Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1848-02-10
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10. is4s
GOOD ADVICE.

The following wise counsel is contain
ed in the Intelligencer of Saturday last.
Though particularly addressed to the ed
itors of the Wing papers of the country,
there is wisdom in every line which all
good Wings would do well to read, mark
and profit by.
We lay no claim to the gift of prophe-
cy, but we think we may very safely pre-
diet that the correspondent Of the Rich
mond Wing has been egregiously impos-
ed on by those who persuaded him that
any of the friends of Mr.. CLAY mediate
treason to that illustrious statesman: and
we hope ere twelvemonth, to enjoy the
discontinue of our friends of the Repub-
lican, at the Justification of their calcula-
tons in regard to Mr.. C's. electoral vote.
We rejoice in the comfortable belief that
any one Of the distinguished leaders of
our party, who may be selected by a Ma
tional Convention, can and will be elect
ed and we hold ourselves in readiness
to support the nomination of that body.
A Word TO Whig Friends.
Whilst ourselves studiously abstaining from dis
cussing the relative claims of citizens proposed
for the great office of President of the United
States, it cannot be supposed by any one that
we are unobservant spectators of what is passing
around us in reference to the approaching con-
test. DesiIous above all things of the success of
the Wing candidate, whoever may be selected for
that distinguished post of honor and of duty
because, as parties now classed and charac-
terized, we consider the salvation of the Govern
nent from the alternatives Of Anarchy or Despo-
tism to depend upon the event of the coming
Presidential election-we shall take care not to
leopard that success by creating schisms among
the Wings themselves. Least of all shall we be
found Joining any combination of jealous parti-
sans whose purpose is to rule or break up the par
ty. Nor shall we be either led or driven into
controversy with such persons, should they even,
in pursuit of some darling object of their own,
chance 10 forget in the blindness and deafness Of
their zeal, what they owe TO themselves and to
Would that all our brethren of the press would
adopt the same course, which a long experience
prescrbes to us, of avoiding harsh reflections and
vindictiye retorts, as well upon the several emf
nent men spoken OF Tor the Presidency, as upon
one another
That it is in the power of the opponents of the
Misrule by which the country has been placed IN
its present false position, and surrounded with
dangers the more appalling because as yet only
seen darkly, to elect President, under whose
administration the country may be rescued, and
the Government restored to the paths of recti-
tude prosperity, and true glory, we do not en-
terrain moments doubt. The People are with
us. Union and concert Of action among all who
entertain the same opinion that we do OF the ne
cessity of change of administration in the Gov
eminent is all that is needed to insure the attain
ment of the object
That object, however, we cannot IT we would
conceal from our readers, may be defeated by
war among the Wings themselves, to be CARED
on by the journals which represent the prefer
ences of their conductors each for his own partc-
lar candidate.