Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1832-12-06
TAE GAM1HTE.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1882.

was chosen Speaker of the House of Repre-
.eptatives, and Levin Powell, President of
,be Senate. Measures are anticipated, early
h the session OF this body on the subject Of
The Tariff and Notification.
Georgia "A correspondent of the Augusta
ECourier expresses great confidence that no
thing decisive will be done by the Georgia
II conyehtion, in hostility TO the Tariff laws
4 He states that if the violent" portion of the
Representatives should determine upon any
Eenergetic movement, in favor of immediate
the delegates Of at least twenty
would withdraw altogether, and re
fuse to take any part. 1tcenfy seren counties
are unrepresented. The opinion is further
! expressed that "the whole will end by the
Epassage of resolutions denouncing Nullifca
lion. and recommending Southern Coneen
#tion" On the same authority il is affirmed
Eibat Governor Troup, Judge Bsrrien, and
Mr. Crawford, who are all IN AliIIedgeviIe,
have emphatically denounced the "Carolna
doctrine"
North Carolina -Since our last, we mott e
| Union" meetings in Buncombe, Fayette,
| Macon, Lincoln, Burke and New Hanover
counties.
South Carolina. The State Convention,
assembled to determine upon the mode oil
Il cdTTNlH% tiib VI 1NuiHDCdttOU iutO CT
i feet, met at Columbia, on Monday the 10Th
ENov. The Hon Stephen D Miller, Senator
! in Congress from South Carolina, was called
to the chair, for the purpose Of organizing
4 the meeting. motion was then made to
go into the election OF President, whereupon
James Hamilton, jr. Governor Of the State,
was elected without opposition. He received
1873 votes,-the rest were blank or scattering
III w Haype was chosen clerk.
After the election If other officers, Judge
Cocock offered resolution. proposing 10
refer the Act calling the Convention, and
The whole subject connected with it, to Sc
lect Committee of t,oentg one, which was a.
greed to without opposition. The Conven-
lion then adjourned to the next morning,
when the Committee was to he nominated.
EIt was agreed that the proceedings OF every
Eday should be opened with prayer. The
whole number of members of tho Conyen-
ton is 1863, Of whom, as far as ascertained,
las are "Nullifers," and as ''Unionists
u We lay before onr readers the Speech de-
|Ivered by Governor Hamilton, on assuming
#the chair as President Of the Convention;
now assembled at Columbia.
son looking around this assembly and see
4 ing OF whom and by whom it is composed
Il no impulse of self love could lead me 10 at
Z tribute the flattering and Distinguished honor
have Just received, 10 any thing else than
the high and responsible station at present
j fill. When see SO many individuals whose
i experience is more mature, and whose claims
are paramount to my own, | can attribute
the selection TO no other cause;
II am, nevertheless, deeply penetrated,
gentlemen, by sense Of your Kindness, as
we'll as my own responsibility. Acrsis of no
cannon character--no ordinary occasion has
brought us together. The most solemn du-
ties hat can be obligatory on citizens of a
free and sovereign State have Compelled US
to assemble, and the highest and most en-
during results will succeed The manly and in
Aexible discharge of those duties.
1t is scarcely solecism under our form Of
Government, to say that here are the PEG
PLE-This is the concentration of their So
|vcreignty. The people have. through the
instrumentality of an intt rmediate class of
4thcir agents, determined that 4 Convention
shoud be called The act was passed in a
Esprit of wisdom and Of discretion, and we
Eare convened. under solemn injunction
from the people, 10 take into consideration
the several acts of the Congress OF the Uni
ted States, imposing duties for the protection
of American Manufactures, considered by
the people of S Carolina as intringments Of
their rights, and violations sof the Consltn-
! ton, and to devise the m ode and measure of
redress. These are our duties. and while
we endeavour to discharge them IN spirit
of enlightened moderation, and an inf'exible
determination 10 preserve the greatest cour-
tesy and urbanity, let us reeollect that there
is also high moral courage, requisite IN
/ their faithful pei iormanee. If then there IS!
and belongs to political bodies an enlarged
torecast, and courage inspired by the Dig
Unity of the occasion let US, IN the language
Eof the immortal martyr TO constitutional IL
Ebery. put on athletic habits for the contest,
! aud nerve our souls to the struggle
Gentlemen, shall be often compelled to
] throw myself on your indulgence. This IS
1 the first occasion that have been called up
on to preside over deberatve body. All |
] can do is TO pledge my best endeavors to
D maintain decorum, and to secure all the lati
i tude Of debate consistent with our well known
Parliamentary rules.
Permit me TO say, that ours is no ordinary
position. We have all the inconteslble pow
d er attributed to Sovereign States. Ours is
the first Convention for reviewing the terms
End conditions of the Fedora! compact; not
Il for the purpose Of viewing our State tonstl-
tuition, but TO decide upon higs aud uiterior
FAstons of Sovereignty, Of Indispensable
nkauce. and of tasting consequences, e.,
4. benefit or injury to the citizens oil
Sta,e These circumstances, under
Sich VIC are at present convened. are a