, 1880-07-18
DANIEL WEBSTER.

DANIEL WEBSTER.
Row FIe Went Hack on IK{nHcif-
Threw Ills Pcarl~ Isefore the Swine
OF Slavcry-The Speech which Web.
stor Did Not Deliver.
Oiirtr johnson In the INDEPENDENT,
In the spring OF 1851, the late Hon. Joshua
X. Gldtlings had public reception in Salem,
O., where was then engaged in editing the
Aa,ti-Siapcry Buylc. During his stay in the
placeI had with him several private inter.
views, in which lie told me the whole story
of the great conflict of 1850 in Congress. liz
said that while the 'Omnibus bill" so called,
embodying the compromises Introduced by
Mr.. Clay, was pending in the Seuate,
there was very intense anxiety
among anti-slayery men as TO- the
course which 1lr. Webster might
take. It was gancrsliy believed and admit
ted that the success or failure of the con-
templatcd measures depended upon his ac-
tion in the premises. There were strong
hopes that lie would take his stand upon the
side of freedom, but equally strong fears that
lie would 60 the other way; and the anti
slavery men were impelled to consider
whether they could bring to bear upon him
any influence to control his decision. s1In
this state of affairs" said AIr. Giddings, II
was greatly delighted on receiving from Mr..
George Ashmun, Of Springfield, Mass, all
extensive and carefully Prepared brief, in
Mr.. Webstcr's own handwriting, of a speech
which he (AIr. W.) proposed to make upon
the pending compromises. Mr.. Asl,mun put
! it into my hands under an injunction Of
| secrecy, asking lne to examine it care
! fully, and to give Mr. Webster the bene-
+ho cnano & anJ a"n,.;o,I1. ~ tati IT,; -.
ml,a.har + 't Tho 9EaIntn3n ohoniL '!i,. ha
tind ant accorin fo te 'r,n;'ias t ,a;G
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4, Mas i!.eAtlssSslpiS i."pne !'a uie IssMlanee
.,,1~p ri hn e,et IL ,,,,n.t;nn ~ tho .ahnas
of the slave bower. Tine went on
and the air was still fIled with contradictory
runnrs cnncernin,, Air. Wehster,s n1tT1nsei
I fit tiat t knew what he Would TO. and.
therefore. nv mind was un,listu rhcd. I
cn,,ld M bnI;ova FIAT at f1o Lev n,n,nnnt la
WoMd the wrong s M sc aud turn his
hacE mt on1y ,,non him,srtf. Int npnn Nav;
England and her glorious traditions. But. in
5p.'S& & - ins to't1use, @ ~ t4 t4'1oa2 t WV -
~ tha nr''.sIavarv Isl sidc ON wor. lahor;ng vifh @
i,ini m nixht M and md day and trying TO to m persuade @
hnwaver '1,ntif DIV or i've i,aforc tha s -th -
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ia.t hnt ta ~ tha stor, nf liz vn ofec3n Su
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Nav E,rtani in,rnt, lie 55a.. r., ra'a;,.' ~ m
vcEn 1,-hi,h tho cin,aroIdnrc and tho;r ,,;w
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~. 1.tiuFs Mi MEiit Hai W teit 1ne ny What
arguments 2lf. WEBSTER, as IL was Under
stood, hal hccn persuaded to take the awful