Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1853-05-18

publish it in bis last issue. For that purpose,
he had access 10 our files. But, when he
discovered our willingness and pleasure at
the expected event, he shrunk from 1t. As
be will probably insert it 10 bis next, we now
anticipate him. giving him all the consolation
which may be derived from the knowledge
that the article is from the pen of the honor
able CHARLES JAMES FAULKNER
himself In thus repnblishiug il, we violate
no pledge or promise. but do so to siudica'e
cur own consistency. twas not inserted at
our instance, and the object Of it can only be
known to himself. When necessary. we shall
have more to say upon the subject. But to
the article:
The Late Congressional Election.
Our neighbor, the Esprit" displays an
unusual amount Of bad temper since the re-
suit Of therecent election has been ascertain
ed. The shock to bis nerves must certainly
have been very great. For weeks he has
been predicting "the easy ard triumphant
election" Of Mr.. Bedinger-the "oyerwbelm-
ing discontinue Of Mr.. Faulkner. Well.
the day Of election arrives the voice OF a
patriotic and intelligent people is beard--Mr.
Bediuger is consigned to the shades Of pri-
vate life, and Mr. Faulkner is elevated by a
large and triumphant majority to seat 10
the National Legislature Now all this may
be very notifying to the selflove of our
neighbor--it may show chat bis paper has
not that potential Influence which be ascribes
to it. But why exhibit so much petulanee
and bad temper2 Is it not notorious fact
that Mr. Bedinger has himself, since bis de-
feat, ia the most open and public manner,
borne testimony to the erect, lofty aud homo
rable manner in which Mr.. Faulkner has con-
Quoted the canvass? And, if after a contest
severe and animated as it has been. and con-
Quoted in such mode. as to extort from bis
defeated competitor the highest compliment
to Mr. Faulkncr--thc people bave decided
against Mr.. Bedingcr, surely the Spirit, if he
| be good democrat, should bow to the voice
Of the people and submit with good grace
! to that tribunal, from which, there is no ap.
peal
| The attempt to identify the opinions Of
Mr.. Faulkner as tending to consolidation,
federal encroachments, and all that sort Of
slang, is hardly worthy of press, pretend
ing to the decency aud intelligence claimed
by the spirit" 1t shows IN inexcusable
/ ignorance Of the sentiments aud opinions
of Mr.. Faulkner, and we venture to predict
/ that there will not be found in Congress any
man more prompt to sdstain the just rights Of
the States, and to check any improper and
unconstitutional encroachment Of Federal
Power, than the representative elect from this
district.
The Spirit takes the following extract, de-
6niDg Mr.. Faukuar's position, from the Mar
tinsburg Republican and parades it as if 1t
contained some new Development, whilst we
presume, there is not one intelligent voter IN
the District, who does not know that it is the
position Mr.. +. occupied from the beginning
to the termination of the canvass, without
change or shadow Of change
Though Mr.. Faulkner. the independent
! Union candidate has been heretofore desig-
mated as Wing his election cannot with any
propriety be claimed as party triumph, as
! this district is capable at any time of giving
clear Democratic majority of eight hundred
Mr.. Faulkner himself repudiated the idea Of
his election being party pietory and has
publicly declared that lift should be so claimed
\ ia any quarter, he would take the earliest OPP
portunity to correct the error. He states
! that be is pledged to but the single issue Of
preserving The Union, in opposition to the
I doctrines Of secession; and that be takes his
seat in Congress untrammeled by any ther
measure, free to act as he may think hest
calculated to promote the interests Of the
lrhole country
Our neighbor, in closing his long TRADE
about the defeat of his fagorite candidate, Mr..
Bedinger, says;
"Ihere IS certainly no man IN the district
whom we more respect and admire in all the
private relations Of life, or to whom we accord
more capacity for usefulness in any position
to which be may DO called, than Mr.. Faux
ner, but tho circumstances under which be
has secured seat ir Congress from this Dis
trict will prove as neither mill stone around
his neck, and forever after prevent him from
reaching that eminence and distinction in the
Commonwealth, to which his intellect entities
him to receive at the hands Of the Whig par
ty."
i Now. neighbor, all that we have TO say to
4 you in conclusion is-Take care Of your own
party, we will endeavor to take care Of ours
If it should ever hereafter be the fate aud
fortune Of Mr., Faulkner to act with the Dem
ocratie partv IN yyili not denv,va nc of the