Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-08-18
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TIE WING DINNER AT SALEM.-MR
WEBSTER'S SPEECH.

LIE kAIo DuNNf9 0Akkm.-MH
WEBsTEAS ,PkECH.
The Wing dinner given by the Wings Of Salem
and its vicinity To or distinguished Senators IL
Congress. on rhaesday. sas truly . splendid sf
fair. Il surpassed 10 The reality all tina, was an
,ie'paed. !, would indeed have done this hsan
every Wing in tho Common wethh good to hav,
bsc:. there.
The table was grsceI with the prcseece Of many
emrnenl c,,isrns. Mrssrs. Webster and S,isbec
| the guests Of The day, ,he Governor AMI Lieu,
Governor Of The Conmonwes Mr.. Evans o
Maine Msssrs. Choae, Everett, Bates, Lincoln
| md Reed, Re rescn a,ircs IN Congress hom 'hls
at Hon joseph sicll,s,oe Of Philadelphia
| ID. I Picaman President Of the State Senate, J
| L austin, Attorney Gene'al, and many others
When the toast complimentary To the Sene
was given Mr.. Webster rose and spoke as FOL
| lows
speeicd hellow-ci,izcns my honorable and
worthy colleague has preceded m, as was his right
and place, ~ expressing 10 you has sense and my
osr Of he great honor eonfsrred uron Us by TN.
IS rbiy. II Is no, 10 be doubted, fellow citizens,
~ he has properly aud tul; stated, hat neU 10
fhc nsci,us less Of an onest ondeayor 10 serv.
nose whose scrYan's 80 ae, Is the high sIti,fae-
| IN of receiving a. th'it hands ptoof thnl they
| bink our efforts h We boon yell intended Genie.
tnr all the knincss which has hrcn express Il 10
! Yards u perm me 70 say thit ( ow you mean
| by this moeung--by lhis congregation OF q zeus
| TO x s. Your approbti6n not only of fnI en-
Jnayors, bt also of those OF the pairor ell zeas
prnp,sins The ,1ajnrly Of ihc Senate wuh nom
| W. have acted. Thosa oIstlngul,hcd mon now
gone Ia Their homes IN cvety State Of y. Englaud
III not of tie m die soulhern aa1 western States
viii feel the snine pleasure thu VIZ feel whrn
hoy to-, shall hear lhn heir ifutts 10 sny thf
tide ot nl gov srnnsni hsye found support IN liz
ST, intelligent, aud patriotic population of tn
! county Of Essex. But, gen,lsmsn. N u govern
nenfs, truly republican,, men arc pohing-prigei-
plc "a every thine, nn1 know that not men, bu
principle. not md yllunls but Tho ..,eat cause o
eivil liberty hav bruugh von herr to Jay know
maj the ,onilrs, ~ not tht servants Of -.
try, fas afhwb tcthfr the assembly by which
an surrounded II IS wtl he cause 10 be plc1d
Ell, X 20 with lis lmpoeni plcaIefs, tina, you have
- da
Follow CITIZENS you assembled under nam
titM iot century and half IN. designated lae
lovers Of evil l,Lery y; under ia nc which, born
81 H. rs carried terror AMI dismay io the bDEoms
ofdespo's from the time OF the Stu arts down 10 tn
pr sent petlod AnIhow - it--by wha, mage .,
miracle Ish, tn !, wllhn the short space Of three
asr' ous counuy from the "a, 10 the West, an
CA The N1rh 10 the South, cmb acin, N s i
aoia aauon III lo.cts OF constitutional lb.fiy D.
'i"" Il II 10 bc accounted for but hy the fact tha
thrfc ~ sencthmg ~ he stat of tn clsr--somc
thins the condition ftho lounry and ~ The PA
pnScS OF the t'overnm M on me hand and some
ihns IN tin datermln itiou and spIrit Of me prorl
On the other hand, hat MAJ = hc name OF W. '
applicable. thai max he NAM ty charac
1trIsiic OF things ~ hey re, and tina. makes is
opposite appropriate and d scrlptlve Of men o..
iHcY htc honilcmrn, II ~ ns certain thai lhs r.
prIlnll1 Of Wing and Tory does moi circulate IN
thr political hemisphere without adequate cause as
hat the lieh n,ns no found IN the cloud, without
rl'u'ci'y AMI NV what " he pa .s',on which
hns gwen risc 20 the renewal Of ncse distinctly,
names IL can be no suhordlnac question no
tempo aIy n'asorc no question OF mere pollllcl
etpcdency thai hns hni tins ,rlet such quca IONS
arse men take difr cn' views OF them--cxprcss
h"it s'h1mcnt', n decision tnkas pincc ind the
matter passes away totcvcr 1t must be some qnos
ton when tphes hold Of the Constitution, which
~ dear to the haalts OF the people some question
connected with that liberty which the people OF the
United States have intelligence enough to know
IS the source OF all the blessings they cnloy
What IS the question: then II is The qps
tive rouet. The Wigs go for resistance
the Tot'e', following the principle Of ,h,ir preae-
crSsore, go for non.foS,stnrcc IT, however, we
may believe the oraclos OF tnc hitter the whole ~ n
question Ct Blnsi OF tho Bnnk an institute. n
OF Yesterday, and that expires 10 morrow WIN,
srn'Icm u, II wo'lb not become INC To tell Won
dat this Is NOT the question You know that II ~
not io" knos 100 will that the question lies deep.
II has happened tha, the Bank has been tho OBJ
icc' upon whc Executive POWER has been attempt
ell 10 be exercised and tho does no, know tina,
IN all cases IN which smlsr attempts have been
mltr, an object has been invariably chosen winch
was od9ns, NJ might br made odious TO the people
-EcSpoism = shhtp sighted and whenever i,
commences ITS career o. usurPnl'on, It makes choice
of something's itst trnnsgression W i'll be gains,
| some institution which cannot command the sym.
rah.es VI the reople |, is duty, them TO witch
tho pt,neiple ~ tho movement, mud not 70 look a,
| she merit or dement, of tho obluct against which
rover I, directed Allow me to rccur here to tn,
rise Of this great question This Chief Mag ,s,ra,c
| was reelected under circumstance, OF very in.
posing character Although II may be true ,ha
| he did not receive malol:y of the votes OF tn,
| whole people, YET, cons dotlne The complex NAM
| ~ winch the votes were taken-thc great States
| voting by States and the majority rrckoncd by
States, repeat, thai the majority hr had, was very
n"posing. 1t seemed TO say thai II WAS the will o.
b. people that this individual should still continue
to be President of The o. Safes and although som,
OF us looked IN dllo en-, dire elton, yet We felt our
ts"Iyes bound TO submit t, this decision OF the pun
rle.-Wo did submit Aud can answer for nv.
self and the other representatives, OF this State tina
| nothing was further from our wishes than 10 be o
b igcd to enter INTO n course OF opposition Event.
| occurred curing the session before ast--a grco
eclss arrived IN which we thought It our duty +,