The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-08-09
Froa the Mobile Asperiiar.
what are democratic principles!
CAN ANY ONE TELL

The Southern Democracy arc oil 70
4" free trade" so they say. Their motif
is, "lree trade and low dutes;" aux
they are laboring to induce the Southern
people to believe thai The great issue IN Ih,
approaching Presidential election is be
tween free trade aud high protective Ia
riff. But the issue is q false one. II cat
never be made, for two very good reasons
The first is, the democrats themselves ART
not in favor of free trade and the other il
the Wings are not for reyIviug high pro
tectiyc tariff Among the Democrats, nine
hundred and ninety nine out Of thousand
are 10 favor Of tariff aud the moment you
have o tariff, there can be no free trade. -
The great macs Of the l.ocoiaco party too
including four Of the asplranis Tor the PIE
sldency, are in favor of discriminating
tariff, that, while II will afford a sufficient
revenue for the support Of Goyernmeo,, Will
afford Incidental protection 10 American
industry. Once in a while, YOU will fad a
Locol1co silly enough 20 contend for direct
idTdfloH-anoiheE ventures 10 suggest 9
hori=oatGl tGrif-and another Is mad e
nough TO propose Wha, they call " dis
elimination for Tcpenuc," for the purpose oI
depressing and prosIrstipg American labor
and industry Bot ;hese instances are
rare-one, perhaps, GU, Of a thousand, I'D
yocales one or the other Of these preposte
rous notions. But the grea. mass Of the
party, we repeat, are in favor OF tariff foI
revenue, that will afford incidental proiec
ton 10 the industry Of the country. TIN.
IS all the Wing party contend FOR, and al
that Mr.. Clay, the Wing candidate for the
Presidency, desires. We say, then, tbs
issue which the Locos pretend 70 maze, i:
false one. And ali this cry Of "prottc
tire tariff" oppressive rum" &c.
which the Loco presses AID stomp candi
dates are daily uttering, IS intended &c
| Crighten, gull and humb0g the people.
We published some days ego, extract:
from Mr.. Clay's last great speech IN the
Senate, in which he declared that he WIS
not for reV!ving high protective tariff,
and that he was for abiding By Tie prin.
ciplcs OF the compromise act We con
tend then, that the views Of Mr.. Clay on
this slJaci we're such as could not be o5
)ec,ed to even ty the anti proiectionists Of
The South. unless they would abolish all do
ties and resort TO direct taxation for the
support OF government. We have now
DEMOCRATIC authority, that The doc.
trIne OF MIR. Clay is really and truly
SOUTHERN doctrine p" the doctrine CT
CALHOUN" of Van Buren, and Ben
ton and Of THE WHOLE DEMOCRAT.
&c PARTY" This authority is, the Neis
Orleans Courier, the special and leading
organ Of the democracy OF Louisiana.
That paper Of Friday last, contains q long
article on the Compromise Act, IN which
the editor alludes TO the speech Of Nj.
! Clay in the Senate, so la,c as March,
/ lS42, ;" ain which" says the editor, ' lie
boldly claimed The authorship Of The Com.
promise Act" The Courier then proceeds
and We ask particular attention to the ey-
tracts:
He (Mr. Clay declares-"I an for
abiding By Tie principles Of tie courRo
MISE ACT" And again. am for doing
shat no Southern nan OF fair, candid mind,
ever yet denied, giving to the country 4
revenue which may provide for the ecouo-
mIcal wants Of the government, al the same
lime giving incidenta! protection to our
home Industry"
Z" This IS rally d9i truly Southern doc
I iriae-u is the doctrine Of CALHOT y
and Shdrll, Of Van Buren, and Benton. and
Of TIE WHOLE DEMOCRATIC PARTY. A du.
ty for revenue and Incidental protection to
home indestFy--ihat ls, such PROTECTION
as necessarily and inevitably crises from
the coleclio3 Of duty for revenue. We
uould 60 one sttp farther Than incidental
pr0tectIoH--ge are 10 favor Of discrlmiaot.
ing protection-where a certain amount OF
revenue is to be raised, aud where sound
policy requires that certain descriptions OF
home industry should be encoura red, we
would give them the benefit Of as high a
duty as the article troald bear, without in
Jury 10 tie revenue and vi,hou, Injustice
To the consumer. THIS ia the doctrine Of
.Ur. CALHOUN. expressed in his letter
to Col. Nicholas.
What will the Alabama Calhoun men
say 10 this How will Judge GoIdlhwaite
get along with it before the people Of this
district Hr. Calhoun s in favor OF PRO
| TECTlNG Sugar So says the Courier
and the Courier ought to he good author.
F.. Ity. Democracy in Louisiana means pro
lection 10 home industry, " one step further
than iHcfieEtal protection 1T means
" discriminating protection :" We have
the authority Of the Courier then, for de-.
c!arIag, that Mr.. Gay. doctrine on this
sutjec, as really and truly Southern doc
trine," "tue doctrine Of Calhoun" and
" the whole democratic party" But the
democratic editor himself, " would 60 one
step farther than Mr.. Clay. And this
"one step farther" he contends, Is also the
doctrine Of Mr.. Calhoun expressed in BIZ
letter to Col Nicholas
I And yet the Locos pretend to talk grave,
lV xgg,,g.~xyf.x.