Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-03-18
POLITICAL.
lER WEBSTgR SPEECH.
In sen WE.

Thursday. March :. 1857
Atan earl, hour bi~ mnrplaa tbe senac chamber was
completely occupied hv ladies aud sneh lew protemen
us Lad been ale 10 obtain aduaanee. VIII, cudurrd
ra hours p1lenl possession OF seas. aud Il tue
Il of that they ght hear The nng expected speech Of
TIL Senator tIum Massachusetts,.
The Nre President called the sen1to TO order M live
minutes In Il o'clock and tie defati.na rNercsa mele
performed by The thphn. Rev { NJ, Auller.
THE COMPROMISE.
The Wee rrr~d"n'. Tho resolutions submitted hy tn
Seuataf tem kentrc(y we're made the special order oi
the day at Il O'Clock, On tins ieei the Senator from
Wisconsin Mf Nalkrr) hes The 1aor.
MIR Walker. Mr. President, tbs vast audience has
not assembled hear mc aud there Ia hut nan, in
my opinion Who assemble such an audience. They
expect to hear him, aud eeit In he my duty vel
my peasure Ia give the naor therefore, 10 the Sen
alur iran Massachusetts. | understand 1t l4 inmate
rial Ia hun urun which Of these questions h. speaks,
and therefore Will not move 10 postpone the special
order.
Mr. Webster. beg to express my obliGati ms To
my friend FUN WISCONSIN. tAlf Nal,er.) ns vii as
to my ffrnd iom Now No'k, (Mt Seward) for Their
courtesy allowing to aldless the Senate this IN m
ug.
Mr. President. wish To peak to-day, not nv Nlassa-
clusrus man nar Nofthefn msn, but ns on Amer
cln. and member OF the Senaie al the lniied Saies
Il is fortunate that there Senate o the tnlled Sates
IA b dy noi vet uovcd from proprioy. not LOST Il a
lust Of lis diluty. aud its own high rrsponsi
utilities. and body to which the country lok With ean=
fden 9 ar Wise moderate, patriotic, and healrg dae.
tttue. Il Is 10 he denied that we live ~ the midst
u strong agiatltrs aud IN the midst o very cnnsldeia
HE lanps IL our institutions If pavrtnmcut The IN
pr med winds are let osn. The Fas'. the W est, th'
North. aud lhs stormy South. al c mhnc 10 throw III
Whole oeean inn c1umoon. anl 10 toss is hllo"s II
her skies, an IN d'sc'.e rs rritooalest drr,h do
n rxnfer NJ prscot 10 hid ~ 10 be fit to hold the
helm IN this combat uI he plnleal tlemcn-, but have
du'y 10 prdtm. aud mtan h pettorn 1t with II 'el.
ity hot without a srusr ot The Surrounding dnneeis
bul no. without hopr | have a pat o act not Tor NY
,, n e+rafilv AZ .niry cf an lool - out fir nn fas
mont un,n " hirh Ia Il nt away from the wtrc If wec,
thrfp ns be- but f. the pooi ol the WHOLE and TIN
nros,tya M pl ihr " hole. aud the y /, that which Will
keen me- my ,Iiy durp this alfnpple whether the suu
and fbe star, shall nppcar or ea not appear E many
DAYS seesk Ia d., fo the nrfs.,y yalnn of the lnlon
81 laar me- n nv c,n. sprpl to-day ont ol 81.
ic,ons md aux1s bcalt f,r to the cuun
ry Of Ib,, ooiet aud that hrm5ny Nhch makes thr bsy
inr, of ll,s al,o &, rich aud 81 dear 10 us a Ihsa
are the o1- tb, nrlp,4 omysflf tn dsrus> tlese are
the natives and ,e sole tnoy,s that Influence me In
the VIII In communicate nv pni5na 10 the Srna, aud
The conltre. md if can de- any thibr however lle.
cr ,h ,,I,n q, ,h,.,, ends .ba1l have accomplish.
cd ol ,b,i d,.irc
Nr p,n don't il may not la am, q IN rceur very bi, III
t l events which cno,lly sallrn and extraordinary
have Irou,bi ,e c. c,n,tion ri the country In wlni
i, now ia In NJ, ISi6 The Inlrd States declared
,,r ,,,i,s, AI.>ic, Her ar,ie then an the inniier,
ot,,l ia yc,s nf ,b,t ll.n,ie. met and defeated
m be, tt,, ms. non,r,,ed her opln misses and oeri-
nd lr ,,n,Gi rho maine trre If the United States
,I, ,s.,s5li, ,r ho, L,,s aod# #her tovus on thu
A,l.Itr. ,l ~, ,b p,rG. In los Than t,y, wears n
,r,o,y was regi,,ed bv which NeNicn ceded Il, The L.
nod S,nIas y,sI torrnrv .xinoli,nr seven or epht
LnI,d ,,,ls l,,, tI, sl If Iln paclfc frarlIn,
Lel ysr IN. ,,on ,ins and acro4. the desert unnl II
ia.l lie frontier f In, State # Texas It's, hnppen=
~, =, H. l,.,,,,., "A and te,Ia .,ta If the Nrx,can
/ q ,',,,, bI,. ,lo d cl,,,,i,n ,l y,,r by the I'll
,I S4,' a,,i,s, Nr,vc, had becon,o loown in Cafar
~, ,l,l ba ne,nle # ,bG,fni, under the head Of
IN, officers porha, : rener3y Nv brew The exist
/ , p.,,,,,l e. v,,o,r nj of Gsl,G,rpia-thc Mexlc,0
a1trt.os md ,,u nm an ,n5rnqn,lent n,U " hrn The
ays arrived nj S,n Francisco al war had been declar
"a h. rho uo,l.d at,Ia.i sxico TIN, indrpcnden
n m ,, ,,,llI i 20, and lie s,fa and erip,s ol TIN
-nio, I'D in its .tal - sir before the war W.,
n,or h ,,,,,s r ib. fnttai Sia,s military au1 ma
val he'd o.sess,on ( San Erlnri.ro aud Ippof Cnllo
ni, and ,re,t rnsb Of en- orant. f,m various puts =,
M world lool nl,cr inlo n. ,fnil IN 1916 and lsi7-
pui nov behnl1 another wnndor
In I.nnafy Of ISiS the Alormons it s said ot SUN,
,f tb,tn made n discovery of an cxtraofdnaiily el
nioe If d, Id III IA hor of a very rrent quantity
odd hardly fit To be called mine Il wa, spread
near The auflaee-on the lower panf Of the South or
,,can hand, f ,h S,cr,,opol 10 'rhcv seem 1l hay,
airempted to conceal cir discovery for time; bn
a,tlo, lisc,y.,y. r,n,,,a of greater imuotiance
,,,s n,ae ,,J IN anoher n,f ufi6e American bnncl
If Ibe Saeameni and near SlpI' f,rr as 1t - called
Tb f,,na of ,6es, Jis,,yefje, spread far and vide
TLoy oytd ,,,e oud IN n. The spirI Of onicrailon 10
wards faI,trnIa which had already taken place; nnt
,e,s ne d,I in hundt,ds aud fockrd tnwards til.
h,v If >an Funcisc, This As hnyr said took pae,
" -, ,, ,,ia,,r aod .n,i,, al l41Q Tho d,oUug com
l !; H. 40, t,,,# ,.,r aud fran, Ihal lime /,