Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-02-04


We believe that the Hon. Daniel Webster is favor
ite candidate for the Presidency of the Southern
Wings generally. To all this we have no sort OF
objection, If their taste inclines that way; but we
may be bold enough TO ask them whether he secured
any hold upon their affections by declaration he
made in his Buffalo speech of May. 1851, and which
reads thus:
"T the South ,oish any concession fran me, they
uon't get it not hairs breadth Of it. they come
10 my house for ii, they ,oiH find it, and the door
1ciH be shut ; I concede nothing"
If they answer in the negative, then we hunbly
ask them if he excited their admiration by declara.
lions, in the same speech. to the following effect:
Gentlemen, contend. and have always contend
Cd that after the adoption of the CONSTITUTIONS any
measure of the Government calculated to bring more
slave territory into the United States, was beyond
the power of the Constitution and against its pro-
Visions That is my opinion, and II always has been
my opinion. 1t was inconsistent, or thought to be
so, in Jeffersons time, to attach Louisiana to the
United States. treaty with France was made for
that purpose. But JeIersons opinion of that move
ment was that an alteration of the Constitution was
necessary 10 enable it to be done. In conseq uence
of considerations which I need not now recur to-.
that opinion abandoned, and Louisiana was adj
United BY law, without any provision or alteration IN
the Constitution. At that time. l was too young to
hold any office, or take any share in the political at
slave State, and became entitled to her representation
in Congress the principle Of mixed basis. Flor
ida afterwards admitted. Then, too, was out
of Congress; had been in it once but had moth
ing to do with the Florida treaty, the ad mission of
Florida. My opinion remains unchanged, that it was
not within the original scope or design Of the Con-
stuton TO admit new States out of foreign territory
and that for one | would never consent and mat
Ter what may be said the Syracuse convention,
at any other assemblage Of insane persons, never
,vouH consent, and have consented. that there
should be foot Of saue territory, beyond what the
old thirteen States had at the time of the formation
of the Union. Never, never. The man can't show
his face to and say he prove that ever de-
parted from that doctrine. He would sneak away,
and stink away, or hire mercenary Press, that he
might cry out what an aposiae from liberty Daniel
Webster has become. Laughter and cheers.] He
knows himself TO be hypocre and a falsiier. But,
gentlemen, was in public life when the proposition
to annex Texas to the United States was brought
forward. You know the revolution in Texas which
divided that country from Mexico, occurred in the
year 1885 or SO. | then, and don't know that
il required any particular foresight that ii would be
the very next thing to bring Texas, which was de-
signed 10 be slavehoding State into this Union.
did not wait. | sought occasion to proclaim my
utter aversion to any such measure and determined
to resist it with all my strength to the last Now,
gentlemen, il is not for your edihcatlon, am sure,
that now revive what have before spoken in the
presence OF this assembly. was in this city in the
year 1887, and long before left New York on that
excursion, in the course of which went &c the South
and returned here, my friends in New York were
kind enough offer public dinneras a testimony
of their public regard. | went out OF. my way,
that OCCASION, for the purpose of showing what an
ticpated in the attempt to annex Texas slave
territory, and said it should be opposed by to the
last extremity
We have heretofore given part Of this extrac; to
readers, but as ii was then Incorrectly printed
we deem proper TO make correct record OF It now
for future use, if necessary. II mistake not, the
Wings Of the South regard Thomas Corwin
hateful bolitionst compared with Webster, and yet
the former, in his speech advocating the admission
of California, declared his readiness vote for her
admission tch Slavery tolerated in her constitution,
az soon as he would without it, But Mr.. Webster
says he has and ,Dould consent - that
there should be foot of slave territory beyond
what the old thirteen States, the formation of the
Union," added to country. And yet Southern
Wings talk of him their first choice for President.
What, then, shall we hear from the nextl
We will hereafter exhibit Mr.. Webster in a
dress in this same speech, and. by his testimony,
convict such men Gov. Johnston. of Pennsy vania.
Horace Greedy, of New York, with their thousand
allies, Of treason to their country.
Baltimore .argus.