Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1842-09-22
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n,;ncioles of their party as they are IN
rarsrance 20 the choice ola candidate for
~ p,s.;dency. The orthodox ranks go
.ar the repeal OF the Tariff and for the
establishment OF the free importation pol
lev others are hesitating on this ques.
lion, The latter Go not like to sacrifice
every thing for Mr.. CALHOUN; they are
G,Ify persuaded that the Tariff system is
absolutely necessary for the welfare oil
the country and FOR their own individual
prosperity--yet with this conviction thor
oughly impressed upon their minds they
are irresolute, and for the sake OF party
associations, or from the influence oil par
~ discipline aud party leaders, they are
reluctan: to stand by their principles
With regard to the Currency lne same
diversity Of opinion exists 10 Inc o'ner
party. The "reguars" go for an exclu'
siveiv hard money circulation. Nothlng
else will do for the genuine loco locos.
If one tells them Of the lmpossbIllty
of the thing, they consider such repre-
sen,a,;on rs a bank leland Indicate that
whether the thing IS impossible or not, II
sb,ll bs go. There are others ofthe par.
,v who have sense enough to see that
his notion IS absurd, and candor enough
TO say so. They know that they have
been deceived by their party leaders on
this sublect-grossy deceived-from the
first experiment of Gen. JACKSON to the
Sub. Treasury conirivsDce Of Mr.. VAN
i,uREN. The promises OF "better cur.
rency" are not forgoten-nor is the
wretched fulfiilment of them forgotten. -
From the destruction Of a currency sys.
TEN as good as ever existed on earth in
any country, the progress was rapid from
one disaster 10 another, until we were
plagued with the worst system of curren :
cy that ever existed on earth in any coun-
try. The observaDt men OF the late Van
BIreo party know these things, and are
distrusiful of their leaders. They have
been humbugged enough. In Oaio the
party has come to an open division on
u question. Mr.. HAMER, a man of
,niluence in the State, leads the Conser.
valive,. Hs has made various publica.
tons, well written ESSAYS, addressed to
the public Judgment. From one of these
we take the following declaration in ref
erence 70 the sort of men TO be supported
by Congress:
ave intend to select men, too, who
are not awed by frowns. seduccd by fiat
terry, or terrified by the columns OF the
Cincinnati Enquirer or the Ohio States
man, from obeying the wishes oil their
constituents; men who will vote for a
measure because the Wings are against
it, nor against one, because the Wings
are for it; men who will submit to no
direction from self appointed expounders
of democracy, but who will act according
IN the dictates Of their own judgment, in
prompting the greatest good to the great.
est number" and securing the general
prosperity Of the Commonwealth"
Mr.. HAMER, and those who go with
him, are in favor Of we'll guarded bank
ing svstem-safe to the people, and lur-
nishing currency convertible al all
tunes into gold and silver, at the will OF
tho holder. In other words they sustain
the Wing doctrine on this subject fully.
The question forms one of the issues up.
on which the approaching election IN Ohio
will turn, and there is every probability
that the Wings will achieve triumph as
decided rs that Of 1910.
Che truth is that the party,-all that
,-emains of it after It's discontinue under
MIR. VAN BUREN,-is tumbllng to pieces.
III IS in most lamentable state, and there
IN ,oihope for It. There is not a single
pr nclple upon which it can unite j; there
is no conpeo bond of agreement. The
leaders have inculcated the doctrine OF
passive obedience, ond for long time
that system worked very well. But the
3thng has been carried too far; the most
complying people IN the world cannot
81 How every thing there are some
bonds to the most docile acqnlescence.
How can the Tariff be denounced when
every body knows that 1t was once
prominen. democratic moasure-that zen.
JACKSON sustained it--that HENRY CLAY
AMI JONI G.. CLuoUN, leaders OF the
democratic party, stood side by side in
Congress in triumphant vlndlcatIon OF the
policy With these things familiarity
known how can the democracy" be re-
CURED to condemn the Tariff? 1t IS ra.
ther too bold in the directors Of the party
10 nsk such thing.
Upon almost every other question the
same papabe inconsistency is manifest.
Here in Maryland the Distribution policy
is opposed in the very face Of the States
long asserted and oft repeated claim-in
me very face, too, the States pecunia.
~ necessities. In some ofthe Counties
reputation is openly talked Of by some
of the men who are striving TO deprive the
commonwealth of the Land revenue. -
They are doing this as though 1t were
not enough to impoversh the State-ihey
must disgrace her too. Why is this OPP
position made to a just claim, and at this
particular crisis when the commonwealth S
necessities render il so important! There
as probably not one in ten among those
the most noisy in their opposition that can
give any reason for il, or that know any
reason except that their leaders have so
directed. But the leaders are now quar-.
reIling among themselves, and some very
pretty confusion is likely to ensue.
REVIVAL OF BUSINESS. Yesterdey was
tLo h,,c,,e, d,,, Uroy(N has seen for