Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1842-11-26
RICHMOND DAILY WING.
CHAMPIONSHIPS SrEAnFASrNEss
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 90. 1s.e.

The Charleston Mercury. after harangue upon the re-
cent Elections aud the confidence with which they should
inspire the Democracy" closes with peroraton for the
rejection Of all bargaining concession or compromise Of
principles. The fact suggests some rather curo,s -
tons.
First Of ALL it is remarkable that is this monen, Of m
parent success and strength which i. chosen for such an
exhibition OF uncompromisng attachment to prncipes +,
Is usually the weak, the strong whom compromises
enpt. The Mercury's sturdiness about its principles
seems ODDLY, IN some way other, - march s,ep bv
STEP with the probabilities of their not standing in need If
compromise. Methinks it was not always SO exclusive
as We may perhaps remind friend, after little while
Ii SAYS:
AN rlgh-No Compromise of principles for the sake
'O HdrmoHy.-We wish for a triumph obtained bv
ogro!llng with Proteconsts. Let there be no dodpng
SURFING OF important questions let the broad ban
N OF Free Trade, Low duties, No Debt Senar,t;nn
from Banks, Economy, Retrcnchment and Strict Adj.
heence To the Constitution, be kept fully broadly snreod
THAT he who runs may read-and let whoever viii MOI,
sand by II in the face of friend or foe or who womb
Jot OF the principles it avows-or mask word of IL,
honest Democratic avOwal of the creed the whole crecd
and nothing but the creed of the party-seek
among the moune-banks who have no arorals for ne
.. Plene sye-nnd be numbered henccforth among the
No Compromise say you oh most feather footed Mrc,
ry Son OF Maa! have you forgotten that the very rod
win which You strike sleep into the eyes of your mos, De-
mocEatc followers, is the the Great Compromise BlI2
What was that but ga compromise OF principles for the sake
Of harmony"
But again, Oh Cyllenian god bethnk YOU of Certain II
non IN 1887, of dire extremes till then as fierce ps nos
bic against each other and since so enderv md fi,bf
coJoncd You COMPREHENSIVE coalition of Van and Cal
houii' some years ago, we mean. Now what was this
sudden wheel OF the whole Modification force from sh,rn
night to devoted homage, but another great compromise
And what, oh mighty Hemes. the magical forrnu-
iay the words OF power, that could bring about an ec,
so strange! II we recollect Alright they were something
that sounded most awfuy like the compleest possible i'm
personaton and Embodiment of Compromise: ..The
Northern man with Southern principles"
NO log-rolng with Protectionists," hey? Whv good
ho'h you, who are of the repued inventors of Let,
'ers should surely have known that your immediate lead
er Is at least the puatve father of Protection; and that tho
next man III your party Vows, little Maty voted for The b
Of Abominations."
NO dodgng!" however, cries the adroit bole-bolder
to the Southern Jupiter. "No lodging" quoth he who wa,
while ago. accustomed to call his friend Matty nothing
but ga political didapper"
mo debt" too calculates the supporter of that eeced
President, who found the Government with large snnlu
and left 1t borrowing If "no debr the South Carolina
principle not TO be compromised it is pretty cear
Dh7f rst OF all, that principle relnires-andoubtcdlv
herself 70 pay back to the u s. Treasury the share Which
she reeeiUed Of fhe Surplus Distribution, in 1885.
As to "Scparation Of Government and Banking,p per-
INIT us, oh Planet othe Sun of s. Carona, to remind
you that nearly all the Banks your State arc Govern
men Banks If good for a State why not for C,nf,ds
racy' And it may (ns you very well know be safely as
serted that your whole s. Carolina plan of Banking i, lust
as clearly or even clearly against the IT, s. Const
tuition than is n National Bank.
we have not space to point all the absuriel of nm
e1horation to lnvaraLencss by Muiabity homy upon
Sieadiness by Quicksilver Forgive u.s. oh Lords for such
pun!
But at least good euindboy Of the skies allow us 10
prove YOURSELF az well as all these immulbe PRINCIPLES Of
yours mere compromise. Homer paints you as making
up tie connubial quares Of Joye and Juno You were
the notorious adde-camp Of all Jubcr's gaanes of old
just as you OF Mr.. Calhoun's political amours
Indeed Mercury (as Is well known the common go
between of Olympus; and had tho same time n general
Free Ticket, that took him. when he liked int, He'll ms
easily as his Charleston namcsake passes from Notification
to Jacksonism from denunciaon of Van as Tory 4, biY
support from Stlte-Rght.n u unfolding those who drew
the Proclama0n and from the hot assertion Of the Great
Compromise q violent rejection Of all small onesnovy
when you think you are too strong to need them
Mighty Trsmcgisius We salute you.