The Democratic Whig. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1843-06-08


Looofoco QuARakEs 1t = utterly vain
lor The Locoioc1s % contend that The present
differences among them can Be healed. Their
cannot aoi harmoniously. Their differences
are fundamental and viii not yield 70 any re-
medies which their docicfs car. prescribe The
sDomocfalic3 party Il moi and cannot again
become "a unit, as General Iackson's Cab
met vas after be had gotten clear Of Branch
&c; 1.-THE Hdemocracy have any principles.
those principles must, Of necessity, form the
test Of 3 mans devotion to democracy. aDe-
mocracy" must have some principles on the
subject 81 tariff Those nrinciples must either
favor protective tariff horizontal tariff, that
unmeaning thing called free trade, ef they
must cppoee them al Now are We to eonsid-
er Col johnson Mira Van Buren,, or Mt. Cal
hcuA Economically orihordox on the tariff
question" They cannot al be right on this
subject, sRrseably 10 the ademoeraiie' creed :
Which one ofthese great men IS the true ex-
ponent Of the pariy's principles To which
one Of these brilliant statesmen are the honest
saekefaailer 'democratic' truth 20 apply for en-.
lightenment on tho abstruse points ls Col
Johnson q democratic exponent Of the tariff
leo then we are bound 70 reconsider that pro.
lection 4 an indispensable tenet Of the "true
Democratic creed" e Mr. Calhoun q regu-
larry commissioned apostle to preach demoCra-
cy to the Gentlesl Then we must look
upon q protective Tariff as utterly abomiuable
IN the estimation Of democracy. ls Mr.. Van
Buren, 70 be regarded as q teacher Of what is
according 10 democracy Then we are bound
10 regard democracy as very firmly fixed as
tribe the tanf, with one long leg on the free
trade side, another leg, not quite 20 long as
the other, on the side Of protection, with its
beautiful eyes crossed devouilY Oh The bridge
Of it's nose, and looking benighly on the pos
peet on both sides.
Tell us, oh ye Democrats, who 90 not be-
heTe there are any substantial differences 81
opinion in your rarty, what the democracy"
does think about the tariff Has It in truth
any opinions on this important subject Are
IFS chronological organs Of oausaliiy utterly
paralyzed whenever toe idea ola tariff is pres
ented to them for their action
Are the tariff Democrats willing 70 consid-
er Mr.. Calhoun sound on al the cardinal
points Of democracy Are the honest Multi
fers willing 10 receive the teaching Of John
son, Van Buren,, Cass, and Buchanan, as the
legitimate lessons Taught by democracy
Il is, as we have already said utterly vain FOR
the Locofoco to say there are no immedicable
differences among them. They may cry peace
peace,until their lungs crack, and yet there will
be no peace. They are in q condition CfCivil
war. which is waged in very uncivil manner.
"a house divided against itselicannot staud."
lfBeelzebub oppose Boelzebub, there must, Of
course, be a great hubbub. Satan lie fighting
against ths host ofSatan, and interference
ofa foreign force is not necessary to the oxtinc-
ton ofsome Of tie bellgerents.
We FAY again the locofocos are at open war
with each other. They are by their sirifes
and domestic discords very kindly saving the
" hgs the necessity Of annihilating them.
They are practicmg "a exemplary and sum-
mary sort ofselfmmolation. Their leaders try
othrow dust into the cyes Of the spectators,
but the efforts are u1succe ssful Everybody
who IS not stone blind, must see that the CON-
motion and discord are terrific in every demo.
cratic intrenchment in the land They are slay-
ing each other as the Jews did at the Of Massa.
da, and thereby saving the noble Romans the
necessity Of de6hug their hands with slaugh.
ter