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my own more ,'h'neda,e interests were concer-
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Letter from Hon. Danie, Webster.
MARsurIELp. June o6. lS17
GrSrLEMry Il am 1nite Obliged 10 Won for
your very kind and respectful letter, addressed
TO me at Nashville. inviting me TO attend the
Chicago Conversion II nv health mad allowed
me to con,inne the ourhey. which | was then
prosecuting. it would have brought me into tho
Northwest. in time to have been with YOU the
lst of July; but being compelled. BY illness. TO
abandon the purpose of getting over the noun
tains. it was, of course not in nv power TO at.
tend the Convention.
You speak. gentlemen, in terms of too much
commentator. | fear, of my efforts in the cause
Of internal and Western Improvement | can
only say that these efforts have been earnest,
long continued, and made from the single desire
Of promoting the great interest Of the country.
OF the power of the Government to make az.
preparations for erecting harbors and clearing
rvers-I never entertained particle of doubt.
This power. in my Judgment, is not partial. lin.
tied. obscure. applicable to some uses. and not
applicable TO others, to some States. and not to
.nn,ns w hayo boon ,ho n", HU 'T u',s AZ
connected with the Memphis Convention. For
one, reject al such far fetched and unnatural
a.''''c''"ns. III my opinion lhe authority OF the
M ~ ''''a "''eVI.! o'i 'l's
and this has been 50 understood from the begin.
ming By the wiscst ard best men. who have
been concerned in the administration of the
Government and is consequently general. and
limited only by the Importance Of each p,rticu.
lar subject. and the discretion of Congress-.
hope the Convention NAV do much GOOD. by
enforcing the necessity of EXERCISING these inst
powers of the Government. There are no new
inventions. nor new constructions or uuali6ca.
tons of the constitutional mower TO be resortcd
to; there is no new political path to be struck
out. 1t is simnly for the people TO say. whether
preudices. partv prepossessions. and marty on.
position. shall at length give way to fair reason.
nr to precedent and experience, to the iudp-
mcnt of the great men who have zone before
rs, and to those momentous considerations OF
public interest which now so irnperatiyely call
on Congress to do its duty.
lam. Gentlemen with much regard
Your Obliged friend and fellow.citizen,
DANIEL WEBSTER.
To Mess. S. IIsLE SMITH, JUSTIN BurTERiILLp,
| ii. BuRCH, and others.
-,
Inc clos'he speech vi WI DaleS III tl's I'M
portant Convention, is spoken of in the highest
FERNS Inv the Western nress and !, ia ~ ho 70.
,rc,tod ,,,, re,or, has NO, boon r,Jo !,
'N' 90
"o'''''
cation of this Convention without making fev
closing remarks Delegates had come with an
undivided front from all parts of the Union. and
he had joined the Missouri delegation and come
out with them AS an unknown and humble indi.
vdual He had come AS much TO gaze unon
the beautiful blaze lakes of the North. AS from
motives of patriotism. He had seen more than
he had anticipated. His surprise only had OK.
cccded his admiration. lie had been astonisbed
to behold the mighty masses which had como
up to this great work-a flood of humanity
which exceeded every other outpourinr he had
ever heard of. EXCEPT the flood of Noah III,
had, as he had before said. come here unknown.
and nothing conld evccod his as,oni.bmon,
when called unon ia nrosido over tho Jelihor,.
tons of the Convention. and 10 take his stand
amonp the mchtv of the land
/ When his name was announced = coll chill,
| settled upon his hear, for il was IN him sirr
of war and Jisnrlor .n,on, ,hoso r,nts v.h;sh
he felt oupht 10 he serrirj for thcir mighty
work. H., had taken ,he chair with doubt and
hesitation. but he was spccdilv croti,ied with
the constant courtesy shown 10 him as pros;.
dent. and Win the GENERAL harmony and oond
feeling which ncryadrJ the Convention III,
had before soon miuhtv g,,h,rinrs Cre,, m,s...
assembled. hut never before had he wine sod
and he believed that meyer before any where
had 50 rreat a dcler,,rl hodv been assembled
t,rcthcr. Never b.fore had he heard sucb loftv
and biuh minded cIoouenco. or seen sucb !, d;:.
plav Of cool and nr,cticol wisdom JJe had
seen the tall men from the East the generons
sons of the sunny south. and tho co.abesJ mon
from the valley of tho Nis.is.inni Resolu,;ons
cypressinr and con,aininp ali Tho cra,t nr;n,,;N
ples which we are adyora,ing had hoo, dr,,,.,
M by the .apaciou, hand and unJcr rho cio,r
eve of ackno,yIcdycI worth and yri.dnn, H.
Believed the God Who con,rols Ions ,s b.,
guides the impule, If ,he bmman be,r, ,ad
SMILED upon the nrocecdnns or the Cnnvon,;or
Judpe Rates bere nroceeJcJ E,r tho sn,oo IS
half am hour. in n most elonncn, and baan,;fi
manner. h wonld be innossible 70 do ;n",ina
to his remarks bv ha.ty report. '''''
If any thing werr matter of renro,ch i, A.