Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-10-29

Mr.. Uebster's opinions.--It will puzzle
any one, who reads the subjoined extract,
10 know hat are the real opinions of Mr..
Webster about National Bank, The Ia
rlti, and other questions Of great impor-
'ance. 1t appears that in different places
and in different laIiludes, MIR. Webster ex-
presses disc"rdnnt opinions. on the same
subjects. Ii seems, that lie ..follows in The
f"otsleps Of General HARRISON" whose
practice is. 70 adapt his opinions 20 the
place and community in which he may
happen to be. But who would have
supposed, that Daniel Webster, the great
Apostle Of Federalism, would ever profess
any belief III The doctrine of Stale Rights;
Can ii be believed, that such man would
call himself a disciple of Jefferson
MIR. Wrbsrer's last great effort was made
at the capital Of Virginia. Some accouot
of the character Of the celebration. We
have already published from the Rich
mond E"quirtr. II was very natural ,ha,
Fir2inans in condesccndiug for the first
time to enact The elegant fooleries of Punch
and Harlequin, should have lacked much
OF The ease and completeness that are To-
be eainel only by custom. No man can
bray exlenporr 10 very great effect, and
accordingly they seem to have bunoled 4
good deal. But of The whole proceedings,
Mr. Wehs'cr's Speech was undoubtedly
'hr most extraordinary part. Our readers
are aware that at Bunkers Hill mock
declaration ofinlependcnce, from the pen
of Mr.. Webster, was put forth, which left
no room to doubt that the restoration OF
The Bank with all its consequences, was
the great objec, ofthe party as there repre-
sented. In his speech at Saratoga, and
still more broadly in thai since delivered
beinre The merchants of New York, The
dutv of the Government 10 ''nat,onaiize the
currency" was The beginning, middle and
end of Mr.. Websler'> argument. The
Administration was mainly denounced be-
cause II resisted such naluralizipg of the
banking system. and because it was united
with the Soulh against the Tariff policy of
New England. We were rolhy signi-
firant threat that "lhe result of This contest
wonId show who were to be the grinders
and who the ground"
Such was Mr.. Webster. the Northern
Wing. But the South had been assured
by Messrs. Preston and others. that like
Gen. Harrison, Mr. Webster was IA of
"S0u,hern principles and feelings" and
IN going 10 Richmond, il became necessary
to redeem the pledge given for him. Ac-
cordingly Mr. Webster in Virginia nut on
the mask Of Slate Rights Democracy. and
spoke ,hree hours in supPor' Of the Princi-
lies ofIhe Jetiersonian school. The Edi-
or Of the Petersburg Statesman saws, there
vas in this speech no word nf Bank, Tariff:
and The rest of tie favoriie Whig measures
md that on Abolition. he talked like
Southern Stale Rights man. To sbew
he beauty of This farce. thai Editor refers
Jack 10 Mr.. CaIhoun's Resolutions. en-
'odring those principles of Stale Riobts
which secure The South, c0nstiutiopaIlv.
leansl interference on the subject ofslaye.
y. Mr.. Webster, in n minority of eight
,r nine. voted against every one Of these
tesuIninns. Such is the new disciple
If Jefferson! !! The Virginians are doi..e
are credit to the character Of their Stare'
" smiling on such a bald and pitifuI game
e Mr.. Webster is ponr spirited enough 70
'lay it, they might AT least save him and
themselves the disgrace of laying the scene
within the boundaries of Virginia"