Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1848-04-13
TIE SPEECHES ON MONDAY.

TIE SPEECHES ON MONDAY.
Monday being Court day, Mr.. STEWART, one
of our representatives in the last House Of Dele
gates, availed himself of the occasion to address
his late constituents upon subjects connected
with his Legislative career.
He commenced with a reference to Federal
obsolete--that he was moderate Whig-that he
preferred Gen. TAYLOR to Mr.. CLAY as the next
President, and if it were in his power to give
the casting vote between these two gentlemen,
would unhesitatingly cast it for the former. He
expressed bis conviction that the war existed by
the act of Mexico-that American blood had
been shed on American soil'-and that Mr..
Polk had commenced and carried on this war
in defence of the rights and interests Of this
country. He then passed to the subject of
Constitutional Reform and gave it as his opn-
ion that the only way to secure the White Basis
was to 90 into Convention at once and leave to
that body the settlement of this vexed question.
He differed, he said, from Mr.. BRowN upon the
against the bill which would have given six ad-
ditional representatives and two more Senators
to the West, because he feared the passage Of
the bill might have the effect of delaying the
call of Convention.
He then gave his reasons at some length for
voting for some and opposing other schemes of
Internal improvement. Then our orator turned
his batteries against those whom he was pleased
to designate as the Town Clique of which body
he charged that this paper was the organ. He
adverted with some rudeness, and as we thought
a little unnecessary warmth to the course Of the
editor in not having taken sufficient pains to
hibit to our readers the character of his distin-
guished services. OF course his remarks about
the relentless persecution (Which had hunted
him as the blood hound tracks the wild Indian"
&C., could have no allusion to us, though we
were the only persons especially referred to in
connexion with the subject of the clique.
Now all that we have to say with regard to
our course towards Mr.. STEWART is, that he Sc
lected his own organ of communication with the
people of Berkeley selection, the propriety
and good taste of which we had neither the
right nor the disposition to question. We ca
ter no mans vanity, but we are disposed to do
Mr.. Stewart full justice, and willing to
publish anything from Mr.. Stewart and his
friends, which he or they may deem necessary
or expedient, in relation to his public course.
We assured them of this long ago, we repeated
on Monday, and now reiterate it. After having
separated himself from the great body of the
party with whom we act and placed himself in
attitude of hostility towards US, we cannot
conceive by what right he complains publicly
of our indisposition to magnify him. We will
cheerfully publish any of his Speeches if he will
furnish them to us.
After Mr.. S. concluded Mr.. FAULKNER, one
of the regular Wing nominees, was loudly called
for, and responded to the call in chaste and
beautiful, though short address. He expressed
himself true and devoted Wing, though differ
ing perhaps upon two, and only hco questions
with the mass of his party they were the War
and the Convention questions. Upon the sub
ject of the call of Convention, Mr.. Faulkner's
views have already been stated, and we sure
they do not materially differ from those of large
number of the Wings of Berkeley-nor is there
the slightest ground Of difference between the
Wings of Berkeley and Mr.. Faulkner, upon the
subject of the ar, so far as his views expressed
on Monday are concerned. Mr.. Faulkner ex-
pressy stated that the consttutionalty proprie-
ty Of the act Of the administration in bringing on
the Var, ,cas subject ,ohich he did not propose
to discuss. After Congress, the war-making
power, had recognized the existence of the war,
he gave it his cordial support, course which
was adopted by nine-tenths of the Wing party
of the United States, and one on which there
has never been difference Of opinion in this
County.
Mr.. BoAK, the other of our nominees, is alb
sent from home. We had therefore, no oportu-
nifty of hearing an exposition of his views, which
are, however, so well known to the people of the
county as to require no particular exposition.
1t is true of Mr.. Boak, as an honest and we'll
meaning farmer remarked in our hearing, "He
don't set up for a speaker, but he thinks mon
stTous well"
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