Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1844-10-31
O.V' .MO.v'D.4y' .vEXT,

the Alb day of November. you will be called to
choose President and Vice fresden, to preside
over the destinies of this great Republic for four
years from the Ath of March, i845. We have la
bored from the lst day Of May last ehen the Peo-
pies RePresen atives in National Convention as
sembled at Baltimore and nominated HENRY
CLAY for the Presidency, ard THEODORE
FRELINGHUYSEN for the Vice Presidency, 10
lay their characters and principles before you.
and feel we'll persuaded they are now as familiar
TO YOU 40 house hold words We have also endsa-
vored fesressly expose 10 you the enormous lies,
the villaineus SANDERS and the savage warfare
which have been constantly wdged agains; these
great statesmen and patriots BY the leaders of the
Loco Foco parry, and We feel equally certain that
you have turned from their baseness and meanness
with disgust and loathns, and taken your Candi-
dates more closely to your hearts.
You will Ieeoect when first announced the
nomination of Henry Clay and Theodore Freling-
huyscn to you trough the columns Of the Gazette,
-s predicted that the Loco Focos would wage
sseinst them a war Of vitupeis,nn, low personal
abuse, and bare faced and relentless system Of
the yiles. persecution ever conceived and broush,
fOrth in the face of an ntell,en, and free People
Now ,ha, the canvass is about to close We ask
sou, men Of Berkeley, who have been attentive OBJ
servers Of the Who'll. conduct Of The contest, If te
cers not riski7 Yes, we knaw the party ega,us,
~Lieh We had to contend-we well knew thstihes
were animated by spirit which was aroused by a
longing after the spos Of ohce--we saw the dis
6or!aat aad unnatural dipisiong combining upon
no other principles than ths spOi!s Of Office, and
sc knew how fsrcely and unscrupuousy they
.ould hs., for the darling prize. We had before
our eyes the beacon light Of John C. Cahoun's
letter Addressed to his friends before tina assem-
bling Of the Baltimore Loco Foco Convention, in
which no 2ersmptoily refused TO suffer his name
to 60 before it tor nomins,ion--,oeiy upon the
ground, Of the corrupt and unit Republican mate.
risls OF which il was composed We well remem-
bored the lies and slandsrs which were piled
mountains sh during ihe canvass Of $40 against
the fame and character Of tho gallant and lament
ed Harrison by this same unscrupulous Par,y-end
that their mshgnity even now descended into his
grave, and hoved like demon around his late
residence and spit ito sPi, ut the aged partner OF
bis bosom. We knew from the intrigue which
reigned triumphant in the Loco Foco National
Convention. breaking down al former lsod- marks
of fair dealing. and sitting the voice Of the People to
crafty few Nufers and Disunionistsi in South
olins, ,h,y could bring forth into tie moth
ing to sustain lis pretepsions but for the purpose
OF hiding It's hideous form TO the People continu.
al hurrsh would be kept up to the last aud all that
living, Islander, and fslsehood could do to break
down the Candidates OF the Wings. and call pub
lie attention from their own base intrigues, would
be rcsorted to md obstinately persisted in. Such
has been the course of our opponents towards Mr.
Cl4, and Mr.. Frelinghuy se"--in fact they could
Tot .uccesaiJ.ly attack the principles upon which
,h,v rroro,e TO Conduct our National sffiirs--and
tLs onlyrc.or, h4ch they bad left to them wss to
,iiify aud abuse. In THU war OF vinpera,ion, the
NOS. abandoned party lacks and nhdels OF the
Country have ,aksn tho lesd--aye. the Amos Ken
iaDs, the slamm,. and the MSaary' OF the land
have been sol up to lecture tie People OF this
County upon The moral and religious characters
OF Clay and Frelinghuysen. Mr.. Clay has been
charged with every crime in the decaogue. snd in
deed il this distinguished patriot were guilty OF the
millioaih par, Of the charges preferred agar't
him, he ouaslnos 10 DO in the Peniteutiary, Or to
have sxpated his e,aIt ,his UPON The suo'nin;-
ou, Boaaold. Blu, We mistake common sense and
common justice i; these Vile slanderets are no,
covered with eternal disgrace and shame. Mr.
Cloy will most sssuredly be the mex, President Of
the United States II he liyes, and then these men
mu.t End their level. Where in the future viii
they .,andi Who is there hereafter who will be
Influenced by ,hemi Their voices must be s'ien'
ced--their lies aud baseness must forever s'end up
before their eyes, and their disappointment be to
them like a vnltuie whose bloody bees viii forever
gu.W their ytals What an pnenyiou' tate a"aNs
these men. On! II seems TO Us that the monu'
rpspt of shame and disgrace which must forever