Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-07-15
Premonttory Symptoms.

Premonitory symptoms.
"Coming events cast their shadows before;' and
although the Geographic despatch announcing Daniel
Websters resignation of the Secretary-of Stateship,
has been fatty contradcted it requires no mystical
lore to see that the report, if ii was precipitaely
circulated, is, after all, nothing less than fact by
anticipation. There are certain circumstances of
graduatve nature, which at particular periods OF
their course, attain inevitable tendencies; and among
those is the career of Daniel Webster The gravi-
tation of hunkersm, and the accelerated motion of
apostacy, since the 9TH of March 1850, have been
dragging him down, by the force of their grossness
to popular contempt; and now at last, every think
ing man in this community, including Mr. Webster
himself feels and sees, that he will soon be broken
tool, which the gentlemen change and the po-
itica wire-puers, having nomore for, will nev-
itably throw away. lie is doomed, in spite of the
lugubrous support of the Boston Courier, and the
impairment devotion Of the Bee, soon TO 60 down 10
Hades, as used up politician, and broken man
and the general consciousness of this fact not only
gave currency to the report of his resignation and re-
tyement from public life, but it caused it to be gen.
rally accepted as an inevitable event. to which the
fates have for some time been hurrying him. Mr.
Webster is sad subject for reflection To trace
him in his speeches, from Plymouth rock to Capon
Springs is to trace the waters of Horeb as they issue
from their rocky source, pure, crystalline, and re.
ireshng to thirsty souls, until they reach the Dead
Sea- In which, after their long course of purity and
strength, they become defed and stagnant forever.
To follow him from 1920 to 1851, is to follow me-
teo to the zenith of fame and glory, and then to the
depths and darkness of an ignom:nious fall. 1t is
true, one or two bunker presses still terate his
praises, and seek to support HIM to the end Of the
Fillmore lnter-regnum, by presenting the Tantaus-
cup Of the Presidency to his eager lips, but the hoI
lowness of such praise, and the delusion Of the Gu
rule chair are becoming too real longer to impose
upon his acute senses. and the premonitions Of the
disgust of disappointment, begin to exhibit them
selves in such reports that which was current OF
Saturday. When Daniel Webster forgot the word
he has SO often uttered, "This above ALTO thin
self be true,'' and must follow, as the nigh
the day, sThou canst not then be false to any man
and made his 9TH of March speech and intrigued 70
the bride that made him Secretary of State and tn
stipendiary of brokers, he dug his own grave, an
placed his feet upon the incline on which he nov
hurries to burial
The Daniel Webster of 1920 was strong and i'm
pregnable Sinai, from whence came the followin
divine utterances
'sAs far as experience may show errors in our es
adjustments, we bound to correct them; and
any practices exist contrary the principles of Jus
ftce and Humanity, within the reach of our lars o.
our influence, ace are inaccessible If ace do not er
ert ourselves to 1eStrGin and abolish them.
The Daniel Webster of 1850, said, in the Senate O
the United States in reference to law the most ~,
just and i'ahaman extant, in any code of statutes
"My friend, the chairman of the Judiciary Commit
tee, has bill before the Senate, with some amend
mens to IT, which, propose support to the uIles
extent-to the fullest extent.'
The Daniel Webster of 1920, said, in reference to
one of the agencies of American slavery:
cat the moment when God, in his mercy, has blessed
the christian world with universal peace there is
son to fear that to the disgrace Of the christian name
ana charaGef new efforts are making for the extension
oil this trade, by subjects and citizens of christian states
IN whose hearts sentiment OF humanity or Justice in.
habits and over whom, neither The fear Of God nor the
lear OF man, exercises control. IL there
0e within the extent OF our knowledge, influence any
participation IN this traffic, let pledge ourselves here
upon the Rock OF Plymouth, ext.rpate and des ov ~
1t is not fit, that the land Of the Pilgrims shoud hear
the shame any longer. hear the sound of the ham.
mer, see the smoke of the furnaces where manacles
and letters still forged for human limbs; see the
visage of those who, by stealth, and midnight labor
IN this work of hell foul and dark may become the
articles oisuch instruments ofmsery and torture. Let
that spot be purified, or let ii to be OF New Eng
land Let it be purified, let il be set aside from the
christian won.d let il be put out of the circle of hu
man sympathles, or human regards and let civilized
man, henceorth. have communion with it,"
The Daniel Webster Of 1851, says to the STAKEHOLDER.
and traders ofVrginia of whose blood and euilt-po
luted hospitality, be was partaker:
81 say to you, gentlemen in Virginia, as said on
the borders OF Lake Erie and in the city of Boston
and as will say again in the city Of Boston, il am
spared to have opportunity, that you, of the South
has as much right TO recover your fugitive slaves
the North has to any Of its rights and privileges of ma
vigation and commerce.
The Dauiel Webster Of 1920, said:
"The freedom which the conscience demands. and
which men ieel bound by their hopes Of salvation to
contend for, can hardly fail to be attained"
The Daniel Webster ofaS5l, said at Capon Springs,
10 reference to those who will obey God rather than
man:
"And when nothing else will answer they invoke
rsigion and speak Of higher iaw. Gentlemen, this
North Mountain is high, the Blue Ridge Is higher still.
he Allegheny higher Than either, and yet this higher
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