Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-10-07

| the principles qu0a columns JHe"s eie"s""s'
| ycpeats the probation which ii has eiten nhaos
before, that the American RESERVATION Is dss-
| tipcd to a speedy disruption, lbe the oid a.
popymsus planet Of which Ceres, kesta, &C;
were once component parts. Deterinlned
80 "a admit .ush a belief until the reality
.s,rc, us in the face; it is still bat too apPa-
re.t tbat fine clements OF disunion arc IN
Srou0bt in our constitution, like a latent dis
e,ss n the human body, which may be era
dicstcd by a skilful physician, with the cen
sent of the p%atient, or may, for want OF ski
ful management, eventuate IN has obstruction
As time advances, we shall see these eis-
msnts more fully developed. Our territory
is so vast, and IFS productions so various,
that not unfrequently, laws which are pro
ductive of important advantages to ono sec
ton N the country, and deePiy injurious TO
another. The cotton grover desires one
thing, the corn grover apother, The sugar
planter another, and The hemp grover some
thing different from either. Compromises
may be made, as they have becR made, but
yet some one portion of the community viii
eftea fad, or think they find, their Interests
sacrificed for the benefit Of Others, and their
shoulders laden with unequal burdens by an
''unfeeling ma jority."
Hence arises Il question as TO the power OF
the individual States, as granted by the Con
s~titution; and another question, as to the
meaning of the Constitution itself. 1t IS very
easy for a people who feel themselves injured
by any species Of legisiation, TO believe such
legislation contrary to tae spirit, if not the
letter of the Constitution. And clearly, what
ever is unconstitutional, no ore is bound TO
obey. Who then is TO Judge what is consti-
%tutional, and what is not? The Supreme
Court, says one: it is SO expressly proYiGed
by the Constitution itself. But can il be sup
posed, replies the asrisved party, (Which
may chance TO be an entire STATE, or two or
more States,) that our sovereign Legislatures
are To be oycrrgled by Jiye intn, residing sut
OF our precincts, neither Of wllem is more
enlightened or better capable Of Judging than
rsauy among ourselsesp Are we reduced to
the condition Of mere Colonies: and must we
be dictated TO, srst by an unieelihg majority
in Congress. 2iiI then by a Judicial tribunal
which that Congress created and sustains2
Again; a State finds a portion Of It's terri
tory occupied by tho A.berisinos. The &c
neral Government has guaranteed il TO them
forever; and that,sith the consent, orat least
tho acQniesceE4e, of the State itself. Bat
CIRCUMSTANCES kaVe chan ged. Whe papula
TOP Of the State has increased, aud It waits
the land and Twill have it," Ii claims TIE
sovereignty over all the territory within lis
limits, aad ina!ut4ia3 that in alternating any
p0rti9n OF this territory, the General Govern
l4eiit IaS exceeded its powers, IL ct1erwords
.aas geae counter 10 the ssssit Of the Coasti-
luton. What then? Shall The General 90
verneaent i1ltii It's engagements 10 The indi
2tsS, or stcccInb TO one OF tho tEeaty-lsur
nernbers By which it is constitGtcd' and if
1t .1nlhls its q engagements, what then?
Questions ofths ssrt wilI arise continually
IN the course Of eur national eyistcace. And
they are questions of serious import. They
touch a string, which, Whenever it ,ibrates.
IS sure To NITRATE harshly. Ihay lay the axe
al tie roet OF the Union itself. fer what is \
dissolution OF the Uaion but the assumption
and exercise Of those PAYERS By tke State IN
dividusi!y, which the Constitution comedies
to The nation at largeo lis true no one State
ever rcmanded al these powers, bst If one
claims the exercise OF this. and ano<her Of
that, and II each is to be the supreme Judge
IN It's own case what pewcrs it viii and will
net exercise, where is The DIFF renee? Let the
principle lie once established, and the Ma
tional GGYernmest would d~sDixr Itself. s. be
aespised by the people. II the Uuisn existed
at az, 1t would be on!y il name.
Another element Of disunion, Inherent il,
our reorganization, is sectional feeling, We have
tue north, the South, and the West: and
whadaes moi .iemember tho efforts which
vera made, cFrh al tie dst session Of Con-
gfeis. 10 array oHe of these interests against
a~as'ter? Irsc. the attempt was put down,
aai ITS authors put TO shame. But undet a
less anspcloas star, when no Webster shall
ne there 10 dlsarm the lightning Of It's pswor,
when riifaous pTiaciplo shall be less predom,
lhaht' anc detnag0gue mere as,iring,-Mho
can say that the effort via not he Crowned
with success, even beyond tho wishes Of It's
autff IS, and The sun Of Gar glory be hlottad
Qua ieFever.-ln q few years, the power will
be equally balanced setween the States East
and West Of the Alleghanics: and ihc,e is
some tfnta ~ tie sentiment, .Aough it be
poetry, that
Mountain. in'erpnseI,
Mixes sHen'es Of nations, wi.:cl, hid else;
lace ndred drops, been Mingled into ere
Add ta this The appalling question Of slave
ry: a subject which can never be touched in
cur national councils, without kindling in a
moment the firehrand of discord. Yet in
spite of The disposition which exists on sD
ha'1ds 70 let 1t sleep, circumstances win ever
ahG anon bring up for discussion.
hseVer considers these things attentive
~, ane others Of a kindred nature. viii he
constrained to confess. that our country's
dangers are within herself; and that BRIGHT
as may be our hopes ofperpetual union, we
are hst So sure OF II as to rerder vigilance I'M
necessary, 10Th on the part Of the govern