Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-10-11
THE FEDERAL PRESS AND MIR. WEBSTER.


That portion Of the Federal party which has devoted
itself to Mr. Clay fortunes, without awaiting the fiat
Of general convention, is reduced to distressing d.
lcmma by Mr.. Websler's late speech. In the first GO
ing off from Mr. Tyler, and for Mr.. Clay, the Federal
organ put restraint on their propensity TO crush ut
tery the adherng Secretary, whose continuance in the
Cabnet opposed obstacle to the universal array of
the Federal party against the Administration As Mr.
Webster says himself, in his late Speech flood of vi
tuperation was poured upon him from journals once
the loudest in his praise The hostility of the Globe
against this veteran enemy of Democratic principles,
and oft Of the country struggling against foreign
ussailan,s was moderation and for bearance, compared
with the fury of his disappointed and provoked friends
All their vals of wrath poured out at once, to
drive him from the Cabinet, and into disgraceful OBJ
scurity But now that Mr. Webster tells them that it
has TO "his turn speak,, the pack that pursued
him are suddenly taken all aback The tone of the
camor is quite changed. All exto Mr.. Webster's
speech as a display Of prodigious intellectual power
and they speak mincingly of the stern rebuke with
which he visits the late dongs and the present designs
of The Federal majority in Congress-of the unmea
sured condemnation of Mr.. Clay compromise of nine
years standing, and the disposition manifested by his
friends postpone all efforts to avert what Mr. Webster
considers its fatal consequences; and not word is ut
tered about the reputation of Mr. Clays currency
scheme-a Nationa! Bank-whch Mr.. Webster treats
'an absolute idea The National Intellgencer of this
morning has its editorial page filled with the hasup
pressed complaints Of the Federal journals against
Mr. Webster, for rudey stepping in and derangug
the order Of things in the Federal household, newly
put TO rights by Mr. Clay and his partzans. And why
is it that these ferocous assailans of Mr. Webster
ha all at become so modest and measured, and
temperate in their treatment Of HIM, when he has
taken the offensive, and proposes 10 supplant Mr.
Cay's policy By policy Of his owns-wIen he de-
MES the authority Of the convention which nominated
Mr. Clay and MIR. Davis for the two highest offices of the
Governmentputs his veto on their bank and currency
system, and substitutes MS own exchequer-denies their
IL, IN he 0G
their cancelled distribution, still greater dOueeur to
the States in the extinction of their debts: How is II
that Mr. Clnys press and parsans have not dared TO
take issue with Mr. Webster upon all any Of the pro.
minent points he has presented, and appeal TO their
common party TO decide between them? The is
obvious. The leaders in the interest of MIR. Clay
present. and witnessed the reclamation with which the
mass Of their party welcomed MIR. Webster and his
proposition. They felt, while Mr.. Webster yet strode
in the twilight, around the horizon Of the late OF
Mr. Cay's activity, and threw his shadow upon it,
that it threatened with total eclipse and e1,inc
ton They perceived that Mr. Webster held in his
hand the balance OF power in Massachusetts,; and
that if he resolved to throw his weight, and that
of The policy he proposed, against that of MIR. Clay
the eager, triumphing party of the latter would be
found wanting at the approaching election, and the
remoter which they have fixed all their hopes
Hence their violent attacks on Mr.. Webster have as
suned the of expoElulalion; and extravapant fat
tery the great speech poyed to soohe the orator
Little cavs are made oy all Inc Clay journals IN regard
to small and mmaerial suggestions in the speech; hut
controversy is ven,ured upon regard to the great
outline Of the adverse system which is opposed to that
of MIR. Clay The is, that the friends OF the
fresh Federal nominee for The Presidency dare not try
conclusions with the antagonist who has taken The field
agains, him. They afraid that, IN his promised e1
plantations upon the subject he will be prompted 10 take
boder and stronger ground and from it direct force
which will utterly demolsh all hlr. Clays card built
castles Globe.