The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-05-09
Mr.. WEBSTER AND THE WASHINGTON UNION.

The Washington Union in its new love for Mr.
Webster seems to have forgotten its old favor
ties 1t records all his journeyings and all his
speeches it sorrows in his affection, rejoices in
his 10y. elories in his triumph, nurses his repu-
tation defends him against all attacks, oherishes
him with all the tenderness Of the honeymoon
Scarcely number Of the paper appeared last
week, without some afectionate notice of Mr.
Webster Wednesday, he was the honored
theme of three articles, occupying two columns
and a half-one, denouncng the Administration
for its assaults on Messrs. Clay and Webster
5snet-s .s-cceesiss, 1"T';Z" p, 'be. 0hessIsty
with which the "great expounder" was received
at home, the third, giving report of his arrival
in Boston, and his speech upon the occasion
Thursday, the admiring editor resumes the sub
ject, and devotes a column and a half more to the
distinguished representative of what the Union
used to style, Blue-Lght Federalism 1t pro-
nounces his speech, worthy of the orator and
worthy the OCCASION" "an admirable, We may say,
a noble appeal to the citizens Of Massachusetts,
" in dignity of manner, power of style, beauty of
eloquence, and, above all, in frmness of purpose,
everything it should beo The Aaguaa (Ga)
COaSt1miOaaliSt, having denounced Mr.. Webster
for his lack of moral courage, his atfectonate
friend Of the Union, jures that paper not to
give way to gloomy anticipations he is sure Mr..
Webster will not disgracefully desert the post of
duty. "True," it says, he co6perated in the
proposition of separating California from the
Territorial Governments; and, in that respect,
Mr.. Clay manifested his superior s0g0city, if not
frnlaess of character but we understand from the
best authority, that MIR. Webster deemed it the
best way of effecting the objects he had in view
and that he intended, by that vote not to abandon
an iota of the fine sentiments and bold enuncia-
tons of his celebrated speech. Mr.. Webster has
nom his pomer 10 buiSe rah his heel the Serpents
head Fanaticism must be boldly met, to be put
down.
The pleasing theme is resumed on Friday the
Mem York Euenng Post and the Free Snil and
Abolition press, with their Walls OF wrath, are
thrust aside to make room for the Boston Courier,
NsrrJurypOn Herald, and Baltimore Clipper, with
their walls of incense for the Massachusetts, Sena-
tor. The Union grows more and more confident,
and trusts he twill stand up like Mount Atlas,
t,lmousdD
The Democratic Press of the West does not rel
sh this new position Of the "sole organ Of the De-
mocracy at the seat of Government" as the fol-
lowing paragraphs show. The Indiana STATE Sen
tuel, is the State organ of the Democracy of lnd-
ana and the Ohio Statesman, the State organ Of
the Democracy of Ohio-both, supporters of
General Cass at the last Presidential election.
From the Indiana State Sentinel.
We have been much grati6ed at the tone of the
Ohio Statesman for some time past, in reference to
the political aspect of affairs at Washington. 1t
has seemed to speak as if it truly apprehended
the tendency which has too long existed there, to
sacrifice the entire interests of the Democratic
Party, for the purpose Of unjustly favoring the
interest of certain section of the Confederacy IL
is high time that stop should be put to such n
condition of things IL is time to checkmate a
game, the end if not the object of which tends to
perpetuate the power Of Whiggery, because it is
willing for the sake of power, to become the pam
der of Saveocracy. IL is time to do this, not only
to auom any just imputation of seeiionGlism which
may be unfairly made against us, but also that we
may at least retain our selfrespect well as the
esteem Of conscientious men
The speech of Webster is but the deRou6nem Of
the game which has been playing at Washington
during the whole Of the present sesson-a ses-
sion which passes in disgrace anything ever enact
ed in Mexico This speech, which is nothing but
a bid by Webster for ultra Southern support for
the Presidency, will as it should, damn him to the
lowest pit of political perditicn. And yet some
Democratic papers pvf the venal thing and cry
hosannas to the most Infamous Of libels against
the Democratic party. The Ohio Statesman justly
speaks of it thus:
awe have read this late remarkable speech
of this most remarkably inconsistent New England
statesman-and We must express our astonish-
ment that any lbera-mnded, just-hcarted, intel
ligent national patriot feel it proper to utter
aught but prompt and entire condemnation OF the
tone, the obvious motive, and the ill-concealed
and too palpable object, of such production, at
such time, and from such an author That Mr..
Webster believes the Union in any real danger, we
have not the slightest idea That he has put
forth this mongrel mixture of good and bad-a
speech aimed to countenance sectional excitement
and then to sooth it, and at the same time de-
mandatory of the whole Northern Democracy =
for his own mere exclusive personal advantage,
we have not the slightest particle Of doubt. A
noble and manly effort, forsooth - reeking
with poor, paltry, partisan falsehoods against
the Northern Democracy " is easy to con-
ceive in what nook Of a mans heart lies the feel
ing that seeks utterance in the form of praise for
such production as Daniel Webster's late