Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1854-08-30
For tie Gozetie.
THE VIRGINIA REPUBLICAN.
Or, Editor



Forced to drudge for the dregs Of men,
Aud scrsvl strange tnnss with a ba1bp4vus pen
The Editor Of tue Republican seems to Is
still ploading along III that same old way,
regardless ui truth or decency maniiestlng
at times, a. great deal OF bravery aud impu-
deuce, v hioh seems to be peculiar to himself,
OF at least his paper would bere state that
but few can ae toua1 ',lua.e NliIug to credit
bin With ali the llceat objects drawn upon
that celebrated sheet. As Tor myself | eau
see, in common with others, that it is nude
the receptacle Of the opinions aud notions oi
class OF people Who, by universal coasent,
have been assigned position in society, far
below the standard OF common honesty
The last issue OF that paper presents a
page, which for ingenuity, and vanity of tao
Tics, surpasses all, that TO my knowledge, has
ever appeared in tLis u any other quarter -
The attempt is there made TO please Prot.
estants, Catholics Know Notilngs, Aut-
Know Notbings, y bigs, Democrats. aad any
and all uther secis aud associations.
Space viii not permit my going into gen-
eral review of this curiosity viii Therefore
coufne myself to u notice Of one or two ~ e.
posterosties' thrown out Fol instance the
Republican becomes perfectly horror stricken
! 10 the idea Of the Cusbwa party being
charged with Gourting The Cathoic and for
eiga Influence, and WITH all the cool impu
dence una inable, stands up aud boldly pro.
nou6ces it slanGcr Now would ask ia
all canGor, who ever saw anything like tina.
WHY. sir. there is scarcely an individual in
4 Il ann, ~ tho o,tn 4 EIfosu o,.<,,.,
( OF common Intelligence, who does not know
/ that such is the fact that they have never
ceased to court that particular fiueuee, aud
that, not only have trey res2rted TO all hon
osalAe means to array the fcreigl and Cath
ole vote against MIR Newcomer, 5ut have
coudeseeuded t. the meanest tricherR h. aa
complish that one object. What means all
this TRADE Of abuse against the Know Moth
ings. and what is the object of those secret
circulars that have been placed ia the hands
OF few Of the taitifsl, purportiRg to be a
certificate sworn to by two or three indiyidn
ais who state that they drew out OF tue
Know Nothing organization because they had
nominated Mr.. Newcomer as their candidate
These certificates are only shown to foreign
boa and Catholic citizens. What l. the
meaning of ali that We are prepared to
prove that Mr. CuShwa himself solicited the
support Of a foreign born Catholic citizen,
upon the grounds of Mr.. Newcomcr being a
Know Nothing Supported by the Know No.
things and as such was au enemy to all for
eigners and Catholics What does that
mean Aud little further, if you please.
I'VE have been Informed by all intelligent
Catholic citizen, that the Cushwa party have
offered to contribute greater portion Of the
funds necessary to complete the New Catho
lie Church in this town, provided they (the
Cathocs) would elect Mr. Cushws Sheriff oil
berkeley County, What do you say to that
Mr., Republican, that's another Know No
thing Lie is it?
There is another matter that we think il
would be well enough to throw into the seal.
just at this time. merely to see bow it weighs
Why did the Fugleman OF the Cushwa-
Faulkner party, attempt to SOW the seeds o
discard among thu membership Of the Rev
alr. Eiaks church, by riding through The
Tuscatora region and telling the dsmocrati,
menbers Of the church that their Pastor Mr
Fina) was attempting to break down tbt
democratic party BY preaching Know No,hm.
SerN Is. And IN order uo re eifectually {,