Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-06-06
Treason Triump hupt in Massachusetts.

TrsasOn Triumphant in Massachusetts. ,
The legislative record of Massachusetts
shows that though Governor Gardner ve-
toed the infamous PEI sonsl liberty bill. the
Kuow-Nothing legislature sigualized its
Hegira by recklessly passing it into a law
over the Governors veto.
The federal constitution has never been
respected by the more rabid of the Mas.
Eachusetts abolition fanatics; and for years
$40 union with shareholders" has been
their motto. while they denounced the
constitution as "a covenant with death and
an agreement with hell" Long before
the fugitive slave law of 1850 was passed,
those wore their sayings. And since this
act was passed, they have forced upon the
more moderate of this party the measure
Of notification law, substantially the
same with the personal liberty bill. which
is now on the statute book.
But regard for the constitution, up to
these evil days of Know Nothingism, pro-
we'd too strong for the efforts of fanaticism,
and the cardinal measure of abolitionism
was defeated Thus a bill of this sort was
lost in the Senate in 1850; u similar bill
in 1859 passed the Senate. but was lost in
the House But from that time tho abo-
litionists have urged it with unAagging
ZEAL and at last they have triumPhcd by
crawling into power under the mask of
Know. Nothingism.
The bill passed both branches by hea>
w najorities, and went in course to the
Governor. 1t is utterly impossible for
any, not stulti6ed by fanaticism. to deny
that it contains provisions of law exactly
similar to those which the supreme court
Uf tho United States has pronounced null
and void; which arc directly repugnant to
the constitution Of the United States and
laws made in pursuance Of it; and which,
if carried out, will inevitably involve Il
conflict with the State and federal author
tiles. In such plain case the governor
could not do otherwise than exercise the
veto power. To sign such a bill would
be to sign himself u violator Of his oath,
and prove himself false TO the cons;iLu~
ton.
The veto Of the governor states that he
is unwilling to lead Massachusetts, into a
position hostile to the harmony Of the con-
federacy, and hostile TO the permanent in
terests Of the Commonwealth. Well does
he say, that the stigma Of an uuconsttu-
tional enactment can never be eHaced.
Well might he invoke thesolemnities of
the oaths which the members had taken,
in behalf of the rights, and the honor, and
the integrity of Massachusetts.
The appeal fell without effect on the IA
naLical body to which it was addressed.
What cared the GboiiLionists that compO-
Sed it 'for our common parent, the Uni
ted States ?" What cared they for the
decisions Of the supreme court? What
cared they for the facts stated by the gov
ernor, that both the attorney general and
all the supreme justices of the State uni.
ted to pronounce their bill, in clear and
uumIstakeable language, at war With the
constitution Of their country? They
meant to be disloyal to the laws and the
constitution. They desired to array the
State government against the general gov
eminent, and the greater the array of OPT
MON which the governor could rake up in
support Of the view that the personal lib
erty bill would do this, the stronger WAS
the argument with them for holding on
to it, They made haste, in both branch
es, to pass the bill over the head Of the
veto:
What else could be expected? Is not
Know Nuthingism here completely under
the control Of abolitiouists Did not
free soiiers, at the start, get control Of the
secret lodges? Did they not intuse their
element into every test action SO COM
pletelv, as to abolitionize the order .
Could there be more convincing proof OF
this than the election of Henry Wilson for
Senator? Will he not push the free soil
programme. even though it should dis
solve this Union? By this time, after his
recent abolition speeches, what have this
Southern national apOlogst done but TO
shut their mouths; for he abates not
lot of his abolitionism. In word, every
movement of the Know-Nothings here has
pointed. step by step, TO this result of
notification law.
The passage of this bill, lcgalizing trea-
son and rebellion. is the GROWING proof
OF the aboIilionism Of the Know Nothing
order. 1t is thoroughly stepped in this
element. 1t will hesitate at nothing to
accomplish its plans. Besides its religious
prosecutions; besides its prescriptions for
birth. here OF length Know NothingiSm
has reached the zenith point Of resistance
to the laws Of the land. 1t has wantonly
tramplcd under foot the constitution of the
country.
The CRrMEAN CAMP RAILwAT.-The
line commences from both sides of the
harbor Of Balaklava and proceeds direct
up the valley Of KAdikoi, where it turns
sharp to the west round the foot of the
hill on which is placed the Sailors or T.
ornn Rnitery and through the French
camp, thence along the side Of the hill to
the Flagstaff at the top Of the plateau, and
about half mile from head quarters