Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1834-02-27
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land. NARY
COMMENT.-we have been ..la
surprised, than at the character Of The no. mus
the JOINT COMMITTEE o. the Legislature of G.d
land, alluded TO by the Baltimore hsfy'
report which betrays either a scandsIalNeeh
rance, or yetmore scandalous disingr,ns-.,l sa'-
and disregard OF truth. II is hard ~ ;; .aeh.
that the Committee which made IL rc.iI sas
been unacquaintcd with Mr.. Fsulknerss -. hs's
November 1882, on the disputed bound. POI
il is still more difficult Of belief tha, w oui
report before them, the Committee covlS ~ ~ nat
the assertion, absolutely unfounded as !, /. ~ az
Virginia had denied no single fact" no, ~ -
dressed "any argument, 10 confute or oxs.. 40
any one Of our positions" The Comm,,oNIa
say is grossly and culpably ignorant. or H.. W
fully kept the truth cut Of view VII
Since seeing the above article from The A.
can, we have turned TO Mr.. Faulkner, ,."
(Journal and Documents Of the HOUSE n MT ut
gates, sess.cn Of 'S2, '33 page 70 Of the De-.
mcnisJ and looked over II a second time -
We affirm that TO our judgment, il is upan., a1'
Bile. We invite the attention Of those ne,,S.a.
TO IT, who were not here at the last session I.
was transmit, TO the Government of NJ"
land, and those who read IL will be as much -.
priscd as we were, at the conduct Of the w..
land Committee, who, not content with de-
facts, are pleased to fall into passion and q,
press resentment at the arrogance" of yirr;n;.
in closing the door Of negotiation This srgnmss,
OF Mr. Commissioner Faulkner, was pronounced
Irresistible" by Chief Justice Marshall, as rov
petent Judge we presume, as the Commits.
aud much better acquainted with the history i
the disputed boundary. That dispute was re,i'
we'd, after il had died away, by McMabop !,
his history OF Mary land. is it not true, that i,
since reading the facts and reasoning embrd,S
in MIR. Faulkner's Report, has abandoned "A.
pretension Of Maryland
Far from deprecating the threatened suit VIZ.
ginia we presume, invites il; regretting oply
that sister State should have demcaned hen.1
with SO little propriety and dignity.
Richmond Hhs.
Mr. CALHOUN, at the conclusion ofI
his eloquent Speech in the Senate of tbs
United States, said:-
owe have arrived at fearful cris,
things cannot long remain as thew
are.-lt behooves all who love tbei,
countrywide have affection for tbei,
offspring, or who have any stake in
our institutions to pause and reflect
Confidence is daily with drawing from
the General Government. Alienation
is hourly going on.-These will neces.
sarlly create state of things immicsl5
to the existence of our institutions. and
if not speedily arrested, convulsion,8
must follow, and then follows dissou.
ton and despotism; when thick cloud
will be thrown over the cause of liber.
ty and the future prospects of our couu,
try"
Mr.. PorNDExTER, of Mississippi, con.
cluded his speech in the Senate of the /
I. States, as follows
"Sir, we have arrived at a crisis in !
the history Of our Government, when
all power seems to be contracted in al
single head. The two Houses of Con.
gress are mere drudges; they prepare
bills discuss and amend them, so tha,
they may conform in all their provisions
to the public good; but when they reach
the imperial head, he has told us, in al
message to which might refer, thati
they do not accord with his views Of
the Constitution, or on the grounds Of
mere expediency !; or, in other words,
1.-The would vote against them as mem.
Der of this or any other House, he will
stamp upon them the seal of his veto,
and defy the power of Congress to pass
them by constitutional majority Of
two thirds. This veto power has been
claimed and exercised in all cases, and
has become supreme over the Legsla.
ture of the country. The powers Of
the Government are thus placed in one
single head, possessing high and IN.
comfortable Prerogatives, and we de.
bate here in vain without the concur.
renee of his will. 1t would be far bel.
ter at once to appoint Committee TO
wait on the President, and ask him wha!
we shall do-do it, and 60 home"