The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-07-31
Mr.. WEBSTER AN ADVOCATE OF DISUNION.

We published last week an extract from Mr..
Webster's speech at CapOn Springs Virginia,
approving Of the toast Of Mr.. Bruce, viz
execution depends the perpetuity of the UniOnn
The Hartford Comm Republican thus remarks
upon the attitude assumed by Mr.. Webster in
this speech
| twill be observed that in this speech he di-
rectly fomented and encouraged disunionism
"The South y he said would no longer be bound
by the compact If the fugitive slave law should
be made imperative This is preaching disunion
and Daniel Webster does this TO get Southern
support for the next Presidency. He tells the
shareholders, that the failure of that fragrant usur
patton, the fugitive law, will be ample reason for
breaking up the Union. And this man has the
audacity to pretend that he Is saving the Union
II his teachings are justiHable, the Union should
have been broken up long ago, when the "South"
began to violate a certain article Of the compact
in every way possible. Daniel Webster may
complete his baseness, by encouraging the seces-
sion doctrines, but the Union will remain and
prosper nevertheless
Since writing the above we have received the
Southern Press, the special organ Of the South
ern disunioDists. This paper has an article On
Mr.. Webster's speeches at Capon Springs and
heads it /" Mr.. Webster Converted" IL oommen-
ces this article thus: we nave the pleasure or
announcing that MIR. Webster has at length be-
come a convert TO the doctrine Of the right Of
secession" Then after referring TO the disunion
passages ia Mr.. Webster's speech, the Southern
Press continues: "This goes as far practically as
the Southern party goes. IL Is the position now
assumed by South Carolina p and adds" IL Mr..
Webster makes such progress so soon after going
into Virginia and on its borders, what might
not be expected Of him on going into the Cotton
States By the time he got TO South Carolina,
he would be regular FIRE eater. We hope he will
gon correspondent Of the Press quotes Mr..
Webster's second at Capon Springs, and says:
Solving these remarks Of Mr.. Webster special
application to the Fugitive Slave Law toast
in favor Of which furnished the text for the
speech, they will supply ample argument for the
immediate disunion Of the slave aud non-slave-
holding States. If we understand correctly the
scope Of his late speeches at Albany, Buffalo and
elsewhere at the North, he takes the distinct
ground that upon the execution and Observance
Of the famous Fugitive Slave Law by the North
depends the perpetuity Of the Union. But what
Northern man will say that this law will even be
practically enforced, or that he believes IL will
ever be aught more than q dead letter In effect
To all effects this law might as well not cumber
the statute books And we chance 10 know that
this very argument WAS used In the celebrated
Union Committee of New York, 10 induce it's
members to advance sufficient sum TO pay ell
expenses incurred in the extrAdition Of Long,
that such expenditures would be infrequent, as
the Southern Shareholders would soon find the
recovery Of their fugitives, epvironed with 10
many difficulties and annoyanoes, and attended
by such heavy expense that In time such pur.
suits would be abandoned