Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-08-26

Position of Daniel Webster.
The BOSTON Courier, in the elaborate effort to
back up its hunkersm. publishes extracts from
Daniel Webster's speeches and letters, but is very
particular to quote only from that portion of them
in which the great statesman enlarged upon the
value of the Union, and the good policy of lis
preservation 1t omits entirely to make any re-
ference to its idols oft-repeated committals in
favor of the great Republican principle of the re-
striction of Slavery from all the national terrific.
ries and his oft-reiterated opposition to the ad-
mission into the Union of any more Slave States.
If the Courier is honest, and has any real regard
for the opinions and position ofthe distinguished
statesman it so much idolizes why is it so partial
and one.sided in laying them before its readers
When the bill for the government of the Ore
gon Territory, situated away up to the Northward
of California and New Mexico, was before the
Senate, Mr.. Webster, in his zeal for the great
doctrine for which the Republicans are now con
tending, announced his determination to vote
against it, urgent as it was that government
shouldbe Immediately organized there, unless the
Proviso, forever restricting Slavery therefrom,
were incorporated in the bill. The following ex-
tract from his speech on that occasion, defined
his position with sufficient explicitness to satisfy
any one. whether admirer or opponent. If
the Republican party is sectional" in its OBJ
jects, as the Courier charges, then was Daniel
Webster {" sectionalist," and the Courier either
sectional" journal, in upholding him, or a
false follower of him, by disappearing his real
position on the great question of the day Said
Daniel Webster, August TO- lS4S
My opposition to the further extension of
local Slavery in this country, or to the increase
of slave, representation in Congress, is general
and afatoerSal II has no Tefe ence to limits Of
All such extensions and ll,such increase, IN all
places, at all times, and under ALL CIRCUMsTAN-
CEs, even AGAINST ALL INDUCEMENTS, against
al Iupposed limitations of great interests against
all denominations, AGAINST ALL COMPROMISES
Two days later, in discussion of the same ques
ton, Mr.. Webster reiterated his position, in these
words -
When the Constitution was adopted, nobody
looked for any new acquisition of territory to be
formed into slaveholding tates and, looking
to the effect of these new acquisitions which have
in this great degree served to strengthen the
slaveholdng interest in the South by the addition
Of these five slaveholding States Louisiana, Ala
bama, Mississippi Arkansas, and Missouri
there is nothing unjust, nothing of which any
honest man can complain, if he is intelligent
and feel there is nothing of which the civilized
world, if they take notice of so humble person
as myself, will Ieproach me with, when say, as
l said the other day, that had made up mind. for
one, that UNDER No CIRCUMSTANCES acoQla I
consent to the further extension of the area of
Slavery IN the United States, or to the further IN.
crease Of slaoe representation in Congress-"
After such an emphatic announcement and re-
iterated declaration of his position, by the Marsh
field statesman is it is possible that he would be
anywhere else, were he now living, than with the
party which has adopted this great principle of
his as its basis of action?
If the Courier had any real regard for him, or
his principles, it would be found aiding in the
success of the peoples movement, represent
ing these principles, in the ensuing presidential
contest, instead Of arraying itself on the side of
the Border RufHans, by doing all it can to draw
off voters enough from Fremont to Fillmore, in
some of the States, TO give Buchanan plurality.
The appearance of the following article in its
columns, sometime since, with others of a like
stamp, led us to hope better things than to find
itnow in its present position This was written
the fist reception of the news of the late out
RACES in Kanzas, which terminated in the sacking
of Lawrence, the burning of the hotel printing
office, Gov. Robinson's house, &c. -
The telegraph news from Kanzas is of the
most startling and incomprehensible kind. If
it can be possible that the half unauthorized
territorial authorities Of Kanzas, backed bv
armed men from Missouri, have overthrown
the city oil Lawrence, and have burnt up its
puohe buildings, and perhaps have DESTROYED
lts |hoie property, sayagely and venomously.
there IS no hand Tor the Northern man to take.
In gAN
except the ADVERSE one. The people of the
North have never had ANYTHING bnt co,,,o,,,.t
and detestation, with regard TO the piorco al
ministralon, IN all its manifestations towords
Kanzas. Ii these manifestations have looi,s5
TO the bloody and devastating end winch No.,
appears TO be rampant in that Territory. tho
operators should be satisfied. If the renorts
turn out 20 be true, there will not be a shadow
of a defence to be offered at the North in favor
Of the men who have thus violated the prin.
siples Of State rightg, and Of personal and po-
litcal freedom. If these accounts are true.
and we hope they are not, the people Of Law
renee will holdthe same place in history which
is occupied by the Huguenots of France, and
the martyrs Of 81. Bartholomew, and there
viii be an end to all party feeliag at the
North, except that of indignation againt the
South.
This is the right sentiment and the whole
North should unite upon it, and act together in
earnest The Border Ruf6an ouhages in Kan
zas, alluded to above, and characterized in none
too strong terms, were indeed enough. 70 induce
the people Of the Free States, and render il in.
cambent on them, il they have any self.respeet
or regard for their own rights, at once to nut
an end TO party feeling except that Of iadiqaa.
ton against mot merely the South, but against
the internal border rufiian administration which
looked on and permitted those ouuages They
should impel US 10 act together politically. ae.
cording to the advice then given by the Courier.
in favor ofthe peoples nominees, for in so doing
only, can we prevent another four years rule On
border ruibanism, IN the person Of james Buchan