Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1844-01-18


600, cut of the free and enlightened citi-
zens of America, who voted in the cleo.
4 lion, gave in their accumulated verde,
against him. Aud yet in the face OF this
solemn finding OF the great inquest of the
body Of the nation---while the echo OF the
general voice which pronounced IT has
not yet died upon the cara bold at.
tempt is made to induce the people to take
back their own settled and well-consider.
ed judgment, and in elevaling again to
the highest Office Of The Republic the in
divldual whom they had so recently and
deliberately deposed, pronounce flagtant
sentence Of qualification aud incompetence
upon themselves. know not in what
I light other minds may view such pro.
ceeding; but to me it seems contempt
uous sporting with the sovereign consttu-
ency Of the coul,ry--a sheer mockery
and insult to the public intelligence.
And by what means is Mr.. Van Buren,
to be again presented as the legitimate
and amounted candidate ofthe Democrat
ic partyf Not certainly by the will of
the great body Of the party, who, we have
every reason to believe, derrecate aud de-
plore the madness and folly of the act,
but by the secret and invisible agency Of
self-constituted cosefares and cAucusEs,
controlled with absolute sway, by few
bold and adrct political managers.
run no risk in saying that if the indlvidu-
ais conn osing the party throughout the
Union could be Intercepted, upon the
vo1r> DIRE, 10 say whom they would pre-
fer as The Presidential nominee OF the par.
}.y, three. fourtks of them, at the least, and
probably far larger proportion, would,
unhesitatingly, declare their preference
for some new candidate. And yet in ut
ter contempt on the popular sentiment Of
The party, and disdainfuily rejecting the
only equitable, as wen as practicable
mode of arriving at the will of the majori-
ty through the medium oil fair, equal and
uniform popular representation in the
nom mating convention, the friends OF
Mr.. Van Buren,, (hold on to that old ma.
chinery of party dicipine aud subordna-
ton, derived TO them from the cunning
order ofthe Jesuits through the bloody ia.
cobinical Clubs Of Revolutionary France,
by which one or two active spirits are en-.
abled to suppress the will and control the
movements of vast and entire bodies of
men, imperiously declare that he and he
only, shall be the candidate Of the party.
Is it not time that honorable and patriotic
men, as they respect The dignity Of their
own character, the privileges Of freemen,
and the sacred principles Of Republican
Government, should unite in one generous
and virtuous struggle to overthrow, effec.
tually and forever, ths tyranny Of sys.
tenn. which, now submitted to, must Fl,
naly convert our noble popular lnstitu-
tions into the worst of all formations
that Of an INSCRIPTIONS and sord d party
oligarchy.
And What are the wise aud benignant
measures of administrative policy which
are promised Us as the fruits Of Mr.. Van
Buren's restorati, n? A return to the Clio.
ries aid blessings Of the Sub-Treasury
system "A renewed war upon the curren-
cy, commerce and business of the coun.
! try! Just al the moment when, by the
mere fact of the withdrawal Of the hosilli.
,y Of the government, and that riS medi-
catrir nature which is inherent in the en-.
ergles OF tree, enterprising and industrl.
Gus people, oil the business pursuits of the
nation are regainng tn ir pr Ispcrity and
activity, and the currency and exchanges
of the country are finding their proper and
natural level, every thing is to be again
thrown into confusion, and we arc to be
re- plunged into chaos of wild and pernic.
ious experiments, simply signalize re-
morsless party triumph, i'll the consumma.
ton at measure op My at war with every
great practical interest Of the community.
And TO this would be added, by natural
and necessary connection, all that long
train Of cong.nial abuses which so inglo-
riously illustrated the era of Mr.. Van Blu.
ren's former acknowledgements
schemes for extending Executive power
and Presidential patronage-profuse and
proligate expenditures Of public money
the lmpunry and protection Of faithless
public officers, purchased by the merit of
their party services-a new brood OF de-
faulters, of The Hoyts and the HAIRLESS, a
race, the entire disappearance Of which,
since 1910, is one Of the proudest proofs
OF the justice and necessity Of the change,
then decreed by the voice Of the people.
Blu. 1t were vain 10 attempt an enumera.
ton OF The teening abuses that must ever
attend the fundamental heresy of Mr..
Van Bufcn's political system, which, in
stead of regarding government as q high
and holy trust for The good ofthe country,
sees in it nothing but job to be admins
tered for the benefit ola party, OF which
the President is the head and grand almo-
ner.
Now, would ask, what is there to be
apprehended from Mr.. Clay's election,
which ought 10 have the weight of feath-
er IN the scale, when compared with tho
fatal and destructive evils, poisoning the
vital elements of Republican freedom and
virtue, as well as the essential sources of
national prosperity and happiness, which,
we have every reason to believe, would
inevitably follow the restorari of Mr..
Van Ruren. We shall, doubtless, have
pa'aded before our eyes, in slereo,yped
horrors, the old and thread bare appari.
ton OF the Tariff, the Bank, and Distribu-
ton. On the subject of the Tariff, do
not hesitate to say, that Mr.. Claws creed.
developed 10 his recent letters, is in every
reSDeCt as inst as sound ar A unavcon..a.