Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1848-12-14


your readersit would be a double inflicted. Nor is
this needfrl that theyniay know the character and
purpose OF Mr. Polk's message.
X i nothing more less, than abored siilled
dslngenuets apolegv Tor James X. Pok's aetings and
doings for the last fgur years faboured even 10 the
POM of pefverng history BIZ reviewing lie thrice re-
fesd stang about The United States Bank the Tariff
policy and the Subsreasury and BY the arosses ms
representations Of ie motives and policy Of The friends
Of The American sysiefn. Written 10 lofF style Of
dietat0fIal dcginaiisID as If he .JensDgu Pols the
caughup nominee OF the Baltimore Convention or
Al, selected because OF bis insignifeanee had
right Boi only 10 proclaim for the defeated party the
fuinos theories and mad experiments Of Locoiocoism
hut as y he had right 10 dictate 10 the Wings, and
10 General Taylor, tie npracIcabe Gcginas, which
have retarded The prosperity Of Tins country for the
lat twenty years. All this done too, and with thai
characteristic love Of disinieresedness and cunning,
witch marks his excelsncy'S movements for the
sole purpose Of leaving on The archives Of the nation
2 one --unfair-paruan Argument iull Of false
facts and demagogue determinations defence Of his
'orisinus and niischevoEs policy.
4 This mode Of charactcfizing this numbering mass
OF Misrepresentation, IS not 100 strongtor besides
the manIiest scope and intent 81 The Argument,
\ flung peIogger than Pfestlen, this waning
wonder OF a Chief Magistrate, almost in terms.
duses such men as Lowndes, the elder Dallas. Tuck
Ter, Monroe Clay and host OF efea, men. (the latch
Its Of whose shoes he is worthy 10 unloose,) Of
endeavering to inodnce The arslocratic distinctions
Of European monarches. and especially the English.
sto this countryof throwing potrcr and wealth into
the hands of privileged few, who nigh, Cypress the
lower classes BY taxation, without control land by
deliberate violation OF the Constitution by syste-
uaiic forced construction of The instrument. and in vi
oalion OF lis plain meaning, contained in lis written
! c,auses.
This you will see, is OF piece, if not exceeding
sudacity, the charge made by this same Presidential
lprppet, against the great conservative party Of the
fcounry that they moral traitors. for daring to
doubt his right to juggle into ruiuous war, worse
than actual tFanois because we could commit trea
son with lmpnny; morally guilty, !oI he charged
4 our offence in the words fhe law defining treason
but he regarded in relation TO Benedict Arnold and
the tories Of the revolution you would compare
swiuder to hghwsyman. Now, for enc, am MOI,
disposed 10 submit without protest, and that IN no
beiliday terms, to- the impairment peiulance. and
pompous fasehoud Of this presidential censor
4 There never was sny thing in his political position,
his Department his talents or his history. 10 give me
any other opinion OF him than ''peiiy tool of a
tyrant Gas Mr. Wise called him to his face when he
was paying teady 10 Gen Jackson.) as petty ty
rant Of tools, when be trying 10 sacrsfce Taylor
4 and Scott. BOTH when he found that whatever honor
and glory 10 be gained from the Mexican war,
il wss net to enure 10 Mr. James X. Polk to say
nothing Of the bad OF the thing il 10 10 be
dured that this garbled, partial partizan stuff should
90 down TO pesterity unccRuadicted, dressed up in
4 the pompous garb OF dign6ed state paper, that
all this stale and ofea refu,ed defamation against
great and noble policy should be suffered to pass
noticed because Mr. James K Polk wishes 10 justify
his yrtoes.
The frsi nine celums Of this tedious political homi
" are taken up with glori6cauon Of MIR. James X
Folks administration, including the glores OF the
Mexican war, with the history of its iniquous er
gen, est out by particular intention. And the gor
Gus acquisition (by an unjus, and bloody war made
i upon weak and distracted nation) Of New Mexico
and Caliiornia-the fact that il might all have beer
bought for one tenth Of what il has css, us, having
been emitted for the like reason. But the pill gid
ed BY most magnificent reference the Pacslus q
the gold grabbers ofthe California coast; and he ask
for mint. To coin the golden shower, which this, en-
political Danae, has brought dewn for us, by tn,
!, wltcheries OF his administrative wisdom.
He ventures 10 touch upon Oregon and even Il
speak Of fortynne degrees OF North latitude, bat il
silent upon $40 40 or light.
u He makes, under The diciaiiop OF accurate it'll
Bob Walker great parade oil figures. and tells o
magnificent lrporieIinns of foreign goods. bu, don
c tell US how pay for them, and still sticks
II. that the public debt Is osy sixty five millions O
dollars, and he is very confident that il Gen Taylo
u and the wings will only suffer the beautiful tariff o
I'll 1886, and the sub treasury hu,nbug TO remain inisc,
the whole Of that will be spunged ou as easily as hi
rnagnus Apollo, Gen. Jackson. removed The deposits
e He confidently asserts tina, "a millions Of speci
!. was imported into the country in the year endin
June lS47 bu, don't tell us what has become of H. M
shoulders when he thinks what might have happene
II all this hard money had gene into the vaults OF IN
Banks by increasing paper issues, but forgeis all ih
TIME that ii ,ccnt there aud 'no where esev us ever,
y body knows. aud won; tell us where il is now an,
e how much has gone ac,sss The waters, since 10 NEE
The dues OF eur importers, and 10 be pu IN the pocket
OF ioreignersand pauper laborers, under the besse.
n tariff OF 1896; which discrmnatcs against our owr
industrial classes. Bur leave his figures TO the sue
cessor OF Mr.. Robert Walker who will tale unfold
when he ieot up their precious books that
venture 10 preiic will open the eyes Of sose demo
Gratis well as Wings.
It's after long gerfcation ofJames X Polk ESQ
ana hrs wondrous dongs; leaving all reference 10
lhe fact thai lie has been weighed in the balances oil
pubic justice, and has been found wanting; aud his
power taken from him. aud transferred TO the man OF
the tunes, Iaplcr; whowas long the butt for the
shafts OF the said president his TOOLS and parzans: il
alter all This self sloricaon. that he comes 10 the
later part OF his message where he undertakes most
4 deliberately TO lnfat upon farewell dissertation
upon exploded Loeoioco doctrines and bitter, mper,i-
4 mem eensure upon measures which he never could
/ csmprehend because Of his narrow pariizan mental
VISION, and his gross OF patriots and states
men, whose expanded patriotism, he is utterly inca
/ pab,e Of approaching.
/ To THIS part of his message. have alluded in the
tfsi part OF THIS notice: that will be attended TO- even
during this session OF Congress have yery h,le
doubt that il will be stripped VI lis psenIioos doc
marsm. and exhibited as il deserves | have as little
douhI and just lte that before this ast extract of
Jach snlsin lh's final infection Of pseudo democracy
shall Hi mic the shades OF political oblivion he will
! nave enough and Than enough 10 remind him.
that II - not Zine feathers, always that make the
hne bird" and that il by no means follows that be.
cause he is icathered tiped, and can "Egi up The
creeS' that ne is therefore DEMOCRATIC EAGLE.
@Sa At the request of Mr.. Mcclure, Mr..
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