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Mr. Webster At Faneuil Hall

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Day
10
Month
October
Year
1842
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Public Domain
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Mr. Web.síer has 'ately made n spoech at Fancuil II.uU,'.vhic!] is deeeeving of attonnon as devel.ipinglhc opimons bTthrö itiícllecttinl nr'iant respccíirg our nutionril níTyirs. Aflor retín ring- the cottiplitíieiiLS ptüá to him, w tnok ocasión fo ppeak of Ihe trenfy and of f!io i:iro;ient at.cnlioü manifcstcd by Presuloiït Tyc-r, nr.d of r.!,xit ijs cc.-:i'e lo biing it tu i ájccésefii) lerrmhntióní aul liis ob 'ligatious lo the President for lus unlírpk.en and ftcady crjfiíleucp m:it!it" isle:! ío!i;n. Ollier imporat qoeslion-j retnwned to be sctilc;] - ourcommerciul intercour e vnih llie B:iti.sh American colonice, and UieOreg-on bo:;nlary. He next spuide of re'msinicg iti U;n Cabinot tfier the other meniber rosiorsietí--- thonght he (lid right - and woulü now give no iatim;itio:is wholher for hc intended to resijn or not. - Ilemeantto bc perfectly frce !o follow hls oivn jii(3ment. He deprccnted the resolution of the Masjsnchusetts whig convpniion, whicii a few d:iys before had doclured a full nnd final eeparation fnun President T; Ier in bchalt'of all the whjgs in the State, Tliey h.id no authority to do this. It was impolilic. Must the President be opposed in every public measurc during the threc years ol nis lerm yet remaining? Must all the whig incnn;lienis of office iesin? VVhere did they intend to place hhniHe deprecated the action cf thosè wings who were looking lo (lie future for all occ;i Hon3 of ftcconiplishing good. I f any tbing was ever to be done, now was the lime lo do it, vv'hien thore '.vas a mnjority of whips in both Ilouses. The establishment of a permanent pcace witli Bntnin hid been secured. The next gte&. objecr, the increase of ihe revenue hnd been aciiieved. The thinl preat imrrest - thnt of protection - mucli had been done for it - and he wmild siiy ehongh hnd been done. Bnc the tariff did not pass solely by uhijr strength - nor coult! it so have passed. A mnjnrily of whijjs could not have been fonnd topase il in cither Mon?o A portion of Be ol her party supported the tnníf: so gréat an object as protection ought not to be a mere parly iripasure - it is a national gueslion - h liopcd all parlics would support i', becauso he wiahcd to tike for the tariíf a bond and security more durable tlnn were liis liopeá of perpetuity of the whig party. This tariffhnsaccotriphshed much. It !ias repaired tlo con?eqtiences of the cnmpromise act - of which he inijrht say tliat no mensure ever passed which cos-t him so much gnef. - He thanked God tiie country bad now got rid of it, he hoped forever. lie nexl spoke ofthe curreney, nnd m?ntioned the diiïèrent Bank bilis thnt bad been passed in Congress. At the last session, t he President sent in the Excuequer Bill, and in bis opinión it was the beít nnd only meusure for the adoption pfjCongrress, ond trial by the people, and it met with Jiis hearty, sincere, and entirc approbation. He had paid much attention to'financial ofíiiirs for thirly years and lie would stake bis reputation upon it, that when tried t'iree years, it wouïd meet the ap. probation of the American people. A Bank of the United States, based on prívate subscription ia an obóolete idea, and is out of the question, Soppose such'a one established by Iav, wlio wonld subscribe to il? It is entirely impracticable. The qnestion returns - what sholl we ever have? Many gentlemen propose to dong until prospeníy returns - n.itil the iimsrgency most rcquuing relief is passed. He, said Mr. Webster, is more sanguine than I am, vvho can sce any time when the whigs ofthis country wil] have more time to work to effect tlio gnuid object - the reitoration of the currpncy- than now. Here is a measure to which the President ia pledged and which hts advisers approve- why nottryit? It' nor, propose something else. In reference to the veto power, thern ie no prohabilily that it will ever be strtick out of the cmistitution altogether. There iiiusl be sorne re.-itraint in t-hia ns in other cases.-lie liad advised ao;ainst the use of the veto power in evejy case where it hr.d been ufod. It is tterly hopcless to expect that it will bd abolishcd. Mr. W. atlude'd to the mortifying siate of our national credit abioad. We have n stock loan, í!ie present rato of vbjeh is 125 to the siiver dollar. It was disr.ressing' to tbink of it. I Ie intimated that the public l.-mds might be so appropr nlui as to save the credit of Ihe States and of the nntion. For the nccornplish ment nf tho object s hehnd spoken of, lic was ready to act wi'.h sober men of all parties: t-nid he: there is a danfér tliat patnotism i:i ;t tvarm party cn'ntést may be ïnered in party leclinir. 1 brlieve that amoug so 'opr inri) thW co;:viction is growing petlied - fsst prowiny ticMlod - thal tliegreat in'erests ofour comi'r, reqnire Pir more moderate party feelingp, mor fieedomfor public cotisideration; more bone.and trenorouB unionofwell meaiiing men o' all side?, to uphold the institut;on3 and Uu character ortho country. 'Phis speech is long, and wit! be read wit! interest generally. It looks very stroimly Tjlerish, ayl consider.ibly anti-Clay, and on thp wliole we think will do good, and perhaps, in sou e measure partially allay the rising mad ness of party feeling

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