Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-12-28

'Noaniut SSonunuS uHu{ rIPHc6. he was re-
ceived with marked attention and with every
mark Of The most distinguished considera.
lion. He attended seyefalE public festivals,
and among them the frst rriennial celebra.
lion Of the Royal Agricultural Society al
Oxford. on the 18th Of .JSlg He gave spe-
cial attention during his tour 10 ihe condition
Of Agriculture, to The 4l0R5cf or Currency.
and lothe condition -ofs 4 He 4Aborine Glasses;
and the results oe his study NJ these subjects
Is traccuble in many Scf ets sNbsq4nenTi
speeches.
Previous 10 his deparili M. M /.
had prepared q letter to thd Wing National
Convention which assembled during his ab.
sence, Withdrawing his name as candidate
for The Presidency. General Harrison wasi
nominated, and after few weeks the whole 4
country became Intensely aei,aled with The
conies. between him and Mr.. Van Buren,.
Mr.. Webster returned before the election,
and took an active part in The contest. The
arrangements in the currency, the. depres-
sion of labor which had resulted, The appre.
tensions entertained OF The effect Of the
Sub, b,Treasury System upon The industry of
the country, and other circumstances, laid
'he basis for a more exciting canvass than
The country has ever Witnessed before or
since. A. Saratoga, on The 18th of August
1910. MIR. Webster addressed an immense
meeting upon these subjects, and other is.
sues involved in the contest. On the 10Th
Of September, he presided over vast con.
course Of people assembled a. Bunker Hill,
and read declaration OF "Whig Principles
and Purposes which he had drawn up for
the occasion. On the 28h OF September,
he made speech from the steps Of the Ex-
change in Wall-slreet,, New York, princ.
pally upon the financial issues involved.
And on the 9Th Of October, he made very
eloquent address upon the general subjecl,
at Richmond, Virginia. lllhese speeches
were marked by Mr.. Websler's characters.
tics, strong reasoning, ibe utmos. felicity of
language, and the most imposing grandeur
of manner and Of style, With ,he result,
The country is familtaras Gen. Harrison was
elected Presiden, by an overwhelming pop.
u'ar majority, and camc into office on the
4th Of March, l84l. '0A -
MR.. WEBSTER AS SECRETARY OF STATE.
The inauguration Of Gen. Harrison, in
1841, was the Inauguration Of new era in
the life ofMr. Websler. Mra Clay, his
grea, competitor in .he political rae Q, had
ldistanced him in .diplQpalic honors. The
negoiiator to that, d The promising orator
!, and statesman, which the colossal Kentuck.
ian had been fortunate enough 10 secure in
!, the first stages of his career. Mr.. Webster
] had graduated in every other department ol
} craftsmanship; had Appropriated The highest
rewards OF resplendent success at the bal
! and 1.-the forum; hadlwon the Just renowr
of patriotism, proved equal 10 the preserva
: ZION OF the Union at an imminent crisis; anG
indeed thoroughly malured his reputation
b before he proceeded to sill higher exhib
!. lions Of his extraordinary powers. The
S remaining chapters Of his biography, form
/, perlecl record Of fthemost important eyent
!. in the history OF the national dplomac,
e down 10 The period of ihe statcsman's death
n In Inc formation OF mis- Cabinet, Gen. Har
l. rison was prompted no. only by his persona
d predictions, but by the obvious sense Of
ID large section Of The Wing party, TO max
10 Mr.. Webster the nucleus. The Treasur
e Department was accordingly Rendered I
e that gentlemen, but he declined il, inIima
rb ing NJ the same lime his readiness 10 accer
ar The, Department of Stale. Nolwilhslandin
Id The enormous responsibility deyolving upo
in The former office, in consequence of III
~ universal expectation that relief for III
lg monetary disIresses Of the country was
SIS emanale from tn at quarter, il was no COT
ne sideralion oil incidence that induced M
Webster 10 prefer the latter. & Our loreig
o. relations were as sadly deranged as Il
,s- finances. Mr.. Van Buren's administrator
nj so far from contributing TO their adjustmer
he had, by pursuing the devious and hyper.ca
Is tious policy, which uniformly marked
lst wrapped them in almost hopeless confusio
ng To majority Of the questions requiril
20. immediate attention, Great Britain was
al. party. Some of these difficulties were o!
,le chronic nature, Of others, the symploF
Ike were ACUTE. The Northeastern Bounda
its had been a subjectof controversy for near
he half century,. The treaty Of 1888 h
,us left il involved in obscurity. A convent
ch entered into in J. 793, had determined sm
10 portion OF the line, viz: that reaching fro
he ihe Atlantic TO the head waters Of the
hy Croix, but lhe remainder was as unknown
ind The wilderness through which il passl
in. Another Convention, ten years later, pro'
9Th culed The subject further, by endeavoring
the fix The whole boundary, as far as the Roc
up Mountains; but the acquisition ofLcuisiu
ued renderingI our Government doubtful ab
du. the extent Of ils rights at the Westward,
ler. negotiation was broken off until some
9Th ploralions might be made. The matter slt
sub. thus unlilthe Treaty of Ghent, whenil ,
han agreed 10 appoint a joint Commissioner
Ella. survey the line. and in case Of any disagr
,be mont, 10 select ON arbitrator, whose decis
S Of should,be final, 80 The survey,was mado,
and so was the ReporLt There ioas disagl
this men,, and while Mr., Clay was Secrc,ar!
edii, State, in 1897, the question was subm
low TO the arbi.ramen, of His Majesty the K
iank ofhhe Netherlands That poten,ate rep
nsti- ed in 1881; and bis report was as unst
his. factory 10 the Cabine. a, Washington a
use that az 81. James. The parties ngreet
# its disagrSe; and wc need not be surprised
nse. surrounded as irwas with financial eml
the rassmenis and internal difficulties, whicl
hich own headloRg policy had created, the
lish, ninisRauoh Of Gen. Jackson found no
Mr. 70 proceed with the calendar Of unfinis
aton business. long and desullory oorresp