The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1840-11-07
VOL. |. NO. 81.


Their denunciaOn of even the Erskine arrange
ment itself, after it came TO be disavowed by the
British, abusing our government for making it, and
even accused it of closing the arrangement with
knowledge that Mr. Erskine was not authorized by
his Government to agree to it.
Add to this, the manifest connection of their lea
ders with the plot disclosed by John Henry, in his
correspondence with the Governor of Canada, to
dismember the union of these States,
Yet, Gen. Harrison says, this party" the ORR
gtaat Federal party Of This country, pcas ec!uafeI
by no Improper motire"(O
Would any man who was not a member of The
original Federal party himself, say this Not
one. There may he individual exceptions, but
speaking of them 'as u party what Democratic
Re publican, Of the JcIersonian stamp, will say
that, 8" the federal party were actuoted by no I'M
proper motives"i-Who will say, that this does
not eynce iraterna attachment to that party, and
that it is not intended to palliae and defend their
whole line of conduct
But this is not mere casual remark, no slip of
the c-it is repeated emphaically in the same
speech. lie says, speaking of the late War, "he
Federal party took ground against that war, and
AS A PARTY, there nerer erisied a purer Jaad Of
PATRIOTS; for chea the noie Of strife waS s0ua-
ded, they rGilied uader the banner Of their copn-
try." In what way did they rally under the BAN
ner of their country?
Was it in voting against laws to furnish the
means of carrying on the war;
Was it in voting against appropriations for de-
ira!ing the expenses of our gallant Navy
Was it in voting against making provision to I'll
the ranks of the Army?
Against enforcing the nOn-importaon laws:
Against the bill to raise five regiments of rifle
men?
Against the bill to call forth the militia to exc
cute the laws of the Union, and repel invason'
And, in The darkest period Of the var, against
providing additional revenue for deiiaying the OK
peuscs of Government and maintaining the public
credit;
Against bill to authorize the President to call
upon the several States for their respective quotas
Of militia to defend the frontiers against lNVA-
SION:
Was it in doing all these things repeatedly and
voting against an appropriation for rebuilding tho
Capitol and public offices, which had been destroy
ed by the enemy, and declaring that they kaew
The bounds Of Constitutional opposition, md up
10 those jouads they wouH fearics,'u 'rrn Of
Was this "rallying under The banner Of their
country"
Yet, all these things did Mr. Webster, the heir
apparent to the Premiership, in the event of tho
election of Gen. IIarrson,-and SO did his a5soci-
ates-the Federal Party
Was 1T rallyiug under the banner of their coun-
try to make motion in Congress IL impcacA and
depose Mr. Madison!
Was it, when the Federal party, in the Legisla-
ture of Massachusetts, en- maSse, recommended and
voted for the Hartford Convention
When that Convention met, from the five New
England States, with the manifest intention, OPEN
ly ayowcd by their leading papers and leading
men, 10 make separate peace with Britain, I'M
less their demands were complied with by tho
| Government!
Did this lcol, like orally undcr their CouN-
TRY's BANNER? Or was il rally under the
fire Siripea Adg!-and intended, us has been re-
Gently alleged by the United Service Journal, "a
British sem-olicial journal,)-
To separate the Northern ami Eastern from
The Southern and JTesierR SGics,-esidbiish a
LIMITED .uO.N,qRCHY in The first named
Natcs,-piaciag one of The PRLNCES Of the
BLOOD on The THRONE, and strengthening
the nelO transatlantic KING DO.u, By an oi-
lance, ogeasire ard dcteHsirc, ,eh ENG
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