The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1837-05-31
From the Boston Adu0eate.
is DANIEL WEBSTER AN AU-
THORlTY WITH THE BOSTON
WHIGS2

We have an opposition which is the main
support of the Government and The Laws,
DANIEL WEBSTER.
" Sir, those who are to execute the laws
have no more a license to cons rue them
for themselves, than those whose only duty
is to obey them. Public officers are bound
to support the law, private citizens are bound
to obey 1t. Laws are to be eaecuted aud to
be obeyed, not as individuals may interpret
them, but according to public authoritative
Interpretation and adjudication.
ID. WEBSTER.
The Revenue law is law of Congress
which must be executed until it shall be de-
clared void.
The duty of the President is to cause
the iaps to be erecuted. HIS duty is to sup
port the civil authority. His duty is if the
ia,os be resisted,t to employ the military force
of the country if necessary for their support
and execution. ID. WEBSTER.
The time has now come to make the dis
organizers and almost rioters, assembled at
Faneuil Hail. swallow their own medicine.
Every one of the men who countenanced a
riot against the Post Office will find his
name attached to subscription for vase,
presented to Daniel Webster with great So
lemnity, on which was inscribed, " To THE
DEFENDER OF THE CONSTITUTION" Above
they will find his language in relation to the
execution of the Revenue laws, for protec
ton of the Manufacturers. The Nulltiers
took the same stand against that portion of
the Revenue laws, which the Wings took
the other day in Faueul Hall, against the |
Revenue laws, relating to bonds and the
Post Ofiice.-Contrast with the language
of Daniel Webster, the idol and oracle of
Boston Wings, the resolutions reported by
Cook, and received with shouts
and yells of applause by the universal
Wing party" assembled there.
&" Resolved-one and all, peacably if we
IAN torcibly If ice must, we will resist the
payment of specie OH demanding our let
ers-that the order of the Post Master
General canHot, must not, and SHALL NOT
be enforced upon US, but that we wiH resist
Is execution AT ALL HAZARDS aud we
pledge ourselves, collectively aud indlvid-
rally, TO sustain the Postmaster in resisting
he order of the Department, reassurng
,im that any attempt to enforce the obnox-
Gus order will be as impossible as it is i'm
,olitic, i'll timed and unjust" /,
Contrast with the declaration of Daniel
Webster that public officers are bound to
upport the law and that the revenue laws
must he executed the threats and intima-
ions OF personal violence against Amos
Kendall, for issuing an order in compliance ,
With his oath Of office, aud the plalnest in
unctlons of law. ,
Here are these contrasts for the people ,
o reflect on. We give them the language !
# Daniel Webster, when the execution Of =,
he revenue laws were resisted by South :
carolina. We give them the declarations /
nd acts of the followers of Daniel Webster
'hen they resist the revenue laws, for vastly :
ess cause than South Carolina had. Why >
this What makes men so inconsistent !,
interest, gentle reader, interest The ex- r
cu;ion of the revenue laws which bore so II
ard on South Carolina, were necessary to !
ecure the inte rests of Massac husetts Man ;,
factures and Merchants. The execution !,
the revenue laws now are inconvenient :,
} the Massachusetts Manufactures and :,
lerchants. DO we show ourselves any n
ntter than the Nullifers Mr.. Webster de-
ounced so sternlyl Let men take these
cts home, and prepare for the meeting Of
e 9th, when the Committee Of "a are to II
II US to pull down the Pos, Office, if MIR. re
endall presumes to execute the laws n.
I'll they do sol al
A.