Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-11-12
THE POSITION OF THE ADMIN.
ISTRATION AND OUR OWN.

To compromise with majority, Is al
ways TO be cheated and defeated. Il will
bet can be only temporary withhold
ing of power, the better afterwards TO main
tam and exercise it. The principle viii
not be yielded, whilst the degree or more
of exercising il will be modified only 10
obviate the, temporary Inconvenience ana
to disarm the power which sterner oppo'
sition NAV produce. This especially
must be the case in so vital a matter as the
taxing power of the Government -lnvolv-
inc as + does the Liberties and predomi-
nance of vast and conflicting portions of
coun,yy--with millions Of people and hum
drcds Of millions of property TO be affect
ed. All that nations struggle for, freedom
of government, strength, prosperity, and
weelth--are implicated in the issue. Its
absurd to expect either permanent mode
ration, or correct principles to be estab-
Iished, under such issues, unless settled
by the complete victory of one or the 9th
er opposing interests. We say feariessly,
If the protective policy is right and con-
stitu,onal, not one kind of factories, but
all factories, not partially but completely,
are entitled to have the taxing power of
the Government welded to give them the
markets of the Union. If it is the right
and duty of the Government to tax the
citizens Of the UHited States for the bene-
fit of the manufacturers, then they have a
right to this benefit, and it is wrong in
Government not TO afford it. Moderate
discrimination" in the taxes, laid to pro-
mote their interest,", is immoderate inius-
tice. They have right to entire .protec-
ton, by entire prohibition, or they have
no right at all and the General Govern
ment is bound TO secure 10 them the Gus
tom Of every man, woman, and child in the
Union, or it is bound 10 leave them utter
ly free to choose their own markets and
their own customers. If, on the contrary,
it is unconstitutional for the General Go.
vernment to use their taxing power TO
promote in any way any of the interests
of the Union, it is gross act of in
justice and an oppression so TO use tiff
the taxpayer is entitled to have The taxes
paid him exacted for purpose alone in
which he has an equal and common inte-
rest with an others-Viz: the support OF
his Government--then hos "a JCzs SHOULD
be -eNGesad from him for any other pur-
pose. Everything beyond tariff strictly
for revenue is wrong-a wrong by which
he is not only robbed, but made the tribu-
tary and slave of others. To talk of a
compromise" by which the principle is
to be left in the hands of majority to be
welded against him in future as their in
terests shall direct, is sheer insult 1t is
merely removing few links of the chain
that it might be made 10 fit closer and fas.
ter around him. The advocate for free
trade must conquer or be conquered
Those who now live and latten by the in.
iquitous legislation of Government, must
be assured, that the Government is not in
their hands, or that it is powerless to up.
hold their robber policy. The thieves
must be driven out of the Temple by &
whip of cords, or they will continue tc
polute it. But if they allowed not only
TO inhabit it, but to minister at its affairs
as its high priests-how vain is the ex.
pectation of keeping it fit for the use O
God or man.
1t is from such views that we have eve
held in far more respect those who advo
cate protection in full vigor, than those
who uphold "moderate protection" Tht
former make their policy correspond witt
their principle. They maintain that the,
have right TO plumber, and they there
fore insist on a full enjoyment of thei
right They are not the first, nor vii
they be the last, who reason themselves in
10 thorough conviction, that whatever
to their gain is their right But you
moderate protection man" sees that tn
plumber is wrong--and cunningly seeks t
make il permanent by a moderation les
exasperating. His conscience is not dc
luded as to the principle. Without any
the fanaticism of avarice, he, in col
blood, calculates the chances of resis
ance, and proportions his exactions in pre-
portion to the patience or endurance
his victims. He holds on to the principl
as skilfu fisherman holds on to his lin
--now gives and now hauls, until streng
and fury are exhausted, and the glitterir
harpoon crowns his success.
We wish the Administration to play r
such game; but planting itself on gre
principle Of right and duty, rally to
support the good and true men of Il
whole Democratic party. Better IF
better &c down with the right, than Ii
umph with the wrong; for there is an e.
ergy in truth and justice which will Ii
them up, and purge the party of tho
faithless elements which on every critic
emergency betray and degrade it, al
make its pretences of principle alike oc
Gus and contempiible to the world.
charleston Mercury
As much fanaticaI nonsense and sland