The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-04-08
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Mr.. WEBsTER's RECEPTION BY THE
NEw jersey LEGIsLAruRE- EriydOrdi
nary SPeecA Of Com. Stockton : The re-
cepiou of the Hon. Daniel Webster, by
The Legislature Of New Jersey. on Fri. |
day last, drew fdth speech from Com. |
Stockton. (who was presen, on the occa.
sion the sentiments Of which are attract.
ing some attention, from the fact that
he has been spoken Of as candidate for
the Presidency. OF Mr.. Webster. he
said:
Whenever contemplate MIR. Web
ster my heart goes up in devout aspira.
tions to heaven, that il has endowed one
al our species with such virtue aud in.
,ellect 1t is not simply f,r his manly
farm, that noble brow which seems plac
ed there as a crown by the Almighty;
but the virtue ofihe man Ihsve known
him for thirty years; have seen him sit
thug among tn wise aud good in the
councll, If the nation; | have sat as
boy and heard the words nf wisdom fal
ling from his lips, which deemed in.
spired And ! say il before this assein.
bly aud bfnre the world, that if there is q
patriotic heart IN any man that heart is
in the body Of Daniel Webster. have
heard him at various times discourse Of
public affairs in private, and have new.
er heard word that might he construed
sgainst his country or his cnuntry's
inierests,or that should not emanate from
great aud good man"
But that portion of his speech which
Oxcites most interest is where he refers
to the tariff and the old federal party
Speaking of tho resources of Now Jer.
Sey. he says:
"Her immense resources are inexhsust
ibIe. Her hills, filled with iron and cop
per, are lyIug dead, and they have been
dragging the money out of your pockets
in consequence Of All eternally huctuat.
jng revenue system. shall not be a
y bcggar at their doors. | shall not be
mealy mouihed in telling them what we
want. shal insist - tha, ID good dom.
0cra,ic ductrne. at least now q days.
shall insis; upon dragging the iron out Of
our mountains and transporting il To the
sea coast. | am aware that am about
to tread upon delicate ground and hope
that no one will take offence. for | mean
mono. do it on the principle that the
operations of tho general government
shall contribute to the development Of
your resources as they have done for 9th.
or States intend to get this of iron aS
well of glass included in a tariff system,
if they will pass it. The question of a
protective tarff wus always democratic
measure in New Jersey.
with an annual expenditure Of $50.
900. 900 staring US in the face, is there
anything more ridiculous than To talk a.
bout the vagarics Of free tradel To raise
this amount it would require 331 per
cent on all our imports. and when we all
know that this sum has been raised it is
folly to talk about free trade.
"My politics don't hang very heavy On
my shoulders, and when the interests Of
my country are at stake. | can very ossi.
ly get rid Of them. have passed the
grand climacteric of life. and can at best
have but few years To live. aud live but
in my children. lf were to council
my own feelings only, and wanted to have
good time, | would kick up row, and
would DO more certain in the confusion
to get into the White House than am
now"
In conclusion. he thus do 6nss his early
political position:
"These may seem queer sentiments
coming from mo, if did not belong to
the young aud progressive school
was brought up at the feet of Gamaliel
II was brought IN tho s,rictest sects Of
of Federalism. My falher was Federal.
isl, was ono. He was the compeer Of
Washington and of Hamilton mud other
great men Of those times. He loved
them when they lived and loved their
memory when dead, and il was his re.
lgion to follow in the footsteps of Wash
ington, wherever they led. If had
lived in those days should have done as
they did. A purer band Of patriots and
more honest men never lived. Peren
NAL flowers shalt evor blossom on their
graves Those are the men whose prin.
ciples are my principles"
SAVED ny A CuRsgT. 1T is stated thai
tho Queen of Spain had just before hsr
assassination, received patent flexible
corset from Paris, firmly cemenred, and
that it is to this she owes her life. II is
ofpeculiar construction aud has great