Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1848-11-16

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THUR DAY MORNING NOVEMBER 10, 1913.
Tau TEruMPz o. wIgs PgIICz-LEa.
The smoke Of the late great civic battle is
clearing away;--the noise and confusion" Of
the contest is subsidng though boisteroas Wings
are still straining their lungs in imitation Of
Chapman--the stakeholder has forked over the
lin to the exciting winner, whilst the melan-
choIly dupe Of the hesr!ltss crew at Washington
vents curses mot loud bat deep at his betrayers;
1.-The face Of beauty IS radiant with smiles
quiet Whg citizens congratulate each other up
on the bright political prospects before us,--of-
fce-hoders who deserted their Offices for the
political quake at the joyous shout "Old
Xach's cooiDg," which assails their ears at eve
ry corner Of the streets,--the honest, sober Dem
ocrat who was induced to vote for Lewis Cass,
in the conscientious belief that he was support
ing the old fashioned De mocracy Of the days of
Madison, shakes his head and hopes good may
may come of this thing, the bitter Locofoco
partizan With his heart filed with "enyy, hatred,
malice and all uncharitableness," grinds his
teeth in impotcnt rage and poor cuffee,
with no stake in the contest and ever ready to
lend his voice to the winning party, bedeyils
his Locofoco superiors with his unceasing cho-
rus Of
"No use knockn at de door any more. j"
And now gentle reader and kind patron allow us
to offer to you our heartfelt congratulations on
the glorious final result. we gave it as our
humble opinion, when we took charge of the
Gazette nearly two years since, that vast ma
iori,y of the American People were heartily III
red Of the hollow professions, laundering diplo-
macy reckless proaigacy and gross incompetent
cy Of the present administration and yentured
the prediction that the month Of November,
1S48, would witness popular demonstration
which would furnish wsrning TO political evil
doors for years to come that whether the vic
tory was achieved under the lead Of that vete-
ran statesman whose life has has been one great
sacrifice to bis country veal, who was then our
choice, and who is still first in the affections Of
every hearted Wing in the land-or under
the banner of the gallant old chief who "shrinks
from responsibility aud who promises to
the pristine purity Of the days Of Washington
still we should be called to rejoice over great
WING victory. That prediction has been veri-
fed even beyond our most sanguine hopes, so
far as the popular vote is concerned. Far be it
from u.s. to exut over the disappointment OF
those who in their honest but mistaken zeal for
what they were led to regard as Republican
Principles, were arrayed in political opposition
10 what we consider true Republicanism Their
country, is our county, and we sincerely rejoice
that they viii be the participants of the blessings
of wise administration Of Government nsti.
tuted for the common benyft Nor do we de.
sire 70 excite prejudice against that class O
office-holders (and for the sake of the country
we are proud to know there is such class y who
disdained to be the instruments in the hands O
those who sought TO '.brng the influence of The
Government in conflict with the freedom of thu
elections" We have ever regarded political pro
scrption with perfect adherence: The frs
time we ever heard the voice of Henry Clay, i
was raised in the Senate of the United States il
denunciation Of the practice first brought int
general use in this country by Gen. Jackson. /
Is practice which the Wings have warret
against for years--and every good Wing repu
dates and loahes it,
lis true that reform is needed the c0rrap
ministers Of the most corrupt dynasty that evel
disgraeed the government OF Republican coun-
trv, the kneves who are "banded together by the
power Of the public plumber" should be and will
be turned adrit and no honest man viii lament
their fate. The honest, capable, faithful public
servants who have kept aloof from the infamous
practices Of their fellows viii, we hope, be spa,
red as the monuments Of Wing magnanimity
as their undeserving companions win furSisl
examples Of Wing Justice.
We would not confne our congratulations tc
the WING party--ge congratulate The American
People on the defect Of the Loeofoco Dynasty
We congratulate them in the prospect of the
restoration Of sound currency, and the relief Of
the country from the incubus of the odious sub
treasury system, SO often condemned by the
American people and 50 pertinaciously adhered
to by the advocates Of the one-,nan power on
the prospect Of a Tariff which whilst it will
afford an adequate revenue will at the same time
afford fair protection to American Industry, -
instead cf a system which makes war upon ON
home industry and enterprise by subjeeting it ia
the competition Of foreign labor ON the ele-
walton to office Of men who win respect the will
OF the people as expressed by their representa-
tvs 10 the room Of those who with the pro-
LESSONS oil Democracy upon their lips have en-