Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1851-08-05


and giving his sanction to the Federal Com
stitution Not to enter particularly into the
examination Of this position, az have other
matters more important to dwell upon. Is it
not enough TO call tie attention az the cons
lnittee to the fact conceded Gu al haeds that
in part at least. THAT constitution Il fedora.
tive league fofHled hg and h.swcen separate
and distinct soycreiguties lis true That III
part il Is national government, out ii ar
ranging the question IF representation for
such q government, ougbt they not to have
respected the fctleratiYe character of tic com
pact The North and South coming togcth
or as distinct sogcregns, aud not rs one feo-
pie, sought 70 arrange tie constitution with
reference as well 10 tie riaintainancc Of tbejr
separate existence as sovereign States as far
the purpose Of forming more perfect union
As in the formation 0t commercial treaties be-
tween foreign powers, they endeayorcd each
to make the best bargain they could Upon
this ground the South. as Nh Mason clearly
points out, urged the adoption Of that feature
In the federal constitution which gives rep
rcscntation to three ii!ths Of the slaves and
it exhibited degree Of sagacity upon tie
part Of Southern Statesmen for which we
should honor them Blending with IL the
subject Of taxation, it was foresecn that In a
few years the whole revenues OF the govern
mcnt would be derived from mposts, aid thus
the representation Of tbree dftEs oftbe sIages
would he 80 much clear min a Tho eontb
Gonrgc Mason foreeaw md cIoarl, ,a;atad
emf tho innortancc az This advontsgo - ~
South in liz unoouol STRUGGLE WITH tbo o,ro,,,-
inc North II was seeured nurelv az maj.
ter Of compromise and bv "a lust roaeonin.,
can Il bc maintained that tho Planners - tLa93
instrument intended therebv 10 estabI;sb
,reat canon of rent,bliea,isn nortic,,Ia,i,, as
a,nl;c,blo n the e,rmaf;on of = const;,,,4;a,,
for n neoplc bomooeneops and nd;visiIlo ~
contend and over sboll contend aro tho Mo-
nlc Of this commonwealth We arc not sov-
crc;ons cnter;nr into fcdorat;ve lea",o ~
treaty. we arc tho sovero,,n noorIo e,9,,,a,,ea
in remodeling our own domestic social com.
met Aud before tbore con bo an, sncb on.
alo,v eetaIl;ahod ar or,l;oot;o, of H. o,ro,,,
,mpIc IN our case wbat must 10 o,,r ,,os;t;1,,9
The argument has been presented hv onr
friends unon the other side Tins snnnoso
that VIC were coming together not bay;na
been heretofore Connected Tide water and
p;edmont unon the ono side and Frame a.
leyhanv and the Valley ON tho other Tboy
thcn mt the ouestmn tri,,mnhontlv 10 ne
evould Won agree that tho West sbon1l oor,o
in and pasticipate equally with Won in tho
1;stu;I,+;o, = ,oE,;aaI ,o..an - ::
known that Won wero tn contr;buto ty,o tl;r5s
of the taxes and thew bnt one third such
REASONING can ONLY have foot bv nl,eino on,.
Western friends mon tho foot;ra 81 e.
orc and If nlocod u,on Ais footin, 81 ac
course woula have Tho r;aLt to d;otato t5a
torms pnon wb;o. tbov v;ll oo,,a II wi.
would orr Eastern friends think woro =, a.
tomnt now made Inv tbe West - ;ntarf"sa
Will tho del;c,te ;nst;tnsor If slavor,. a,,al,
&c ,boI;sb;n, he tr,fro i, tLat .,,aa;as e
propertv after limited Time nc wos .lono !,
Tho formation of thu Federal ro,st;,,t;on2
Rnt Co return to tho task Of ,scrrt,in;,o
what woro tbo views of tbio ,root on,l 81
man This MIRO notr;ot and nrofon,d s.e9to.
nan Cooroo Nee,
Hero are tho romorts 70 wl,;.l no 49,,
t;on Of the COMMITTEES has boon oollod
s4Tbo orootor ,lo- d;e,o,I,,. ~ ca !, Ct:
= nroner rulo of ronresantation ,h" l'',s
w;ll;ng ouabt wo be 20 thro,n H. ,aaI, e.,
orrsoI,os %, tho c,ororol l,e,;siatuo ~
no. ob;oo, 80 tlo iii VIZ
NOV oVJOo, ~ t'io oo,Jec'1'ai 'a'io "n'eh WAS
e. ~ ,; -" 49, W. eo5's'e'i - re-
ns.on lioai .i'ne ~ :'''e' aogoiui"s 70 some
- n" fo; s'""ua'u 10 'Sso'ta,al
Lranoh e. > ~'N''''''''' '4O'''' ~ '"o III ~
Tbnro i ,h
,r.rn,o,,t 1901 w.. " SooPo Vi Tue
a. ri, oa,',IoJ Sa''.,"e" upon tiiS
non1 ALI .'Oe 'n0 oi'! oi Iieh
onn or ,,roSa,;n "pt" 'nI "fpoaoo i"co"S ls'
o1 peo'I han 'ue WIZ" M oaais no" ana
,,ronnd - r. ISIS ~ 49, h assuming cue
49, !; o"1 . ''s"' 'no o'per y wrong
~ ha n ~ ;e o'''1 - s"' nov" - ouso'
i sbonid ho aa 'le DasiS % f'5i' now
snV "o ~ t, $3.50 a IA ~ inc as II eVery
,;oai III H. ."a NV u'' iuI KNOW 'nat Ifac-
;s;, t"ef w o"e anu ''ie same 'hlhg' as
49,. t ",e tI Io' ysou "n1Noe9 over anu over
80 quo. snG ~ "nu o"u proposed ~
go oF Wa r s,' .',o si'"e "a consequence
=, tho n"r,S iI" en1 n9','oer ol voters
Az" w u'u 70 approximate
poIa,"'0 - ~ a''u 'aEe' Tor INC
pr oJ ~ s,,o III poPo'S'i9n "nich would
raus a. III" S;I .''1 :Du,' ,eso" ~ mason
S"yS "S wv "Vt VNJIVt, tue gthtlculan from