South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-07-18

on The floor of Congress defended
the rights OF freemen, the liberties Of
bis country--pleaded the cause Of
South America and of Greece, and
opposed to the dissolution ofthe Union,
as well as the efforts of an Executive
to control and use at his discretion,
the money of the peoplef Daniel
Webster an aristocfat forsooth : Read
the following sentiments from him
uttered from the bottom of his heart,
on a great occasion, and say that you
have sIandersd the man, when nobler,
purer, more patriotic and truly repub-
lican sentiments never came from your
glorifed Jackson's, Van Buren's and
Johnson's, or from the lips OF any man
ancient or modern
"Important as ! deem it to discuss,
on all proper occasions, the policy of
the measures at present pursued, it is
still more important to maintain the
right of such dicussions, in its full and
just extent. Sentiments lately sprung
up, end now growing fashionable, make
il necessary TO be explicit on this point.
The more perceive disposition 10
check the freedom ofinquiry by ex,rav-
agant and unconstitutional pretences,
the firmer shall be the tone in which
shall assert, and the freer the manner in
which | shall exercise 1t. 1t is the
ancient and undoubted prerogative Of
this people, to canvass public measures,
and the merits of public men. II is
'home bred right a Preside privilege.
1t has ever been enjoyed in every
house, cottage and cabin in the nation.
1t is not to be drawn into controversy.
tits as undoubtsd as the right ofbreath-
ing the air, or walking on the earth.-
Belonging to private life as right, il
belongs to public as duty-and il is
the last duty which those whose repre-
sentative l am, shall find me to aban-
don. Aiming at all times to be cour.
teous and temperate in its use, except
when the right itself shall be question.
ed, l shall then carry it to its extent. l
shall place myself at the extreme
boundary of my right, and bid defiance
10 any arm that would move me from
the ground. This high constitutional
privilege | shall defend and exercise,
within this house, and in all places
in time of war and in time of peace, and
at alltimes. Living l shall assert it,
dying shall assert it-and should /
leave no other inheritance to my chill
dren, by the blessing Of God I will
leave them the inheritance OF free prin-
ciples, and the example of manly,
independent and constitutional defence
Of them. "-Baltimore Patriot.
WARRINGTON, D. C. July z.
II is with heartfelt sorrow we have
TO announce casualty by which we
have lost one of the most agreeable
g. respectable members of our city SO.
ciety. Samuel Cheslyn Potter was
one of several gentlemen who awaited
themselves Of the opportunity ofvisi-
ting Norfolk and Yorktown in the
steamboat Chesapeake on Saturday
last and, yesterday morning, on the
return passage when the passengers
generally mustered on the deck, be.
tween 6 and Z o'clock, Mr.. Potter was
discovered to be missingl The steam.
boat was so foil of passengers that the
births in the cabin could not accomo.
date more than third of them the
rest slept on the floor, or on the decks.
MIR. P. was among those who sat up the
latest, & was indeed the Iastup, because
no one was with him when he fell over
into the river, either from falling asleep
on the stern railing, or attempting to
get into the boat hanging alongside for
the purpose Of sleeping in it. Two Of
the persons on board heard, it seems,
plunge into the water, bu. supposed
it to be caused by something thrown
overheard, one fthem having risen 10
zee what it might be, but saw nothing
astern. Mr.. POTTER was last CONVEX
sed with by one of the passengers a.
bout A. M. and the boat was then
pursuing its way up the middle Of the
river, a little above Blacksione's Is.
land, where the river is so wide (about
FIVE miIes) as to leave no hope of Mr..
P.'s saving his life by swimming. Had
he utlesed the least sound when he fell,
it would have been heard by those who,
though lying down, were awake, and he
might possibly have been saved. AS it
is, we are left, with a large circle of ac-
quainiance, to lament his untimeiy end.
MIR. POTTER was a native of Phila-
delphia, and Clerk, Of high respecta-