M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-04-17
Daniel webster ON RePubllcan.


- What a wise man was Mr.. Webs.
ter on many Suhjectsl He was even
+ a prophet without knowing it, and
used words, intended to apply to his
own times, which have marvellous
truth new, whom the words are used
with somewhat different Gignihcation.
Note the distinction which he draws
between the two kinds Of Republicans
in his day, in a speech which he de.
livered at Richmond twenty-five years
ago, October 5. 1910. He said:
.l-"'Gentlemen, there are two sorts OF
Republicans in the world Laugn'
Ter. Ona a very good sort, and the
others a very different sort, [cheerS
and Laughtcrl; and this last sort it Is
that cares not how much power tho
Government gets il they get the bene
fit oft. They are quite willing to
give unlimited power into the hands
Q! any QUE man if they have the priv.
ilego choosing tho depot. Loubj
cheerS.1 This 10 one sort Of Republi'
cans. [Laughter.l This by.tLe'by,
though, is what l call the indifferent
sort" Loud Laughter,
MIR. Webster were in the United
States Senate to-day, his sonorous
vote would ring with the same words.
They outline, with startling truth, the
political character OF his successor,
who proposes TO erase stars from the
fag ofthe country, and erect despot'
ism ih the conquered territories" to
tho Union. They characterize with
the felicity and accuracy Of the photo.
graph, those men who initiated and
supported the acts ofthe Government
against the liberty of the press and
Of the citizen, which are now calling
down the calm Judgment oftlIe people
of America, Had the great sage OF
Marsh6eld been q spectator OF the
scenes oil tho last year, he would not
with all his ability, have drawn more
perfect portraits Of tbe two styles Of
modern Republicans, than he has in
this passage, which We have quoted,
and in the following, which is the con
tinuatiou of the same picture. The
entire extract is Of the highest value
10 our present circumstances. Des'
cribing the other clrss Of Republicans,
Mr.. Webster said:
"That class are quite o different
sort of men. [Cheers.] That class
are so jealous Of authority and OF the
encroachments Of power, that they
hedge in authority all round as firm
lyas they would an enemy. That's
the true and only class Of republican
Americans. Loud cheers.
"Why, amy friends, what did Mr..
Jefferson say on this subject, on a
question which he put with so much
emphasis 7 Are we arguing for q
limitation Of powerl Have ws found
angels iE the form oil men to govern
usf [Cheers :. don't know how it
may have been in his time, but know
we have not found any such char.
acters in our own time. Loud laugh
ter and cheering; No ! no no they.
Ter a little lower than angels. Loud
and continued cheering. And en-.
tertain the same spirit which NJ. JEFF
iersou did, when he said that 'an elec.
tive despotism ia not the Government
wo fought for: [Cheers. Mol but
our fathers fought to create and main
tain a Government which should be
hedged in all round 60 tight and SC
closely that couldn't make any en
croachments in any quarter. [Cheers.
Or as | think have heard so.Ae o
you Virgenians say, fenced out al
round with FIVE rails and q rop.rlder
[Loud and continued roars Of leughte
and tremendour cheering.
"Why, gentlemen, there is a gooc
axiom extant: that the quantity Of lib
ertY we possess is precisely equal t.
the quantity of restraint which we pu
upon tie Government. And this i
true. Ii the Government is restrain
ed from putting its hand in certai
particulars upon you, to that exten
ynu are free and no more. And
individuals are restrained from put
4ng their hands upon you, you hav
more freedom. All liberty, there, con
Sists in putting such restraint upol
your Government, aud upon individu
ala. that they can not touch you
rights or your liberties. Loud cheer
ng.