Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-10-06
Daniel Webster In Richmond,

Yesterday, Mr.. Webster was to deliver his great
speech at Richmond, Virginia Our reporter left on
Saturday morning, in tins 20 reach Richmond, to
take notes OF the speech, and return here on ed
nesdsy night. According 10 every calculation, we
shall be able TO issue this great speech full length
in an EXTRA HERALD, on Thursday morning -
Agents and others will please to send orders for CO.
pies as fas as practicable.
1t is expected, (and Daniel Webster does not dis
appoint expectation in his intellectual efo,t) that
this Richmond speech viii present higher and
more original flight of eoquence than he has ever
yet attained. IL will be chef d'eurre. IL is the
first time that MIR. Webster has spoken in Virginia
Breathing the atmos phere, and surrounded with the
memorials of Patrick Henry, Of John Randolph, Of
George Washington, of Thomas Jefferson, and q
thousand other lights, Mr.. Webster must feel the
ground on which he treads is holy ground, aud the
atmosphere he bresthcs, intellectual and patriotic
The public curiosity, therefore, will very naturally
become intense 20 read this speech and the number
of orders Tor copies inc reasng every day.
word more. Every body is surprised that the
HERALD, singly, out of the whole NewYork press
shonld first set foot the moral enterprise Of
porting the speeches of the eminent Political of
the day. The expense Of these enterprises is
NOUS, but the iacrease circulation, advertising and
popularity of paper is extraordinary, that
amply rewarded by the patronage Of an honest
and discriminating community. We have begun a
fresh-a new-a wonderful era in the newspaper
press, and we owe duty to the age in which we
live. TO perfect and complete the system.
The efforts which make liz possibilitic. 20
the Wall street press, especially TO the Courier
aad Enquirer the American" a.d the "Ex-
press"these especial favored, petted organs of call
tho morals and rcy on" Of the Whig ps-fy rather
Wall street wNg eiigus,. These papers badly,
indolently, mali gnsntly coaductsd-bsnee the first
and last rotten and bankrupt, aud unable ex-
psad money for TIA. benefit Of the great leaders Of
their party-and the " American" has not brains
enough. Yetthc Whigs throw away gre at deal Of pa
triotism, money power and influence upon these nbe
cile journals that actually do TO their harm
and Independent, and ear, therefore, present the
views Of each party, they developed by their
own leaders. We have given the werld the speech
Of Mr.. Silas Wright at Brooklyn, the democratic
side Of the great qusston-end more admirable
speech on the subject OF the Independent Treasury
IA better and fairer exposition Of the present nan
cial doctrines Of the administration, never spo
ken. For tsis piece Of enterprise, the Democrats
have behaved very we'll We have also dore the
same to Mr.. " Webster and the wbigs-to SIR. Rires
and the Csnssrvatives-but we must say, that of all
mean, dastardy lying speaking, esntemptible, csw-
ardy, bankrupt, greedy rsscss. those wings Of the
Wall street eiiquss who support the Wall street
press. the greatest and worst that have yet
besn reserved FOR the Judgement. Of Just and
ruling Previdence. Taeir day ]. coming