Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-04-23

CT politicians have, for years past, s'rug-
r,cd to make political capital out of the
Slavery questions; operated upon more re-
cor,lv bv some distinguished insigatorS
e mischief. 4'hro' that memorable
Southern addsess of the last winter, they
went 10 work systematically. and rather
rrscrupulousIy charged The, Wing party
,,;,b being allied with he ah0llilonTSrS ut
the North lachargr not less Stupid than
II.r,nnded.) Smaller politicians now
took the cue: large portion "l The W h'g
nress and politicians (rnid rs they have
eve. :, heen) apprehenslvr"l The r"nNrqH'n-
10. and fearing ,he denun'lp,l"nS ol lh'lr
,dyersaries (which they should have deS'
,,,sell soon ioined in The scramble Tor pop
,,lari,y, and al once, the Press ana f"i''l-
clans ON both sides, State and FEDERAL
seemed to vie with each other I" see
which could Guido the rest IN professions
or devotion to the Institution at Slavery,
and LOYALTY to the South, until each an"
all have been carried greatly beyoh" me
poin, contemplated at the start. indeed
!, soons ,ho, many are now afraid I" eX'
mos. their attachment to the Union from
annrehension that they may be suspected
,,rw,rt oC LOYALTY 10 their own peculiar
secuon of the country. For my own
nor, ,s said wears ago in public speech
n von civ. and have often repeated at
homo 7 know of no South and no North
know Of no Mason aud Dickson ilnS'
do no, know where ii is, and | w"",' not
thank anv gentleman to tell me: l N'""
!, !, no, to be found in the Constitution "i
nv country. | know, also, that am a
citizen of Virginia, and citizen OF me
United States, owing no more ai'eS'""ce
10 South Carolina, South Alaoa"a' Ut
South Mississippi, than to Norm Iehn-
sylyan;a, North New York or NORM
Massachusetts,. am proud 10 say that
yoror,,e the Union, because 1t Is IN"
which makes us one country ana one
peopIe, and that the greatest country ana
the greatest people on the lace '' he
earth.
We cannot gain our consent to close
dis article without making another eN-
tract full of truth, good feeling and gen
uinc patriotism
is it not providential that we have
snch men as Clay and Webster with
their great moral and intellectual weight
Iari among us, TIC break the force OF such
dlsorganizng, and revolutionary councils
as we have had from other prominent
men from each section of the country
Nor do ! mean by selecting Mr.. Clay
and Mr.. Webster for commentators 10
appropriate to the Wing party all the Gre
dit for crushing this monster spirit OF D'S'
union. Ihold this question to be ABOVE
al marty considerations, and can honor
pa,riotism in whatever ranks 1t may be
found. and at future time, and on all SUI
table occasions hope to do full justice to
the efforts of such men as CasS, Dickih-
son, and though last, not least, foote OF
Mississippi, whose prompt resistance 10
the unfortunate position of Mr., Calhoun
elected the warmest appreciation iron" ''e
friends oC the Union. On every side we
NAV conqatulate ourselves, however up,
ON the fact that the timely disclosure OF
tho much 70 be lamented views OF Mr.
T,,Iboun That the South could not remain
IN tho Urion under the e. Institution as II
~ has given death blow to the Nash,
vile Convention, as | think, more wicked
in its inception, and more mischevI" us, IN
its consequences than the far famed Hart,
f,rd Convention. from which ii can never
recover. The object is now understood
its purposeis condemned and from .'lS
dav forth it is impotent for mischief eve"
il !, should not be abandoned altogether
as | think it vii"