Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1830-02-12

ntO the expediency OF e1fesning instead
It limiting the surveys of these lands.
Tins amendment, the opposition opposed
'nd thus the bubble was picked, and the !
whole federal champ thrown into cnniu-
SION. Here the design of INC opposition
vas completely exposed, and they are. as
The eloquent Senator Benton said, pick
cited, nailed up to the wall, u the view
and Indignation Of the whols western
country. and the republicans Of all parts
ut the country, VIII" have SD dee, au inter.
est IN the formation OF new epublican
States in the West To protect dc Demo-
cracy OF the north, and to crusl ats Aris-
tocracy. 10 relieve the opposition from
the disadvantageoIs position In which
they had placed themselves, the Icomman-
dcr.ln-chlef sounded retreat, " moving
to postpone the whole resolution indefi.
m'teIy. And in the speech by which he
endeavored to cover his retreat, he utter
ed vast professions ofpeace and good will
to the West, hut made furious attack
upon the South. The over,ures to the
West were rejected with ssorn. Col.
Benton OF Missouri. an ornament to the
Senate, to his State, and to the country.
SAID :" Hedccn protect tie .JHest from
suth ddies.-,he West disdained an al
lance with the federal politicians of,he
East. who illuminated their Villages OF,
hearing the news Of the surrendered of
Detroit-who rejoiced in the calami,ies of
their country in the no,thw est, but consi-
dered 1t unbecoIning moral and religious
people, to rejoice at the brilliant victories
IN the southwest. and who during the late
eventiul war were plotting the dissolution
oil the Union. He added, that " the west
knew who we've their true allies and
iriends-they were the people of the re-
publican State, and the domocracy 0f the
north-that The republicans orthe south
and the west, respected the democracy of
the north, and would ever extend to them
The right hand fellowship. These were
he allies which, Oh the part of the west.
he wished for in the north, aud none other
ana lie rejected the alliance preferred by
dr. Webster, as publicly as it was prof
lered. MIR. Benton's speech was a sDlen-
did display OF eloguence, and every way
superior to Mr.. Webs,er's.
Mr.. HAiNE, the distinguished Senator
from ;South Carolina, followed with an
eloquent and patriotic speech, replete with
sound argument, in reply to Mr.. Webster's
trade against the South. He said tina,
TINS attack upon the South was pncalled
JoT and unprocOkcd-and that Mr. Web
ster had selected him for an antagonist.
rather than Mr.. Benton, because the Sc.
nator from Massachusetts knew as well
from past as well as present experience.
that the Senator from Missouri was more
than match for him." Mr.. Hayne o.
yertuTned MIR. Webster's arguments, con-
iuted him with his own speeches on. for
mer occasions, and alluded with fine ef.
Iect TO the famous bars ain of 1925, by
which one of the high contracting par
hcs' was Jockied into the Presidency, the
reversion promised to another, and a sort
Oh contingent remainder, pledged TO the
third, m black and phite" with the gu.
ranty that those who fell with the first
Adams should rise with the second" A
mole Just reproof; never heard-nor a
more severe though courteous exposure Of
the iniquity Of the Hartford Convention
faction, the natural enemies of the repub-
means OF this nation, who were guilty of
what Felix Grundy called the " moral trea.
son" o: adhering 10 our enemies, and ar.
raging themselves against the country
which gave them birth. MIR. Haynes
speech Is not yet concluded, but will pro-
badly be finished OH Monday. 1t is thus
Tar splendid parliamentary effort; and if
the ending should be like the beginning.
1t will be Of immense service to the repub-
llcan cause. And it is to he hoped that
Col Benton's and Mr.. Haynes speeches
on this question, will be published in all
our republican papers to gladden. the hearts
OF our Northern Democracy.
MIR. Webster launched out into hiob
wrought panegyric upon one Nathan Dane
who it appeared by Mr.. Haynes remarks
was member Of the Hartford Conycn.
ton; but presume not one of the ring
leaders" alluded to by Gen. Jackson in
his letter to Mr.. Monroe. Mr.. Webster
said, that because this gentleman had con-
ceIved in the ordinance Of 1887, the de-
sign OF restricting slavery IN the territory
northwest of the river Ohio, Ire deserved
to DC ranked with Minos and Numa POM
plius. But, 10! Col. Benton produced the
records Of Congress, and proved that this
very project was conceived and proposed
IN Congress, before that gentleman be-
came a member, and by TMoMAs JErrER-
SON, whom Daniel Webster so bitterly re-
yiled IN lis pamphlet upon the embargo.
80 Nathan Dane of Beverly has to step
down from his station in the ranks of Mi
nos and Numa PompiIius, to yield, tia,
station up to Thomas jefferson, aud 20
resume his old place among the worthless
who assembled with closed doors a, Hart.
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