Delaware State journal, advertiser and star. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1832-1833, 1833-05-24

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these two last papers, uttered about two
years after similar constitutional grounds
were taken against the nullihers to those put
forth by Mr.. Webster, is that to be called
the going over to the administration by Mr..
Webster-or is it not rather proof of the
arranging itself under the
approved doctrines OF Mr.. Webster? Let
the world decide.
But Mr.. Webster made speech on the
Revenue Collection Bill, which bill had been
asked for by the Observation-Disclosures it
looked as ifhc suas on the side Of the Nd
ministration. Let us see how that was.
The doctrine of notification had been blown
in the air by Mr.. Webster, in 1880 when
General Haync was his champion. During
the late session of Congress Mr.. Calhoun
resigned his station as Vice President, and
his parisans seut him to the Senate as their
champion of notification, as the 'forlorn
hope" of the party. 1t was some cnnsilera-
BILE time after Mr.. Calhoun took his seat,
before Mr.. Webster said word in relation
to the great question. This silence was pro-
duced by two considerations, viz: Knowing
the defeat General Haync had experienced,
and at whose hands,a sense of decorum to-
wards the new champion long restrained
him-2dly. 1t was but courteous as well as
becoming in Mr.. Webster, as he had won
victory on this subject, to wait to give other
men in the Senate, who were great in the
nations eye and who thought with him. an
opportunity to gather laurels by the con-
quest of the mighty chieftain. But after
long waiting, and none seemed inclined to
enter the lists-atter seeing from the public
prints from all parts of the country, that
Daniel Webster was looked up to by the ma
ton to meet the Ajax of Nullificaton-
and when scarcely time remained to go
through the conflict, Mr.. Webster did offer
himself as ready to srry conclusions" with
the Senator of South Carolina, and did meet
him, and triumphed over him with singular
successful use the language of a by-stander,
to sing the doctrine andl the Advocate from
rock to rock, from point to point, until it
was shattered and scattered into unin.elligi-
BILE chaos. 1t cost him no trouble, for it was
reason against dclusion-it was history
against fable. III doing this, did Mr.. Web
ster express one sentiment that looked like
appreciation Of, or favor towards the Admin
istrations On the contrary,did he not avow
eddy so shape the course of his argument as to
avoid every semblance of the sort' 1t be-
ing upon the discussion of the Revenue Col
lection Bill that Mr.. Calhoun made his
speech, of course 1t was upon the same bill
that Mr.. Webster made lis reply.
But Mr.. Webster, instead of discussing
the merits Of the bill, confined his reply to
NJ. WE .al',oi' resolutions w,itoh cohs,tnted
the iouhoa'lol, am, essence CT hr, oa,houhs
speecn--n', W. he .sen t"och NV orahch
ol thc resolutions "n'ch nnhea,ately bore
upon 're c,aracter Q, thc p y, ana the fresi-
ae,il , roc'a,i,a''o''' p''t aaherca exclusive
~ az .ne o.lef pr,a'cnes ol me hesoiu-
.lnns ~nch SCI Ioreh the 'oarol,na Doc
u'"e ~, ~ nui','loae."n' spIess'oh' ana aisuhi-
"clearcr than light to be futile, untenable,
!, ana lhauhiss'oie-these ne showed to be hos
tile to the constitution in cvprv sense and