The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-16
THE WEBSTER MOVEMENT,
Tie Great Gathering at Faneuil
Hall, Boston.
ADDRESS TO TILE MASSACHUSETTS, WaICS,
Enthusiastic Meeting Mt WatertOvn,
&c., &C., &o



Bosrsr. September l5 1859
The maSs meeting Of the friends or Daniel Webster
fembled in Fame u Hail. according previous arrange
ment.
Delegations present from n large portion Of the
State,
lew mput.s after ~ o'clock the meeting was called
TO oIocr by Charles A. Wells OF Boston.
during the absence OF the commiltc. to nominate per-
nan,nt .fces. the meeting wss aodi.,ted by Mr Cn.
roRnES lie ssid thst 'bos. present up action
and not for words They Justice TO them
s.ss 10 the great thoy delighted to honor aud
e. the coucny all love This is sudden yemeot.
three nonths had passed since the awful n,
,he acticn If the Baltimore Convention Ths deleg
10 that Convention WIRE appon 20 consult the good Of
the corsntry and that ,ultod? lie thought
Personal feelings and pr'judices aud sectional
triumphant there. The love OF couotry was tn
sst conservation that Thought Of If the good Of
'he country had been the object Daniel Webster wou
have been the nominee by acciamatiou. lie contcnded
that inasmuch the del.ga betrayed the interests
cCu.utted them their bndiog aud the
suthority deifgated to them bsck people.
II Is lot true that th- Webster moo fAas. to
The whig party, in trying to give Mr.. Webster
he power hs has 50 ucbiy earned He called upon his
hesrers TO forward unite diy, enc sencay ana
justice their feelings, and they wou0 do justice
10 the country the wing party when the Webster
movement orr- made 10y feso ute, determined miads
Cd 'his spot you VII hnoa sound go forth which will
tho whole country
The committee reported the following for officers Of
the meeting -
For I,es dent--Htpry lyman, Of Watertown.
Vice Pestdents--lhoMas Thatcher. James Dalton,
Chas A. Wells, Tm HiDman Levi brigham, Of
Boston: Luthar Griffin, of K,chmond; Dudley Aa,I, OF
Mediord Ihsriss rorrvy Of Boston, Ch ckerng Of
Wet koxbury, B, \ fcore. Of West Newbury; Samuel
c Cut,ee, Cam oridge and tnny Gutter Of Boston.
Sec,aa,es-samo.l Ketteli, James French, James G.
Baker and S. NJ. Hobbs.
The above list adopted
kar s.lt oir ht,nsoI frau,
making any lengthy remarks account OF being called
xpecteOiy lie could Say that his heart
warm in the any other. The clouds were dark,
but there were many stars shining bright and II we
should not the whole heavens oiiIze will go
tr~aid ana do our duty TO our country first and our
ploriuDs v cbster next.
committee OF three then appointed. and retired
10 Iepo,t al address and RESOLUTION
Committee TO nominate Webster electoral ticket
war appointed consisting of Messrs john i Dimmock,
ssmutlC Cutter, Chas White Samuel kcttell, 4. \.
Ward and a. Nose
The following gentlemen were appointed State Web
STIR Executive Committee of observation-disclosures A.
White Arthur Pickering, 5. d. hedec J. Fullerton and
Cbss A. Wells.
Mr. WrNsIow here remarked that the address
would be in readiness IN three or feur minutes,
" hle waiting Tor 1t, Mr. Wiaslow addressed tho
meeting in keSburyiort last evening. There
three hundred four hundred persons present aad
the audience many Of he most Respectable citizens
The MIR. proceeded to sic The causes OF Mr.
W.b,ttrs defeat at baimore the fist vas personal
botili the second, rmbton for office the third
tionsl,m and fourth free soiism; These points hs
raiu coud pe made clear and proved he aekcdi IL wa
CutY to succumb to those foul actions. while the
sent,m, nts 0. Washington approved his Winiows)
ouct In the Webster movement he had no fears for his
After Mr. W concluded, the address was reported and
read to the meeting rs follows =
ADDRESS THE WHO'S or MASS AcuUsETTs.
The step which a very large number Of your fellow
citizens, asssmbied in Fsneuh Hall about to
take. Is highly important one, and should be taken
upon rendered. ieasons.
We met here. most OF US doubtless, a. wings not
unsccompaped perhaps, by some Of our democratic
fiends who sympalhise with IN our desire to do jus
tice great Is the property of pary,
bu, who brlo, IT, in high equally all. SLl
the body of this assembly consists, undoubtedly OF
wigs and is therefore 10 our fellow wings that we are
cbs fly submit what have say. AT the time,
forget that here also American cri-
zen standing upon the so OF free country and free to
net accof Oil 10 our own convictions VI duty.
The IepIees natvet OF The wing party chosen such
acculo,Dg Its usages and assembled in national
y.ntsoD have iy very email sjoiity made nomination
Of ostin guirhed officer OF The army Tor Toe Presidency
Of the und Salss; the fret inquiry TO be made by
Us as mbts OF that party s whether We in any just
bound 70 vote foI this candidate ana Tor
other ltp.,os ment nogreat amount Of argu
ut to solve this question. Upon the great g.ntral
principle which all institutions rest the majority
rule, and when the voice OF the majority
pless in bose forms which constitute he rpa,tment
Of law msn can 20 b. hind IT, or absotye h,noif
s obijgsiioDs Whine he maine IN society Ibis rrihci
pie attempted to be applied by analogy TO the aongs
poiilicsl p.Tiies But The analogy il extremely :nper
1hero l. a bo distinction between the
decisions # booy of the representatives OF party in
Ietrtrce to the Obligations they impose upon It's
IL, people in rofeIeBc. to the obligations winch they in
pose upon the citl2cn The frner cannot in the nature
Of things tse The force Law because hey do not rest
upon Its functions They must therefore be referred
tor sppiova 10 the judi of individuals "ho to
receive AM obey h. III according 10 their conyic-
,cps Of their intrinsic prcpiet and fitness TO promote
the pubic good
We p,as here Of course of the rule that applicable
to he citizen who has taken part IN iDatug
pg The party proceedings. eich have led to par
cusr result hat rule IL able to those who have
trben yart in tho,e proceedings 80 have
tt,A IN iuuui Wr sDeuk % W
tano fee nom such ccnneciin but are yet members OF
The ,sme party and We have no hesitation N aging
that the attempt which has been made t. force upon
such persons obligation OF honor 10 support nomina
ton VII ch they NAY Gisppreve IL w'thou shadow OF
ju: tfeation The decion of national party conyen
Is in sense, ncluive upon the conduct oil all
The mb,rs " that party throughout The country
were, beitLec the regularity fail ness OF the pro
dLgs. the fitness Of the candidate nominated,
could be .nquned into. The truth Is that tns act
Of majority OF he delegates in Latious party oouven
iiop il not the of majority of all the members q
the party 1t is assumed that all actually
technically repre ented That all not actually repre-
s.nt,d is n riectiy well knosn Not quarter part Jf
The Of any great political party ever take
part in the proceedings by which the delegates To
such body appointed; and it is one OF the
easiest as IL II OF the most common OF po
liricel taDssc ctiop for political managers, especially
tn. Other States of this Union procure the
Of delegates whose purposes the scec
tion of Presidential candidate are certain aud saf
guide the real wishes and prefer ences Of majority OF
lb.r mDs consi uents he position, Therefore that
The OF majority OF such del gates Is the Of
Jority OF the members of the par must upon the
riDe that sll the members had notice, and might
have sit.bd.d The choice VI delegates ii they had
ht hat Is 20 cay IL re~s upon fiction by which every
mans political conscience and conduct become
oouno by the acts doipgs of his n.ghbor For our
seises u jsct this doctrine We hu,d that the de-
oeoD OF ajority Of the deb les in national
10 not of iuelf. proof Il the sentiments aud
wiles Of y majonty of ,be parry aud ~e ,hok that
any Who will nsk himself whether he can believe
that majority Of the wings Of the United states this
dsy pieI General scott as csnodate TO Daniel Web.
s,ei Msid Fillmore will be satisfied with ,he sound
rcss of our yosion We sre here then IL all the FREE
dom OF cur INDIVIDUAL judgments In that freedom
Iit pose to examine the puInDatioD Baltimore.
ref the action Of the convention which 1t,
the tnly eisp0aId which We Recognizes namely its
nd Dcy promo aud the good the country.
The convent ON assembled at Baiiimae it L. to be
Tor the purpose of nominating that person for
fhe II esiotBcy In rh would be united gh sca
for the ,ce with reasonable chances for oh nng
MY the sunages Of the people This Is he OF
parry convention under merely ordinary circumstances.
he of Wh,p MAI an