Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-06-19
From the .4leran1,l q Gn-rlle


and newspapers Of a certain stamp, to indulge
N The most unwsrran,able language-,anruage
unoecoming republicans and Afhsr;cans. Thee
was a time when sentiments Of ,Re n.,u,s ws
now refer to, and which are every day so o
pesiy and unbushihgiy avowed, would have
been reprooated by every honest man in the
community, and their authors held IN 70 no,
vefssl repcoach aud Contempt We have f,ll.
enupon different aud evil dsys. II remains
with The people, however, to determine vbe,h.
| er they will coantensnce or suppor, IN. c.,ss
OF party which has already seriously com.
rnenced Ito calculate he value of the Union"
nay even to ibrest It's destr iction.
In the las South on Ia payer which We have
before referred TO, printed in hillidgeyIle
(1a') we had she following remarks. After
ailuoins to the passage Of the tariff OH & calling
hthe accused cha 10 bind US as victims =,
Tue ldoi Manmon.' "a detestable bsd.e of
slavery and degradation,' &c &c.-the editor.
goes on TO sav.-We must now ,ufn ourselves
20 o'her means and other deiences, cons, IL.
''ohai indeed, but at the same time with suir,,
pushing resistance TO the very bonds of the
sohStituuo0.--Let there be a wall raised he
tween them sndus and let us say unto them az
Abraham said unto Lot
Let there be no strife, Ipray thee
betaceen thee and me, and be,iceen
thy herdmen and my herdmen. fo,.
aUe De brethren Is not the ,oitole
soorld BE- fore thee2 Separate thuseif.
Ipray thee, from me: IF thou aoai
take the left hand then / aoiU 90 10
the raght or If thou depart to the
right hand then / apat 20 to the left.
Lei US lay upon ourselves toe iniuac,ion which
God through Moses aid on the israeLtes:
And thou shall gather all the
spoil OF 1t INTO The midst Of the street
thereof, and shalt barn 1cith fire the
city and all the spod thereof : AND
THERE SHALL CLEAvE NoUGHr or
THE CURSED THING TO THINE HAND"
Let u, govern ourselves by the ADVICE OF the A
postle:
Touch not, taste not, h1ndJe not
the unciean hing sohich as theirs
And Tor this purpose we would re.
commend that d congress assembled.
from all the states opposed to a pro
tectlng Tariff, 10 order to advise and
recommend to he different legislatures
and people, such measures, consistent
with the constitution, as may seem best
caiculated,o protect them from the o
peration of the Tariff Bill and proven,
the introduction and use of the fairfield
articles 10 their respective States"
Here are doctrines openly avowed which 90
TO suhver the governments measure nropos
ed which if entered into would dissolve the
onfederacy--prlnciples recommended which
array the South in hostility aga,ast the North
We will not attempt to re ason or enter into ar.
gunent upon this subjective only quote this
language used, that the people may see who are
the true and real friends of the prosperity and
UNION of the country.
Let it be recollec,ed that the Jackson men in
Congress voted and acted on every question. so
as to throw all The odium that might be attach.
ed to the Tariff BILL on the friends OF the Adj.
mnlstration, although they 10 reality as every
body knows might have rejected it ifthey pleas
ed. They tried to make it, in their own Ian.
guage, "A DrLL OF ACCUSATION and were
wiling to tamper with the interests Of the coun
try to effect political object-As contrast to
The foregoing articles from the Georgia paper.
We beg our friends to read the following extract
from Mr.. Webster's able speech on the Tariff
delivered last session. They will find il con
trast indeed. MIR. Webster is speaking of thu.
molasses tax.
Yet, sir, this tax is to be kept in the
bill, that New England may be made to
ieeL gentlemen who hold it TO be who'll
" unconstitutional TO lay any tax, what
ever. Tor the purposes intended by this
oili' yet cordially vote for this tax. An
honorable gentleman from Md. (Mr. |
smith, calls the whole bill bill of a.
nominations" This tax, he agrees, is
one OF ITS aoomination, yet he votes for
u. Both tie gentlemen from North
carolina have signifed their dssatisfac.
uon WIN the bill. yet they have both
voted to double the tax on molasses
Sir, do gentlemen hatter themselves
thatthis course of policy can answer
Their purpose9 Do they not perceive.
that such a mode of nrocaod;ng with I.