JULY 29, 1850.
We have just heard
that Mr. Winthrop has been appointed senator to fill the place made vacant by
Mr. Webster. Under the circumstances, the duty of appointing devolved upon Gov.
Briggs. I am so certain, that I can almost say I know this appointment has been
very disagreeable to Gov. Briggs, and that he has been forced into it by the
Webster influence. The promotion, and therefore indorsement, of Mr. Webster by
President Fillmore, has given the proslavery party a prodigious advantage in
this contest. If the South, and their proslavery friends at the North, do not
carry this measure, it will be almost like a miracle. But there is a goodly
number of us who will stand firm. For my part, I would rather have the feeling
of free thought and free speech within me than to have the highest office which
the nation can bestow.
The Compromise Bill
is coming to a crisis, and the contest becomes intense. Two tie-votes were
taken yesterday in the Senate on important amendments, which shows how nearly
parties are divided.
SOURCE: Mary Tyler
Peabody Mann, Life of Horace Mann, p. 310
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