Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser., 1842-10-22
Mr.. WEBSTER'S SPEECH.

Mr.. WEBSTER'S SPEECH.
4 Mr.. Webs,er's great Fanuel Hall
speech has at last come to hand-but its
length forbids its publication in our col.
umns.
We generally rely very little upon the
sgvings OUT Of Mr.. Webster, and are
therefore not disposed at all times to run
off into gloriica,ion Of his treachery
to whiggery, whatever advantages such
|treachery may promise to the cause Of
democracy. Though an able man, we
have long looked upon him as very base
one-a mountain Of turpitude--a giant
Of corruption who streams with rotten
ness at every pore, and who is ever
ready to sell his word, his conscience or
his principles to those who will pay him
most. Such monster Of shame and pu-
tridity should therefore be mistrusted by
, his friends and be disbelieved by his op-
ponents The man has falsified SO much
! that the truth is no longer in HIM. He
has been so long bartering himself about
I in the political market, that his heart is
: completely callons and dead to every
touch of shame. And he has sold him.
| self so often that he is no longer worth
buying.
, We remember that some ten years ago
| h~ lo <~f -, -
Jackson, and came on an electioneering
: tour to the West, with asview Of 'sheading''
!, MIR. Clay. But Mr.. Biddle gave him a
; docenr Of few thousand, and Daniel
: walked back into the Senate and played
second fsd!e again to Mr.. Clay in his and
J. the Banks onslaught against Old Hickory.
81 Numerous prominent democrats who took
the pains to be very civil to Mr.. Webster
: !, on the occasion Of his western touraft
!. wards had plenty Of. leisure to indulge
their nsortifcation and regret. We would
be glad to see OUT friends profit by their
example, and rot be too liberal Of their
: laudations just at this moment. No a.
postate was ever yet worthy OF the bribe
: Of even empty flattcry.
Z But ir Mr.. Webstcr'ss speech means
any thing and he can be credited, serious
troubles arc bruing in the federal wig
wan. He lashes the wings without mer-
: cy, and defends Mr.. Tyler from alpha to
8 omega. How sincere he is in this is test.
: cd by the Office which he holds and the
salary ($ G,o0O) which he enjoys. 'Evi
IS dent'y Mr. Webster is determinedio 10 head
e MIR. Clay, and let that gentleman know
y who is monarch IN New England-and il
9 is unquestionaL'e that he has the power
to throw the votes Of that section Of the
h union against his Kentucky antagonist
o and that he will do it is as certain as thai
$ he has the power. This is the labor ol
e malice Mr.. Webster s'owes him one,'
! and will take this occasion to pay him
e Mr.. Clay has had Daniel in corner al
hissIife till lately, butnow Daniel has Mr.
o Clay in corner and he will pay him Of
n in his own coin, and s'open new books'' or
ID his own responsibility.
!. These things afford useful lesson te
il the wings if they would but stop TO lhinl
l. upon them. They expose, III strong
It light, the selishness and holowhearted
n ness Of whig leaders. The whole country
has been kept in continual ferment b
oC these men for fifteen vears--and. all f6l
ID what: to obtain ascendancy in he.whi,
l- ranks! each one striving Tor himself
a. and against the other, to become the mas
Ie ter-spirit Of his party! the wings, poo
h. souls, all the time believing them two o
,e the purest patriots that everrliyed! Ane
or now what is the result? Tie two grea
leaders no longer pull in the same yoke
:. 1t is impossible to make them both Prcsi
of dent at the same time--and as one can
i, not be President, therefore the other sha
!" not be President! Between them the,
y will now riptkeir party into its origna
lr factions! Such, then, is the high ant
ir patriotic purpose for which they have S,
n long been buttling!
Z, The wings will now see what their lea
!. ders are worth, or rather what they ar,
y not worth. We have often wondered
e that their credulity could be SO excessiv,
I-Aut we confess We never expected I,
see whiggery wind up with such GRAM
!, TABLEAU by its favorite leaders.
,fl GIVE find the following "declaratior
9 Of principles in Mr.. sWebster's speech:
! 81 am a [fedcral] Whig-always hav,
been--aIways will be. ,Tremendou
cheers.] And if any body undertakes I,
turn me out Of the pale Of that communion
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