Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1833-01-03

Whereas, the President or the United
States has issued his proclamation, denoun'
Gin the proceedings Of this State. calling mp
on the citizens to renounce their primary al
legiance and threatning them with military
coercion, unwarrepted by the constitution,
and utterly Inconsistent with the existence
OF free State. Be il therefore,
Resolved, That his Excellency the Governor
be requested forthwith TO issue bis prociama
ton. warning the good people OF this State
against the attempt of the President OF the
United States TO seduce them from allegiance
e1hortiog them 10 disregard his vain menaces
and to be prepared TO sustain the dignity
and protect the liberty OF the State, against
the arbitrary measures proposed by the Pre-
sident.
A gentleman then asking the reading OF
the proclamation, Mr.. w. L. Finley rose,
and went through il. The House listened
TO il with an exceedingly marked Indignation
AT the passage, however, where the Pres'
Diet calls us "his children" and talks TO
the State s'like father then there was
general laugh over the whole house.
Messrs. h Barnwell Smith, Isaac Holmes,
aud r. Pick, ms successfully rose, and expires
sed with great eloquence and spirit, views oil
equal detestation aud contempt against this
proceeding MIR Smith insisted, that as 1t
breathed The very worst doctrines OF consoh
dalton, az d called in the most violent methods
Of enforcing them and, more especially as
il held event the tyranicle doctrine, hat zee
had not ecen the right 10 seeede, all men, OF all
parties. must refuse TO sanction II by their
votes. He called, therefore, Tor The yeas and
nays. They were taken: Yeas 96, Nays IS,
every Union man voting against the resosu
tions.
GREAT MEETING IN BOSTON.
A Great meeting was held AT Fapniel Hall
in Boston, on the 7ih inst. at which resoiu
tons disappsobat ory Of the revolutionary
proceedings Of South Carolina, and ey-
pressive OF determination 10 sustain the
President in the enforcement Of the laws OF
the country, were adopted by acclamat,oni
The following are the remarks n,adeby Mr.
Webster, Al This meeting,-
MIR. Uebstcr rose. He said that. having
been detained at home few days alter The
meetinguf Congress. by the necessity OF al
tending TO some private affairs, he had been
induced to delay his departure for another
day, thai he might be present at this meet
ing OF bis fellow citizens. When, sad Mr.
w look around me on the members who
who Oil these galleries and croud thus hall,
| thank Almighty God that may still address
same Almighty Power only knows whether,
when we meet again, it will not be as citizens
OF Massachusetts only. The present Is
moment full oil interest Events are on The
wing, and are already near us, which must
produce the most important effects. one way
or The other, on the permanency oiihe Cohsn
tuion of the United States. regard the Is
suing Of this proclamation by the President
as highly important occurrence. The &C
tual condition OF the country, IN my opinion
an opinion heretofore expressed called
loudly on the President 10 make pubic iis
determination TO rebuke the spirit oi disattec
ton, maiatain the peace OF the country, and
the integrity of the Union, and TO call on all
patriot citizens TO Giscoun1ehance all such
proceedings as threatened TO destroy the one,
or disturb the other.
Mr.. Chairman: The general principles OF
the Proclamation are such as ] entirely ap
prove esteem them to be the true primer
jles of the constitution. II must now be APP
parent to every man, that this doctrine OF
notification means resistance TO me laws
by force. IL is but another name for csut aedr
The authors Of the South Carolina ordinance
cannot but regard il as being, what 1t really
is, measure leading TO bostililies. lhey
knew it must bring on contest, and, accor-
dinghy, they have endeavoured to prepare
for that contest. by putting in a state OF iea-
diness the whole military power oil the State.
Every man must see. that they rely not on
any constitutional or legal effect OF the urdi'
nance itself bit on the military power which |
they may be able TO bring 10 maintain Them
in their resistance to the laws.
Mr. Chairman: hope may stand acquit- |
ted before my country of any negligence, M |
failing 10 give the true character oi the doc |
trine Of notification, when II was first ad; |
vanced, in an imposing form. IN the Halls oil
Congress What it then appeared to me IN |
this, the first attempt TO put IN practice. IL
is resistance to law, by force; u IS disnhon,
by force; it is secession, by force Il Is csvu
tear.
The President has declared. that, g. meet
ing the exigencies Of this crisis, It 10 hts de
to execute The laws, TO preserve |
the Unon, by all constitutional means; T. ar |
rest, if possible, by moderate but lrio inca
sure the shedding OF lIatefnai blood sh..h not
be called down, by any offensive act, on The |
part of the United States In all this mcst
cordially concur To execute the laws, ~ Jaw |
full means to uphold the constitution by the |
exercise of the powers conferred by itself, TO |
be moderate, forbearing, slow to fecar 10
Ultimate measures; to admonfsh soeb az are |
misled, to return TO their duty; to keep the |
Government always 10 the night, and 70 place |
those who oppose il clearly IN the wrong; sDd |
TO hold out, with mistaken hrmness. ~ /
maintaining the Union. and causing The laws |
to be duly exeeuted-these, sir, ~ my op'n |
ion. comprise the substance OF the dutJ