Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-01-11


10 arouse public alienlion tothe dangers that
lwyre impending from dhs,squarter; bu. his
efforts were mol attended with marked sue
cess slhwas only upon The eve Of another
Presidential contest that the question as.
spmed ilsljust proportions in The public eye,
During his retirement from. efice, much
Of Mr.. r.bWebs,er's attention was engaged in
professional pursuils,andlhc yeari1844 was
marked by several brilliant tfexhibiiions OF
his popularlandl forensic csoraiofy .ba Two ar.
gumenis, the one be(oreihe Supreme Court
Of the United Slales, and the other before
that Of Massachusetts, are in his very hap
picst vein. The first was delivered in Feb
ruary, in the case Of F. F. Vidal and others,
vs.. the Executors Of the will Of Stephen
Girafd4la case in which property TO the
value Of millions was involved. The main
ground taken by Mr.. Webster, ,,on behalf Of
the heirs, against the validity Of the will,
was tha, the College at Philadelphia, ell.
dowed by the will, was not charity, be.
cause established on atheisiical principles,
and therefore no, eni,Ied 10 The protection
or The laws. This proposition was supported
with all the aids Of learning and ingenuity;
and on American soil no more eloquent vim.
dication Of religion and lis ministers has
ever been uttered. The speech, in a pam,
1 fphle, form, was circulated extensively among
line religious world. Il remains among ihe
host Of evidences he has lei US, of the wide
scope and infinite diversity of, his talents,
and lie respect he always entertained fol
the institutions Of religion. The, argument
at Boston, in ihe case Of The Providence
Railroad Company against the City Of Bos-
ton, IS from It's nature, a strictly legal effort
and therefore requires no especial notice
here. In June, Of 1914, The Anniversary oi
The battle Of Bunker Hill and The, compile.
ZION Of the monument were celebrated with
much eclat in Boston. The speech Of Mr.
Webster, who had bapIized the frsl stone o
the column was stream Of eloquence. lha
shall remain classic while The monumen
and the language endure, was exceedingly
appropriate, ,'ahd though hacking the fire an(
imaginative spIendor 9of his earlier eff3rIs
abolnds with passages Of Remarkable vigol
and Beauty. nass.flisls yassiS '@ aanl
II ne freSidenlAl canvass oil 1874, opened
1byithe nomination of Mr.. clay, 6y acciSma.
iion, in The. Wing Convention al Baltimore
Mr.. Webster, being in that ciiy AZ ihelime
hhiadeo "a speech indicating his earnest desit,
'fofths triumph Of ths Whig pntiy and IL
hpfincibles. la Mr. Vat Bufen, in d Tong ietie
written Just upon ahe eve Of iths Democrat,
lConsenIion, Tlhad talsens gFodhd decidedly
lagainsrIIieanAek kStiononufexaspl For 0hi
toffehces san6ngIotheFs, 'he'he7l 5deasset asid,
Vas 'accahdida5,and MtstRolk wasG5fhinaiet
forth Presidency, MrS 0Iaglh also ldleI
Iground againse annsxaVohy and the canvas
twas condociedeto'a very great exsentsi in u
sections Of the country, uponThis issue.-
! Mr.. Websler made several public addresses
upon The subject aAt Albany, PhiEadelphla
and elsewhere, he spoke 10 large, assemble
j ~ people, lhoYgh;in llI cases gave Silsn
zion mainiy 70 questions. relating % ih'
\ commercial, financial and Industrial interest
! or, ibs county There is abundant feasol
I1iGbelieye that if, Mr.. Clay bad. Been couteh
lwilh his ffsl fsldecIars.i0n Cr roPialopl upon VI
lsubject of nnexaiioh, he would have beef
teieeied,a Z Subsequent, explanations, made Y
remove anticipated objections % his poslliol
,iiI Alabama, and Other Sou!hesu Slples, te
lpriyed him, 10 d great e4iehl, .ol The; behefi
(which that position gaze him AZ The North
Aithe opening Or TIE Ccngtess 81 1874