The North-Carolina standard., 1847-10-20

appropriate 70 themselves all the benefits and hon
=, ot Il. deny tee priority Of their Invention. Al
low me to say, sir IL is not their thunder."
We are glad to see il admitted by MIR. Webster.
that the Democrats of tie North are e eeae,alt,
opposed to tis, Wilmot ProvisO This admissions
Is important, coming as il docs from Daniel Web.
ster, and we hope it will satisfy the Southern
Wing press Hear what Mr. Webster says:
Now ! am no prophet, nor am the son Of
prophet; but IL were 10 proPhesY, will say here
that the last sublec upon which should venture
prediction, would be the course which our friends
called the Southern Democrats, will take upon this
or any other subject. The prediction in the alma
nae will hit the truth just well as can. Ihope
that there are many men, and believe there are
IN the other party that will help US. That is when
comes 10 the vote, they will not vote to admit
State with slave representation. Il seems to me
that what occurred here at Worcester few days
ago will shed little light upon that subject. do
not understand that by that Convention any pur-
pose of adhering 10 the Wilmot Proviso was mani
Tested. understand, on the contrary, that the
1ohoIe subject 1cds secuted out ofLhe deliberations
of the assembly. And there are Locofoco or De-
mocratic members in Maine or New Hampshire.
Is 1t quite certain thai they soiH depart from. the
present donlintsfr0tiOh, and role for the JVitmot
PHeUiso ga
But the most striking point in Mr.. Webster's late
Speech, is his declaration that Congress :" OUGHT
NOT TO GRANT ANY FURTHER sUPPLIEs" for
the Mexican Wart He says:
The war exists. Suppose it to continue till the
next meeting OF Congress. What is it the duty of
good citizen and good Whig TO do2 Well,
say for one, that suppose il TO be that The
next House of Representatives in Congress will
be composed Of whig majority. 1 think we had
! tones Of denuncialion from the North and the
South, from the East and the West, sufficient 10
| insure US that result although it will be very
great change. Suppose that 10 be the case. l say
At once, that unless the President of the United
States shall make out a case, which shall show to
Congress that the war Is prosecuted for purpose
of acquisition or dominion, for no purpose not
nected directly with the safety Of ;his Union, then
THEY OUGHT NOT TO GRANT ANY FURTHER SUPPLIES.
If we depart from that, if saw that oa the pro-
pTlety Of war; on the necessity of 4 war, begun
or TO be begun Congress has voice, constitu-
tional power, We oblteraIe the Constitution"
There it is, in plain English, from the great
leader of the Wing party. Unless Mr.. Polk will
take back all he has done and said unless he
will say to Mexico, the instructions gave.to MIR.
Trist I revoke, and ask you for no indemnify in
territory unless he will yield up California, and
consent to retire from the War with disgrace upon
the flag of the Republic. and with no renumera-
ton for the expenses which have been forced upon
US by Mexico, Mr.. Webster 4oiH ,rOts against
supplies, and, far he is concerned, and those
who act with him, he will leave Scott. and Tay-
Ior, and Worth, and Shields, and thei. brave SOL
diers to perish by famine, to die beneath the
muskets and lances of the foe! Is that Massa-
chuscls patriotism2 Even as it was in the last
War so it is now. Is that North Carolina patri-
otism2 What say the mountain boys2 What
says the Easta VIII North Casoliaa-.sili the
Wigs Of North Carolina cleave to a man who
thus openly avows it TO be his determination to re-
fuse supplies to our brave soldiers and who would
drag down after him, in his course Of treason the
character, the honor, and the glory of his couutry7
Mol They will stand off from this Massachu-
sets Senator-they will leave him, with his abo-
lition associates to the scorn and indignation of
all true-hearted, patriotic men.
Mr.. Webster concludes his Speech with re-
fcction upon Generals Scott and Taylor, as un-
just as it is ungrncrous and untrue. He says:
81 nave as much respect for distinguished militia
ry achievements, hope, as any man need 10 have
honor those who, being called upon by the course
OF professional duty, TO bear arms in the Of
their country, perform that duty well | would
not any of their laurels wIthered but am
bound to say here, and eTen TO Men that the SOL
entn adjudication Of the ialo Of naiiOns and the /.
riciOus nroires furnishes The hsire of arms,
and dGfkels. sadly dtarkens, if IL does not blot,
lrh0t IcOuld otherwise be q bright and glorious
page an our national history"
There can be no mistake as to what Mr.. Web
ster means in the above paragraph. He meGnsto !
say, and he does say, to both Taylor and Scott, :
and to other Generals in Mexico, that though they
are "professiOnGHy" engaged in the service Of
their country, yet, as they are fighting in War
waged for vicious motives" the "solemn 0Gjudi-
cation of the LaaC of nations, and the SENTI-
MENT OF THE WORLD Is AGAINST
THEM and they are lending their aid and
their energies to " SADLY DARKEN" and blot"
what would otherwise be bright page in our ma
tionaI history Talk of Democratic members of
Congress voting to censure Gen. Taylorl What
have we here2 Hear it, people of North Caro-
lima The great leader Of the Wing palty-the
lion of his tribe roars out in his place in the Wing
Convention of Massachusetts, that the War is un-
just and waged for vicious motives" and that the
noble heroes who fgh: il, are conendipg, not only
against legions of treacherous foes ia foreign
land bat against the "sENTIMENT OF THE
WORLD" and the I" solemn adjudication of tie
EGU of nations"!
We call upon the Whig press of North Caro-
lima to take up this Speech Of DLniel Webster !
and expose il in its true colors to their readers,
and not, BY their silence, leave room for inference
that they approve of the doctrines and sentiments