Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1851-10-21

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orally, andy those who profess here and elsewhere
70 sFre with him IN opinion. Icall secessionisI
ore who believes that any State, for causes which
to il may seem satisfactory and Of which ii Is the
sole and exclusive Judge, may withdraw from The
Union. Now in this sense Of the term Mr.. Bedin-
ger viii not and cannot deny that he is secession
lst. He comedies the right, whatever may be his
opinion about the prcpriey Of the exercise Of the
right in any given case. He may think South Ca
rolina would II she separated herself from her
SISTER States for any cause existing STILL ii in
The exercise Of her own sovereign Judgment on the
subject she thinks she has adequate cause fos sep
Grafton, he believes that she has right to 20 and
that the authorities Of the Union have no coilstitu-
tionai power to interpose any difficulty in the exer-
cise OF the right thus claimed By her MIR. Bedin-
ger may think these opinions do not make him
seecssIonist. But entertaining them, as we know
that he does, and he will not deny that he does en-
terrain them it is for the people determine whether
those opinions do not make him scccssionss and
an unfit representative of their interests and senti-
ments at crisis like the present, when Of the
States Of this Union is about 70 make the experiment
Of secession.
Mr.. Bedinger has found time to write his address
OF the It'll OF October, TO which am now replying.
One half the time and space would have enabled
him to present ushis views precisely and accurately
upon this momcntous and interesting question of
constitutional law. All we get from him however
is the simple declaration that he is secessionst
whilst the opinions which he cntertains and defends
unon tat s,bect arc sueh ~ IN, everv cher at,tJe
in the Union mark and define the secessionist.---
Now the people will take the liberty of defining
principles as well as canddatc--and they are very
apt TO call things By their right names.
Mr.. Bcdingcr never having issued printed ad-
dress. fell some embarrassment IN the commence
ment of this canvass in stating his opinions. To
obvate that difficulty, determined on the first
Monday in September when ! addressed the voters
of Frederick, and before Iprocceded with my argu-
ment, to reduce to writing what understood to be
ms opinions rom our previous discussions ana 20
get ms airnance or denial OF 'nem IN the presence
81 me large ana Respectable crowd theh assembled.
! mere annex me account 81 tha' portion OF tnc
discussion nom both OF the political papers PUBLISH
Gu IN winchester hrs'
From the Republican.
aMr. Faulkner, after some preliminary remarks,
said that before he proceeded with his arguments.
he would state the opinions of MIR. Bcdinger upon
the great issue now before the country. and As ~
did not wish to misrcprcsent that gentleman. he
wished him to correct him if be did not state them
precisely. He understood Mr.. BIS opinions to be
these
lst That State in the exercise of its reserved
sovereignty had right in case Of oppression 10 Sc
cede from the Union.
o. erh.. .,,al c.a4n ,a. ~ ~a. .,,1 a. .,,,~;,,.
JUDGE az the causes which stitied her n the art &c
secession.
3d. That the federal government had no rphtfui
authority 10 enforce the execution az the laws ofthe
United states within the limits Of such seeding
State after she had declared her purpose 10 seccdc
from the Union
Mr.. Faulkner then endured If he had correctly
stated his opinions to which MIR. Bcdinger nodded
assent"
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