Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1844-07-04
From he Richmond Wig.
WHAT THE WHlG PARTY WILL
CONTEND FOR NEXT FALL.

! ION Emu TUX NEA + ALI.
The premature movements in South
Carolina, have given us an insight into
the schemes Of The enemy, which We
would not otherwise have possessed
though they have long been an object OF
suspicion. They do not now even admit
| Of doubt.
This Texas project, il is now apparent
was originally conceived by land spe.
culators-men whose fortunes we're in
VOWED in the success Of the operation. -
Forming ofthemselves a strong body, they
! louud means to operate upon two classes OF
persons, stronger, even than themselves.
Those were first, aspirants after Office;
men who having staked their ell upon the
desperate chance Of Captain Tyler's sue.
cess, in the next Presidential contest,
were willing TO resort 10 any measures
however desperate TO efiec, it.
I'd. The second class was composed OF
persons, who were DESTROYS to defeat the
election Of Henry Clay. and who knew
that that Statesmen would never consent
to the disgrace which would necessarily
be en,ailed on the Nation by the ratifca.
ton of such Treaty as the one propos-
ed. This was thrown in es ga bomb"
whose explosion it was hoped, would
prove the distraction OF the distinguished
Kentuckian.
To these fragments Of Parties, came, in
the course of time, to be added third;
the steady, consistent. unwavering advo-
Gates Of Disunion; mer who would long
since have effected dissolution Of the
Union, il either their courage, or their ca.
pacity, had been equal to the effort
These men are headed oy John {. Cal.
houn, and the Politicians OF South Caro-
lima. Separate as Their views we're in the
beginning, Infatuated by the i'll success Of
their schemes, they have all united 10 the
unholy project of dissolving this Union.
In South Carolina alone, is this scheme
openly avowed; but the organ of the land
Jobbers here, at the same time that At dare
not expose their views in their full iniqui.
ty, publishes their meetings, and joys over
them as expressions Of PUBLIC OPINION.
The parts which recommend Disunion
are cunningly left out; but if the meet.
ings express PUBLIC OPINION upon the
subject OF Annexation, they certainly do
upon Dlsunion too! If he rejoices at that
portion which favors Annexation, the Ed.
itor surely does likewise in that which
presents the alternative Disunion. Why
does he not give the whole of these reso-
lutions7 Why does he garble them to
suit his purposes, suppTessing such POI
tons as he fears may create alarm in the
minds OF his readersg
The reason is obvious. He does rot
think the Virginia Public, prepared to
embrace this alternative. He knows that
whatever attachment Virginia may have
to Texas, it has far moro to this Union.
He wishes to lead the public mind on
gradually, not TO shock il by too sudden
an exposition of his views. We will how.
ever take care TO let every thing be known
on this momentous subject.
In the approaching contest, then, the
Wings are to contend for the safety Of
this Union! We mean not 10 charge
the large body Of the democratic" Par.
ty with the designs imputed to their Lead
ers-designs, which in South. Carolina,
at least, they make no effort to conceal.
Webelieve them honest, patriotic, and as
we'll disposed towards the Union as the
Wing party can possibly be- But in
giving their votes for the Candidates pre-
sen,ed by the Baltimore Convention, they
are undoubtedly (whhoM their own knowl.
edge it may beg assisting in destroying
the noblest fabric ever erected by the
wisdom OF mas. We have 70 doubt,
that, thousands of them, when they are
made to understand their true position,
will retrace their steps, and unite with
the Wings in putting stop to the Revo-
lutlonary spirit now abroad. But until
they shall have done so, the peculiar task
OF saving the Union devolves upon the
Wing Party.
With such a noble end in view, that
Party should not relax in its exertons
for one moment. |! should steadily pur-
sue the path that leads TO honor, 10 glory,
to the perpetuation Of our lnstitutio MS.
Let them go into the contest with the
zeal that should distinguish freemen, en-
listed in a noble cause and they cannot
| fail,