Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1844-08-01
THE INTRIGUE EXPOSED.

We ask the readers attention to the article which
We copy from the Baltimore American, headed
THE Texas issue abandoned in New York" 1t
will be plainly that the slumbering fires OF
Democracy are beginning again to break out, aad
the same battle which was fought previous to, aud
in the Humbug Convention at Baltimore, is to be
renewed again, aud doubt not as the day OF
reckoning approaches, it will become more and
more savage.
We have endeavored to expose to our readers
from time to time the pretended enthusiasm OF the
Loco Focos, and to show to them the humbuggery
of the long list Of changes from the Wing ranks to
those Of the Intrigue Candidates. Here, indeed,
ia evidence of that perfect union and harmony Of
which we have head so much and here, Indeed
is full exposure Of that miserable and unwarranta-
Bile attempt Of the intrguers to deceive the Ameri-
can People The Loco Focos had been fairly tried
upon all of the old issues before the American eo
Pile, and sgnally defeated and routed upon every
battle field from Maine to Louisiana. Up to the
time of the late Virginia and Connecticut elections
the whole spirit Of the party Except South Carroll
.,a) was invoked ia favor of Martin Won Buren,
ihe Loco Focos met in their State Conventions,
County and Town assemblsges throughout the Uni
on, and by overwhelming mejon.ies decided that
Mr. Van Buren, theirtirst, last, and only choice
So decided they in their preferences, that the
Locos Of Georgia revoked the decision of one Con-
vention which hao nominated Calhoun, and decla-
I'D ia favor ofYan Buren,. Can the friends Of the
intrigue Candidates deny that the party had en-
phatcally declared for Van Buren1 Can they de-
Dy that they were instructed to vote for him Can
they deny that the members Of the Baltimore Con
vention violated their instIuctions7 Can they show
the action Of any authorised body Of ;heir party in
ANY State of this Union revokins their instructions
in favor Of Mr.. Van Burenf Can they show where
in he differed from the Democratic" party in
their measured Was il the Texas question which
Drew Tho Democratic support from himi Weven.
ture to say the Polkites cannot answer single one
Of the above questions satisfactorily to the Ameri.
can People. No, that Convention has put forth
nomination with intrigue clearly inscribed on their
banner and the Loco Focos themselves know Ut
and the article which we copy from the American
shows concusively the measures which some OF
them are adopting TO expose the intrigue of the
Baltimore Convent ion. The Locos talk of harmo-
nv and union in their ranks. 1t is not The
deepest discontent is ranking IN the heart Of the
Democracy, and we here say, as We have often
ssid before, that the most erwhelming defeat
awaits the Intrigue Candidates" in November.
The Wings are firm and united throughout the
Couotry, fully alive to the immsase Importance of
the establishment OF their principles to the prosper
ivy of their County, and devoledly attached to
their great leader, whose whole life has been devo-
ted to his Cornuy. MIR. Van BuIen was sacrificed
90 sppease the anger of Calhoun, and this Texas
question was thrust into that Convention as a
cloak--s meie Pretext-to get clear Of Mr.. Van
Buren,, and satisfy his rival, Mr.. Calhoun. Me-.
Calhosn had tried his best rally the party in his
favor, bu, finding that impossible he came forward
and denounced that Convention as "qacked Ju-
~" and declared tast he would not suffer his
name TO 60 before /; for nomination But while he
refused to suffer his own name to SO before the
Convention, he was determined to defeat Mr.. Van
Buren,. The Convention met-this very same
hacked ;urs which Calhoun had eenouaced-s(ter
intriguing for three or four days brought forth the
present nomination, TO which Calhoun and his
friends immediately gave in teir adhesion. So
that ii is manifest that the defeat of Van Buren,
was tho darling object of Calhoun, as the same
Convention nominated Polk that would have nom.
ias,ed Van Buren,; and il its organization and ma
,erials were corrupt in the eyes Of Mr.. Calhoun
and his friends when it supposed its sulIrages
would be given to Van Buren,, SOFT must be now,
and yet they ask the American People to cast their
suarsges in favor Of nomination made by Con
veption which they themselves denounced as core
rupt. To show more eoncusivoly that the Hum
bug Convention not acluatel by a regard and
love for their principles, but sought the blood of
Van Buren, to appease the Deny OF South Carolina,
Notification, and Disunion, let facts speak for
themselves.
Can the Poltites deny that Sa' Wright, of
New York, was solicited to accept the nomination
ofthe Humbug Convention for the Presidency =
Does not every one know that he was actually