Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-02-14

by perseverance in unauthorized ex
eessiye impositions on others, by those
who alone must ultimately feel all the
injurious consequences Of their own
immoral, i'll judged and Inflated schemes
am very respectfully sir,
Your ob't. serv't.
WM. Is. GILES
To the Hon. Speaker of tho House OF Re-
personalities.
In connection with the daring principles OF
the above message, we lay before our readers
the following extract, from the official commu
nIcAtions TO the government of Thomas Mann
Randolph, as the agent of the United States
under law of Congress, providing for the
RAINING OF the boundary line between the State
of Georgia and the territory of Florida. Il
bears date Tallahassee, April 9TH, 1927.
"Koowing that no apology is ever re
ceived for slovenly hand writing,
should not think Of making any,but can,
not refrain from remasking, that the
Georgia Commissioner has a Secretary
attending him at FIVE dollars per diem,
and that every man OF the party is a
Georgian but myself, left to depend
upon myself alone, uninstrucled unaid
ed, unprovided, obliged to act in con-
trariety to their leader upon important
points, among men who join him in sup
port of an opinion, daily, almost, de-
clared by him, that Georgia will be
forever cramped in her growth. and re-
| tarded in improvement, until she separ
ates from the union.o
AS commentary upon this aspect of our at.
| fairs, which we have no language TO cbarsc.
terize, we subjoin the following concluding
paragraphs of speech delivered in the House
of Representatives of the United States by MIR
Burgess of Rhode Island. We commend them
| to The solemn attention of our readers:
ave are called and pressed to decide
! this question, and yet threatened, that, the de
cjsion will dissolve the Union. "The discus
| sion and the Constitution will terminate toge
| ther." Southern gentlemen will, in that
vent, Leave this Hall . Who makes this me
mace, and against whoml II cannot be war
| cry; can it be mere party ws,chword' On
| Whist event of immesurable moment are we
| thus sdiuredi In a paitry claim of 200 and
| and "30' pieces Ut silver, shall we, who have,
| in this Hall, lifted the hand, or kissed the
halowed gospel OF Col, in testimonial of high
| devotion TO its requirements. shall we row, IN
the same place. t'deliver up this our great ma.
tions charter This event, sir, canaot come
| with safety TO our country, and wisdom would
! admonish us to require what concomi.ants may
attend it; and whom they would visit most dis
| astrously' Must we be schooled on the benefits
of the Union? II were wise for such scholars
10 take some lessons on the evils of separation.
The Hebrew, when fed by the bread
of Heaven, murmured at his God;
looked over sea, and pinned for the
luxurious slavery of Egypt Is il a
vain imagining, or may there be
charm in foreign alliance, more potent
than the plain simplicity of domestic
independence? England can, indeed
make Lords. The United States can
make none She, too, can, and has,
in the last century, made more slaves
than all other nations, Paynim or
Christian
"We are surrounded, protected and secured
by our Constitution. BY this we are in safety
from the power and violence of the world; as
some wealthy regions are by their own barriers,
sheltered from the ravages of the ocean. Do
not forget, tor they never do forget, that
seen, bore through the broadcast and loftiest
mound. The water follows his path, silently
andimpercepnbly az frat, but the rock itself
is worn away by the continual attrition of
running stream A rsvine, breech is made;
and the ocean rushing in, iocks and herds,
and men, and the iabors of men, are swept a.
way by the deluge. Pause before you peril
such country; pause before you place in jeo.
pardy so much wealth. and life, and intellect,
and loveliness. Those otus, whose sun is tar
in the West, may hope to be house before the
,, storm. BE not deceived. Sparse and blanched
as are our hairs. they may be defled in the
blood of our sons; and to you. who, in the pride
Of manhood, feel the warm blood dancing at
your hearts, while you stand joyously in the
blooming circle of household loneliness, the
day may come. unless the all merciful God
pours into the bosom of this nation the hailowed
and healing spirit of mutual confidence and rnu-
tusl concilistion---to you the tremendous day
! may come, when you shall sighfoV the sad con
ISOLATION of him, and envy his utter desolation
OF heart, who, before that hour, shalt have
sheltered his Very last daughter IN the sanctua
| ry Of the tomb. Do not understand me as do
not mean to be understood. Those who would
avert the events of that catastrophe, do not
| stand here in mercy, or to menace, or 10 depre
cate. They stand here amidst all the muniments
of the Constitution. They win not desept the
| ship, leave her who may; they will perform the
| voyage; and to the very letter and in the full
spirit of all and singular the shipping articles
and they too will, by the blessing oil God, per.
/ form il without fsar--prosperously as they trust