New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-11-04
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ot It cease TO be of England LIT pnried or
il be set ASIDE the Christian world let put OF
the Of human sypsthes and human regard and let
civilized man henoeiorth have communion with it."
In ls37, at Nbios Garden, he vowed MS entire UNIV J.
ngne-e do anything that should extend the slavery
of the African this continent Sad he
On the general question Of Slavery. great portion
the community already strongly excited THE subject has
las struck deepertoned chord II has arrested
hgOus feeling of the country has taken hold
the cOnscences of lie rash man. indeed and little
with human nature especially very
erroneous estimate OF the character Of the people OF THIS
country who supposes that feeling Of this hind is to be
tinted with or dcspsed 1t Will asurcdy cause itself be
eced may be reasoned with may be nide Wiling
believe II IL entirely willing, to fulfil all exs,ns engage
msnis and ell duties, 10 upheld aud dcfsnf the
Constitution u IS established with whatever regrets ab 'ut
some provisions which II does actually contain. But to
sOn oseek 10 compress and conne it. as Is aud
heated such endecvors would inevitably render IT,
should this be attempted know nothing even IN the Con
Union which would be endan
gered by the explosion which might follow
he always declared thai Slavery local matter OF
the South sectional not national lie took the ground
ia 1880 that the General Government had nothing 70 DO
with H. In l540 stsnding under the October sun at
Richmc nd he declared again that there Was no power
direct Indirect in Congress or the q neral Govern-
pent, interfere in the smallest dagree with the IN
stituticn' # the South.
Yet after all on the 18th ofMarch lsJO he could make
that speech-you know 1t too well. lie refused 10 OK
Clude Slavery by law from California and New-hexco
II would rritrtc" the South, would "renact the law
OF God" lie declared Congress was bound to make
below 36o 3 become Slave tates he declared that he
would give Texas Fifty thousand square miles OF land TOR
slave territory and $40 900 Geo. would refund 70 Virginia
S2C0 600 derived from the aeles Of the public lands
exIrrate the free cOlored people from her SOIL that
he would support tho Fugitive bill with all lis amend
ments. with al it. provisions, u the fullest extent
You know the Fugitive Slave bill too well II IL bad
enough now then il far worse, for then every one
Of the seventeen thousand potmAsters OF America be-
camo a legal kdnspper by that bill. He pledged our
Massachusetts to support IT, and that with alacriy Ny
s. oil knp fhp cf he NJ IL
you know how felt when the telegraph brought the
fret news They could not believe tne lightning You
know how the Wing party and the Democratic party and
the newspapers treated the report. When the speech
came in full you know the effect One Of the most con-
scuous men OF the Stste then in high Office, dec AIRED
that Nh Webster seemed inspired by the devil 10 the
extent OF his intellect You know TIE Indignation then
felt, the sorrow and anguieh. | think not hundred
prominent in all New-tngland ecceded TO the
speech But, such the power Of that gigantic mol.
cct that eighteen days after his speech nine hundred
and cighfyhrce Of Boston sent him letter telling
him that he had pointed out tho path o. duty; con
vinced the understanding, and touched te conscience
Of tic nation; and they expressed to him their entire
coincidence i'm the sentiments Of that speech and their
heartfelt thanks for the inesablc aid /. afforded to
the preservation OF the Union.
You RENE Inber the return OF Mr.. webster TO BOstOn
his speech IT the Revere Houfe his word that Discus
sion on the subject CT Slavery must n some manner
be suppressed you remember The 'dlsagreeahe duty;
the oiesou If Massachusetts evil be jut against temp
taUu." whether "shc will conquer her prejudice3 IN
favor Of the ta by jury of the insienabe ghs OF man.
in favor Of the Christian religion, and those thoughts
which wander through eternity
Yo rene mber the agony OF colOred men. The Son
of Msn came jerusalem to seek and save that which
was lost but Daniel Webster to Boston to crush
the end most lost Of men into the ground with
the Eoof cf American power
You ell know what followed. The Fugitive Slave bill
passed. II enforced. You remember the consterna-
ton ofe colored people in Boston, New orE Buffalo,
philsdelphie-a over the land. You remember the
speeches II Mr. Webster at Buffalo, and Albany
his industry, never equsled beerc his violence his
Indignation his denuncsfions You remember his threat
ri Syracuse that Of the bosom OF the next Anti
SLAVERY Convention should fugitive slave be seized
You remember the scorn he poured out on men who
pledged their livcs their fortunes, and their sacred
honor" for the welfare Of men.
You remember the letters 10 Mr.. Webster from New
buryport and Kennebec You remenberthe sermons OF
Doctors Of Divinity proving that Slavery was Christian,
good Ord Testament Christian, at the very least, You
remember tho offer of man 10 deliver up hi own
mother. Andover went 'Or kidnapping. The lo!tlest
pupits-I mean those highest bottomed on the dollar
they went also for kidnappmc. There went up shout
aenntt the fugitive from the metropolitan pulpits,-
away with such fellow from the oarth!-hidnlp
him, kidnap hni And when we said, tInidy rem1n-
ttreiing "Why, what evil has the poor black man
done = the was. I'VE have law, and by that
law he ought TO be a slave
You remember the first kidnappcrs that came mere TO
10 ton. Hughes OF them an ugly looking lei
low He thirsed for the blood OF Ellen Craft You re-
member the seizure OF Shgdrach: you remember his
delivery out Of his fiery furnace dungeon. Oh course
was ar angel who let him outor that Court, eitcr
u.
ard in the center Of the town, did the deed. So |
spposc il was TN sngc that did the deed and miracles
are not over yet You remember the kidnapping OF
Thomas Sinis-Feneul Hall shut against the Convcn-
ton of the people the Court llou.c i'll chains the p.
lice drilled in the square; soldiers in arms fanue Hall
absrfaCk You remember Fast-Day. leJ-at lea-t do
You remember The Acorn add Boston On the I'm OF
April. You have not forgotten The dreadful scenes at
New.YoTk. Philadelphia and Buffalo, the tragedy at
ChIissne.
You have not forgotten Mr. WebstcE's definition Of
~ In dina fhe
er,yc Of Judge Story he said Justice is the great in
teIest oi maj kind think he thought too but az
Nev.YoIk on the 18th Of November 1850 he said the
great object of the protection ofpropery
1T home, ind respect and renown abroad
You have forgotten the speech at Capron Springs
on the 10Th Of June. 1851. when nothing else viii an
swer" says he they the A6olitloulst, invoke re-
lsion and peak Of the higher law" He olhe gran.
tie hills New Hpmp.hirc, locking on the mountains OF
Virginia, blue with loitiness and distance, SAID Gen
tlomon The North mountain IS high the Blue Ridge
liz her Sill the Aneghanios higher than either and yet
this higher law ranges eagles flight higher than the
highest pefk of the Aleghanics TAs speech wes
made at dinyer The next "sennnent gwen alter
his, TINS
The Fpgitirs Stare La-On its execution depends the
perpttui;y OF the Union"
Mr. Webster made speech in reply, aud distinctly
dechred lyon Of the South have much right to
cure your fugitive slaves the North has 10 any OF lis
riehts and privileges of navigation and commerce"
DO you think he believed that Daniel Webster knew
beitoI. Ia 1914 only seven Yeas before, he hid said
What when ul the civilized world IL opposed 70 Slave
~ when morality denounces it, when Christianity de-
nOunc,s it when every thing respected, everything
good bears united witness against it, IL Tor
Amer;ci America the land OF Washington, the model
Republic OF the world, it for America TO to ia
assistance and to insist that the msntenance Of Slavery
is Necessary TO the support OF her institutions! :"
How do you think The audience answered. With six
and twenty chcers 1t was in Faneu.l HILL Ssd Web
sssr: TLese Wing principles and with these Fan
em Hall may laugh sege TO scOrn." Tna. speech is
p ined in his collection How could stand side
by SIDE W IN the speech OF the 9TH OF March,
Whist the motive of all this. was 20 save the
Unicn" Such was the cry. Was the Union in dangerl
Here few nonresistunts at the Norm who said
We will have no union with Shareholders" There was
party of soceders NJ the South who periodically bus.
tered about d. union Could these men bring the Union
into pcrn Did Daniel Webster think sot shall never
i,.,nlt flht aiaut intellect BY tie thought lie knew