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Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1835-08-27
From the N. Y. Evening Star.

The Post threatens to discuss the cues
'on OF slavery. or any question which they
may please to discuss, and no one shall
dare TO prevent them! No one will p,e.
vent them. The right Of free discussion
has never been denied it is not, and can.
not be questioned but the right of doing
a certain thing, and the policy, erpediency
and propriety Of doing so, are very differ
ent affairs. Why discuss the question Of
slavery unless it be to irritate the south.
and make tho people of the slave states
unhappy and distressed? Why disturb
the peace Of mind of our fellow citizens al
me south on subject on which they are
kteniy sensitive, when their property is
protected by the constitution and laws
which govern the whole Union
why does the Evening Post refer TO that
lnterdlcted and we trust TO heaven, remote
question Of dividing our Union ? "Dis.
solre!the Union," says the Post. "and ,rbo,
'couid the South gain byte" Reverse the
question, trl,aI could The North gain bv IL
Let US look at home-look at our own
products-our own means and resource,
and then say what will the North gain nv
1t! How are we to find employment fnr
our laoorers, mechanics, and artizans p
How are we to load our ships, transact our
business. and pay our debts ? South NJ
Mason's and Dixon's line, one hundred mil
hons oil agricultural products are annually
brought to our market, shipped bv ns
manufactured by US, and on which we nj
the North make commissions and receive
the returns What do we of the Nor,b
grow in opposition to the agricultural rich
else. "o'"''e
Should the South ever separate. which
az no moment has been desired by Them
what would become of us, when thew, in
ADDITION to their products, shall become
their own shippers. their own manufactur.
ers. and enrich themselves by their own
revenue What would become Of the
cold North, cut off from the resources. the
confidence and attachment of their honor
able and warm hearted Southern brethr.no
We caution Mr. Van Buren, against Al
loving the journals known to be under his
control to discuss the question of separa
ing the Union There is already too much
feeling. calculation, and excitement on ibs
SUBJECT. Let not the South be threatened
they have been already prescribed, cut
down. and placed at defiance by the nre.
sen' administration and their great and
honest statesmen are allowed no partic;.
Pauon IN the affairs of the government
10 not 10 hess wrongs add taunts and
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1835-08-27

threats Of separation. which at once. de-
ssFeJs the republic, and ruins the North
beyond question.
Our duty is plain one. The Union
must be preserved not as Andrew Jackson
contemplated by bis force bill--not as he
and bis party practices, in prescribing
Southern statesmen as opostotes, and brib
ed By The Bank--but by kindness, conclli.
alton. friendship. and confidence-in avoid
ing all discussions relative TO their slaves
lin giving them a fair and just share in
tho management of the government and
the first step for US in the North 10 take,
is to indict and try these publishers Of in
cendiary tracts as libellous and nuisances
and to punish them accordingly to allow
none Of those tracts to be sent to the South
or even printed and published. This Il
our duty, and it is only thus that we can
prove TO the South our anxiety to prevent
the discussion Of this exciting subject.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1835-08-27
From the Boston Atlas


The True Doctrme.--The subjoined let.
ter written by MIR. Webster some years
since in reply to an application from res
pectable gentleman of Georgia, contains a
full and fair exposition OF his views upon
the subject of slavery at the South. II
embraces the true doctrine in regard to
the Constitutional rights of the slave hol.
ding states; and we believe that the opin.
zoos expressed are such 40 are maintained
by every intelligent and real friend of the
republic.
| New York, May II.
My Dear Sir-I have received your let.
ter OF last evening requesting me to state
my opinion Of the power of Congress on
the subject oil slaves and slavery; and Of
the existence of any wish or design, on
tho part of Northern men to interfere with
the security or regulation of that species
ofproperiy.
My sentiments on this subject, my dear
SIR, have been often publicly expressed !;
but have no objec tons TO repeat the de.
clarafion OF them, il it be thought by yon
that such declaration might. in the small
lest degree, aid the friends Of the Union
and the constitution in the South in dispel
ling prejudices which are SO industriously
fostered, and in quoting agitations so in.
dusfriously kept alive.
in my opinion, the domestic slavery of
the southern states is subject within the
exclusive control OF the states themselves !:
and this, | am sure is the opinion of the
whole north. Congress has no authority
TO interfere in the emancipation Of slaves.
or 10 the treatment OF them in any of the
states. This was so resolved by the house
oil representatives., when congress sat in
this city in 1890. on the report of a com
mittee, consisting entirely of northern
members, and do not know of an in
stance Of the expression Of a different O.
p'n'on, IN either house Of congress. since
cannot say that particular individuals
might not possibly be found who suppose
mat congress possesses some power over
the subject. but do not know any such
persons. and if there be any | am sure
they are lew. The servltude of so grea,
portion of the population of the south
IS, undoubtedly, regarded at the north.
as great evil, moral and political; and
the discussions upon il. which have re
Gently taken place IN the legislatures of
several Of tho slave holding states, have
been read with very deep interest. But
1t is regarded nevertheless, as an evil,
the remedy for which lies with those lie.
glslatu,es themselves, to be provided and
applied according to their own sense OF
policy and duty.
The imputatiops which you say and saw
truly are constantly made against the north
are IN my opinion entirely destitute OF
any just foundation. | have endeavored
to repel them so far as has been in nv
power, on all proper occasions; and for
a fuller expression Of my own opinions,
both on the power of congress and on
the groundless charges against northern
men, | beg leave to refer you to my
remarks in the debate on Mr.. Foot's
resolutions in 1880. am, dear sir, with
much true regard, your obedient servant
DANIEL WEBSTER.
To John Bolton, Esq.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1835-08-27
From the National Intelligencer.
A MOVEMENT in ROSTON

n W. EMENI IN BOSION.
The Boston papers received by the last
mali. contain the subjoucd appeal to all
the friends of the Union and Of the Con
siilution, signed by no fewer than fifteen
hundred and fifty NAMES, comprising men
OF all parties and all stations IN life, anon
which are to be found the names of almost
all the individuals in Boston with whom
we are acquainted, either personally or by
public report. We shall not invldiously
discriminate, by selecting from among the
names Of the good, the wise, and the emf
nent men thus enrolled. But there can be
no righteousness in selecting the first 30
on the list, being the following, as sam.
pie of the whole:
Fl. 6. Oils, Peter C. Brooks, William
Sturgs, John G. Warren, John X. Simp.
son, Benjamin Gorham. George Bond, ID.
ID. Brodhead, b w, Crowninsbield, James
I. Austin, Henry Lee, Robert &. Shaw,
Mark Healy, Pliny Cutler, Thomas Mot
ley. Samuel Appleton, Charles 2. Curtis,
Charles Tappan, George w. Lyman, j.
Pratt * Son.
Such are the authors of the folio wing
patriotic and generous Appeal:
y ~ ALL FRIENDS OF THE UNION AND
OF THE CONSTITUTION.
"The ci,izens Of Boston, without dis.
tlnction Of party. who are opposed to the
proceedings of the advocates for immeui-
ate emancipation Of the slaves OF the South
and who, however they may regard sa
very as an evil. yet look with dstrust and
adherence upon all measures which may
tend to instigate the Blacks to insubordi
nation and instruction. determined and
willing TO abide, at all hazards, by the
Constitution, and to preserve inviolate the
pledged faith Of the Republic. which has
ilourIshed and is still flourishing under the
auspices OF that sacred Charter-all such
c!tizens are requested to meet at Faneuil
Hall, on Friday Afternoon, The 2lst inst,
al O'Clock, there and then to make known
10 our countrymen Of the South, that we
recognize their constitutional rights; that
we will sustain them in the possession of
them and that we deplore the unauthori
zed interference Of those who, with pro
iessed zeal for the meloration of the con
d't'on of the slaves, are forging for them
new letters or placing in imminent peril the
lives and property of the whit population -
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1835-08-27

their having taken house on the road 10
Neuilly, and having made it sort ofma
gazine Of arms and ammunition. tits sup
posed that the principal part Of their plan
consisted IN the construction Of second
edition of the celebrated internal machine,
which was to have been directed against
the Kings carriage on bis Msjestys re.
turn from his suburban villa 10 the Tuile-
ries. The preliminary proceedings are
still 10 progress, and as soon as they are
brought TO close. some official announce
ment viii be made Of the course which il
10 intended to pursue. Times.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1835-08-27
From the National In,elligenccr.
LATEST FROM ENGLAND

BY the arrival of the ship Josephiae Can.
tain Alexander Britton, we have rere;vad
Cork papers Of the 18th July, containing
LONDON dates of the 18th, four days later
than our previous advices.
The recruiting service in the CAUSE NJ
the Queen OF Spain, was going on in Ire.
land, with great spirit.
The papers contain nothing of import.
ancs from Spain.
EXTRACTS FROM THE NEWSPAPERS
CORK, Friday, July 1.-THE London
papers OF Monday and Tuesday arrived in
course; the Parliamentary Intelligence
they contained will be found important -
Alter the order of the day had been NOV
ca on Monday evening. by Lord Morpe,h,
we ionowins announcement was made by
Lord John Russell:
II have received his Majesty's com
mands 10 state that he has been gracious.
" pleased 10 place at the DISPOSAL of thi,
House, for the purposes Of the Irish church
bill, all his Majesty's interest in apy bene.
noes and ecclesiastical dignities of the
Church Of Ireland"
The Irish Church Bill was then read A
second time, and ordered 10 be committed
on Monday. ''S0
The Attorney General (Mr Perrin) savs
notice that on Thursday eveniny, m. a.
INST, he would bring forward a bill to re
gnia'e municipal corporations in Ireland
we have good reason to believe. that thi,
OIL VIII afford the fullest satisfaction to
'he majority Of the Irish representatives
ana 10 the great bulk Of the Irish nation.
IRISH AUxILIARIEs FOR SPAIN.-Thjs
Gay, $50 men, who have been enl,sted in
10 the service Of the Queen of Spain. viii
embark for Cork, in the St David. a
transport IS lying at anchor in that harbor
waitins 10 carry out some of the force,
destined for the expedition. A further dr,(
o 81 men VIII leave this city in few DAYS
Recruiting IS also in progress in the South
dublin Pilot. July Is.
FRANcE.-1he Con.piracy-The mar
ues IN custody charged with a conspirac,
10 assassinate the King, amount already e
'ne number Of twenty. The pr ime move,
oil TINS plot is man Of the name Of Ber
gefon, who has already been tried and ar
Quilted of similar offence. having bseu
"a ecu: as you may remember, with Fl
ring pistol at the King. at the corner O
me rolnt Royal. when his Majesty wa,
proceeding from the Tsileries TO the Cham
Der OF deputies to open the session Of The
Legislature. His acquittal having secured
ms impunity. this man has ,;nc. hs.n
neard to boast that bis was really Inc hand
that fired the famous pistol shot hut Al
though ne is now in custody, il seem. 10
De doubtful whether this new con,nir,. y
can be brought homo either to him or HI,
supposed accomplices. Apart from their
Interior s designs. which certainly could not
oS innocent; the facts which can be prov.
~ 'sa'nst them amount to little more than
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1835-08-27
Singular death Of Horse.-.Nsadrill.

Singular death Of a Horse .Nsadrilk.
RI august lon Wednesday last, an
individual having occasion TO visit a neigh.
Dor, on alighting made his horse fast to
the fence in the neighborhood Of bes
hive. A few moments after, the attention
oil the person was attracted by the uneasi.
OF bis horse who was discovered 10 be 10.
tally covered with bees, he made an at.
tempt to llberate the poor animal but met
with such warm reception from the bees
that he was Obliged TO desist, after having
been most severely stung. Another ind.
vIdual then procured blanket, in which
enveloping himself he succeeded 10 liberia.
ting the horse which by this time was 90
stung as to he scarcely able to move and
died within few hours. The horse when
hitchei was somewhat warm and the sim.
ultaneous at tack Of the bees, was caused
doubtless by the ef1luvia arising from The
beast. Bees have great antpathy 10 any
thing of an unpleasant smell, and frequent.
ly desert their hives, on the &C count Of the
existence Of offensive substances in the
neishborhood The occurrence above
mentioned took place in the eastern part
oil the county.- trawford Mess.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1835-08-27

A slip from the office of the Nashville
Repuhi'ean states that great excite ment
prevailed IN that city, in conse auence OF
the arrest Of a young man by the name of
The name OF Dresser, who, it was said, had
been disseminating tracts and pamphlets
oil very inhammaiory character, 10 re
iaIion TO slavery. He was carried before
the committee Of vigilance, where a pa
tent and elaborate investigation took
place. From the prisoners papers. cor
respondence and statements, it appeared
that he was member of the abolition so.
ciety IN Ohio. and that he had been a
member of the Lane Seminary Cincinnati.
u: His os;ensible object was the disposal
oil The cottage Bible" but sufficient evi.
dence was adduced to prove him guilty OF
the charges under which he had been ar.
rested. His examination drew large
crowd of excited persons, who, but for
the hrmness Of the committee, would no
doubt have proceeded to violent q, easures
lie was punished with the infection OF
twenty stripes upon his bare back, and or.
dered to leave the city.
While the above examination was going
on, another person was arrested on the
came charges.-BaLt, finer.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1835-08-27

Ohio s. .Michigaa-Wwhk preparation
The Dayton (Ohio) Journal of Tuesday
last has the following postscript. covering
intelligence oil recent important move
ment on the part Of the executive OF tina,
state:
"Orders have been issued by Gov. Lu
cas- TO the Major Generals Of the militia
throughout the state. to report to him i'm
medlately, what number Of Mounted Rifle
men and Cavalry can be furnished from
lheir respective divisions at a moments
warn'ngP 1t is supposed this force is in
tended Tor The disputed territory. to pre-,
vent or repel the aggressions of Michigan
or perhaps TO b,rade The territory, Further
we learn, that these orders were confiden.
uai, and will not appear in the papers I'm
W Tho government removes the injunction
oil secrecy, The correctness of the intelli
eence may be depended on. A gentleman
VINO saw copy of the orders coinmunica.
ted the contents tous.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1835-08-27
From the Richmond TRANSCRIPT.


fRovDENTIAL EscAPE-FEMALE PRES
ENoE OF MIND AND BRAvERY-I YESTERDAY
came from Louisa Court House, in the
Stage, IN company with three other gen.
tlemen and four ladies, and on arriving al
rowelPs, where the last change Of horses
was made, myself, the three gentlemen and
one Of the ladies got out of the stage, and
the other three ladies remained in. The
fresh horses were hitched to the stage.
and just as we were about TO get in, they
broke of from the person who was hold.
ing them, with the three ladies in the
stage. After running lew hundred Yards
they were met by several negro men, who
tried to stop them, but in vain, they ran
by them and kept on down the road with
all their speed, and while thus running.
Miss Lucy +. Clough got out of the stage
aud placing herself on the drivers seat,
commenced telling the horses to wo. call.
ing them by many names, which had but
little effect, till she cried wo Tom which
she thought rather slackened the gait of
ono Of the lead horses, and by repeating il
IN gentle tone Of voice they finally stop.
ped a gallop. and were going ON in a brisk
tro,, when Mr.. Powell. who had rode ar
ter the stage, got up with them, when he
dismounted and seized one of the leaders.
when Miss Clough sprang from the dri.
ver's seat and seized the other leader. and
they we're stopped, and not the slightss st
injury sustained.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1835-08-27

The FIaURE HEAD.-A correspond.
emit Of the Baltimore Patriot makes the
following singular disclosure:
Il see the Van Buren, papers are SCUM.
o'ng their high notes and declaring that
something is likely TO come to light res
Pectins the decapita,ion of the Fignr.
Head. Poor fellows. they are indeed s,;Il
lett 10 ignorance? Let them ask Marin
Van Buren, who cut off the Z" figure head y
Let them see if he will dony that Cant ID
the man who did the deed, came into h;s
room, at Washington. with the sbead, i,
sell. and delivered 1t up 10 him, and him
sell with MP Let them ask him if he did
not decline OBTAINING Capt. Diff he did
not tremble in his presence, take ths
mead declare tia good likeness. promise
10 Keep 1t as mirror or an heir. loom,
ana bow and scrape Capt, ID. out of The
room as fast as possible? They pretsnd
ignorance! 1t may be. however tha,
lhey are yet kept 10 ignorance upon ths
SUBJECT, but assure them-and relv No,
upon conJectures-I speak from the boor
that Mr.. Van Buren, is not. He well
knows where the "head" now il .od
well does he reeol!ec, The man ,eIo ora a" :,
TO him! ~ "'''' ''''' gave "
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1835-08-27

Indian Case. We learn from the Ohio
States Journal. that at the late term of the
U. States circuit court held in Columbus,
an Indian case of much and peculiar inte-
rest. was decided, in which several ind.
viduals, citizens Of the state stood indicted
for stealing horses from friendly Indians
residing in the Wyandott Reservation, in
Crawford county. These persons had
previously been indicted before the state
court within the circuit where the alledged
felony was committed, when Judge Hig-
gins decided that The case was not within
the jurisdiction of The state court From
this the case came up before the United
States on demurrer filed by the defend
ants, which in turn brought the question
before this court whether they would ex
ercise jurisdiction in the case. The de
murrer was sustained by the court, and
case was referred back TO the state.
The opinion was delivered by judge
Mclean, ami is strong and lucid expo
silion oil the merits Of the case-and i'm
portant as s;gards the relations between
tne states and the general governmcnt.-
FredericE Herald.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1835-08-27
WrsrsR. LAsD sALss.-we gave. no.

WEsTRRs LAsD SALss.-We gave, not
loag since. the substance of an article from
The Philadelphia Gazette, upon the sub
ject Of the abuses attending the sales of
Western Lands. The same paper con-
tains another article, showing the gross
frauds committed by spectators in the pur
chase of lands frauds, too, which are ac-
companied and supported by threats of vi.
olence, that is, of the execution Of Lynch
Law upon the head Of the stranger, who,
invited by the Government to become a
purchaser. Is fair bidder at much high
er price than that for which the land is
knocked down to the Spectator. The
bare putting up Of pen Of few panneIs
oil log fence, without even the formality oil
log cabin, entities the pretended occu
pant or speculator to what he calls his pre-
emptive right. He then pays only 81 Is
an acre for land for which the honest bid.
der would give five dollars or more. The
Squa'ters, who are the SPECTATORS tools
and agents in this knavish business. are
now ready TO transfer their operations Ia
another region. and play off the same
game. BY frequent and continued repeti
lion Of these frauds, the finest government
lands ofthe Western country have become
or are becoming the prey Of band Of IN
prlncipled spectators. TO the great injury
Of the people Of the United States at large
and in prevention of The settlement Of the
lands, by which the Western people, no,
concerned in these speculations, would be
greatly benefited
Frauds and abuses Of this nature cal
loudly fer remedy. The next session o
Congress will, it is to be earnestly hoped
not be permitted to pass over without a
careful attention to this subject. Strong
and ettectual legislation upon it. and tht
faithful and fearless execution of the Law
when made, are both requisite. Bali Gas
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1835-08-27

tanes across tho bag. before hs beaans
convinced that there was no safety Tor
him but in the truth. He then made an
engagement Of some kind, as We hear il
reported, but without learning the particn-
lars. led the party to an island about &c
teen miles above the city. in the Mobile
river. where the child was given up, un-
harmed and in good spirits, and was this
morning delivered to bis parents. What
franspired az the island, we do not know |;
neither Of the brothers returned with the
expedition, and tho delight at the recove-
yy Of the infant, is so strong 10 the com
muniiy, that the desire of punIshing those
who have punished themselves by exile
and infsmy, is not strongly experienced
among rs.
Nothing has transpired to connect the
Others who were arrested, with these two,
in the transaction. They will probably be
discharged.
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WILMINGTos, N. &. August IA

.Melancholy Disaster. have to re
cord one OF the most distressing events
mat ever occurred in our vicinity. On
saturday last, the sth inst between Q and
> o'clock, P. NJ. Col Dozier, his wife and
W s ,ssm,'y Of ten children; the Rev VIM
da anh,ns' n's wife and Q children the
o az OF DIR. Miles Potter; Miss Har-
a's' iisnkihs sister to the Sheriff of Bruins.
~icR 20. and a negro GIRL. belonging TO
Col. Dozier, were in a sail boat On a
party Of pleasure. bound from the ns;gh
oorhood of SmithvilIe to the Banks. Wien
10 the mouth of Elizabeth River, in 9Th
oins, the boat was upset. Col. Do2ie,
ana Wife and Children the Rev.. Mr..
iianKlns the daughter of Mr.. Potter, and
~, - negro slrl were all drowned, making