Holly Springs gazette., 1842-11-18

DE4 AltJ0RA11( 1NIN OlILE4S.
The Baltimore American is prosecuting
pretty rigid scrutiny 10 ascertain what the
nondescripts are. Ii refers to the past and
finds them forever varying. Il says:
For instance, 1t became democrat
principle to oppose internal improvements
by the General Government about the time
ofthe veto of the Naysviile road bill. The
democr ratio Congress tina, passed the bill
received new light Oh the subject from Exec
utive Illumination
a Bank Of the United States was char
tered by a democratic Congress with the
sanction of Mr.. Madison, a democratic Pres
ident Il became democratic principle to
oppose this Bank upon the occasion of Sen.
Jackson's veto upon the bill granting il a
recharter. Nevertheless as his Excellency
intimlted that he could furnish the plan of a
better Bank, if he were asked to do so, il!
was not democratic principle to oppose
any other Bank ofthe IT, States except
BiddIes Bank
l: became democratic principle tc sustain
the Pet Bank system when the public
deposies were removed to those institutions
and when the Secretary of the Treasury
urged them to discount literally upon the
public money. IL continued to be highly
democratic for some years to charter new
Banks all over the country. ia order that
the people might see how we'll they could
do without the "Monster"
when the Pets gorged with Treasury
stufing, began to reel over like surfeited
aldermen with the aPop!exy, sach ingratiu1e
for favors received was hot to be tolerated
They had no business to burst up as they
did-it was a mere tri:k and the Wings
were at the bottom of it-Forthwih then
It became democratic principle 10 denounce
all Banks. They were all monsters-the
difference was that one was great monster
and the rest were liule monsters.-But they
were pestilcnt things in the nostri!s ofdemoc-
racy, and they must be got rid Of
\ hard money currency EXCLUSIVELY, be-
came a democratic principle about the time
of the Specie Circular. Then Sub Treasury
did not become democratic until the time of
Mr Van Buren. Il had been scoaed at bv
the democracy some years before when
proposed by Mr.. Gorden, of Virginia, as
something better than the Pet Bank system.
Bat at that time Gen Jackson was in favor
Of the Pet Banks and did not Ike the Sub
Treasury.
at became also democratic principle |
under Mr. Van Buren to oppose the Tariff |
This was Indispensable to the support Of the
democratic administration, as Mr. Van
Buren's was facetiousy called
But 1t is getting now, as we said at first, |
exceedingly difficult to ascertain what are
the principles Of the democracy" Wheth /
er they are opposed to a Tarif,-whether
they are in favor of the Sub -Treasury-up I
Oh what grounds they are to oppose distribu- /
and other questions of great i'm
portance are enveloped in a sort of .palpable /
obscure The party itself Is conscious of
these difficulties; and Convention assem- /
bled recently in this city to take an ohserra- I
tionwith a view to ascertain their position !
and the bearings ,and distances Of the demo I
cratic principles. But the weather was too /
cloudy. end they went off in a fog The
truth is many we'll meaning people are
beginning to believe that there Is a great deal |
Of humbug about these principles ofthe de-
mocracy ! some go so far as to say that the
democracy have not got any principles; !
others intimate that they will have some !
when their candidate for the Presidency is /
nominated"