Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-04-26

Massachusetts, in which hig ly respec-
table body of his constituents Gxprcsse d
their approval of his recent speech upon
the great NATIONAL ques ions now pending
in Congress.
Mr.. Webster appends TO his reply n
correspondence which gives strong c,i.
dence in support of one of the position of
his speech, which has met with much
capatious objection. Boston Doily ddp.
REPLY OFT HE HON DANIEL WEBSTER
TO THE BOSTON ADDRESS.
WAsHINeToN, April 0, 1850.
To Ne Hon. Thomas II. Perkins, Hon.
fhories JookScn, Rpo. Moses Stuart
Reu. DR. Woods, Hon William STIR.
gas, President Sfa'ks, Caleb Io,inq
Esq. Isoc p. Uoris, Esq. W,Han,
dFTiefon. Esq, and others, sinners o,
he Letter to me, Of the 25M 1fa.cI,
1850:
Genllemen-it would be in W in that |
Ahouip attempt to express the gratifica-
tion, winch have derived from your let
ter of the 25th ulimo. That gratifica-
tlon arises, not only fro N its manifesto
tions of personal regard nd confidence,
but especially, from the evidence which it
affords, that my public conduct, in regard
to important pending questions, is not
altogether disnrp'o,ed by the people of
Massachusetts. Such letter, with such
names. assures me, that have not erred
in Judging of the causes of existing dis
contents, or their proper remedy; and on
courages me TO presevere in that course.
which my deepest convictions of duty
have led me to adopt. The couittiy
needs pachcation: il needs the resto~i :
tion of mutual respect and harmony, he
tween the people in one part of the Un-
ion, and those in another.
And. in my judgment, there is no suf-
firient cause for the continuance of the ex-
ting alienation between the Moth and
the South. If we will look ut things
Justly, and calmly, there ism ssen'ial
differences, either of intees, oropinion.
which are irreconcilahle, orincapnble of
adjustment. So far us the question of
slnvery applies to the ncwlvacqui ed tcr-
ri,ories, there is, i'll rnv iu lgmcnt, no real
and practical point of import nee in dis
pute. There is not. and cannot he slave
nv, as firmly believe. eithcrin California.
New Mckee or Desert And if this be
80, why continue the controversy on
m"re abstraction? The other disturbing
questions respfc's the restoration ol fugi-
tive siaves, and slavery in the District Of
Columbia; and know no o,easonwhy lust
and fair measures, allwithin the undoubt-
ed limits and acquisitions ofthe constitu.
iih., might not be adopted, which should
give, on those subjects, general satisf,c-
ton. Ft 8
atnny rate we shouEjmake the a.
tempt because so long as these dissen-
tioas continue, they ombnrrass the gov
eminent, interrupt the quiet d ,he PEE .
pie. aud alarm thcir'fears; and nter il
bighly improbable that important acts ol
legislation, affecting great objects, and il,
which the whole country is deeply inter
eted, can beaceomplishei Indeed, the
ordinary operations. essen,iil to the ex-
i|tencs ofthe government, and ns daily
administration, meet with check, and
hindrnnees altogether unprecedented.
We must return to "a. own felhngs Ol
concilialionnnd regard - we must refresl,
ourselves at those puse fanntaing of mli-
tupl esteem. commefi pnttioiism and fra.
ternal confidence whose heneaeient and
healing waters ssp c0piously ovefhowed
the band through The struggle of tIlcrey.
oluaan. andin the curly ye IN o. the gov
ernment. S3f ss psssgs
the day has come. when we should
open ngr.eTs AMI on heirts 10 the ,ad
vice Of The gfe,t Faith ro his country,
at is ofinf pite MON m" said he; 9Th u
you should properly estimate the i'm
mense value Of your national Union, to