Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1840-06-18
Extract of speech of DR.. Duncan, of Ohio,
In Congress-Published by request.

The Federal party now are the same partv
called the Federalists in I79s-their princi-
pies are the same, and their base and SLAM
derous mode OF electioneering is the same.-
Tens OF thousands and hundreds of thousands
OF these vile panders of falsehood and SANDER
have been franked by Wing members. and
sent from this Capitol by mail, at the public
expense, and distributed all over the Union
to advance the cause of the ''los cabin randi-
al Tor the Presidency. How often have
| tue people rebuked such base copduct-such
degrading attempts at insult upon their under
standing When will these Whigs learn
wisdom; when will they learn to appreciate
the intelligence of the people!
Gen'l. Harrison has been presented so the
available candidate by the Wings. What
makes him available: 1t is because he ia a
military man! If il is intended he shall be
aVaiiabie by the Democracy, he wants anoth-
er requisite. He must be Democrat. Gen.
Jackson was elected President. not merely
because he was military man, not merely
because he had rendered transcendent militia.
ny services to his country in her darkest hour
and greatest peril, but because he was De-
mocrat, and had always been identified with
the Democratic party. General Harrison re-
fuses to Inform us what his political princi
pies are at this time, and what his views are.
IN relation to the great questions that interest
thlS country at this time, and his political
consclence-keeper refuse to answer for him
we must, therefore, be governed in this mat
ter by circumstances. John Randolph called
General Harrison Federalist to his face in
congress, and said that he (Harrison) was a
friend TO the Federal black cockade admins
tratlon OF old John Adams. Gen. Fl. did not
deny the former, and he virtually admitted
the latter. 10 my knowledge. and 10 the
knowledge Of all who have known him as 7
have, General Harrison has been acting with
the Federal party for twenty years, and sus-
tanning all their measures, principles. and NO.
lity. L know him to have been in favor of
the re-charter of the Bank of the u. S. !
Know him to have been opposed to the reno
val OF the eePosites of the public money from
the bank OF the IS. and the branches there.
OF. tie is opposed to separation of the Gov
eminent rom the rotten, tottering, and swim.
ding bankrupt institutions of this dav. cor
sequently, he is opposed to the establishments
OF an independent, constitutional, and national
Treasury. Like the party to which he he.
longs, and whose candidate he is, he is in IA
Vor OF high protective Tariff, shinplaster
currency, national debt, surplus revenue.
ana splendid schemes of internal improve
ment, and consequently irppost taxes. In
| snort, he IS in favor of the Hamiltonisn svs.
tenn oil policy; a system by which two bnn-
dred millions of the British debt have been
sadcied upon this country and this people.
and under which the commercial community
are now groaning; splendid Government.
an aristocratlc order, and poor people, will
be the offspring Of such policy.
are we to be told that the present State
oeD's, which have produced the scarcity Of
money and the depressed price of produce
Wnich now exist, grew out of the policy Of
THIS or the last national Administrator L.
these Administrations have had about as
inuch TO do with the State debts, and the
state improvements which have created Inc
debts, as the Government ofSpain.
Are we to be told, that the system Of crcd-
1t and the use Of paper money, which are the
parents of all the embarrassnen;s. pecuniarv
anu commercial. had their origin with this or
the last Administrations Why, Sir, il has
| been cardinal maxim, and fundamental
principle with this and the last Administr,.
ton, 10 establish sound, uniform. and CON
stitutlonal currency, by which that very no.
hey, so pernicious to. and destructive ri. on,
best interests, would be put down. mean
the banking paper and credit system, which
is the source and fountain of all our difficult
ues ana elnbarrassments, and asystem which
mad Its origin with the financial adm;n;stra.
uon OF Alexander Hamilton, and the iutroduc.