Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1842-06-02
rue Political CHESS BOARD.

HE EOLtElCAL Ohheco h0AA0'
The eur.ory reader !. swsrs that hi. Es-Eseei-
iene,. MaHris Vas BuREs. BE-. ls,siy seep on
Witt TO Gen. Jaexsos, ., the Hermitage. The
motives which have prompted the iitils magician
20 make ibis piigrimsge. are shsswdiy suspected
10 have some connection ~ish the nomination for
tho Presidency In 1874 and this .srs,iss all be
found TO be sbundauty sustained. IL attention be
raid TO the movements and sinsosifiss of Mr.. Vas
BcREs for more than yess past. Shortly sf,sr
his election Gom the high station ~hseh he only
reached upon tho Of The old heto's popularity,
it may be recoeeted that Col. BEsros wroie
letter TO certain member, Of the Mi.sosH L.gisls-
furs. declining uomsatiou fof the Presideney'
and stated bis purpose 60 for Mr. Vas BURhs
a. the Locefoco candidate against the world. -
10 the various letters, too. which Mr.. v " wrote
ri. friends upon bis home, be never 'p'ins'
ed 10 tho slightest degree, that he e"n'iaefsd h''
political career at a close. Do the eeoifs'y' 'he
democracy we're aIwsys given 10 understand that
he had endesvored to carry out their particular
will. and that he was ready to do 80 again. So
Msty hns no notion yet Of that retirement so crate
fal TO those who have done the State service, OF
aho. al least, have the CONSEQUENCES OF having
served The State honorsbly.
A csndipte the democracy II course must hsvs,
In opposition to any nominee the Wings msy deter
mine TO support. Col BEsros has slready de-
olined Col JoHssos has been broken down
once M. BucnAxAs once mad speech about
low wages. &c., which has snnihila,ed him in all
time 10 come with the real Simon Pures Of the
great democratic family and worse than this, h.
WA Federalist in olden timer. And as to Nj.
CALHOUN, he has twisted himself around and hali
way round 80 often, that there would be no know
ing il he were taken up, whether be might no, turn
Wing after his election and thus subjee, the dem
oeratic household to as agreeable a snsrl (to lheir
elncklng ensmies) the Wings are in now, or
account Of the weak, yecisting, and fuhless
conduct Of his ." Excellency JoHs TrLKR, SEMI,
President of the United States of North America,
as The confidential secretary inscrbes his august
sire. II would seem, then, that Col. Johnson be-
ing inpracticablr, and Mr.. CALBoUs being found
wanting 10 almost all things, Mr.. Van buren, must
be tie candidate. Hence his visit to the Hermit
tage in order revive in the hearts Of the grateful
democrat a scintiation Of the yenerated respect
viii, which they have in times past regarded the
old hero, aud with the hope that breeze may be
again raised, which will ipen whirlwind strong
enough 60 wafi little Mai,y more to the pima.
clio Of his aspirations, the Presidency. He passes
through South Carolina. takes Mr.. PAuLDiSG and
Mr.. PoissErr into company, and slowly pursues
his circuitous route to the domic Of the old hero
Every where the democracy greet him with the
most gracious cordially, offer him public dinners
which he declines, and writes a long letter, talks
about the measures of his administratiop, at the
same ,ims taking especial care to say they were all
originally the identical principles which The old
hero himself warmly cherished when he was in
power. SC.
As TO the Vice Presidency. the most prominent
names will he Messrs. STEVENSON and Polk -
The latter is an out, and LocGfoco and il hardly
known out Of the wiids Of Tennessee. The former
has just returned from an important diplomatic sta
lion, and has the little OF MIR. Polk The
Locos, too, will probably make him the next Gov
nsner Of Virginia, so that he will be able to bring
some capital into the concern If hs friend. shoad
insist upon placing his upon the ticket with
Mr.. VAS BuRES.
let these specularion., However. be correct or
not, there be little donb, " from tie lights be.
fore u.s. but that Mr.. VAN BuRgS expects TO be
run for President in "A, allowing the Vice Pres-
dency to be se:,led as best it can. And If he be
not tun and be not defeated, too then we shall be
compelled to admit that the signs in the political
horizon most wofully out Of tune. But Nous
cerrons.