The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-11-03
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What Produced the Death of oIr. Wsbste

What Produc ed the Death of nv. Webste
tits generally believed by the friends of MIR.
Webster, that the treatment he has receiv at
the hands of his party, has had such an effect
upon his mind, as 10 hasten his death. In 1874,
Mr.. Webster's friends had strong hopes that he
would,have been made the Presdentlal candidate.
K moving that he had been an able and consist
cnt champion of the Wing creed, and had serv-
ed his party most faithfully for lifetime, they
were extremely loa,h to excuse the 60 by which
was given him in the Convention of lS44; but
they finally smoihered their indignation, and
rallied to the support of Clay. In le4S, they
again pressed forward, with every hope and ex
pectation, that their favorite would be honored
with a nominat,on. But the plea Of availability
commanded their reluctant submission a sec
ond time, to the harsh DEGREES Of party discip-
line lie was lam aside, and an old military
Genera, with no experience in civil affairs,
was given the leadership Of the party. This
embittered his friends, but they again smother
ed their indignation, and m,rched boldly to the
support % a candidate, in whom they had little
or no confidence. But in 1852, they came for
ward with still stronger hopes, and with de
termination that the Giant Statesman should
not be ehuff1ed aside. The conspicuous part
which Mr.. Webster had taken in queting the
storms Of agitation. and producing settlement,
by cdmpromise, Of the difi:clhies between the.
North aud the South, gave them every assur-
ance that the great ublic heart was with hun,
and Improperly rcnecled in Convention. would
through intrigue and management, the public
will was outraged, and he and they were again
disappointed. man was placed above him
without single recommendation for the office,
except his bitter and unreenting hostility to that
policy which he had labored 50 faithfully to Car.
nv out, and withou' the consummation of which,
our glorious Union would probably now be split
md rent into thousand fragments. This was
more than he or they could enduse. He could
not, nor would not, do violence to his character,
as an American Statesman; and his friends re-
solved 10 brook the injustice and infany of their
party no longer. They therefore set about in
several States, among them New York, Massa-
chusetts, and Georgia, to arrange Webster
Electoral Ticket This elected from the Ncw
York Tribune and Times, the Albany Evening
Journal, the Philadelphia North American, the
Ohio Journal, the ST. Louis Republican. the
Louisville Journal, and other leading Scott or
gans Of the country, the most harsh and vindict.
I've criticisms upon the fidelity of the great
Sta. esman This was nnre than his great m.nd
was able to endure. After having served his par
tv faithfully in the councils Of the nation for
forty wears, and contributed as much, if not
more, than any other man, to build up and pre-
serve its organz,tion, to be treated with ingra-
titude in convention, charged with inadeiity by
the prominent men of his party, and stig aiised
Is traitor and knaze BY the leading organs of
his party, was more than even the giant mind
of Mr.. Webster was able to cope with. He lit
orally sunk and perished under the great bur
den which had been imposed upon him. He
died of infi,mation upon the BRAN; and this So
lemn event is a lesson and warning, which
sho ould not be allowed TO pass unheeded by the
Wing leaders To sacrahce SO great man, is
not only to despoil their political fabric Of pill
lar, which it difficult to replace, but it is rob
bing their country Of an ornament which de
tracts much from its be auty and fame.