Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-10-07
u'riIE SAME Old COCN.'


From he Ro>'os .U1rnid. Past, OF. u
MIR. WEGsrERs Srktcn We gave thus morning
concise report OF Mr. Wehs,ers Speech, delivered 10
Faueu,l Fl all on the }0ih OF September, lci2 j; VIII
he uerc.,v4d that Mr. " hy no yields his APP
probation The snali fry politicians vino are willing
10 sacrifice every ,a:ng Tor narrow party ana se's
purposes lie condemned the course "i the laie c"of
convention here strong terms, and eXhiIl'eo 'hei'
folly and errsunpt masrry ana w'iiieriag man
ner He looked above the petty objects OF The snort
siphted CLIQUE who would leopardIse every essential
prIncipie Government, aud every mporiaht IN
te.est nation, TO on mag nary drdsooHH3' IL
exposed the hypocrisy OF the c"ons during 'he iae
aion of Congress- and gave tie Democrats credit Tor
their exertions 10 promote The general veal lie spoke
of the Prasden, with feelings Of warm grautuoe o'
the confdenc. the Chef Magistrate had exposed IN
him. and IN short, upset the Clay dish completely
Every sentence almost, mads the coon iur NY, and
most of them looked though they wanted 10 creep
out of their SIX ns There was a drsc;ness IN what
Mr. Webster said, which was honorable 10 MIN, anu
boldness his holdn- the mirror up 10 ms old asso
GATES hch cannot 1l 10 elicit the admiration OF IN
deusnden, minds. We consider his last speech rs the
mos, able he ever delivered, and one that as
whole will do him more credit than any other he ever
pronounced He cad he should not declare whether
he intended to leave the Cabinet or not but The iHsr
rnce from his remarks was that he would remain a'
Washington. ,.,,.-
Mr. WEBsrER's SPEECH ~ FANErE. HALL DEFINING
his POSITION.
Yas.ersny being the day fixed tor the reception OF
his How. citizens Faneu HALL filled al an early
hour hy deeply cxcI,ed body o. citizens, chiefly be-
longing 70 the Wing party As proof OF the intense
ne,es; tel, on the occasion, may be mentioned the
fact that no less than reporters were present
besides ni.ihrr Of eG;ofs There were two reporters
from The New York Herald from the Tribune, :uc
the Boston Wing pap,rs were represented by iroE wv"
10 three each The proce, dags commenced by iht
appearance OF the lion Jauaiian Chapman, Mayor q
tie city, who took the CHAR, and, IN htie aauftsS
informed the mee,u. that ccrmIt,cc OF distinguished
citizens had II du,st,d Mr. Webster 10 afford ms ;rIt 1s
an opportunity Of paying ,!cr rc-rccts to h'n on ~
return from Washington, aud that n reply ne sl.he"
his ,viin rness meet ms co" citizens III sich place
and public mannc sit te uiost conrenient tn "em
The commit:e. being thus Gpp-ed ri ms wishes, tad
invited hi,n 10 meet The citizens FancGli, Ha!l, and
had requested him. (he Mayor 10 preside on the orca
son This lie had consented 10 Dc. and was prepared
10 do unless objection shoad ne offered
No objection beng Offered, pvacerded to say that
MIR Webster would appear company with the CON
io,,ee al II o'clock a;.d hat hour he arrived and
was conducted 10 the platform.
me n;avo- now addressed Mr. Webster in 4 very
fprvd eml,tic and eulcr Isle speech, conced IN Ing
same genera! pras,ology al paa' gyrc, which has al
r,os, Lv Characterized The Garks o his r'ehcS
and par;izens IN ,aaknr of his former and fecen,
vutlic sery,ces imhnnmdcd admiration was espresso"
for his share "a lic late ncgoia'o'' ne 'iAyoF u''
ed that, f WET haG enSuec with E"siahd, Il n'' nave
,roved DISASTROUS to hs coGE.r:, because We were IN
The wrong. lie denounced the g"Sconac,n@ npS'art OF
Mexico Santa ta1, and sad, that Nj wooster WIZ"
one sweep tx ia honest a'i l''"e'i"i az '' ~
Iev1d the country OF SGci Spec'iSh 10 hc"'edn
d,,ou,ccv as the Executive 81 HEAT naton had veatnreo
70 DISPLAY TOWARDS the Unrd safes Tie helc 'he
succassfu results of hs negotiations f"rth as proofs {"
,yhat NAV he accomplished even III diplomacy, by
.mple honesty cn,ainon sense, and christian pr'n-
cple OF action between the nations oil tc earth. In
this relation S hcE"7 took otcaSHn 10 a!inuf' III e,
of high ca,ncnd4ton - Lore Asl'rnicn ana ms a'e
reception here In coGciGs,"n. o. lhs point, ana, a.
the same time iag feSt ace :" lac common
,h,! W.. Ter r,
,scos IN taturs purposes, "Il fcgard 10 his o" ihe
OF conduct, and party aiaifs, III sans:a;' 'e May"
said that ".e To had done 50 ihoch tor MS country
honor mr e,ii pet.tted 20 take care at has own
His Honor sa thai, a necessary taue' % i"f'
- verY sl:r; :.,% duty :ii!i remained Tor him 10 fer
form nar,av Introduce MIR Webster 10 lac assem-
tlv Here Ee repeated the incident OF the int'co"c'
lion of the late Mt Mo-. 10 ,e Supreme Court eve
raj veors an the great -; tue neirs % iht-
,o lnbbard rs Peter G. Ernoks ttled In !erly 10
,ba, Introduction, sir. Wr; complained that MI "e!,
.,er had Isis. hun under an obligation when lie c"u'u
mayor reoay-o. be could introduce Mr. Webster, ai'
sneak of his prc!ssiona! standing, IN no conti III e
United States where hs a"d fame mad MOI pre-,
coded m So il is with me- said ms i!onoF-he couio
not make MIR Webster better known To his fellow c,ii
y.ps than h, WAS already. The Mayor now retired
little OH the platform
commenced addressing the Mayor ny sey'ng that he
knew not how II was, bat there was something W LIE
echoes Of these walls the sea OF up turned iicPs
which he saw before him, or III ti'e genus wh'ch 81
was hpyeted over the pace, innn'ng an ardent ana
patriotic ,erl;ng asoneth,ng whch exc'ted hiin GeeP
Iy- dec 2iy SO HIM Ia express men came Tue ~
luta,.op from h.. e. op ciiz 'nsis fellow nSn'ii.
gratifying indeed yet c"akcaGr strong em"'lohs 10
which he could mol give adequate uieTance by nHTr
LANGUAGE Boston indeed was h 5 homc-l's cherished
home-mo,e than twenty FIVE years since he nae come
here with his family ntsur the Objects ni hrs f7ivae
and professional ,t 10, that Iic had rot long been ex
clus,yey followed. For uPw6rds OF twenty years he
sound himself clothed with the trust "i The rspreSt''
,,ve nj The citizens of Boston the National Councils
Hence ar".e is and feelings Of an ever enduring Ia
tn,e When Ike dates of public Life had drawn him
fran home he sill lei, Boston to be the attractive spot
IN which all his local feelings tended aud be now che
rsed no greater ear,y hope than TO se IN TIE niils'
of her citizens and partakng of her fortunes whether
for good evil, wrih the expectation also 'na' me!
would be likewise shared rs his children
MIR Webster passed from the personal ains'ons i"
The late negotiations with LOT. Askbutlon, ard e1'
pressed hope that al least something has heeh ee'
which might be permanently useful bat he corld not
with any sense ofJus'ee, clam Al! Inc nsf'. ne ~"
had Il was true a hard Summers work, but then he
had been used 10 hard work; seepess nights he had
passed aud many hours Of anxiety, bat II lie results
should prove beneficial 10 his country hs should ieti
ecn;en Has duty and object had been 10 a'stsise me
clouds which Threatened n Storm between Englnnd and
America For several wears class %: questions had
existed ua.ca f ticy did not actually thfca'en war
had no tenasnry 10 preserve peace between The I'VE
countries.
In 1911 he was called 10 t'e Office ~ioh he now
holds. by that eminent citizen no" TO mere re
neral Harrison, with whom he had formed an acqrant
ance in the Senate, and had had opportunities Of know
ing him in his cwo honse and ELSEWHERE CONNECTED
viii this appointment, there were, he 'eest ei!cum
stances winch might not be 'mpIo?er '"r h ~ men
';nn W,,bc,,, hearing enc werd from him (Nr. W)
Geners, HARRISON wrote 10 h;,n offering ang place in
he cabinet, and slso ASKING bs advice 40 10 NE per
sons who might better iii The other places. General
Harrison wished him to take The Treasury Department.
because he had pad considerable attention 10 '' s"o
;sc, Of finance; but il so happened that his preference
,vas for the cce Of Secretary Of State, though he knew
Twas place Of grea, responsibility ye! was more IN
wiling to hi than the daily dredcFry Of 'hr Treasury
is entered upon The duties Of be State Department
ful,y Impressed with lie asptc; q en-: t'Esen afas the
on The Northern ftoaticr, aggravated by Tue
80, IF N.l a.d yenr before the latter event u