Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1852-06-02


What stuff the Southern Wings are made.--
The Constitution aud ihe country may ri.
umph or sec,ionalism and ruin may be in the
asccudent ! shall be prepared with Mr..
Fauikuer 70 take my stasS apon TIE platform
OF the Constitution and tie country.
Your co respondent with that singular pro-
cliyity Ia hlunder and to the display If bis
ignusncc which have maiks I'd lis whule cem.
nulication. ssss: Yet Clas JAS, Faux
ner. inderd chains 90 he t.u go, d South.
eln mat to ari with snch men US Clay Taw.
san. Gcniry," Sc ! Lese msd.ls If " hiege.
~. wnirh your cc,,tspe,den, holds np in
contrast With tie position Of Mr.. Iau'lrcr.
are certainly very unfortunate illustrations
for his purposes
will hutriedly pass BY the name Of IIrs.
Clay. as too -sa red for newspaper discus
SIN. at moment like this. when bis mighty
SUI is struggling in It's hast fearful scliiet
with the ma,tai elements which ersitine ii
--snd when II may often c,cur 10 the DING
patriot to cxrlaim:
ooh. Cromwell. Cromwell ha,i served
My God with half the zeal that
have served my CarS5Ry7
Aud vet may he raFdoned for here barely
renarking tina, Mr. clay Is III. author aud
ii,s, sig,er II that memorable pledge pnbiish.
cd by himself and SINE Thirty meusbcrs of
Congress IN 1850 declaring that they would
SUM ri no man for the Offices IL plesidcr,
AID Nire President the nitcd States WHO
WAS rot publicly aud utcqnyocnll, commit.
ted to Il c support of the Compromise
Blu, let Senator Dawson If Georgia speak
ftr l.,mscls. and after reading what lie says.
tell me thou ~drlndcd Wig what is the
difference between Dawsons aud Fauskrers
position Tell me Us whom thou hast been
most delndcd. Tie Seustar from Georgia or
your own representative II is sn extract
f,,ma speech made in the senate Of the
I nitcd tates. April 18th. ls52
Il was publicly announced more tlsn
year since that would support no man for
the Presidency who would not supper, tie
measures. one and all known rs the compro.
mise. openly and honestly. and with no view
to deceive either the friends or tie opponents
of these inearurcs Hence avow that |
will act with no party Which slbll cndsayor,
either directly or indirectly 10 opc,k for ssi.
tafion the questions adjusted hy the compro-
mise even iur the purpose OF securing votes
ii the ensnirg Presidential election. Ncr
will c milne 10 elee, arg man to the Frcs.
itlency whose "liisns are not beyond dub;
or ca,il on tie tRa.fy e tie ooult nise
nor sliali l. under any circumstances. act with
ANY party that slnl not have heitmness
puhiely 10 avow their support 1.-THE eomlro.
mise Nor snail ! eammif mySeU ~ attcn-
ding TIE Wig or DemocrGtic contention.
as al present atriscd Ny preference. rs
m individual Tor candidate ior the Piesi.
dcncy is well known; let ! slall il I'll
probability supper, the nan who shall bc
sustained Ly tie friends ol tie tou'momise
Measures rhsihrr he be t.e nomineeej eth,
or 81 the III parties ~ of the liieuds the
|, nun and tie Constitution AID tie Cen.
promise aid these friends nas he dcsigns'
ted as conservative " iigs aud De,nfrtats
or, If gentlemen desire il. as 'outsideYs" Il
both Of the old parties But NY ri jet
is 10 quiet the country to lave Ieaee tad
harmony: To have unity aud hrotl,erly feel.
Jugs throughont the laud' Can any honess-
man suppose that | wo,ld lean nss II as m
individual or a. a Senator ia Caugrees to
Sustain any party that would bulir fnr iie
lntroee ote-eaiing or continuing agitation 10
this country nltn he slass,y question:
MEREDITH p. GrSrgy is made the ncS,
b,glt exearhr Of Niiggery. !, is wdl
knewn that is was one III tie lfsn,ineui seet
3ers from ,he ,ecept Wig caucus Ecsf
the closing sentiments with which lie babe
them ApiEo- revised and corrected BY tia-
sell aiei Il Q excitement Of tic moment la
passed away
.7Ie time hadeome when tie Wig pa
IS must take high national ground. discard
~ every thing tile sectiolasm: T i's @.
ga,.izalion. rs embracing political raiif
Moth and South. must 10 hlaken aud dps-
tro, 81. Policy as web as patriotism AID ds.
* required that it should take sneh eroand.
lf fails to llacc its Presidential cai diatis
n sGcb position as to leave the Fupititg.
lake Law uot an open question. be ieryent.
l, believed they would not get tie vote q 2
ou'hein State " ben tbs fact Lceents
ol.vious Il al. /; vii be difficult 10 maift:i
y hig aseetdency III ;rsinele Aaril ern state.
aud lie predicted most overwhelming defeat.
North and South He trusted in God ii,
a,tiripatious would not be realized. But h
believed. and he said il more IN s7frew than
IN anger. that The Northere Wig party
pould degenerafe into a miserable sectioaal.
abolition faction. and become 50 infamous
that il lcDuh be disagreement erer TO
hare BERN CONNECTED Nth IL.
a few more words and am done,
Mr.. Faukiser voted fr Mr. Fillmore IN
ls4s aud | have no reason to suppose that
be will not do 80 in 1902. il he has the OPP
portunity. ! here is certainly nothing in bis
Litter Of the 18th of March that would lead
me or any other person to n different conclc-
siou. Indeed ! have every reason to know
that the public character Of MIR fillmore has
constantly grown upon Mr.. Fauikncr's es-
teen since the assumption by him Of the Chief
Executive functions Of the nation he ac.
tive zeal which the President manifested ID
accomplishing the passage Of the c,wptomisc
acts /; the heroic ti,mncss with which e stalk
cd the whole success Of lis administration ia
maintaining their tinalt, aud faithful cbser-
vance Ibis just appreciation IT the true
spirit Of the Constitution aud Of the obligl-
ti,us OF the Federal compact the emhiiter.
Ell hatred with which lie is assaied BIZ the