Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1832-12-20
Virginia Legislature.


| IHgHGtu Lc9SStUtuTe.
| MONDAY, Dec. 10.
J On motion OF Mr. Randolph 50 much OF
| the Governors message as relates to the u
University Of Virginia, was referred TO the
| Committee Of Schools aud Colleges.
On motion Of Sir. Faulkner, 1T was
! ResoIUsi, That so much of the Governors
! Message as relates TO q communication made
by the Governor Of Maryland upon the sub
| ject of q claim by that State to portion Of
! the territory lying within the present limits
OF Virginia, together with the accompanying
documents, be referred to a Select Commit
| tee, sc.
WEDNEspAY, Dec. H.
On motion Of Mr. Galtaher, so much OF
the Governors Message as related to the
| Penitentisry was referred TO the Pcniientiary
| committee.
Ga motion Of Mr.. Mullen, leave was given
| 10 bring Ia bill TO est ,blish al election dis
| trict in the County OF Hardy, aud change
ing the place Of holding one other.
THURSDAY, Dee. IS.
! Immediately on meeting the House,on NO
ton Of MIR. Dabney, proceeded to execute
| the order Of the day for the election OF
Judge in place Of Judge Brows resigned.
MIR. Sempie, (the Executive incumbent,)
was nominated by Mr.. Richie, supported by
Mr. Roy, MIR. Jones, Mr.. Gregory, MIR. Brod
max and Mr.. Mardaush.
John b. Clop;oh, Esq, Of New Kent,
was nominated by Mr.. Raane, Of Charles
City. supported by Mr.. Dabney, and Mr..
| Dade.
ForSempIe in the House, 81 -Clopton 49,
I As affected by the vote of the Senate: Sem
| pie G2-Clopton SO. So Judge Semplc was
| elected.
| The Speaker presented a communication
from the Governor, communicating the South
| Carolina Ordinance, as requested by the au
thori;ies of that State Tue Message is as
follows:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, I
| DEcEMBgR I3, 1882
| To the Senate e. House Of Delegates:
have received from the Governor Of S.
| Carolina with a request to lay it before you,
| an official document containing an Ordinance
| adopted by Convention OF The people OF
that State-convened according 10 their con
/ sttutlon aud laws. TO take under consdera-
lion all the Tariff Laws, passed by the Con
| gress OF the y. D, for the pr lection OF GER
tain species Of labor, and to determine upon
| their constihiionalitg.
1t will be perceived from the document pre-
scnted to you. that 5. Carolina, acting in
! her sovereign capacity in that Convention Of
the people. has now declared those laws un-
| constitutional, and not law, and by various
enactinents forbidden the attempt on the
part Of the Federal Government to carry
them into execution within the limits of her
| territory, after the first day of February
| next.
Before taking that step, our sister State
repeatedly protested and pressed her memo
Ials upon the consideration OF Congress
earnestly entFcating them TO abandon laws,
SO unequal and unjust in their operation, pre-
| scnting in the ceaIest and most vivid coIors,
the scene Of utter ruin and dissolution which
must ensue 10 her, if they persisted in
! building up oystem so unequal and cppres
sige.
| All this has been disregaried by that body;
! which from being the deputies or agents OF
the States, aspire to control their principals,
| and TO limit their own power. only Try eae
construction the majority of their own body
may think proper 10 give to the Constitution
During the war OF the Rcvoution which
made the States Of this Confederacy free and
| independent, and gave them q name ard
rank among the nations Of the earth, South
| Carolina, the land of Sumpter and Of Mar
ion stood hfui, and display cd in the field oil
battle deeds fvaIor, which have shed blaze
OF glory over her name, gaining renown for
her heroes and Immortality for the wisdom OF
her Legislators She has taken this step, JUS
titled, as she AYERS, by the Constitution,
which, recognizing Ter as sovereign party
to the instrument, guarantees 10 Ter, iu vir-
tue of her reserved powers as such, the right
70 judge Of the iniractions OF the compact,
and the mode and measure Of redress
Many questions of deep import have here
toiore agitated these States, but none have
equa'led this in Importance, either 10 the in,
terest it ought TO excite among the people,
or IN the effect It may produce upon this
Coniederaey. A sovereign State has spoken
her sentiments in relation TO this subject, and
has pronounced those laws unconstitutional
| Should force be resorted to hy the Federal
Government; the horror of the scenes here
after to be witnessed cannot now be pic
tured even by the affrighted inauguration.
The genius and spirit of our institutions
! are wholly adverse TO such step, and ought
not TO permit the mind of any to look in that
direction-ior what surity has any State for
! her existence as a sovereign, IL difference of
opinion should be punished by the sword as
treason? Surely civil war is not remedy
Tor wrongs in country where the people are
! recognized as sovereign, and zach individual
has The right to the full and free expression
OF his opinions.
The moment has arrived when YOU are