Southern Argus., 1842-09-06
THE DEMOCRATIC WHTG.


concern TO every citizen, who feels an
interest in the public welfare.
To see a people in the midst Of all
the advantages, which Nature and in
dustry can bestow, suddenly precita.
ted from the highest state of national
and individual prosperity and plunged
into vortex Of pecuniary distress and
ruin, is well calt ulated to rouse the
feelings and engage the attention Of
every patriot.
Under a government so admirably
devised as ours for the encouragement
OF all the energies of its citizens and
the developement Of its exhaustless
resources, the merits ofits administra-
tion may be readily inferred from the
condition ofits people. When we see
a nation surrounded by circumstances
so favorable for its advancement and
happiness, unaffected by any external
calamity, encountering 50 disastrous
revolution in its condition as the peo-
pie Of the United States have suffer
cd within few years past, we have
no difficulty in tracing its misfortunes
TO the ignorance or corruption Of its
rulers.
A series ofrapid changes and abor-
tive experiments upon the currency,
beginning at period Of unpreceden-
ted prosperity, has resulted in univer-
sal bankruptcy aud ruin.
By systematic plan Of rewards and
punishments elevated sentiments of
patriotism and Of honor have been ex-
PEELED from the administration Of our
Government, and prohigacy and cor
ruption have been fostered in their
place.
by the reckless exercise oC that
nonarchal feature in our Constitution,
the VETO potccr, the spirit Of our Rep
resentaDion system is wholly suLver-
ted, the assignment OF distinct duties
to the different Departments Of the
Government is grossly violated, and
Legislative powers are openly assumed
as an Executive prerocative.
The fond hopes ola suffering people
have been turned to bitter dsappoint-
ment, their noble exertions and splen-
did triumph converted into a mel
nnchoIy defeat, and their express
wishes utterly disregsrded by the
present incumbent Of the Presiden-
tial chair, whose prurient ambition
and presumptuous folly have made
him an apostate to the principles and
professions, which gave him his acci-
dental importance.
An exhausted Treasury, bankrupt
nation, the loss Of public credit, the
confusion Of the currency, and large
national debt without any regular plan
f-r carrying on the fiscal operations Of
the country.proclaim the calamitous ef-
i1cts Of the bad administration of our
Government, and call loudly fer re-
form.
To contribute our efforts TO the cor
rcction Of these evils, and to expose
this peryersion Of the Spirit of our
Constitution and its rapid tendency
10 the destruction of our beautiful sys-
TEN Of Government, we propose pub
.shing at this place a political paper
10 be caIled.the Democratic Whjg.
In the Democratic Uhjg we shall
strenuously urge upon the people the
maintenance Of those genuine princi-
pies Of a Democratic Government,
which form the basis Of our constilu-
ton, but which in our opinion have
been wholly abandoned by the self
styled Dcmocrocy.
The leading measures in the poll
cy Of toe great Wig parry Of the
Union shall receive our cordial sup
port.
Torestrlin the ruinous fluctuations,
which have flowed from the derange.
ment and confusion in the currency o
;he country, and to restore order and
harmony to this indispensable medium
Of a nations wealth, we shall advocate
the establishment Of some Nationa
Banking institution as the method mos
strongly recommended for tkat impor
tant object, by both reason and expert
Cnce.
Ia establishing a system of imposts
and duties we deem it an indispulablt
principle that such r5;Cs should b,
adopled,as may be sufficient to supply
the means Of deEraying The necessary
and Incidental expenses ofthe Genera
Government, and Of discharging th
obligations which it has already incur
red. In regulating these duties with
view to this object we recognize th
principle Of protection Of domestic in
dustry as a legitimate power Of tn
Federal Government incidental 10 th
collection of It's revenue and incum
bentup It, whenever required by th
representative voice ofthe people.
"A Judicious and economical reduc
uonln theexpenses ofthe Governmer
we consider highly important to ou
national purity and imperiously demau
ueu by the DeOnlp's wishes