Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1852-09-21
ruE DISCUSSION IN BERKELEY.
The Nauinsburg Republican furnishes the FOL.

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The Marinsburg Republican furnishes the FOL.
lowing account of The discussion at The Berkeley
Court on yesterday week:
The largest crowd We have ever seen at the
Court House, assembled there on Monday Iaat,
u heaT tie speechroll Hon. Cd. FAULESEE, who
I appeared here fer the FIRST time, in MS District,
IL yindicaie his OHn course IN advocating the
elsu,iDn Of Pierce and King.
Tie views eXPressed-heTe By Mr.. Faulkner,
on MONDAY, in the general, conform to those con-
tanned IN his speech made on the floor OF Con
gross and delivered at Reading. But in com
neuciur his REMARKS lie referred 20 the sysiema.
tic assaults upon him by the Wing press IN his
District. and throughout the county. These
gre. ont of the fact that Ee chose rather to be
ruidaJby his own consciousness OF right Than 10
/ 4 sacrifice q Ills consistency 10 ytcHding hIssuP-
= port 10 General Scott, who owed his nomination
10 the Northern enemies oil The Constitution,
and who was broagEt forward solely on account
! OF his military rcuown. Mr.. FtCl6uer sad
/ amidst tie low and abusive attacks made upon
: him. and the chargCs OF being Il traitor and an
ap0staie, il had remained for the Wing paper OF
his own county TO indulge in what lie regarded
as a urivaie reflection, but which bad been
promptly disclaimed by Inc editor when he de-
handed the author. Whilst lac did non objecttO
4 scrutiny into his ~poltiCa! conduct, he declared
that he who undertook to tresPsss upon his per-
sonal relations would do so athis peril. In This
cgHuEEIOn he spoke OF various reports JiaL L1u
been circulated about him amongst others that
he would not speak to the people of his county
and district IN this canvass. So far from enter
tanning any feelings OF this sort, lie had deter
/ mined, on tie present occasion, 10 address the
people il he had 10 be carried 10 the Court house
on q litter and held up while ne spoke. Mr.. +.
repealed the idea Of aPOslaCy by showing from
The late Wing Baltimore Platformthat there was
/ not involved ~ the present contest a single po-
lilical principle which he etofoFe dividedlhe Two
great parties. And then took up the senilmsats
of Henry Clay in opposition TO mere mlhtaIs
men, and read rom The anti-Jackson addsess ~
the Wigs OF YiTgiaias i1 10 asnt9H
phili2 q. Fendicton and David HsgonradrtI5
and others, as amongst the signers, and proved
cOuclusiVsly that the signeTs OF that address.
and those &!o approved OF t ,tiat now support
cd Gen. Scot, were a~postates alike 10 the doc
uiues it contains as those OF hf. Clay, whom
they pryiesscd ~ admire.
In The course q his remarks Mr.. Faulkner re-
icrrcI to the efforts made by the Wings to get
some one 10 reply 10 him, and, as some OF them
( said, to skin hun. He said that Gen. Cuiium
, had been invited 10 this district, but declined
coming, SAYING the Wings might hoe their own
POTATOES; Uut .ir. T.. did mol, as inserted by The
Queue, say that Gen. Cu.lum had no fancy FOR
= cuc1unicring him"
Throughout, the speech OF Mr.. Faulkner was
one uFjic most able, uTgumcmtaQVc and effective
we have ever heard.
MIR. Bo,elcr, the Wing cIcctor OF the district,
. uuLcrock a rcnlg, hut Il was soon cyihcu, that
he was merely speak Dg #Gainsttime. lie laud-
cd Gen. Scott for his military exploits, without
. showing him to nosscss The qualifications for the
Presidency. lie tried 10 prove his soundncss on
The compromise by the testimony OF different in
LiviauaIs. but failed 10 produce one word from
. Gen. Scott himself. The arguments OF Mr..
Faulkner, proving the sOundncss OF The Demo-
Cracy at the NulGh on the compromises, and tie
rDlienrrzs Of The Wing parry, Mr.. BO'eIer Al
,rrrrtFJ q, rrfr'n nv rIlIHr Il number al TPSOiu-
tons passed by county meetings OF Wings iii Tic
North, but he did not pretend to tell why II was
that but three Northern Wig members Of Con-
grcss could be found 10 vote for the fugitive slave
law, not one Of whom was friendly 10 the numi'
nation Of Gen. Scott. Stewards support q. SCUu
lie thought no objection so long as Pierce WAS
. Supported by john Van Buren,, We, Holwit!l.
standing they uUw advocated the maintenance
+ Of the fugitive slave law, which IS opposed by a
3 mairrity Of those in the North whO favored SCOTS
nomination. Ia regard to the compromise, Mr..
pu;clcr Coutcnded That The Wings of the North
we're not more unsUwnd than the Southern De
rnorrars; seeming 10 forget that the fugitive slave
+ law, about which there is no difference Of oPin.
ion in the South, was the only TcpraiJLle feature
in the adinztincui-aEd this luiiir Argument h"
deemed Il sufficient answer TO The aGOl!l!Ou!aIu Oi
NOillcrn Whjggcry.
This point in Mr.. B0ieIcr's speech was replied
/ 10 BY Nj. Bedinner, WHO having been alluded to
- one OF jhc unsouDd Democrats OF The South.
/ explained the difference between The North and
/ South on this question. Mr.. EgGiugGr also de.
/ -crihcd the speech vi Mr.. Faulkner - 4 bomb.
! hell in Tie Wing camp, aud toil 1i"i wings J..
I they did not hurry and join the Democratic
lauks they would be 80 i".i that they could not
Gnd room.
Mr.. Bo,clc, evidently tcli his misfortune in on.
. Countcring Mr.. Faulkner, and it is probable his
} Id him 10 turn his attention 10 what he called a
. SANDER upon lin by the Democratic press Of
JI!s place. lie said it was not correct That he
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