The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1841-09-03
VOL. ii. NO. 70.

SHIP" or who had TIP" given their OFFICIAL
INFLUENCE TO THE PURPOSES or PARTY
Is 1t not notorious that Daniel Webster has gwen
his official influence for the purpose of parity
Ought he not therefore, 10 he removed on John
TyIer's principle'
Executive usurpation '-"exccutive dictatlon'
-" executive influence these and like terms
were continually harped upon during the late con-
test Webster once said that this government was
an elective monarchy because its Executive In
auence" was so powerful, Language was eShous-
ted in seeking terms in which TO denOuce it, " /
wW support nothing which lriH increase The &C.
ccuiire preogaiire one hQusandh part ofaa tach'
he exclaimed in one of his popular JeJersonian'
speeches. Who proclaimed louder than the wings
that " the representatives were mere machiaeS"!
And who were more careful to define what they
meant by the term " Executive" than the wing
orators! Columns of these definitions might be
quoted. One lOm well known speech will sut-
fee ;EJ9" mean BY The EIecuttre the Pre5i-
dent aad hcads Of epartmcats-TllE CABINET
said RICHARD FLETCHER; "1Hcy originate
eueryihing, put crcyyihiag into the precise state
then wish rord for ,Cord, lciicrJ for letter, comma
for comma, and Tie Erecu'irc majority Of the
house pass each bill torituih without clieraiioa,'
The Executive, then, includes the Cabinets and the
"nhuence" that was to make this country place
ortyranuy was to 90 from the Cabinet. What
now do We buhol An exercise of Cabinet indu-
cnce such as the country never before witnessed;
an attempt by an oiIiceholder TO control "lhc
minds of others" without precedent. A Secretary
of State schooling members of Congress on the sub
lee, of their duties! And the effect of this mid
night lecture is exuItng'y proclaimed to be the
" harmony of the wing party" !! and the potrl-
OF, and the presses who lately were so alarmed a.
bout e" Executive Influence" auding the author of
this unparalleled proceeding the saviour of the
country !! .N0w this barelaced attempt to drag
DON the members of Congress to Il compliance with
the views of the Cabinet, when done by Daniel
Webster, becomes the zenith Of patriotism: So
much for wing consistency. Had such an ouira-
geous attempt at executive interference been trans
acted under the late administration it would have
been sounded, trumpat-tongucd, through the land
The thousand Of copies of I'etcher's speech on Ex-
ecutvc Influenza speech which was triumph
antly stamped by the democrats as FALSEliOOD
that were circulated through New England,
shows what use would have been made by such
wan'on abuse of official influence. Was all in that
5 speech hypocricy
As an ollicc-holdcr, DANIEL WEBSTER has
been guilty Of" Bipartisan Interference Of the most
decided nature and, trying him by his own rule,
he should be forthwith dismissed from the high Of
i flee he prevents. As . member oflhe cabinet he
is violating his principles, reiterated hundreds o
\ times, in relation to Executive influence, and de.
serves the condemnation OF every honest mind
c What gu'ph there exists between whig profession
C and wing practice !Bos'oa POST