Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-10-23
MR.. wEBSTER's SPEECH.


services were otherwise Than the, are be yet
bears a name winch ought To- enttue him 10
the regard 81 the Whig- of this country. tie
j. OF he family uf Oii---ul that very James
Ofis. 50 distinguished >'n ut Ills County,
who was the first 10 put the ball OF tn A.
mericau Revolution IN mouan. Whatever
/ Others NAV say the people of Plymouth am
sure will hold him ia respect.
wish that every one of Won, thpt every
\ Wing in The Commonwealth, would read this
letter And after having read IT,. would re
I ter YOU 20 Mr. o is speech in the Senate OF
I the Uuitcd States. Ia JanuaTy, 1870. Mud !
unJerlak. 90 say that from that speech there
NAV be ade, without the addition ct d sem
| tence or phrase, as good as dnn-suvery plat
| form a. that which has been constructed by
| the archuects OF The Buffalo Convention
! (Applause.)
| But il Is now proposed by some who have
| been Whig-to carry This new prIussple mto
0ul State election and attempt 10 revoutlonize
| the State OF Mas>acbust It's. WHY ? Is II be-
cause they are dissatisfied with the nomiua-
;i9qs ma at PbiIadephis Because they
well. why may titt9}f General taylor very
OF the Wings in Peunsyivania Is h6 tuitiiSS :" -
+ them 10 thdt respect, but coniiue their oppo-
siliou to the Presidential question alone Is
il necesstry to 20 any lartherl
see here some Nhi-s-I hope not many
but with regret aud griel do see some who
have been with us tor years in supporting
GOV. Briggs aud Lieutenant Gov. Reed. who
have now joined 10 defeat their reelection
and carry in new men.
Why Is thsl What have Gov, Briggs aad
F Lieutenant Gov. Reed done since las ear TO
make such d step necessary? Nothing w hat
has either OF them ever done in his lille of
which these gentlemen can complaint Moth
ing at all.
There is not a single word vote, or act OF
theirs that can he found fault With. And it
seems 10 me very extraordinary predicament
IN which these gentlemen have p3ced them
selves. Here are men who have not only
supported Governor Briggs, but have accep-
ted office under him aud sat at the Council
Board with him year after year, advising and
consuming TO his measures. And | think
they may be fairly called upon to give their
reasons ior the change in tlieir oourse-ihat
they may well be asked to JUSTLY themselves
to ON honest aud sensible Community
W hat are their reason>l What are thew
Only that they have set up Mr. Van Buren, for
President, and Gov. Briggs aud Lieut.. Coy.
Reed went vote for him! And who ever
/ thought they would!--ltireat chez ring | aud
because Gov Briggs and Lieut. Gov Reed
wont join them, they join an association. one
OF whose open and avowed objects il SO de-
Leaf every Wing nomination. IN the Stale Of
( Massachusetts,.
Judge no mans conscience. That leave
to himself But. gentlemen, certainly Shall
not envy The feelings OF these gentlemen
when next month they Shall fad that they
have zone al IN their power TO defeat the
Wing candidotes. without having accomplish
ed lie leas' thing they now propose 10 them
selves. Applause.
They talk OF patting down in this COM
monw ealth the "minions OF slsvery!f Pray
vino are hey Is Governor Briggs one OF them7
Is Lieut. Governor Reed native oil this cJuu-
/ ty, Is he miuion OF slavery?
My friend who sits near me. am proud TO
have Called my friend Tor over tiiry wears.
/ (tion, William Baylies OF Tantou i, he one
OF themf-Cnes f"uo-neither CITIZEN Van
I Bnrrn Wings either" Mir. Webster-"very
lar from 1t, gentleman"
The gentlemen nominated for Congress in
/ the adjacent district tion. 0rrn Fowler of
Fall River mau with whom | am not per-
spnasly acquitted, bat who Is very respect
able man aud a true Wing they will defeat
bin il they can.
Aud We, Ithe is sent to Congress they know
that on this slavery question he wid give iust
such vote as they desire and on all other
occasions will throw a Wig vote. Fo rthat
very reason they will defeat him il they can.
In that distinct lhey nave nominated Nlf.
! Morton, very respectable Young inaa, but
always member OF the Loco Foco parts,
aud Distinguished one among them He is
still joined TO that party, out and out, except
a. to slavery, aud yet these Wing gentlemen
vote Tor him. They will vote for him. Mark
that
Is not this extraordinary? Is it not strange
bias that affects them2 Does il not look as if
res son hardly held control over their minds
and their passiousJ
Gentlemen, we well know chat there
nothing in Buffalo platform, on this point,
which III general does not mete the apnrsb a-
tiou, and the entire appreciation, oil the Wings
OF The Northern States.
Suppose we all should join the free soilers
We should still be the Wing party only
under different name. That would be ali.
But they propose to get a step further which
agree would be great change, and put Mr.,
Van Buren, at the head OF the Wing party
We know, gentlemen, that children at
school VIII sometimes anuse themselves by
draNing fantastic images. placing the heads of
some animals on the bodies of others, and
making most grotesque monsters of them oil.
II one OF these Juvenile limners were to try
his hand at political carcatures. aud portray
the Wing party Win Mr.. Van Buren, al lis
head, he.would make an image still more pro
vocallre oil laughter than The celebra ted gerry
lnander itself. Much laughter and cheering.
Gentlemen, II Is not TO be distinguished that
we are in crisis. Whether we look TO the
state OF affairs 10 the nation, or wethcr we
look only to the newly arisen questions and
parties among us at home in Massachusetts,.
we are a present in crisis, which as think
Is calling ON every Wing in The Common
wealth manuaIly 10 come Toward and do bis
duty.
lam not di,lrustlul Of the result. [Vebem-
enI applause. am not insll distfu,i.u,ol ne
result II can be assured OF union and energy
in maini5iug the strength oil the Wing party
The Wings OF Massachusetts, are not to he
daunied at me prospect OF opposition The
:, Wings OF Massachusetts are not of that cha
rdclef. They have made their mo success
id effort, under circumstances Of great dis.
cou'agemeni and | have 10 doubt They viii
succeed on his occasion. (Renewed cheer
ng)
Fellow citizens OF Plymouth county, here
terminate What have 10 say 10 pubic, or ON
The political questions no before the coun.
Try deeply regret that anything should
ever occur 10 weaken The strength ol Inc
WIN party, or To cloud its prosprc,s-lor
sln eTey believe that its success, is intimately
olenped WIN The preservation Of the Cnn,ii-
\ tuluh dnI The great interests Of the country
urnliem-n The Wing party may encounter
his'oHuues-it may commit mistakes. But
iof ohe, follow Ills fortunes hecausr | am
more wiling 70 trust myself aud to trust The
o. Try q ff