Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-10-10
MONDAY, OCTOBER 10. 1879
MIR. WEBS1ERiS SPEECH.

especially, towards the Wing party, we had houea :,
most against hope" that he would be able to show =
ms lung-connued official association with =,
m!nstraon which constantly arraymr ltse1r
opposition to his Wing principles, had been dc,.,l
by Lofty patriotism, which, in his opinion, ius,Gn1 :
II did not require him to snbdue his personal rcnn.n
to such an Incongruous connection. We need n,
that perusa of his speech-Nhieh the reader vii e.
In this mornings papcr-has completely disapnoin,o
mat iaht expectation, and has forced us most rel, c,
y to the conclusion, that, with all his migfs'nl r.s,,
intellect, Mr.. Webster is sadly deficient in so ma ~ :,
essential qualities Of true greatness When n,a..5
SOLITARY and alone" he clung 10 his office abo, -
his associates in the Cabinet formed by Gen. III.
declared that they could no longer retain their ,l.o.
without personal dishonor-when we recoeet that H.,
Scclaratlon based upon well sustained eL.,a.
that the President had violated his solemn nlea,,
sign the second Bank Bill OF the Extra Session oiy..
10 two membersof that Cabinet. Of ,rfom NJ Uebu..
,ras one, by whose insirumeniay in ccaseooenco ~
that pledge, Congress W rs induced II pass tia, Ru
which the President then, in The teet, Of his promj
vetoed and when we remembered HAT Mr. Wcbser
declared that he could see in this W,lul ,riaing IF TN
President both with his own veracity. and viii, III.
feelings Of the members of his Cabinet. who had beoa
Instrumental, as his agents, in practising deception IN
on the hg majority in Congress ..na Cause Of resi-
nation the conclusion was irresistible tia, he va,
destitute Of that nice perception Of tie requirements #
honor, and Of that just scnsiby hat is us oflsprn
which teach all men, who thus perceive and feel a,
promptly TO resent an insult rs an innrv We had
STILL however, hoped chat Mr. w etser was about Ia qiy
such an explanation Of Ms transaction as would renj
this concluson-But, on the contrary. he is mysters.
y silent upon that theme, and by his silence, gives
confirmation, strong proof Of holy writ" that the
statement Of Mr. Ewing is true aud that beino true the
Inference from it, in connection with Mr. Wctsler's tc
naolon' hold on office, is fatal to Mr. VS. pre,ensos
alike to true greatness and to party loyalty 1t
may be, as he says, that, in questions touching LIS
own honor and consistency he is as well qualified
as others to decide upon the course which it is propef
Tor h'm to pursue; but, when those questions are of pebble
concern and 20 long he is public uau others ,rW he
aro'ce IN The and the r,oIle will determine ff
themselves, whether his decision has not been
swayed 5y sordd and selfish Considerations rather than
by those noble impulses which nstncv,y sucocs,
themselves to every mind rendered insesbe to their
influence by cod and calculating aubi.,ru And al
though Mr.. Webster may satisfy himself that he has sac
ricod no personal honor by his continuance in the CAR
net Of Nr Tyler after he had been u5, only decevedhy
HAT gentleman lat made the instrument If doeeiynp
others, yet such will not lie the judgment of mankind
And. with publ ic men, who asI Ire sill higher stations
than they already occupy, the verdict public opinion i.
not to he contempluousIy disrcgarIcl.
There are portions Of the late speech ef Mr. Wrst,
which cannot fail to confirm the unIay1rabe opinion Tel
family forced upon the minds o: SO man. n,rsns who'd
been accustomed 10 regard that distinguished nenteuan
as one of the purest We'll nbl,st Of our public inca
He complains, for example, that he late N'hg Con
vcntiUn in Massachusetts had pronounced full and f.
nal separation from the President. And why docs he
complain Of ibis? Why. he says, The P,csideu, has
yet three years TO serye'-and he asks if the Wings
Of Massachusetts, prepared, during that period
10 "oppusc him. right or wrone?" No--nor did they
mean any such absurdty. BIZ, they meant thai.
they were no longer responsible fr the political
and financial results of his Administration But, Mr.
Webster tells that there are many J,ag office
hcie's-and he asks, by nucno, if It be prudent toyo
rohc Jota I5cr TO term hcm QUITO recall his friend
Mr. Everett from London, and 10 dismiss Levi Lincoln
from the Coectorshp Of Boslun, ard pfoscTiLe Wing
mars'als, attorneys, and others? and even the hum
Die individual who now addresses YOU, (asled Nj WEB
s'cr) on which side Of the line is he to fall? Where
Ito 60" This question MIR. Webster has already an
sw'fcd for hin$cJ lie will 90 With John Tytr,
hot because Mr. Tyler will carry chi Mr.. Webster.
principles but with a full know Wedge that he viii
ualhpie them under his feet, some Of them as
CONSTITUTIONAL and others absurd that they
only more odious for their pcrnicious tendencies
yet Mi W cbster will 90 with John Tyler h. ause Mr.
Tyler has three years to serve" aud bscads Iere
hlgs in Office, himself included who may be turned
adrIt, if their party, more attached to, and cansid
crate OF. their principles, than of the stations and
the salaries Of these SpoiS men, shall to told
enough to denouncc, and to proclaim their separation
from, the man who obtained their votes by hyp,cf-
Sy, and who, having forfeited their confidence by each-
cry, would now buy their silence by bribery! And
THIS Is the reasoning Of Daniel Webser-who claims to
be Massachusetts Whigl Fabouil Hall Whgl"-
We tell him, then, that he is not JiYgina Wing nor
an american Wing. And Heaven forbid that there
should be many such Wings as he and Caleb Gushing IN
Old Massachusetts,. We are sure indeed there are poi
many such; and that even in Faneuil Hail. proud tho
people OF Boston have been and warmly attached as they
may be, to their distinguished fellow citizen, sentiment
al once SO serve and base will be unanimously rcpud
acd and denounced, unworthy Of ieeniep,
Agaln-Nr. Webster tells us that he .'advised a
gainst the abuses Of the power in every case in when
1t has been lately tried" That was don Hke Hing
We rejoice HAT he had independence enough 50
TO advise, and that he is now bold enough to maAs
a public avowal of the fact, which will result IN
tar more injury to him at Court, (if we may Judge
rom'the premonltory mutterugs OF sem-ofiicla thua