The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-11-09
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speech OF Daniel Webster at the wing meeting
in Bos ton Friday night last. To-day we give
longer and better 1t is to lie seen that he
reviews the course of the administration and the
recent election in New York, Ohio, Pennsyva-
mia, SC.
From the Boston Courier. Nov ~
Mr. wrssrrR then forward, and said that be had
antciratsd the pleasure Of being present on this &C.
tunities of addressing large public bodies While
his purpose to discharge as well Is he was able the poll
Massachusetts he must hereafter leave discussion Of
public topics in popular assemblies to younger and ADLER
Mr. Chairman, said he. since of assembled
here some six seven weeks ago. great changes have
There S here have
declare that il difficult and always would be diff
"u make %
the central States Of the United States The States Of the
East the south and the Yves. were some Of them sound
Ohio and New York were not with u.s. the difficulty we
experience would pe great and must DC great against
he had always believed thst these States would
the conclusion of aiding whig principles That day has
No longer are Ohio and New York against but they
are with Us The great centre Of the Union Is with u.
principles and. let me say the whole country in
favor Of views and principles He reminded the meet
ing that since the Pre- sdental contest every election
the policy haa developed itself and had been
less advanced And he asked If any man could
!
ed by its any renews confidence in the present ad
mnistraton He then read communication that he had
received from New York d ated at five o'clock IN the
afternoon which gave the n sult of the election and
stated the majority of the whg candidate for Governor at
three wing members Of CONGRESS- as Certain and also
that seventy members Of the ssem by were wings the
Will Massachusetts, said he pond to this THAT it
will was the response from all pers OF the hall Now
York It had been said that it was owing to local ques
tons to the rent and anti rent fact IONS the
that the caus. laid much deeper Il was no question Of
rent or anti-ren In some counties that question rn.
doubody had effect but there were other causes for
the change and he instanced the on Long Island,
Oneida and many others The question before tne PEG.
pie was not local There was dencs enough
TO show that fact While the Governor vas eeceo py
ority, the wings have elected two thirds OF, the whole
number Of members Of Congress- and in cry district
the vote for those members far ahead of the vote
for Governor The cause to be found in the opposi-
Mr. Webster alluded to the unfortunate division in the
ranks Of the opposition to the present government by
ton OF Messrs Phoenix and Waggaman 10 Congre 49, two
members who never Ainched failed in their duty,
and for whom he entertained the greatest personal
spect and gentlemen representing party which
protested to have the ends in view the wings
led directly to the election Of the democratic candidates
He also alluded to the nomination of candidates of third
party in his own district He said he should 60 Mon
day and deposit his vote in his own town, (arsh6eld)
and there he should be met by gentlemen who mis-
under any present circumstances Be elected The con,
sequence Of their enacity that their district and
might say not be- heard by them and they
would not read OF it in any papers they might receive as
tell them Of il This was evil and one not to be
overcome by railing by reprosches but by reasoning
was by U,s votes Of such men as thsse protesting
the views OF tho liberty party that Mr. Polk was elected
to Be- hat TINS 0rg
Kept aloof from the wing party they responsible
for the evils of the present Mexican He asked if it
and m Tho
tops IN every part Of the country that Mr. Polk were
s ns %1 Ss nth And
they could to bring it about To return to the New
York election, MIR. Webster contended that what had
brought about the changes there general dissats
faction with and want Of confidence in the general gov
eminent under its present administration The change
had been wrought by considerate and reflective men,
not individuals but in and troops voting for
the wing candidates. they had taken the wing ground
ton Of the war and the tariff of 1885, had given up
their adhesion to third parties and had become wings
Of acting and that il the opposition to the present admit
nstIatSn acted temporarily aud discreetly it would
He alluded to the sub treasury of the
of the present administrator the benefits Of which arc
the ari Of 1876 and Of the Mexican war are at presen
the most apparent to the public At the allusion the
who voted for it'll" AS the excitement caused
by this interruption subsded, Mr. Webster exclaimed,
manner, 1T was not voted by any body The Pre-
sident made -without any vote at all" There i'm
some moments, Wnen
Are you answeredr Again there was cheering, and
as soon he could be heard he proceeded say that
Of the Ths s s
was heard Of from the assertion of the President
United States and the boundary that had been claimed
up to that time was the river Nueces; all beyond that
was actually possession Of Mexico had never even
great violation Of duty ordered the United States army
to push Ssws ard beyond and in 50 doing he had com
offence. The President had it in his power TO such
thing. but had no right to do It, By the constitution he
was authorized to repe invasion, bat he was not au
thorzed 80 beyond the territory and invade another
country This the deep foundation OF all opposition
Mr.. Webster said he had very little or no respect
for the government of Mexico He considered the Nexi
the prey military cheitains such as Paredes and
Santa Anna Who net the Presidents of free peo
pie He alluded to the just claims which the United
States have against that country and he said
was little doubt that Me xco wrongly inurng her
and he would not excuse her He said that like all the
states that had grown and had been formed out of the
had proved miserable failure But this did not dis.
charge us from our duty All we know is that exists
he asked are we to do with her when she is conqueredi
Are we TO make Der one vast territory Are we to an
he r mes TINS These are which WIZ
these States not in the habit Of calculating when
ap 70 De What will be the put on
the speculation will cost Mr.. Webster said that he had
ths to ascertain from
was written statement Of the and the expendi
lures OF the government for the last FIVE months, by
which it appeared that the expenses about sixty
millions Of dollars year double the with
out taking into account the outstanding claims And
this immense debt must be met He asked howl
And showed that by the operation Of the subtreasury
government measure the treasury will be cramped and
the treasurer will be in situation Of great distress
The operation of the law will draw all the specie
out OF circulation, and leave nothing for the public
lie said that by the old mode Of doing business allowing
the Secretary of the Treasury to draw his money when
he wanted it. there would have been less trouble, but
now, when the sdminstra Con il remarkably strong
In the confidence Of the people, the government has
clogged itself He lkened the government under the
sub treasury law, to farmer with q weak team, at
tempting to drive up HILL And putting block before each
wheel of his wagons the he whipped up and cried
rso mo gS 70 NJ me Longer the % nns
or viii strain itself He alluded again to the New