Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-08-10
THE BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION OF
THE PEOPLE.


THE BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION OF
THE PEOPLE.
The Enquirer--ihe organ Of the DEM
oclacy-repe ats during the present week,
for the hundredth time, the stale calumny
that the people were brlbed and detraud-
ed into the expulsi' n of Van Buren, in
1910. II says:
ave differ with "A Virginian' as to the
strength Of Mr.. Van Buren,. 10 1910 he
received votes enough 10 elect him, had
not the Wings p:pe-laid votes sufficient to
oy, throw him by Their frauds. A great
many OF the people, too, voted against
h m, because they were carried away by
tie disgraceful tricks and contemplate
mummeries Of the Whigs-and by the
vile misrepresentation OF the Wing lead.
ers, Who resorted TO every expedient 10
defeat him. Many, very many, have
since had their eyes orened TO the tricks
of the Wings"
Now we demand as we have often d. ne
before in vain, scintilla Of rroof, that
there was any pipe-laying by the Wings,
cr any Democrats brbed, or through sim
pliriiv iricked into an Abandonment Of
their principles. 1.-THE facts exist, ,hsy
are susceptible OF pr Of. And if the ia IS
be as charged, that tie Democrats = the
salt of the earth-were humbugged and
corruptel-wha b, comes of the loud
vaunt-th I the people are capable OF
self government- that they are not only
overeign, but nfallibe1 II they a'e
thus dupeable and dsplaved, what be-
comes Of their boosted capacity for free
Government, These ioul aspersltns up
on the integrity aud intelligence OF the
American People, wh' n first made, IN the
autumn Of IS4O-sfter the result Of the
Pre- siden,ia election was known, were
seized upon eagerly by the Absolutsts OF
Europe, to co,roboraie their position, that
man is incapable Of self government
With such signal eff; ct were they welded
by the Tory presses Of England and the
Legiimists oil France, TO the prejudice Of
free institutions, and of ours in particular,
that Governor Cass, then Minister at Par.
is, felt called upon to step forth, and in
semi official form, proclaim to the world,
that the charges were arrunt falseht DDS,
and were made by heated and disappoint-
ed pariisans. The articles which had
been most relied upon, were extracted
from the Globe and the Enquirer: Gen.
Cass, who pronounced them base caum-
MES, was then and is still distinguished
Demonstration both of these papers
profess to be willing TO elevate to the
Presidency
The manly and noble rebuke Of Cass,
coupled with the early treachery Of
Tyler, had the effect of arresting these
hypocritlcal pretenders to Democracy in
their foul imputaiions upon the people
But recently with the view TO restore
Van Buren, TO a post which he abused
and disgraced, and rom which he was no.
bly, driven by the free people of this coun-
try, who could neither be intimi1ated by
power nor corrupted by patronage s.
these organs Of the pure democracy have
returned to their cirty work. We hum.
bly, think they are mistaken in their cal
culations, in suppos!ng that the people
can be brought 10 fall down and worship
their idol, by being called dupes and
knaves for rejecting him. II there be no
higher virtue-there is some self.respec,
still left in American bosoms. Messrs.
Richie and Blair may be, and no doubt
are, vastly indignant that the people
would not obey their orders, and supper!
a man who proposed 10 establish over
them a standing army, and then had the
meannesss to deny it, and whose subor.
climates in office made il an every day
business to plumber the public Golfers
They may be indignant and may vent
their wrath in copious discharges Of Bill
lnesgate upon lhe heads of the refracto.
ry people. But they hGe''d restored Ean;
and until they prove that the people are
the abandoned prohigates and simpletons
they represent them TO be, they canrot |
do It A virtuous people conscious of
The purity of their motives and the patri.
otto ends they had in view, cannot be
driven by vllifcation to abandon their
or TO succumb TO the dictaiion
Of mercenary partizans, goaded 10 mad
ness by their expulsion from the public
crib. -Rich. Wing.