The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-04-08
LETTER TO DANIEL WEBSTER.


Desperate require desperate remedies list OF
names has been published within few days in some of
the Boston Taylor papers, subscribed to "letter OF
congratulations to Daniel Webster for his recent SEN
ate Speech. The letter that all whose names
are subscribed all the recs oppressed by Sena-
tor Webster. The list contains several hundred names,
purporting to be sof Citizens in Boston and vicinity"
1t is little curious to what these Boston Wings
say in regard to this speech. They say, ''we desire
therefore, express entire in the senti-
ments of your Speech and heartfelt thanks for the
inestimabe aid has afforded towards the preservation
and perpetuation of the Union" This ascripton of
thanksgiving and concurrence is signed by Boston
Wings! They fully concur in the necessity of making
Massachusetts common ''huntng ground'' for the fu
gtiye bondman,
ssWhose only SIM
Is the carl of his hair, and the hue Of his skin p
Such is the sentiment unblushingly avowed by Dan
el Webster, and Boston Wings are ready to respond
hearty-Amen!
These free soil Wings of Boston, concur with Daniel
Websterin the sentiment that the ssWilmot Proviso
which in 1S4S he declared to be HIS THUNDER, is
''impracticable and Unnecessary
If the people of Texas should see fit their
ritory half dozen states, then these Boston Wings
would go with Webster in admitting them as Slape
States.
They concur with the 'sgodlike" in his original doc
rine of appropriating millions of the peoples money
or the very humane purpose of sending the Free color
ed ladies and gentlemen of Virginia and other southern
States, on visit to the coast of Africa with view
making that place permanent residence.
The hearts Of the Boston Wings filed with the
strongest sentiments of thanksgiving, when they hea
the pathetic strains of Daniel Webster vibrating upol
the wrongs of the South-but they feel no regret, NJ
shame, when they find that he has not word to sa
about the sswrongs of the North''- word concern
ing the insults which Massachusetts has received from
South Carolina-not word in behalf of those, who,
SIN the land of the Free and the home of the braves
are ground down by tyranny more cruel even, thar
the tyranny practiced towards the struggling Hunga-
rians!
Having said thus much of the sentiments of the let
ter, let us turn for moment to the list of Signatures
We lind that many of the Cass Democrats of Boston
have signed it. As Daniel Webster, occupies tn
same ground occupied by Gen. Cass in l84S it is bu
reasonable that Boston Democrats should fy to the ali
of their distressed Wing brethren in the present ener
gency.
1t would have been better perhaps if the list of sig
natures to this etter of congratulations had not bee
published, for the argue but little for the sreng
OF Webster's friends even in Boston, The most prom
lnent names on the list, are those Of Col. T. H. Per
kins, Judge jackson, Rufus Choate, Samuel T. Arm
strong and Jared Sparks. 1t contains aIso the name
OF Josiah Quincy, Jr., Benz. Thompson (mark this
OF the Fourth DistricD and Vim. Hayden, Taylor Pos
Master of Boston, and formerly editor of the Bosto
Atlas, in its darker days. 1t seems that the signature
are not confined to those living near Boston, for we fin
the names of some living at some distance from tina
place. Undoubtedly great exertion was made to get
an imposing array of names, serve as 'sMerchant'
Plaster to back of Daniel Webster being though
that the effect might be similar to the effects of ePoor
mans plaster" the back of an invalid But witt
all their exertions they could procure only 765 names
back up Daniel Webster in his present unnatural posi-
ton. we are happy to notice that the names of man
OF the most prominent Wings in and around Boston
are not on the list Among the absent ones are Col
Schouier of the Atlas, Capt Sleeper of the Journal
Hon. Charles Theodore Russell, &C.
We are not ready to believe that the Wings of Mas
sachusets, as party will support Mr.. Webster in hi.
present position. Time, however, must determine the
future position of that party Whatever others NAV
do-into whatever absurdtes they may run.-let the
Free Democracy stand firmly to the principles upon
which they are Misunderstanding neither to the right
hand nor the e for the sake of expedency or the in
ordinate love of political ascendancy. J. w. ID.