Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-09-27

THE DEMOCRACY.-WhaI is ~ Where Is
IN What is It's purpose. its principles9 Who can
answer We talk TO those protesting to be the
great leaders, the apostles Of democracy, who are
bound they say, byall TIE ties Of consanguinily aud
love To The dear people, and their true interests. and
they tell US that they are ia favor ola TaGd OF
duties for revenue discriminating for prutection-
The only difference between them and US b. fi, Is,
that they first design 10 supply the government. the
corporation, Ihc soulless mass that would be. were it
nui for The interests and wants Of The people, a mere
abstraction. then incidentally look Io he interests
of The People; while we have no respect. care or
venemlIon iur the government. except as IL cunlnl-
AIes To The welfare and happiness OF The people. aad
desire protection to Them. as the primary object OF
legislation. We would make government hat II
should really be. subsey,enr to The wants Of the
peopie-ihey would make The people merely subserye
The wants Of the government BIT let Us follow
them out. aid sec where their other views tend
They Say they are Tor discriminating duties Tor
revenue. Yet in the same breath tell you that they
will support Mr. Calhoun for President. IL he : noG.
mated BY The National Convention. aud Mr.. Cal
houn has again and aI ain declared That he WAS OF
posed 10 all duties, would level lhe custom houses
to the ground. aud impose taxes for revenue; or they
would support Mr.. Van Buren, who has expressed
himselfin favor ola horizontal duty, or they will
support Mr. Buchanan. who voted for Ihe present
Tariff, or they will support Mr.. Cass, who in 1910
wrote from France TO the Secretary Of State, "When
in the name Of Heaven will the American p opl-
learn 10 protect themselves against The undue i'm
"a. - - IH-4 % -.
racyl
Again, they say that they are in favor cr holding
"a rhe hands Of the general government, The pm.
ceeds Of tue public lands, YET they soIemuly pledge
themselves 10 the suppou Of MI. Benton or Col.
Johnson, If nominated by The convention. who have
o yer. and over again, declared their desire 10 give
those lands to the new Slules. WhaI Is Demucpoyg
They say They are M favor Oft we'll regulated.
or mixed currency, convertible always into gold
uud sIIver-yet they would support Mr. Van Burer.
OF Mr. Calhoun, with the Sub-Treasury on their
backs heaped with government issues. or on the
Other hand, Mr.. Benton or Mr.. Buchanan. who are
Tor reducing everything 10 The specie standard.
They are for exact justice TO all. yet all heir
members Of Congress Insist ufon eight dollars a day
and SIS 900 a year lr The President. while H..
lab"rer gels hut tNeniy five csuis.
Wha Is modern democracy Can any one an
s"eH eau any one tell Us us pruciplesl Nj ip
'ra"scendentai ~nolhings. hut in PLAIN common sense,
Can they %cuighten tue people1 Have tbey an,
principles ior The puoiic eyel or Is q al coon skip,
and hard cider, old hrrkory and The fox taig
THE WEATiER-Ntght before last and ,.,,.,
DAY We h1d q steady aud apparently general ram
The weather . much colder than ith,. been t,, q
week past. Durug that week our Tbem,mete,
has ranged from 10 Co 90, the average taken rlree
lines on the p hour. has been IA degrees vefy
warm weather that ior the lime Of year. On Moo.
Jay there was more lightning and thunder than ve
have had before during tae summer Dot that f., n,
ordinary Season, "o considered BY 10 means Sc
yerr,
The loco ioro' ofslIk and Wayne counties. OH,
have ~reuomnated tlsi gousummaie fool iDdre Dean
10 represent them m Congre,s. d Is doubles. ,
''f business uausa,ugu. and be a far ssmpI. ar
NE democracy Of tboss COUNTIES. though with les.
brains than q calf
The government OF Great g,r,t, b,. o.J a..
following amount ul money fgr reffgtrus eY,s,..s
loo EngIanc Ireland aud Srorl4nJ s,,r. M,
l5Ju, Nz-tD the Established Cburrb. SOM 5fgf
Cnu-gh OF Rome, 365 6O7Li Protestant Drssrle,.
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