Conservative Folly

Somehody has Ud lUftl greal men aio not always wise. It was a Irue rcmark. We are renginded of it just now, bv reading in the papera notice of Daniel Webstcr's speech nt Savannah, upon the Constilution. TIid report makes hitn speak lluis : '■ Ifc must be a prosimipt'ioiis man indeed wlio woutd venture to think that lie could suggest any ncw features of improponent, or in any way add lo our present form of unilcd Government - by Is provisions and compromiso, I sland ns I eveHiave stond, and ever will stand ; and vvoetn ilie meddling poüticians who would assail tliem, n thfi hope of gelting surer and snfer guarantees for State Rights and Statu Institutions. In itself it is already ■perfect and complete i any cmnge can onf resul! ? marring tkti perfect har mony of its separate parts." Agina-: "Ouri'nlyis to be content with the Constitution as it is - lo rrsist all cJianges from whatever quarter, to preserve U original spirit, and original purpose, and lo eommend i!, as it is, to ibe care of ihoso who are to come after us." How ridiculous is this worship of the Conslitution with which Mr. Webster would befool his countrymen ! The Boston Whig justly observes that the Framers of the instrument wera very far from participating in the sentiments bere expressed. They experted the Constitution would need amendments in future times, and inserted a clause for the express purpose of making thom. Beside--, he disagrees with the entire State which he represents. Massachusett, says the Whig, has declared by her Legislature again, and tgain, and again, - unanimously - invariablv, as often as the subject has come up, - that tliere wascrying need of the exercise of the amending power in one momentous particular. " Resolved" says Massachusetts, (1844) without a dissenting voice. ' that the following amendment lo the Constitution of the United States be, and hereby is, recommended to the consideration of Congres, to be acted on according to the 5th article. The third elause of the second section of the first article shall read in the words l'ollowing : Representatives and direct taxes shall be apportioned among the scveral States which are or may be inclucled within this Union, aocording to theii respective numbers ot'free persons, excluding ndiüns not taxed ;" and "Resolved, that the Senators and Represent itives of this Commonwealth be reqnested lo use their best exertions to procure the adbp'.ion of the amendmont now proposed, by the Congress of the United Stales." - ':Our duty," says Mr. Webster, according to his reporter, "is,to resist all chavges from whatever quarter."