Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1842-10-06
THURSDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 6, 1912

ana objects. ne terms implied IN his
connexlon with that party, were IS dis
tinctly known and understood on all hands,
as if they had been reduced 10 writing and
he had put his name TO them. There was
not a man in the nation who did not know
this, and mono knew, il better than JohE
Tyler. A1d yet with own opinion, as he
nor informs us, long made up against all
the leading measures of Wig policy, he
never permitted even hint or whisper
to escape his lips, calculated 10 put them
On their guard agains, the perfiiy he was
then mediating against them.
On the contrary he attended their fes.
tivals-and toasted and shouted, and
pledged them 10 many toast and sen,i-
ment--and all the while kept his own alb
stractlons and crotchets securely locked
up in his own bosom. And on one occa-
sion he even took from his pocket book,
bill OF the United States Bank, and ex-
hibting ii to large assembIhge Of Cit.
zens, declared that "talk as men might
about gold and silver, he wanted no better
currency than that" Again, IN letter
written to the Wings Of P,usburg, he held
this language: "My opinions were fully
expressed at st. CialrsvilIe end Steuben-
vile. AT both places, in regard to the
question what are your opinions as To
the tariff answered that was in favor
of distribution of the proceeds of the
public lands among the States, and in ia.
vor of raising the revenue by duties on
imports, in opposition TO a resort to sys.
TEN OF direct taxation" And again he
declared: 81 am true and genuine
Wing and in the Capitol yonder nave
shown my love of Wing principles"
What party, it NAV be asked, could
hesitate TO trust a candidate, bound to
them by the accumulated pledges and
promises expr $50, d and implied, here al
ready detailed 4? What human intell
gence, without the spirit Of prophecy,
could ioresee that this man, when INSTALL
ed in the Chair OF the Chief Magistrate,
should in the face of all this, be opposed
to Bank, or to any establishment bear
ing the name Of Bank 7 That he should
refuse his signature TO a tariff bill, because
ii failed to take from the States their dis
tubution Of the avai!s Of the public lands
That he should be so much enamored of
the veto power, that like lad when first
entrusted with gun, he should be eter-
nally firing it of, merely to hear the noise
it made That he should forget the one
term principle, and begin at once to lay
his plans for his own reelection That
he should essay to build up party of his
own, and failing in that should propose to
form partnership with the Loco. focus,
and repulsed by them, should then fail
back in sullen discomfort upon his :" cor
poral's guard" and without an inch of
solid ground TO stand upon, ridicuIously
set himself up as the rival and competitor
OF HENRY CLAY?
This exposition would however be very
imperfect, if the undersigned failed to no.
tice the course Of Mr.. Tyler in relation
To appointments TO office, and for that they
have purposely reserved a.pace by IT,
self.
1t was in the memorable era Of 1923,
that the people OF this country for the first
time in its history, witnessed the open
prostitution Of this power of removal and
appointment. 1t was then that the offices
and salaries of the Government we're sez
ed upon and used as the property Of
faction. Men were turned out by hun.
dreds, nay by thousands for no other rea-
son, than that their opinions did not con.
form to the Government standard. Free
dom of sentiment in the humbest citizens,
was openly punished by dlslranchisement.
Honesty, patriotism, fitness for public
station, were accounted as nothing-ser.
vile adhesion to the party IN power, was
the one thing needfui. The Government
asked no man to approve their measures,
because he thought them right-lhe ap.
probstion they desired they were ready to
pay Tor, and to pay for TOO, with the Off
ces and salaries, committed to their hands
as sacred trust for the good OF The whole
people.
And when the leaders Of that party were
confronted in the Senate, with this system
of wholesale corruption, and when expec.
tation was excited TO hear what explana-
ton or excuse could be made for it-so
Tar from deemlng any excuse or explana.
ZION necessary, they met the charge by
the open avowal that "to the vIctors be-
long the spoiIs." And verify as a spoil
and conquest, did they appropriate the
whole power apt patronage of the Gov
eminent. The Post Office in all It's ram.
lfcations--the Army, the Navy, the Mil
itary Academy, t1e Custom Houses, the
Land Offices, all, all were seized and d.
vlded as he righ,fu. plumber Of the vic-
tors.
In due time the natural fruits OF such a
system began to make their appearance.
The public money was no longer safe
from the fingers fits own appointed keep
ers. The standard of public morality be.
came so utterly debased, that il began 10
be doubted whether we were the same
people as in times past, or where II was
possible all the rogues and defaulters
could come from.
Upon the election OF Gen. HARRISON,
il was well hoped that his defeated oppo-
nenis would acquiesce in the fat of the
majority so emphatically announced from
the ballot box. But in this reasonable
hope the country was doomed to meet
uith disnnnnintpnon, IT, s.,,,o. .oar