Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1852-07-14

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and sterling worth Of this great city, asseu.
oled here for the purpose Of supporting ous
great Union. Of which am On humble fI;e,a
and servant do not cal myself ci.;,,,
Of tho North. Of the South, Of the East .,
Of the West; but | nAvEsK run UNA,
for forty. odd years. and feel myself . c;s;,,,
cfEvkRr Pant Or II; snd whstsvsr lie ana
strength ! may have snArL n Dxvcrrn "a
.rs PRESERVATION. Feeling that Il va, ii
Jeopardy. and that this meeting bad ssscm.
bled 70 PROMOTE HARMONY AND pKrsrRvx IN.
UNION. | came here, aud return you man,
thanks for the Kindness With which YOU hay.
welcomed me.
! am not an dboiisioniss, nor an Advocate
Of slarery. ] come not here a. Democrats
or Wig. have attended no party meet.
ing in forty two years But when the cry
is that THE uStoS is In danger, and rail-,
is made 70 support It. Tpould hare been a
coward and recreaaf if Ihad not also raj.
lied!
OF whatever value may be the renainds.
Of my life, (and noue sets moro value On /,
than do WOULD oivE IT IN supPoRr o,
THE Union. hope may not live to So
its dissolution but il unable 10 avert its fa...
| would be buried boaeath its ruinsi
am charmed with the good feeling .nd
universal patriotism which this meetirg ss-
hibited; and God grant that you may devise
some plan to save that Union TO which we AZ
In heart and soul. ara 50 much attached
The meeting thea adjourned With three
cheers for the Union and Compromise.
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oES. SCOTT BEFORE TRE NOMsxATiox.
The Republic of the sth say: lie (Gsc.
Scott) was in favor Of the Adjustment, the
Fugitive Slave Law included, and to this
poict We can cite no moro sufficient or con.
elusive testimony than that Of ono Of De
DrMocgArIc Representatives from Conues.
ticut. Governor Cleveland. Frecsoil follow.
er of Pierce and King. In bis speech il the
House on the Homestead bill (Apsil lst)
that gentleman said:
Gen. Scott wes, by Mr.. Fillmore rlaced
temporarily at the head ofths War Depart.
mcnt, and, in that position. coupled With ha
great military fame. was able TO. and did, er-
ert powerful influence In favor Of sacso
Compromise measures
Il desire TO do Justice TO the man who tss
been arraigned here. and charged with hos.
tility to these measures or at least that he
did not or does not. commit himself in fasct
Of them Justice to that distinguished Wig
requires Of me that should soy be eoull
not have done moro. He was IS actiso .
man as could be found in getting these Con.
promise measures passed was here. ard
heard from every quarter that Con Scott was
as active aud energetic in his efforts ~ any
man in Washington. and never did man Ia
Dor harder than Gen Scott to prevail upon
the Freesoil members Of the whig party t.
abandon their position and to adopt the Com.
promise as measure Of the new Admins
traticn.'
These measures were passed mainly
through the influence Of Clay, Fillmore. Web.
ster Sc 1T. Foots and Cobb. These were tho
men who carried them through, ard every
man who was in tie last Congress knows H."
So in his speech Of tic Sd Of FEBRUARY, Ne
Cabell. Of Florida, stated Of his own kncvl.
edge that General Scott "cxerted his person.
al influence to the utmost to effect the pes
sage Of the Compromise measures"