Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-11-13
SKETCH OF Mr.. wEBSrER'S SPEECH
AT BOsTON

Il
ure OF being present this occasion. IL his wish
avoid rather than seek opportunities Of addressing large
pnbc bodies While IL his purpose To discharge
well as he able the political duties delegated him
the Commonwealth OF Massachusetts,, he hereafter
tho discussion OF public topics popular assemble.
to younger and ADLER hands, lsome said Where car
you find themil
Mr. Chairman, said he since somo Of Us were assembled
here some six or weeks great changes havo
ken place. not only in the Wing party, but In the whole
county There are many persons hero who have heard
mo declare that il was difficult and always will be diteu
to place or sustain the Wing party permanent basis
unless we could make impression for good upon the
central States OF the United States The States OF the
East, the South and the West Of them sound
In their faith. Nevehecss ~ long Oaio
and New York were with Us. the difficulty expert
snce would be great and must be against the manes-
tshon OF sound principles Sooner later, he had al
ways believed that these States woue the eoncu-
son OF aiding Wing principles That day has comethe
light Of that morning has dawned upon No longer
Ohio and New York against us, but they with
The great centre Of the Union is with The great Dor
der OF Atlantic States have round prime pies,
and let me say, the whole county in favor Of vic
aud principles He reminded the Getting that the
Presidential contest every election the policy had
developed itself and had been or lsss sdvanced
And he asked man could remember any State that
bad sanctioned expressed by its any renewed
hdence in the present administration lie then read
munieaiion that he had received from New York. dated
five O'Clock the afternoon which gave the result Of the
election and stated the majority Of the Wing candidate for
Governor about eleven Thousand; mentioned ho election
OF twenty three Wing members OF Congress also that
| enty members OF the Assembly Wings. the whole
number being only one hundred and tweny-eght viii
Massachusetts, said he respond this THAT WILL
| was the response from all parts Of the hall
Now, said Mr.. Webster, what has produced this change
in New York; IL had been said that IL owing To-
cal questions to the and aGtrent iactonsto the
mics OF Governor Wright, &c. But Mr. Webster conten-
ded that the laid much deeper. IL question
of rent and ant-ren In counties that question
doubedy had effect but other causes for The
change, and he nstanced the Long Island Onei-
da, and many others The question before the people
was not local question There evidence enough
show that fact. While the Governor elected by some
eleven, twelve perhaps, fifteen thousand majority tho
Wings have elected two-thrds OF the whole number Of
members Of Congress, and every district the vote for
those members far head OF tho for Governor
The to be found in the opposition the recent
measures of the general administration.
Mr.. Webster alluded 10 the unfortunate division in the
ranks Of the opposition to the BY which
the Wing disappointed this year in the election Of
Messrs. Phoenix and WSggaman to Congress,
bers who hinehed, failed in their duty, and
whom he entertained the greatest personal respect and
teem,-gentemen representing party which proposed TO
have the end. in view the whigs These dirs-
ions had defeated the of all and had led directly
to the election Of the Democratic candidates.
He also alluded to the nomination of candidates of q
third party in his district He said he should 20 on
Monday and deposiie his vote in his town. Marsh
hed) and there no should be met by gentlemen who were
mised candidate tor Congress- who could not
under any present circumstances be elected. The
quence OF their tenacity that their district and will
be unrepresented in Congress He said what he might
tonight would be heard by ihem and they would not
read oft in any papers they might receive, those
papers, being devoted object alone would not tell
them Of it. This amenabe evil and one not to DO
by railing by reproaches but by reasoning
lie stated that it was as clear anything existence
that II was by the votes OF such these protesting
the views OF the Liberty party that Mr. Polk was elected
President IN le44-ha this Liberty party suffered Texas
be admitted into the Union and that so far they
kept soot from the Wing party, they responsible for
the evils OF the present Mexican He asked if il was
predicted in Congress and foreod the houseops in
every part Of country, that if Mr. Polk were elected there
a a Ind vat a tht.
third party this Liberty party, do all they could bring
about
To return TO the New York election. M Webster con-
tended that what had brought about the changes there
was general dissatisfaction with and Of confidence
in the general government, under its present
The change had been wrought by consderate and
individuals out in in troops voting
for the Wing candidates. they had taken the Wing ground
rs the moot eiiscus mode Of showing their dsappobaton
o. the war and the ta Of 1876 and had given up their
adhesion third parties. and had become Wings on, and
out De thought that this the proper mode Of acting
and that If the opposition TO the administration act
ed empsratoy and dscreety would hold all il had gain
ed, and acquire strength
lie alluded 10 the sub-reaury, OF the measures
OF the present administration the jeHcfs Of which are no;
fully developed and thoug that evils OF the isd
Of 1876, and o. the neTican war; present the
apparent 10 the public.
At the sllusiOn the Mexican war, some one in the
north gallery cried out
"Who voted Tor III"
As the excitement caused by this INTERRUPTION
subsidized Mr. Webster exclaimed with OF his peculiar
at not Uotsd for By any body. The President
made f-Lofkout any rote at GHn
There was immense cheering for some moments when
he again sad-'' Are you answered ~
Again there cheering, and soon a. he could be
heard nc proceeded say, that the Pre.iden
tai got CONTRARY provisions OF the
consultation. The FIRST that heard Of II was from the
assertion OF the President that the existed Texas
had become part Of the United States and the boundary
that had been claimed up TO that time the Neu
all beyond that actually IN possession of Me.ico
nela hi RI, ~. D..
dent had. by great violation OF duty ordered the United
States to push forward beyond it, and doing he
had committed what Mr. Webster considered as an i'm
peachnbe offence The President had his power to
do such thing. bat had right do il. By the const
tuition ne authorized TO repe INVASION but he was not
authorized beyond the territory and invade another
country. This was the deep foundation of all opposition
TO this war-tha II Illegal great violation of duty
Mr.. Webster said that he had very little or no respect
Tor the government OF Mexico Tie considered the Me1i-
cans The worst governed people IN the world They
prey military cheiians such Psredes and Santa Anna
who u the Presidents of free people. lie alluded
to the just claims which United States have agans,
that county, and he said that there little doubt that
Mexico wrongly nIunng her character in not al
lowing and settling those claims, and would not excuse
her lie said hake all the States that had grown up and
had been formed out OF the old Spanish monarchca pos
sessions her government mad proved MISERABLE failure
But this did dscharRe from our duty All we knov
- that 1t exists separate county contiguous TO our
| own. What, he asked, do with her. when she
conquered Are we 20 make her territory
Are wo TO annex her TO this country These question.
which Will be Pu at the next session Of Congress. The
people Of THESE United States notn the habit Of cscu-
aung, when nights to be asserted what will be the eH-
pense but on an occasion Of this kind they will be very
| apt TO ask what the speculation will cost
Mr. Webster said that he had at some troubls 10 n.
certain from correct the expenses Of the war and
be read paper on which written statement OF the
resources and the expenditures Of the government for the
last hVe months, by which It appeared that the expense,
we're about sixty millions OF dollars per year. or double the
resources without taking into the outstanding
claims And tins immense debt must be met. He ask,
| nv ho Fth.
government measure, the treasury will be crampod ana
the treasurer will be m situation Of great distress The
operation OF the Law will draw all specie out Of cir
c1atioD, and leave nothing for the public USE Ho said
that by tho old mode Of doing business allowing Seere
taJ OF the Treasury TO draw his money when wanted IT,
there would have been less trouble but now, when the ad
minsrnuon 10 not remarkably strong the confidence Of
the people. the government has eogzed itself lie kensd
the government under tho subireasury law, farmer
with weak ieom attempting % drive up hill and putting
block before each wheel Of his wagon; the more he vhp
pod and r-lnd uan- .nn-. ..--..