Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-11-14
Mr. Webster at Fancuil Hail.


Among the Speakers was the Hon +.
DANIEL WEBSTER, who expressed him
self as follows. We copy from the
Boston Daily Advertiser.
"What if the field is lost ! ALL is
not lost ! The hieh and abiding sense
of duty, the indomllable will the firm
and patriotic purpose, the devotion to
liberty, our constitution, and. our native
land, all abide by us, as brilliant as the
! lirmamcnt, and as enduring IA these
walls [; and they cannot be- taken iron Us
by The power of a successful. opponent
by the failure of iriends, or bv any cir
cumslance Of adversely. Whatever are
our prospects the truth is the same, our
country Is the same, and we are the sane.
Nr. " abstrr continued that IL the pros
peci of that day had been the same ns
that Of the preceding, he should have
asked the Committee To excuse him from
attending on this occasion which would
have been one of congiaulaiion and "i
lnv, THAI he might obtain some repose
after the exerlions OF the campaign. But
some clouds having come across the pros
pect, II wns more according 10 his feel
,ng To report himself aud take his part IN
resisting the current of adversely, and to
assist IN forming resolutions for the fu
iur", aud doing whatever duties frmncss
and patriotism might yet require. The
Wings nigh, not succeed ai The coming
clcriIon, but Massachusetts did not stand
alone She had with her three other
States in New England, Vermont, Con.
neciirut and Rhode Island, she had still
wnh her Mar, land and New Jersey,
Indiana, Georgia, Louisiana, Ohio, and
others our band was not vet broken,
and our strength yet remained sufficient.
But what If Massa chusetts did stand
alone, il she alone remained among the
faithful ifihat were her distinction let
her win il, let her wear il It would be
a ptoud addition to her ancient crown.
This wns not the proper occasion to
investigate all The causes of our diSap.
poinimrnt, of the detection of The two
great States of New York and Pcnns, J.
vanin. But one cause most 10 be de-
of those elections had produced upon
his mind the impression lha, there was
strong necessity for n borough modifrn-
lion Of he naturalization lars of The cam
hy. lie believed, upon his conscience,
that the welfare of the cOnn,rv impcra-
lively demanded this, and that ii VAS the
duty OF all parties Ia attend Ia It and that
no man to whom his country was dcnrcr
than party, would fail To lend his assist
ancc to such measure Mr. Web
s,cr's declaralion ol lhis opinion was re-
ccivcG with ihc heartlrst and most mean
/ ing cheers. He went on to strengthen
1t by an examination of the question of
naturalization, and his opinion was con
'InunIly supported by The applause cg the
audience lie sad that i, was no, I'm.
reasonnblc to request oi persons OF for
rign birth, before the exercise of the
iraErhisc here, lhai made them sovcr-
eIgns, that they should have resided here
long enough (" become acquainted with
our institutions, and TO become Ameri-
can in feeling. The rights of persons
already naturalizcd are secured but he
saw necessity for extending the time ol
probation of other foreigners. Every
American exercised n part Of he snver-
4 eign power. u Is great ouiy, forming
no part of European citizenship, aud
therefore not appreciated by those ~.
come thence. Alterations in 'hr .aw
are required also 10 prevent IT," Immense
/ frauds arising from til" ,ilrg use Of
naturalization papers. lie believed thai,
\ # II should lurn ont iha, lh,s election
had gone agnlnst Henry Clay, II was
| from the lraudulcn, votes of unnaturnIi2ed
1 fore ignets, and IN proof oi this cited
many stringeni instances and he sand
II that If this were the caS, he thought we
should 90 10 the sources ni' popular pow
er and have the error corrected.
lc though, this a proper occasion to
announce these az his s,nilnrnls, aud
l,r hoped his friends wonld agree with
|, hIm. A. To the sentiments themselves,
he took the responsibility. These dec Ia =
rat,ons were again received with loud
aud hearty cheers.
We had our duty To perform in this
election, aud II there were nothing else
before us but to ensure the purity aud 10
Ii"arliy oi our State Hdnoi,,ra,Ipn, It
would be cnough reward iu, the cXaiiionS
Of every ,rue Wing. And under any
aspect of the ease so much the more were
we bound io maintain whatever remained
10 us IL The security Of the government
of our own Commonwealth No party
ever went before people with qnes-
lions more impuflant or more distinct than
those now presented To the people lie
meant the issues concerning Texas and
the Tariff, and he wns deeply mortified
At the view that had been taken Of them
by many oi our citizens. That the pro-
lection Of labor dad no, meet with unani.
nous support ~ Massachusetts as To him
matter Of modification and asionlshmrn,
and It'll more was be mortified aud as
Itunlshrd tu find iha, whole party had
changed their course on that other mea- :
sure Win, h n few mouths ago they had
.dchbcratciy declared 10 be fatal To the
II liberty and prosperity Of the country.
/ lie had moi intended To go into the
matters ai issue IN The present canvass 49,
4 lie mu~i rnier To one. In the correspon-
4 denre with regard 10 the admission OF
u Teyns, that PROJECT was advocated mn,nly
~ order To- support what were cn'lrd the
p"culinr institutions of this country. II
Il vas almost too much - read the con-
mcuts OF Europe upon the ground OF ar.
\ gumcni An honest mnn could hardl,
listen 10 the proposition that when morals.
religion, civilization, every thing respect