The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-08-28
MIR. WEBsTER's VIEWS.

honor 10 remain, very respectfully, yours, &C,
j. j. CRITTENDEN.
MR.. WEBSTER's VIEWS.
In 1887, Mr.. Webster addressed the people
| of the city of New York, at Niblo's Saloon, in
| the course of which, he used the following
language:
"GENTLEMEN We all see that, by whomso-
| ever possessed, Texas is likely to be a slave
holding country! And 1 frankly aro,p my
entire unWitlinsness to do anything that shall
| ertend the starery Of the african race on this
Continent, or add other slareholding States to
the Union" Works, UOl. l, p. $50.
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"On the general subject of Slavery the COM
munity is already excited. The subject has
not only attracted attention as a question of
politics, but it has struck far deeper-toned
| chord. 10 has arrested the religious feeling OF
the cOuntry-n has taken strong hold on the
| consciences Of men. He is a rash man, indeed,
and little conversant with human nature, and
especially has he very erroneous estimate of
the character of the people of this country,
who supposes that feeling of this kind is to
be trifed with or despised. 1t will assuredly
cause itself to be respected. 1t may be rea-
soned with, it may be made willing, beliere
IL IS entirely ceiling, to fulfil all EXISTING en-.
gagements and dutes-to uphold and defend
the Constitution as it is established, with what
ever regrets about some provisions which it
does actually contain. But to coerce 1t into
sILENCE-to seek to compress and confne it,
warm as it Is, and more heated as such endeav.
ors would inevitably render it-should this be
attempted, L know nothing, even in the Con-
stitution, or in the Union itself, which would
not be endangered by the explosion which might
follow. Works, Dol. l, p. 357.
This was Northern Wing doctrine in 1887 :;
and it is well-remembered fact, that Mr.. Web
ster always followed rather than led his friends
on the subject of Slavery. Washington Hunt
and Rufus Choate were at that time in advance
of their great leader. Now, alas where are
they3 At the very tail Of doughfaced Loco.
| focoism. They are now ready to call the roll
of Toombs's slaves OH Bunker Hill, or do any
other dirty work which Caleb Cushing and
Jefferson Davis may assign them, in order to
"preserve the Union"
One OF THE "POoR WHITES OF THE
SOUTH.-The Southern "Chivalry." of the
Brooks and bludgeon stamp, are excessively
annoyed at the idea of being ruled over by
one who has risen from poverty. The popu-
larity of Colonel Fremont in South Carolina
was not of formidable character, in conse.
quence of his Republican principles but in
order to sink him to unfathomable depths of
odium, the Charleston Mercury has produced
the following evidence of his early poverty.
Fremont spent his early manhood in teaching
school for the support of his mother and him
self; and the Mercury the heartless organ of
the negro-drivers, produces the following proof
that he was not always able to "make both
ends meet" Let them have the benefit of it.
The people know how to appreciate such
charges from such a source:
Schedule of the and of John @ Fremont, in
custody OF the Sheriff of district by virtue of
two writs OF eopias ~ espoedups at the suits of Ed
ward aebring and f. l.. Roche:
One coat; tive waistcoats; three pairs of pan.
falcons; live shirts; six pairs of socks: four
collars; two stocks; two cravats and sundry
books, number not recollected.)
All OF the above, except what have on. are
in trunk at New York.
SopTK CARaLNA,
Charleston District.
j. Z. Fremont, being duly sworn, depose,h
that the above contains lust. true. and cor.
rect account of all his estate, real and personal,
whatsoever or wheresoever.
j. CHARLES FREMONT.
Sworn to before me, this 9th August, 1881.
j. W. MITCHELL, j. P.
Filed 9th August, 1881.
AN INCIDENT IN CHURoH.-The English
have proverb, which says that it isSSfer
pn 70 of Al r
to look over hedge" The following story.
from the Ne,cark Advertiser, is a case in point
An amusing incident occurred in one of
our most prominent Episcopal churches, on
sunday morning, though, fortunately for the
credit OF the congregation, the mistake which
| gave rise to it was confined to q small circle.
An able divine from distant part of the coun.
try occupied the pulpit at the earnest request
OF the regular incumbent, and, after the usual
services, took the following text from Paurs
Epistle to the Romans:
Yer. 20. For the creature was made sub
Ject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of
him who hath subjected the same in hone.
| "'2l. Because the creature itself also shan
| be delivered from the bondage Of eorrunt;on
into the glorious liberty al the children of God
The word liberty, at the end of the text.
| gave some uneasiness at the outset among
those who, it seems, could not separate the idea
from ENTHUSIASTICALLY since pol;.,o.
appear 70 have entered the pulpit e,sewbers~
and the preacher proceeded with a hr;Il;an,
discourse, showing how God had sub;ectaJ
US 70 the letters of vanity, the passions. and
ADVERSE circumstances in life, with which man.
Aina were IN perpetual warfare and in az.
pana'nSS ssiis fine conception of spiritual free.
aom-'the glorious liberty of the children of
God-he proceeded to answer the natural in.
curry, why we could not have been born free
from this vanity, &C., and been made at once
free as the angels He showed that those who
had achieved spiritual freedom, after the neces-
sary sacrifices and exertion, appreciated the
blessings Of liberty with an intenser Joy than
even angels, who inherited freedom without an
effort-just as the slave born Romans received
the Phrygian cap and other insignia of the
freedom they achieved, with deeper apprecia.
ton of their value and greater enthusiasm than
those who had received them as a birthripbt
The idea was beautifully elaborated, but a
small number of the listeners--who had, per
haps, been sleeping through the previous nor.
ton of the diseourse-mistook the preachers
| object for an attempt TO produce political ef
feet, and one member rose from his aeat and
left the house, while one or two females Length.
ened their vlsages at the outrageous doctrine.
The cream of the joke rose very richly. how.
ever, when 1t became known that the preacher
4 inst m a visit fro,v, NJ.