Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-06-21
MIR. WEBSTER.

1.-THE UNITED LOVE OF A UNITED GOVERNMENT -
The National lntelligencer, of Wednesday, pub
fishes an interesting correspondence, consisting
of letter addressed to Mr. Webster by many in
habitants of Gardiner, Hallowell, Augusta and
Bath, cities and towns on the Kennebec river in
Maine, and Mr.. Websters reply, which is more
than two columns in length. These citizens of
Maine express their deep sense of the obligation
which Mr.. Webster has conferred upon the coun-
try by his recent effort in the Senate to allay the
spirit of sectional strife which threatened the des-
truction of the Union, and they declare that the
patriotism and courage of that statesman will be
generally acknowledged, who, regardless of con-
sequences 10 himself, boldly threw himself into
i the breach, and brought back his countrymen to
feel the invaluable blessings of the Union and the
duty imposed upon them for its preservation.
We shall endeavour to find room for Mr.. Web
ster's letter in our paper of Tomorrow The
greater part of it is occupied with defence of
his opinion that there is no ground for believing
that slavery can ever be introduced into New
Mexico He prefaces this argument however,
with some Introductory remarks, of general ma
ture, so excellent in their patriotism and wisdom,
that we insert them separately here:
1t is no longer to be doubted that there are per
sons both in the North and in the South who are on
posed to the existence OF the present Constitution of the
United States and would gladly see it brought to an
| enc. Some in both extremes openly avow this wish
and others conceal under very thin DISCUSSES. Never
hcless the great body OF the People, North and South
firmly attached to the Union their hearts are for it.
and with it, and they will defend it against all open at
tempts for its overthrow. This is my decided opinion
The Union, therefore, may hope will not be rudely
broken up but this spirit OF sectional strife, if be not
effectuay rebuked will produce infinite mschiel bv
embarrassing the Government tIlwarng and deCeatnp
useful legislation and increasing more and more fee
ings of discord and alienation. Who does not see al
duced by these Discussions We are now in the Sc
venth month OF the session OF Congress- and what has
| been done! Even the ordinary annual appropriation
bills have not been brought forward advanced sin
gle stage They are at least four months behind the
proper time. 1t has at last become Indispensable neces-
sary, it seems 10 me- that men of and intelligence
who are really lovers OF their country and its Union
should open their eyes to the state OF things There
will be, there must be- it is the nature of things that
there Should be, some shock, cessation in the
movement OF the Government, some disreputable ire
guary now not Tar ahead unless the good men OF the
country In all its parts, will rouse themselves to the per-
torrance OF the duties which the exigencv demands
While so many persons and so many Presses in the
North maintain such loud and bitter complaints against
the South and while many persons and SO many
Presses in the South utter complaints equally loud and
bitter against the North neither the North the South
states definitely and precisely, any actual grievance
such as could Justify in any reasonable mans oninion
the most distant idea of disunion For the most
part these mutual COMPLAINS are general ndaterni
nate, uttered in angry terms but placed on no specific
ground. In the speech to which your letter refers
have mentioned what think to be real oronnd Of mn
tua or reciprocal complaint but beyond ali these there
is kept up general cry of one pariv against he other
that its riohs are Invaded s honor ncnlted its
fer assaiied, and its lust particnaton IN nolcal
power denied. Sagacous men cannot bnt susrect
from all this, that more is intended than is avowed;