This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1852 edition. Excerpt: ...State, --Daniel Webster, --resigned their offices. Many of the prominent whig journals were vehement in their censures of Mr. Webster for continuing in the state department. The Courier remained firm in its attachment to him, and thereby incurred the displeasure of those journals, and the opposition of some of ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1852 edition. Excerpt: ...State, --Daniel Webster, --resigned their offices. Many of the prominent whig journals were vehement in their censures of Mr. Webster for continuing in the state department. The Courier remained firm in its attachment to him, and thereby incurred the displeasure of those journals, and the opposition of some of the influential politicians who were not connected with the press. In September, 1842, Mr. Webster had signified an intention to visit Boston, and to meet his friends and fellow-citizens. On the 29th the meeting was thus announced in the Courier: -- As the day approaches, on which Mr. Webster intends to meet his friends in Fanueil Hall, curiosity seems to increase. The people feel an intense desire to hear what he may have to say on public affairs, and every one is busy in imagining the course of his argument, and the consequences it may produce. It is predicted with great confidence, by some, that he will announce a resignation of his office in the department of state, --expose the baseness and duplicity of the President, --and declare his adhesion to the ultra whig doctrines, which declaration will, of course, involve an obligation to support Mr. Clay as a candidate for the Presidency. We have no basis for any conjecture in regard to what he may say on either of these points, or even whether he will allude to them in any shape whatever. The uncertainty in respect to Mr. Webster's position has created overwhelming agony in some quarters, and unless he should satisfactorily define it, great and fatal may be the result of his taciturnity. If we might be permitted to do as thousands of others do, --guess at his intentions, without the least particle of information, on which to found a conjecture, --we should guess that he will talk more about.
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