The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-05-27
CITY OF WASHINGTON.
TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 81, 1864.


| AoASDAx MORNING, MAY ~, 1861.
NJ. Wsssssr. ca
| We transfer to columns to-day the two spsechss
delivered BY his distinguished to the people OF Buff
iao. The last has evidently been prepared with great
care and may be considered somewhat in the light Of
presidential message After careful perusal of il, we
are free to say that have risen from our seat with
more favorable Impressions Of the character of Mr. Web
sler than we have had before For candor. fair
OF statement. and the enthusiasm Of honest and
patriotic conviction. we have no document emana-
ting from the leaders Of any party entitled to com
mendahon he seeks to do no injustice to those who
have opposed and who now oppose his policy and the
cherished principles of bis party There is no accuse
ton, no reproach, no tricknohing set down in malice
or exssua,sd in the spirit Of lberay for the purpose
OF gaining power by professions which are not afterwards
to DO observed, He does not say that he has NO friends
TO reward enemies to punish His platform is that of
whggery aiming TO Impress its features on the admins
ration and disdaning to chatter with those doubling
minds which hang around the position OF the true parties
Of our Union the camp followers did the armies of the
great Frederick, not to assist in fighting the battles Of the
country, but to pick up the spos Of victory Although
Mr. Webster, in this great Speech will not be able to
overthrow the organization which the democracy of
the land has maintained itself and has conducted the ship
Of State for about forty five Of the sixty years OF our ma
tiona existence, yet he will have gained for himself
fame like that of Alexander Hamilton which will com
mand the respect OF the whole country for the light
has shed upon its best interests, and for the noble
pie he exhibits OF unnching fidelity to the convictions
Of his mind
The following extracts from this speech strike us par
ticularly justifyng the general view we have taken
| OF il: as
"Bnt that is not the pont-that IL the point The
question, fellow czensand put it you as the real
questionable question 10, whether you Of the
people of the great State Of New York and Of all States
will adhere the constitution, will enact and main
tain laws to that instrument you will moi
only remain in the Union yourselves but permit your bre.
remain in 1t, and carry That is the question
Will you concur in measures necessary maintain the
union or will you oppose such measures That the
whole point OF the You have thirty forty member
Of Congress from New York you have your proportion in
The United States Senate. We have many members OF
Congress from New England. Well, they maintain the
laws that passed for the of the const
on and the rights of the South the Union
may be held together; and only that we may not 20
out OF II ourselves which we inclined do bu,
that by asceaning and maintaining the rights of Others
they may also remain in the Union. Now gentlemen per
NIT that speak Of II the South
wish any concession from they get ino hairs
breadth oft If they my house for IT, they will not
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maintain for them. as will maintain for you to the ut
Of my power and in the face of all danger their rights
under the constitution and your ghts under the consttu
ton tCres Of Good good, &c.l And God forsake me
and my children II ever be found iaer in one or the
other" Tremendous npplause.l
I snow, here is the constitution fellow citizens and
have taken the pains to ranscrbe theeom these words
that he who may read NO person held to service
labor State under the laws thereof into
another SHALL in consequence OF any law or regulation
therein, be discharged from such service labor bur shall
be delivered claim OF the party whom such service
labor may be due Is there any mistake
there any forty shilling attorney here No. will dis
grace my profession by supposing such thing There
of an attorneys office in the county Of Erie
elsewhere, who could raise doubt, particle Of
doubt, about the meaning Of this provision of the cons
tuition. He may act as witnesses do sometimes the
4 stand He may wrigge and twist and say he can't tell
have many such exhibitions in my time on the par
of witnesses fa and betray and deny the truth Bu
there who read these words of the cons,i.
OF the United States, and they and i'm
perave No person., the constitution says held to Sc
vice labor in State under the laws thereof escaping
into another, SHALL In consequence OF law regulation
therein, be discharged from such service labor bu,
chat be delivered up claim OF the party whom sue
service labor may be due Why, you are told by forty
conventions in Massachusetts, in Ohio, In New YORK in
Syracuse and elsewhere that il a coored an me he re
he a freeman that is 1quifur. If he came
fugitive from labor, the constitution says he is moi
free man, and that he shall be delivered up to his owners
who entitled to his service Now. gentlemen that /.
the constitution OF the United States. tenemen do we
do not, execute thai part of the
well 5 the OF IL suppose there are before me
here members oil Congress Suppose there are here
members Of tho STATE legislature orexecutve officers unde
State government suppose there judicial ms ri
ates OF New York, executive officers, assessors
justices Of the peace, and consisbles before Al
low say gentlemen, that there is not-that there
be any Of these officers In this assembiage OF
elsewhere who has not. according to the form of hi. OBJ
lgston bound himself by solemn OATH before his God
a., bava tt.,.,
the Holy Evsngosts Of Almighty Cod OF by upided hand
a. may be- or by solemn ssseverson is tho
practice in some But, and all OF them, there Il
not man who holds, is there who hold
any office in gin Of the United States, In this State
or in any other STATE who does become bound by
mn obligation OF oath before God, that he will sn
port the constitution OF the United States Well, is he
q tamper with that !. he to falter' Gentlemen, po
ll,iosl duties much matters OF conscience any
other dutes-our sacred domestic ties endearine
social relations the subject for conscientious
aud entious discharge than the duties
we enter into under constitution Of the United States
Tho DO "a. OF political brotherhood the bonds which
bold ms together from Maine 10 Georgia"
ii 81 never had dodb, gentlemen, that if the admins
ration OF General Taylor bad gone war, and had
4 uoops into New Mexico. he would have whipped tbem
in week The power eide far superior
TO all the power the other. fut what then What i
Texan troops assisted by Thousands of volunteers from the
dsaected States bad gone Kew Mexico, and had been
defeated and turned backs would that have settled the
boundary question Now, gentlemen, wish had ten
thoosand voices wish could draw around the whole
people OF the United setes and wish could make them
Nil hear what declare In my conscience, before
~, sits wi will iudqe on and