The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-07-04
nEMocRArIc cREED.

,r,,ie parsy. he most distinctive feature
= xLirh i, faith in The infaIlibiIily ol
,,,-in Van Bsren. We propose run
ga, Ores lhe articles Of Ibis creed, and Of.
a,risg uose Or two.
ne creed eommeaees witi, negative
entities. Tie Democratic party, says
:. standard. edo not believe Thar Tree
.,alsse IS > curse 70 any people," This
.,u,ineni, We believe, prevails uniSer-
.,l.y in this couniry. or nearly so; At
Is, We know no Wing lhat has any de-
sire o cur,aI Il.
The Democratic party " do not believe
IN, Stale 6oyernmenl Is incompatible
w,,h General Government" but "con-
tend 20, TIE rights Of The sta'es as seeur.
ri by our gIo'isus constitution" II we
lave beca rightly Informed. the Federal.
i.:s had large share in framing The Con-
s.i,aliOa of the United States; and even
Alexander Hamilton. whatever may have
te.a his opinions in regard 70 s. The rights
Of the s.sies." was zealously active IN
proearing the adoption Of The Federal
CONSTITUTION. And il = Tor tie PrcserEa-
ton 1t this " glorious constitution" and
Of the rights Of the states and of The PeO-
re, ,hat the Wings are now eOnleading.
Bu. how long is il since lie Standard has
become the champion Of the States Rights
pany. What has caused this change 10
come over :. the spirit Of his dreams!"
How long is il since the readers Of the
Stan lard were warned against the dis
organizing scheme Of Calhoun and tie
Nulli6ers." and exhorled 10 rally TO The
gsIls with The Democratic ticket, TO
chase away the poisonous hercsy Of
nullifcs,ionl" Before The adhesion OF
Mt. Calhoun 70 his party. the editorials.
Of the Standard were crowded with SUCH
phrase. as " Notifying Federal leaders" y.
-" Federal Multiplying AristOcra's"-
League Of Nu!liiers. and Abolition
ISIS" clafiy NulIifers," &c. and The
northern and southern Democrats, we
were informed. had entered into " com.
rael" 60 " crush the Vaccinations Of the
Nullifliers and Aboliiionists!" Since
,ha, period, The word /" NulIifier" has
disappeared rum The columns OF the
Standard, and that "pnisonous heresy"
has become sacred right, perfectly com.
paiible with the provisions Of our " glo-
rious constitutional Il seems. therefore.
,ha, the creed Of the Standard in this
matter has varied since 1896.
The Democratic party " do not believe
that Thomas Jefferson was jacobin. a
niIian. or an inhdel." We never heard
tia, Mr.. Jefferson was accused Of being
rufian. though bis connexion with
Thoma. Paine gave rise 10 an opinion
that he favored in6deliiy. But we DO
not know that this has any thing to do
with the creed Of political parties at the
presen, day.
These prc!.minaries introduce us to
she second part Of the Standards creed.
which we shall pursue in order.
l. 1.-THE democratic party believe in
a rigid and safe construction Of the Con-
s,i,u,ion"-" as | understand it,"
.. "rhey are opposed tn National
Bank" IL may be proper 10 remark
here, tina, tho late Bank Of the United
States was recommended by Kepubll'
can Secretary of the Treasury, MIR. Dali
las; chartered by Republican Congress-
and approved by that truely Republican
President, MIR. Madison. Upon its pas
sage in The House OF Representatives
6s Republicans and ~ Federalists voted
for it, and sgains, j, 20 Republicans and
~ Federalists--2O Republicans and II
FedcraIis,s being absent. In the Senate,
Is Republican, and 4 Federalis.' voted
for. aud 4 Republicans and Q Federallst'
agains, il. Aud furthermore, MIR. Madl
son, the father Of the constitution, the
head and organ Of tho old Republican
party, and lie author Of the celebrated
Virginia repor, of. 1909, has since, in
letter to Mr.. Ingersoll dated June 20
1891, deliberately affirmed both the con
sIi,ution.li,y and expediency Of the UNI
ted States Bank. Il is, therefore, strict
ly a Republican measurable continue
barking of the Standard about /" Fedora
Bank Whiggery" to the contrary not
withstanding.
3. "They are opposed to the recog
milton OF any system Of internal improve