The Democratic Whig. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1843-03-09

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ars not The predictions d this c0uniTy-such
~ tea. coHse tptes dYc.Wocls and great
variety Of olhers--sbond BE- relieved IRON ta1,
that Z may b in1rced upon ariielce WHICH
tan Be produced here. AID hat 10, iof tle
sake Of protection. "
Mr. Calhoun's ofean, The Charleston Mor-
cnrY. thus replies % lh0.pJsiticn q Mr. Van
BuIensogg.n-
awe protest against i IN the name Of eve
ry honest Damocfal n The Union. No such
Democrat fwil Be conteul, and when 4. 4
presented 70 BIN b I,s proper light, no such
democFat buf via Be indignant, AZ such deh.
ming Of be position and that 81 the Democra-
cy," as 5 here pro1ered 10 our worst Of enc
mics, By lhe Albany Argus; and for any who
viii pefslsi N making such pledges and prom
iscs % our foes and Unconstitutional oppTessofi
I'VE cannot concienci0usly desire the powci
and Opportunity Of fulfilling and reckoning
them. We should be lending ourselves to ths
maintaining Of Wing doctrines, could We ialrlJ
consent to their profession IL our name--ant
these doctrines Of the Argus are exactly anC
identically those 9th Wing party"
Cd father Richie, Of lhe Richmond En-
quirer, thus puts IN ms say aboutt.
snow, we hold, that i there be any dis.
elimination nado in duties, il shall not be made
for the purpose Of protection but Of revenue
Even Alexander Hamilton himself admitted
in the aFederalist.n that the power 10 eneour
age manufactures was reserved as an appur.
tenance Of the States.
! Much safer is the doctrine Of the Herald
that at Is Necessary 10 give up at once and for.
ever, all attempts to make one class Of citizens
rich, at the expense Of another, under the plea
Of aprOtcciion," aud to levy its d1iies solely
with view TO lis own revenue"
The Nashville Union, which from IT, prox-
unity and position 10 Gene al jackson ard TX.
Gov Polk, is entitled TO a notice Ia this con-
nexon, thus defines IT'S position;
aNe 20 with the Democrats who 20 with
Jefferson, Madison. and jackson, for iaTif
sufficient 10 defray the expenses Of The Nation
al Government, economically administered,
Discriminating in the duties, laying mainly
upon such articles as come in competition With
those produced IN this country, thereby Afford
ing 'incidcniallv,' q strong, and BY some people
believed a sgthcieni PROTECTION 70 American
industry"
The Boston Post, a leading loco foco Jour-
nal claims ,he honor cfthe passage ofihe pre-
sent Tariff bll for the democrats. The
Charlestcc Mercury thus rebukes the Post:
we regret 10 see in Boston, the Post, which
we are sure Is with the South on the Tariff
question, impainng the moral strength and
dignity Of the Massachusetts,, Democrat, BY
seeking Tariff support IN endorsing Websiors
declalation- that the present Infamous Tariff
law was enacted BY Democratic votes"
And again adveiting 10 the Syracuse Con-
Venlion. the Mercury adds:
HThcre was promise held out 10 the PRO
lectionists in the Syracuse resolutions which
the Democrats Of the Union will never make
good. We arc sure that their success with
the people would have beer as complete, iin0t
more 50, bad they uniurled The broad banner
Of the democratic creed, 10 which Free Trade
IS the FIRST article, and the pivot on which must
turn our battles with the advocates Of special
legislation. of al arisiooracy Of capitalists, and
diminishing bribery and desponsm.'
So much ~ tie sDemo1Eatio press" on the
Tariff. Democratic statesmen are just as much
a war
Il is known that Van Buren,, Buchanan.
Benton and Johnson, have an voted for Tariff
Bills; whilst Calhoun, McDufie, and Others,
have resisted 10 The death. Messrs. Wright,
Buchanan, John Van Buren,, and other demo.
cratic" leaders, voted for the present Tariff,
nav, Mr.. Reed "a loco foco member Of Con-
cree 80. us4s-ssy ass;aD declared that adirnci
and fHll protection e domestic industry is one
Of the cardinal maxims Of ndemooraey.n On
the pthef hand MessFs. Smith Of Virginia,
Rhett If South Carolina, Davis, Of N. YORK.,
and other loco ioco Congressman, declared
that sfree trade Is an essential trade 20 sTle-
mocTaey," and they accordingly came out for
s'difecl taxation"
Mr.. Lew Woodberry. also, the great loco
looo light Of tho Treasury Department, is well
known to be for system Of ercise and dirsci
tardii0n Thus It Is apparent that ademoc-
'racy," assumes al hues and col0rs, all shapes
and forms Of opinion, on this great and vital
question ola Tariff. Wherever free trade"
IS popular, there It is for "ffec trado"--whcr-
ever aprolection" IS popular, there It makes a
cardinal maxim Of HprotectionH wherever d.
rect taxation is popular, therH il claims a1irect
taxation" one Of ifs essential tenants. In Penn
sylyania, where there is an iron interest, and
in Louisiana where there is a sugar interest,
10 protect, none ate more valiant 10 The pro-
lection Of their iron ADD sugar thar the Rep
resentatiyes Of this ever varying. chameleon
like democracy" though the same Represen-
tatives arc sometimes known 10 oppose al
other protection upon principles.
What is true as TO the Tariff, is true aa to
the currency credit, exchange, internal i'm.
provemenls. and many Of The fundamental
and most vital princi les Of government; as
We viii hereafter chow 70 the satisfaction ofall
who demand the proofs The truth is. the
ademocraey" as now organized Is a salma.
eundi Of al sorts Of s'chopped meat and pick
led herrngs;7 concord o. al dilcordant ele-
mehts; a cauldfon seething with venomous
a medley Of men Of every line o.
politics from the Tory Ingersoll to the Apes
tate Is ler from the Rebel Dor, TO the Radi- |
cal Benton, from the FedeFaEst Wall to The
Euilifer Calhoun, from the "liltle defeated" !
tea-and -cofiee-taxhg Polk, 10 the igreat de-
feaied' army BIZ and negro suffrage Van Bu. |
rem. And yet all--alI are Denlocraisf'
-a--
QUEEN VIofoRrA Is expected to make ano-
her addition to the Royal family Of England
IN this month. CMarea) She was fortunate IN
he selection Of Prince Albert; he makes an
admirable husband, and they are presumed to
'nioy large aharo Of eOniugal happiness.
An insidious attemp. IS being made BY tho
Globe and has been sanctioned By that IN
'1ncipled tuTncOst in politics VIM. C. Riges,
Q connect the Wing party with the assump-
ion Of Stale debts BY the General Govern
nenl.
Mr. Riyes lately introduced into The Senate
series Of resolutions 10 connection with Mr.,