Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-05-11

united States, where Chief Justice
fancy decided that the Conrt had
no jurisdiction, but to crafty polit.
ical prejudices and satisfy party
clamor, went on to make itself au.
thority and jurisdiction to lay the
plans to nullify Missouri Restriction
and prevent Congress and the PEG.
pie from excluding slavery from the
Territories. Subsequent events
proved that the decision was pre-
arranged political scheme, but it
tailed and was ignored and con-
demned in peace and fought down
in war.
The West Virginia Court of APP,
peals decided that it had no juIis-
diction in the case of Golf and Will.
son but instead of stopping there
went on in discussing the political
questions involved and seemingly
backs up the Democratic contestants
and aspirants; and as in the bred
Scott case there was perfect harmony
in executive and judicial actions so
i'll the West Virginia case there
seems to have been a sentiment
which worked as in a groove in min.
isterial, executive and judicial func,
tons. Those who live to see the end
can judge better and write the rec.
ord to the letter.
The reflection comes, though, that
had there been enough Chief JUS.
tees and Executives to carry ouG the
compact, where would this boosted
country of ours now be, and what
the nature of the Centennial Cele.
bration April 80, 1889?
Chief Justice fancy may have out.
lived in death the results of his I'M.
just decision and misconception of
the dignity and power of the consti.
tuition, but race of people will car.
ry down the ages tho imprint of their
and avenge them on the
pages of their history.
Men who have been equal to the
emergencies of moment, become
heroes, and patriots and statesmen !;
and it does not seem right and prop.
er that the men who through preju-
dice have failed to grasp the oppor-
tunities offered them to serve their
country or their fellow-man should
share equal honor and praise. But
the liberality of this country and the
love of the American people accord
it to all alike who have lived under
the same flag.
There are many Chief Justice
Taneys and President Buchanans
living and dead. Read the lives aud
of the statesmen and great
ecclesiastics of that period. They
were deathly afraid that their gov.
ernment might have privileges and
powers in conflict with their party
of conscience. They hing between
principle and self:interest ready to
drop where the two might fall clos.
est together. Then when You have
finished with biography listen to the
speeches and blessings of its success.
sors in party and in faith at the New
York Centennial of the Inauguration
of the first President. 1t is impossi-
BILE to reconcile the thoughts of men.
Men of the same party and faith in
the past feared their religion and
their country we're going to the dogs
if their ideas were not carried out.
They were not. The country lives.
Faith tiourishes. The same repre-.
sentative men of the present declare
that had the Constitution not beer
the America of today
would be delusion of the past.
1t should teach us what the his.
tory of nations teaches us, that the
opinions of men change with every
favorable wind, but the divine prin-
ciples of truth and justice will ride
the stormy ocean of life for all eter.
city before they perish from the face
Of the earth. 80.
But with all its lessons history
fails to teach men forbearance and
that charity to all upon which
patriotism is founded. Hardly have
the patriots and statesmen of 1889
left their constitutional love feast be-
fore quarrels begin,-quarrels of
pride and prejudice and ignorance.
Bishop Potter gave offense by his
political censure, and Gen. Sherman
stirred up a hornets nest by critl-
,ising the Southern troops for not
carrying the Union flag. Then
Gems. Butler and Porter are cover
ng each other with abuse without
any good to themselves, their coun-
Try or the cause they fought for. Life
seems to be a continual warfare be-
tween men and opinions. Stick to
your flag. Stand by your ship.
Shout while you are living and go
lown-with your banners flying.
This country had but one father
md one mother Richie Gazette.