Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1838-12-19

functions OF government suspended by
violence has issued his order. The orde
has been obeyed. Tho militia thus dc
tailed viii, on its arrival at Harrisburg
form an extraordinary police to co-ope.
rate with the civil authority TO secure the
execution OF process, and restore order
II warrants for the arrest Of offender.
have been issued by Judge Blythe or any
other magistrate, but not executed sion
apprehensions Of violence, the presence 81
the militia will protect the ministerial off.
GERS of justice in the discharge oftheir
duty. The magistracy acting according
to law will find itself strong enough to do
lis duty that duty, done, order will be
at once restored.
The Speaker of the Senate has unaues.
toned authority 10 issue warrants to ar.
rest and punish for contempts committed
in the presence of that body He has al.
so authority to depute individuals to pro.
tect the body over which he presides, du.
ring lis elaboration. He can require the
corporation through or aside from the
Executive, of his iellow-citizens, in what.
ever capacity they may appear.
So with the two bodies, claiming each
to be House of Representative. SO
long as they do not interfere with each
other, they are peaceful assemblagcs OF
citizens, each alike entitled to protection.
Their rights are to be elsewhere delerm.
ned. The Senate, in resolving with which
body they will communicate, will be pro.
iected. That is u question they have the
same right to determine as any other,
and If their decision be wrong, other tribu.
nals must reverse it.
We doubt not that on the appearance
of the militia, disorder Will at once sub.
side, and the power of the law be resumed.
No violence need be apprehended, unless
those who have already disturbed the
peace and de6ed the ordinary civil author
lty, be determined TO defy il further. OF
that we have no fear.
There were two public meetings held
at Philadelphia, on Friday, in reference
to the state Of things at Harrisburg-on
at IL o'clock by the Wings, and one al
3 o'clock 7. NJ. by the Van Buren, men.
Al each meeting there was resolution
adopted for the appointment ola Commit
tee OF Conference. The resolution adop.
ted at the Wing meeting was as follows
Resolred, That Committee of Confer
ence of FIVE be appointed to confer with a
committee, if such should be appointed
to be chosen by the meeting TO be held al
this place this afternoon.
The Committee appointed in pursuance
Of this resolution were Horace Binnev
Matthew Newkisk, Thomas ]. Cope, ].
Hall Broadly, and George b. Hall.
The resolution adopted by the Van
Buren, meeting, which assembled in the
| afternoon, was as follows:
Resolped, That Committee of five be
now appointed by the chair to meet the
Committee appointed this morning by a
meeting Of Wing citizens land that they
be instructed 10 confer with that Commit
tee with view to the restoration of or
der, and the re. esta Enlistment of peace ant
the supremacy Of the laws in this com
monwealth--provided the Committee Sc
appointed on behalf of this meeting shall
be assured that a military force will no
march from the city and county of Pbila
deipha under the recent proclamation o
the Governor this meeting being full,
satisfied that the intervention Of an armed
force must be destructive OF all hope o
benefit from the proposed conference.
The following gentlemen were appoin
ted the Committee: John X. Kane, ieG.
ry Horn, DE-. George +. Lehman, Col
James Page, and John II. Dohnert.
These Committees had correspon
dence with a view to conference, as W,
learn from the National Gazette OF Satur
day afternoon, but without any practica
result. Such termination was pefhap,
the only one 10 be anticipated, consider
ing the proUiso with which the resolution
Of the second, or Van Buren, meeting, fet
tered the action gifts Committee. Unles,
the purpose was to change the seat of re-
bellion against the laws, from Harrisburg
to Philadelphia, neither ofihe public NEE
tngs, nor both combined, could have ex-
ercised any authority IN preventing the
march OF the troops, on the requisition o
the Chief Magistrate, and in support of the
laws.
ARRIVAL OF THE MILITARY AT HAIR.
RIsBURG.--By the Susquehanna Railroad
cars last night, information is received oil
the arrival ofa portion of the military
force from Philadelphia, at Harrisburg.
a letter from Harrisburg, dated OH Sat-
urday night, states that, Several com.
panIes volunteers, go in number, arr-
we'd here tonight from Philadelphia, and
400 more are expected Tomorrow NOR.
ming. Affairs are still in great conlu-
SON."
Another letter, dated December 9th,
says -" The Senate and both divisions