Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1853-02-09


rhe tDs.aoerassc nsvsssy' and sss ...unies,''
TIE .'orgsnsg q the Democratic party
seem'to be ssdly out Of tune ut present. and
discourse any thing bus swee. harmony g
Here Is specimen Of the style in which tie
..Democr attic Review ard the Washington
Union" mix to each other.
TIE Review for January thus speaks Of the
greas central organ of the Democracy
This organ" IN fact, had displayed deep
anxiety to be the organ Of anybody who viii
'resiss the progress Of democracy as that
seems to be tie bug bear Of fools everywhere
and failing Of better or worse takes up
General Cass with u win and essays strenn
ously 10 anticipate and check the incoming
administration. Itmay be well to inform the
pubIic that the Washington Union has re
cciyed 100000 per aunum from the public
treasury. that it never bad an idea IN its ven
cradle head that it never said nothing
with discretion or propriety, ard cannot open
its mouth without exposing itself Upon the
heroic deeds Of the gentleman who went
through enormous exploits in search Of fifty
cents to pay for one patch upon bis breeches
it is certainly didactic, eloquent. and milsto
man In frowning down our foreign rela.
tions as new ideas, wholly unknown to it and
which il is determined il will not know, it is
grand and truly impressive. Foreign rela
tons indeed new ideas, sir--noisy humbug
sir-treason to the party. sir. No country
in the world, sir but these United States
democratic party never sir. never knew any
thing about foreign relations" In such dis
Greet language does it discourse an grave
important subjects. Yet such is the organ
of the fogy interest Of the democratic party
70 this complimentary strain, the Union
makes the following reply courteous
10 the last week Of January the Novcm
Der and December numbers Of the Democrat
10 Review the organ Of the self STYLED pro
cressives and fast men came to us freighted
with its usual cargo Of buccancer morality
aud savage denunciatioD. The semi occa-
sioual appearance Of this piratical print is in'
keeping with tie irregular and llcgitimatc
purposes of the plundcr party which it rep
resents. and whose interests it seeks to pro-
mote by its uuprincipled forays in the field Of
politics The style, too, in which it is writ
ten. pastakes. by analogy, Of the character Of
its ethics; and as the one is but profligate
OF the principles of common homes
~, so the other treats with contemptuous
seorn the rules Of common sense The half
educated writer who makes up its articles
bis contraband sentiments by the
DISCUSSES aud coucealments Of the guilty
,muggler, and contrives, either from incapac
ty to speak with an honest cardor, or with
he design of masking his illicit aim to OBJ
'cure his meaning in q cloud Of violent an
ithesis, far fetched illusions, swelling cpl
hcts, and ridiculous solecisms, 1t could
,ardly be expected-it certainly was not
lesired-that the Washington Union should
Escape the abuse of journal established sor
he purpose Of promulgating the most proifli
gate principles of political morality, and which
has signalizcd its career by the iudiscriminate
of all who would not enlist un-
der tho black flag which aoated from its
mast.