The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-11-09

annoyed ourselves as much as our enemies,
while II destroyed the business and cramped
the spirits OF the people. In this opinion l
may have been right or wrong, but the gentle
man was himself of the same opinion. He told
US the other day, as proof Of his independence
of party on great questions, that he diff red
with his friends on the subject ofthe embargo.
He was decidedly and unalterabiy opposed to
it. II furnishes in his judgment, therefore, no
impuiation either on my patriotism, or on the
soundness of my political opinions. that was
opposed to italso. Imean opposed in opinions
for was not in Congress, and had nothing TO
do with the act creating the embargo. And as
TO opposition to measures for carrying on the
war, after came into Congress, | again say
let the gentleman specify let him lay ms
finger on any thing calling for an answer anu
be shall have an answer. ,.
"Mr. President, you were yourself IN the
House during a considerable part OF TINS time.
The honorable gentleman may make "i,hess
of YOU. He may make witness OF anyoody
else. He NAV be his own witness. Give US
but come tact. some charge, something capa-
Bile in iselfeither of being proved or dlsproved.
Prove any thing state any thing, not consistent
with honorable and patriotic conduct, and L
am ready TO answer II. Sir, am glad TINS
subject has been alluded to in manner which
iustifies me in taking public notice OF it, be-
cause | am we'll aware that, for ten years past,
infinite pains has been taken to find something,
in the range OF these topics, which might ere
ate prejudice against me in the country. The
journals have all been pored over, and the re-
ports ransacked, aud scraps ofparagraphs and
half.sentences have been collected, fraudulent
lv put together, and then made to flare out as
if there had been some discovery. But oil this
faiIed. The next resort was to supposed cor
respondence. My letters were sought TOR, to
learn if. in the confidence of private friendship,
| had ever said any thing which an enemy
could make use of. With this view, the vici-
nifty of my former residence has been searched,
us with lighted candle. New Hampshire
has been explored from the mouth Of the Merri
gentleman had left the State, gone FIVE hun
bred miles off, and died. His papers were ex-
amined letter was fonnd, and, have under
stood, it was brought to Washington con-
clave was held TO consider it, and the result
was, that, if there was nothing else against MIR.
Webster the matter had better be let alone
Sir, | hope to make every body of that opinion
who brings against me charge OF want Of pa
triotism. Errors of opinion can be found,
doubtless, on manv subjects but as conduct
flows from the feelings which animate the
heart, know that no act OF my life has had its
origin in the want of ardent love ofcountry."
III TIE spring VI 1903, NIL "eoStoi CioesTo
the Atlantic, for the first time, and passed
through Eng land, Scotland and France. No
American, since the days of Franklin, ever ere
ated so great a sensation in the Old World
He was received, everywhere, by the wealthy
the powerful, and the distinguished, with hon
ors due TO a public ambassador, and hitherto
bestowed upon no private individual. During
this tour he was received and treated with the
utmost distinction by Lord Ashburton, and the
intimate friendship which sprung up between
tween them was, in the course of time, as We
shall presently see, of the last importance to
their respective countries.
Mr. Webster returned home in time to re-
sumo his seat at the opening of the session of
1939-'40. During the campaign ofl840, he ex-
erted himself in favor Of the Wing candidate,
with extraordinary zeal. He took the stump
early in the action, and continued to keep it
until it was decided. No man, probably, even
in that season of extraordinary exertion, con-
tributed more powerfully to the success OF
General Harrison. In the course Of that cam
paign, upon the occasion of the great Wing
gathering OIL the anniversary of the bettle of
the Thames, 18th of October, lS40,) he deliver
ed, in "the South porch of the Capitol"
"standng under an October sum-" an address,
every word of which is still engraved on the
memory of thousands of Virginians.