New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-10-26

whenever the time of difficulty shall come, (and
am not anxious to predict they will snap and
break again. Our Democratic friends, notwith
standing their recommendation of local currency
what do they say when the banks suspend Dt
they Try to sustain and defend them Ne! The
Usited States Bank was monster they said, ant
that must be put down and now their local bank:
| have failed all banks are denounced brood Of
little monsters, and they too share the same
! fatei He did not embrace ell his Democratic
friends in this category, but their leading men.
! Col Benton, for instance, whom he complimeuted
q few moments ago for his sagaciiy in another re-
spect, went against all banks-aganst every thing
but hard-money currency-and desires that We
should copy after soma nations Of the old world.
The examples of England, ireland, Scotland and
France are all abandoned, and miserable and
wre,ched Spain and Portugal, and the neig hborng
colony of Cuba, he'd up 10 us as examples OF a
hard-mcney country We Wings go for all the
money honestly get, and as good as We can
get. We go for we'll regulated banks for State pur.
poses, and well regulated National Bank for the
| Union, TO furnish National Currency. Many
cry for hard money, although the jngling of dol
lar has not astonished their pockets for many day.
| They reminded him of the anecdote he once heard
Of a good honest emg grant from North Carolina,
who was met on the summit of Clinch Mountain,
returning back to that State after visiting and set
thing for some time OF the fertile valleys of
the West. His whole appearance, aud that OF his
retinue, bespoke the most AFFECT poverty. His
wife in tatters-his poor old horse mere
skeleton Of bones-a carcass on which the buz-
yards might be supposed to hold presumption of
many years standing half dozen children sat
suspended in bag on either side of the poor beast
the good man and his spouse walking in appa-
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He was asked where he was going. g Back to
North Carolina; I don't like your Western coun-
try; goa haze no aaarjtet for surplus produce ont
there" Roars of laughter. No! there was
no market for such rags and horses out in this
lovely valley! Renewed laughter. Our Demo
cratic friends and the good honest North Carroll
nian-and some of the Wings too-are in the
same condition. They CRY for hard money, when
thev have not dollars WORTH in the world
What is the next question of difference between
the two parties The tariff, the protection OF
our industry The Wings favor this policy, the.
Democrats oppose it He meant the Democratic
leaders, always, not the Democratic people he
begged to illustrate this subject by reference
plain and practical in itself He would say that
when they had shoemakers. haiters, and tailors in
indianapolis, who can furnish you every article in
their line, the citizens of town and country should
buy the homemade fabrics, instead of sending for
them to distant cities The operatives il those
places do not buy your butter eggs. and other pro-
auctions of your farms. nor do they assist you IL
the erection of your public Improvements. In
National point of view the same doctrine Withhold
good. Why send to England for what we can
produce and manufacture at home? The Wings
do MT want to destroy commerce, or TO prohibit
the introduction of foreign fabrics; that would
/ u. ali to
OF National Independence, which will enaol9 the
American people to live more upon their own re-
sources This is Wing policy. What do The
Democratic leaders say at Washington ihey
are in favor of free trade, and would have no
duties levied, but admit foreign fabrics. regulated
only by the wants of the country. It'll true they
do nt profess that this is their object, but II Is tne
inevitable result Of their doctrines. by their
I" free trade if practically carried out, our conn
try would be observation-disclosures OF tue nara
money which our Democratic leaders are so ahA
ious to establish as the standard OF vAiue OF our
productions. While our money would De tlus
drawn from TO support the pauPer iaoofer Oh
Europe, they would not buy cents worth from
us net needed By their direst necessities state
Of things like this would not full to drive US back
to our colonial condition before the Revolution
when coon-shias and peltries formed the currency,
ton of III hit duties and free trade, duties at
all, they are submitting to the most enormous
duties, imposed by foreign Governments, on their
own productions, amounting to nineteen hundred
per cent. on the article of tobacco alone This IS
i'reciprocity! THE reciprocity of American Tree
trade u politicians and British manufacturers. Let
me ask which party is the wisest and most patrl-
otto the ONE which protects the industry OF Inc
country from the rivalry of foreign Governments,
or that which consigns to the control o! such nv
airy the most vital interest, of THE great nation
1t il the duty Of every man TO ask himself which
he would prefer, and to make up his mind inde-
pendently, and free from the prejudices OF past
political associations.
| have conceded to our opponents (said MIR. CD
the term Of Democrat, out of mere po!iteuess,
without admitting any exclusive claim OF theirs 10
that title was myself born Democrat, rocked
in the cradle ofthe Revolution and at the darkest
oeriod of the ever memorable struggle tor tree
DOM He recolected in 1871 or 50 a visit MADE
bv Tareton's troops 10 the house OF his mother,
and their running their swords into the new-made
graves Of his father and grandfather, thinking
they cuntsined hidden treasures. though then
not four years OF age, the circumstance OF that
visit is vividly remembered, and it will De to the
| latest moment of his life. He was born Demo,
crat; was raised and nurtured Republican ana
should die Republican in the faith and principles
| Of his fathers.
What are the doctrines Of the modern Demo
crst respecting Executive power? was taught
as Democrat, TO dread that power, and watch 1t
with an unsleeping eye. What are their doctrines
on the ,e.o pow e--thas branch of foreign growth
ensrafled on our republican institutions! IL Is
rank nuiii6cation-as rank as the nulllhcation o.
-c,,,,b Carolina which crushed the laws OF COa-
gress, and bid defiance 10 she nations will 1T IS
!. = lylite. Gnusa IL