Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1841-03-11

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contnuance Of the name and forms Of free Govern
ment. not vestige Of these qua titles remaining
The bosom OF any one Of its citizens. II was III.
beauiifri remark OF distinguished Enx,sh writer
| that in the Roman Senate. Drsnxius had a mari,
and Anthony had patty but The Commonwealth
had uone." Yet the Senate continued to meet n
the Temple of Liberty, TO tain &c th@ sacrsdees,
| and beauty of the Commonwealth and rsxa ~ n.
statues Of the elder Bruius and OF the cursii ana
Deci And the people assembled in shs forum.
NOT ia the days Of Camiilus and tho Scipio.. !,
cast their free votes for annual Magistrates or pas,
upos the Of the Senate but to receive rau the
hands Of the leaders of the respective parties their
share of ths spols. and to shoot for one, or the
other, as those collected in Gsu OF Egypt. and
the Lesser Asia, would furnish the larger dividend
he spirit Of liberty had fed, and, avoiding the
abodes Of civilized man. had sought protection in
the wiids Of Scythis or Scandinavia; and So under
the operation of the same and influences i,
VIII iiy from our Capitol and our forums. CO.
iamlty so awful. not only cosntry baf to the
world must be deprecated by every pafrot; and
every tendency to a state of things likely pro-
duce It Immediately checked. Such q tendency
has exsted--does exist,
Always the friend OF my countrymcn never their
hatterer, II becomes my duty to say to them from
this high place TO which their parsiaEty has exalt.
ed that there exists in the land spin it hostile
to their best inter- sts- hostile to liberty itself l,
is spirit contracted in i.s views, selfish in ts OBJ
iect. Ii looks to the sggrandise ment Of few
TO the destruction the interests of the whole
The entire remedy is with the People. Something
however, may DO effected by the means which they
have placed in my hands. Ii is union that We
want, not Of party for the sake Of that party, but
union of the whole country for the sake Of tho whole
counry--for the defence of its interests and ito
honor against foreign aggression. for the defence
of those principles for which our ancestors glo-
riously commended. As far as II depends upon me
it shall be accomplished. All the influence TINT |
possess shall be eserted to prevent the formation
ct least of an Executive party in the halls Of the
Legislative body wish for the supper, Of no
member Of that body TO any measure Of mine that
does not satisfy his Judgment and his Of duty
to those from whom he holds his appointment; nor
any confidence In advance from the People, but
that naked for by MIR. Jefferson, "to give frmnsss
and effect the legel administration Of their az
fairs."
deem the present occasion sufficiently impor.
Ton, and solemn to justify me in expressing TO my
fellow citizens profound reverence for the Chris.
tan Rego and thorough conviction that sound
morals, religious liberty. and just sense Of rei.
gious responsibility, essentially connected with
all and lasting happiness and to that good
Being VINO has blessed us by the gfts Of civil and
reli giou. freedom who watched and prosper
ed the labors nf our Fathers. and has h,hei pre-
served institutions far exceeding in excellence
those Of any other people, let ~ unite in ieivently
commencing every interest Of oui beloved country
IN oil future time.
1.-THE oath WIS here administered By Chief Jus.
tice anev.
Fellow ritizens Being fully invested with that
high Office to which the pariali'y of my country
men has called me. now take an sffeeonate leave
Of you You will bear wita YOU to your homes the
remembrance Of the p edge have this day given
10 discharge all the high duties Of my exalted sta
ton, according to the beet of my sbility and I
shall enter upon their performance with entire
fdence in the support Of a just and generous PEG.
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