The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1843-11-11
w fiIG PRINCIPLES.
THEIR STEADY ADVANCES.
From the Baltimore American.

| From the Baltimore American.
Many. attempts are made by our poll.
'ical opponents TO explain their late dc.
feat in this city as well as their rryerscs
elsewhere. The variety Of these expIa.-
nations and the wan! Of uniformity among
Them show that there is no general agree
menl in fact as to the cause or Causes IL
pom which the blame Of The disaster is 10
be laid. Some say orc thing aud some
say another, and there is too much inge-
uully at work 10 find out satisfactory
solution.
Perhaps the simple suggestion that wing
prime piles and Wing measures have grown
INTO favor with Il majority of the people,
would &" gieaI way towards account
ing Tor the TACT that the majority is on
Their side. For ourselves we have no
doubt whatever that " it'll regard to tho
Tariff. for instance, the people of BaIti--
more are as community strongly in ia
vor OF the protective policy. Their i'll
,ercsts, their convictions of reason-their
feelings If national pride and indepen-
dence--are all on Tie side Of that policy
winch exieHds the power Of the govern
ment over the great interests of labor. To-
cherish and protect those interests from
the injurious Influence of foreign compe-
l'uon, capital ard policy. As system
they know shat It's principles have been
recognized by our Government from it's
earliest operation, that the prosperity Of
the country is essentially involved in the
J"hIcious enforcement of Il wise taritf 20
iicy-that our national Independence re-
qnlres IL also as the only mode Of secur-
ing the republic from return to the re-
lahons of colonial bondage.
The position Of the wing party in rea-
ton 10 TINS question OF the TARIFF Is
clearly defined and openly malntslned.-
They are not ullralsrs, but contend for
he po1cer on the part of the government
to exercise its Wisdom, as OCCASION and
circumstances may require, for the encour
agemant and support OF Amer ran indus
try III all departments OF honest labor,
and they Galn,aIn /! to he The duty OF Go
vernnlfnt 10 take care that It's power in
thus particular be efficiently eAer'ed.
On the subject Of IL National Curcncy
the POSITION which The wings occupy in
one which III like manner commrnds
Itself la the good estimation of sound rea-
sob Of the public nind. Whether such .
currency shall be supplied by Bank of
the Unned states similar to the former
institutions under that name. or by some
other agency YET TO be devised, is mater
which may be determined hereafter. The
hing commended for i, currency which
shall have nationality as one Of its char
ncterl>tics, which shall be of uniform
value III all parts OF the Country, and
every where convertible into gold and
silver. The necessity for such cutren-
cy is obvious. The Government, is now
using Treasury notes as poor substitute
Tor it. The Wings upon their accession
10 power in the Government will reject
all such temporary cnntrlvances and 20 10
work at once to make Il permanent provI-
sion for currency So much npedeC-So
essential 10 the fiscal operations Of the
Government, sud SO useful for all the pur-
poses Of trade.
The claim Of the States to the proceeds
Of The Public Land .SaIpS as a special
property for their individual bsnef,, is
another thing which stands prominently
forth in the list OF measures advocated by
the wings for the general good of the
country. We shall no, 60 into the parti-
culars upon which this claim rests; the
Iacts connected with it have been stated
20 often in our columns that our readers
are no doubt familiar enough with them.
The election of HENRY CLAY TO the
Presidency will secure 10 the States their
righHul individual interests in the great
land iund-how to he distributed will be
a matter of future consideration. In the
present condition OF the country, with
many States labnring under dcb.s without
any resource Than taxation, i, is Of the
utmost importance that this subject
should be kept i'll mind and earnestly
pressed.
These three leading measures which
mark the general whig system are met by
nothing definite on the other side except
the sub treasury. Let the comparison he
made aud no one need wonder at Wing