Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1852-07-14
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"MY HORSE FOR a KINGDOM.
4 writer in the last Republican says We
| promised to keep our readers advised Of the
| aattering prospects of Scott in The moving
Of the waters" We shall try to do so.
however distasteful to our friend it may be
He says ..thc wings Of New York. Pcnnsyl
yapa aud Ohio, have in Convention declared
their determination to repeal the Fugitive
| Slave Law This is not a fact. Girc US
The proof " hat did the Democratic Con-
eention Of Virginia DO! Nothing upon the
subject Had tie W big National Conven-
ton not recognized the "Compromise" as
dnalty. and had the nominee n3t declared
himself in favor Of the same, we should not
support him both Of which have been done
| fully, ard to the satisfaction of all but few
eaptous politicians Ipe are not aware that
some IS or 20 wing members of Congress
have abandoned Gen. Scott. U'ill the Wi
ter name theml The motives aetuatiGg the
opposition Of Mr.. Faulkner and others to Gen.
Scott require no "elaciaation," they are
seen and read by all who know these men
The writer says We have changed front" since
VIC found fault on account Of SCOTS conncc
tion with the Seward and Abolition cliques Of
the North We haze done no such ding
Gen. Scott was NOT our first choice But
whore is the writer Of that article referred to
right in the arms of Van Buren,, Preston King.
Rantoul. Hallctt Chase, Hale, Dix & Co..
and he will be obliged ito turn about, and
jump about so often, that We doubt very
much whether in the course Of short time,
if not sooner no will not know himself some
times
'vaulting ambition 10th o'erleap iself'
The writer talks about our sub y The
subtcrfuge is too palpable. 1t won't do-tbc
covering is too short at both ends--"kaorY
Incidents are wonderful things, sometimes.
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SPEECH OF THE HON. ~. r. GENTRY.
This speech has been actively circulated
in this County.
1t may be thus analb zed:
lst 1t demands that the Wig Convcn-
ton should pass resolution recognizing the
Compromise ''as final settlement in princi
pie and substance" Of the subjects embraced
in it, This the Convention did-no doubt
to please Mr. Gentry.
ID 1t directs the Convention not to nom
mate Gen. Scott for reason that might be
urged before the Convention. as it was. but
which is a very idle one now to wit that
the South distrusts bm.' Mr.. Gentry, as a
good Wing should seek to remove that dis
trust unless as he alleges.
Sd There is ground for it The ouly fact
OF argument in his speech to show this is, the
support Of Gen Scott By Seward. That
fact was known before. as was also known
Stewards hostility to Fillmore as persona
rival in New York, which alone would proba-
bly, induce him to desire Gen SCOTS nomina-
ton. Mr.. Gentry mere differences from it
will strike all intelligent and unprcjudieed
men, we are sure as illogical extravagaut aud
absurd He says that Seward neither "Ex
pxcrs nor DESIRES Gen. Scott to be elected
and yet his apprehensions are most strange,
that Abol,ionism will be encouraged How
this is to be, when Gen. Scott was pledged
aud long before to the Compromise. We are
at loss to perceive. Since the nomination,
he has announced that he will seek 10 rcpress
agitation. The rankest Democratic Aboli
tonism is supporting Pierce. The whole
tone oe the speech is violent and dictatoria!,
aud will not commend itself to sensible think
ing mon A sample of this is to be found in
suck language as the following, which Mr.. NJ
=, Gentry pres umes to address TO the Great
! Wing Party of the country SHALL ma
tioualizc or die p You cannot speak, &c,
Sc And this is the speech which has been
/ sent and circulated here with view Of iDHu-
encing the sturdy wings Of Berkeley. The
object is too transparent--it wont do.
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