Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-08-10
rHp nruocRArlc FAMILY.

THE DEMOCRATIC FAMILY.
The democrats seem 10 be carrying on their war
among themselves with increased rancour and Sc
verify The .'oId birds" evidently becoming We
nv much alarmed at the bold and daring 4 ghts Of
the young ones" and are every where trying to
exert an influence to check their rashness For
example, the Hon. Silss Virgin has Issued his
iers in New York, that the Convention which .s
shortly to assemble, must be filed with "od and
experienced heads" for is the time, that is TO
Try mems souls. Senator Wright il no doubt
man Of great talents, and celebrated tseticisn
bot We think, be has this time overshot the mark.
and no doubt, before he gets through with hi, Con
vention he will discover hi, error The young men
Of The party are not to be shofed aside as upcefe
ruoniouslyas he supposea, and are not gong 10
brook dirsc, an ipssl; very patiently he nm
ger a Mr. Van Buren, is plsihy seen IN this ~hoie
matter for no one tpows better than he does, inst
there is not one single act 10 his whole pablic ca
teer and scarcely trait in his cold and frigd
,ure calculated to swsken esteem and affection in
the young ardent, and uncontamiaated heart. Tie
Ia, discovered The fac, that the younger Of the par
~ are esains, him, for they boldly avowed toe fact
Two wears ago in the public meeting, ami hsye
adhered &c their determinations notwithstanding
tte maneuvies and batteries resorted to, ito put
them straight" The young heart naturally tends
10 Mr. Calhoun, whose bold, daring and enihus
as,ic temperament srouses II TO action. bose
lofty tslem exeiIes it with admiration. and whose
private character calls forth It's estsam.
nj al in tha Dauaocrp q
Canys ntion in Richmond during the last winter.
when the "old heads ruled the roast, and General
Dromgooe and Mr. Richie issued orders for the
assembling Of the National Convention in Nosem
Der next. But how has it turned out. the young
blood. hsve whipped them at last, and have gained
the point for which they commended, aud that was
postponement ofthe Convention till the month
-ofMay, 1874. The Globe. Argus. Enquirer, fid
-onne esnus all go for Mr.. Van Buren,, because
they got the spoils before and will get them again
If successful, wheressif MIR. Calhoun is the csndi
dste their hopes are blasted forever. The argu-
ment of Mr.. v. Bursns friends is. that fe beat
en- before by humbuegery. and that tho democrat
ic party owe it to themselves to take him up again,
as it thfoueh bis sides they were pierced -
The other side, more anxious for their own man,
ridicues he idea Of Mr. Van Buren, having been
beaten by hombuggsry, and places his defeat to his
'unpopularity man and as politician.
A Yankee Loco Foco Editor makes pure dol
lar and cent matter Of H. and goes into a calculs
'tion to show how much money Mr.. Van Buren, has
received from the Government, and thinks ne ought
TO be satisfied now 10 let go, and bet Mr.. Calhoun
take his place The quarrel between the frisrds
of Mr. Van Buren, and MIR. Calhoun seems 10 be
the most bi,tef;-ih the others are considered rs OF
little account. They are all however engaged.
for instance Commodore Stewart is sailing round
with the home squadron" Col johnson trayef-
sing the West. telling about Tecumseh, and the
democratic newspapers committing sad havoc with
his history, for Of them are killing the Great
Savage at The battle of Tippesanoe, some at
Fort Me'gs and others upon some other battle
field, but il does matter much, the Col
stands chance, and hiss much right any
other gallant old soldier tell he old battles.
Ours is a free country and people have undsputed
right to listen to them much and long they
please. Gen. Cass is making speeches at Oregon
meetings and ying make people believe be i
greats man in point of intellect as Daniel Web
ster. Senator Buchanan is writing fourth of July
Toasts against Capt. Tyler, and the Captain and
Spencer trying how much variety they dis
play through the columns of the Madisonian, while
poor John Jones is made the scape goat for all
their sins and transgressions. And yet all ATE
democrats dyed in the wool" All of this is fun
for us--far,her than the amusems ut Of the thing
we take no interest in it. We are satisfied MIR
Clay an beat either of Il EN-, but if we had a say
in Il e matter ould much prefer to see Mr.. Cal
houn the opposing candidate. The then would
be between two giants.