Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-10-06

more damage 10 whigism han any other man On
earth.
In short. the temper Of the speech Is only coed
towards thoss wlo cross no; MIR Webs eI's ewh
pufp0set; and II overbos with i-cont ealed taneor
towards every thing that regards Mr. Clay nj the
Wings themselvea 90 far as their confidence IN him
- the great leader Identifies their cause With lin
Large as is the field (cr further strieure we must
eonhoe ourselves to n lew other main iaets, that
claim moro SPECIAL public attention.
On MIR Tylet's great "ccnscicni ois" question,
the bank and its cons itutona,ity; ON tho compro
uisc act, (Which Mr. w. utterly denounces;) on The
protective policy; on something IKE the asSump
ton OF State debs or, at least, the appropriation
Of tho public dom.in for that purpose. (which he
suggests not unambguously;l aud on all the veloes,
Mr. Webster nvows his entire dissent rom Mr Ty-
let's views Nov, when before dad tho world ever
witness a Ministerial fac like this-sn adviserin.
chief, who, instead Of quitting his Ministry at the
first leading measure on which h eanno, act with
the throne. engng TO his place, though he d'ssents
from almost every capital measure. and Ieprehend
in: every man who will rot join hi:n IN susaiains
acts and policy oil Of which he eondemnsi
From the Bsumore ratict
Ma. WgBsrER's .rExou.-A letter from Bos-
ton to tic Providence Journal, thus speaks ct the
speech Of MIR Webster, at Boston. Tho letter is
from gentlemen who heard It delivered;
MIR Webstet's speech has disappointed the
hopes and wounded the feelings OF a large proper
tion of the Wings Of this city. Though he did not
declare himself rylcr man, language could no,
more strongly express his opposition to Henry
Clay and those measures which his tricnds every
where arc now making 10 elevate him TO an office
which, OF all men. he is 50 eminsntly hued TO dug
Nifty and adoSn. 1t appeared to me that the vety
strong language he used IN condemning the Com
promise Act, would hc not less grateful to the ten
ant of the White House than 10 the Fargner OF
Ashland. Two Of MIR Tyler's veloes, certainly
have heen based on the sole ground oil maintaining.
unmpaircd the famous oct OF 1888.
While MIR Webster was speaking in terms OF
bitter reProaeh. ii not contempt. of the doings of
the late Wing convention IN Massachusetts, the
feelings OF Abbott Lawrence, Who was president q
that convention, and I.evereu Saltonsall, who was
one OF the chief speakers IN that convention.
evident TO all. And at the conclusion, when Mr.
Webster proifered his hand to Mr. Lawrence, the
coldness with which it was received, showed his
marked disaPprobation of the sentiments which had
Just been avowed. MIR Salionstnl, after ne left the
hal, spoke IN terms OF decided consure Of the
MI Webster had seen FL TO pur;us
Mr. Webster, like all men when about deserving
those with whom they have long been associated
sad great deal about introducing more modera,
uoh Into our political contests and substituting an
elevated and all comprcheudng patriotism for that
degrading spur, OF partZanship which is now
spreading over the land lie deoSred his willing
ness and anxiety 10 unite his Efforts with those Of
honest men OF all parties to raise our country 10
that commanding position which she Of right should
occupy, and which, II her constitution he but right
FULLY and iemperately administered will make her
light and blessing wherever cviiz iiion finds foot,
hold.