The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1853-01-07
[Rdportsd for The Boston Commonwealth
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To gain his point, alas, he sometimes
troa,ed facts, law, constitution, morality.
and religion, as an advocate treats mat.
tars at the bar. Was he certain Carolina
had no cons i,ulional right to nullifyi l
make no doubt he Gel. so, bn, in his Ian
guage he is just as strong when he de-
clares the Fugitive Slave Bill is perfectly
constitutional; that slavery cannot be in
California aud New Mexico; just as con
fident in his dreadful mock a, conscience,
and the dear Gods uncbanging law. No
living man has done so much to debaucb
the conscience Of The nation} TO debauch
the press, the pulpit, the forum, and the
bar! There is no higher law, duo,h he;
and how much the pulpit, the press. the
forum and the bar, denies It's God. Read
the journals Of the last week for proof Of
what ! say; and read our history since
March OF 80. He poisoned the moral
wells Of society with his lower law, and
mcn's conscience died Of the murrain of
beasts which came because they drank
thereat.
In All age which pr'ses money as the
greatest good, and counts the under
standing as the highcs, human faculty,
the man who is to lead and bless the
world mus, indeed be great in intellect,
bu, also great in conscience, greater in
affection and greatest Of all things in his
soul. In his later years, Webster was
intellect, and little more. If he did not
regard the eternal Righ,, how could he
guide a nation to the useful for to-day? !?
If lie sconed the law of God, how could
| he bless the world of mene "'Twas by
this falN he fell"
He knew the cause Of his defeat, and
in the last weeks Of his life confessed
that he was deceived; that before his
fatal speech he had assurance from the
North and South that il he supported
slavery i would lead him into place and
power; but now he saw the mistake, and
that few Of the "fanailcs" had more
influence in America than all the South!
He sinned against his own conscience
and SO he fell!
He made him wings Of slavery TO fly
to lofty eminencs. Those wings un.
fea,hered in his flight. For one and
thirty months he fell, until at last he
reached The tomb. There, on the sullen
shore, mighty wreck, the great Webster
lies!
"To this the man In Freedoms cause approved,
The man grent. so honored. so beloved?
Where Is the heartfelt worth and weight Of soul,
which labor could not stoop, nor fear control7
! Where tile known dignity, he stamp of awe.
Which half ahnshed, the proud and venai saw7
| Where the calm triumphs Of an honest cause,
Where the delightful tnste ofjust applause?
40, lost alike to action aud repoSe,
Unwept unpitied In the worst Of wees;
with all that conscious, undissembled pride,
Sold to the insults Of q foe dehed;
With all that habit ef familiar famp
Doomed to exhaust the days of life in shame"
Oh, what warning was his fall!
"To dash corruption in her proud eareet.
And teach her slaves that vice was born to fear"
Had he been faithful TO his own words
so of repeated, how he would have
stood! How differently would nave been
the aspect of the North and the South,
and the principles Of the pulpit, the forum
and the cour! Had he died after the
treaty OF ls42. how differen, would have
been his fame! Then had he lived and
labored for Freedom as for Slavery
nay, with half the diligence and half the
mighty power, tomorrow all the North
would rise to make him their President,
and put on that Olynpisn brow the