The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-11
THE WEBSTER MOVEMENT.
THE sFNTIMENT IN BOSTON.
I FL ON the BOSTON Courier. Oct II

From the Boston Courier, Oct.
The Webster spirit is now fully reused, and the
work goes on brayely in Boston. This is it should
be, and We can inform our friends in the country,
that we mean to give Daniel Webster a larger num-
Der of votes than will be thrown for any other cam
didate. Ii the country towns do as well the city,
We can give him % 000to 30 900 votes in the State
ii not more. 1t is true that nearly all the whig
papers in the State are committed-some willingly,
and many unwilling--to the regular nominations.
so that constrained to work, some respects
to great disadvantage but let friends consider,
that when men are in earnest, and full of the
rance that they are III the way of their duty they
qualified to achieve in the face of all dscour-
agement and overall obstacles 1t will be something
to say, that the 'ssolid men ofBoston" have given
their votes Tor him who has done much for them
that they have not been misled by the false glare
OF Military glory. and that they are not such sim
pletons as to take for their political guides such men
as Horace Greeley and his associates, who "spit
upon the whig platform by way Of showing their
attachment 10 whig prime pies
The Webster Union men held great meeting last
night in Faneuil Hall. Another mass meeting will
be convened in few days a. Natick, where the
Webster men numerous and fully reused to the
great work before them. The fire is spreading in all
directions, and old Massachusetts will yet give
good account Of herself. She will prove that ut
least means TO stand by her true polit al colors and
her great standard hearer-that The name of Daniel
Webster has not yet lost its spell over her. and that
she still retains some of her ancient spirit. Let
others prove recreant or faint hearted she show
principles in pursuit OF availability she can stand
by hers in pursuit OF right and justice. The old
commonwealth will do her duty without fatering or
hinching.
LETTER FROM HIRAM KETcHUM.
The following letter from Mr. ketchum was read
at the great Webster meeting in Faneuil Hall, Bos-
ten, on the evening Of the 6th inst.:--
New YoRK Sept, %, 1852.
sir1 had the honor TO receive this morning the in.
yitaion OF the Webster Executive Committee of Massa-
cbusett 10 b. present at the second grand meet
Ing cf the friends OF Daniel Webster held Faneu
HAL, early in October next
u would give great pleasure to meet the friends Of
that 6stingui he'd patriot ana statesman the soil OF
Massachusetts, but shall lie prevented by lrdispensa-
Die professional engagements, requiring my presence
here.
not surprised gentlemen, that you should deeply
feel that the wing tarty OF Mas aehusetss has been
proceedings OF the Wing Convention Baltimore Mas
sachUeels the foremost Of wing States!Danel Webster
the foremost Of whig men!
For my own part | iesl that the wing party Of the
whole country has been iase to ts cherished
principles and 10 the most dtin aished champion Of
ihose pIiBci ples-the man who Of all has made
proud OF cur party. Had the members or that
ycntcn dared 10 embody. in resolution the
iGned IN private conversation BY Of them for the
REJECTION Of NJ. Webster they would have been Missed
aud scorred from Baltimore their homes That
son that be great q be appreciated
BY the American people and therefore unpopular.
Could have the honor Of meeting you AZ the IN IS
meeting refeTr to- H. would afford great pleasure
state to he meeting the which satisfy that the
proceedings of the convention which rejected Mr. Web
ought not 10 bind any true wing in the land have
the honor e he very respectfully your obedient eryan
and fellow citizen, HIRAM KETCHUM.
AsoHELArs WILSON, Esq, Cor. Sec.'y Webster K
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