Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-05-18
Daniel Webster,

The coitonocricy of Boston and its vicini
~ il now mixing Il desperate effort TO sccur
and make permanent that nsccndancy owe
the Wing purity OF Massachusetts, which |
partially obtained in the canvass of 1873
Its Interests aud its ietliugs me identified
with the slave-powcr, aud Daniel Webster
of whom this clique have long been the re
taiucrs," al their bidding, las taken his re-
cent stand on the side OF slavery, and nov
comes back to Massachusetts to uid in for
! ciug these doctrines upon the party, naugrt
/ all their former prof ssinns in favor of lli
! nlpn liberty and political right. lie arrived
( in the city of Boston on Monday afternoon
aud large body Of the "retnImers" met hin
aud publicly welcomed him in front OF the
! Revere House. A congrutulutury speech
was made on the OCCASION by u. X. Curtis
ncxt-tu Webster the ailcsi man OF the party
in the State. IN Websier's reply, hc siist,liil-
ed the course indicated by liiu in his recent
speech--dcuounccd the deep feeling of the
people of Massachusetts on the question oil
the surrender OF fugitive slaves, as prejudice;
which it was their duty TO overcome, and
said that the question was whether old Mas
snchusctts would stand TO the truth, las hc
cxpOunds ii against temptation ard against
her otrn PREJUDicEs. This was the question
he was determined 10 nsk her. lie had ta-
Ken bis position, and siouid take no sicp b7cf-
icard. lie had undertaken To restore peace
and bring back tie g0vtrafom to such u posi-
ton that it could act for he good ol' the coun-
try.
Thus il will hu seen that there is TO he no
GiHching. The demands of the Shareholders
uro all To be complied with. The Wings Of
massachusetts lave got To sustain their poll
cy and becomc their sldvc-catchers, or else
break away from the leaders OF the purty.-
Tho cold blood aud Ilearilcss manner IN
which Webster sets az nauglit all tie gencr-
ous impulses of nature, all the convictions Of
moral right, OF these questions, is absolutely
appalling, and tells but a sad story for hl-
man intellect, when not under the control OF
the higher sentiments of our nature. The
question is asked hundreds of times every
day, whether the party will follow Wchsicr's
lead. The impression is n prevailing one,
that IL ;eW. IL will mike sho,p, ia some
quarters, OF resistance, jud for eBeci, but will
gradually come into the traces, Just as il did
into un acquesceuce with the nomination of
Gen. Taylor Since The decentralization which
that act brought upon the party, there seems
TO he no stopping place for it short of utter
md degrading srbscrvicncy to the most out
fnpeouS system Oi Hulliul hOnVuge tilat ever
disgraced the annalsoT onrncc. Wcdo not
speak at random on this subject. The en-
gerness with which the party crowded
around Daniel TO welcome him back, after
the lumiliatng position in which he had pla-
ced himself aud the party; tic character Of
the men who We're Hcive in the matter, and
the touc of the Wing press of the State,
with some trifing exceptions, all show that
the party is ready for amy degradation, and
that the depth offs degradation will he n,ea-
surcd only by the requisilions of its masters.
Sad MS this may appear, who will say that i,
is not strictly true?
We speak, of course, of the party as par
iy-as uuit or mass. Exceptions there
may be, aud probably will he. among its
members. Let us see whether il will be so
or not Let us see how much moral priGci-
pie ard moral courage there is left among
them. Let MS see whether they will rise
above the character Of trading, trucking,
politicians, Snch us Daniel Webster
has proved himself Ia be and whether they
have enough Of feeling and principle left 10
vindicatc their characters ms citizens, and
boasts OF Liberty, Justice and 3ight-.NaSs.
Spy.