Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-09-22
RICHMOND WING.
THURSDAY MonnINe. sEPr go.
DEMOCRATlC PRINcIPI.Es.


The Baltimore American 10 prosecuting n pretty
rigid scrutiny to ascertain what these non descripts
are. II refeTs TO the past and fnds them forever
varying. Itsays;
"for Instance, became democ principle to or.
pose internal Improvements by the General Government
about the time OF tho veto Of the Msysvc road bin The
democratic Congress that passed the bin received new
light on the subj Get nom Executive Illumination
"a Bank Of the United States chartered by a demo.
cratic Congress ~th the sanction Of MIR Ne lisou demo.
cratic Prcsient. Il became dcmoerato principle to
oppose this Rank uron the occasion OF Gen Jacksons
veto upon the bill granting Il rcehaucr. Nevertheless
as his EIcelcucy minated that he could furnish the plan
OF better Bank, II lac were asked 10 10 ~, II not
democratic prin plc oppose any other Bank OF the a.
States except Biddc's Bank.
1T became democratic principle to sustain the Pet
Bank system when the public deposites rcrnoycdio
those and when tho Secretary ofhc Treasury
urged them to discount literally upon the public money
IL continued 10 be highly democratic for years
charter Banks all the country, order that the
people might how well they could 10 without the
Monster
"Whenthc Pets, sorsed with TIeasury stufhng, began
10 reel over like Furicted aldermen with the apo,ezy
such insratude fer avors be tolerated
They had no business burst up they did-it was
mere trick, and the Wings the bottom oft Forth
with then II became democratic principle to dcuouncc
all HANKS They were all monstersthc difference
that one gacst the res, were he mon
sters-But they pcslen things tic nosirs OF the
democracy, end they mus, be sOtrd Of
"A hard money currency exclusively became demo-
cratic principle about the mc Specie Circular The
sub'rreasury did not become demoe until the tune OF
Hr Van Buren, 1t had been seoied 10y tho democracy
some years before when proposedby Mr. Gordon vsi.
MIA something better than the Pet SYSTEM Pu;
that time Gen. Jackson favor OF the Pet Banks and
did not like the Sub Tire saury.
ut became also democratic principle under Mr Van
Buren oppose the Tarr This was necessary because
Mr. ralhoi.s all Indispensable the support Of the
democratic administration, as MIR Van Burens was iaceu'
ously called.
But 1t Is getting now, said AT FIRST exceedingly
dheut 10 ascertain what the principles CT the domoc
raey Whether they opposed TO TaIG aog ether OF
only TO protective Tariwheiher they favor OF the
su Treasuryupon what grounds they TO oppose ds
tribucn-hese and other questions OF great
arc envcoped in sort OF 'Paln1bc obseurc Tie party
itself il conscious ofthese lcuhes; and Conv entlon
assembled recently in this city take observation with
view TO ascertain their position and the bearings and
distances OF the democratic principles But the weather
too cloudy, and they on In fog The truth il.
many well nearing people are beginning To believe a
there 10 deal Of humbug shout these principles OF
the democracy some far ha The dernoc
have not fo any principles others intimate that they
will haso when ,er candidate for the Presidency Is
nou mated"