The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-11-09

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been hssps1 uron Dr. Winthrop ne tposs o. more u
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war bill the yots Of the whole wbig party vas wrong
He aupp0sed Mt Winthrop was elected a. wnis ans
was expected to vote as wing and MT WEBSTER oid
not think 1t quite fair quite just quite ike Boston
to denounce him for doing his duty Mr. Webster then
alluded to the necessity sustaining and standing by the
alton of Texas ana the Mexican war which had grown
out OF it, violations Of the spirit of the constitution
votes and the Southern people who are by education
led to favor the sustaining and the extension of the
been violated, il is our duty to restore IT, and not to
break it up altogether We may depend upon it
that if the North had been more alive to the con.
sequences and had resisted the annexation of Texas
as it should have done, it would not have been 30
violated. II We are alive to our duty, no more
slave territory will be added to this country
The constituonhas made what are; has
flag respected on every sea- has caused our manufac
lures to flourish What should we have been without it
Without it, Massachusetts would have found any
other than Massachusetts, market for the product Of
Massachusetts labor The severng the bond Of union
is act of voton II cannot be done without
violation of oaths without treason bloodshed and
To speak OF dsunion otherwise, is nonsense 1t il
revolution and those VINO tsik asunio1 must De prepar
terrain any such sentiment II we go to the to the
West we not known as Massachusetts, men, but az
citizens of the United States Mr. Webster then alluded
to the times Of the French revolution and to the position
taken by him who in England at that time was desig-
him who in his country the first President by the ad-
mirable adherence to our constitution conducted us
through those roublous times, and not only wealth
cred, but controlled the storm In conclus-
ion Mr.. Webster said that the constitution is
the rallying point for all true wings, now and
hereafter. II we to say, because we suffer from
violations under il. to it, should
act wisely, and so, than if we should strike
down the sun because the moon sometimes echpses It's
light, a cloud obscures its surface.
J. THOMAS STEVENSON then called for, and coming
forward said that he appeared in obedience to the call
OF indulgsnt friends not that he could add any
thing what had been said. He made short but most
eloquent and effective speech audng to the small num-
Der Of persons who. calling themselves wings dis
posed to withdraw from the whig party and tell that
they want to put the party on platform higher than it
has stood before He denounced their attempt to
build a castle in the air farce and humbug and
said he wanted to some patriotism mingled in this
OVERLOOKING cup of humanity. II they sincere in
their professions why do they not direct their batteries
not against the party they profess to belong but
against that party, that Northern party which has al
ways been wrong the matter of which they complain
He thought that the best step they coua take the
first one, to withdraw from the party.
The resolutions were then passed, and on motion Of
Mr.. Hayden the meeting adjourned to meet on Monday
next at the polls in the several wards Cheers
given for Webster and Winthrop, and the company dis
persod.