Martinsburg Gazette

The Frederick Times has lately passed into new hands and hoisted the flag of Van Burenism. In the last number of that paper we find the following paragraph, which looks like a side cut at the practises of the 'great democratic party.'

"Rotation in office is a part of the Democratic creed, and all true men to those principles, are willing to be governed by them in practice as well as profession. If a man professes one set of principles to obtain office and power, and another to retain them, he is not to be trusted by the people. Let us hear no more about 'rotation in office,' by those who despise the principle when in power, and advocate it merely to humbug the People."

Agreed, let's have no more of that whining hypocritical cant about rotation in office, and rights of the dear people, from those, who, now that they have succeeded in rotating themselves into office, are endeavoring to deprive the people of the power to rotate them out again. Let us hear no more about the sacred right of freedom at the polls, from those who have done all in their power to take away that right, by endeavoring to force the people into the support of an individual in whom they can place no confidence. We agree with the editor of the Times that men "who profess one set of principles to obtain office and power, and another to retain them are not to be trusted," and who ever made greater pretensions of love for the people, than did the leaders of that party in whose cause the said editor is "doing service," and yet who has ever so cruelly deceived them. Where political intriguers can hit upon no other expedient to prop up their sinking fortunes than to appeal to the passions and feelings of the people, rather than to their reason, wisdom, or judgment, it is time to begin to cast about, and try to discover if there be not aught of selfishness and hollow-hearted treachery connected with their protestations, and, more especially is it time to look out for breakers, when we behold those who have gained their end by such means, turn round and ask the people for whose welfare they a short time since were so solicitous, to do an act, the consummation of which, would be the establishment of a principle that would, some day, deal the despatching blow to the expiring liberties of our country.