The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1845-12-02
THE TRUTH CANpIDLY SPOKEN

I .
Daniel Webster, in his speech at Faneuil
Hall, last week, rade a strong and feryen,
appeal To the Birney men that must Ind IL
way to the heart of every honest man who
has heretofore stood in the sanks OF The g
called Liberty men. Every word is true and
II those 10 whom il IS addressed were not NJ
terly blinded 10 their actual position and deaf
to the promptings OF duty, they would hasten
10 repair the great calamity they have bro,
upon the country:
at will be admitted TO be general nrirc;-
pie ofmorals, that every man who forsees nm
evil and can prevent il and does NOT choose
TO prevent il, is himself responsible for thai
evil. There could not have been n man in
the United States who did not see that /,
Withholding his vote from the Who candi-
date for President and Vice President. and
that the choice OF the Locofoco candidates
must inevitably result in the Annexation of
Texas. Was il not proclaimed from every
hiil-top2 1t was told to Mr.. Birney and his
followers again and again: 'sli the Whip
candidate is chosen, Texas is out. and YOU
know 1t: II he is not chosen, Texas is in. and
you know it,"
But they said, 'we do not vote for Mr.
Polkn
Very well. But you had the means or
preventing the annexation of Texas: Won
knew your own power. By joining those "a
anxious as you are, or as you profess 10 be IA
prevent il, you could prevent il. If Won diJ
not Join them it would take place. You did
not join them and it did take place.
Gentlemen, this is subject on which
have deep ieeling-very deep feeling: and
think it must stand on the pages Of history as
the recorded judgment Of mankind. that t6o,p =
among US who asserted themselves TO he inn
peculiar and marked degree, friends 10 uni
verSai liberty, have by their own deliberate
act fastened the chains of slavery on n great
portion ofthe black race over a vast extent
oil this continent. II is TO me The most mourn
iul and most awful reflection.
know that thousands of gentlemen who
took such course, say that the meant well.
They meant well. | am not to scrutinise
their motives, they must answer for those
elsewhere,-but | beseech them. now, not TO
fall into another such mistake II is thought.
i is an idea, do not say how well founded,
that there may be yet hope for resistance
to the contamination Of the annexation of
Texas Enthusiastic applause can on
~ oHg iOi OiiCi uslt u IL siOulu ldll 10 nv lot
Ia have vote on such question, and vote
for the admission INTO this Union of any Stato
with Constitution which prohibits even the
Legislature from ever setting the bondman
free, shall never show my head again, de-
pend upon ii, in Faneuil Hall. Tremendous
cheering.
But, gentlemen, suppose it to be so; sup
pose the case, that in the ensuing session Of
Congress, your members fairly and freely
protest against the contamination OF this an
nexation; why how are we to stand in Mus
sachusefts2 How are we TO stand in Mas
sachusetts? Are we 10 have the gentleman
who is nominated by the Locofocos, the Gov
ernor Of the State, and TO FIGHT the battle un-
der his auspices2
| would beseech brethren to come back
upon that old platform-broad enough 10 sus-
tain us all-on which wo set out together As
as Wigs; on which, us Wings, we achiev-
ed something for the good ofihe country; on
which, and moi otherwise, letting by-eones
be by-gones, rallyiny under the great mime
which our ancestors bore-confident that. as
Wings, we can accomplish good for the Con-
siiiulIon and the Country which no other
name among us is able 10 accomplish, here or
hereafter