Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1833-10-03
PROSPECT BEFORE US.

WT. Calhoun says, in a recent letter deelinin,
an invitation to attend public dinner to whicE
he was invited, as follows:
81 say ill ressosed. not without due
and deliberate consideration Of the
full import Of the term ! utter IL under
a painful, but a solemn conviction tc its
truth, that we are no longer free people
n la people living under Constitution. as
the guardian Of their rights; but under the
absolute will Of an unchecked majority.
which has usurped the power TO do as il
pleases. and to enforce its pleasure at the
point Of the bsyonet--a power. accor.
ding TO my conception, constituting the
very essence Of despotism. be the govern.
ment what il may; that OF one. the few.
or the many. This condition, we had
been long approaching; and to it We are
now absolutely reduced by the Proclsma-
lion and Force Act.
| "Let no one deceive himself into the
belief. that these iyrannicsl and lawless
measures do not subvert the constitution
and destroy liberty their cruel and bloody
Consequences 1t belongs 10 slaves aud
not freemen, to measure their servitude
by the tyranny actually felt, aad not by
the violation Of great and fundamental
principles.
"The Government has assumed despo
tic power; and let us not forget, what ex.
perience teaches, that when such sssump
ton is not promptly met and put down.
such power in the hand Of government
never lies dormant. Its progress will
soon be traced in blood.
",n thus freely de0ouncing these odious
and unconstitutional acts, my object is
admonition. and not excitement: 10 rouse
to speedy rescue Of liberty and the con
stituiion, and not to weaken our attach
ment 10 the Union, or our admirable po
Iitical institutions. II is. in fact, the
strong attachment that feel for the U
MON, and the profound admiration for our
institutions, which have excited the deep
indignation feel against the measures
by which they have been over thrown.
and which threaten to erect on their
ruins the most corrupt aud oppressive
system Of despotism upon earth. II rests
with us Of the South TO say whether such
shall be the end Of our political expert
ment, which once afforded. and trust will
again, such high hopes to the friends Of LTD
erty over the world. The pressure OF
despotic power will first fall on us: and If
we do not meet it, with the lofty and de
termined spirit of freemen, ready TO sacri-
fee all, rather than surrender our liber
ty, our doom. and that Of your instiiu
lions, will be fixed forever The consoll
dating Of all power in the government. viii
terminate the experiment.; and consolida
ton and liberty are, from their nature,
forever disjoined. Under no circumstance
can they exist So long, then. as the act
of blood stains our statute hook, and the
sovereignty Of the States is practically de
MED by the government. SO long will be
the duration Of our political bondage"
Mr.. McD,6ie, too, in his recent speech at A.
thens. (Ga.) made use of these observations:
"What, then, is the duty of every citi
zen of the States, who feels the sacred
obligation Of transmitting unimpalred to
his children, the precious inheritance Of
freedom, which his ancestors purchased
with their blood? lf these were the last
words had 10 utter, | would say 10 my
fellow citizens Of the South, "be prepar
ed to defend your liberties in every form,
and at every hazard, and as soldiers Of
constitutional liberty, sleep on your arms"
Mela ncholy experience has taught us the
Impotence Of all parchment securities ior
our rghls and we have found that this ia
true. now and here, which has been true
| in all ages and countries. that no people
can long preserve their liberties. who have
not the spirit. and who are not prepared.
TO defend them in every form in which
they may be assailed.
at is high time that the Southern
States shoald awaken from their slumber
of false security. and offering up every
selfish feeling. and distracting j. alously
on the alter Of patriotism. prepare for a
united struggle for constitutional liberty
Already have our adversaries drawn lines
around the citadel and commenced their
approaches according TO the most approx
ed system of attack; and God only knows
how long it may be before they will open
q their trenches and commence their can
sincerely believe, that a speedy union o
the planting States. in precautionary n,ea
r sures for the protection Of their pecullsI
t rights, is the only means Of saving GU
posterty from the most awful and atflics
) ing destiny"
1t would appear. then, that the BATH
| has but just begun. These gentlemen arr
, urging the people on TO agitation aud ex
element. Notification, as we said he
| fore, is yet alive and active Ii will maxi
powerful efforts the coming winter to u
n mite the whole South in its support. w
d do not believe it can sncceed.-.7ieE. Ga,
D MARRIED,
!. At Boydville, on Thursday evening last, b