Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1842-11-17
Fsom the Baltimore Americas
THE ELEC TON IN NEW YORK.

II 10 not altogether IN unsupported result Tor tn
Whigs thst oor opponents have prevailed IN New
fofk. We srs prepared parry 10 meet sns
ssssrse- that may come "a uie prcsrhi confii-.d
state II ttdags. lhs Hhigs nave passed through
sr,sis ~ hsrd any which IN Z, them nowi aud
fs1hsps u is HE best thtug thst could happen Ia
them Al present TO be ttrd with sevrtiis,
that u usy be truly known Who srs the fsitifa and
ihe strong IN ssa,t the drn ia principle, he d.
tsfassned in pufpo.e. When The con'"'sa,iF'
strength OF the country conss 10 he srra.ed IN ih'
decisive ,sse so yrsrs b-nre, the postum u oeea
pies musf be well defined, iis ground must be su,.
snd ssesdfa.t
Il 10 no holiday work TO redeem an III governed
county frem the evils Of ml.rule The ahl'ctoss
consequent upon po~er abused have fallen hcsvil,
upon the people; but brig tho responsibility Of
s,isehievoas measures home the suthors 81 then
sgainst all the influence Of party interests aud part,
discipline, 10 thing that requires time and patient
labor. The same delusions sdapted to mis~ad the
popular mind into the sanction Of erroneous courses
are still potent deceive in respect to the real
suits of such courses. Ii 10 well known to
prejujic~d p.rsoLs that Gen. Jackson leading ues-
surss have proved ruinous the best nt~iests
Of the country; but III" great mass Of the parry
which supported him answer all such representa-
sons BY huIssing for the Democracy" The
Whiss. then, have . s,.st duty to perform. They
must b. true to their principles, and aw.;; calmly
fur the prsdominsncc Of Demonstrating to tn.
good sense end patriotic spirit Of the people and
the seIfvindcsting power Of tho substantial into.
res,s upon which they have taken their sissd.
They have the advantage Of unity and concen'ra-
ton. The candidate whom they have chosen il M
man Of doubtful principles. OF Of ambiguous cha
rsctor--ons thing at the North and another thing
81 the South. H. 10 an AnrRicAs SrArEsMAs-
given theories or abstrncton> hut practical;
with faculties proved: having politics personality
wroush, oot of tho elements Of his country's his
tory for the lsst forty years; . man Of honesty.
who would not barter integrity for the throne Of =
hemisphere: . man Of courage, bold when bodness
10 virtue, yet considerats when rnost daring;
ems ~hose administration Of the sovsrnm-n, would
elevate tho national character in stamping upon il
the impress of HE own. With . leader like thi.
Il 10 better 10 fail than to succeed with any Other
fer every Characteristic by which HEERY CLAy i.
Distinguished burrows is expression from some
.grsst principle or noble feeling which in his
throw you'd suffer violence.
The Wings then may have confidence that when
tho -. action begins. ~hich their own ftmness al
ths criss ~ill certainly bring abou', it willie Viii.
and deep. Il will he commensurate with thu com
pass Of the great prinrPSs from which i, will pro.
coed: il viii b. sustained and seus ,h-n.d nv III.
full tofre OF the extended and powerful Amsr.
iess in,-fes's. We jun hearth, With the New
York Tribune, when it savs, in reference to III.
Let. election in ,hst State
Va tsust NJ Wing i. discouraged; we know thu
m.jority are not d.appnnted. thsi, in y season OF
general reverse To the Wing Cause, and in the face
II disastrous results in other Sstes. ~- have no,
succeeded al this election. Il was hardly 10 h.
expected that We should the first ~hor,, unde,
such Encouraging circumstances, demolnsh tn
10 900 m-jofi,y against US last Fall We have
ssly Z, wait now until Locofocoi.m sh4 undertake
H., u Id, II ,f