Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1833-02-07


Mr.. II. thought il peculiarly proper that
the sense of the House should be- tested ip
on The naked principle OF secession as advo.
called by the friends Of the report. II had
been debated much at large. II was claimed
TO be fundamental principle Of The social
compact II was principle intimately COO.
nected with the future peace and happiness
of the country, and that IL therefore become
important that the people should know who
favored and who repudiated The doctrine;
their confidence could thereafter lie more
advisedly bestowed. For bis own prat, a.
though be had been threatened with ex com.
munication from the Republican church, FOR
not subscribing TO that tenet fpoli,ics faith.
he was happy now, and would be mon all
occasions. 10 record his vote against such
wild aud iisorgani,ing views of the Federal
Constitution.
Mr. Campbell thought The House must be
perfectly aware of the object he had in view
The 18th resolution referred TO the right of
secession by speaking OF a seeded State. II
was true that it did not declare the right of
State to .ecede, but il mus, 60 to the world
as the doctrine ofthe House. Should that
resolution De adopted without qualification,
the speeches or the friends of the report OF
absence of other explanation, as the com
mentafies and just exposition Of the ailusion
20 the doctrine OF secession in that resolution
Those speeches we well know, affirm The IN.
qualified right Of a State TO secede whene.
yer she may Judge the exercise ofthe right
advisable. He concurred with the sAgges
ton of the gentleman from Berkeley s. would
withdraw his resolution If any gentleman who
haA yofnl N. he nfb A.,
considerations Of The vote ON the 7th resolu-
ton, so as 10 enable US to stsikc from that
resolution. the passage containing an aluson
TO that doctrine Of secession. His object
was moi 10 meet ,hn doctrine, bu, If il was to
be retained in the resolution, he wished its
meaning to he defined.
Mr.. Carter of r & L. said that having
voted in the negative on Tire question 10 strike
ont, if the gentleman iiom Brooke would
Withdraw his motion he would move the re.
consideration of thatvote.
Mir Campbell withdrew his resolution.
FRmAy, January IS.
Governors messdge - General Contention
The Speaker communicated ID the House
message from the Governor, iuciosing re-
solutions from the State Of .Sotih Carolina,
recommending General Convention
The message goes al length into dis
cpssion of the present state OF affairs between
the States and the General Government, and
treats al length Of the principle announced
in the Proclamation aud Message of The
President, arguing that they are destructive
of Stale Rights and State Sovereignty He
considered General Convention OF the
States as txn most efficient means Of fixing
the limits OF the constitutional powers of the
General Government, aud submitted the
question to the Legislature.
After the reading of the message and re.
solutions;
MIR. Dickson moved that the message and
resolutions be printed. and asked the Ayes
and Noes on the dnes,ioq.
Mr.. Wallace moved ffie division OF the
Question, on printing the message and resou.
TOM.
MIR Campbell said he should vote agains,
printing either the one OF the other. He was
not in favor Of throwing the House again in
II the discussion, which had but just closed
He supposed that the distinction which was
made between the message and the resolu.
lions Of S C.--was made with the vicw OF
acting on the latter. II he were disposed to
take such course, he should lie in favour
OF printing the resolutions. The answer
gentleman from Isle of Wight was a correct
one. II was the common practice OF the
Legislature TO dispose Of communications
FROM other States by laying them on the ia
bic. If were considered uncourteous or
u7narliamentarv 10 10 this, lie should be op
posed 10 IT, But knowing that it was the
practice, and that such course was IN fact
negative response, he should vote against
he printing Of either the message or resolu.
lions, and hoped they would be allowed TO
lie on the table, as an expression oil dissent
from the proposition of Convention, IL was
not TO be inferred from this course, that he
evinced disrcspect 10 the Governor. He en-
tertained no such feelings. On the contrary
although he differed from him in opinions,
he entertained for that functionary semi.
ment Of the most cordial respect, as firm
and undertaking patriot, and a man Of ster
ling independence OF character. His course
on this question was dictated by the belief
that the House ought not to act on this sub
ject ;!
Mr.. Moore had at first been in favor of al
lowing the message and resolutions to lie on
the table, not 10 be acted upon. But on fur
ther reflection he had concluded that, as Vir
GINA would probably send resolutions to
Soath Carolina, if we expect them to DE &C
ted upon the resolutions now presented to
the House. But he was opposed to printing
the message OF the Governor or of taking
ary measures in relation TO il. He looked
unon il as superfiuous; because THE Assem-
biz ksew The wishes Of the people. and did
not read lesson from the Governor on mea