Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1842-11-05
SPEECH OF DANL. WEBSTER
AT FANUEL HALL.
Boston, SEPT. 30.
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EXTRACT,

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The Mayor was kind enough to say
that in his judgment, having performed
the duties of my own department with
satisfaction 10 the country, it might be left
10 me TO take care Of my own honor and
} reputation. suppose he meant 10 say
) that in the present distracted state of he
Whig Party, and IN the contraIiety OF
opinions that prevail, if There be a contra,
rlety OF opinions, as TO the proper course
for me TO pursue, the decision Of that ques,
ton might safely be left to myself
Pause and comical look lro,a Mr.
We5ster) i am exactly of his opinion
| am quite of opinion, gentlemen, that in
question touching my own honor, and
the consistency o(my own characler-as |
amfo bear the consequences Of the decis-
ion, had great deal better be trusted to
make it. And, although, gentlemen, no
man values more highly than | do, the ad-
vice of friends, yet upon a question deli
cate and important as that, ! like TO choose
The friends that are to give that advice.
On this question, trust shall leave YOU,
as enlightened as found you. give no
pledges, make no in!imalion one way or
tie other, And will be as absolutely
flee when this day closes to act hereafter
az think duty calls, as l was when the
dawniug of this day burst upon me. (Here
the cheering was truly and literally ter.
rlhc.) There is delicacy in the case
because there Is always dellcacy and
regret when one feels himself obliged TO
differ from his friends. But more embar.
rassment! There is no embarrassment if
see the path OF duty clear before me, be.
cause there is that within me that tells me
| am able to pursue it, and to hrow all
embarrassment to the winds! A public
man has no occasion 10 be embarrassed I'll
he's honest! lie is nobody or nothipol
The country and public duty are every
thing! And he must sink what is person
Iai to himself Ia those high considerations
whIch are TO mark him as a great, or TO
mark him us little man in time to come
mere were many persons, gentleman, in |
sept. ls4l, who found great fault with NV
remaining IN the Presidents Cabinei
tou all know, gentlemen, that twenty
years OF honest service-I will not saw
elhcent--but twenty years of honest, and
not altogether undistinguished service in
me whlg cause did not exempt me from
an oulpourlOg that seldom proceed from
wing pens aud wing tongues against ann
0ody! am little hard 10 coax, and =
good deal harder to be driven. | follow
my own Judgment, and thinking ! was in
a post where could render service to INV
country, 1 stayed there. And leave il 10
my country TO say, whether that country {
would have been better of, if had gone I
also! have no attachment to office. !
nave lasted oil lis sweets. have tasted
also oil its biters. | am content wub 1
what have achieved. | am more any II
'ous to preserve what is gained than to run u
l'SNs lor new acquisitions in public life. | v
suppose ought TO pause here.-(Cries Of f
mo" mo-" from all parts of the house. a
suppose l ought not to allude TO ony il
'n'og further, and will not, except IN what s.
may be thought 10 concern myself and a
me ONCE which | fill. A very respecta. c
Die convention, most respectable con. Il
'enlIon OF wing delegates assembled here {
'ono len Gays ago, and passed very i'm. Ii
'or'ant resolutions. There is no other b
s' OF gentlemen in this Commonwealth, 9
= lar dS am aware, for whom | have tt
more respect and regard : they are wings p
!, " 'ney are no better wings than am 81
ney nave served the country in whip is
anEs' and so have ], quite as iong-ner7 o,
APPS with less ability and success, Thov sc
ere sent h'iher,as Isupposc, to agree unon Ell
10 canuldale Tor governor and Leuten. tr
~ ! uoVenor, to Unsupported by Tho wlirs pr
Massachusetts, and there their comm;Ss m
on ended. lfthey had any commissiop da
s,Iyond that, Il has not oeen published m
hey had an authority to speak in the io
ime OF Inc wings of Massac huseus on pl
@ saGlects have named; ifclo,bed with Fri
y other authority, we have No, besn on
ace acquainted with it. feel very n er
disturbed by any Of those proceedinos bu
u some Of them appear to me little in pa
nslderate. Among others, | notice wh
claratlon made on the part Of ali ,ba is
ligs oil this commonwealth, Of fGlI and moi
al separation from the President Of ,he cia
'lted States. If these gentlemen saw orc
TO express their own purpose to thai or. cor
i, nobody was to blame; they had all in
right to speak their own sentiments WI
it is quite another question when thew fou
'nme representative character and poll
Yak for others, especially as they do nol 10
ihorize them. ! am a whlgv-and al. Sta
ys have been--alwayS will be. And tar
my body undertakes TO turn me out of pee
m In of that nounnnsz. l.. A n