Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1851-12-09

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DIR. Boseler against the Virginia Republican
Tho one beyond reproacb. honorcd by all
for bis unimpeachabie character, possessing a
purity Of eharacte. which has won for him
the bighes. esteem Of all parties, and has re-
ccived at the hands fall honorable opponents,
including the Spirit Of jefferson" the cour-
tcsics due 10 candidate whose political homes
ty and veraci;y are above suspicion, and the 9th
or enjoying rcrAtation. which he who would
envy npst be destitute ard forlorn indeed.
Drr purpose is to expose, so far as possible,
the misrepresentation Of the Republican, put
forth in tie last hours Of the canvass with a
recklessness olly to be accounted for upon
the supposed impossibiity of detection before
the votes have been cast.
First: AS to the Stanton Convention and
Mr.. Benoni Harrison 1t is not denied that
the Democratic Convention at Stanton adj
jorncd without declaration Of principles
Why? Because a certain number Of Demo
crats--i including all the members Of Congress.
save one, perhaps, from the East. advocated
the doctrine Of the right Of secession as did
Mr. Bcdinecr here. To have condemned Sc
cession would have been to condemn them
to have condemned Uaionism would have
sealed the fate Of the party in the West.
Thus, like the man in The play, they conceiv-
ed it most prudent to declare, that
''while ye thus teaze me together,
To neither one word will sayn
And We have the same nor -committal policy
in the action Of the Democratic caucus in
Washington last week, which would not adopt
resolutions sustaining the Compromise, lest
it might give offence to Northern or South
ern members. Mr.. Botcler spoke Of this
omission by the staunton Convention -in it
self sufficient t. stamp its double faced or
no. faced character added that a Mr.
Benoni Harrison member Of that Conven
ton, "clamored'' for an address and rcsolu-
tons setting forth their creed Was it not
very natural that it should be so? What
proof, however, have VIC vamped up at this
late hour that it is not so (? One member of
that Convention, DR.. Murphy, of this town,
states merely that he did not hear any thing
of the sort from Mr. Harrison. Now it is
hardly to be supposed that he heard erery
thing that was said thcrc--at least lie might
have heard some one else make the motion
(Which is now adroitly not denied or admit
ted by him.) That somebody moved for an
address is undoubted for the other witness
summoned by the Editor of the Republican
the Editor of the Spirit of JeiIersou-in
an article in his paper, substantially admits
the truth Of the statement He says what
the Republican deliberately suppressed
that such motion was made, by whom he
does not say, (and it may have been NJ
liarlison,) "but as the motion was out Of
time, and out fpacc, the President of course
without any discussion whatever, ruled it out
Of order, - and this motion was not again re-
ncwcd" Thus the fact is established, as
given by Mr.. Botclcr, and reported in the
papers, that q motion-a "clamor' as it was
described, for an address was made. Such
the Spirit of Jefferson says "ds has been the
custom heretofore" Why was it suppress
cd I? The mover could have received it. Is
not the conclusion inevitable that it was shut
fed down? lsnot the charge made out on
their own showing-we ask honest and intel
ligeut Democrats Next
COL. JOHNSON AND THE ADAMS
CONVENTION.
Was he there ? We know it is denied
hut what is not? His name appears among
the list of Delegates appears in the
record Mr.. Conrad, to whom the Republi-
can applies, does not remember whether Col.
johnson was in that Convention or not and
well he might not,--for who was this political
Napoleon at that day Nor does he state
that he had any knowledge about it, How
came his name among the delegates? There
were fire only from Harrison Covnty,--he
,oas appointed from that County The GER
titicate OF the chairman of that meeting IT.
Harrison, Mr.. John Webster, gives the fact,
that Col johnson attended that Adams meet
ing, whether this certificate is forgery or not
it is now too late to ascertain So it was,
Col. johnson was one of five, selected to at
tend an Adams Convention in Richmond
Now is it possible that the opinions and pref.
erences ola man who had been member Of
Congress were not known? Was he not
known to be an Adams man? if not, would
an eutelligent chairman made him one of five,
to represent Harrison County in an Adams
Convention? The number Of delegates in
those days were few, and the most prominent
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