New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-10-11
Mr.. WEBSTERS SPEECH At ABINGDON
Wing Meeting Mt AbinRdon-speech of Hon.
Daniel Webster.
Correspondence q The Tribune.
BosroS. Octe1-l

speech this morning at the meeting appointed for
that purpose by the County Convention. a special
train left here At o'clock with four large cars sled
with Boston Wings, among whom was Mr.. Webster
himself We reached Abingdon = miles distant At ten
o clock and found large number Of persons already
collected The clearnes. Of the day the finest Autumn
weather ever experienced. very favorable 70 the
holding Of the meeting as the public hal would no .
have contained more than malt Of the persons assembled
The platform had been erected in pine wood about
half mile distant and covered knoll surrounded on
three sides By A beautiful AXE. From 800 70 900
persons were In attendance. The meeting was organ
lied By the appointment Of BEN. HOBART, ESQ. a.
Chairman Appropriate resolutions were then read
and adopted after which Fon DANIEL WEBSTER was
introduced % the audience
Mr WEBSTER commenced by observing that, he did
not propose TO dwell any length upon the great poll
teal question Of the country. hs opinion IN this respect
having already been expressed. The question OF the
Presidential election was question with but two sides
Gen Taylor on the one, and Lewis Cass the other
II there be any third side, ne mad discovered it
As he had already declared he had not general prn
cipes advocated the nomination Of Gen. Taylor
Presidential candidate the contrary he mad opposed
H. not Of course on account Of his private character
nor his qualities as a military and a citizen. II
would be idle and improper now 10 enter into any
heightened reasons for this opposition. The time Is
past A VIII. Convention has nominated Gen. Taylor
he j. the only Wing candidate before the people. Il
therefore becomes question Tor the confederation OF
al attached % the Wing cause, whether there Is any
other course Tor them % pursue than % sustain the
decision of the Convention. Every Wing IN Massa.
chusetts would unite with him In saying that II Il Is
proper to support the Wing nominations, the support
should be hearty, manly and Efficient. Cheers HaF-
ing been from principle, opposed % the nomination OF
a military man be now the more DESTROYS OF doing
Justice 10 the personal merits Of Gen Taylor and bis
qualifications tor the high Office oi President lie be-
lievcd him 10 be oil excellent sense, soundness
and soldy Of character and with the most honest and
patriotic intentions Tie believed him TO be Wing.
iCheers lie has made rs good platform for himself
a. other people have made Tor themselves
The objections elsewhere made against the nOininA-
ton Of Cen Taylor that he has accepted nominations
from quarters not Wing, are entirely unreasonable u
was known that he had accepted such nominations BE-
fore he was made the Wing candidate. He had laid
down clear and manly exposition OF his principles
and II any body Of choose 20 accept him on those
principles they have perfect right 70 do 30 lie dc
cares that he will be President of the country and not
Of party If I did not think he would, would not
vote for him Presidents of the United states may
and ordinarily are, chosen BY parties, but when they
are elected they become Presidents Of the whole coun-
try What man ever degraded himself by saying he
was President of the Wing or Loco fOco party, and
not OF the United states Cheers.
There has been reason 10 suppose continued Mr.
name and the public estimation OF hs services may
receive support from States not Wing hope these
anticipations may be realized but the main reliance
should be upon Whig votes In Wing states. There are
Wings enough IN the United States % choose Gen lay
lor-therc is no doubt Of that. Cheers There have
been doubts TO the result IN some wing states As
to our own State, man enteTtains any doubt
lCheersJ In some OF the great Middle States-New-
York Ohio and Pennsylvania, the hrst two important
AZ 30 the general resuthere Is some regret that an
other candidate should not have been selected. In
fbasg Zfaf. have he
and true Wings and know their subserviency to the
Wing cause and If could draw them around me to
day and speak To them. | might venture to address
them in the language of friendship and should say to
them-OvercOme your dissatisfaction. rclinquish yosr
preferences forget your disappointment aud strike one
united blow tor the maintenance OF the wing cause ana
the good OF the country. Loud cheers go.
We have had 10 contend with opposition 10 w ls
principles for twenty years. The constant ana prac
tca value OF these principles has not changed ana the
opinion of opponents has not changed win REGARD
to them The Constitution OF the United states stands
at the head of these. We take our notions Of Consn-
tutiona Interpretation from Gen. Washington ana the
practice OF the country for hall century past-tney
take theirs from Gen. Jackson Laughter and cheers
In the next place there IS tendency 10 increase tN
ecutye authority by ndiscrlmnste patronage and re-
ward for political support and In too free use OF the
Veto power The wings hold that this power should
be limed-that the Veto should only be used IN eN-
treme cases when the good of the country may be ad
vsnced thereby, not 70 crafty political noshhy
Another great question. which has been Kept OUT OF
sight but which must be before long, and perhaps
in not very satisfactory state Is that OF froteclon 70
Labor, and giving encouragement 10 domestic mus
try. This is most vital question without the rev.
sion Of the laws regulating the duties al our Custom
Houses the prosperity Of this country for many years
TO come the success Of OF business and the pro-
lection Of earnings Of Labor can never De restored
10 their former state. fCheers Not one Of these
measures would be successful II Case IS elected
And any other idea than that either Gen Isyor or
Gen Csss must be chosen, 10 idle. care not how any
persons may be drawn away from this eonclu'
sion by new parties names. lney VIII hn1 such
names whether Christian or surnames, cognomens or
nomencatures 70 be nothing but sounding ofa'' ana
tnkling cymbals Laughter and applause
Another topic also forces itself attention. In
what spirit the foreign relations OF the country
hereafter 10 be conducted Are they 70 be pacihc ia
their nature-OOkng 70 the maintenance OF peace on
-.t and honorable terms with all nations and 10 Inu
tusly beneficial regulations OF trade ana intercourse
or shall they be conducted in spirit OF righteousness
and readiness 20 quarrel spirit Of aggrandizement
and spiri, disposed 10 yield itse!i up 10 what II
Is fashionable 70 call the manifest destiny VI ne
coantry-which is 70 carry the institutions "nleh We
have established into ali neignboring lands VIKING OF
unwilling 70 receive them, and % make by conquest
and acquisition still mighiier territory Of our epIo
lie
Gentlemen have said before that General { ass was
one of the most dangerous men-and the most danger
Gus rnan-of all our public men, who could be elected
10 the Presidency. ] repeat H. / know nOthlhs IN MS
history hs, would lead him 10 be DESTROYS OF honorable
peace Nothing Al AL / do not say that ne would
gantony plunge Us into without any cause AZ All
but do say that the whole tendency OF his policy - 70
ward war aston aggrandizement and the acquisition
of new territory. Applause
And the question a. snail We abandon al tnese
great Wing principles OF which have spoken Ana y
= matter OF regret 10 me that the attention Of the
Whg party and Of the Wing press has been drawn TOO
much away from the consideration OF these things Oy
disputes about men. sorry that IN their disputes
on the question whether Gen Taylor u Whig-Of
which conceive there Is no doubt-or whether Mr.
Van Buren, is and always has been true Liberty man
of which there Is Just as little doubt-Csughter-h
should have left this vital question almost unspoken Of
Were il not now too late, should invite the whole
party both Al the North and the South % attempt 10
raily upon this matter Of 80 deep interest
Now gentlemen, some favorers Of this new light OF
the Free soil sun instruct not 70 look backward
trust At least may be permitted to look forward
hope we are be placed IN the situation vi nim oi
whom Il was once said
H rs'sr a.ks tack sari-ouslrt stl he soes.
l-tn-'~r sloks lorssrs farther than b. l1--
pray YOU gentlemen, 10 look forward and see what
will be the condition OF the country General Cass
elected have given you summary Of the principles
for which the Whgs have been contendlng Tor twenty
yesrs-urinciples which deem highly important and
essential 10 the prosperity OF the cOuntry-snd asa
YOU 10 look forward and see what vii become Of them
fNr Cas- I. chosen the next President Will tel you
exactly what will happen. General Cas- VII say thai
every one OF them repudiA.ed, put down and con
temnei by the very majority which made him President
Who IN the next Congress can venture 20 stand Up