Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-04-09
A Weak Invention of the Enemy.

Our nelgh0or OF the Splrll OF JellelSoh'
following las we SUPPOSED leaders that
seldom lead but to delude, in late art-
Gle headed General Taylor and the
Nashville Convention" gives .orth pro-
gramme Of proceedings intended to be
pursued by the General in respect TO that
Convention, and appends his sentiments
lhereanent in the following terms.
"But the course which he really IN.
tends TO adopt, seems to be, to order Gen
Scott 10 the vicinity of Nashville, with an
ample force, to watch the movements OF
the Convention, and if that body should
appear to be plotting any treason against
The United States, 10 arrest their proceed
ngs and drive them home. Withoutpre-
tending to vouch for the correctness OF
this statement, or to say one word at pres
ent in justification of the orlglnaors OF the
Nashville movement, we aver thatlt Gen
raylor should pursue the policy here IN
dictated, his course will be without Paral-
Tel. save in the conduct OF George the
third when he tried to force the colonies
into unconditional subsection TO his Iyran-
meal will. He surely forgets that 1t Is
one of the guaranteed rights OF the people,
of this Union, peaceably to assemble ana ~
consult as 10 their grievances, ana II
deemed necessary, to petition Congress
for redress of them"
Before directly replying to this fudgery
of the Spirit, we would ask If MONDAY Is
clearer than the fact that the Opposition
having failed miserably i'll all their as,
saul,s upon the old hero for what he has
done, are driven upon the necessity OF at
lacking him for what he maybe going to DO,
or rather for what they choose TO hint
tina, there is a remote possibility Of his
doing! Mark how cauilousI y the SPIRIT
tries 10 keep off his own responsibility Tor
this false and foolish inuendo by the pro-
visos without pretending to vouch
&C., or to speak one word IN Justihca'
lion" &c. But it wont DO. The Wash
ington Union has been forced, reluctantly
of course, TO come out and gre the weight
Of lis applause to Gen. Taylor's admins
tation for its admirable management OF
the whole agitation, and to acknowledge
that it has acted promptly, oPPortuneIy
and wisely for the Country" and TO say
further that its 50 course IS magnanHnouS
and patriotic, and will be received with
feelings Of qualification by all parties de-
string settlement OF the pending Contro-
versv." That's what the Union has SAID
WHY then should the Spirit presume -
suppose-and to make it the suhjec! OF a
leading article-that Gen. Taylor intends
pursuing so very absurd and unnecessary
a course as that assumed. When the
Convention shall have arrived at treason
the law will confront them, and not I'M
til they have overbOrne the law acting
though its ordinary ministers, will Gen.
Taylor be driven to the extremity Of
backing the law with military force
Butwe believe 1t. ere will be nOConvenron,
and 50. the whole of the fears of lie limid
" Shirt" might he spared.
Further on the same article the "Spi-
ritz makes fuss because the Wings did
not have the U. S. Army assembled 10
oppose the Buffalo Convention of 1913,
the object of which Convention the short
memory of the {" Spirit has allowed 10
escape II. That Convention was cx-