Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1835-09-03
THE ABoLrTIoNrsTs.

oeen TOO much disregarded because we
have known or believed il. aeits,or,
be set OF absurd fanatics without power
or influence. and whose nefarious design.
are detested or ridiculed by the great mass
oil people at the north. Thus left 10 them.
selves, these workers of mischief have
gone on, industriously and boldly. TO p,o.
/ Pogate their doctrines, TO advance their
| PROJECT and pick up proselyte.. Ii would
| now seem that they have some summon,
That IS not ostensible. as the numerous
publications they disseminate must re-.
quire funds beyond the ability og the i'm.
mediate laborers in the field. Whether
however the danger Is increasing or not,
ana IS now so formidable as TO call for an
active check. it is certain that our southern
ore'hren esteem II to be so, and il is du.
| y we owe to them and ourselves 10 ailav
.neir Tears, 10 strengthen their confidence
10 US, 10 show our mistaken determination
! 10 preserve inviolate their constitutional
rights, and TO CO operate with them in
soch measures as may be necessary for
Their security. Can VIC expect thew will
remain tranquil aud satisfied when the
mail, the most powerful engine of Govern.
men', comes TO them daily, loaded with
Lioerators,' and Emancipators,' and
Human Rights and Anti Slavery Rec
oros.' all assaillpg their rights and their per.
sonai safety 10 the most daring and irfiam.
matory style, addressed not so much to the
reason and humanity OF the white ponuIa.
uoh, as 10 the worst and most vindictive
passions OF the black. This will not be
endured, and We should think as they ,ciH
.h'nk' that any remedy, falling regularly or
irregulariy on the heads Of these miscre i.
ants, IS better and safer than the evil. So
lar as peaceable and legal preventa,ives
can be found to arrest the progress of this
appallns mischief, let them be applied
win Their utmost severity but when they
Tall short OF The object. let more summa- .
fy process, commensurate with the exi
gehcy. he resorted TO. A great right
should be done at the expense Of little
wrong
10 begin with The Post Office. Would
ihe government of the United States he
faithful TO IT'S trust, would il perform its
iirst and highest duty, which is to preserve
The union Of these states, 10 maintain The
peace ana prosperity of the whole, and
secure TO every part the rights guaranteed
oy me constitution. if it were TO allow IL
seii 70 De The instrument Of the violation of
'hese rights, OF the overthrow of the gov.
eminent. oil the destruction of these ble,-
sings, should Il provide the means Of car.
iying and scattering among the peop,e de-
ic'eFious and deadly posons, prepared by
reckless men, who are seeking distinction
ny their reckless wickedness? Do the
people OF the United States appoint and
maintain officers TO be the agents OF their
rum II the question is asked, how il
inns to be prevented? answer, as IL man
u mere exist legal enacimenis adequate 10
inc cvii, let them, and them only, be ap.
phed. III there be none such, then say
u is case not anticipated and not proyi
Geo tor, and, IN case Of the Post Office.
tue mead oil that department ought no, TO
hesitate to take upon himself The resnon
slbilisy OF applying summary remedy
lie must afterwards submit himself TO his
country for justification and who will
not justify himp 10 urgent and unexpec,
tea exiSencies of danger. there must be a
conservative power some where, and if it
cannot be found in law, il must be taken
out oil 1t. In truth, this is principle rec
ogn'zed by the law. When a nopdescripf
Incendiary is applying his torch to your
roof, you do not leave him TO perpetrate
his CRIME and your ruin while you seek
magistrate, warrant, and constable. 10
arrest hun The necessity Of the case
makes the law. and puts the power of pre-
venilon into The hands OF the injured par
", 10 oe used on his responsibility If ahu-
sed would no more suffer the public
mail TO carry publications whose tendency
| and design are TO invite and excite civil
war and murder in portion of our coun.
try, than W ould permit il 10 carry mack
ages infected with The seeds of pe.t,eoce
| and plague, and Distribute them in everv
house ~ every town in the United States.
Would no summary remedy be found in
such case Would postmaster be ar
ra'gned as an official culprit who could
cast such package into the fire, instead
OF carefully sending them according 10
their directions, IN conformity with The
Post office law There is a paramount
conservative principle, inherent by nature
10 every individual, and, fortiori. in ey
cry community, which prompts and iusti-
hes US IN repelling an urgent injury by the
most summary means-by the force which
IS IN our power. Il is said that this prin
ciple may be abused in its application. -
There IS no doubt of it, and what may not
be SO? When was the liberty of free
government ever more abused than by
these abolltionists, who are taking advan-
tage OF It TO destroy the peace Of the coun-
try by nilammatory and false publications
by public addresses and private intrigues.
REGARDLESS: OF all their duties as citizens &
all their moral obligations as men. for the
misery they would introduce is an humid.
red fold greater than that they affect TO be
solcltous to redress? They would tram
pie down The barriers of the constitution
and let loose all the horrors OF a servile
war, which must inevitably end in the an
Inhalation OF the poor creatures they are
urging on TO their own destruction. When
was there ever more gross or dangerous
abuse Of an institution. intended for the