Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1840-10-29

be led to the conclusion that this paper was
intended to be bitter sarcasm upon his
administration, if their names were not APP
pended to it. But they have underta-
ken to show what they say are the princi-
pies and what will be the practice of Gen.
Harrison and his friends when they come
into power. To this caricature we will re-
ply 10 their own chaste and elegant Ian
cuage: fthey have believed them, they
deserve our "pity: if have they not, they are
worthy only of our Contempt Some
times they have mingled together what they
call the principles of both parties
and so mixed the whole with what they
style "ancient federalism" that 1t is as dit-
ficult to determine which is which as it
would be to determine between the practi-
ces of "ancient federalism" and modern
Van Burenism. 1t would have been more
to their credit, If they had confined them
selves to what they profess, and to defence
of what their party practices. But
disappointment needs soothing, and railing
is sometimes arelief. Ifthey are satisfied
with this exhibition Of spleen, concocted
from the exploded ISLANDERS of a venal press,
we ought not, perhaps, to COMPLAIN. A
short@mNce .ohowever, mev So"sideiat cd :
We are charged with baRqIs ,'pPe y. sSpt Of
internal improvements and tariff Upon
the tariff question, the friends Of Gen.
Harrison are not united; and upon the
same question the supporters of the present
administration are divided. The greater
portion of both believe that it is sound poll
cy to protect the industry of the country
against the competition of the great capital
and cheap labor of Europe. So far we are
in favor Of the policy. The duties are nee
essary, too, for the support of Government.
On the other hand, the nullifiers Of the
South-the friends and supporters of Mr..
Van Buren-are opposed to tariff and
duties in any form; and have announced
the doctrine on the floor of Congress, that
the Government must be supported by dr.
-ect TAGS. Mr.. Van Buren, himself has al
ways voted for high tariff; he did so in
1894, and in 1923. What his views are
now depend upon the quarter from which
he expects support, varying to meet any
contingency. Ii his policy is dictated from
the South, as the sub-treasuy bill seems to
indicate, then the free laborers and prodn-
GERS of the country are to have no other
protection than low wages and hard money
prices will give them. In relation to in
tcrnal improvements, no respectable politi-
clan ever advocated the doctrine Of Great
ing national debt for that purpose. II is
time enousht TO dispose of that question
when another surplus arises in the national
treasury. With this administration in pow
err that even is not likely to happen.
The next charge is, that the friends of
Gen. Harrison care in favor of establish
ing another great National Bank" adding
TO it sundrv hard epithets, such as "buying
up voters like cattle in the market "-"An
other generator of spectators Why did
they not charge the Wings with the design
ofre,chartering the ole bank? 1t was just
as easy. But in the very next paragraph |
we have the following: Again, the feder-
"al party in favor of taking the public mon
icy, that which has been raised for the |
"support Of Government, and deposi,ing it in
Hbanks, permitting them to loan it out, and
ITO take and divide the interest among the
stockholders. Well, gentlemen, this
looks very like a description ofthe pet bank
systematic favorite measure Of your ia
yorite 6nancier, Gen. Jackson. How the |
Wings, with Gen. Harrison, are to get
along with both of these Measures u.
S. Bank and the pet bank deposte system
lis matter that might trouble the Wings, |
though it seems not to have troubled these
gentlemen. Eternal progression" say
they--you have only to initiate our leaders.
When once chartered you can destroy
Your "great national bank" and then you
are ready for the pet bank system; and fthat
failsto answer your expectations politically,
you have left our last resource-in the
elegant language of this never-enough-to-
be admired document, you "can become
"ths victims of set Of spectators
s'and loafers." But to be serious on
subject that demands seriousness. As a
general proposition, the friends of Gen.
Harrison will not, in their financial policy,
initiate their predecessors They all be-
Iieve it to be the duty of Government to
secure safe and uniform currency as well
for the people as for the Government If
this cannot be done without a National
Bank, and the representatives of the peo-
pie grant a charter having limited capital,
and established for limited time, and
guarded by all the restrictions with which
n people jealous of their liberties would
choose to surround such an institution, we
have it from Gen Harrison himself, that,
like the republican patriot Madison, he
should not feel at liberty to Withhold his APP
,proyal. This is all that any man asks; and
this, or something of the kind, the interests