The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-10-14
Daniel Wehsfer.

position. His old friends and associates in Bos.
public dinner on his visit to that city, this he
declined but instead of it he met them in Faneuil
Hall on the 3Oth inst and gave them tax of
about two hours in length and a mos, curious
| talk il was. II has thrown the ultra Clay wings
| into commissions. The .'great American Secreta-
rs" takes his stand with Captain Tyler, with some
Qualifications, and seems determined to sink or
swim with him; he gives it to his wing brethren
most roundly for communicating the Captain
| from the "uniyersal wing party;" and he says he
cW retire from the cabinet-just when he himself
shall think proper and no sooner. The speech is
OF course too long to be given by US entire; but
many parts Of itare so rich, and the bearing it will
have Oh the future prospects of the wing party is
so important, that We cannot forbaar occupying a
few columns with extracts from it.
The Clay wings, dreaiing the power Mr.. Web
stcr could exert against them should he linl. his
fortunes with those of President Tyler, have, ever
since the conclusion Of the recent treaty with Eng
land, been doing all in their power to prevail on
him to withdraw from the cabinet; they have hin
tel that his honor required such course--that
the party expected it; they have coaxed they
have thrcnteacd but all has been Of no avail.
Mr.. Webster is determined to use his own plea
sure in the matter, and the following is the way
in which he tells the wings so:
"The Mayor has been kind enough to
say that, in his judgement, having dischar-
ged the duties of the Department in which
| have acted in 4 manner satisfactory to
the country, might safely be left to take
care of my own honor and reputation. /
suppose he meant to say that in the pres
ent distracted state Of the wing party, and
in the contrariely Of opinion which pre-
walls (if there be aconlrariety Of opinion)
as to the course proper to be pursued by
me-the decision Of that question might
be left to myself. | AN EXACTLY OF HIS
OPINION. loud and repeated cheers.) |
am quite Of this opinion, gentlemen, that
in question touching my own honor OF
the consistency Of my own character, as
am to bear all the consequences Of the
decision, | might deal better be trusted
to make it. And though, gentlemen, no
man values more highly than | do the
r advice Of my friends, yet on question 50
important aad Of such nature as this,
like 10 choose the friends to advise me
and on this whole subject, with this refer
r ence, shall leave You JUST AS ENLIGHT-
ENED AS FOUND YOU. ! give no pledge
! make no limitations, one way or tht
other and viii be as absolutely free
: when this day closes, to act as duty calls
J. as ! was when its dawn first broke upoI
me-" (Repea!ed cheers.)
. y q
f, "There were many persons i'll Deem
a Der, 1871, who found great objections t.
g my remaining in the Presidents Cabne.
o You all know, gentlemen, that twenty
n years of honest, do not say Of etGicien
!" service, Of not altogether undistinguishe,
service in the Wing cause, had scarcely
J.. prepared me for an outponng such as sci
s dom proceeds from Wing friends, agains
Wings, Or against any body. | am a lit
l. tie hard TO be coaXed, and a grea, dea
It harder to be driven. | choose to act from
e my own Judgment; and thinking thai
y was in post where could render seryc
E; to my country, staid there and | leav
= you this day, and ] leave my country t
!, say, whether this country would hay
: been better of ii | had gone also"
/ great wing convention assembled at Faneui
/. Hall, Boston, on the 18th nit. Some say Their
were as many as two thousand 'coong present
= They nominated hoaeB John Davis as the caud
date Of the Massachusetts federal wings for goyct
nor, and George Hull for lieutenant governor
They also passed string of resolutions, as all cor
ventions are in the habii Of doing; but among tn
resolutions passed by this convention was one b
g which full and final separation was declared b,
c tween the wings of Massachusetts, aud Presiden
n John Tyler, and it was this resolution alone thl
,, induced Mr.. Webster to take tho following motto
of their doings:
J. " Gentlemen, a very respectable Con
: vention, most respectable Convention
n assembled here some ten days ago, an
Il passed some important resolutions. Their
St is no set Of gentlemen, so far as | know
4 for whom entertain more respect and re
II gard. They are Wings but they ar
no better Wings than am. They hay
e served their country in the Wing ranks
d and so have quite as long, though, pc,
r haps, with less ability and success. The
n were sent h'her, as suppose, to agre
n upon those whom the Whius of Massa