Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1844-03-07


on every measure that might give efficien
cy 10 our arms, nor any rung higher 0
louder than his cheering on his country
men TO victory.
! We are recently informed, that gfea
injustice has been done 10 Mr.. Ven Buren,
in respect to the part he played during
the War OF 1912, and, though lIttl'
known, that he performed at tina. periot
the most brilliant and important pubic
services. Doubtless the historian WHIT
is 20 record his exploits in iha. war, WI
favor the county also with information
not heretofore made pull C, of his sign
services. too, to the cause Of Peace. we
had indeed heard that be was opposed &c
the Declaration Of War, and we know he
was The supporter Of Clinton against Mad
ison, but always held HIM as alike impo,
tent and unfelt, both in the peace ana
War policy of the Government, and mus'
he Permitted still to doubt, as well The
brillancy as the importance OF public ser
vices. of which the whole country mas,
for period of more than thirty years
remained in profound ignorance.
Conspicuous among the foremost Of the
friends Of Freedom at home, few are more
distinguishes than Mr.. Clay IN the ranks
of those who have contributed by their
Efforts TO the spr, ad Of the great Cause OF
Civil Liberty throughout The world
Through him were conveyed the cheer
ing ano sustaining sympathies Of this grea,
and free people, to animate the Greek and
the South American in their noble strug'
gle to throw off their oppressors, and his
name is indss,lubly linked with those Of
Sydney and La Fayetts, in the heart o.
every votary Of Liberty, and will be spo-
ken Of, with theirs, through all time
with admiration and gratitude.
We might ask, when, at home r abroad
has the name of Mr.. Van Buren, been
h ard in connection with any stIngulsh
ed service to the great cause OF civil LIB
erty? By what deed or word, is he hit
ed, in this regard, above the common lev
ell! None whatever. These services,
as those he has rendered TO the cause o
Peace, and in tine Of War, remain yet tc
be recorded as they are yet TO be perform
ed.
Such are the men, such their mr. asutes
their srrvlc,s and their principles, be.
tween whom the country will soon be
called on TO decide--bets cen whom, we
should rather say, the country Will soon
be called on to pronounce It's DECISION
for shat decision, we entertain no doubt
is finally and unrhangeably made up
The irresistible Wing Phalanx, of 1910
we firmly believe, with few exceptions
too inconside, able for notice, exists now
unbroken and unmpaired, -steadlast, un
dismayed and invincIbe. Their hopes
C ushed, their ardor damped, their splrt'
broker, by the grievUus dis pfoIntmen'
they experienced in the hour Of their late
signal victory. numbers of them retired
for a time, from contests where success
could bring no relief, nor defeat aegravate
cry grievance. Accordingly, compar-
ison of the votes given in elections OF eve
~ grade, and throughout toe country, up
to a recent period, with the Presidential
vote of 1910, shews, almost in every in
stance, that the Modern Democrats par.
ty prevailed by no increased strength oil
theirs, but by the FILLING eff of the Wing
vote. And there exists scarcely an IN.
stance, where full vote was polled, in
which the Wings did not triumph. But
as sraver questions b. gan 10 be involved
and the probability of Mr.. Van Buren's
receiving the nomination of the Democrat
&c party became more and more manles:;
as the period approached when tue Presi-
dental aud all other elections receive the
impress ofihat national policy which the
Sovieign VIII Of the Nation shall pre-.
scribe as a duty TO its Representatives. to
carry out, the spirit of patriotism, was
again seen 10 rouse iiselfat the call olthe
Country, and all the former al of the
Wings to kindle with its won't fires
Hence the elections Of The year just pass
ed assumed another character. Tennes-
see gaIlanily led the way-castlng off ~
dgnnnty the faithlsss and disloyal coun-
sellers, who for time paralyzed her &C.
ton, and re. asserting her former distiE-
guished position IN the Wing IA Nashville
North Caroline, Georgia ami Maryland
in quick succession, were seen again &c
rally under the Wing Banner. And II
all the recent instances Of elections, re-
fcrred back to new trial before the PEG
pie, the Wing Candidates, it is believed
have invariably succeeded, or showed
constsn, increase of strength.
Hence we repeat the expression OF ou'
firm conviction that the old " hig Phalana
remains, now, as in 1910, undlmlnishet
and ipvincbIe, and IS able, by lis own IN
dependent strength 10 parallel in 1914 The
victory Of 1870
But indications from every quarter pou
IN upon US, to shew great and rapid IN
crease of the Wing strength, and to salts
~ US that in the hour OF battle, our ranks
will be swelled by thousands OF our Tel
low Citizens who, not with us on al
points, have her, tolore stood alooi, o.
seemed to be agains, us, but who yet re
coil from the thought, by contributing Il
the restoration of MIR. Van Buren,, of re
plunging the country into the shames ant
corrup,ions, the evils and disasters OF h
AI.s.arred and most calamilous rule.
II was indeed, plain from The beginning
| TO all hat those who would not see, iha
the mere indication OF decided prefer
ence for another, MIR. Van Buren, BEN!
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