Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-10-19
Burlington, June 25, 1910.
EXTRACTS FROM MIR. WEBSTER'S
SPEECH AT PATCHOGUE, LII.

1t was in 1887 or 3e that the great question of
notification excited so much attention. South
Carolina set up her opinion against that of all the
other States, and said that she would maintain
that opinion by force of arms. She raised an ar.
my, armed The soldiers adopted every means of
defence, and prepared to resist the laws of the
United states mt the Charestown Custom House.
IL was then that General jackson came out
with his proclamation. He said that one State
ought not to resist all the States, and thought so
too. 1t was not democratic. Some persons, on
the contrary, said it was the true meaning of the
constitution. You know who was at the head of
thai movement 1t was Mr.. Calhoun, then also
at The HEAD OF great partY. BY close vote,
mat great question was decided. Myself and my
own friends were not favorable to Jackson's par
ty we were untavorabe TO his financial policy in
relation to the Bank of the United States but did
We JOIN those who were opposed to General Jack
son IN this great movement, in ordcr to crush his
administration? IcouId hare done IL IN single
hour. In the position in which things then stood,
ii we could have consented 10 have seen the con-
stiIutlon beaten down oud lraupIed under foot. we
had The whole play in our hands.
Was it for me, in great contest like this, to
say that we didn't like leader although he was
unfolding The constitution, and therefore unite
with the enemies OF that constitution in order TO
crush both it and him. Oh, no. And tell yoii,
that when That affair over General jackson,
with degree OF grateful respect, which sha al.
ways remember, clasped my baud and said, II
you and your northern friends had not come in as
you did, Calhoun and his party would have crush
ed me and the constitution. (Cheers.)
And yet shall 60 for very bad aristocrat.--
And echo will tell, in thousand ways, from
BROOKLYN to Montauk Point, that Mr.. Webster isa
sad old arstocrat, and knows nothing Of the de-
mocracy of this country.
THE sUB-TREAsURY.
desire to put it upon that ssue-that If the
nm OF Ile nImnst rnf hnya hepn
democratic, support them If not, do not But
do not take names for things and professions for
principles. BY democratic measures, | mean
such the good old democrats of past times
would have supported Such measures rs Chan
cel!or Livingston would have supported-such
rs Mr. Jefferson would have suppored-such us
Virginia, the old pure school ofdemocraoy, would
have supported. Such measures | advise YOU 10
support. But examine and inquire well io your
selves, and decide us you find.
The Democratic head of this Democratic gov
ernmen passed The Sub Treasury bill. Was this
by law of Congress or law ofthe Executive ?
In 1887, when Mr. Van Buren, proposed this meas
ure, there was no one in Congress in favor of it.
1t was not liked, and it got very little support
Well he held ont four successive sessions ot Con-
gress that his measure belongs 10 The important
question Of how best to keep all The public money
! and yet with this important subject and execu-
tive influence and the iati 5ucing drill of four SEES
sions il only at last got into the House OF Repre-
sentniives Aud what was done then? Ii Law
there for three months. 1t became n subject of
considerable debate and dispute-a last it passed
and out OF the $50 members, believe that is the
number) who voted for it, they didn't alter word
or syllable-they didn't, as we say in common
parance, dot an 1, or cross a 4.
We'll, it was passed and I'll venture TO say that
even the Parliament of Paris, in the ten years that
preceded the revolution, never passed all edict SO
completely submissive to royal authority, did
the House of Representatives by passing the Sub
Treasury bill conform to executive authority.
How very democratic this conduct was The
people choose members of Congress to make
laws, and they pass Just such laws the Presi-
dent wishes them TO pass. And !, who complain
Of this course OF procedure, am an old arislocra
and rot TO be believed.
Are the measures ofthe present administration