Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1842-06-30

their imitation. Can the l0iteSi aHlDtttoh
aspire TO more than this Presidents,
Kings, Republics. Empires. oil may pass
away, but The wings Of time viii only
serve TO brighter the glorious acts Of Hem
NY CLAY Not for him, not for us, but for
our country we would WOO the patriot and
the sage to guide the destinies Of that coun-
irwin the wisdom Of age and the wig
or Of youih-wiih forty years Of exalted
services Of home and abroad, where else
shall we find the strong arm TO restrain
the ipsolent encroachmenis of foreign gov
ernments-anG where else shall we mo
the voice 10 speak 10 the troubled waves
OF domestic dissen,ions, 10 say peace,
poace, be still. Ard above all, where
else will we find the pattiot who, when
placed in power viii dlsrobe himself q
al that does not belong TO him; who VIII
give TO The Judiciary the right to JUDGE
and TO the Legislatures the right TO make
laws. What else is il we have fought ior,
since the time &c Charles the lst--ihe cry
OF the people has been down with the pre-.
negatives Of Royalty-down with the usur-
pations Of Executive power What was
the watch-cry OF the Wings 10 1884. An
act of Executive usurpatIon reused the
Wing party as man, and the contest was
commenced, hich We fondly hoped would
terminate in victory. II was for that act
of Executive usurpation we are assumed
/ the name of WnIGs-a name gwen TWO
hundred years ago TO those noble spi.
/ ri,s who dared to advocate the rights oil
hn
Of ffeemen and sealed with an hundred
victories, in which the people won back,
one by one, the rights which Con had
given them, from grasping usurpaiion.--
| In 1894, we dared to assume that name,
and inscribed il on our banner, aud went
IN TO battle against Executive power
The peoped acknowledged the truth OF
our cause, and rallied to its support.
You all rccollect the contest Of 1884.
You remember the charter election OF "a,
and never during the long period OF ar
duous struggle in which we have been en-
gagged never was a contest more faithfully
fought or more bravely won. Remember
how we then stood shoulder TO shoulder.
There was no envy, no jealousy then
| We loved each other because we loved
the cause in which we were engaged-we
fought like band of brothers before our
fathers house.
From that time we have met together
in the contests. In 1885, we rallied, but
were defeated. Again, in 1886, we raj
lied with the vepcrated name of Harrison
for our watch word, and faithfully did we
] 4 L k,,t tcta
tined to crown our efforts, and again we
were defeated. We were beaten but we
did not despond We rallied in 1887
again. and then we swept the State. In
lls3s--Lnt New York Wings never forget
the contest of 1898. Do you remember
how our sister States were Filling back
around us--New Jersry, Pennsy wanna,
Ohio, all fell back, but we breasted the
wayes--we drove them back, md turned
the tide Of war, md i, never rallied again,
till we succeeded in crushing them.
Are we again destined 10 go through
the same ordeall If we are, show that
tho Wings of New York are not 70 be DIS
heartened by defeat, corrupted by pat
ronage, or touched BY power.
But let us pursue these recolIeciions a
little farther. IN 1889 and 1S40, the
whole country rallied os one man under
the Wing banner, and as one man, we
elected the venerated WILLIAM HENRY
| HARRISON to defend our principles and
carry out the great Wing measures. Do
YOU remember how YOU felt after that VIC
tory7 Do YOU remember with hat sem
S,,;o,s yo, rpturned 10 yrul homes VOur
wives, your children, your all, and com
municated to them the joyful tdinss that
the grea: conservative principles OF the
Wing party had triumphcd? Do you re-
member that in anticipation Of the results
which were to follow that victory, bust.
ness, credit, hope revived in al, through
out the whole country.
MIR. Hoxie here appeared and interrupt
ing Mr.. Hall, said, that while hundreds
were listening to him with pleasure inside
Of the building, thousands were waiting
outside 10 hear him, among whom were
many ladies, and he requested that MI.
Hall would proceed thiiher, and address
them.
Mr. Hall acceded 10 this request, and
having left the stand, General Root ap-
peared, in obedience to the unanimous
call of the assemblage.
After General Root had concluded his
remarks, the Hon. Mr.. Dickinson, of tie
State Senate, followed. When he closed,
The meeting adjourned
THE TARIFF AND THE SOUTH.