The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-09-28

MR.. wEBsTER,s GREAT SPEECH.

MR.. WEBsTER'S GREAT SPEECH
We cannot spare the space in our small
sheet Tor tho whole of this able speech; our
subscribers must therefore be content with
the following extracts, and iftbere be any
Wings among our readers having the
slightest disposition TO favor Martin Nnn
Buren, in the course he is now pursuing to
exc out his i'll will 10 the bunker nominee,
Lewis Case, we say to them read and pom
der well before you vote Tor Van Buren,
and thus cast half vote for Glass;
"Bnt, gentlemen. no man has exercised
more controlling influence over the sla.
very question in this country than Mr..
Van Buren,. take il that the most i'm
portant events Of our time, tending 10 the
extension of slavery mud its everlasting
establishment on this continent, was the
annexation Of Texas in lS44. Where was
MIR. Van Buren,, then, let me ask? Three
or four years ago, where was he? lie Ind
bcen at the head Of what was called the
Spoil party; he Is nj this time at the head
of what is called the Soil ar Free Soil par.
~. Every friend Of Mr.. Van Buren, in
Congress, 80 fac as know supported that
measure. The two Senators from New
York supported it. and the Representatives
from New York supported il. Allow me
10 say that no one resisted i. but Wings;
and say in the face Of the world, ] say il
to all men connected with tho Buffalo Con
vention, or expecting To derive benefit from
il, say Ia all of them, that there has been
no body nf men. and no party in this coun
try, which has firmly and s,crnly resisted
the progress Of tho slave power but the
Wings"
"Yon may remember gentlemen. that in
the discussion Of the year 1914, when Mr..
Birney was drawing III votes from the
Wing party, I said, here and elsewhere,
that in my.ophion. every vote given for
Mr.. Birncy was half vote for Mr.. Polk.
Didn't il turn 0tt In bc %, exactly? Is il
not true that tho Wing votes which the
Liberty ticket extracted from tho Wing
strength in New York, gnvc the vote Of
New York for Mr.. Polk, and therefore made
him PRESIDENT That is nc clear AZ any
historical fact upon earth. And, in my
judgment, j, will he just 80 now. ] con-
slider everv Wing tote given Tot Mr.. Van
Buren, to be . voto directly aiding the
election Of Gen. Cas-; OBSERVE say
Wig vote. Now there may he States in
which the nomination Of Mr.. Van Buren,
may drnw away from the other side, lnrge-
~, aud in that respect rather iniure the
prospects Of Gen. Casr than of General
Taylor; but | speak Of Wing votes in this
State aud in any State; and INN of opin-
ion for one. that any vote given Cor Mr..
Van Buren,, inures 10 the benefit Of Gen.
Cnss.
Snow rs 10 Gen. Cass, gentlemen, we
need not go 10 the Baltimore platform TO
instruct ourselves what his politics are, OF
how he will conduct the government. Gen.
Cass will 60 into government A. cunning 10
BY tho snmc party that elected Mr.. Polk.
and he will ''iosiow in The footsteps Of his
iilustrious predecessor" hold him. con-
Tess. in the present state Of the country, TO
be tho most dangerous man ia whom the
powers Of the Executive aud Chief Msgis-
tracy could well be placed. lie himself,
would describe himself, not as conservative
Or protective, hut AZ l,clonging to what he
would call the pnrty Of progress. lie be-
lievcs 10 the doctrines of American dcstl.
mics; and that their destiny is to 90 through
wars, and invasion and armies Of sggran-
disen,cni; 10 establish a great, powerful
and domineering government over all this
continent. We know that il Mr.. Cass
could have prevented il, the treaty with
England would not have been made, NJ il
was made with England in 1912. We
know that il Mr.. Cass could have prevent
cd il, the settlement Of the Oregon 4ues.
ton would not have been made as il was
made ia 1876. We know that IL Gen.
Csss could have prevented the declaration
or continuation Of the Mexican war. ut his
pleasure, he would not have done II. We
know that he supported il with oil his might
and in NIL the deliberations Of Congress
was first and foremost in pressing that wal
to every extent. lie 10 man Of learning,
'nan Of talent, with every intellectual in-
grcdient Of character far superior to his
predecessor. IL he should be successor "a
Mr.. Polk; but think him gentleman oil
rash politics, pushed on by IN ardent and
rash party, and committed 10 such course
Of administration, q ] believe not to be
consistent with the security Of the peace
of the country snd government"
MAJOR NoAm's ACE.--The Major thus
answers correspondent
"CIarissa Il. beg, to know our age