Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1844-10-31

! highest rank on The Democratic side
and to the facts developed by the first
named genlleman; TO show, whs, you are
NOW asked TO do-to 60 for Immediate
Annexation. Are you willing to assume
the Debts of Texss-certainlv ten NIL.
lions--and il is sad by Texans Them
selves little short OF fifty millions--wheu
YOU will have to be taxed TO pay these
debts; for Texas will then be an integral
part OF the United Statesi Are you
ready to confirm the princely grants OF
Hundreds OF Thousands Of acres to spec
uIators who have bought them for song
taking up, as Col. Benton asserts, all
the valuable lsndsl And is this ALI
Are you ready, in acting upon this
great national quesiion-made a party
guestion-ior Mr.. Folks election or NJ.
Caihoun's purposes-to run the risk of
Dividing your blessed Union7 | think
in all earnest sincerity that this is Involv.
ed in the course you are to take.
The anti. Slavery men Of the North
say, openly and boldly, this IS worse
than Missouri question. When we the
Free States entered into the Compromise
of the constitution by which we agreed
that your slaves should be represented by
the Federal rates, we made no bargain
that you should overbalance US by WOO.
ing into the Union foreign and independ
ant Slave Ststes. We ,ciN not abide in
the Union, Jfhis thing be done" Wheth-
er right or wrong thus do they speak, pub.
licIy, and through their legislatures.
The extreme Souih-the land of Cal
houn and Rhe,t-procaim that they will
have Texas or Disunion "A Southern
cohfederacy. They mince not words;
they speak il openly.
Thus are we threatened with the great
est oil all evils that can befal this nation
whichever way (as it would seem) we
may take in the Texas question.
But is this SO?
My countrymen! is il not known 10 ev-
cry thinking man that the South will not
dare TO move without Virginia. She is
the mother OF the South, and The mother
Of most Of the distinguished citizens oltbe
South. West. Can they?-will they ven.
ture TO move without her aid and counte-
nance? Neyer-Never. Her name is a
tower Of sirenih in every question Of Poll.
CIV with them. Let her but declare her
self for the Union, and against the Texas
scheme and this brand will 60 gu, Of
itself.
Like many other false fires--springing
up in the foul exhalations Of party cor
rup,on--it will only serve by lis ILL.,
omlned glare, to show the path of safety.
Now, if Virginia votes for Mr.. Polk
even if Clay be elected---this dangerous
agi alton will continue, for those who spoke
Of Dlsunion in Notification times, who
seem 10 have yearned for it ever since,
and now clamor for it, will say--"The
old Dominion is on our side, let US press
for a southern confederacy. Even
CLAWS election cannot suppress this dan
gerous question which, if any thing can,
will split our Union.
But if Virginia votes for Clay. and
against these men. then will she be a
bfeak-water, and barrier against the
waves Of fana,icism ard faction from the
North, and the breakers of Disunion and
discomfort from the South.
Fellow voters: leave these views
with you. ] believe in their soundness
as believe any thing the most sacred.
1t is for you to say-No! i, is for you TO
ACT firmly, decisively. conscien,ously.--
My sincere prayer TO God is, that you
may be directed to the true course, snc
tina, he in his mercy may save and pre-
serve our Country.
d. H. CONRAD.
Assistant Elector for Berkeley County.