Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-09-30

Extract from Gen. BLAIR's Speech:
Ay opinions in relation 10 the encroach-
ments 81 Congrcss-the present excitement
II Soutn Carolina, and cur prospects 81 re
dress, from the present administration, and
tFe Subsequent procccdDg- OF CUu@irss, have
already been uiat.e kn0Hn to yuu through
| the inetiinm Of the pi5i.c prints. tnsi the
change Nht,il | fhou ylt things took for lEc
better, AT the very rl.sr oi suc last Session Of
tongsess, ] ~t, a. murh DISPOSED for rfea5rt
action Oh ti.e part OF StuirG d%rolna. i~.saasaf
yoa. uotv tank II Is Hei Ire tone f. aet.-
Most al my lea-oUs fer THIS opinion have
heretofore been gwen. I val only now 81
Sest, as an additional one. Ike difference 81 0
piatol, tliat exists throughout TIE State. upon
Has subject. We are divided amongst our
selves, act so much es 10 the mode, l,ut with
regard 10 the time of action To N. ;aind,
ttis consideration forms ono of tie strongest
reasons lor further delay and fori)estatee.
South Carolina itetd not reecde iroa her at
tltede or her doctrines; but simply 2ipe iiRs
FOR the realization OF thssc hopes - cout-
dcnily founded, by manr, on the recent pro
cecGpgs 0fthe President. and th+ ia.G indd-
cations Of Congress. II, finally, those hopes
prove vain ami dciusive, il pGi Sili be ulue
enough 3FccuiA CaIci.ua TO lake the Ieunc-
~ ID her own hands, ara 'srapplc with t!e
giant" IN tAe mgaa time, Lt "Gr prsDaye
fttl5eJ jar actmH. Let her iJp oil al useless
offices, cuI.al! cN'rayaEant salaries, sud a
t1ndpn al ,tSclcss expenditures, (alaaug
wi,rh | woujl enuWerate the item ior free
sehoois) Let her also psy of hey SITE
dabt and fiji her Golfers vita plenty OF .er
own cash; and last, though not iaast, let her
rcorgan;zc and cia Sly tcr militia Hoard
up arms and mun,jiuh- Vi wac, and bcsi0w Il
risid discipline on chat clasa c1u,uasln- the
elite Of Ter military force. Let her 80 tbs
and every thing else iGHt may nc necessary
to prepare her fUf the contest. AMI Whtu It
Is kno"n 70 lie @e4erai government ta2t. tho
mouth Of old JHgrs;ies has been stopped fr0ua
raj. u, and lhal "tttc Great Ar,ui!es IS aru-
InS ~ MS tent. You naay expect to have your
rights and Your interests respected. Under
! tsis state of things. / would present you the
! following sentiment:
Ia it,enlen OF SU0th Carolina, they may
be aHnia4latcd, they mere, ca4 he conq4clci.
j AN respectfully, N'eutics>en.
ieur Dbadlcnt servant,
tA~Go BLAIR.
n extract needs no commentary. The
invitation TO prepare for ;ea'. is express aad
uhoquiyocal. "RetAenish your codcrs-hoard
uP arms and ammunition-discip!ia your
t~roopsl" This language is held by a membcr
Of Congress, and addressed TO Americans a
B Sainst Americans. and thc government OF
his country! This is patFiotisni Patriotism
of the Cooper school Bat let the United
States tremblc! 5 Carolina is armirg in her
tent greet South CaroIina-and when Achil.
lcstakes the field, what ~presunptuous mortaI
will dare the contest Who but will sn:i- ii
this Idle gasconadc, from the wc.Eco. State
in the Union! A State which, if in time o.
danger, she keeps her own hclots in subiec.
ton, Will achieve great Things What is the
meaning OF such language Is ii to intimi
date the government ami people of the Unit
ed States, on 10 stimulate The dropping spir
rs of the Cooperians! But it matters not
whatever tie motive, the language is alike
unworthy the sense of she author, and til,
people Of ). Carolina and tic Union.
We advance 20 another, and more sinsu
lar mlier. Ia the Columbia Telescope o
the itsh, We ind Tic following letters iron
, Judge Johnston of the supreme Court L. :
aud Col. Taylor:
-. Ioas EDITOR 9lhe TtIcsccae.
, SiR--The c%aclu,cd letter from fudge WIN
Johnston sou W0isee T., t.a coaciuuuig par
{ astapii WAS sent 10 to .or puUiAfaUoA. N
;lAporiance 81 Tie 1Ucsa.iJu, unat there a..
been iur sax years Conspiracy to,li,aD.,e a..
ati.osi, tyiCd.ss iilchey~t ,lc liah aujnori,
{ titVA4 AAtnce Al comes "a uoDJ t-ates nie n