The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-10-02
From The Louisville Journal, September o.
The Webster Movement.


The friends of Mr.. WEBSTER, who are engaged
in the Improbable and dishonorable business of
getting up q Webster organization, have strong
ally in the Washington Union. That paper has
taken q very decided interest in the "Webster
movement and is in fair way to entitle itself to
be considered the organ of the Webster party.
The Union cannot see how "Mr. Webster's friends
can honorably retrace their steps," and adds that,
elf General Scott should be elected. the friends of
Mr.. Webster would be hunted down with unspar.
ing cruelty" The Union winds up its counsel to
the Websterites by declaring that both interest
and honor forbid the abandonment Of the Webster
movement"
We hope these friends of Mr.. Webster, who are
disposed to be factious, and to forget their ALE
glance to the Wing party in their mad efforts to
exhibit their devotion to Mr.. Webster, will proper
ly consider the counsel given them by their ardent
counsel 10 very disinteresed.
While the editors of the Union do not see how
the friends of Mr.. Webster can reunite themselves
With the Wings without sacrifice of honor, 1t 10
trying to persuade those Southern Democrats who
still hold out against the nomination of Pierce
that honor requires them to recedo from their posi-
tion and reunite themselves with the great Demo
cratic party II is very honorable, according to
the ethics Of the Union, in the Secessioniss to re-
turn to the support of the Democratic party, while
Il would be dsbonorable in the friends of Mr.. Web
ster to return to the BOSOM OF the w mig party.
If the object Of the friends OF Mr.. Webster is to
elevate their favorite in tho estimation OF the peo-
pie, they are very unfortunate in their choice OF
means. They are really the worst enemies OF the
reputation Of the great man whom they desire to
honor. II is to the Wing party that Mr. Webster
must look for advocates. 1t 10 from among the
Wings that those men must come who are to up
hold his fame a statesman and an orator. Now
it, in consequence of the factious conduct OF Mr..
Webster's friends, the Wing party should receive
| detriment, the members Of that party would feel
aggrieved and would be far less likely to take any
pains to do justice to the fame Of Mr.. Webster.
The best interests Of that great man can be best
promoted only by his complete Identification with
the Wings. Any movement that tends to ALLEVIATE
him from the Wing party is inimical to his fame.
Had Mr.. Webster received the Wing nomina-
ton we should have taken great pleasure In com.
mending him to the favor Of the people as one Of
the greatest of American Statesmen. and a most
| unyielding patriot. But he did not receive that
nomina ton, and he is therefore not candidate for
| the Presidency. If any men are unwise enough
TO throw their votes away him, they have a
right to do it, But such conduct is very absurd,
for while it cannot but injure the great man whom
they profess to admire, 1t must to some extent in
jure the Wing party, the party to which they pro-
The fact that the Washington Union, the Rich.
| mond Enquirer, the Philadelphia Pmnsyluanian.
the New York Herald, and in fine all the Demo
cratic organs in the country are manlfesting daily
| the deepest and most feverish anxiety that Mr..
Webster shall continue to be a candidate, shows
clusvely, in spite Of all their asseveratons to
| the contrary, that they have no confidence what
ever of success in single-handcd contest between
Scott and Pierce. They have the strongest appre.
tensions that in such a contest they would be
over whelmed, and they exhibit their fears and ap
prehensions as unequivocally in their appeals to
Mr.. Webster to let himself be run for the Presi-
dency they would in crying out to him directly,
| " Save Va, dear Mr. Webster, or we are los:."