Holly Springs gazette., 1845-03-08


deeply imprinted upon the management OF
all questions Of pubic policy ard Of iandas
mental principle, by the Democrats Ahrsughs i
out the whole period Of the late contest
The SHb- Treasury. that shrewd proiect
Of finance, by which the progress pguy
would throw our money system some seve- I
raj centuries backward that golden-caif Of
Democracy, at whose shrine lis sslectesl /
priesthood were wont to minister and its I
naaghtiest yotaries 10 kneei, whose mystic /
name was erst the Shibboleih. and its '.spe> I
Gle clause" the touchstohe efthe true, una I
dulerate fsith how, we say, did the scheme !
of Democracy in the abstract deal with this /
matter2 The idol, like Dagon IN the
house of the p Phllistines, chad fallen upon
his face to the ground, and the footprints
of the pilgrims to its altar were all reversed,
as if IN hasty fight. Throughout the
length and breadth of the land It's name
was not heard; there was 'none so po9r to
do il reverence !" there was Bot virtue E.
nough left in ii even to c0n9ars with. Has
then, the infallible spiris of Democracy
spoken false oracles2 Has It's wisdom se'
come folly in It's own eyes2 Was this sup
preston Of the Sub Treasury, during the
canvass, an honest remuneration of an error,
loned as its discussion was peremptorily
forbidden2 Here again wo are saved The
labor of argument and spared the doubt Of
inference. They have made haste to en-
act, what they were slow to discuss. and in
that branch of Congress in which they have
the power, the re-establishment ofthls same
Sub>Treasury is the sole result of its exef>
else, and the accredited 'organ OF concen-
] Z Ill ta
late election decisive in It's verdict OF popu>
lar opinion upon this point alone. OF prime
importance,-a point not meoted in the tri.
al. Is the course which This matter has
taken, the upright action of party, or
the iu.pudent juggle of a faction?
The adverse policies of protective
, tariff and unrestricted freedom of trade
; are the most important which can divide
, a commercial people, and upon these, long
before the actual collision of the parties IN
5 the contest, it had become manifest tie
a / fight, Ifan honest enc, was mainly 10 be
7 made. Ii was well known. too, that. how-
ever the independent militia ofthe hostile
army might struggle, all the 'ChsUGiry
+. on this point were united and pulssa nt
8 The sfupendous forces of the great king
I dom of South Carolina could be drawn
!, most stringent covenant on this head
r The noble leader Of our own array hat
). fought his way up from the ranks 10 HI
:, exalted post, mainly in the service OF Tn
. American syStem. This warfare had beel
= to him, what the Italian campaigns war
: TO Napoleon-the foundation Of, and tn
= preparation for, his eventual Supremacy
= Foreign nations looked upon the imPcnd
!, ing election as the decision oflhs question
n whether cur political Independence wa
~ 10. be rendered complete and impregnablt
ts or 10 be practically anuuled by commel
n cial and social snbser yiencs. This. whlet
= ever opinion bad the right of 1t, was
:, ouestion in our national condition n
of modal, but essential-not Of health mere
al lv, but of life. 1t touched all domest
~ angements, it reached TO all foreign 2
nc lations; il was conversant with the SUB
lest speculative theories and with The con
nonest employments of men 1t laid !
hand upon the amassed sfeasafe Ct 4
he capitalist and The daily bread OF The laoo
sIy er. Ii was question on which pafues,
bit divided at all, must have been SO oy' q
CT. tinct and irnpassa bic lines of deunarcalto
cry on which the trumpets of mutual denan
sFt, should have uttefed- no dou6iiui hote.-
Sc Was the Democratic party true 70
ais, principles, and did It present united Ire
ra- on this question: There is no PIeten
oat Of il. It is conceded. that on the laI
ese policy the order was given to the bands
the the faithful, TO assume every local oplnls
20 and court every sectional pre5adice.
dl- lence and obscurity were seen 10 be OF
en- avail; loud and vehement ciamor, soundl
ION, as many voices a. there are popular
lgs ninions. was substituted An embuscs
the we were armed against, and they donr
'ler our coIors and stole our standards.
the the North, they were more protective Il
and the protcctionist; at the South, less resti
Om tive than the free-tradersi at the W.
lme they would foster the Interests OF the
loie mer: at the East, of the maaulact urer
pat Who disputes. then, that on the tariff,
his opponents roamed throughout she land
ave wing faoseOn, seeking whom they M
sei, de7oura,
,nld On Annexatsoa, however this new b
His issue. produced for the crisis. making
pro. it's first appearance on any stage the :"
ebts sfayJr of the play. which was 10 atone
he all awkwardness. supply all dehcIen
the reconcile all incongruities In the m
orr narts and smooth all troubles IN the pl
we're on this project, at least. we shall see
n ~ and concord. This position, 30 nj
,he taken. and to hold which SO much else
trv. been given away, our foes are surely
e.nr l;no to abide by and on it to sIake
r;sn, chances Of defeat. The history OF Inc
= 49,. .onir also shows the rev,