Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-09-24

oVerrun our domestic manufactures. Yet Mr. van
Buren, says that we ought not to borrow any nsney
abroad for canals railroads and other species of in
ternal improvements; but send produce abroad,
and import more goods.
Well, what do we want any more goods forl Do
we want any more silks or cloths, or cottons, that
flood in upon US, crushing manufactures (Cries
of no-no) Yet in his last annual message Mr.
Van B1ren reprobates the policy of borrowing mo-
ney canals, railroads, and state stocks, because if
we dou't do we can import more foreign
forts.
Well, for my part, have enough of foreign COM
forts. Cloud cheers.) want American
Comforts. (Cheers) ! want eur common home
supported and made prosperous, and the people at
home ill be much better off for it.
Then, there is the subject of the assumption of
the state debts by the general government. Within
the last few years, you know there has been great
system of ihternal Improvements maured and
red on. This has made New York debtor state;
and Indiana debtor state, and several Of the others
debtor states. Now on this subject there can
be found no better ground of accusation against the
government, than this question ofthe assumption of
| state debts
You remember that based on Mr.. IS resolu.
ton on this subject in congress- came Mr.. Grundy's
report, long the shore of your beautiful island
the sole object of which was to depress American
credit abroad and the burthen Of which was that it
| was the policy Of the wings, If General Harrison
was elected, TO pass law for congress to assume
the debts of the states.
And more than all, it was said, nv friends,
| that went 10 England to the holders of these
state bonds; and that saw Mr. Barring, and made ar
rangements by which was to get good fee, pro-
vded would use my influence to get Congress to
assume the state debts. cloud and dersive laugh
teri
Why, nay friends, never heard Of the thing till
heard oft in my seat in the National Councils. /
know no authority possessed by Congress, by which
it can assume the debts Of the states. No ever
proposed such thing, except man. and III tell
you who he was presently. No one supposes it con-
stitutional. would think of proposing to
put every man, woman and child in the country
the pension list as to propose such thing.
But one man has several times not only
toned this matter, but recommended the assuming
the State Debts p! Ind that's LEVI WOODBURY.!
peal on peal of laughter and applause.)
And in one instance the government did assume
the state debts. When there was money in the
treasury, Mr.. Van Buren, recommended that Con-
gress should buy the state bonds issued for state
railroads and canals. (Hcre loud voice in the
crowd cried out, ''Not Van Buren-it was Wood
bury
| ask Mr.. Van Buren's pardon. ! meant Mr..
Woodbury.. For star differeth from another
star in glory, so do men differ from one another.
And will not do injustice TO Mr.. Van Buren, by
comparing the two men.
In one instance l have said it was done. You
know that Mr.. Smithson left large legacy TO be ap-
piled to certain purposes in this country Well,
Congress passed law, promising solemnly that the
money should be kept safely and properly; and yet
4 =. II.
bonds in the Union. Arkansashas the whoie of ii.
(Derisive laughter and cries ofoh, OH
And now he began to talk (curling his lip con-
temptuously) about the assuming the State Debts
being whis measure. (cheers.) He who was the
first to propose and the first to do it. (choers.)
Ask Mr.. Wright about that (Lau litter and APP
plause.) He'll not deny it. He can't. But he'll
say (here Mr.. Webster modulated his voice to imi-
tate Mr.. Wrieht) "Gentcmen, / don't Justify il;
but the Secretary of the Treasury, doubt, acted
to the best OF his judgment and it isn't for me to
Judge him in his Official acts" (Tuiaultuous shout
ing, laug hter and chcers)
In dismissing the subject I'll repeat the eston
whether a government that seeks 10 enlarge its
power by every means, and in every possible form
that seeks 10 obtain the disposal Of a large mill
tary force-that supports a system 20 reduce the
price of labor-that has one currency for the 20.
Nernheni anu dnotn,T worse than nothing Tor the
people-,hat exhaus,s a treasury By Jobs and evin-
ces no desire 10 replenish it in a proper manner
/ repeat, whether government that does these
things, has any right to your support as a demo-
cratic government, and then leave the subject 7
And now let me observe that you have two men
before you candidates for the presidency, Mr..
Van Buren, and General Harrison. shall not saw
much about them. Veal know what General Har-
rison is. He Is the Of of the signers of
the Declaration Of Independence; he comes Of a
good stock; he was bred in a good school. where
he early imbibed the true democratic principles Of
Mr. Jefferson; he has proved himself brave man by
his defence OF his country against foreign and do
nestle foes; and he has well and ably filed several
civil offices for his fellow citizens.
believe, also. that he is who will practice
what he processes They say that he lives in the
west. And they talk about what he ea.s-I mean
what he drinks, and the house he lives in. They
say he drinks hard cider, and lives in a log cabin
(Laughter) Well, believe a man may be very
honest for all that, And think too that he is
much better than they who are all talk and no cider
cloud and hearty laughter)
have been ia his log cabin. lie lives in /, still.
And he has made an addition TO it, many Of Us do
lie keeps ahorse. Well I found him 20 be a very
hospitabe gentleman; the string Of his latch is not
pulled in. And give him my confidence.
Aad, now, I'll give you other opinion; and you
may Judge Of the values If the others by the accu-
racy Of that. And it is that General Harrison will
be the next President Of the United States.
(This was followed by such tumultuous cheering,
that Mr.. Webster's voice drowned for some
time)
Isay that he will be elected. lie will have a large
majority in your own state Cheers he viii have
a large majority in my own state; (Immense cheer.
ing) he will have a large majority in all the New
England States, and he viii have large majo-
rty il most Of the other states 81 the Union
And. five were disposed, even now. and were to