Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-10-24
Mr.. Webster in New York.

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phia,) who addressed the following words Of
"truih and sob, rness" to them:-
EHow Citi.sns outstanding lhe
hoarseness Of my voice and the influence Of
the damp air of the evening, cannot but pre-
sent myself before you TO express my sincere
thanks for this unexpected manifestation Of
vour kindness and regard, and to pour out,
from the fulness Of my heart. my congratula-
lions on the bright prospects Of the Wing
cause. (Cheers.) 1t is not even for you
far less IS il for mysclf-for you are part Of
The country and sm nolhlng-bul 1t IS for
the country, it is for the whole country, for
this great inheritance ot liberty and Tree
government. that | desire 10 pour out my
whole sonl in thankfulness To Almighty God $
and out Of respect to The intelligence OF my
countrymen, for the manifestation which they
have made, every where and every day, OF
their determination 10 malniol their liberties
and support such measures as shall sustain
the great interests of the county, Cheers
\ Gentiemen-lt Is a tfIie remark. but true
remark-it has been SAID often, but always
with propTiety and jnstce-thGt this Is a
crisis in our affairs. II we get through II
propulonsly, national prosperity awaits us :
but II on the other hand we fail, we mnst fall
back to q state IN which there shall be no
prosperity and no eminent success IN any
department Of lie. say five fail, but we
don't mean to fail, and ire ieOnt FAIL tOver
whelming applause.) On the contrary, as
we have reason and Justice aud true policy
and patriotism and the pure love of the coun-
try with Us, so we have that which will carry
us safely through this severe end arduous
struggle, (Cheers.) We have heard to-day
from Pennsylvania! We heard some days
ago from Maryland And even in the region
OF the East we hear good tidings from Con-
nec,cul (Ilere three deaienlng cheers
were given for Connecticut and three more
for Maryland)
i But have always thought. my friends, and
still think, that such is the position of things
|, in this country that there is no chance, no
reasonable prospect Of maintaining good gov
ernmen'. of supporting good laws and of sus-
tanning public prosperity, wihoutshe concur
renee OF the great central mass Of the com.
munily. (Cbeers) What can we do without
Pennsylvania What can we do without
Ohio? But above al aud for all, and once
for all, what can we do without New York
| (Loud cheers.) 1t is your distinguished for.
tune TO be citizens Of the great State Of the
| Union; distinguished by the possession OF
every interest that can eXalt you in greatness
and importance. You are great in agricultu-
raj interests, vast beyond all others in your
commercial lmpor,Gncc,and great in domestic
industry and prosperity. (Chcers.)
H call upon you therefore, as citizens of the
great State, not improperly called the Empire
State, where is the Emporium Of our com.
merce, where too is the largcs, mass Of free
electors and the congregation of every in
tcrest dear TO society," call upon yon, as
friends and icllow-cltzens, to enter with all
| your hearts upon this great struggle to lay
aside, for the short time now remaining
every thing else for the great question now
before the public, (cheers and cries of 1--WE
/ wlll"l 1t is no common question. 1t cannO,
occur every day. and it Is no,c ONCE FOR ALL
II And If any where we can find man entitled
to our confidence, If looking beyond Ten
ncssee, or even beyond Texas, we find bet
ter man than James X. Po!k-let us do it and
do il heartily. Cloud and protracted cheer
ing, and cries OF" "it will be your turn next"
Il No, gentlemen, the very necessity of tIit
case requires that when great party, acting
Tor certain great purposes, and lmpelled by
one great and united feeling, has made it,
selection of n worthy and eminent man, tho
| allegiance OF every man 10 his princlp re-
| 0ures him 10 60 for the nomination of hi,
| friends in the person of Henry CLAY. (Rap
turous applause) | wish, gentlemen, | hat
clearer voice. but you will pardon the i'm
! perfection with which speHk, us have ha,
some exercise in this way lately, and am no
entirely fresh from scenes like tins. The
| time has now come in the aflars Of this coun
! try, in my judgment at least, when every
! great interest of the country, OF l"r hghrs
and lowest, the rich and the poor, requires the
united, unirng aud vigorous effort Of every
| lover OF The public veal. lCheers.)
II The Wing convention at Baltimore nomi
| mated Henry Clay 10 be President of the
/ United States. In The circumstances Of tn,
| country they could make no other nomination
\ (Cheers) The general voice of the people
II had fixed the nomination Of Henry Clay be.
| fore the Baltimore convention had assembled
/ tChoers, loud and long aud cries Of "We't
Il nominate you next'o lie had been long be-
| fore The country. lie had served the country
H IN various capacities, md always with repu
! taton both at home aud abroad (Cheers =
II And he received the nomination. 1t is now
| our duty TO carry that nomination into cifec,
and heartily and powerfully to labor to pro-
mote it. lChecrs and cries of ave willy
1 his enemies reviie him that does not give
llill wv fsN NlulVl W bilT ltsbf w q ptIltE'
| IN his eminent talents. We have confidence
| in his general knowledge and his grea, ox.
! percncc. l. for one, am uiiiing 10 trust The
interests Of The country in his hands.
II And now as to the questions which the oc-
caslon presents. What are they? There Is
an attempt to mystlfy and mlslead those who
! have not the means Of good information on
this subject. The great question of ALL
! ,,i bo ,h.,
10 benefit the great masses Of the community.
|. They may cry out 10 eternity against the
corporations,a aud monopuizing manufacturers,
| andlabou' the rich being benefited al the cx.
! pense OF the poor, by the operation Of pro
tective tariff. Such talk goes for nothing
II II Is all fraud and cheat. loud applause J
/ The great principle, the commanding object
or proposition, Is to give to our own people,
TO every inan that has two hands aud heal
/ thy constitution, means Of employment and
therefore means oflivlng. tCheers) |, goes
not to Oil the pockets of the rich manuiac-
\ turcs, to the exclusion of The laboring man
from ils benefits. |, has nothing to do with
corporations.
\ And after all what arc corporations p
They are only 40 many proprictorSh'ps, whore.
IN the parties combine for The purpose OF rails.
Ing capital to carry on their trade. There il
not here there cannot yet bc-'arge capital
IN the hands of one person. as IN England,
whore n man may own ten coal pts, or ron
works,ot any other property. We are obliged
to unite for the purpose of raising capital To
carry on the business Of The country, aud
these corporations ore bat 80 many partner
ships, the necessary result of small capitals
which must be united in q country where
operations arc carried on that require large
canital