Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-11-14
(From The .sar York pleseian, .mou. ll.l
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Daniel Webster may be set down as decidedly the
greatest humbug of the age He humbugs politicians,
hnmbugs capitalists humbugs presidents, ana nnl just
now has been humbugging the people OF Niassachu-
sets by the delivery of speech at AndoVer, Whcn'
for lack of argument, or sound reasoning Pos'Vei
beneath contempt Even the Wing press are ashamed
of this puerile effort of the grea! "steam engine IN
breeches, as they haze heen fond of denominang him.
The Wing Express of this city says OF IL; ,y.,.,..
wha we have v ms hun nm the
as none of fire. veor that deep toned heart porn $40
ms %e e OF Mr. n the good
cause stir all true Whis hearts Ike the snuna ol
his which belongs of the speaker and
strikngy with the frank open anu ,,
ner in which he hitherto addressed us on public matters
But what does he say about national aalrss asks Inc
politician. Why, dear render, he IS oui as nat az
founder for another National Bank, and to prove tha
he is Of the opinion now that he ever mas neeh
nj fines he quotes from his speech delivered at aneu
Hall in 1888 and while exchanges never were as low as
at this moment he calls for National Bank to regulate
them He has evidently forgotten his assertion, MADE
at the place two years since, that ne was "a ou
ZIONIST, and Also that he not long snce asserted, una
the question of National Bank had become "an obso
lete idea" But this while he was IN the cabinet
1 He forgot, Thursday, while speaking to his Andovel
friends, that in coming out tor National BANK IL was
an irnpeled censure twas it not intended as dlrecG
upon Mr. Tyler, whose confidence he meaniy oeceiVeo
that he might be continued in office
Mr. Webster read the following extract from hi
speech in 1888
~ maintain that Congress is bound prope
means good the people, and that, while
duty remains unperfomed great object oi the Lonsu
there are States and these currence r p-p-tua
uctuao would e folly 10 say that We ad reached na,
formlty in commercial regulations when we kho" II was tut
purpose of the Constitution To establish .,,
THE may morrow, hope they VIII
but much will this resumption accomplish wl doubt
less afford good local cunences but will give the country an,
and safe paper Of equal and , umvs , M m,
length Of me exchanges the state they were IN when mere
currency existence Certainly in my opinion
will We heap gold bags upon gold bags we may ere
what securities the constitution OF local Banks We please
,he receipt of s notes with equal readiness every where
Valley of the Mississippi and from the shores
this which National in its character The
people desire in their currency the marks of this nation
"My wish is resumed Mr.. Webster, after reading
the above extracts 'to with the great masses
the people this subject calmly, and 10 convince them
If possible, that upon il my views are correct, ant
adds: 1--WE have men among W, who have SAID that I
Bank of the United States charter was not constitution
al, but shall 90 doubling the propriety OF wha
has long ago. and often been settled by fathers
by our grandfalhers?"
II is evident from this that he gained little nforma
ton on this subject while the Cabinet of Mr.. Tyler
or if he did, he certainly did not profit by it, Our OPT
MON s however, that he is delighted with the idea
running on the same ticket with Mr.. Clay, and having
just heard the glorious Wing victory in New York
as announced by Mr. Curtis Of The officers as tn
Express states, I'm clear SHcSie
which rent the air.! he doubtless attributed 1t to III
proposed coalition of himself and Clay, and hasene
approve without the last reservation or equvocatIo
the less wayering opinions of the latter gentleman oil
this subject. 1t is evident that The "Godll like IL be-
wdered, and hardly knows what 10 do with himself
and If his Andover speech has the same effect upon TIT
voters of Massachusetts,, that his late Rochester speed
had on The people of Western New York, he had goo
deal better stepped with his peculiar friends at thu
Astor House. "Alas! poor Yorck
GJMAssAcHusETTs ELEcTIos.-The Massachusett
State election takes place next Monday. The contes
f"- r., - -,I-hlv he ci"-, ono The vo
will be recoeced, exceedingly close last yea
and the year previous, when MIR. Websters influence
not brought 10 bear in favor Of either party. Mr.
W. is now "bock ag'n' in the Wing ranks maxim!
speeches for Brggs-and his power to decide the poll
teal character of Massachusetts has been often
ed. The Democratic party of the State, however, ap
pear to be in good spirits, and trust that The shouts
of victory, which the Democracy send from the Elm
pre State, will cheer their Democratic brothers of OLE
Massachusetts on to a glorious triumph. Any how
our friends in that State now doing crack bust
ness. The way they toll that Bell is caution Il
Wbiggery.
The Democracy are wide awake, and seem deter
mined TO carry out their system Of reform. The Demo
cratic etrenchment bill the people $50 900 year
yet the Wings favor Of repeu ling H. and OF raising
The salaries that amount We hope the Coons in the
Old Bay State will get such searching this year. tina
they may rest satisfied the people sick Of high sala
ries, high taxes, high tariffs and low wages.-[D