Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1832-05-18
People Of the United States to tie admihis-

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shall be my earnest endeayor to fulfil their
expectations; to maintain, with frmness and
dignity, their interests and honor abroad; to
eradicate every abuse and corruption at
home; and to uphold, with vlgor, and equal
ity, and justice, the supremacy Of the Con
s~titution and the Laws.
Our greatest interest, in this world, IS our
liberty. Derived from our ancestors, by
whose valor and blood it was established, 1T
depends upon the vigilance, virtue, and IN
telligeuce, Of the present generation, Whe-
ther it shall be preserved and transmitted 70
,posterity, as the most precious Of all earth
ly possessions. Next to that, IN Importance,
IS our Union, indissoiubly connected with 1T,
also derived from the fathers Of our country.
Bot what we want is a practical, efficient,
and powerful Union-one that shall Impair
TALLY enforce the laws towards all; whether
individuals or communities, who are justly
subject to their authority: a Union which, IT
II shall ever be deemed necessary TO ehIde,
one member Of the ConfederaSy, for rash
and Incorporate expressions, threatening ITS
disturbance, will snatch violated Law and
treaties from beneath the feet of another
member, and deliver Free Citizens of the u.
States from unjust and %lgnomiRous imprlson.
ment.
Gentlemen, it belongs 70 you. and the
young men of your age, to decide whether
these great blessings of Liberty and Union
shall be defended and pFeseryed. The res.
possibility which attaches to you is immense.
1t is not our own country alone that will be
affected by the result of the greatexperiment
OF self government which viii be shortly
committed exclusively to your hands. The
eyes Of all civilized nations r eintensely gag
mg upon VS.; and 1t may be truly asserted that
the fate of liberty, throughout the World.
manly depends upon the maintenance Of A
merlcan Liberty May you, gentlemen, be
deeply penetrated with the magnitude Of the
sacred trust confded to yod. Nlayyou trans
htse into the hosoms OF your contemporaries
the enthusiasm which burns in your own,
And may the career, on when you are all
Just entering, be long, and happy, and illus.
trIousi
During a short recess, Mr.. CLAF was ~
froduced TO each member of the Convention.
individually, and then retired from he Hall,
The President now tookihe Char. and the
Convention resumed business.
Mn. " % Blunt, of Ny. from the COM
mlttee appointed to draft an Address to the
foun" Men Of the United States, reported
the Address which was read by him, and re-
ceived with much applause.
Mr. hason, Of Pennsylvania, then sub.
hltted a resolution 20 the following effect.
That the report of the committee be acceD
ted; the address adopted; the committed dis
charged; and the Address. referred to the
Committee on Printing, for publication.
Ahe resolution was unanimously agreed to.
I'VE shall publish the Address-at as early
a day as practicable
On Saturday morning fhe Convention
again assembled; and after voting thanks to
the President Vice Presidents, and Secrefa-
rles, for the faithful discharge oftbe duties
OF their respective Offices, resolved to ad-
journ without delay. After the adjourn.
m'nt, the members of the Conveutica pro-
ceeded 10 visit the gomb.of Washington:
thus concluding labors dedicated to thelr
country by a grateful tribute 10 the memory
OF ls Father Ibe members OF the Conven-
ton proceeded from the wharf at. Mount
Vernon, uncovered, and in silence, to the
tomb, at which the Farewell Address of hun
whose remains are there deposited, was
read by MI. tlagg, of South Carolina. after
he had concluded, the members returned to
the hoai, observing the same order and de
c0rIm which had marked theiranarch from
IT The NJ the tomb were i'm
posing and we'll calculated 10 awaken ieel
ings OF patriotism, which willingness those
entertaining them more forcibly with the ne
cessity Of achieving the triumph of the
cause IN which theF are now embarked.
The members OF the Convention haze now.
Tor the most part, returned to taelr reSnec
tive homes, carrying with them the cOnsola
ton OF having laboured 10 advance not the
elevation OF a man, but the success Of mea-
sures. This Convention, 40 doubt, has ae.
complished much; but it remalnsfor the in.
diVldual members 10 accomplish more The
Convention, II rs true, is Tie great fountain:
nut II Is the smaller streams which fow
from II that, carrying with them their foster
ing influence throughout the country. will IN
iuse life and iuxurisnce into al! around.
The following is the valedictory address
delivered to the Young Mems Convention,
by Mr.. Bradford, of Md.
Gentlemen: We have now performed our
last Conventional active have united in a
pilgrimage to the Tomb of WASHINGTON
and, gathering around il, have rendered
a hlIal, heartfelt tribute TO his memory In
doing so, we have disclaimed, and do dis
clam, all partlzan motives. Callous indeed
to every refined and generous feeling must
be the man, who could attribute this visit to
purposes so partial. We there felt no re-
membered distinction, save that we, as one,
united, indElsible people. were glorlously
distinguished from every other on the