Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1842-12-06

prolonged hut IL be continued for fraud aud hypo
csy must, in the very OF things have their end
The North and Wcst all be made ns
the South Csrolinans would have them. The older they
grow, thc manufacturing they will become and the
powerful the manufacturing among them: and
whatever leaders expect their votes, must Weld In their
wshcS and these interests. The called Northern Dcn,
of the school Of the Albany Argus this as well as
ourselves, aud hence have here their innccr.
Tie on the subject of protection while beyond the Potomac
Democrats hold themselves the exclusive friends and
advocates OF free trade The South Caronians however
may rely upon II, the day will when any the
States where manufactures nre whether in savcodng
non-siavehoding States, will yield jot title
their protective system And Notwithstanding they
OF the progress OF free trade principles we can them
that while romantic Locoocoism makes one convert here
po'eeuoh makes ten converts IN Virginia, North Carolina,
LOUISIANA tennessee and kcntucky-the natural allies of
South Carolina slave labor In or twenty wears
the powerful State OF Virginia will be ON this
question alone for every anon thor, will Il,
orator. and every stakeholder will find in factories or mines
his best rewards for slave labor.
The alliance again between Northern and Southern De-
mocracy unnatural from the composition of the two
parties that divide the country The southern called Demo-
Gratis duped into the belief that northern so called De
mocracy IL the advocate of their social system Never was
there greater blunde Neverwere blind ms they who
credit this deusion There friend their system now
III the slave holding States IL but mockey md
prccncc the part OF them that pretend So There IL N
great party here made OF both Wings and socaed De-
mocras, who are for the Constitution is-or the COM
pact as our Fathers made it, and who WILL manner or
means, counenance any agitation disturb it-bu there
are no friends here OF the social system ITSELF There H.
however, IN the elements oi Northern Democracy what is
utterly destructive OF this social system and what cannot
permit II much longer To eNisi WHILE the contrary the
Hhis tho great conservative party % the land the
very party that protect and guard the Constitution MS il
Is The definition and the instincts of Democracy are in
compatible with slavery. Its tendencies are 10 cauaze men
OF all classc coos and grades and when it one
obstacle, II but strikes another knows no difference
between the white and the black man. il is m BODY and
restless i there IL equality among ALL That the Wig
Democracy have their instincts well Democracy in
general, we do not deny; but do mean To say
mat IN any great struggle tor the Constitution for the
thio the wing the only conservative of the coun
try IL loves the laws. IL protects charters and contracts
while ON the contrary Loco Focoisn ii not the Northern SO
called Democracy in the general believes in the nigh, of the
majority 10 abrogae contracts in the omnpoence of the
MINORITY IN fact; and in the OF this belief il but
niue regards the privileges and nnenabc rights of what
ever may he the weaker party. The Wings the de.
lenders Of the rights OF mnoes. They in the sa
credness OF compacts. They the fast friends of Con-
suiuons They claim that a cannot be broken
hut 10y the parties that created it, whereas Loco Focosm
asserts the utter omnpoence the majority over any and
every body of men.
For these reasons is urge that the alliance between
the Northern and Southern so-called Democracy cannot
much longer Mr. Van Buren, appears al the head
OF the one; Mr. Calhoun of the other. In year TO come
we snail be seeing the struggles of the for the Chief
Magistacy of the county; and in this struggle beyond all
doubt the powerful physical energies the free portion of
Al Will overwem the intellect and ambition of the leaders
Of the oherbut whether these leaders will submit 10 this
physical force Of numbers, il problem vet be worked
out Mr. Calhoun has the instinct, and intelligence of self
preservation his side, compelling his friends TO union
and thus in situation dictate terms 10 the stronger
portions but Mr. Van Buren, has masses numbers and popu
iaoh with the quckness aptitude and cunning of univer
sal freedom The South, too has generally dictated men
hht the North generally dictates for these men