The organizer., 1850-05-11
Mr.. Webster's Speech.

from his Northern friends. That his
pacific views have found advocates
and admirers at the North, none can
question, but the close observer will
hardly fail to discover that his pane
gyrists seem to be numbered among
the wealthy classes, and those in their
interest, whose special representative
Mr.. Webster has ever been. To the
wealthy nabobs who have large mon
eyed interests at stake in this slavery
agitation, the present critical position
OF the country addresses itself with
all its fearful and astounding force.
Their large investments indirect
ly madein Slave labor, for it will not
be denied by any discreet calculator
whose trade it is 10 look 10 the effect 70
remote causes which do not enter the
minds of the infuriated and deluded,
could not, in the very nature ofthlngs
turn out so profitably to them if slav-
cry received a stunning blow from
the free soilerS & abolitionists. South
ern merchants directly dependent
for customers ard sales Of merchan>
disc upon slave holding producers, are
the customers and patrons of these
Northern merchants and capitalists
whose prosperity is in exact proportion
to that of the Southern dealer. The
profit or loss Of the one class, is the
profit or loss of the other, and the
gain of both dependent upon slave
labor. This proposition is clear as
MONDAY, and the man OF day books
and ledgders, was doubtless the very
first to appIyit with all the force Of an
instructive self-interest, to the crazy
agitation now going on, which has as
its more remote and covert, but Ger.
tain and remorseIess object, the de.
slruction of slave-labor in the Southern
States: This class Of Northern men.
Mr.. Webster represents. Self interest,"
will ever keep them alOOf from alb
not because they ale free
from the feelings Of the fanatic. From
them as class, We may be considered
safe now, and all time to come. Men
who deal in stocks, in goods, wares
and merchandise, are not apt to be
cheated by a popular. delusiOn, like
the abolition OF slavery. But major
tiles rule in our government, and this
slavery question is to be submitted to
the ordeal Of a popular trial before
the multitude, the masses, who some.
times take the liberty of holding opin>
ions directly adverse to those entertai-
ned by the wealthy. Pubhc sentiment
is made up of individual opinions; and
judging from the abolition Of slavery
in the Northern States, and the large
number, the overwhelming number
of representatives of abolitionism on
the floor Of Congress, is it not fair to
conclude that Mr.. Webster does not
speak for, the majority, but only for
such as have a direct, peeSnid7y inter-
est in the continuanc, Of slavery II
this be true,-.and we cannot doubt it
it will not be long before Mr.. Web
ster, and his wise, pacific speech will
be repudiated and doomed, and both
laid upon the SHELF to make way for
some such man as the infamous Sc
ioard, who will rise to a colossal stat
ure, upon the Slavery agitation. Pub
lie feeling will be aroused, and the
abolition Of slavery, not only in the Ter
ritories and District, but claiming the
power If not under, ABOVE AND
OUTSIDE Of TIE Constitution, Con-
gre IS will solemnly legislate for its
gradual extinction in the States, them
selves.
The prospect before Us has little
to cheer the real patriot and friend TO
the Union. Shadows, and clouds, and
darkness. hang upon our path. Do
nestle slavery rs in imminent peril.
The under-etgTeHt public sentiment
Of the Northern States, will soon e1-
bibit itself in fresh. and more 6agrant