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Editorial July 31, 1828

Martinsburg Gazette And Public Advertiser

Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia

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This anti-Jackson editorial attacks the U.S. Telegraph as scurrilous, criticizes editors Duff Green and Russel Jarvis for lying and past Adams support, contrasts corrupt bargain claims with Jackson's Burr ties, quotes inflammatory statements from Jackson allies threatening dissolution or force if Adams wins, and urges readers to reject such men while noting articles on page one.

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What an enviable notoriety Duff Green has obtained since his installation into his present office! He is head of the Jackson corps of editors, the mouth piece of the opposition, Printer to the Senate, the confidential friend and correspondent of the Vice President. and to crown all, the greatest liar in the country!! Titles enough we should suppose to satisfy any man not over greedy for such honors. But Duff like Cardinal Woolsey, 'is a man of a most unbounded stomach'—He is still for climbing the hill of fame—and ah! who but himself, 'can tell how hard it is to climb.' Nothing will satisfy him but the Attorney generalship This the Hero must out of sheer gratitude confer upon him. For who has lied in the good cause, deeper, louder or bolder.—Alex. Gaz.

They are raking some of Duff Green's partner, Russel Jarvis's, former political opinions from the ashes. Mr. Jarvis, in 1824, was an Adams man, and thought him superior to all his competitors, in qualifications for the office of President. The Jacksonians must certainly have most treacherous memories. Witness Noah, Ritchie, Croswell and Coleman.

If the Jackson men had half the evidence to prove a corrupt bargain between Mr. Adams and Mr. Clay. that we have, to show Jackson was concerned in Burr's conspiracy, how they would clap their wings and crow. And yet they persist in cramming their tale down peoples throats, and swear our account is false. Do they imagine we have all lost our reason?

Severe Rebuke.—The Greene Co. (Catskill) Republican, an able Jackson paper, thus speaks of the organ of the opposition party at Washington.

U. S. Telegraph.—The paper published at Washington, under the above title, by Duff Green and Russel Jarvis, has no parallel for the scurrility of its columns and the ferocity of its nature. in the history of our politics. And it is not a little remarkable that so vile a thing, a libel upon civilization and a disgrace to our country, alike destitute of veracity and regardless of the decencies and common courtesies of life, should have been adopted as the organ of the Jackson party, and receive the patronage of so dignified a body as the Senate of the United States If the cause of Gen. Jackson, or any other cause, required the base and humiliating means resorted to by this print, to sustain it, it would be unworthy the support of all honorable men. But they are not necessary, and a wanton invasion of private character to subserve the interests of any party, will never be sanctioned by the people. The cause of Gen. Jackson requires no such extraneous means, nor the aid of such a prostitute vehicle of vulgarity and impurity. to sustain it

We lay before our readers, a few of the impious and rebellious declarations made by the opponents of the present Administration:

'By the eternal God! The present Administration must be put down, though they be as pure as Angels that minister at the right hand of the throne of God.'—R.M. Johnson, U.S. Senator

'If John Quincy Adams be re-elected to the Presidency, the next Congress will be the last that will ever sit in the United States.'—John Rowan, U. S. Senator.

'If Gen. Jackson was not elected President or if John Quincy Adams was re elected. the Union would be dissolved.'—Andrew Stevenson, Speaker of the House of Representatives.

'If John Quincy Adams could not be got out of the Presidency by fair means he ought to be by foul, and if it come to the latter by G—d he would be one of the first to help to put him out.'—Richard E. Parker. Judge S. C. Va.

'I should not be astonished to see Gen. Jackson, if not elected, placed in the Presidential CHAIR. AT THE POINT OF FIFTY THOUSAND BAYONETS.'—Col. Henry Lewis, Hagerstown, Md

'If it be true, that the administration have gone into power contrary to the voice of the nation, and are now expecting, by means of this power, thus acquired, to mould the public will into an acquiescence with their authority, then is the issue fairly made out—shall the government or the people rule? and it becomes the man whom the people shall indicate as their rightful representative in this solemn issue, so to have acquitted himself, while he displaces these enemies of liberty.' Gen. A. Jackson.

To the sober, reflecting people of the United States, we put the question—Can you, who revere your God and love your country—can you we say, lend your support to such men?

We bespeak the attention of our readers, whilst they peruse the two articles on the first page of our paper of to-day. One copied from the Kentucky Advocate; the other from the Knoxville Enquirer.

What sub-type of article is it?

Partisan Politics Moral Or Religious

What keywords are associated?

Duff Green Russel Jarvis Jackson Party U.S. Telegraph Inflammatory Rhetoric Partisan Attacks Adams Support Burr Conspiracy

What entities or persons were involved?

Duff Green Russel Jarvis Gen. Jackson John Quincy Adams Mr. Clay R.M. Johnson John Rowan Andrew Stevenson Richard E. Parker Col. Henry Lewis Gen. A. Jackson U.S. Telegraph

Editorial Details

Primary Topic

Criticism Of Jackson Supporters' Inflammatory Rhetoric And The U.S. Telegraph

Stance / Tone

Strongly Anti Jackson And Pro Adams

Key Figures

Duff Green Russel Jarvis Gen. Jackson John Quincy Adams Mr. Clay R.M. Johnson John Rowan Andrew Stevenson Richard E. Parker Col. Henry Lewis Gen. A. Jackson U.S. Telegraph

Key Arguments

Duff Green Is A Notorious Liar Seeking The Attorney General Position Through Service To Jackson Russel Jarvis Was Formerly An Adams Supporter, Highlighting Jacksonians' Treacherous Memories Jacksonians Push Corrupt Bargain Narrative Despite Evidence Of Jackson's Burr Conspiracy Involvement The U.S. Telegraph Is Scurrilous And Unworthy Of Senate Patronage Jackson Supporters Make Impious Threats Of Dissolution, Force, Or Rebellion If Adams Is Re Elected

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