Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1843-05-29
MIR. MEBNIER'S SPEECH.

We have published this morning the speech deliver
ed by NJ Webster, a few days ago, in Baltimore
speech which Is perhaps as remarkable for what does
not contain as FOL what II DOES. 1t is. fr example,
wholly silent III reference 10 his connection with the ry
lt Administration 50 long after his old friends deen
such CONNECTION entirely Incompatible with his pr,
,ons position before the counry-andit says no, word
III reference to the reasons which, al this precise rcrio
voluntary act; ont suppose was voluntary
Of the which, in the language Of the M-dsonan
rendered hs retirement from the Cabinet 'necessa,'
The time Will, however, assurdly fr these de
vclopmcnls to be made. The odom of Federalism is,
above all ihings, d-tasteu just the President
and lis Guard. They have seized upon the word Re
pubcan,-as contradlsnguished alike from Wing and
Democrats and it will be long before they will at.
tempt 10 show that the retention of Mr. Webster as in
ducod by reasons Of State necessity rather than by po
ca affinity, aud that he was dismissed as soon as
those reasons ceased t, exist. Whether self abased
As Mr. Webster cannot but feel he has sunk 50 low as To
stand That, the future must determine
MI W enster. carefully aIsaining from all the party
topics OF the day, launches out into and certainly
VIDE licdone which has receatly, and not until recent
~, attracted share OF public attention 1t i'm prop
cr to affirm that IN many respects he does speak the
words ct ''a"bcfncSs and rnll-espcciay when he ar
cues that between the great interests Of the country 40
reutnral, Commercial aud Manufacturing there is an
Intimate bond Of union, and that they fall Into iaa,r
ror who attempt not only to separate what God has
joined together" but 10 array them in hostile atti-
tule the one against the other. Not lie it, that
'chaner and the fear ofchanee,' by which the indus
al bavn
vulsed and at others parayzd are more to be depreca
ted than the lowest scale of duties; Will e. on the other
hand stability and pernancnce with the Invest scale Of
duties advantageous the ina nufacturer even
than high duties, with the constant fluctuations It,
which the system has been periodically subjected and
with which i, is still threatened But does Mr.
Webster suggest remedy entirely FREQ from objection,
by Proposing to make tariff system dependent npon
treaty stipulation, rather than upon Congressional
enactment The proposition. al the first blush. seems
'ooe PanS'oe-bnt We confess we are not prepared to
commit ourselves TO It, without at least more time for
reflection and examination Much would. of course,
depend upon the provisions of the treaties themselves
IL might he that terms sufficiently advantageous mpbl
be offered by Great Britain and other powers to induce
the l. States 10 To this change in our commercial
system, but We are somewhat ncreduIols on that head
John Ball will be less acute than he has credit for IT, in
any arrangement into which he may consent 10 enter,
upon so important subject, he fails get the Lions
share.
We do not know how far the rumor may be relied
upon, which unites Mr.. Calhoun with Mr.. Webster
(slrange and omnons conunctons sometimes happen
in this mode of avoiding an old difficulty Mar
velous would il be. if the Great Nufyer and he who
acquired the title Of he Defender Of The Contribution -
by his powerful argument against tn dangerous hercsy
should now be yoked together, like pair of giants
in this attempt 10 pacity the angry strife between the
Manufacturing aud the Plantation States and To remove
forever the Of collision. We await patiently the
detouenient.