Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1844-11-28

too late. You would not gladly avert the
mischief you have caused. You are fill.
ed with misgiyings and fears on account
of what you have done. Ii tie fires Of
your furnaces shall be extinguished, your
forgers slenced, the arm of the miner ar.
rested, and the worst foreboding Of your
hearts realized, you may alleviate the
pressure Of misfortune if you can by the
reflection that you have brought it upon
yourselves. As for Mr.. Polk, every boz
dy that knows anything about him knows
that he is and always has been opposed
TO the protective policy; and he will in.
cur no blame ii he uses oil his power to
sweep that policy out Of existence. Let
those who placed him in power bear the
responsibility Of bis actions.
There is another family quarrel in agi-
ta,ion on the point Whistler JoHN C. CAL
HouN or SILAs WRIGHT shall be Secteta.
~ Of State under or over Mr.. Polk. -
The New York men who have voted for
an annexationIst are very desirous to have
Mr.. Wright in the Cabinet because he is
opposed to annexation. They have elect
ed Mr.. Polk, but they wish to defeat the
measures upon which he received the
nomination for the Presidency snd which
formed the main issue upon which he was
made President.
! Ii would seem 10 a sensible man, We
think, that these New York gentlemen
are indulg,ng IN very absurd expectations
quite ss absurd as those by which the
sellmade dupes in certain Tariff districts
are endeavouring to ease their troubled
consciences. Mr.. POLK has been elect
ed for the purpose Of procuring at the
earliest practicable period the annexation
Of Texas TO ihs Union; and he will
make il labonr of love to do this very
thing. lis feelings both personal and
| polliical, his sympalhes and his interests,
al render the annexation project the dar-
lKg Of his heart. Gen. JACKSON will
saud by to encourage and applaud; and
! # the thing is possible it will be done,
though war and national bankruptcy, and
national dish nor and disunion should be
the consequences.
The democracy of the North are the
natural allies OF the South such is the
slert typed maxim of the Richmond En-.
qu're-. There is no democracy at the
South, but there is a State Sovereignty
party which has acted with the democra-
J. y of locoloeoism ard controlled il sc
long tina, the coalition seems to be very
thoroughly perfected. In every conllicl
between the two sections the Nul ifiers
prevail. They adopt the name of demo-
cracy and fill up the schedule Of "demo.
cratic principles" with their own State
sovereignty dogmas Of opposition TO this
that, or the other function Of the General
Government. They yield in ull non-es
sentas, and secure all that they care for
Mr.. VAN buren, did not suit them, and
they cast him over hoard. Mr. Polk did
suit them and they effected his nomina
ton. They have measures now which
they are resolved to carry, which Mr..
Polk was chosen 10 Consummate, and
which il they do not accomplish, it will
be the list lime that they have failed to
control the "dPmocracy"-,heir "nstural
alhes." Let New York and Pennsylva-
MIA Iemons,rate-w what Of that They
demonstrated against MIR. Polk nomlna.
ton, and they have voted for hun; they
have made him President. Bound hand
aud foot they have delivered themselves
over to their masters. Let them remon-
sirate; their iemonstrancos will be utter
ed without dgniy aid received without
resnect II thew have he, N sCryilp noun h
to yield their convictions of duty 10 the
iron sway of psrty control they may nov
learn that the same control, fortified and
str' ng,hened by the powers of govern
ment, will demand still further obedience,
and brock no recusancy.