like the green Bay
Tree, under the auspices of tho friend and
ally of the Locos-Capt. Tyler. The
Treasuy was empty then--ii is empty
now-The people were embarrassed then
their cmbarrassmenfs have been ag.
by the unexpected pfolongaiion
of Locofoco domination--1'he currency,
which has so close and intimate a relation
to the prosperity Of the People, was then
the subject of universal complaint-Il is
still unsound, and deprecated, because the
remedy, which the Wings proposed for
this great evil, was defeated by the Locos'
friend, Capt. Tyler, in the mids, Of their
plaudts md commentators. This very
Address takes especial care to lavish con
mendation upon Capt. Tyler; and the
authors Of it, by SO doing, justly subject
themselves to the responsibility which at
taches for the const quences of his acts.
The vetoes defeated the settlement Of the
defeated sound curren-
cy, and restoration Of the prosperity OF
the country-The Locos applauded these
vetoes- which continued in force the evils
VI which they were the authors they
cannot escape the odium which properly
pertains to the effects of them. Their
commentator, too, Of the President, is
evidence that the Wings have not the as
cendancy-it is evidence, tina, Locofoco
principles, in respect, ct least, to this most
interesting subject Of the currency, still
bear sway, and work the mischief under
which the people are grooming.
We cannot too highly commend the
conduct of the President"--this is the Ian.
guage, or the substance Of the Address
1t identifies these gentlemen with their
ally and coadjutor, Capt. Tyler and to-
gether they must answer TO the people for
the misrule which afIlcis them.
After the Address was read-which
was prepared in part by Mr.. Holiday,
and in part by MIR. Riichie--a gentleman
from Jefferson rose and remarked, that
that portion of it, which related to resump-
ton by the banks, sounded harshly on his
ears. The Address recommended an ear.
~ day--not more distant than the next
Session of the Legislature. This, TO the
gentleman from Jefferson, was extremely
objectionable. He could not consent 10
it'll was tantamount to indefinite indul-
gence. He offered resolution instruct.
ing the Legislature 10 cocrce resumption
the LIST Of April at farthest. Here was a
fire-brand thrown in the midst Of the fra
ternity. Several gentlemen jumped up
Immediately and addressed MIR. Presi-
dent" Gen. Ventose, alias Judge Fus-
tian, was recognized. His Judgrship had
made this, as he makes every subject,
one of particular study He had devoted
great time to it, and he might say, With
out vanity, that he understood il as well
as any other person, If not better. lie
would therefore suggest TO his friend ir"ni
Jeiferson--he would entreat his trend
from Jefferson--he would beg his friend
from Jeferson--to withdraw his PROPOSE.
ton. AS he (Gen. VI knew SO much
about the matter, his friend from Jefferson,
he felt certain, would heed bis friendly
suggestions.
Gen. Dromgoole seconded the appeal.
Il would be extremely indelicate to die
tate to the Legislature--who had better
opportunities Of knowing the condition OF
the Banks, than the Convention did--to
eoeYce the Banks 10 resune on the Ist Of