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

fire our readers last week, Id an eTtf0. In
the absence Of the Vice President of the u
States, Hugh l.. White, Senator from
Tennessee, was elected President pro. tenn
of the Senate. Little or nothing has been
done in either House of Congress, beyond
that Of appointing Standing Committees, Sc.
gr-The Electoral College of Virginia met
at the Capitol in Richmond on Wednesday
last, 5th inst. and cast their votes for Andrew
Jackson for President, and Martin Van Buren,
for Vice President of the United States.
SOUTH CAROLINA CONVENTION.
"The South Carolina Convention adjourn
ed on the evening the Oath ult. after adopt
ing "An address to the people Of the United
States" The Ordinance was passed by
majority of 1856 to 26. A letter from Co.
lumbia observes: "The Union party in the
Convention made no opposition to the whole
proceedings, except silent vote in the ne
gative."
The following is the conclusion of the
Address to the people of South Carolina by
their Delegates in Convention.
"Fellow citizens, the die is now cast: We
have solemnly resolved on the course which
it becomes our beloved State TO pursue-wc
have resolved that until these abuses shall be
reformed, mo MORE TAXES SHALL
BE PAID HERE" "Millions for defence
but not a cent for tribute" And now we call
upon our citizens, native and adopted, to
prepare for the crisis. and TO meet it as be-
comes men and freemen. We call upon all
classes and all parties to forget their former
differences, and to unite in solemn deter
rnination never to abandon this contest until
such change be effected in the councils Of
the nation, that all the ciizen. Of this con.
federacy shall participate equally in the BEN
efts and the burthens of the Government. To
this solemn duty we now invoke you in the
name of all that is sacred and valuable to
men.
We invoke you in the name Of that liberty
which has been acquired by you from an illus
trious ancestry, and which it is your duty to
transmit unimpaired to the most distant gen
erations. We invoke you in the name of that
constitution which you profess to venerate,
and of that union which you are all DESTROYS
TO perpetuate. BY the reverencey you bear to
these your institutions-by all the lore you
bear to liberty-by the detestation you have
for servitude-by all the abiding memorials
of your past glories-by the proud associa-
ton of your exalted and your common tri-
umphs in the first and greatest of revolutions
by the force of all those sublime truths
which that event has inculcated amongst the
nations-by the noble fame of republican en-
thusiasm which warns your bosoms. we con-
jure you in the mighty struggle to give your
hearts and souls and minds to your injured
and oppressed State, and to support her
cause publicly and privately, with your opin-
ions, your prayers and your actions,
If appeals such as these prove unavalllng,
we then COMMANDY YOUR OBEDIENCE
TO the laws and the authorities of the State
by title which none can gain-say. We de-
mand it by that allegiance, which is recipro-
cal, with the protection you have received
from the State We admit of no obedience
TO any authority which shall conflict with
that primary allegiance, which every citizen
owes to the State Of his birth or adoption
There is not, nor has there ever been "any
direct or immediate allegiance between the
citizens OF South Carolina and the Federal
Government The relation between them is
through the State. South Carolina having
entered into the Constitutional compact, as a
separate, independent, political community,
90 ndS dHtuuy DcCH otdtCuy udo tuO A'Gos "
declare az unconstitutional act OF Congress,
null and oid-after her sovereign declara-
fon that the act shall not be enforced within
her limits "such declaration is obligatory on
her citizens As far as its citizens are con-
cerDed, the clear right of the State is TO de-
clare the extent of the obligation" This de-
claraton once made, the citizen has no
course, but TO OBEY. If he refuses ODE
dience, so as TO bring himself under the dis
pleasure of his only and lawful sovereign
power. the Legislature will not fail to pro-
vide in her self defence, the fault and the
folly must be his own.
And now fellow citizens, having discbarg
ed the solemn duty, to which we have been
summoned, in a crisis big with the most i'm
portant results to the liberties, peace, safety,
and happiness Of this once harmonious but
now distracted coniederacy we commend our
cause to that great disposer Of events, who
OF be has not already for some lnscrutaole
purpose of his own, decreed otherwlse) VIII
smile on the efforts Of truth and justice. we
know that "unless the lord keepeth the city,
the Waterman waketh but in vain;" but rely
ing as we do, in this controversy, on the pu-
rty OF our motipss and the honor OF our snds''
We make this appeal with all the confidence,
which IN times of trial and difficulty, ought
20 inspire the breast of the patriot and the
Christian Fellow citizens, DO YOUR DU-
1f TO YOGR COUNTRY AND LEAVE