Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1832-12-13


of March next
An intelligent and patriotic friend IN the
neighborhood writes about the Presidents
Message, in the following tenor
"What think you oil the MessageP-the
stab into the credit of the Dank-ihe effect it
will have OF it in Europe. II is not safe to
keen The public money ~ i'll Every thing is
10 be dcstroyed that gives nattOau character
10 our governments; every tie broken that
keeps us together as me people al the stock
held In state corporations 10 be soda mis-
cb,evous MEASURE Tor the roads and canals
the lands 10 he given ny to the states they lie
ip-thc protective system TO be abandoned -
in short. we are TO be reduced TO a misera
BILE confederation, and the federal govern
ment is TO be a mere phantom, without pow
err without resources without dighity, or
any thing TO make itself respected"
South Cuoliuu.-The Convention having
adjourned on Saturday, the a4th ult the Leg
stature re assembled on Monday, for its re.
gnlar session. After organizing, they adjourn
ed over till the next day, when the annual
Message of Governor Hamilton was trans
mi'ted We received a copy, says the Bait
American, by yesterdays mail in the Coium-
bia Telescope extra, Of the 2s,h.
1t is emphaticaly war message-bFeaih-
ing of martial preparation. eniistments, miia-
tary organization, garriaons and armies, as
for an approaching conflict OF force against
force. The ''peeceGGle and constitutional"
remedy of Modification entfenGhes itself at
the outset Of its career behind cannon and
bayonets, threatening bloody resistance il its
iniaIlibilIty be questioned The buckIing on
Of armor, and sharpening of weapons for the
unnatural strife, is "A sufficient comment upon
the "peacejidn character claimed for The doc
trine N It's early stages, and if we mistake
not the language of the Governor in one pas
sage, he has abandoned the nation oil its con-
shtutionality. Revolution and resistance,
He says:
"Fhe rightful exercise Of this power is net
question Which we shall any longer argue
1t is sufficient that she 0he State,) has wihed
1T, and that the act is done; nor is It's strtc!
compatibility 10Th our constitutional obligation
10 all LoDs passed By the General Government
soithi4 the authorised grants Of po,eer, TO b.
| dra,ca ~ question, when this lnterposilon il
| exerted in case in which the compact ha
been paipably. deliberately, and dangerous
| ly violated"
/ That the Conviction, IN order TO milf
the Tariff laws effectuaily, have nulhfed law
which are constitutional" and binding, an;
the legislature.have nothing to do, but to g
on. The next thing we expect to hear ad
niitted, is, that notification was never de-
Tended as constitutional to all.
The bulk of the message is occupied ii
reciing the proceedings of the late Conven
ton, and the Northumberland with recon-
meniations of legislative measures for givins
them full effect, in every case-in the Cover
nor's words, TO employ 1.-The precise amour
| of such enactments as may be necessary tC
render it utterly Impossible to collect within
the limits of the State, the duties imposed by
the protective tariff"
The Governor makes only the general sug
gestion upon this head that the Legislature
shall farm every citizen with civil process
by which he may claim a restitution of bis
| goods seized under the existing imposts
on giving security to abide the issue Of suit
at law; and at the same time, define what
shall constitute treason against the State, and
bya bill Of pains and penalties compel ODE
dience. and punish disobedience to their
laws" They are further to provide that the
State ''courts ofjudicature mnst be Supreme y
and they unjust look to the ultimate issue of
any conflict Of jurisdiction and power be,
tween them and the courts of the United
States"
The only specific recommendation on this
head which is made, contemplated an imme-
date act Of separation from the Union Il is
that the Governor shall be vested With the
power of granting "clearances under the sei
Of the State" upon amy refusal by the u. S.
revenue officers to grant them as usual
We copy, below, that part of the message
which recommends the raising Of troops, and