Litchfield enquirer., 1840-06-25
sPEECH OF MIR. WEBSTER.

OH AHuLSudys appears tO nave uceu SpISU. did affair. Among the guests were Messfs. Webster, Crittenden, Preston, and Phelps We have room only for the Madisonian's brief report of Mir. Webster's speech:
 Mr. Webster said that, as member 1.-the National Legislature, he could not forbear giving his testimony to the conduct of Oppo- :sition members from Virginia-to their abi- litY, their zeal, their devotedness to their du- ties-he knew them well-and no man could more highly appreciate their character. and services, He then repeated the expression of his high satisfaction at being enabled to address, directly, a Southern audience, on topics in which the North and South have a common interest. :, He knew he was listened to by Virginians-full of the feelings of Southern men-and pledged as deeply 'tothe fortunes of the South, as men can be on this side, of the grave-and here, before such an nation 10 do all in. his power to prevent tlia success of those measures which would di- vide the whigs of the South from the North. On those questions you (exclaimed Mr.Web- ster) are whigs, and am a whig! ,... .lta lImmense cheering, in the midst of which, stout old yeoma1 cried out, Boys, do, you
 heal, that :" which produced still more rap
 turo,is applause =, '.i .'.''' .'.. z. ',,,.-.
 ., You (continued MT. w. ; are virginians. I
 belong to the old Bay State !! But our enc mics shall not separate the Wings of the old
 Bay State from the Wings of the Old Domin-
 ion! Here again he was interrupted by three loud cheers. Those three cheers (said
 he, rising in enthusiasm commensurate with that of the audience) shall be heard of at Bunker Hill on the anniversary of the me
 morable battle there, and the hills of Massa
 chusetts shall reverberate with the cheers of
 her people, answering back the cheers of Virginia. ., as,.... .,. ... s..,,
 What is it, Che asked) our enemies rely upon 10 separate us ? That we of the North mediate injury against you voice in the crowd, we will never believe it."] No,
 gentlemen, do not believe it. stand here, and in the name of my fellow citizens of the north, I repel it as foul and unfounded cal umny.. We of New England are bound to you by our sacred compact, ,the Constitution ofthe United States. That instrument se- cures all your rights, and all your property, 10 be governed and disposed of as you see fit; and I tell you for one, that not one jot or tit tle of that compact. shall ever be violated with my consent, $ What, fellow-citizens, have you to fear from the people of Massa- chusetts What have you 10 apprehend, on this vital subject, from that son of your soil, descended from your best Virginia stock, your own William Henry Harrison7-thei child of. Virginia, with the blood ofthe Revo- lution and of independence coursing in his veins. Can you believe that when. he is cal led from. bis farm and his plough 10 admins ter the Government, that he will lay; ruthless hands on. the institutions among which he was born and educated a.,,..,, Al. rsh .,,rri, 1 l''' No! no!'' was responded by his audiio- ry, as with one voice. ., .,t's..,. c ., 4sj.lti : I say no, too. We of the north and south will join in fellowship and friendly commun- ion in this matter. stand in the presence of distinguished, men from the southern states; and now summon them into court; and ask them as witnesses to declare to you whether and my political friends of the north, entertain any feelings different from their own in regard to your entire, and undi- Yided control over this subject and your other state concerns q f Let them say, whetherfwe may not all come to that condition which ex- isted when Virginia and Massachusetts took counsel together-in the days of the Reyolu- tion-when Washington and Hancock joined their thoughts, their feelings, their hopes. and acted together in glorious cause---when Massachusetts and, Virginia men stood to- gether braying danger and death. How,ma- ny bones of northern men lie at Yorktown? How many sons of Massachusetts were pre- sent when the British laid down their arms at the foot of Virginia!I9 g7a. tGd oyca I !
 n Leaving these local concerns of the states. Mi Webster next turned to more general
 subjects, Every day, he, said, furnishes evil dence that there is, to be a great revolution
 in public opinion.r, The men in power, and their measures, are to receive D rebuke such as no administration ever, received. ii The orator here dwet with greatfpowor and ef- feet on the. leading acts in their long career of mischief, and their effects upon all classes and conditions of the people,, The adminis- tration, he maintained was to blame for all the sufferings that had oppressed and worn down the country. The Government had taken wrong direction since the close of the last administration. Their policy was
 boldly avowed 10 be, to feed, clothe, and take care ot themselves. When any set of men in this country, presume to act on the max i'm of the French King--"I am the State';-- they will quickly find out they have madG a mistake. Bly, November next, the American
 people will tell this administration they have something to say on that subject. From the
 pledges of the men now at the head of affairs,
 no hope of a change of measures can be en-
 tertained until there is Q change of mch.-
 But, said Mir. w. the change will come So
 sure as that sun shall set in the west; will re- lief to the country rise in the west (Great
 applause.) " H'iF 5, ~ A Mr. Webster referred to Gen. Jackson as an extraordinary man; but the measures
 which he left to be carried out, have been di. rected by very ordinary men. Their fatal error commenced with the very beginning of the administration. It gave itselfa deat6-
 blow before it's very being was we'll known. Being deprived of General Jackson's prece.
 dent ofa fiscal agency, the State Banks. and