Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1842-11-03
From lie Baltimore Wiz.
THE hon. JOHN c. sPENt Fl


Secretary War, has come out in al al.
dress, which is published IN the New
York Herald Of the 24th ult., Jenounc.
ing Henry Clay and the Wing Party, aud
declaring his adhesion to President Tyler
and his measures. By this proceeding,
Mr.. Spencer has shown that h S love OF
office, with salary Of six thousand dol
lars per anaum, was too strong tempta.
ton TO be resisted, when placed in oppo-
sition to his love of princlule and political
hons sly. To show what were the opin.
ions OF Mr.. Spencer, in lS4l, "when he
held no office at the mercy Of John Ty-
er," as the Tribune expresses it, the fol-
lowing extract is published from the cir
cular issued by the Wang State Commit
tee, Of New York, September, IT, 1871,
and written by this identical john c.
Spencer, urging the Wings of New York
to assemble IN State Convention to delib-
crate and adop; such measures as the cri-
sis then demanded
"Au eventfnl crisis has occurred in our
political affairs. The individual elected
TO the second Office 10 the General Gov
ernmenl, by the votes Of the Democratic
Wing party, aud by all inscrutabe DIS
pensa,jon OF. Providence called 20 fill the
place fur which the amented HARRIsoN
was designed, is declared by the Repre-
scntatlves in Congress, Of our party, to
have forfeited their confidence, aud to
have "voluntarly separated himself from
those by whose eXertlons and sulirages
he WAS elevated to that office through
which he has reached his present exalted
station" He is represented TO have
Withdrawn his confidence from his reaI
friends in Congress, ard from the mem.
bers Of Cabinet selected by his prede.
cessor, approved by the unanimous voice
Of the Democratic Wings of the Union
aud invited by him to continue his chost +
counscors aud to have trusted aud beer
guided by those who have been dstin
guishod by faithless opposition TO every
,ucasure for which we have so long con.
tended, and which have received his owr
sanction.
We are informed from the same
source that he has canriciously exercised
tina, last remnant Of kingly power left il
our Constitution, the Executive Veto, a
gainst the undoubted expression of public
opinion through the legislative body, anC
in violation of his own precious assurau
ces. And we now learn that what may
be deemed the first step Of coucilation TO
wards his aud our political antagonist
has been taken By the appointment to ont
of the most important posts in the Treasu
ry Department, Of a decided adhereGt t,
Mr.. Van Buren,, and who, for that caus,
only, had but just been removed from tn,
same post.
For these reasons, says the Tribune
Mr.. John c. Spencer urged the Wings o
| New York TO assemble in State Conven
ton, there 20 deliberate and adopt sucl
measures as the crisis demanded. They
did so, expressing their sentiments fear
lessly and faithfully, in language tina
must have caused the ear OF Treachery t.
Jingle and its breast TO feel the sting o
conscience through all the soft appliance
Of Aattery and power. But where, b.
this time, was John c. Spencer? Alas
change had passed over the spirit OF hi
dreaml lie had received u summons Il
Washington to take the post of Secre,ar,
of War at the hands Of this same Pres
! dent TYLER.