Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1846-05-02

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commercial emporium Of the State laid in
ashes. That the Governor asked ,chen, and
Mr.. Webster replied 10y correspondence
forthwith. That the Governor enquiredby
what means, and Mr.. w. said steamers.
In abiding to these charges of Mr.. lnger-
soil which Mr.. Dickinson had repeated. Mr..
Webster said that series Of more direct,
unalloyed, absolute, downright, unmitiga-
ted falsehoods were never uttered. Sir, said
Mr.. w., the use of that monsylable which
some men are base enough and low enough
to deserve to have thrown in their teeth, is
applicable to every word here uttered"
He then read another passage from Mr..
Ingersolfs speech and commented on it in
The same strain; and again in reference to
his speech at Baltimore. in which Mr.. l. said
he proposed to give up Oregan for COM
mercial treaty with England. There was
not one word about Oregon, or in reference
to Oregon, in the whole speech, nor any
allusion to Oregon. Why, sir, hydrostatic
pressure has no means of condensng false.
hoods into so narrow a compass as they are
nCi Y po"CA "ouio uttCt-
ly fail. The ground he took in his Bal,.
more speech was the reverse of what is
here stated, and stated they must have been,
upon an examination of the speech, for he
QngersolD was not there to hear it.
He Qngersolb says that he does not agree
with Mr.. Webster in politics. am glad
(said Mr.. wy he does not--and / don't
think we ever could agree. Why, sir, he
said many years ago, that if he had been
old enough in the Revolution he would have
been tory. think i, altogether ikely-I
don't think should. Speaking of the De-
claration Of independence, he said it was
adopted by accident.-Our Declaration of
Independence adopted by accident, He says
Mr.. Webster is a man Of talents. Here
Mr.. President, | beg to be excnsed-I must
supplicate. | can bear the abuse ofthe crea-
ture +; but would beseech him not 10 praise
me, for if he does shall tremble for my
reputation. He processes to admire Massa-
chusetts.--Well, sir, can tell him the senti-
ment is by no means reciprocated. There
is not man in that State who looks upon
him with feelings at all akin TO respect. II
swain
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Sir, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
holds him in utter - what shall | saw? any
thing but respect.
Mr.. w. said he sometimes thought tina,
this propensity to falsehood arose from nc
malice or design, but from an obtuseness oil
mora perception, from sort ofhabit or edu
cation his mind is so grotesque it is rather
the carricature Of mind; there is some
thing wanting Mechanics have way OF
expressing themselves when things are
wrong. by saying that screw is loose
Now in this mans mind the screws are al
loose; it is shaking, rickety, creaking, crazy
out of joint, as often up side down as up
side up ; it is all ways and no ways bursts
of laughter from Senators and spectators.
Mr.. Webster having thus settled Mr.. In
gersoll, turued TO Mr.. Dickinson and com.
mented upon Mr.. D. having taken part OF
MIR. Ingersolps speech, which had been pro.
nounced by him 10 be false, and circulated
it far and wide with his own. Miserable,
and contemplate, and calumnious as it was
he printed it in note and then sent enough
perhaps into Broome Co., and its vicinity
to fill small barn, and pretty poor fodder
II would make.
Mr.. Dickinson said that he had taken j,
as document Of history.
Mr.. Webster.--A document, do you cal
this document
Mr.. D. said yes. 1t was speech made
by a member of Congress, and was there.
fore documentary authority, and as such he
had sent it abrond. (Ageneral Taught
Mr.. W.-Documentary history! Here is
his own speech, his Researches after truth
is that document if so he may stop his re-
searches after truth, here it is established in
a document. Holding up the speech, and
looking ineffable contempt. Much laugh.
ter.
Mr. w. said that when assailed he will
defend himself His reputation may not
be worth much, but such as it is, it had cost
him 80 years experience in these halls and
it was dearer 10 him than life and while
life remains he will defend it.
And now sir, said Mr.. Webster in con
cluson, stand before the country, ready to
put 10 il to say, whether the N Z. Boundary
was not honorably, fairly, justly and favora.
bly, settled. Whether the African squad
ron provided for was not proper and use.
full; whether the omission to negotiate
about impressment was not right, and
whether the treaty is not regarded as lust,
useful and honorable one for the country.
By the judgment of the civilized world
upon the transaction he was willing to
abide.
UTMaj. J. A. De Courcey, who was