Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1843-01-07
MR.. CALHoUN.--Northern and South.
srn Democrocu.

We nav kVHi tltIlo 10 tlWS HlHThcu TUE
progress Of the different aspirants to the
Presidential chair. The northern and
southern democracy can neither agree
upon men nor measures: the former sup
port Mr.. Van Buren, and "tariff, sufficient
to meet the wants of the government, eco.
nomically administered, and discriminating
in its character, so as to afford protection
to the mechanic and manufacture"
the latter are for Mr.. Calhoun, and "Free
Trade" The Charleston Mercury stands
first as the advocate of "Calhoun and Free
Trade" and lashes its northern friends most
numerically. Abiding to its course, the
Cincinnati Gazette remarks it is "determn.
ed there shall be no mistake as to the prn-
ciples of "the party" Referring to the
halfway support with which the Boston
Post pretends to uphold the tariff, the Mer.
curry says:
"We regret to see in Boston, the Post, which
we are sure is with the South on the Tariff ques
ton, impairing the moral strength and dignity Of
the Massachusetts Democrats by seeking Tariff
support in endorsing WEssrER's declaration-
that the present Infamous Tariff law was enacted
By Democratic votes. No Democrat voted for it
as Tariff man and on the principle Of protec.
ton. Genuine Democracy it is not, which sus
tains Wing measures, to conciliate Wing inter-
ests."
That's plain. And what say those who
declared oiherwisel What think the tariff
portion Of the party to this languagel No
Democrat voted for the infamous tariff law
as tariff man. So then--Messrs. Wright
and Buchanan, and all others who voted
like them, are no Democrats? Pretty
sharp, that. But leave Mr.. Calhoun alone.
He will proee yet that he is the only Simon
Pure.
But the Mercury is moi content with gi-
wing a slap at the Post. 1t handles the Syr-
acuse Convention, held in New York just
before the election, without gloves:
1--WE wish the Democratic Convention at Syr
acuse had acted as fairly as the candidates in
Wayne county; for there was promise held out
TO the Proiectienist in the Syracuse resolutions,
which the Democratic party Of the Union will
never make good We are sure that their sue
cs,s with the people would have been as com.
plee, If not more SO, had they unfurled the broad
banner Of the Democratic creed, in which "F RE E
TaAps" is the frst article, and the pivot on
which must turn our battles with the advocates
Of special legislation. Of an afistocracy Of CAPT
ta!isis, and Of unblushing liberty and nepotism. "
Right, again, Mr.. Mercury. A promise
of protection was held out, which the Dem
ocratic party of the Union will never make
good. Honest, too, and open! Wholly
different from the course pursued by the
party in the free States-for in them this
issue was, to great extent, avoided. The
Mercury, however, goes on to say:
but even il New York had been lost by the
open svowsl Of the creed Of the party, it were
better than to have gained it by any ndrection;
and certain it is, that if the principles OF the
ton. and the principles which we see ayowed in
soma Of the Democratic presses in The interior OF
New York, are proposed as the platform on
which the Democracy are to be rallied, those who
propose them will find but few Democrats to
meet and unite with them there, from other quar-
ters Of the Union-certanly none Of the South
ern Democracy
Mark that Certainly none Of the Sou.
,hern Democracy will support protection
Free trade is its motto. That and nothing
else says, says the Mercury, always and
everywhere, is the leading aim and end o1
the party. And what say the Northern
Democracy to this? Shall they stand fortf
on this subject as on others, Northern mer
with Southern principlesl
In number of the Mercury subsequent
10 the one from which the above extract
are taken, it continues the discussion. The
immediate cause of these remarks is thu
course pursued by the Locofoco Conven
ton in New York: its real aim is to force
Mr.. Calhoun forward as the candidate O
the party. To enable our readers to I'm
derstsnd clearly the merits of the matter
we append the resolution which gives tn,
Mercury so much trouble and offence:
RESOLVED. That we are the friends OF per
mHnent Tariff, sufficient TO meet the wants Of tn
government, economically administered. and dis
eliminating in its character, so as to afford pro
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