Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-11-15
GREAT WING MEETING IN MAsSA.
CBUSEi-rS
sPEECII on pa MEL WEBSTER.

SffECit VI DANif.t WEbS If.K.
Hon. DASikL WEEsrKR took t,e stand, 100 min
ute. before ene ocIoek.l He VAS received wl,h nine
cheers-folowed b. three more; "a which the Whole
msss bebw ond upon the stage enihuss asiicslly
joinej. This Was followed ny a clsppiag of hands
that made the woods rssound With cheers. Mr. Web
sisr sast:
d 10 not without reluctance, fellow cilizens that
prssnt myseIf before THE meeting 10 day. II had
been my purpose 10 as.ian in tin 10 tome. from
addressing such vas, sssemblsgc this. Blu
have been invited 10 he here, by thosc for whom
have % mach respect. aud hive been urged with an
earnesiness Gathering and persuasive. that IL was
MT in my yielding nature Ia laugh } 10 Withhold my
as-ent and musi confess That i, assent which
cannot now regret. when around and before mo
see not only 20 many Of the ciixens Of Andover but
OF SO many of The adjacent ,onniics, and other por
tic 3 Of the Commonwealth. fCheers.I
Cenilemen-l concur most zeslously in the hspe
expressed in the resolutions just adopted by you-
and am ready 10 do any Thing in my p'wer &C.
complish what 10 desired 10 be accomplished BY YOU
all the election OF Mr. Briggs and Mr. Reed. 10 the
standardization Of The government The Stale (ehee 81
L. u not my intention 10 60 at all INFO the dscusion
Of STALE politics. al the present Time. but will say
generally that 10 my desiie. il is yonr own.
restore Massachusetts To the political psillon which
she last year lost (APplanse.l For I say iha,
within that Time have much That dad not
like-somehng that partVk Of the flavor and r. lish
Aud now see omens OF success in the Effort To
change ell this; in This form of mere e5ulIIions
saporng spirit. bat ia the proofs OF the deep
ne -. ard the Of high duly in winch patriotic
men propose 10 themselves ischarse their sbli-
cations as independent eleriors Of this Ichee
lheComm'tiee of Audover have inv lied mo 10 adj
dress yo0 fellow ciIizei.s a number OF vastly im-
por'an' "pics II Is impossible for inc Ia enter nppn
held 50 wide. 10 any great extent. But will en-
deavor. ia The course Of my remuks, 10 touch upnn
Them all. The c0mmitiee desire the To express my
op'non as 20 The dulles Of the general and S,ule
governments with regard TO The interest orihe va
rous classes Of sOcicy. And first oil all the relation
TO n currency
Now. ole poriion Of the embarrassmentI feel in
addressing you on this topic arses from the fact that
with regard thereto lille is Jeff Tor me to say By
The favor Of the people OF MassachnsetisI have bee
lor many years IN public life. and during that time
have frequently expressed my opinions in public
upon ihis important question Those opinio ns are
k"own--and they are unchanged. lchrersI
! snail mol 60 al large into recII IlulaOn ofihose
opinions, eoniesiing myself 10 brief allosion To
them. As 10 the general duties of the government
OF The United States. ALL suppos :. viii The lin
agree They include the power in defend he cum
Try oy raIsiig armies. and aing hasy-the FOR.
mer TO make treaties To regulate foreign relations.
snd The general maintenance Of the public interests
But, with regard domestic duiis.-s,dulies nj
have grown nP variety OF dispute qaes.iions and
II u upon these that profess briefly 10 address "a,
Won spme observations. And should snosi earnestly
Wish mat while dung 10. spirit OF concilaarni
would characierise my remarks, and be 80 received
oy al who hear me. have my opinion ulson
these subjects. and feel persn ,ded thai Ihuse opi
ions are we'll founded, but feel and know thai we
al have common interest in them Ia conm'n fale
md common destiny. And as IL IL 10 a question
INVOLVING the good of Tie whole. and no good can
result permanently with ut union. address myself
% ihose who differ from welt as those WIN agree
with me; % that they who dissent may approach
md they who are divided ia sentiment may arrive
II unanImiiy Of opinion. lcheers.l
The hrsa al those points then. repeai. is that 80
ong subject Of eoniroversy--the duty of the Gene
al Government as 10 The Currency. Now, oil agree
nat Congress has power 10 regulate commences; be-
cause u - IN ;he Constitution. clearly Expressed
That body may also regulate the coinage of the
ronny. add iiz or change iis value: Tor the power
= d'.i'ncily given in The Constitution. Bot wide
. ;hefeacs Of opinion has arisen ~ 10 what other
powers and duties Of the law making branch OF The
government fairly relerrable from these express.
grants Of power. in the Constitution
u viii be eonceded that the United States have
he power, under The Constitution 90 issne bills of
rredn' treasury noies. &c. This the States cannot
10, add The question has hence arisen (durng the
,graoa Of this cont'Oversy) on what power proper
y devoves The duty u experimenting The paper
; rculaion, which Is requisite in the transaction OF
ne business OF The country. Now. for many years
my opinion has been. and slil is that ths NOT on
y Po~eF bot an absolute duty Of toe general gov
Il is clearly grahied 90 ats delegated SUI
penniendance Of the coinage, power somewL hat
beyond the mere fixing of iis value and causing It's
emission Under The head Of regulating commerce
me general government hss clearly given to il the
power OF regulating the actual circulating medium
nd anfoa c,r H., 4 L..
already remarked. that did hot mean 70 20 very
much al large into these points, because my views
ID them. are all on record. And will read very
,fehy. IN illustration Of the particular point am
BOW on. Uboush confess IL is ever bad taste 10
luoie ones seif frOm speech delivered 10 FuneuiI
Hall. on my return from Congress in 1888
Here fp0wsa ong extract from that speechl
My wish 10. resumed Mr. Webster, after reading
ne above extracts. 10 reason with the erea, mssses
y me people on this subject calmly.and convince
hem. u possible that apon il my views are correct,
md with The design. would suggest 20 Their con.
i'deTaiOn three pOinis. the frat Of which Is that in
ne present slate Of sOcisiy 10 the present condition
liihe country, laboF will always he capital and all
hai humbog about metallic currency Of which We
have hssFd 10 much. is utterly unworthy Of csnsd
sfahon leheersI Is there aby man in the Common.
wealth who can, without blushina, Ia laueh) who i
70 welded 10 party say that This - not so,nnd
not feel has cheek burn with very shamef "a asgh,
= mere any man who can deny that, IN the ercuia-
ing paper medium ofIhis county. there should be
large pouivn Of the mass of circulation which
'pnli have the characteristic % general recaeabhi
~ q 20 nay eHpFess myself So that, from Maine
70 tieOfgia end along The whole extent Of the Mis-
''sippi there should be IN the u The paper cir.
,ulal'On someih'ng. that every body respocsi sors
hing ihai benefits every body connected with com
neFcai aiIaifs7 r. Il not dcsrabs thai the man m
linois should be abe 10 command a medium Of cir. /
'hia'on ~ which be can remit 10 the manufacturers
|" h''ef phai ne owes iheml And with on srch /