Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1853-05-25
BrnErLEY Sparsos. Va.

County on the btb instant os some sety
clever speaking.
Mr.. Boteler was almost entirely stranger
to our people. never having been in our Coun-
ty during thh recent Presidential canvass
However, his manner and bearing soon made
him friends, lie opened the discussion ct
the instance Of Mr.. Faulkner He said he
had come here to Morgan not for the puruose
Of making regular speech but with the view
of ascertaining what he bad to encounter, to
learn the position Of his antagonist and to
End out whether be was TO have democrat
for his opponent or whig. He then review
cd the course Of Mr. Faulkner as politician.
from the time he first entered upon public
life (and here Mr.. Botelcr remarked that
the first speech he ever heard was made by
his present opponent, and good wing
speech il was.) down to the present time
He called Mr.. Faulkners attention to the
period in his history, when he kept company
withe the Coons, rode on their log cabins and
made speeches from them. | think Mr.
Faulkner said ia bis Reading Speech that
the canvass Of 1910 was a political carnival.
He must have forgotten that he was one of
the chief actors. Do you remember who it
was that stood on the top Of the great log
cabin il 1910, q moan the Berkeley County
log cabin, before Taylor's Hotel in VIM
chester. and there amid coon skins and hard
cider proclaimed to Mr. Rives the necessity
Of overthrowing the Democratic administra-
ton?
am DEPRESSING aud must return.
Mr.. Boteler after critically re viewing the
past course Of Mr. Faulkner. expressed his
inability to decide what the Honorable gen.
tleman's political principles we're Mr.. Bote.
ler in speaking of bis own principles. said he
was as heretofore Wing and could not COM
promise bis principles for votes. He is an
excellent speaker and gallant gentleman.
After Mr.. Boteler had finished. the Hon G.
j. Faulkner rose to replys He said he
had hardly thought it necessary to make
speech in the County of Morgan where he
was so we'll known. He then vndicated the
manner 10 which be was nominated.
Said that the Lucas and other prominent
democrats Of the District had magnanimuusly
WITHHELD their names from competition in the
nominating Convention, with his, because OF
bis great services in the Democratic party.
lie then claimed to be democrat and said
q political conversion made in one night might
be as thorough and sincere as one wrought
out by slower process. He said the Wings
bad no principles to contend for and that the
reason why be left them was that he thought
the country safer in the bands Of the Demo
cratic party. and lastly he claimed for the
Democratic party the whole merit Of the
measures. MIR. Boteler followed
in ere of the most scathing efforts We have
ever had the pleasure of listening 80.
He perfectly demolished the Hon. gentle.
mans pretentions to true democracy, and was
cheercd both by wings and democrats. He
admitted that he might be mush-
room democrat. MIR. Faulkner then closed
the discussion aud stumbled and foundered
until he sat down. was curious to know
from his own lips the reasons which induced
him to sepcrate himself from his party He
seemed to think the country would be ruined
IN the hands of the Wings. and yet this same
gentleman said in his congressional speecbthat
he would have voted for Mn FILLMORE il nom
mated. While he was denouncing the Wings
fo- not supporting the Compromise measures
| was wondering to myself it he meant old
Harry Clay's last and greatest compromise
measures introduced by him into the Senate
during the session of I849 so for the pur-
pose of saving our glorious union Present.
" from further remarks was utterly aston.
ished at the impudence and effrontery Of the
Hon, Gentleman when heard him refer
to the aforesaid Compromise as the
ono the Wings would not stand up to.
At FIRST thought surely he must be allu-
ding to some compromise which was before
Congress during has distinguished services
in that body thought perhaps he was
abusing tho Wings for not voting for his
compromise in regard to the superintendent
cy Of Harper's Ferry But, Mr.. Editor, he
was talking about old Henry Clay's Compro-
misc. then thought perhaps the Hon gen
tleman was in Congress when the Compro.
mise measures were pending and had some
new revelations to make in regard to the con.
duct Of the Wings But upon reflection
was satisfied that the Hon gentleman was in
the walks Of private life and was actually in
favor of the Nashville Convention.
What q commentary; what utter incon.
sistency where is the man besides Mr.
Faulkner who viii have the hardhood and
impudence to claim for the Democratic party
the credit Of passing the Compromise meas