Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1852-09-29


when the public interests demand different
course Of legislation Gas be bud argued they
did the same polrer uhich made them pro-
perry can direst them Of that qualify
hold property as not to injure the property.
still less the lives and happiness Of your
neighbors. and the moment. even in the best
best regulated communities, there is IN prac
tice a departure from tbs principle, Gas the
foregoing extracts show he thought was the
case) you may a5dte the NUISANCE
Let us pause here and ask our readers If
VIC have not shown. beyond cavil, that bis
doctrine was that siapcry aoas a nuisance,
and COULD be abolished instantly BY the
Legislatures we alleged was bis position 7
The disease he said had assumed MORTAL
TENDENCY the right to hold slaves had
therefore ceased slavery was, Of course,
and necessarily ''auisance" and the aim
MEDIATE removaT' Of slaves jastifable
Sd Did he maintain the doctrine that
such nuisance could be abatec frithont
compensation to the owner? as we further
stated his position. The following extract
shows conclusively that he did so contend
and that lie referred to the law cf nuisances,
not for ILLUSTRATION merely, but for proof
"But, sir, it is said that society having
conferred this property on the slave boldcr
it cannot nolc take it from him without an
adequate csmpcusaiion-hy which is meant
full value MAY BE SINGULAR in THE opIN
Ion bal defy he iegnt research IF The house to
point me to a priacipic recognized by lie lac
ersn ia tn osdma,y course Of lis a Indications
'o''er The community pays far property ,chich Is
remored or destroyed. because IL is nuisance
and found luxurious 10 ihut society" "NoSE
CAN BE DEaA.DED UPON PR1NcIpLE-NoNE
ACCORDED AS A MATTER OF RIGHT
4th. We said he re- announced these doc
tripes IN his Kcrcheval letter. What does
be say 10 that letter? Not sentiment
was uttered by me Gin tie speech of 1882
that cannot be sustained by similar OF stron-
ger sentiments from the writings aud opinions
of Washington, Jefferson, Wythe Mason and
the elder Tucker" &C.. UTTERLY INCORRECT
as to the opirions Of the "elder Tucker,
whose views only We have carefully examined }
Aud WHEN REFLECT iron NY YOUTH at the
period OF that discussion, can only feel
gratiiied at the tone OF sentiment which fell
from me on the occasion" Is not this look
ing back Nth pride to the speech and it's
doctrines? Mr. Faulkner may however,
have his choice Of expressions in this respect,
and comfort himself that he merely said Il
can OILY feel gratiied &c
AS to the ID head Of his communication
the careful reader will observe that we DID
NOT ASSERT that he advocated or ARGUED the
EXERCISE OF the power OF the Legislature for
the immediate abolition Of slavery, without
compensation. Tie raises false issue We
said his DOCTRINE was that the Legislature
could Instantly abolish without compensation
We might here close our notice, and should
do so but for the fact that VIC have only re-
Gently had our attention drawn to the doc
trines of this speech doctrines we repeat
which we should not criteisc, SO far as they
refer to system of gradual emancipation
such as the illustrious men Mr. +. refers to.
advocated. and the necessity for which, was
as he attempts to show, but which
u the practical consequences which this as
sertion Of the power Of immediate abolition,
without compensation might lead to hereafter
1t not rebuked, are not surpassed. we again
say, by the widest heresies Of Northern ia
Ii Virginia nou- shareholders =
who largely predominate over SHAREHOLDERS
can rob the latter Of their property lawfully,
why may not the North extermiuate slavery
in the South!
We have nothing to say to the vote which
Mr. T., says be gave. we are not discussing
that although how be could consistently
VOTE that it was ''INExPEDIENT for the pres
ent to make any legislative enactment FOR
the ABOLITION Of slavery when he said in his
speech am decidedly in favor Of some
scheme OF manumission &C.. it requires more
discrimination than We possess to solve. If
Mr. f., desires to renouace the heresies of
his speech, there is plain and manly way OF
doing it. Let him not undertake the impos-
sDie task OF remlvlug the universal inpres
sion as to the character Of the doctrines it
contains.
One word more. Ia the famous card of
Stephens. Toombs, Faulkner, &c, it is said
Ia reference TO Gen. Scett that in one at
least OF his public letters he has expressed
sentiments iaimical to the institutions Of fif
teen States of this Union We have
heretofore published that letter. Gen Scott
expressed himself lin favor of gradual