East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1859-10-06
Powers Statue of Webster---A
Demand Concerning IL. m =


ration Mt Boston, on Saturday, the 17th
inst, of Powers statue of DANIEL WEB
sTER. The statue was executed on the
order of many Massachusetts, admirers of
Mr.. WEBSTER, and is placed in the State
House, as the Massachusetts, people call
their capital, in pursuance of resolution
of the Legislature. The ceremonies of
the Inauguration were imposing, though
not so much so as was intended. A pro
cesssion Of military bodies, civic societies,
the city corporation, and State and city
officials was to have paraded, but con-
tinuous storm compelled the managers to
abandon this part of the programme
The proceedings were had in Music Hall,
and consisted of the presentation of the
statue by Professor FELT0N, reception
address by Mayor LINCOLN, a speech by
Governor BANKS, and an Grafton by ED
WARD EVERETT, with music, &C., &C..
The large hall was filed, and the people
Of Boston, according to all accounts, re-
gardcd the whole affair with very high in
terest And well they might, for it is fit
that statue of Massachusetts,, greatest
statesman-he who has reflected vast re-
nown upon the State, and stood almost
peerless in the nation-should adorn the
State House. No monument, commence
rative of any event, nor the statue of no
other man which Massachusetts, could
erect, would possess the interest in the
eyes of travellers and in the estimation Of
after generations, that the statue of
WEBSTER will possess, if it shall be per-
mitted to remain where it has been placed.
If it shall be permitted to remain where
it has been placed Is there any doubt
about that asks the reader. We appre-
hend that there is doubt about it,
Let us explain. ..i..,...- -it... b
| Mr.. WEBSTER was once denied the use
of Faneuil Hall to address his fellow-citi
zens of Boston and of Massachusetts,
This was on his return home after he had
supported in Congress the compromise
measures of 1850. He was denied the
use of Fancuil Hall, on that occasion, at
the demand of the Garrison aboltionists,
who have, since that time, governed
Massachusetts,, They have not governed
her directly, to be sure = that is, they
have not held the offices; but they have
dictated the platforms and the policy of
the black-republican-know nothing party
which has nominally held the reins of
power. They have been supreme in Mas
sachusetts. They have had but to. make
a demand, and insist upon it, and it has
been acceded to. They are more power
full to-day than they have been at any
former time y.fl ..tele 3d. al s,i8a
4 Their present demand is that The statue
of WEBSTER shall be remored from the State.
House And it is peremptory demand,
about which there is not the slightest
equivoeation. Listen to it, through the
columns of The LiJerator, Garrison's pa
lper: '.' 81
"THE STATUE MUST BE REMOVED. Let
this be the popular decree tomorrow--let
the declaration 90 forth from the lips of
every upright man---let it be the voice Of
Massachusetts,. A vote of the ILcgisla-
ture can undo what vote has done.-y
That vote can be secured by prompt
circulation of a respectful petition, to be
signed by all who in their hearts respond
to the cry-THE STATUE MUST BE REMOVED.
Such a petition has already been pre-
pared"
| And The Liberator furnishes copy Of
the petition, which asks the Senate and
House of Representatives of the Common
wealth of Massachusetts to remove from
| the State House grounds--as no honor to
" the State and rcpugnant to the moral
/" sense of the people-thc statue of DAN
"IEL WEBSTER, whose last years were
" spent in defending the fugitive slave bin,
T" and whose counsel to the Common
T" wealth was to conquer her prejudices
"against slavery, and to return men, to
bondage with alacrity." b And The
Li5erator proceeds to make the ISSUE Of
removal ;saosloo anE yaa,offa jr9upQio
i "Tlis issue is 80 clearly connected with
the abolition Of the slave system, and the
Ioverthrow of the slave power, that we re-
gard it as the special anti-savcry duty Of
4 the hour in this State. Every blow that
shall fall upon the iron image will break
a fettcr in Carolina; aits removal, in ac-
cordance with rcgencrated public sem
timent, will be heavy stroke to the
hopes and Vaccinations of the enemies OF
impartial freedom, North and South. n
"They who conceived the ideas of such
a statue, to be in such form, under such
auspices, and in such a place, and who
have succeeded in the Accomplishment Of
their purpose, are too well known to rem
j uldcr their motives at all doubtful, Their
Iadmiration Of Mr. Webster rose in pro-
portion as he degraded himself by his SER
Witty to the South-his scorn and hatred
of the ant-slavery moycmmt--hi advo.
cacy of the fugitive slave bill. Every
step that he took downward in his. pro-,
:. slavery course received their warm com
mendation,g Stung to the quick on find
ing that he had thereby lost his holdrupon
the, respect and confidence of the Fpco-
pie Of Massachusetts, they resolved to
procurc his statue, and made the attempt
--seemingly a forlorn onc-to place it by
Legislative permission upon the State
House grounds, and thus obtain, an en-,
dorsemcnt Of bis public career on the part
Of the Commonwealth itself We feel
warranted ip saying that they did not ex-
lpect their overture would be accepted !;
for, in view of the all-prevailing disgust
. and indignation. at bis evil course, what