Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-03-09
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EC0.VD SPECIE OF MR WEBSTER.

Professing 10 be provoked, by what he chose TO
honor able member, Mr.. President, has taken up new
crusade against New England. Leaving altogether
the subject OF the puslic ans, in which his success
perhaps had been neither distinguished or Satisfactory
and letting 90, also, Of the topic OF the Tariff he sab
lied forth in general assault the opinions. politics,
and parties Of New England, az they have been ex
aoi'sd in The last thirty years. Ih, Is natural. Inc
gal settlement In South Carolina and not 10 be re-
moved. The +" accused policy" OF the Tarih, also,
had essbli.hed the fact Of its birth aud parentsge, 10
the same Stas. No wonder, therefore. the gentleman
wished to carry the he expressed II, into tie
enemy's country. Prudentiy willing TO qui these
subjects he was doubtless dssir0u. Of iaseniog on
others, which could not be transferred Sou'h OF
Mason's and Dixon's line. The politics OF New Fog.
land became his theme; aud in this part OF his
speech. think: that he menaeel me with such sore
discontinue. Discontinue! why, sir. when he at
lacks any thing which maintain, aud ovetthrowsi';
when he turns the right lett OF any position which
'ake uS; when he drives me from any ground
chooss 10 occupy. he may then talk Of discontinue,
hut not till that distant day. What has he done! Has
he maintained his own charge! Has he i-,ved what
he alleged! Has he sustained himself in his attack
the Government, and the history CT the North, In
the matter OF the public lands! Has he disproveda
Tact, reiuted proposition. weakened an argument,
maintained by me! Has lac come within beat OF DUN
OF any position Of mine? Oh, no-but he has car.
ried the war into the enemy's coun;ry" Carried the
war into the enemy's country! Yes. sir, and what
sort OF war has he made Of iI Why, cir, he has
-treiched drag MT the whole surface oil perish
ed pamphets indiscreet sermon, roihy paragraphs,
and Tuning popular addresses; over whatever the pull
pit IN its moments Of alarm, The press in lie heats, aud
parties in their extravaganza, have severaiy thrown
Oh in times of general excitement and violence He
has thus swept ogr Their mass OF such thing, as but
that they are now old. the public health would have
required him ra her TO leave in their state OF dsprr
son For good long hour two, we had the unhrok,
en- plessnr. Of list, ming 10 the honorable member,
while he rscted, with hi, usual grace and spirit and
with evident high guso, speeches, p:.hiets address
SEES, and all the e, ce,eras OF the political pres. such
IS warm heads produce in times; and such as il
would be 'diseomhture' indeed, Tor any one wl.es
taste did not delight in tina, OF .-ng to be ohg-
cd to perase tni. IS This il il to carry the
warino the enem,'s country. is liz an invasion OF
tbs Sort that he aiiers himself with the expectation
oil gaining anrels. fit TO adorn Senator's brow.
Mr. President shall not it will, trust, not be ex
Pected that should, either now, at any time, sepa
rate this farrago Into parts and and examine its
componens. shall hardly bestow upon il all, gem
erai remark or two In the run OF forty years, sir
der this Constitution. have eSperie csd sun1ry
cessive violent party Party arose. ndeed,wi b
The Constitution itself and, in form oer, has
a.'ended II through the greater pat of itA history
Whether any other Constitution than the ed arti-
ces OF confederation, desirable, itself ques-
ton, on which parties formed; il new Constitution
were framed what powers should he given to IL,
another eston; and, when had bren formed, what
wa', in fact, the Just extent Of the powers actually
erred, was third. Parties, as we know, existed,
der the bret Administration az distinctly mar ked,
those which manifested themselves at any subsequent
period The contest Immediately preceding The roi,i
cal change in 1901 and that, agan, Which existed. at
ces Of party excitement, Of something than
al strength and intensity Ia all the conflicts, there
was, no doubt much Of violence both and all sides
Ii would be impossible II one had fancy for such
ploymen to adjust the relative quantum o. violence
between these contending parties There was enough
in EACH as must always he expected in popular Gov
ernments With great deal Of proper aud de corous
discussion, there mingled grca, DEAL a!sc nj de-
clamaon. vrulrnce, elimination, and abuse. In
gard TO any party probably, at one OF the leading
epochs in the history Of parties, enough may b. found
q fher ItU tnt, mod eyhi
rat with which the honorable member ha. edited u.s.
For nys II, sir. shall not rake among the rubbish OF
by"g ne Tines TO see what can find, or whether
mot hrd something. by which ix blot on
the escu'cheon Of any Stae, any party any part OF
the country.
Gen. Washngton's administration was steadily and
Zaa'onsiy maintained, all know, by New Eug
land. II was violently opposed elsewhere. We know
In what quarter he had the most earnest constant and
perseve,ing SUPPORT 10 all his great and leading
sur's. We know where his private and personal char
acier was held in the highest degree OF attachment
and veneratiOD; and we know, too, where bis inea
sure' were oppoed his services sighted, and hi. char
dc'ef vIIiiiled. We know, we might know, if we
turned TO the Journals, who expressed respect, graft
tud', and regret, when he retired from the Chief Ma
gsiraci; and who express either espp graft
tu'e or regre-I shall not open those Journals. Pub
Light fhsn were sent forth against Washington. and
all his leading measures, from presses South Of New
England.--But shall not look them up. employ no
scavengrrs'- no one IL in attendance me, en5ering
such means OF reta ior; and f there were, with an
ass load OF them with bulk az huge as fhat which
the gentleman himself has produced, would touch
one OF them. fsee enough Of the violence Of our
own times, 10 be way spxiod from forget.
uiness, The ex'ravagnncies OF times rat. Beside !,
what's all this To- the present purpose Il has nothing
to do with the pubiic lands, which the at.
tack was begun; and IL ha. nothing TO d, with those
sentiments and opinions, which have thought t. nd 10
disunion, and all Of which, The homo able member
seems 10 have aloped himself and undertaken 10 de-
i@nd New England has, at times argues the gen
tlsmaD, held opinions as dangerous, those which he
now holds. BE il So But why, therefore, does he
abuse New England, II he finds himself counfe.
On these scfs he covers,or seeks cover their hore
with rcproich!
But, sir II in The course OF forty years, there have
been nnlUe eiTefVesence of party in n. England ha
the same hing happened wher- else! Party ami.
mostly and party Outrage, not in Nsw England, but
Lelsewh here. denounced Prehent Washine ton no, on
ly as Federalist, hut Tory, British agent, man
who in bis high Cf6ce, sanctioned corruption. But
does the honorable member suppose, that il had
tender here, who should pu such tIsion Of wick
edness and folly in my hand, that would stand up
and read IL against The South! Psfies ran into erea;
heats again. in 1899 and 1900. Wha: was said sir or
rather what not SAID, In those years. inst John
Adams. Of The Signers e The Declaration Of nIe.
penhence, and its admitted abes defender The floor
OF Congress! II the gentleman wants Increase his
stores OF party abuse and oihy violence If lie has
determined procIivity TO such pursuit. there are
treasures Of that sort South OF the Potomac much TO
his taste, yet untonched-I shall not touch them.
The parties which divided he country, at the com.
mencemeni OF the late war, violent Bu', then.
here was violence both sides, and violence ~ every
ate MioOriiies and majoriiies equally vioIept
mere was no more violence against the in New
bngani, th4n IN other States; nor any appear