, 1844-03-02

that it was for the purpose Of concealing
this fatal hlunder from public view, that
my wing brethren have made so much
%clar1or, particularly in your paper, for a
statement OF the principles Of the Demo-
cratic party-fron the same motive, that
the fellow who has been detected in pill
fering his neighbors chattles, is the first
and loudest TO cry out stop thief" But
TO proceed with oar creed:
Art. |. We believe hat four-flfths of
the American people were born with
saddles on their backs, for the o!her fifth
20 ridc-thai government was instituted
for the benefit Of the few and not Of the
many-and that corruption is . necessa-
~ ingredient in good government. We
are therefore in favor of the incorpOra-
ten CT a Bank, having all Odor Of nation
atty. A few wealthy stockholders can
thus have the use Of the money Of the
people for nothing-and he who has a
hundred dollars invested in stock, may
obtain three times the profit upon his
hundred dollars, that he can who has he
same amount invested inland, ..or slaves.
BY It's issues, this institution can make
money plenty or scarce-prices high or
low-and times hard or easy, as it may
please its managers-and by distributing
It's loans judiciously, it may make good
wings out of worthless democrats-and
noisy friends out of violent enemies
and thereby strengthen the great cause
of Wing principles.
Art. ii. We believe that the manu-
f~acturer is a superior being 10 the farmer
and mechanic, and that Missouri should
pay tribute to Observation-Disclosures as
England TO encourage her agriculture,
excludes Il meat aid grain, and there
by reduces millions finer people to star
~vatiOn and bcggary-we should make
our farmers and planters pay two prices
for every thing they buy, by excluding
her manufactures. This is what we cali
protecting American labor-by which is
meant, adding to the profits of the en-
| plryer and diminishing the wages Of the
laborer-or in other words, making the
rich, richer, and the poor, poorer.
E Art. Ill. We believe that the rep
a resentative ought not to be palsied by
C the will of the constituent" and we
Y therefore award unceasing praise 10 our
: file leader, for disregarding the express
: ed will of the people of Kentucky, in
0 voting for that great measure Of "%reliei
: and REFORM the Bankrupt Law.
a Art. ". We believe that whatever
1 will secure success 10 II party, is both
e constitutional and cNpcdieni, that the
D.. patronage Of the government should be
= used SO as 10 make as many friends as
: possiblc-and for this reason we believe
!, it is less expensive TO construct a turn
=. pike road, from Louisiana 20 Fulton, by
e the General than the State Government.
0 Art. Y. We believe that a mandate OF
/ the Federal Government 10 a sovereign
|, State, should be obeycd without a"why
e oy q wherefore when ODE
i dicnce would be profitable TO our party:
t and in the event fla refusal 10 obey, the
/ State should tc fined and imprisoned.
t Art. VI. We believe that tie opinion
| heretofore entertained by American
r Statesmen, that the liberties Of the pco-
# pie are in greater danger of encroach-
Y ment from the Legislative department OF
o the government, than from the Exccu.
a tive, or Judiciary, or from both combin.
d ed, is absurd in the extreme; and that
: the views of Mr.. Madison OH this sub
n ject, are unworthy wen Of a Locofoco,
o The Wing party are therefore united as
one man, in opposition TO the veto pow
n er, and if Mr.. Clay should be elected
c President, he will never exercise it,
: even i~fCongress should attempt to abol-
/ ish slavery in the District of Columbia
d or in Florida Territory, or should pass
= an act for the Federal Government to
G assume The debts Of the States.
b, have thus attempted, Mr.. Editor, to
y give you a brief summary Of some ofthe
# articles of our political faith-in order tc
0 place our party in this particular, at least,
S upon an equal footing with the Demo,
/, cratic narty- On sor,a no;p+s so-o :,