Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-12-07
Prom the Philadelphia North Americaa
SPEECH Bf MR. WEBSTER

mcnt. Michael Andress. Esa nr4siJel 80
ted by Adam MiHt=cr aud Carlton N. Ma,
a. Vice Presidents.
Soon alter the company had assembled ih,
Hon. Daniel Webster aud Geoeul Lane
Wilson we've introduced BY the commits,
appointed to invite them. and were receive,
WITH The most rapturOus applause.
Alter a lew introductory remarks h, Mr.. j
Randall, George Erett, ESQ. in behalf of IN,
ooninitteeo i Arrangement, offered the follow
ing sentiment;
TAs lion. Danid We6sfer.-A faithful ssn
tilet on the watch tower ol libruy-the per
so1ihca,ion OF those prnriples which bav,
lOr their object the welfare of the ~people.-
Happy viii we b. when we hear from his "a
evsted position, his chsenng voice proclaim
ing aloud TO grateful miili0ns that "all i
we'll
Alter the cheering with which This sauli
ment was ncceievd h5d subsidized, Mr.. Web
stcF ro~e aud said
assure YOU, my friends aud fellow citizens
bat ~ gives me great pleasure Ia meet y
many OF the Wing electors oi the Third Con.
gressional District of fennsylvania, Fortune
has east our lots far apart many miles inter.
venc between your residence and mine. lhase
not had many opportunities of culiivating
your acquaintance 10 most OF YOU | ala a
oAAoNkNAf u ~ " NVu tft tkIdIHFf~ 10 me.
Bat what of that. Wings OF the 1hird Dis
uictl We are all Americans-we have a com.
mon couniry-we share a common destiny.
and whether for good or evil, we have d com
mon bond-the bond OF Wing sentiments,
which makes us united and acquainted.
The time has coine when with frmncss
and consolation we can effect all that the
patriot hopes. say Cancellation, for thou
sands OF good men. who have not heretofore
acted with ms. have come OF and voted The
Wing ticket-aye, have voted IL up Ia the
chalk. They are not 10 be rcproached bat APP
plauded. Let us embrace-welcome and
Cherish them. II they agree with rs in our
principles, The only contest between US should
b. as TO who shall show most delerence & re-
sPect ia cauying out the principles essential
TO the nation prosperity.
] must now take my leave. May VIC all
live to zee the times when the hopes held out
by recent events shall b. fully reaIized-when
impure principles aud wild projects shall be
'bandoned-when experiments and theories
shall have passed sway-snd when the sou nd
principles OF the constitution, the success OF
and the interests OF labor, shall be
uliy sustained.
There have been efforts made 10 show that
he system oi protection Is solely for the ben-
II OF capitalists. Nothing IL farther from The
ruth. We 60 Tor labor. The destiny OF the
Is labor. We are all laboring men
We live by lsbor-by occupston. There is
10 county under the light OF the sun in which
are so few large eStates-snd I thank God
"A which there are - few nreH who have no
! desire to see the condition of things WHEN
ach man shall feel that he has a stake IN the
community, the result Of his l~aboT-when all
hall have employment. sui when employ
nent shall receive its proper enumeration
% oil would then be happy. Labor with us
entitled 10 something more than the paltry
10 work all day. TO lay down at
ight, to sleep on straw, and 10 rise in the {
hungry. IL II entitled 10 abundant
Doi, suitable clothing, a comfortable home.
nj 20 the ample in-aB rs ioT the education
I tie offspring With which God has favored
Iim. With a proper administration oi our
We eau DO all this. My hope aud prayer
y Heaven is, that these results may be 30 i'm
roved that the great ends SO earnestly dcsi |
may he accomplished.
Throughout his speech Mr.. Webster wss
Interrupted by hearty applause aud retired
mad the most deaiening aud enthusiastic ac-
II 1 did not believe that Wing sentiments
ny az the foundation OF the prosperity Of this
ountry, J would enounoe them myscll aud
invite you to rcnOunce them. ! believe that
Wing principles and the prosperity aud hap
Illness II my country are identical. They
.re shipped in the same bottom, and must
or go down together. Whether we
ook tn the p%cTpctuity OF the public liberties
10 the interests of commerce, or To the
access al the great lsbOrlng interests, ! am
i opinion that The principles Of Washing. |
on, transmitted by his successors, aud en-.
'rscsd 10y Va, are the only security OF our
lstional happiness. The first law passed by
W asblngiona administration was 81 act for
De protection Of domestic industry. The
view carries us back go the foundation Of our
soNegnmcnt-to the early DAYS OF tie Tepub-
The war OF the revolution left us with
out q common revenue system-with no com.
mon custom house regulations; in a word
Wnh 30 Tariff, aud our Staus were all rivals
The history ct the country, as published by
one ni your own citizens, now deceased
Mathew Carey, shows the condition Of things
at tlat time. aud ill the adoption OF the Con.
sttuiion. IL shows the great Necessity Of q
common eommaUc-the Imposition OF a rev
cnue system and Custom house regulations
Which iu the Language at The Constitution
would make us one people. A general sys-
TEN was adopted under tbe Constitution. All
difficulty disappeared. One Of the first laws
congress was an act Co protect the manu-
featuring interests. ] bold 10 these principles.
learned them when | was young. / held
them wtsm | was older. aud 1 shall hold them
nt fnoyidcncc sees ~ i1 terminate INV life.
6eniicncn: Neithrt nv health nor lie oc-
casion vii peuait nee ioAddress you 1T length.
lou don't expect H.. ! meet you with grcaI
pieasufe ~ part and pa,ccl of the Whig peo.
PIE OF nc Middle States. / congratulate yot
un mcenteyents. ! DO not merely cOngmtu
late louand myself, bat ! congratulate all on
county when ! Sc around me lirbts rsiu,
Az oUf natinnai horizon that s,ooe on Mash
ingion. We have seen greet results eGrc,e,
without eilurj q ssli-muvement of tte pro
ple. Iiic, seem 20 have taken their own bus
5tE.1s inio their own hands, aud when the.
flo ~ tisy Do II bottcr than any can DO il 10