The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-11-07
SPEECH OF
SPEECH OF
HON. DANIEL WEBSTER.
At F1NELJL HALL.
DELIVERED OCT. %, 1913.
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Once again. friends and felow-citizens,
once ngain. and quite unexpectedly, find
myself in Faneui Hall. And feel all the
recolleclions OF the past gathering upon me.
| hear thousand vOices, not silent else
where. nut always speaking here, admonisll-
ing me. and admonishing you, who do me
The honor TO be here tonight. 10 speak and
10 perform the whole duty which we owe TO
our country. | came here to-day, iE obedi-
ence 10 The authority which | must always
respect, the wishes of the people Of Suffolk
and the Wings OF The Commonwealth, that !
should express 10 them my opinions upon
the present slate of the internal affairs oil the
country, the state of business and the occu-
palions OF men, and then prospects al
home: and proceed in the performance OF
that duty.
AneIc ciion Of President and Vice Pres
dent Of he United States is now in hand and
choice of members Tor the new Congress il
already in progress. Ii is in vain 10 disguise
aha, The result of these elections must pIo-
duce decided effect for good or for evil, up
on the interests of men and their pursuits AT
the prcscnt moment, and upon the prospects
which lie beyond the present There are.
Presidency. General Taylor, the Wing can
didaic. (Ihrec chccrs) and General Cass the
Democratic candidate How many cheers
for him? (Ilissing.) As 10 The support OF
another gentleman which some OF our friends
! am sorry 10 say, have embraced and still
pursue. regard H. in Il military sense of The
phrase ms u mere diversion; and if the sub
irct were not solemn, and Tie occasion sol
cnn should say it was very much of di
version in the Ihcafric sense.
There are lrllnw citizens, Two candidates
nni no more and the election oi one or tn,
other. accompanied with Il correspondent
lection in point Of political character Of Mem
hcrs of Congress will produce one or Tic OH
or respectively of two results and those re-
cults respect the prcScn! state Of The buSineS.
ul the country, as il is affected by TWO in
FIancrs of recent legislation. IfC;eneral Tny-
lnr be elected President, and if there hc, To
sustain his measures, Il Wing Congress,
th'rc are Two existing laws of the country
which will he essentially modified, or alto
Grihcr repealed. ! mean those commonly
c.licG The Sub Treasury law, and The Tariff
nl Is. II, on the other hand, General Cas-
be- elected and Congress clcrted at he
same time, 10 sustain his views Of public in
ieres', both of these existing laws will be con
tinued in force.
Gentlemen saw this morning a speech
delivered lately IN Washington by The pres
ent Secretary Of State. MIR. buchanan, a
gentleman who is among The first, il not the
very first of his party, in point Of charac-
Ter aud standing in the country. And differ
ing from most of The sentiment in this speech.
] still do is author the credit and justice TO
say that IT is an admirable speech. He saws,
having paid a Just and 10 more than insl
tribute OF respect 10 the military character.
good sense and strong understanding, and
The upright and pure motives Of Gen. Taylnr.
he says of him, nevertheless, HE is WING.
and HAT being himself Wing. il elected
President by the Wings and surrounded rs
he will he by Wing Cabinet, he must fiom
the necessity Of his position, carry into effect
Wing principles ana Wing measures. and
that he would be laithless 10 his friends and
his party f he did not do that. | agree 10 all
That, gentlemen. and agree that he would
be prompted 10 Wing principles and Wing
measures. no more by the necessities Of his
position than from what believe 10 be hi
deep conviction of the policy, propriety, JUS
lice and soundness OF Wing principles.
Wei, gentlemen, as James Buchanan has
stated one side of the case fairly, allow me TO
state the other And may say, upon the
other hand, il Gen Cass be elected Presi-
DENT and a corresponding Congress be al
The same Time elected, he will carry out the
Democratic platform OF Baltimore, he will
continue favorer Of the Suh-treasury and
tariff Of 1916. He will follow his BRIGHT ex
ample, whom he so much commenGs. Mr.
Polk, and whatever, in the same career oC
legislation, Mr.. Polk has left undone. Gen.
Cass will be on hand 10 do. So that il brincs
us exactly, as practical men; as men who
are not carried away by theories; as men
who do NOT attach all degree and all man.
ner OF importance 20 a single idea: as men
Mho regard the various interests Of the coun-
ny now and hereafter, we are brought 10
'nIS position, 10 give our suffrages and our
I1uPpoF'' heartily and cordially 10 Gen. Tay-
raj Cass ''"' 'Pt''' ''o'i- o''''''
Ought these measures. to which have
mus re.efFeu' 10 De now further prolonged
or continued, or ought they now 10 he rem.
H'Hted-to be set aside and to give Mace for
n tIer and wiser measures of Government
nat Is the question pending and 10 begin
Tlh That system which is called the Sinh
easury system. Ought rhat-ro he cou,in.
,i su Is il useful? Do the business men of
labolhmunliy find benefit in it Do the
ess g classes find it 10 protect their inter
yen;o. IN short, does Government find itcon-
Pr, r." Tor business purposes?
VIA, Il nov, gentlemen, before we consider
be, me sne result of the pending election NAV
j, mr. he future prospects of the conn,rr
We we'll 10 understand what is ,be;r