Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1848-09-08
Speech Of Daniel Webster on the
Presidential Question.
DELIVERED AT MARsHTIELD, SEPT l.

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GsNrLrMEN Although it had not been my
purhpsc. tlurinr tho recess of Congress, TO adj
dress Sny public assembly on political subjects,
have fSN il my duty TO comply with your request
40 neiQhBurs and fellow-townsmen, and TO- meet
YOU here to-day And am not unwilling to
avail myself of this occasion TO SIGNIFY to the
people OF the United States, my opinions upon
The present state of our public affairs.
shall perform that duty certainly with great
frankness, and nope, WIN canoor' II Is not
my purpose to-day 10 carry any polnt-to act as
any mans advoca'e--to put up or TO put down
anybody ~ IS any wish anu purpose to address
you IN me Language ana spirit OF conference and
consultation, IN tue present extraordinary cri-
SIS OF our puolic concerns, desire TO hold no
man consciehcc Out my owl-to rue no man
pohuea, cuhuuc' out my own; MY own opin-
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1nese are the three great and essential topics
nov before the country There are others, but
these 'nFee are tne Pi1heiPai'
Now, gentlemen there are three candidates
prepared LOT the choice OF the American people.
1enerai Taylor the candidate oil the Wing par
y, stanuing upon the hominanon OF the Nbig
Convention held at fhiladelphia- General Cass,
the candidate OF the opposing and now dominant
party-and the third, Mr. Van Buren, standing
upon the nomination OF the late convention ut
buffalo, whose OBJECT or whose main OBJECT, as
1t appears to me, IS centered IN one only oil the
considerations l have mentioned-thc preven-
uon, namely, OF any further increase oil slavery
or oil the increase Of slave power An object,
gentlemen, IN wh'ch nccd hardly say, you and
enureiy concur .
TODAY
al Mhigs-Nassachnsets Nmgs-olu Iolony
wings. Marshileid wings: And II the Wing
NOMINATION at fhiladelphla were entirely sails
factory 10 me wings Of massachusetts and to us,
INC pain OF our uuty ID regard TO II wouiq be
perfectly pam but inc nomination was not
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mat Is pimn' ana 1t would be IDLE to attempt to
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