Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1854-03-01

country and for the preservation oftbc Union
of the States.
In ITS tpo last issues, tie Martins
burg Gazette epiaces its annie to retain
The Stcrifahy IN the hands Of the .rhig
party - Fir. Rep. ofhe 25ib ult
'tiet thee glass eyes;
/ Anil like scusvy poatlcian
To the things thou dost not
| The advice of old King Lear might be q
sufficient reply to the above from the Gre
publican" but We wish to say more distinctly,
that not one word can be found in our sstwo
last issues" to sustain its statement. In
common, we believe with decided majority
Of the people Of the county, we have cvinced
an anxiety to place the mere County officers
beyond the control and triclery of Caucuses.
Thus far only have We, or shall we engage
our paper in the pending contest,-an we
say, cffcctually to repel the insinaations Of
the "RepubAcan," that let it terminate as it
may, we shall rejoiee. provided the Caucus
nominee is defeated.
The "Repu5lican' follows MP its comments
with one or two imputations that exhibit, in
argument, the dexterity of the thimble-rig-
ger. Continuing with bold face to sup
press the fact that the communication against
the Caucus system, which we published, first
appeared in Democratic paper, the "Spirit
81 Jee6erso.';" over the signature Of sold
Democraey'' it sxtorts the inference. from.
our publication OF it, that we seek to "stig.
matize' its candidates, because the writer,
in speaking Of some of the candidates of
Caucuses in general, designates them as
"self-created monsters, who are all things to
all men," We are hardly able to bring our
selves to the point of denying or exposing
this astutc deduction of the "Republican.n
LEADERS of common intelligence readily
understand, that as the communication con-
tanning the phrase just quoted was published
abroad, in Democratic paper, was of a
general character, containing no illusions to
M.v special locality or election, it could not
possibly have any personal application to
any partio ular individuals, and that, conse-
quenty it con,,d only occur to one, who had
neither the sin cel.ity of saint, nor the acu-
men of logician, bu. whose mind CROPPED in
the dark holes and corners That grace the re-
treat of one blinded by parry b.gotry, to re-
present us as slandering the yer respectable
gentlemen who are now the candidates of
Caucus in this County.
We cannot dismiss the "Repu5lic.rn"
thus. 1t cannot thus escape from the effect
of its direct, pointed and personal assault
upon one of the other candidates. We quo
ted the language which it applied to him,
last week. We did SO because we believed
the community would not, and should not,
tolerate such audacious abuse.
While the "Rcpublican," from the tenor
of its editorial of Saturday last, would seem
disposed to divert public attention from its
own yillifcation, it still could not DENY it.
self the qualification of inserting long ar
ncie from the Richmond Examiner Dem. ]
which it designs to apply to the Independent
candidate for the SherffaIty-termine him
in too pointed way to prevent misunder-
standing, time SERVING and unreliable -
1t had IN its previous issue, designated all
such as $50 Snpremely lporthless," that
'fhe'T pery name was a reproach," or as
having 'fhe happy disposition Of esteeming
Me'r olon merits more highly than others
esteem them I'VE charged that this language
was directed to the gentleman in question.
IL Is not denied, on the contrary, the Re-
publican quotes with significant appreciation,
the article from the Examiner" in which
among other things, speaking of the exfolia-
tor, who is, in this case, the Independent
candidate,-it is said, .'Ife had rather be a
dog n their (thc Whig) camp, than chief
m maj o. has oren party"
"he hangers after appointments, partic.
e,nrty ehoSe for 1rhich he is utterly unft'
ms ambition is as bouadlesS as his capac.
,ty tor treason" ''Bat the successful eqfo.
, aat"r possesses the hide Of a rhinoceros
aha toohs as ridiculously self-complaceat as
, /, tAe c'o'en q a circus, or the harlequin of q
PantomiHe" He is too rain and idiotit
nos 10 6now that Office imparts neither dig.
my nor respect 10 an utterly uRisorthy in.
who Is 1t that thus, in the columns of tn,
Republican, endorses this language, and give
!, it an nnmistakeable, and almost ayowcd ap
!. plieation to certain gentlemen here. With