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

gradual. prospective in its operation ! shall
advocate no scheme that does not respect
the right of property. SO fer as it is entitled
to be respected with a just regard to the
safety ard resources Of the State would
approach the subject as one of great magni
tude and delicacy--as one whose varied and
momentous consequences demanded the calm
est and most deliberate investigation. Page
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The qualification here expressed. was man
ifestly at the conservative tone Of the senti-
mcnts embraced in the extracts given.
Again:
..fbe views which | expressed 10 1882
upon this delicate and interesting subject of
State policy are before the country. They
cannot be recalled. Litera Scripta manet
There they stand for good of for evil When
delivered they were in accordance with the
feelings and sentiments Of Virginia All the
motives which prompted my action were
sound ard patriotic. If ! erred, it was an
error Of the times On error shared BY me IN
common With mary of the nahlcst and bright
est spirits in this Commonwealth. and who
have since been honorcd with every mark Of
trust ard confidence within the gift Of their
native State
The debate Of 1882 vas closed by the
adoption Of the following Preamble and Res
olntion. fer which my vote stands recorded
profoundly sensible Of the great evils ari-
sipg from tie condition of the coored popu
lation Of this Commonwealth Induced hy
humanity as well as policy to an immediate
81, e., . ba Il a.
well of these who are noic tree, as Of such as
may hereafter become free. believing that
this effort. while it is 10 just ceo,dancc with
the sentiment Of the community 90 tie sub
jet, ,riH absorb al oar present means; aud
that any further action for the rrmorol Of
the slarcs should dpau more definite de-
ue'opemen: Of public opinion
Rcsolued, That it is inrgpedient for the
present to make any legislative attachments
Tor the abolition Of avery,"
That preamble and resolution was adopted
by vote Of 05 20 5S-my name being re
corded in the affirmative and thus termina
ted the discussion of 1882.
Yours,
CHARLES j. FAULKNER
Martiusburg, September Is, 1862.
HrJsWe submit the following comments
upon the foregoing communication
Dir. Faulkner presumes, as he says. that
we had not the wiliul and deliberate purpose
of misreprescntiag" him If so it was unne
cessa,y and in bad taste. to say the least. to
make such an alusion to cur purpose. Pro-
testing, however, that he does not impute to
US tho purpose of wiifuUy misrepresenting
him, be is entitled to be heard in our col.
umus.
VIZ here re-dssert and shall prorc ue
think conclusirely that ue did not misrep-
resent him, ,ciifully or otherwise
Our readers viii observe that the question
IS merely one Of fact. as to what we're the
sentiments of Mr. Faulkner Ia lis published
II is hardly 70 be suppc
sed that We would commit the folly of making
A false representation in such matter-the
Aroef being SO easy to be produced to con.
Wet us if we did So
1t will be observed further, that We did
loi condemn that 81 eech, because of its adj.
rocacy of gradual and prudent system of
What did we say? That Mr. Faulkner
announced the DOCTRINE i'll the speech refer
ed to, that slavery is nuisance, and COULD
be abolished by the Legislature without
to the owners--end we said
further that he RE ANNOUNCED that doctrine
IN his letter to Kercheval-how I'm the
general declaration that his speech contain
ed the doctrines Of Washington, Wythe,
Tucker. Jefferson Re, and to which he look
ID back with pride " We did not undertake. TO
luote his language, as we shall noydo--but
TO state uhat sentiments he expressed Hence
whom Mr.. Faulkner, in the first head of
his communication denies that he "declared
in his speech that slarery loas nuisance"
and in the third head denies that he said
IN his letter that ne looked back with pride
to the opinions expressed in 1882; be at
tempts to make an issue as to the mere Ian.
guqge he used, and not to his doctrines and
sentiments
Mr. Faulkner has quoted Let us do the
same
LIST As to the ecils Of slavery he used in
his speech these expressions II ace remain
united, Eastern and Western Virginia. we
must have some guarantee that the evils uu
der which eastern Virginia. labor shall no.
be erteaded to u.s." I'VE will not. that Won
shall make our fair domain the receptacle of
your mass Of political fth and corruption
mo, sir, before we can submit to such terms
VIOLENT COMMISSIONS MUST ACETATE THE
STATE" Again: But that uniformity is
purchased at too dear rate, when the bold
aud intrepid forester must yield to the sloth-
full and degraded Airican--and those hills
and vallies, which until now have re- echoed
with the songs and industry of ireemen. shall