Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1838-04-03
Ma. wEBsrER's SPEECH.

. Commercial
yeriiser
Mr. Webster proceeded TO point out the effects
OF thus issue Of Government paper itself, in Geo.
'ra'z'ng the monetary system. What else can
oenIralize, II YOU have bot one paper and ihs, is
sued by Government II you receive at the Gus
tom houses, and land Offices. nothing bat This ma
per, mus, not tins paper concentrate at the great
commercial mattsi
And then as to disbursements what viii be Tho
operation You will give draf)s on New York or
Philadelphia. What has been the case in regard
10 Treasury notes 7 Where are they south
Carolina has not her share, Indiana nor Illinois -
They are concentrated m the large Atlantic npor-
ting cities. These will always be the points -
Now when you make notes of local banks receiya.
Bile. you give an equality to the currency, and pre-.
vent this concentration Of winch Mr. Calhoun is
apprehensvc.
He contro,eued the argument Of Mr Calhoun
that Government would be- restrained from cxirsva.
giant appropriations by being confined to money m
the Treasury, and the notes Of specie paving banks:
and showed that this would operate as no restrc
non at al.
The Senator tells us in his speech said Mr. W
'hnt he rallied under General Jackson, for the pur
Pose OF destroying the protective system and thu
was 10 be done by executive influence Did he
senator
was no grca, lover of ,ctoes, anG would not ssy
that he hated them only when they operated on
the wrong eide But to rally to break down
system, BY executive influence, instead Of appeal
ing to the people, appears at least to look to an
exercise OF this veto power.
lie says he failed in this purpose, and so FILLING
Tell back on state Inierposllion--on notification.
But. CIR, since the Senator announced such TO have
been hts real design, 1t is important to azk whether
ms Wns common design Of all who rplhed on
yea. JackS"n. was Tint the object of Pennsyl-
wanna How say y"n, gentlcmeul Speak for
yourselves yc arc bold How was it with Penn
sy'vania, that old torf siate---of whom the Sem
tor was once So great favorite When he was
borne in triumph along old State House Yard did
he thea tell her his obec, was to destroy ,ha,
productive system. dear to her as her own hearts
blood e?
10" wos it in New York Let us have all
the passages of secret history. Mr. Webster here
referred to the course of Mr. Van Buren, himself,
on this great question. lie asked whether that
i.-."- suutir'naI ~uV produced the lustruc-
tons "f has state to vote for the tariff of %,
ted with the design of Mr. Calhoun. when he raj.
lied on General Jackson. Were the instructions
a conirlvance of non .conml,taiisln! lie would
IKE to know thst-he would like to know whether
Mr. Van Bhftn and Mr. Calhoun had, on that occa
SION, unity OF obIecl That, he said was the
day ct non eommittall>m indeed. A iudicious ia
riff
That was the boat selected by the opponents Of
the Administration aud in It there certainly did
embark crew as motley and diversified as ever
Charon ierrled over the Siyx.
Wen, general Jackson would not put down the
tariff, and that (sald Mr. W. was probably tie
reason Why lie Senator from South Carolina sep
Grated from the General He was glad to find
""t the cause at asI- for he never could discover
1t IN ;he publications of the day.
Mr. Webster mex, tack up the famous Edgefeld
letter, and commented upon it with extraordinary
stin' and 'IvacIiv. lie said The letter was cur.
os'iy-more like military despatch than any thing |
else. II treated of taking position, advancing,
retrentlng, marching and countermarch,nr. hold,np
The enemy ~ check &c. g.. IL reminded him of |
the CELEBRITY which characterized the movements of
the klng OF Prussia. a. Berlin to-day. Stella To-.
moro"-n"~ here. now there marching, retreat.
ing banner bylng, always fghtlng-sIways al
Work, never lGie. There IL the important differ.
cnc"' however, ssld Mr. w. The Great Frederick (
never i""h position TO hold ally in check, or
to cuvcr an enemy
AIr Calhoun admits. in the Ejgeield letter that
be might appear Io have changed. There ,yas
1e"Aihiy snch an appearance, calculated To- shock
hose "h" had acton win him. There was cLanpe
"' company at least and that generally indicates
a change Of sentiment. These rapid movement. L
o. the affections are not natural. Some ,4s,s
ago ssid Mr. w. an English wit wrote a mock
drama i"f the purpose Of rdiculjng The mock sen
'meniaI'iy ~ The q rmtn school. Two slrangcrs
were represented as sitling IN coffee house TO.
a''het qua suddenly one starts up and exclaims
"A sudden thought stakes me--lci Us swear efer.
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