Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1844-05-09

by declaring himself in favor Of sysieI
If projection, moderate, reasonable, Gel
tain and durable--yieldiug no more reve
aue than is necessary for an honest an
economical administration of The govern
ment, aud wiriia tina, limit, discriminating
IN The imposition Of duties, between those
articles which do, and those which do no
enter into competition with Domestic In
duslry--throwing the heavier duty on the
former, aud the lighter duty on the latter
| PROGRESSIVE DEMocRAcY.---A discovery
worthy of patent. We have long been at q
loss for the true Interpretation of the term 'pro
gressive democracy" and on Saturday evening
we attended the Van Buren, meeting, denomi-
mated "the Democratic Association" when
We were highly pleased at being put in pos
session Of the information desired.
For the benefit of our readers we give the
result Of the information we obtaned:-
C. Josln, Esq, the speaker Tor the evening
had been heraided IN due form. for the week
prece ding, in notices widely circulated, and
in good time full and expectant audience
was in attendance, ourself and goodly num-
Der of our Wing friends making up the crowd.
After having disposed of the main question,
1.-THE TarifF,) not much to the credit OF Mr.
Clay, and boring hard, and with his usual
Ingenuity to avoid the issue made up by the
leaders of his party, (of protection or no pro.
tection.) and endeav BRING to prove that =" the
democracy" was in fact, in favor of just such
a Tariff as Mr.. Clay hypocriucolly pretended
to advoc ate, Mr.. J. proceeded to show that
democracy was by no means a fixed ,unc hange-
able and immutable principle. as has been vul.
carly believed by the old school democrats.
But on the cont rary, that lift does moi change
exactly with the moon, it is nevertheless ever
varying and changing its notifications so
that what is democratic to day, may be federal
TO- morrow, and the next day something else;
and so on, until it shall have pas sed through
all the signs of the political Zodiac, embracing
in its circuit every shade Of doctrine and
practice, from simple unrefned democrs-
cy, TO the most absolute despotism. In
he course of his remarks, Mr.. j. admit.
ted that the principles now maintained BY
The Wings, were the principles of the de.
mocracy some 10 or 20 years ago, and
that probably some Is years hence, the
wing party would be found occupying
The position of their opponents of the pre-
sent time, when the democracy would
still be ahead in the performance of IFS
roiine of progressive duty.
On heating this ingenious exposition,
we were forcibly reminded of the old ad.
age, that necessity was indeed the mo-
her OF invention"
The glazing Inconsistency of applying
Inc term democrat as it was understood
20 years ago, to the party now claiming
that name, is SO gross and palpable. that
men Of ordinary understanding and mo-
ies,y, even in the Locofoco ranks, were
becoming sickened and disguised at the
absurdiiy Of the Pretence. The name
was still revered bv many, on account Of
The principles it implied 20 years since
and conceding to the Wing party the De-
principles of that day, as Mr..
JosIin and others have been compelled to
do from q reference to the history Of the
past, there seemed to be an lnsuparable
difficulty in retaining The name under such
nm open abandonment and concession OF
The principles. Toquiet the plant con.
sciences of the designing, and 10 delude
The simple, this new device is got up-by |
which the principles Of democracy are
made so plant and accommodating as to
sustain with like readiness, any designs
tina. may be entertained. or any practices
that may be resorted to, under IFS ample |
folds. We have witnessed demagogue-
ism of various shades and degrees, but
this we believe TO be maichlcss. Let the
world no longer be fooled by the old max
i'm, that principles do not change.
UWe have before us copy of the
Treaty, concluded by Capt. Tyler for the
annexation of Texas to the United States
wv. b ,Is, tho Is,,ors Of Mr. Claw and