Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-03-22
MIR. WEBsTER's SPEECH.

MIR. WEBSTER'S SPEECH,
Our readers will find that portion of
Mr. Webster's speech which we publish
this week unusually interesting. The
general spirit of his speech is concliatory
and evinces great depth of learning, patri-
otism, and wisdom of superior grade.
Some of his positions, however, are OBJ
noxious to the South, and in the course
OF his arguments he made some mistate
ments which were Immediately corrected
by Mr. Calhoun The rcjoindcr of Mr.
Calhoun will also be found to contain
much of the wisdom and philosophy
which usually cmanates from the great
Southern Senator. We learn from orr
exchanges that the speeches of these tru-
ly great men have produced a considcra-
bic reactionin in The sentiment and feelince
of some of our Northern oppressors.
And while the people in all parts of the
country generally regard these two mas
ter efforts with the most favorable COM
mendation, still there are those whose
restless spirits are ncyerssatisfed with
carping, and who for the sake of contcn-
ton are always ready to raise some "bug-
bear" to the soundcst doctrines of theory
and practice. D
9aSVattsNt as,s 71}l -+77----4---4s -+7---- "a,
MR. sTANLEY or NORTH CAROLINA.
We cannotpass ohtifei9 sf6oticcd, the
anomalous position assumed by this gen
tlcman in a late speech delivered in the
House ofRepresentatives. We will not
say that Mr. SAhas provensacaiior to the
South, but in a spirit Of Kindness we sug
gest TO that acould be 32et Of the Adminis-
tration, careful resiewofthe documents
towhich he impertinehtly refers South
err Membership read The tihl of Burr,
and see what constitutes strcason'- ap.
plicablc to his own conduct; and he might
also find some timely premontory hints
indicative of the high destiny which n
waits him, by aclosc pcrusal Of the histo
ry of the latter part.of the life of Benedict
Arnold. Butto thegspecch, he charged
the whole SouthcrhDemocracy with ma
king speeches more to attack Gen. Tay-
lors Administration than to preserve the
South from Northern aggrcssion-he
was in favor Of admitting California, and
none but disunionists would oppose her
admission--he would vote for her, right
or wrong, if he lived to get to the House
to do it: that there were men enough in
Virginia alone, holding Office under the
general government to whip all the South
esnarmies that could be started; he op-
posed the Nashville Convention in no
measured terms.
But if Mr.. s. can find constituency
guliable enough to sustain him in these
views at home, then have we been de-
ceived in the integrity of the "old North
State" s
The following extract from the cores
pondent of the Anderson Gazette will
show some further light on the unenyia-
BILE position Of Mr Stanley:
"Ifin noticing the proceedings ofthe
House of Representatives, Iconfne N.Y.
self entirely to,Mr Stanley's speech, I
trust may be excused, as i have Just
returned from hearing il, and find myself
somewhat provoked to think, that as ar
rant q traitor as he is, should have been
born in the South. His speech, he said,
was made for Buncombe, but others con-
strue it differntly. 1t is well known here
that strong effort was made to defeat
Mr. s. in his last election, which came
very near PROVING successful, He, fear
ing that this is his last termin Congress,
and that "Buncombe' will never send him
back, is desirous of securing an appoint
ment under the administration, and for
this purpose heis found supporting every
fayorite measure of the administration, no
matter how hostile to his section, Iis