Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1851-11-04
THE LATE CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION.


Our neighbOr, the Spirit. displays an ul-
usual amount Of bad temper since tho resuli
Of the recent election has been ascertained
The shock TO bis nerves must certainly have
been very great. For weeks be has beer
predicting ''the easy and triumphant election
Of Mr. Bedinger--the Overwhelming discom-
future Of Mr. Faulkner. Well, the day 81
election arfiycs-the voice Of patriotic and
intelligent people is heard Mr. Bediuger is
consigned to the shades Of private life, and
Mr. Faulkner is elevated By large and tri-
unphant majority to sea. in the National
Legislature. Now all this may 10 very
Notifying to the self love Of our neighbor--
it may shew that bis paper has not that po-
tontial influence which be ascrihes to il. But
why exhibit so much petulence aud bad tenn
per! Is it not notorious fact that Mr. Bed
niger has himself since bis defeat, in the most
open and public manner borne testimony to
the erect, lofty and honorable manner in
which Mr.. Faulkner has conducted the can
yassl And, if after contest, severe and an.
mated as it has been, and conducted in such
mode, as to extort from his Dictated com.
pctitor the highest compliment, to Mr.. Faulk-
ner--the people hare decided against Mr..
Bedinger surely the Spirit. if he be a good
democrat, should bow to the voice Of the peo-
pie and submit with good grace to that tri.
bunal, from which there is no appeal
The attempt to identify the opinions Of Mr..
Faulkner as tending to consolidation. fed
eral encroachments. and all that sort ofslang,
is hardly worthy of Press, pretending to
The decency and intelligence claimed by the
Esprit" 1t shows an inexcusable ignorance
of the sentiments and opinions Of Mr. Faux
ner, and we venture to predict, that there
viii not be found in Congress any man more
prompt to sustain the just rights Of the States
and to check any improper and uneonstitu-
tional enaroachment Of federal power, than
the representative elect from this district
The Spirit takes the following extract, de-
fning Mr.. Faulkner's position, from the Mar
tinsburg Republican, and parades it as if it
contained some nele Development, whilst wo
presume, there is not one intelligent voter in
the district, who does not know that it is the
position which Mr.. +. occupied from the be-
ginning to TIE termination of the canvass,
without change or shadow of change
Though Mr. Faulkner, the Independent
Union candidate" has been heretofore desig-
mated as Wing, bis election cannot with any
propriety be claimed as party triumph, as
this district is capable at any time Of giving
clear Democratic majority Of eight hundred
Mr.. Faulkner himself repudiated the idea Of
his election being party rictory and has
publicly declared that fit should be so claim
ed in any quarter, he would take the earliest
Opportunity to correct The error. lie states
that be is pledged to but the single issue Of
preserving the Union, in opposition to the
doctrine Of secession; aud that he takes his
seat in Congress untrsmmclcd by any other
measure, free to act as he may think best cal.
culated to promote the interests Of the srhole
country"
Our neigAbor, in closing his long TRADE
about the defeat Of his favorite candidate, Mr.
Bedinger, says:
There is certainly no man in The District
whom we more respect and admire in all The
private relations of life, or to whom we accord
more capacity for usefulness in any position
to which he may be called, than Mr. Faux
ner, but the circumstances under which b,
has secured seat in Congress from this Dis
trict will prove as neither milestone arounj
his neck, and forever after prevent him from
reaching that eminence and distinction in tht
Commonwealth, to which his intellect entities
him to receive at the hands Of the Wing par.
ty"
Now, neighbor, all that We have to say t
YOU in conclusion Stake care of your owl
yarsy, we will cndeavor to take care Of ours
lfit Should even hereafter be the fate ant
fortune Of Mr.. Faulkner to act With the Dem
ocrotic party. it will not deprive us Of thu
consolation, which we enjoy Of having, upol
the present occasion, given to him jealous
and cordial support, as a s'rm and reliable
friend Of the Union. 1t was not as Wing
but as friend Of the Union, that Mr.. Faux.
ner presented himself before the District in
therecent contest, and ifhe continues through
out bis Congressional career, to be true and
faithful to that great interest. no one will
have any just right to complain of disappoint-
ment, let his course in other respect be what
his own judgement may prescribe. Free
Press.