Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-02-04
ALEXANDRIA, Cd. CO.
MONDAY MORNING Perjury 4. 1858
MR.. WEBSTER.

A demonstration is made against Mr.. webster
by the NuIi6ers and their partizans. in advance
If his expected attack upon their principles
What is said Of him. is intended to operate to his
prejsdice, and weaken the force Of his arguments
II 10 amusing 70 see the positions in which they
place Nc. Webstc. The Telegraph has it that
he is the rival of Mr.. McLane. That print
says
ut Is known that Mr.. McLane considers
himself as the head Of the old federal party. -
Having obtained. through Mr.. Van Buren,. the
Command Of the Treasury. he supposed that he
could weld the Jackson aud federal parties to-
gether, and that the reward for such services
would be a re,ersion Of the presidency. Little
did he dream that lie was lab"ring for the bene-
lit Of Daniei Webster. The individual wb0ha
been denounced ia the subsidized press. from
one end Of the country to the other, az the "law.
yer Of the bank, "aDd under names which we feel
No wish to repeat. He forgot that Daniel Web.
ster was the real darling Of the real Simon Pures.
Little did he dream that Webster. and Otis, and
Perkins would spring at the proclamation like
trout at fly. and thus appropriate Jackson and
his measures to their use-little did he suppose
that the burden Of defining this measure Ut the
administration would fall on the Hercules Of the
nOrth--Iitle did he dream that the President
would take Daniel, him. wh"m they had thrown
into the - lions den," to preside over his coun
cii's. But 10! the strong man has been caught
in his own tolls, and the cunning man il ensnared
in his own deceit!.''
So far, SO good. The only fault that we have
TO find with the tale, is that we cannot. for the
life Of US, see what Mr.. Nc Lane has 10 do with
the business But let US 60 on, and see what the
Richmond Wing makes Of Mr.. Webster. The
Wing will have him the rival of Mr.. Van Buren.
ITO return to our cores ondest: We concur
with him that Mr.. Van Buren, il in some danger
Of being overland by the gigantic talents Of Web.
ster, and by the services which he aoH will
render the administration; not from us~Or!hy
compliance to power. bnt because jackson, hav.
ing already Federal Cabine! since the dlsssUu.
ton Of the Eaton concern, has himself embraced
Federal Principles in the Proclamation and Mes.
sage, to the utm0st latitude -.
+ The correspondent to which the Wing refers
says
- 1t is understood that Mr.. Webster IS gradu-
ally becoming more and more favorite at the
white house-and il is now admitted that the ad-
ministratinn rely almost exclusively upon his ia.
Tents and eoquence to support " the bill. las Mr..
P"indexter calls it, to repeal the Constitution. F"
No one who understands the signs VI The times,
can doubt that the Proclamation and the mea-
sures which must grow out Of it, are raising up in
the person of Mr. Webster, q formidable oppo
nebt to Mr. Van Buren,"
Now we can assure these gentlemen that the
idea Of making Mr.. Webster a rival Of either
MIR. McI.ane's or Mr.. Van Bureo's. is all a coin.
age Of their own brains. Mr.. Webster now oc.
cupics precisely the po.ltion he has for years
He is in no body's way in the race for Office and
power. He is now the same advocate for the same
principles for which he always CONFERENCE.-The
opinion Of men we do not believe has changed
whit AS long as a certain spirit pervades this
country. it need not be fsared BY any one that
Mr.. Webster will be riual. His great talents
his commanding intelI-ct-his purity Of cha
racter-his eminent services, as things now 60,
will avail him but little in the miserable conflicts
Of party.