Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-04-18
Thingg at Washington.

Hon. John Wentworth, the "long" member
from Illinois is writing home a series of letters
10 his Chicago Dem Jcrat, on matters, men and
things at Washington. From one Of these,
written day or two before Webster's" hid' for
the Presidency, we take the following The al
fusion to the god like" throws much light on u
move that was inexplicably astounding to the
Worth, as it was inrxprssby gratifying tn the
South. But his covenant with death" shall not
stand. The pr0mi7e Of the Presidency is all
that shall ever greet the vision OF the strong
man whose strength has been gwen TO the cnuse
of hu nan oppression Daniel Webster shall die
without entering the promised land" and no
friend of Freedom shall seek to know "the
place of his burial - Independent Democrat.
There is considerable of a brush fight be-
tween the Clss and Buchanan Ten for The nexl
Democratic nomination for the Presidency
Wien the Buchanan men get chance, they
denounce the absurdty of the idea that the peO
pie of a territory who happen to squat there first
are soverelens over and above the laws OF Con
gress. Some call Gen. Cass by name, and han
die the Nicholson letter by name, as | always
thought it deserved.
Tie Cass men fire back and denounce the
Missouri compromise line in the worst way as
making one section of the country free and yet
establishing slavery over another section where
il does not exist, merely to make that portion
free. Occasionally they talk Of old federalists,
&c, &c
The Buchanan men lately had great meet
ing in Philadelphia, where they went "teeth
and toe nail" for the South. On Friday of this
week, the Cass men and tile Benton men are tn
meet and repudiate the proceedings of the for
mer meeting and go for the admission of Demo-
cratic California without any amendment in the
boundary or Constitution.
There are not half dozen Nicholson letter
men here from the South as Gen. Cass now ex-
plains that letter. Two thirds of the Southern
Democrats are Buchanan men, and 90 Tor his
Missouri Compromise. The other third, save a
yery few Cass men, are for old Bullion who
seems to be gaining strength daily.
The Cas- men and Buchanan men really
think Col Benton politically used up and thai
the next nomination at Baltimore is between
then. It is true that the mass of the intriguing
and trading politicians are against Col. Benton
but at this day, he is the strongest man living
with the people and you often hear even mis- pr
litIcal opponents wish he could be in the Presi-
dental chair in case Of an attempt to dissolve
the union. They think he would know whom
to hang first.
Some of our Northern friends are getting
very fastidous dbout voting for Southern men
and would vote for Northern donuhiace, il
preference to the nearest similitude to Old Hck
Ory living stand on the national platform my
self and would rejoice to support another SOC
Hickory" find him where ! might. Could Gen
Jackson speak from his tomb, who but the rgh
power OF his administration, Col Benton, would
he name as the man for the present crisis !?
Let but the spirit of notification raise its ny
dra head between this and the next election. ant
old Bullion takes The place Of Andrew Jackson
10 do as Andrew Jackson did.
There are rumors in circulation that DAME
Webster is about to introduce compromise bill
The main features are that the South is tC
promise to support him for the next President
and then cheat him as it did Gen. Cass after he
had injured himself at the North by turning from
Wilmot Proviso to a Nicholson letter man,
Daniel Webster can never be the President oil
the United States. There are men enough op
posed to him 10 his own party at the North u
prevent this. lie had better stand on his pres
ent almost eternal fame as the greatest conSt'tu-
tonal lawyer and one Of the very greatest men
that America has yet produced. The Preslden'
cy can add nothing to NAN OF his giant intel
lect. Let hnL not snlly his frame at this late
period of his existence by compromising the
rights of free labor in hope to reach the White
House. which The fate OF Gen. Cass should teach
him that no Northern man trucking to the
South can reach. As great admlFer OF all a.
bout Mr.. Webster but his political creed, and
proud as am of him as a fellow COunIryman,
hope that ali hear of his compromise about tn
be off red Is untrue. The South almost unani.
mousy repudiate Mr.. CIay's bill and yet heal
sanctions Mr.. Webster's.