Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-06-23
THE SUG4R Dirty,

The New Orleans Courier-the leading Democratic pa
per Louisiana- furiousy assacd by the Chvalry OF
the South for reading Mr. Calhoun OF the Party The
Courier makes thousand apologies what
"indscre6on" protests will zeaously support Mr..
Calhoun he is the nominee OF the National Convention.
and most vehemeny entreas forgiveness. The Chvary.
however, affect still be dissatisfied. most grievous
wrong has been inflicted their great HIS Demoe.
has been questoned-a point of tenderness.
which will bear rude approach The wrong they say,
they could in the superabundance of their magnanimy,
overlook and forgive, aho the evil has done will do
ircparnblc but the insy that's difficult of digestion
What! John c. Calhounthe quintessence of Demo-
cracy-to be publicly aagncd and that by Dcmocra
tic print asehearted preender cheat and mpositor
merely affecting to be Democrat TO get Democratic
This bad, and what is worse. the
truth be pouched with competency Tho the scsndaous
imputaton is alleged have sprung from Rdiserefion"
yet that considered truly rejecting
and disclosing the feelings and designs Of the Van Buren,
Democracy. Out of the funcsS of the heart the mouth
speake,h The apology aggravates the offence. Setrays
the existence of eeings-which poey-but for the tell
tale and provoking slips of indseretion would have sup
pressed, at least for the present
But leave the allies settle their differences after
their ashon-with the single remark that the Cou-
er begs hard for forgiveness hope the Chirayy may
find it compatible with their interests to give way TO the
generous impulses of their nature and overlook this
unfortunate "indiserefiop."
As respects the duty Sugar and the of the LOU
siana Democracy towards it. would ain interchange
few questions and answers with contemporary of the En-
quirer
The duty sugar 60 per cent-and therefore
highly PROTECTIVE The louisiana DEMOCRACY the
champions OF this high protective duty.
If have read the Enquirer Alright, it is of the
fundamental principles Of the Democracy aShor every
approach protective Tariff 1t system Of plumber
and rapne grossly and papaby and be
eschewed nv IN he high
authority, Of principle is of the very OF
Democracy. AS all ProcTuses' guests of precisely
the length of limb, the mental proportions of every
Democrat be identical in and degree. What.
Democrat thinks, another Democrat think.
Any departure from this rigid rule, the unhappy
thinker damnabe hereto, and his political DAM
nation is no longer matter of doubt
II this he So what of the Democracy of Lou
sana How is their support of the Sugar duty be
conciled the immutabe and omnpresent principle of
Democracy which in the language of the Poet, applied
n very different subject
Warns in the sun rereshes in the breeze
CLOVIS in the sars and blossoms the
Lives through all life extends through all
Spreads undivided, operates unspent"
Will the Enquirer condescend TO enlighten Will it
tell how tits that Democrat in Louisiana be Tariff
vioator of the Constitution robber and punderer
and Democrat in Virginia the opposite in all thngs7
Have all been mistaken in supposng that the principles
of the Democracy the every where do they're
ally vary according attitudes and interests Is
Political Ponu endowed with the prerogatve Of defining
the limits within which fundamental principles are
orthodox, and certain others hereca and damnabel-who
that duty Of 60 per sugar, Louisiana
"a high protective duty lead in MsSOuri-and pro-
bitory duty coal and iron, Pdnsyluana are con
stHonal and necessary and the very soul of Democracy
and that the things in Virginia and South Carolina
odous and deesbs, and constitute the very
OF Federalism There exist such parsonage
this, thus empowered TO wrong into right and
harmonic the discordunt elements which make up the
great whole Of Democratic Priaeples-a whole striped
Jacobs cattle and variegaed Joseph's coat Do
in saying with Mr.. CALHOUN that this great Demo-
cratic hamonizers other than THE COHESIVE POW
Err OF THE PUBLIC PLUMBER