Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-09-21
THE FREEMAN.
For the Green Mountain Freeman.
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Of Mr.. WeJstcr's Speech, deIU cred at Marsh
field, Mass, Sept. LIST, Is49
The speech of the Hon. Daniel Webster in favor
of the election of Gen. Taylor for President or rather
his speech against the election of either of the other
candidates. is in circulation. Some papers print
the whole of it, such extracts as go best for the
object. TWAS announced beforehand, that Mr.. Web.
ster would come out in favor of Taylor that is, before
the speech was deivered and he was invited to speak
before he last went to Washington appears by the
speech ITSELF Hence it is plain reading, that the Tay-
lor wings early invited him to meet them in his own
town, Marshfeld and so address them, as would aid
them in electlng Gen. Taylor.
He, in the speech, has done as much as his talents
could reach upon the subject, and retain the candor
and frankness which he processes in the outset Now,
in order to weigh in just balance what he presents
for our consideration, we may do WELL to recoect the
position of Mr.. Webster for many years past in the
political world; and especially, his position with re-.
gard to the several candidates in nomination. For,
even candid men, by long habits of favorable inter
course or totally the reverse Of that form preudices
of which they may not themsclves be conscious, but
"liCh OAiONI hHu
ly is this true when the daily means of information
charge the minds with facts favorable or unfavorable
First, then, Mr.. Webster has belonged to the whig
party from its first organization, while Messrs. Cass
and Van Buren, have belonged to what has of late
been denominated the democratic party. This pot-
cal antagonsm, led of course, to different train of
thought and of argument, and to different conclu-
sions.
Again, it cannot have escaped the observation of
reading thinking, men, that Mr. Webster has been
long waiting, and hoping, for his turn to come to be
nominated and elected by the wing party, to the Of
flee of President; and, equally manifest has it been,
that he considered the consent and cooperation of the
slave power necessary to produce such result
Hence his total apathy to such stand against slavery
domination and extension, he successfully took a.
gainst South Carolina Notification. He cody ex-
pressed himself in the Senate, opposed to the annex
alton of Texas, and thus voted But had he spread
himself against the measure with his whole heart and
soul, he did against notification, if he had not
thereby defeated the measure he would have given
deadly blow to all further attempts to extend slavery
and become the reliable centre of all opposers of sa-
very in the North and probably at this time, become
the successful candidate of free people, for the office
of President He now speaks, with becoming firm
ness against the further extension of slavery, anC
speaks Of it as the settled policy Of the North In al
else, how softly he deals with the shareholders! He
does not believe ,COrd of the assertion in the Buffalo
PLATFORM that the Shareholders dictated the nomination
of Taylor and Cass for the Presidency. He says il
oil h,,t b.J tbo
in each Convention. He also charges upon the North
4 in general view, the wrongs suffer, and charg
upon the slave power. This is all true; and true il
a sense that ought to produce shame and repentanc
in the mind and heart of all who have assented tc
and aided in, the production of such wrongs aye
also in all who neglected, in every constitutional way
to oppose and prevent these wrongs, Let him charge
the North to the life upon this point He cannot sa
too much upon it.
But why, it may be asked have the North been do
ing just what we complain Of and neglectng to or
pose and prevent these wrongs? May it notall be b
reason of the dictaton of the shareholders? 1a
Mr.. Webster attentively read, and carefully recoec
ed the sentiments and resolutions of shareholders tn
year past and which have been published in the M
tional Era and the Emancipator and such other p,
pers as have been willing to publish such facts abol
slavery, as the North ought to understand, it seem
to me, that, "ts seeing, he ,oOuld haze beIieUed"
Their universal cry, and resolution, has been, th
they would vote for no man for President who WI
not firmly pledged to support their institution saWr
nor any man, who was not firmly pledged against e.
cry thing in the nature of the Wilmot Proviso; ar
repeatedly affirmed, that they would not join tt
North in any Convention to nominate President
candidates; for the very reason as may be suppose
that the North, suggested by Mr. Webster, had n
merical powers to defeat them
: But other counses presented different course
"Let us 60 into Convention" say they, "and il v
0 can induce the North to 90 with u.s. that is as
n wish If they will not go with us, we will break Q
and stand by ourselves, as if we had not gone in
! such Conventian These latter counses prevaile
= They went into Conventions party. r
q Southern mnorities did not 60 with the Northern m
ortes, but the latter went with the former, in
If nomination of their favorite candidates, each, in
e opinion of Mr. Webster himself, wholly unfit for I
t, office. E
If By what means the Shareholders infuse this dict
ton into the operators OF the North wnether throu
the influence of men in the north owning slave pre-
erty in the slave states, and thus becoming dehtfi
in feelings and interests with the shareholders the
70 Selves or whether through the influence Of the Pr
idential patronage, welded in favor of slavery
n through what other means such controlling inAuer
to in the North continually operates, to give the Sol
l all the money, and all the Offices they ask for
re must all Judge for ourselves.
OF This may be sufficient with regard to the post
~ of Mr.. Webster, and what in his speech, does not
OF gard the qualifications of the several candidates,
their comparative unftness for the office. say,
~ fitness, for he does not consider either of them
or possess fitness must here recite but a small p
/. ton of what he says about Gen. Taylor. He spe'
of him in connection with some expressions about
great interests of our country. He says, among o
er things, However respectable and distinguish
% in his own profession, or however estimable as C
~ gen. General Taylor Is military man merely. Hel
- had no training in civil affairs. He has had no P
ticipaton in the councils of the Republic" He G