Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1845-05-08
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The new Organ has Aess ~ appearance al
Washington, an9 Is uow in s- FISH De OF success
ful experiment" The administration of Mr.
Polk is not quite SO erteasirs General Jackson
being content to ruie the Union instead Of The
pko,e Globe The Democracy Of the present lay
is said to be progressive bur this looks like taking
turn backwards.
The Official Organ hss been chrisiened the
q Union" and Mi. Richie has issued biz inaugu-
raj address 10 the county; bu, yet, Democrat
&c principles" under the new Administration, are
as undefsed as Mr.. Polk left them on he 4th Of
March, and perhaps the country is to be kept in
the dark until near the meeting Of Congress, when
an mixing Of what is TO come will be thrown out.
The Baltimore American, referring to the NAM
testo of the Union, makes the following remarks:
In that, we regret to say, little is TO be
found but the old jargon OF pauy-,he
hackneyed phrases of the yeinacuIar OF
politicians Who talk of "the principles OF
the jeffersonian democracy" as parrots
repeat words by Eote--or as the Scotch
blacksmith described people who talked
metaphysics. 1t speaks Of "a powerful
National Bank, a gigantic system OF 10
ternal Improvements" and Protective
Fartf--all forming distinctive features
OF the democratic administration Of MAD.
rsoN-it speaks Of these as constituting a
system OF federal policy adverse to the
Constitution system which the superi.
or genius and ''ron rule" OF Andrew
Jsckson broke down to the great comfort
oil the democracy.
Such choice passages Bs the following
are found in this connection:
"But the federal party was no, yet ex.
Itlngulsbed. Their extraordinary efforts
in 1910 to defeat that able statesman,
Martin Van Buren,, aided as they were by
the viest devices, and by the grosssst
abuse OF the money power, contributed,
with the singular condition oil the country
to place them again at the head of the
government. 1t is no, necessary for us
to recapi,ulate the struggles which have
since ensued, to describe the indomiiaole
spirit Of our friends, or their final glorious
triumph in the election of James X. Polk
Another era is then opened to US. His
administration has Just commenced. He
comes to carry out the principles Of the
REPUBLICAN PARTY, and he pledges to
that end under which he was elected. -
He takes the JEFFERsoNIAN ERA for his
standard, and WE, too, come forward to
support the principles OF the Republican
Faith, and to give to his administration a
fair, liberal, and efficient support. We
will oppose latltudinous construction of
the constitutional NATIONAL BANK in
any OF Its iorms-an extravagant and un-
constitutional system Of National Internal
mprovemenis--ar insidous Distribution
Of the Proceeds Of the Public Landslide
Assumption Of State Debts, and such a
Bankrup, Law as dsgraced The statue
book in 1912.
owe shall contend against an unjust
and unequal tariff. We will support a
fair and just revenue standard. This rate
should be moderate in itself, and sufficient
to raise adequate means, along with the
proceeds Of the public lands, 20 meet the
expenses ofthe government, &c., &C.,
&c."
The Genius Of Rigmarole is fairly in
the ascendant throughout this manifesto.
With regard 10 Oregon and Texas, the
possession of the one and the annexation
Of the other are TO bs insisted on. A
proper spirit Of Cancellation IS to be unl.
ted with a due regard TO the rights and
honour Of the country. This is well -
But the Wings are to be attacked unspar.
ingly. The Union declares its determin.
ed purpose "to resist them--io expose
their heterodox principes--to clear away
misrepresentation, and TO battle the cleo.
ton of their leaders" The Wings, then
know what they have to expec: from The
Government official.