The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-04-27
From. the National Iaitliieencsr.
NEW CONSOLIDATED LOCO Foco
CREED.

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The South Carolina Democracy-head.
ed, very titly, by the De Trevelles, the
Rhetts, the lIazes, the Barnwells, the
Owens, the Guerards, the Siuarts, and
others of the local aristocracy-haye late
I IL held celebration of their principles al
/ the town of Beaufort; and scorning, appa'
rently, any longer 10 accept cut-and-dry
confessions Of faith manufactured by the
patent machinery of the Northern man
with Southern principles" they announce
grand compound, combined, universal
seli.reguating creed Of their own, IN the
following words:
| "The Demoers,ie RsJuJlicaH Party OF nt
/ Union is united ON the principles of free trade
low duties-no debt--separation from banks
economy -reirenchment-anda strict adherence
TO the Constitution, which implies all the rest
Here, then, is a high authoritative dc.
claratlon OF the leading, the capital prneI'
pies of the great Republican Democra'
Cyl" whether Northern or Southern, Fed.
eral, Radical, Locofoco, Aristocratic,
Agrarian, Tariff, Free Trade, State Rights,
Consolidation, Jackson, Anti.Jackson,
Wing, Tory, Unonlsts, Nullitiers, Latiiu-
dinarians, Observation-Disclosures, Level
lers, Slave. holders, Bankiies, Charter
breakers, Masons, Anti.masons, Procla.
mationists, Expungers, or any OF the rest
of the c!tases Of party Of which popular
names have ever been the most guiding
principle and selfish power the main aim.
We, are, then, 10 understand that the
Democracy Of Pennsy lvania and of New
England, have adopted as well-selllcd
party purpose, the principle Of free trade.
What says the iron interest TO this ! Is
coal harmonious What thinks the salt
iu;eres, of New York 2 What the fishe-
ries OF the North What the lead Of Mis-
souri, Wha; the hemp Of the West I!
What the navigating interest in general
Low duties " is the next point of faith.
Dses this mean the low duties Of the " Ball
Of Abominatlons, for which all the lead.
ing members of his free trade party tex.
cept Mr.. Calhoun) voted in ls2s, viz !:
Ncssrs. Van Buren,, Benton, Buchanan,
Wright, Woodbury., X. VI. Johnson =
Does il mean General Jackson's judi.
cious Tariff, protecting all the great arti.
clcs necessary TO render us independent Of
foreign na.!onsl Or does it, according TO
Mr.. Calhoun's las, theory, forbid sll but
the lowest rate Of duties, horizontal, per.
fcctly equal on all articles IL must be
the last, clearly, from the quarter select
ed 10 be the organ Of proclaiming these
high truths to the earth.
"No debt is the next axiom and
comes with an unspeakable grace from a
party which, setting out in 1897 with a
balance in the Treasury Of many millions,
and revenues larger than they have ever
been since, in four years spent ii all, leav.
ing its successors an ascertained debt of
from six to twelve millions, large outsiand-
ing claims since settled, dilapidated rev.
enue, and 4 ruined credit.
Separation from banks" IS the next
postuiate, and mus, include not only the
United States Bank, (the offspring Of Mr..
Calhoun's own loins,) bu, Gen. Jackson 5
great Constitutional Bank Of fifty millions
capital, the Pet Bank Sy stem, the Van
Buren, Safety Fund scheme, all State Banks.
and every thing, in short, but III, Ben'o
MAN su5-frcasury for the so 'iiy end
the benefcence Of which we beg leave 10
refer lis admirers to the people at large,
or TO the Tyler portion Of the Loco foco
party, who treat it as " obsolete"
Economy is the next gren, maxim
a word, no doubt, meant to convey most
definite Idea-,hat of an annual Van Blu
rem expenditure Of full rhir,y.five millions
hcm Retrenchment Of The same fash.
ion. Or perhaps 1t means those Of which
Swartwout and Iloyt were the agents, and
Messrs. Butler and Woodbury. the super.
ysors; or the thrift in Indian contracts
and IN the post office ; or tho parsimouies Of
the Florida war.
All these and more, however, are in.
cluded in the magic sentence, 4" 4 stric,
adherence 10 the Constitution that il,
the Proclamation, "taklng the responsl.
bility," substituting the will of one man
for the will Of the People, martial law,
promises TO hang Suulhern gentlemen IN.
der the second section, and, subsequently.
all that made Mr.. Calhoun dilatc upon The
crimes Of ga party of rogues aud royal.
lists, kept together "by the cohesive force
Of public p!under.'