Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1838-10-03

responsibility, is acknowledged for an
outrage unproyoked and monstrous, u
pom the feelings ola gentlemen bear
ing so high and distinguished perso-
nal and official relation TO his own Co
yernment, as the Minister Of the u. S. |
If he did avow such responsibility, |
at once to tender him peremptory
challenge, without an cir or but"
in the whole context, ia strict co for.
nifty to the Instructions Of my princi.
pal.
GAS Mr.. O'Connel, however, had
publicly avowed, from the fact of his
once having accidently killed his man,
| Gree doubtless Of even the crime Of
homicide, as question from his yalor,
whether he ever took sight at his oppo-
nent,) that he will not fghL whilst he
claims special immunity and impunity
to abuse every man, not alone in the
United Kingdom, but IN the whole
world; ! was satisfied that no salts
faction could have been obtained even
by this course. therefore readily
consented to plan which enabled
Mr.. O'C. to lie himself out Of the diff
culty-which he has successfully ac-
compllshed at an expense, which con.
siderng the small amount of character
which the Rint Master of Ireland has
left, he could i'll afford.
That Mr.. O'Connel not only used
the language reported and attributed to
him in the London Sun, and Spectator,
but was more offensive there can be no
doubt.
| shall not leave England, without
going to Birmingham, investigating the
facts, and fixing the Lie upon his brass
IN ladelible characters.
Indeed it is said that he made, like.
wise, IN his speech, an outrageous at
tack on the character Of the Parent of
our country-a man, the purity of
whose memory is outraged by the very
approach of such a vulgar miscreant,
as O'Connel unquestionably is.
Many very worthy persons in our
own country, who are ever very SEN
sltIve on all subjects connected with
delicate sense Of honor, may share
with the universal sentiment of Eng
land, that man, who, like O'Connell,
has been voted by large majority of
the House otCommons, public calum-
nator, is beneath the notice of gen.
temen; and assure you this opinion
is beginning TO obtain such general au-
thority here, that no member of Paria-
ment would any more think of calling
the Great Beggar-man out, than the
shabby mendcant who stands at the
dool ofSt. Stephens, and begs "vour
honor for penny. But, both Mr..
Stephenson and myself, know what
Viglnla asks and expects of her sons.-
At least, that they should at all times
show willingness to resent any indig-
nifty offered abroad TO their country IN
their own person.
Ii the correspondence had taken a !
turn which would have rendered it ne |
cessary for me in person to have borne
message to MIR. O'Connel for Mr.. |
Stevenson, | had determined to have
taken Capt. Perry with me as wit
ness; for O'Connei is, am told al. !
ways surrounded by goodly portion
oil ms tai, in the shape of rufiians, on
~ inferior IN brutality to their great
prototype. Without provoking the
| slightest aggression on our feelings or
persons, we should nevertheless hare
been prepared to have met it. We
should have endeavored in this contn-
gency to have made ourselves as ugly
customers as possible, to the immacu-
late patriot and his disciples-to which
we would have had some claim, as
both Capt. Perry and myself have in
avordupois, about as much Irish blood
in our veins as the august Milesian
himself.
| II, however, in an Irish scrinsnaage,
| had accidentally stopped his wind,
feel satisfied my escape would have
been connived at by the English peo
pie; for, should have entitled myself
by this act, to their everlasting graft
tude, for expelling, in SELF defence, one
OF the greatest pests with which, in His
inscrutable wisdom, the Almighty has
been pleased to intlict on the British En-
pIre-a man, who, havingextorted rint
money from the poor deluded paupers of
his own country, is selling for large ST.
zed lump ofWhig patronage in Ireland
the interests of people he has dis.
honored and betrayed
feel that owe you an apology
ior using such abuse against this man.
nut IS II not our country and country.
men the theme ofhis perpetual, uncea.
sing scandal, more foul and audaciops
than the civilized world has ever vet
witnessed? If Ishmael strikes, shall
we not strike too? No: Christian
charity itselfwould pardon retaliation
so provoked and so justiiable.
need not say that our friend has.
IN TINS, under all the circumstances OF
the oo+oI