Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1844-04-18
WING CIRCULAR.

paper u Will be frankly admitted. was not original
ly designed for general publication; neither was il
intended, in the sense In which Mr.. Richie uses
the term, asa Secret Circular" for upwards Of
hundred copies were printed and circulated
through the County without any injunction of con-
fdence secrecy upon its face. All movements
having in view the effective organisation Of any
Party are necessarily addressed exclusively to the
members of that Party, and the Wings Of Berkeley
County would havs claimed an exemption from
the restraints Of common sense, as well as an ex-
cepton from the universal practice Of the country,
il they had acted in conformity to that rule
Papers designed TO promote effective action in one
Party sometimes fall into the hands of their oppo.
nents, and if they have been procured without any
breach of confidence good faith, the modern Prsc'
tees o. party warfare authorize their use, provided
fair and honorable use is msde of them.
Well, the Wings Of Berkeley issued a printed
Circular. Our opponents, BY some means, wheth'
er fair foul We know NOT and care as lutte, have
got possession of il and published it. Hero it is
then. Is any Wing ashamed of it No. Its
views are sound-its objects straightforward and
honorable. 1t seeks to rouse the Party; it seeks
to increase its strength. What have our opponents
gained by its possession1 Are they any wiser now
than they were befo,el Ifthey were alta los. to
know of whom that Central Committee consisted,
they now have their names-so also might they
have seen them by reference to the Gazette. Did
they wish to know whether that Committee was
doing its duty1 That Circular exhibits the paper
evidence of it, which, BY the bye, is not always the
best. Does it impart to them any new ideas Of
party organization Does it suggest any thing
that they not daily practising, and not merely
practising, but boastfuy pridipg themselves upon
having practsedl Does il enlighten them as to
the zeal and determination of the Wings Of this
County to maintain their principles fesressly, res
oluteIy, and unflinchingyi They wanted no addi-
tional evidence Of this.
All who know any thing Of the Wings of Be,ke.
Icy, know them to be Wings Of the right stamp
Wings from choice and conviction--none of your
mongrel half way hesitatng and equivocs,ing poll
t;cans, but men deeply impressed with the value of
their principles, and earn, in the support Of them.
Now it did not require, we spprehcni, Circular,
either secret or public, to satisfy our opponents
that we are determined to carry the County by us
large a vote as practicable at the approaching Pre-
sidentiaI Election, and tina. mean, by all fair
and honorable means, TO add to our strength and
numbers. We believe our cause to be just--to be
the of the country; and If they have not been
before sufficiently advised Of our mette by their
past defeats, we ssyto them, now, that we mean to
fight Loco Focoi,m with FRO and sword, and not
pause in the conflict until its pernicious spirit quais
before the Genius of our Country.
The Editor of the Richmond Enquirer, in his
last paper, has noticed the Circular. In his own
editorial there is nothing Objectionable. He pre-,
sents very fairly its leading suggestions TO his read
ers oslensibly for the purpose of exhibiting, far
as that document does, the active and efficient
ganzation of the Wing Party, and urges similar
counter spirit on his fliends. But why does he,
from the Valley Star az article which he would
have been ashamel himself to lave pennedi Does
he regard false charge or insnuaton the less
criminal, because pat forth under the cover Of
aHother name, especially when he has before him
the evidence in the document ITSELF of the want of
foundation-if, not Of the absolute fslsity Of the
charge. Does it necessarily follow, that all who
become voters between this and the Pr esidential
Election will be fraudulent voiersi Do not the
Constitution and Laws of this State aulhorise the
acquisition of fair, honorable, and bona fde votes !
Or is he so drunk with Party madness and despe-
ration, as to imagine that all that the Wings shall
do in view of the approaching election, must
sarlly be corrupt and dishonesti
But the Circular is below. let it speak for it.
self. We challenge investigation into all of its
suggestions. Above ALL We appeal to the Wings
of Berkeley County to READ ITO sTUpI Ito
ACT UP TO ITS SUGGESTIONS. We appeal to every
Wing in the State, it they have not already better
and more energetic system of organization, to
ADOPT THIS. The time has come when no man
should slcmber at his post. The country expects
every Wing 20 Do His DUTY. And if the restora.
tion of Martin Van Buren, was not one of those ab-
surdites of which it would be insulting to Aneri-
can freemen to suppose them capable of the perpe
lration, we should appeal, loud and long, every
patriotic impulse in the Nation to save us from the
damning disgrace and rum Of such a catastrophe.
GENTLEMES.--The Central Executive
Committee for the County of Berkeley,
reposlng entire confidence in your zeal
and devotion to Wing PRINCIPLES, and in
your hdelity to the important trust now
conhded 10 you, have selected you as
Committee TO take charge Of the interests
OF the Wing Party within the bounds Of
the District above designated. The du.
ty imposed upon you, is one Of some la
Dor and ofhigh responsibility. We know
that you are equal to the demand now
made upon your services, and that you
will cheer(ully contribute a portion of
your time and means to the advancement
Of this great cause. In truth, we expect
much from your labor in the approaching
contest, and we are sure that we are no,
calculating too largely upon your patriot
ism and deep conviction Of the importance
Of the present crisis. Certain it is that
no party organization can be effectual and
perfect, unless every portion ofihe Coun-