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

point % Whig Conventions as in Massacu,
sets, Vermont, and Nao Hampshire even,
that have adopted similar resolutions. If We
are told that the Pennsy lyania Wing Cohven-
ton declined to endorse the Compromise. or
one Of its measures. We point to the Demo-
cratic convention Of Ohio, in which, Ike most
Of the Democratic Conventions Of the South,
as that Of Virginia, where there was also 10
endorsement ofthe Compromise, and so to the
end Of the chapter, can fact on one side be
! adjneed to meet fact on the other. 1t is full
| time to have done with this humbuggery--
and fer the Democratic party Of the South to
cease to claim the Democratic party Of the
North as the peculiar friends Of the South.
and to denouncc the Wig party Of the North
as the sworn enemy Of the South.
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To The Editor Of The Nartinsburg Garette !:
SIN: In your paper Of this morning, OBJ
serve the following paragraph:
"Nor did he (Alr. Boteler) deem it neccs
sary to bring before tie public doctrines Of
Mr. Faulkners speech in 1882 upon slavery
--doctIines not to be coudcmned. perhaps, as
iavoring a gradual and prudent system Of
emancipation BY the States themselves. but
for the unheard Of assumption announced
in bis letter to Kercbival, Of Hampshire last
summer. IN the general declaration that his
speech contained the doctrines of Washington.
Wythe. Tucker, Jefferson, &c. and to which
he looked back with pride that siarrrV is a
nuisance, and could be abolished mstaHtly
BY the Legislature lcithout compensation to.
the genera doctrine not surpassed ia hicn-
business and mischief by any Of the widest
teresies Of Northern fauaiicis,n'
shall act upon the presumption that this
paragraph was not written with tho wiltul and
deliberate purpose Of mis-epresenting my
course, and shall, therefore, place it in your
power to make the proper correction.
list. did not IN my speech in 1882, do
clare that Slavery was nuisance used
tho common law principle of nuisance as an
illustration Of certain great principles Of 50
clety, but in no part Of my remarks, did
characterize the institution Of Slavery as
nuisance" and proper to be stated as such
The following extract will show the only con
nexion IN which the term was used
Property is the creature Of evil society.
The gentleman from Brunswick, and the zen
tleman from Diuwiddie, hold their slaves
hot by any law of nature--not b. any patent
from God as the hitter gentleman on yestcr
day assumed - but solely by virtue Of The ac
quieseerce and consent Of the society IN which
thuv Itra -, 1,,.,, 81
dlngcrnns to the good order Of society, it may
and will be tolerated But, sir as soon IS il
does become pernicious so soon as it is as
certained to jccpardize the peace the happi
ness, the good order nay, the very existence
o. society from that moment. tho right by
which they held their property is gone. So
eiety ceases In giro its eonsont The oonai
ton upon which they were permitted to hold
it. is violated their right ceases This, sir.
is the supreme law of society law above
and paramount to all other laws-a law which
cannot be questioned which will not be de-
MED
"Why. sir, il is even rule of municipal
law and use this merely as an illustration
Of the great principles Of society sic utcro
tue. alieRaM non ledas So hold your prop.
erty as not to injure the property. still less
the lives and happiness OF your ueighbors.-
And the moment. even in the best regulated
communities, there is in practice DEPARTURE
from the prineiple,you may abate the NUISANCE
It may cause loss--but it is what our black
lettered gentry term, danRuns a5sque iaix.
ria "a loss for which the law affords no
remedy.
Sir it may be very plausible in our oppo~
nents to contend that the time has not net
arriued, when resort to this great law of
State necessity can be justified But to as
sert that there does not exist in every com
munity an Inherent absolute, and undeniable
right to protect itself from destruction, even
by The sacrifice Of private property, is what
no writer on pnbIc law ever yet dared to
question. 1t is right superior to all law,
and founded in the moral justice and physi
cal power OF community to PROSTATE what
ever may endanger its tranquility or exis-
tence."
I'd 1t is not true that advocated the i'm
mediate abolition Of Slavery by the Legisla
ture without compensation to the owners
Whiiss some octssehcd sentences. torn from
their proper conteAf might bear that con
struciion. my whole speech taken together
and vote at the time, repel the idea
81. Ii is not true that declared IN my
letter to the Spirit of Jefferson, last Septem.
her, in reply to Mr. Kercheval that look
ed back with pride to the opinions express
sed in 1882 expressed no opinion except
as set forth in the following extracts iron,
that letter:
when reflect upon my youth at the pc
rlod Of that discussion = upon the crcnmstan
ces existing at the time. and which awakened
spirit of ultraism even in Eastern delegates
Of advanced years and. further. when | re-
feet upon the extent to which we were ar
ged 20 prompt and decided action, by persons
of such commanding positions as the editor of
the Richmond Enquirer, only feel graii6ed
at the tone of sentiment which thus fell from
me on that occasion.
"ln the opening of nry speech | say--'l beg
it to be understood that, IN This cause, |, at
LEASH am no enthusiast Il am no fanatic
60 for no Agrariau laws-for no con6sca
ton of property for no wild and chnerical