Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1855-03-07

talent. Does NOT l4uci feT possess Eshies anu
talent? Is the Democracy to admit that
they cannot find man Of geuius and talent
ID their ranks without resotlDg 70 renegade
Wings? Shall we make such Illuminating
progcssionz ! hope not. Sneli able and
consistent Democrats be pushed aside to make
room for those who have passed the greater
part Of their political lises in open warfare
against the principles aud men Of our party !!
1 Shall such men as Leake and Smith be sept
at home that sach men as Wise may have
chance TO figure upon the political theatre
/ | believe, with the Richmond Examiner, that
The nomination Of sIr Wise .exoneratos
every Democrat from supporting the nominee
on party grounds, =
asuppose him elected, Cf you can suppose
| the democratic party capable Of the guilt and
| folly Of electing him to the first Office in their
glt. } aud what an example viii the yenera
ted old renowned old commonwealth present
to her sister States: Virginia the renowned
old dominion she much revered commonwealth
With the Democratic majority Of fifteen thou
sand. with numbers Of able faithful aud con
sistent Democrats il. her ranks who would
erase the gabernatorial chair and reflect hon
I Il upon The State, would, 10 that event be
/ guilty Of the egFegious folly Of turning from
the tried and true, and Of electing to the
| highest post Of 5oaor in her gift RENE.
GADE WIG. On, what fall that would
be my countrymen! Shall the disgrace of
such an act be stamped upon thefair escut-
cheon Of the democratic party p Better
thousand times suffer defeat than to gain such
victory better fall in the right thar con-
quer in tie wrong One such victory as
would attendIthe election Of Mr. W. would ruiz
the Democratic party, and cause Virginia to
lose that high position in the esteem aud
respect of other States which it is Der honor
at present to occupy.
But it may be argued be is the nominee
of the Democratic party and all Democrats
should vote forhim whether they like to do SO
or not. am always sorry when | hear
man speak thus; for by so doing he gives ev
idencc that be has sacrificed his individual
independence boand hand and foot into the
hand of Inscriptions scheming aud iatrigu-
ing party hacks, to act not as he would do
but as they, to subserye their own interests
aud not bis, would have him de. by thus
dancing to another tune, by thus acting BY
anothers will, he violates the great fuuda-
mental principle of Democracy aud exempli-
fees the monarcbical principle which enables
the Gear of Russia to sway at his beck and
nod bis million of servile subjects. Democ-
racy is the voice of the people. Democracy
consists in the record at the poles of the free
Independent and unbiased judgement of the
citizens of the commonwealth. TO be Dem
ocratic every voter votes as he prefers, not
as another would have him as packed
conventions would dictate in violation Of his
own free Independent ard unbiased judgment
A man who is slave to party will feel him
self bound to vote as party conventions may
dictate; but he who feels himself freeman
will vote as his own judgment counsels.-
The mere partisan will vote as the party
dictates--thc patriot, as the interests o.
honor of this State or country require
Feeling as ] do, and as am satisfied hun
dreds. yea thousands Of other Democrats do
no party trammels or conventional man
datcscould induce me to support MIR. Wise"
The above, it must be admitted is ebval
rous and honest talk. We are glad that
this independent Democrat Of Rockingham,
will shortly make bis second appearance be-
for the public. He has capacity and Yields
a vigorous pen. He has right on lis side
aud will arouse lis brethren to q sense Of
their duty Richmond Thig'