Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-01-11

Mr. EvAss:-l concur fully with the Editor
of the Baltimore Gazette, IN has proper ami
msdvers,ons on the memorial to Congress on
the subject of Slavery. they are modestiy
urged and weA urged. | repeat with the
Gazette-Why touch thls delicate subject III
SUCH a rash way--Cui bono tHake such law
for the district IL wti save the National Honor
saith the memorial. How Is it possible 10 coa
centi0te the evn, or The honoc OF eradicatlag
il IN lhe D.s1tict Nay 1t no, stu exist every
where, south OF the Potomac, and are not Nlr-
gina. the Careaas aud all the ether southern
states, part and goodiy part too OF the Ma
toni opine WITH ali Difference, that some OF
the reasoning IA this memorial, Is none OF the
soundesl for example It IS SAID
sSlavery is incompatible with the Christian
religion; because It depFlTes catIonsi oeing
of hls free agency, and thereby attempts To
discharge bns from his accountability 10 has
Creator. A man who is not Tree agent can
not be accountable, and yet the Christi an fe.i.
gion teaches that all men shail account tor the
"deedS done IN the BODY"
Now would ask whether this species of ar.
gument, will not Apply with equal torce 10 the
condition OF the .SelGier, Ms .2bpreltics, and
many other inevitable, aad necessary situations
In lite. Putting out OF view the tact that the
mind cannot be chained, INSIST, that so TAR as
the free agency of the individual is concerned,
the argument is rs strong IN the one case AS 10
the o.her. Ia word, ms is delicate sub
iect and requires nice banding. We in the
South feel Slavery TO De an eva God knows
but We also think that this excresence ON the
Body PolltIc, is tCo deeply seated, too closely
intertwined with tie vital interests and safety
OF our countr, Ia be touched by other than
nice ilsstIWments IN SkiHful hands. PdlL0.
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II appears from a statement in the Democra.
tic Press taken from the Records OF the Court
in philadeiphia, that Stephen simpson has ab
pled Tor the benefit of the llisoivent laws. and
has returned, among other prominent jackson
men, General Eaton OF tennessee, as a credl-
tor to the amount OF fifteen hundred aoiiUSf 1t
will be recolected. MIR. Simpson was the bois.
ferrous editor ot the Columbian Observer-that
dlsgrdcefui sheet, which mInistered 70 the worst
passions OF the community, and which sunk
under a load OF scorn and reproach TO AN early
grave. 1t Will be, remembered too, thai. Gen.
staton was the bographer. friend and neaga6or
OF Gen. jackson. his has given 1,e to the
apprehension, that the Sl,5U0 did not come
from the pocket OF the General, as such mum.
hcence Is too costly for mere friendship
Whence then did it conner AYE, there is the
| difficulty Oracle Of Daubhin.
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Joseph Kent. Esq. has been unanimously re.
elected Governor OF Maryland tor the ensuing
year. The following gentlemen were chosen to
compose the Executive Council OF the State,
VIZ: Nessrs. Gabby, Stuart, Martin, Scott and
Jones.
DANIEL Schnebly. Esq has been appointed
Register OF Mills, tor Washington county, Mid.
The body OF Negro Man. belonging to
Henry ). Turner, Esq. was touud lying is the
woods near flames Mil, on Friday morning
Ast. An inquest was held over The body; yer.
. act ca the jory Mas, that he came to ms death
81 exposure % the coid.-Fala Rebos.