Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1852-07-14
prr,v,rG TnElR POSITIONS.


nine members Of Congress. So far as The
member from Virginia aIr. FauIkncr. is con
cerned, it strikes no one here with surprise
or alarm We dill expect, however. aud bad
a right to expect that if Mr. Faulkner gave
or attempted to "gire reason" for hi'
course, ii would be one that could be recog.
nized as having come show Of shape and tan
gihility--such reason he has not seen fit K
give. The people Of Berkeley and the Dis,
trict have long known sir. Faulkuer's pro.
clivitics. and will not be in the slightest dis
turbcd by bis present position. We have
Only to ask our readers to read in connection
Dir. Faulkner's eulogy upon Mr.. Clay the
whig platform of prihciples-Gen. Scots
letter of acceptance--his Castle Garden
speech--the .'manifesto, and few COM
ments Of the press attached.
WASHINGTON, JULY 3. 1852
To prevent all mistake and m,>spprehen-
sion. We the undersigned, Members ol
Congress, adop, his method oil making a
JOINT statement to our constituents. resprc-
lively and To all who may take an interest
in The subject. that We Cannot aud will moi
-uppor, Gen. Scott for the Presidency, a.
he noa stands before the American People
for the following amongst other reasons:
He obslinstely refused, up to The time Of
his nomination. 10 give any public opinion
III favor OF that series Of measures Of the lasi
Congress known as the compromise the
permanent maintenance of which with us i,
question Of paramount importance. Mo-
has he since his nomination made any dec.
laraiion Of his approval of those measures a.
final adjustment Of the issues in coulro.
! versy.
rs true the resolutions of the Convention
that nominated him are AS clear and -xpli-
CIT upon this question as need be but Gen
Scott. IN his letter Of acceptance which con.
tains all tlia, " have from him on that mat.
Ter. does not give them the approval OF his
judgement. Thu he seems sludiously ie
have avoided. He accepts the nomination
with the resolutions annsxad." Tia. is
iir takes the nomination cum onere as an 10
dividual takes an estate, with whatever in
cumbraneesit may be loaded with. AID the
only pledge and guaranty he offers for hi,
adherence TO the principles OF The resolu-
lions" are .the known incidents OF long
public life" &c.
Amongst these kaown incidents" Of his
life there is not one. SO Tar as We are aware
Of, in favor of the principles Of The compro.
mise. In one, a, least Of his public letters
he has expressed sentiments uimical 10 the
Institutions Of fifteen States Of the Union -
Since the passage oiihe compromise be has
suffered his name TO be held up before the
people OF several Of the States as a candi.
date for the Presidency by the open and
avowrd enemies Of those measures And
IN The Convention that conferred This noni.
nation upon him h- permitted himself TO BE-
used by the Free Soiiers in ha, bod, to de.
'eai Mr.. FILLMORE and Mr.. WEBSTER. be
cause Of their advocacy Of these measure.
and their firm adherence 10 the policy tina
sustained them.
To in such men. and aid them in COM
ple,ing their iriumphs over aud sacrifice o
the true and tried friends Of the constitution
and The faithful discharge Of all lis ooliga
lions, is what We can never do. The die
'a,ss Of duty and patriotism siernly forbid il,
We consider Gen. Srou as the faUorii
candidate OF the Free-soii wing of The WINS
party. That his policy, if he should be
elected. would be wrapped aud shaped Il
conform To their views. and 10 elevate The N
10 power in the administration of the Gov
eminent, can but be considered as lpgii
male aud probable result. And believing
as we do that the ,iews Of that fraction o
mischevious mrn Re dangerous not only to
the JUS, and constitutional rights OF the
Southern States, (Which we represen, ia
part but 10 the peace and quiet OF he whole
country, and to the permanent union Of the
States we regard il as the highest duty o
the well-wishers OF the country every where
whatever else they may do, 10 at least with
hold from him their support. This we intend
TO do.
ALEXANDER H STEVENS. OLGA.
CHARLES JAS FAULKNER, OF Va.
w. BROOKE Of Miss.
ALEXANDER WHITE Of Ala.
JANES ABERCROMBlE, of Ala.
r TOOMBS OF Ga.
JAMES JOHNSON, Of Ga.
For reasons 10 some extent indicated in
speeches and addresses heretofore made by
the undersigned, they deem II TO be their
duty 10 Withhold their support from General
Scait as candidate for The Presidency. ii
I, should seem 10 be necessary. We Will here
after, in some form. exhibit more fully to
our constituents the facts and reasons Which
have brough, US to this determination.
G.. p GENTRY, Tenn.
c. II. WILLIAMS Tenn.
In relation to the above manifesto, the
Baltimore American says:
These gentlemen i, would seem, like lAeo
are nothing If not critical here must be
agitation OF they die They have ascertain