The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-09-23
From tie Mem York Herald
THE POLITICAL PkOSPECr-EXrRAOR
NARY AND CRITICAL POSITION OF THE
WING PARTY

WHO PARTY.
The interest exct,d by the present political con-
ct increasing with degree Of intensity which bids
fair TO eclipse that alendon, on the great cam
paign which resu ted in he election Of Gen Hsrri-
son by tremendous ma jority A new and most ex /.
trsordnary character has been communicated TO The
whig movements, 80 that instead Of presenting The
calm, united, confident appearance, which they ex.
hbtted IN the commencement OF the campaign the
wing ranks now furnish very alarming indications of
dscord, perpexiiy and panic. In fact the great crisis
IN the contest has arrived, and all now await with
breathless anxiety the issue, not knowing what the
next moment may bring forth
The spec OF Mr. Webster at the great whie
meeting on Boston Common has increased immea.
suraby the CONSERVATION and perpcxi,y under which
the wing party labor, II not being here imagined that
Mr.. Webster would make speech on that c occasion
His acceptance OF the invitation TO preside was re-
garded as an inmstion Of his willingness to ad-
dress the sssembage in any formal speech But in
the meantime Mr. Clay bad written his celebrated
letter on Texas-the great wing leader had shifted
his ground-a panic had visited the whig camp
and Mr. Web ter could not permit the opportunity Of
turning 10 his own account the new Developments L,
pass unemployed. Accordingly he sets all The for.
msltes a. dehnce and discharges hrs duty chairman
by making the great speech Of the occasion. And
What s the character Of that spcechi Its decided
" and unequIvocally, and, indeed, we may add inso
lrnily in opposition TO Mr.. Clay. We say "insolent.
ly," because we can hardly imagine any conduct
which may be more properly characterized as {" in
soeni,p than hat Of MIR. Webster in th. instance
Just let Us look at IL. Mr.. Clay comes before the
people Of the United States and declares with all
possible emphasis and sincerity that he in favor Of
annexation and would be glad to see it, Mr. Web
ster steps up and seizng MIR. Clay as schoo master
would refractory young rascal, and in his own quiet
COOL cutting way, takes the great wing champion TO
task, tells hun that he doesn't know hat he's als ing
about, and gravely informs the assembled thousands
that Mr.. Clay is opposed to annexation, and must
ever continue opposed to that measure, concluding
the whole extraordinary performance by holding, in
srrorem, over Mr. Clay. head the threat that as he
stands pledged TO 90 against Texas the people OF the
United States will obliye him to stick to his word
II this be not insolen opposition TO Mr. Clay we do
not know what would constitute such opposition.
The object Of Mr.. Webster, in all this J. apparent
enough-tis 10 catch the abolition vote and TO take
ground for himself in 1s4s II is EQUALLY easy TO
describe the effects Of this movement D,sunop-
counter Observation-Disclosures onfusion--alarm and
panic IN the wing rsoks-mu.t be the fruits of TIN.
extraordinary scene on Boston Common Seldom
have we seen fair and prom sing prospect more nd
denly darkened and obsoured than that Of Mr..
Claws chances in the next election. To-morrow We
shall survey the whole horizon and see what ground
Of hope yet rema'ns.