Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-05-16

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Thr Telegraph informed u last week. that Mr..
Webster had visited Boston and met with warm
public reception. We have since received an ac-
cuuni Of the proceedings and speces Of the oceason
Mr. Webster the Railroad depot by
committee az reception. and conducted thence IN an
open barouche 10 the ReEere H1aSe, where he was
addressed by Mr.. Girls. The material part Of the
performance Biz. Webs.er's reply. His late
speech in the Senate, and which he took the ground
that the aHti-slavery prosiso utterly useless IN
the territories. God Ind written the face of the
country thst slavery could not exist there-lhat tic
South had good complain OF the North ~ re-
laion TO fugitive slaves, aud that he ready to
vote for additional provisions the subject, aud final
ly, that Congress could avoid the obligation IF
admitting Stnies out of Texas account Of
such being slave Siates-fhis speech, we say, WIS
bitterly assalled by majority Of the Whig presses
ct Massachusetts. and among them some If the lead
ing of Boston. II was this kind Of music ihft
Mr. Webster faced and spoke to in his reply To Mr..
Curtis. After alludng to the slow progress made at
Washington in the settlement of the slavery question,
be roma rked
Gentlemen, haze felt it my duty late occasion TO
make effort bring about ameoratioD of that
cited feeling this subject, which pervades The people Of
this country everywhere Nosh and Souiht0 make ef
fort also restore The Government to its capacity for
schaTgng the proper business Of the county Let
il unable discharge that business To regain that
pacy. there is necessity for efo both in Congress and
If Congress. Mel her shall the legislation
Of the county proceed in the old way until the
discussions in Coz gres and Of Congress the
20 which you have alluded shan be in some way SUI
Take that uIh home with you, and take il as ruth, until
sVmethiI be done TO alay the feeling separating
Of different sections There can be useful and salts
III and genIltmen the Commonwealth Of Massachusetts has
done the honor place he representative in Con-
have believed that she would approve in
honest cautions aud sincere effort to slIsy the discussion
which among the people Of the county and to restore
Congress its cnus,tuiinsl capacity for action have be-
hevcd that the Comm nwesth OF Massachusetts wond
port her representative in that course
have believed that general sentiment of the whole
county would favor and their Efforts in it, and
The satisfaction believe it, aud in that belief
shall be disappointed. Cheers However that may be-
that effort shall Tepeat IRenewed cheering In that
of psccaon shall peIscvee. regardless Of all
sonaI consequences Cheers shall minister TO nu local
Pudices. shall support agalions having their found
attn in real ghoSiiy sb'taciion. Laughter shall say
nothing which may foster The unknd passions separating the
North iom the South. May my tongue ceave to the oo
OF my mouth before 1t may utter any sen'Imcn, whch ha
increase The agitation IN the public mind on such SUBJECT
Cheers
He there denounced the ant-slarery provso
"renl ghoStly abstraction and announced his deter
minaon to repeat tie sentiments of his late speech.
occasion that would soon be presented in the
Senate So the ccnsuTes Of the press have had ef
feet on him.
Mr.. Webster winds up by reference to the fngi-
tive slavery question: and what he calls the prejudice
Of Massachusetts on that subject He says:
The question is whether she will conquer preu
dces. shall to the Senate TO put that questin 10
her, presence Ct that mother who shall deal t.
rCheeIs1 In the time let repeat that
tread no step backwards (Chees am devoted TO the
restoration o Teace harmony cneod Of Congress, and
such degree of mutual in Congress
able 10 carry on once more the legitimate business the
Govemment-,he Union for the preservation Of which
strive The Union OF States for which stive is merely
Union # law, OF Constitution, Of compact, but while IL IS
that Union o. bToihefly regard Of fTateInal feeling
Throughout the hole country. do not wish that
ton OF the people Of his country shall feel held together
~ by the bonds Of legal poraunbonds which OF
may think their limbs, eramp their affections,
gall and worry 'hem the contrary, that they shall be
bound together by those soft easyetting chains
that result from aft con ard from OF
mon interest snd common p ide la short feowctzens,
desire and labor 10 that state Of things
duced in which, filling all bosoms with gratitude all hearts
with joyllumnstng all faces spreading through all ranks
Of peope whether itch pooTwheiher North South East
West there shall the balm Of all suffering,
glorious future aud that love of United Govern
ment
That disspates entirely the authorizations of many
of Mr. Webster's friends, that he would support
the plan which the Senate Committee of thirteen is
believed report. He says he takes no step back
ward that the Proviso is ghosty abstraction. and
That the opposition Of Massachusetts the redelivery
of fugitive slaves. IS prejudice.
This speech indicates another thing and that is,
that Mr.. Webster does not intend to support the Ad.
mins,rations plan of settling the territorial slavery
question. In his speech in The Senate he threw cold
water on that plan and be here reiterates his
tempt for il. The organ of the President-the
Washington RePubhc-can repeat its seedlings
IF The godlike.-C Gin. Eng
From the Boston Alias.