The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-03-24
Webster ana Seward In the South and In
the North.

The recent conservative and conciliatory speech
delivered by Mr.. Webster IN the United States
Senate, on the slavery question, has produced
very remarkable fermentation in the North as well
rs N the South, and all over the country The
nltla anti-slayey Incorporating speech of Mr.
Seward IN the same digniied body, on the same
subject has had am effect in several parts of the
county, but altogether of different character to
hat which followed Mr.. Wehsier's The tone
at The newspar@rs tl.~se two ssohas may b.
considered indicative, somewhat, of the probable
tone Of the public mind hereafter.
Now wha, is the character oi the reception given
90 the speeches Of those Senatorsl In the South,
hr W,bsiers views have been received with the
most universal, overwhelming APPRECIATION, by
all parties, end every newspaper, of whatever
shade Of ppliucs. The South has always &C.
kuowlcdgcd Mr.. Webster as a man of great
nni mighty intellect. They now oheerfully en-
dose him as patriot oi an equally great and
M shiy heart. boiling over with generous pur.
poses. Their appreciation OF the moral courage
sri Intellectual power which he exhibited in his
recent movement in the senate, is stronger than
any thing we have ever observed IN the Southern
States. and more indicative OF future important
events than anything that We have seen in quar-
ter al century. But how different is the recep-
ion gwen to MIR, Stewards uncompromlsing prin-
crlcs and preiudices, lie is, IN the South unlver.
Hally exccraied % the meanest, the mos, detcst.
able, the moot contemplate demagozue, that
ever diagraced the United States Senate, or dis
honored the American Congress.
In New York and New England, the reception
fvcnby the newspapers 10 these speeches ofthe Two
Senators, IL also very curious, extremely Interest,"
inE. II not in the man laughable Tnree-fourths
al The leading wing newspapers in New York and
New England, COMPLIMENT Mr. WessteT's speech
90 a certain extent. and almost in the same breath
g. within the same fortnight, they pass encomiams
a. Nr Stewards uncom. promising Grafton, which
h. delivered before the Senate In fact, as yet,
TN Wing journals seem 70 estimate the difference
between Mr. Webster and Nc. Seward, about az
mrch Ne certain classic old writers fad between
fr Tweeds DUN and Tweedledee. oil 90 the olden
tine" The Sorihern democracy seem TO have
clearer ideas on the subject. all the dcmocra-
&c journals in the North uniformly praise and
srpEovc the positions assumed by MIR. Web.
o. ard expose those Of Seward, while few
O. none Of them have a word 10 say in favor
al he stand taken by Mr. Seward. The only
journals protesting to be democratic, that ind any
ili g proper OF riph, in Mr. Seward speech, are
ihr dlbaav siirs aud the New X Ercninr Post,
which are Ultra, rabid, free soil papers. with but
fmall ciIculauon. and that diminishing. too, from
year to year The mosi Ell gular fact however, de-
veorng the curious state Of public opinion in New
York and New England. Is that to which we have
already allud,d VIZ that hree.iourhs Of the whis
jCa dale Of any character or standing, praise and
fai something to compliment IN the speeches Of
lo.h Webster end Seward, notwithstanding the
utterly irrcoaoileablc views aad praclplcs which
characterize these very dsilnci aud different eilu-
fiois. This singular, unique, contradictory aud
pulling position Of the wing press cf the North,
proves beyond doubt, the little importance that
mas BE- attached to the opinions Of these editors,
o. The tone q their papers generally. There az
pears 70 be no Independence. no clcaracss Of vi
tion,r national vlews-nothng but blind, unreal
foning aitachmtnt TO names, as long as the indl-
viduals who bear them occupy distinguished places
N the machinery q government.
Yet. IA the midst Of this singular and contra
diciory reception gwen to these two Speeches nv
,he whig rrcss, which indicates merely tho conn.
mencement Of a great fermentation anon, all
PARTIES In New York and in New ~ gland. thsrr !,
one symptom ard one deyelopsment which i vsrv
curious and interesting. A Journal published m
the New Bedford district Of the ancient aad veee-
liable commonwealth Of Massachusetts,, has dis-
covered that all the difficulties IN Congress, the
great error committed by Mr. Webster 10 his new
osition, end the probable chances Of a compromise
al the slavery question. have arisen from the afro
sious, the d,lesiable, the infamous, the terrible
character Of a certain Journal published in New
York, "of lsige circulaiicn bu, Of no induence,"
a. they cay, VII ch Is called the N,r York Herald
IN Ihe oopfuscr which ls ihrown into the politics
81 New England, and the revelation which