Mississippi advertiser., 1845-02-01

The other day, we gave a brief extract from the
Democratic Review, setting forth the GENERAL
ISSUE" which had made up in the late contest for
the Presidency--and the verdict which had been
given by the people. That upon the whole case
the people had decided in favor Of Democratic prn
ciples and that the party about 10 take the
management Of affairs is the sound in doctrine
the more safe in its general direction, the more
honest and reliable in its men, This is the main
question (which has been decided in the election of
Polk and Dallas. But in deciding the main ques-
ton. they have decided on ueny particular issues
that were necessarily involved in it.-And in dec-
ding against Mr. CLAY, they decided also, against
1st.-A United States Bank.
2d.-The distribution Of the proceeds of the pub
lie lands.
3rd.-The abolition of the Veto power. In fact
in regard to this, to quote the article which have
already lrefered to-"nothing further need be said
than that decent courtesy to the feelings of our
opponents places Veto upon an allusion now to
that point As an issue--as a practical project,
proposed and opposed-t can certainly be said to
have been more than borne 1t died in the very
nurses arnies, before it had even time to cry
Two touching eptaphs have been written upon lit
tie humanities thus proved to have been so very
dear TO the gods by the fact of their dying so very
young. We leave to its friends to choose between
them. The first is the well known couplct--
"The cup of life just to its lips it pressed,
Found the taste bitter, and declined the rest
The other recommends itself by still more pa
thetc and tender beauty, SO as decidedly to secure
the pref renee Of our recommendation fort he occa.
SION
"Since | was so early done for,
| wonder what was begun forl"
AHA hph thrift FIR pro,ect;on Tbourb ~,
this question there is not that unanimity Throughout
the democratic party, that there is on the other
questions. Yet the difference il not so great as at
first some might be led to suppose, the difference
being more in tho misappicaiion of Terms than any
thing else. Mr.. Folks letter to Kane, and Mr.
Wrights speech at Watertown, contain the doc
trine upon which the whole democratic party will
probably harmonize, when the measure of incden-
tai protection is properly understood.
In eecting Mr.. Polk, the people have decided in
favor:
1st.-Of having no moro money raised by taxa
ton or impost ,hanis necessary for the economical
administration of the government.
| 2d.-Uf having tho public money under the con-
troll of an Independent Treasury.
| 3rd-Of the annexation of Texas. (Though
this is another question, upon which there is di-
versity of opinion in the demo ratio ranks Yet to
great extent the difference consists in the time
for carrying out the measure more than in any
thing else.)
4th-Of securing the Oregon Territory against
the encroachments of Great Britain.
| In noticeing the above measures, we have only
given Of the particular issues involved in the
last contest. They are kind of landmark by
which we can judge of VIII , will be the genera
course of legislation under the new administration
| That rho ,,ibciploa &c tb,