Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1839-09-07

If there were no other means Of identifying Mr..
Clay--in spite OF his vehement prolestatiOns-Widi
the FederaIsts and Of convincing the people OF
the United States that his success would inevitably
lead TO the complete re-esta bshment Of the 0dlOus
measures and doctrines of that lnsncere and anti
Republican party, ample evidence would be aiiOr-
ded by the shameless system oldupiclty with which
the opinions and political doctrines Of himself and
his friends are promulgated, 50 as best 10 suit the
meridian and preludIces Of the place in which, and
the persons among whom, they are uttered. They
blow hot or cold as the emergency requires. They
are for or against any measure, according TO The
prevailing creed OF those they address. hat is bold
y advanced by one partisan in one place, IS as bold
~ denied by another partisan M another place. We
have southern doctrines in the South, and northern
doctrines IN the North and while IN truth Mr..
Clay,s high toned Federalism upon every great
question is perfectly well knOwn,as vel rs his deter
mlnaton, were he to attain the Presidential chair,
to urge it with the whole force Of Executive nilu-
ence yet, if we look 10 The speeches and publca-
tons OF himself aud any one OF his friends, in these
moments OF their desperate need, it would be diff
cult to find an opinion on a single point-Bank Ia
! riff Internal improvements, or AbOiton--of which
| the exact opposite might not be cited from the lips
OF some Achaes equally faithful in some other part
I oil the country. 49,
OF late Mr. Clay las begun to perceive that Bis
! fayorile measure Of another Bank Of the Jnlltd
| States IS not quite 50 popular in all quarters as be
SUBJ osed, even among his Federal supporters
| Hence we find hun a Syracuse, gently lnslnuaune
his hopes that he might have erred III considering
that the sole and sovereign succedaneum--" The
| true and only efIcacous remedy'-the SWAIN
| Panacea Of the credit system Finding himself III
the mid8ttof his State bank allies, he promises TO "gl
! for revival Of the State Bank depOslte system.
| He IS wing-quiie wilIing-to stop awhile at tho
=" halfway house lie no longer views +" the con-
federation u banks with so maign an aspect and
the worthy bankers OF Syracuse, and all the lflend'
of borrowed capital" between Buffalo and Alba
nv are given to understand that, under his benign
auspices, if they elect him, their manufactures o.
paper money will have nothing TO fear from new
king Stork in the shape of National Bank.
What suited however the meridian OF Syracuse
would not be quite palatable among the tag'nobH'
ity of Saratoga. With Them National BANK was
tie Diana Of The Ephesians. The woud-be presi'
dents and directors OF such an institution, congre'
gated from the commercial cities, held different no
tons of finance from the tyius OF the "eredh syS-
tenn" for whom the speech at Syracuse was lnten'
ded; To SET the matter right, we have lorthWtl
a letter from The ex-delegale OF Floflda-lte her
aid of the grand entree at Saratoga-who SaS tht
National Inteigencer announced preceded tht
Great Western" himself with company OF twc
or three hundred Saratoga farmers. We have
letter of two mortal columns, Ginning the old tune
without one single new note that we can perceive
in favor OF a national bank. The speech made a
Syracuse Is hardly heard Of at Wal street or Sara
togs before the letter OF Colonel White appears
/" by authority" to co0nteract II in those quarters
"lwiI go for renewal of the State Bank DePqs
ite SYSTEM" say Mr. Clay, in one place : "a
iona Bank is the sun Of our political existence,
saws his friend and champion, Colonel White, IN an
other. -.
And 50 it Is with every great question OF puoH
policy. Honorable consistency OF action and opln
on IS laughed a, and despised. burning aubI
ton TO obtain the Presidential chair is the sole mo
i've of every action--the sole reason for eIpresNnl