The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-03-16
VOLUME 1II.-NUMBER III


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The Washington City papers e De 80. eas@
daily concur y opision IN rsgasdto Mr ehss@fs
great speech ths slavery question, q nsPss -
which we publish lo-dss. We qaose he folawinE
from them: -
We have never, We fhink, on any iorl1ex -
sasion seen The Senate CkasnbeT 50 erammea with
human beiags as i was yesterday ~ she naittaacs
Of both sexes who we're nstfaeted thlthss ~ -
eager desire TO hear Mr.. Webster speech. The
usual desire to hear an able and ela4aezt sp<sEbs
was on this occasion greatly as4meniet b.
general conviction Of the great impofs4nee q fhs
Opinions which Mr. Webster should decIzsr -
ne agisatnz topic Of the day. and The pc&<sfuB
elect which their solemn snnuneiation Eupid pro-
duce on public feelinR bash North and Soglh- Al
this bad hllsd the public mind with en. rnlz44l
anxiety TO hear the speech, and occssioeed Satf
press for admission hat the Senators thea,s<lsse
were IN great part crowded out Of their seats snt
the whole body Of the chamber as well as he RI
letiss and lc5bies were filed with denss ar&
brilliant audience. & ~ = = n ~
OF the speech, if can speak for ilssiE We viii
only, say thai It's Importance was not over f>tsd;
that it ADDED fresh Iusre 70 The hme q a. afezf
orator, and gaze fteh pfsefs 81 his truly n2ii6nA1
and patriotic spirit The pnblic s6ics al zsoapd
u.s. as far as IL coud be heard and from persons of
all sections Of the Unions Expressed no fseng But
that Of gratIicstIonno opinion bnt thar of arpso-
baton and Of anticipation that lis liberal and
ciiiatory spirit would hzvs the happiest effect IN
trahqbiiizng fhe present excitement, and rs-assu-
ring lhs frisaas ofthe Union throughout The eoen-
trys--I -IHtsstlgsneey.
Wewere not presentfor several minutes nfter Mr.
| Webster commenced; bot the fIst positions which
be argued after we entered the Senate, add iof
some time afterwards, were 50 decidedly opposed -
slavery and the Soathern aspect 0f DE 4u6sticn,
that despared OF anything ccncilixioFy, o. eor
promising, anything calculated to settle this d.n
1 gerous and agIiating question, from his lips We
are bound, however, to state that we had done Mf.
Webster great injustice. and that The astpezt II his
speech amply redeemed what we lhouaht the errorz
Of the FIRST. Praise from tins quarter comes 50
rarely upon the Senator from Massachusetts. tIszt
almost hesitate TO utter iE upon the present
casion. We presume that he will set httle sAIns
upon anything which may fall from our pen, bus
We feel bound 70 state frankly our impressions ~
| his speech. We had expected very hstie from Mr.
Webster. We doubted very much whether be
would dare 70 come out aud lay his tribute upon
tie altar Of his country. But We must say that bis
whole speech very able, and the last part 81 il
was marked with great l1trepidity, frankness and
Iberality. We trust in Heaven that he has not
i spoken IN vain. We cannot but entertain the fer
/ vent hope that Mr.. Webster viii essentially con
tribute to the adjustment Of this distraetng eontro
versy. His speech interapefsed
with various suggestions, expressed in simple but
eloquent language, uPon the various topics which
are connected with this subject. He confessed
frankly and emphatieally the generosity which
Virginia had shown in re1InqaishinR her cleiui %
the Northwestern territory. He declared himself
| willing If she or the South worid desire IL to sr-
proprate the proceeds Of these lands (which he 90
tiInated at $4,000, ,0001 on, indeed, almost lus
thing else, to assist in Fidding the Southern Stes
OF the free people Of color He pr0nounced besa-
tiiuI euloeium the value Of the Union. He d.
MED that there could be peaceahle secession, and
spoke IN no measured terms OF his opposition to
the Nashville Convention, if it should assetnbiefor
the purpose of dissolying the UnIon. = =
Our general impression from the whole is, thai
if the Senators and Representatives fron beth sec
tions Of the country would set in to the accommod1
tion Of this important question IN the spirit wicl
Mr.. Webster breathes, we shall see it a distznl
day adjnsted by eonciliatory compsomise. a,
present alarming excitement abased, and the Unio'
saved U1sioR.
AT no time Of his public carer has Mr.. Wsssie
. exer appeared 10 greater advantage Never has b
displayed more vigor and manliness 81 intellect
. more torce oi argument, more nationality Of tern
per and spirit than on this occasion. Itswes q
x occasion which called for the display Of boldnes
a and 6rmness-for he had prejudicss, and PARTIAL
ties, and antipathes tu eneonnieTbuthe he met fben
a all. and oyercame them all, with courage whie
,e entities him 70 the commentator Of all good an
le patriotic mem and which cannot fail 70 slsennshe
X him in the hearts Of his eeunuymen.
" 1 In the course Of his remarks, Mr.. Webster !
10 luded to the Nashville Convention and to the id
Is Of peaceful SECESSION" peaceful dissoaufd
Is of the Union, This portion OF his speech VI
d marked, think, with rhetoric as fsliciious
: adorns the most elaborate OF his speeches, ard
thrown of apparently freely as fire from Il
flint when struck By the steel Spark after sparl
flash after fash, il warmed and thrilled the brea.
Of every listener til, when he closed, the pent-u
e enthusiasm Of the audience manifested itself in
round Of applause that the place and presence coul
IT not suppress.
;. Mr.. Webster has placed himself on high groun
:. by this speech. He viii be assailed for it by III
fanatics and free-soers, bat the great heart OF th
J. American people viii respond to it with warm pu
e sations We too great people-our conntr
; | is too broad and magniicent-to be governed b
Il any narrow local and sectional spirit. More tha
!. this = we shall remain a united people and a
: american republic, in spite Of all the power
n whick the triple coalition bring bear agsinl
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