Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-07-15

THr MAnisoSiAs puu question which u intended u
90 70 the root Of political matters. II asks AWAIT 70
De~eersff" Tho official journal Is no doubt anxious
kno~-but who l. To answer the question:
Democracy hath various es diverse badges and marks
whereof some may be orthodox tokens aud
at another time. The great thing have the rgh, mari
at The right ume ID any one should claim TO be democra
now because he was democrat in former times, he NIGH
"n" nnsen rejected like who should seek 10 ente
camp with yesterdays caun,ersien
IL" an nnspeakable comfort tho Democracy to have
some one VINO knows better than others what democracy
ana wha'" wan's-who can direct It's charges and give
proper sanction To Its movements. Thus when Gcnera
Jackson in power need be in doub,
the true faith aud practice. would have been superu
Gus question TO ask then, .What Dcmocratf. Every
bulletin from head quarters the of the off
cisl organ, the OF the Executive 20 many sue
eesve exposons Of democracy which the painest under
dcrsinnding could comprehend.
but in these days much confusion prevails. Rival ex
Founders have arisen. and knows not which credit
what IS a Democrat" Does any one know The Ma
dsonian labours painfully discover clue TO the
mentous inquiry. proceeds in the Socrac thus
Is Mr.. Van Buren, Democrat II those who voted for
Mr. Madison are Democrats, and those against him Federal
s then Mr. Van Buren, having voted against Mr. Madison
Is no Democrat
Is Mr.. Calhoun Democrat lie opposed Gcnf Jack
sons administration and voted against Mr. Van Buren,
Minister To England. According this test he Demo-
crat.
And through the whole category; and nj this rate
we have scarcely Democrat in the land.
The subject rises in soemnity This really becoming
an importan, matter. What is Democrat Can no one
tell II the Madisonans conclusion be rght-and il is the
Official organ we knowif"we have scarcely Democrat
IN the land" II is high time the thing known II there
be any teste be brought forward Let all preenders
ted etther claims be investigated But who shall Judge
OF the test The subject is full Of difficulties.
Perhapsi may be found that Democracy like other pro-
ducons, varies according latitude and situation; and
circumstances alter they may have power
tent over the Democracy Also For instance, the New
Hampshire Convention recently gave its understanding
Democracy, which would hardly do for South Carolina
Even in New Hampshire itself Isaac Hill has sort Of
Democracy and Gov. Hubbard another.
The Democracy of the Albany Argus, which favours
incidental protection to American manufactures utterly
abhorren to that of the Charleston Mercury which
protection TO nothing but cotton-and in secondary de-
gree TO sugar. account Of "identiy Of interest,"
pennsylvania Democracy recognizes protection the iron
and coal interest as true democratic principle while De-
mocracy IN Virginia holds the resolutions of 49, and
thinks, as general thing that the National Government
should be allowed to do little possible in making
Tariff or any thing else
The question, then, ohat is DemOerap too general
and vague. There are many kinds of democras-or at
least manly varieties which pass under the genuine name
The Calhoun democrat is very different parsonage from
the Van Burendemocra and the Tyler democrat is differ
cnt IRON both. The Madsonian, il pursues Its inves
cations into this absruse SUBJECT will find too many dyi
sions and subdivisions to be included in chapter.
BALI. amer.