The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-06-05
Jurl southe rn Correspondence.

RICHMOND, Va, May ., ISL.
Southern Polfics-1he Bufuo Speech of Mr.. JVeb-
ao-A Drarctaok-Political aud Presidential
Affairs in Virginia.
Politics, State and national, all over the South,
are in a state Of fusion-indeed, we may say, con-
fusion, doubt, mystery, anxiety, curiosity, trouble,
and perplexity. Parties are heads and heels, and
no man knows exactly what is to turn up, or whore
he himsefis to turn; when his party is to be
gained, or upon what principles, what party it
is to be. These things mysterious while the
old scene shfters and stage managers Of the old par
ties are holding back a. hard as they can, they are
studying and eontriving their very bluest, how to
accommodate the elements, questions and new prin-
ciples turning up every day, to the standard of
their old party organizations and their old party
notions. They die hard, ana they will doubtless
continue to struggle to maintain their existence,
till, piece by piece, they are by piece meal de-
stroyed.
The wings of Virginia expec. to realize, upon the
compromise capital Of the administration, con-
siderable additions to their stock in trade Mr.
Fillmore is at this time, we venture to assert, the
most popular Northern whig, as the man for the
Presidency, in this state. They think that he had
greater sacrifices to make, to come up to tho work
of the compromises, than any other Northern man,
and that he has done Il more handsomely than any
other Northern man.
Mr.. Webster has been aiming ground; but that
last speech at Buffalo has dished his prospects,
and shelyed him in the South. II won't do. In
this city, Mr.. Webster is some thing of favorite-
NJ he is among the commercial and IN manufacturing
circles everywhere; but his Buffalo speech has hurt
him in the South, and in this latitude and longi-
tude, as badly as the speeches Of Cen Cas- on RI
yeIs and harbors have crippled him in the West.
The Buffalo speech Of MIR. Webster, il here con-
sidcred, among southern rights men especially, ~
"a sop TO abolitionism," dabbling and tampering
with the unolean thing apology for sustaining
the rights Of the South in the states because The
constt ution requires II, as a begging Of the ques-
ton oil the Northern inccndiarics and recanting
among his old brethren the new religion which has
so gracefully adorned him At Washington. In oou-
yersation with gentleman Of Richmond, last eve.
ming, he remarked substantially as follows-s Ma
Doctor, Mr.. Webster is not rea Die man. II
costs him struggle Of days and nights, in the So
nate, add out the Senae, TO come up for the com.
mite Of thirteen, and at last he voted against it,
lie did Rot turn the tide, IL was the tide that
turned him and then a that he did wss to pledge
himself to the South, far "a his constitutional
oath required him, and not n step farther. Not
step. But II was soInething-it vas great sacri-
fee for Mr.. Webster to give us Of the South the
full measure of the constitution. lie lid IL with
effect; but what to think os the value Of an
article, when no who bes;ows it, IL for ever holding
IL up Ia admiration 10 our eyes worse than that,
rely upon IT, that man Is coward, who II conti-
nually playing the boastng Achilles upon the
stump. And when you hear man repeating on
every occasion that no intends to hold his ground
without iinching, watch him, for he will dodge you
the fret chance. MIR. Webster has done il. He
has lodged US Of the SOUTH and we shall hold
him responsible. Admit the seeming consistency
Of the Buffalo speech, with the great speech
in the Senate, where Is "the Odor OF ma
tional ~" In the one which prevails Ia the
other Ii IL not 60 be found Ii may suit Nr. Web
ster to tamper with us snd to pander to Northern
rrejudces before q Northern crowd to fors wear his
nationality American and to boast Of his being
Northern man. with that ingrained, inhsm, in