Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-03-13
RICHMOND DAILY WHIG.
The Mercury and the Gio6e--.Mr. Polk and s.
Caruliaa.
THURSDAY MORNING.. MARCH ~. ,s.,.

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The Mercury and the Gio6e--Mr. Polk and s.
Carolina.
The Charleston Mercury reads the Globe a
grave aud imposing homy, very expressive ofthe
state Of feeling of the wing of the Democracy OF
which that Journal is the true and pretty nigh the
sole organ. IL denotes deep modification, ranking
disappointment nnd gloomy discomfort: But these
feelings are calmly and dispassionaiely set forth.
Could one really believe that the south i, SO cru.
ely 'exed 10y unequal burthcns, and laid waste by
oppression rs Mr.. Calhoun and his disciples pro.
Tess to believe, he could not fail to sympa,hise with
suiierngs so long borne, 50 destructive and so vio.
lative OF the principles Of Republican equality
For ourselves, we cannot bring our minds 10 the
persuasion that any such runous injustice To 5.
Carolina exists under the operation of the Tariff.
All We can accomplish. and even that by much eli.
fort, is TO adopt the belief that Mr.. Calhoun and
his school think so-that they actually thernselye IS
think what they say.
The Mercury says +:
THE GLOBE AND THE INAUGURAL.
As there is no reasonable doubt OF the Globe being
stalled Court Journal TO the son looks ali
natural and proper TO that paper baxoned with auJa
ton OF the speech from the throne They are well
paid Tor praise, shall they lay Thick And sha
not eourters utter the language their radei all right
IN the Gobe bu; we hope tina, paper that take
Its euoeies with many grains of allowance We have had
10" much o; this in times Putting green specaces
horse and feeding him with shaving. may for once
but IN the long would rebel against it, We
have asked for bread and they gave s,ouefor fish
and they gave serpent II nudge har,hy them we
Judges people who have been many times deceived and
oeua'ou'-and that by the very TO whom
surrendered up the guidance of the Administration and
because we object hanging the our neeks and
putting the other in bosoms denounced as reb
els and have lectures on the enosmy OF loving gov
eminent known TO us only by its expressions"
The Globe the dissolution Of the Union an eve
y-oay threat At so iamiazed the public that pre-
senuy II viii be thought crime lie therefore rejoice
in Mr. Folks hosannas the Union" aud lauds his de
nuneia;ions Of disunionism
II II be true that dsaeeton daily spreading and deem
enns and the public becoming tolerant, of its open
Nowai' does the Globe suppose the empty thunder OF
Presidents speech and destroy t' IL ia the
meaning voice OF the people, which rulers listen TO
re'eeny, and which fore,els the swift destruction of hos.
headsrons tools who think stay the storm with straw
ana the torrent with feather IL is by
contents but by removing their canes. not by vain
words aud iaiihess Promises but by substantial acts and
honest eforms that people be brought back To love
and reverence Government that has cursed Them with
: long and systematic misrue.
And, beyond this threat OF atherly dsplsasre and chas
tisementhwe are naughty what has Mr.. Polk done or
even promised asy the dscontents that he know,
TO exist and to exist with ample that portion the
Union from which be and subjects that under
lie the whole character and action OF the Federal Govern
mentTeKaton and Expenditure Arc we to be tortured
TO raise enormous and then wasted in corrupt
expenditure, without eamPsinnef and when complain
are we TO be aPpessed with homes about the sacredness
Of the union
Congress has appropriated millions this session 10 In
ieToai Improvement Mr. Folks party have thus re
we'd Oileyt the Il
have so often denied and he about IL in
his Inaugural HIS votes Congress- aud every declara
uon OF his, when tree speak his opinion stand a. 90
many pledges against the protective policy We know we'll
what his convictions With what purpose then on this
oyehajowing subject has he clothed himself in words of
ambiguous import phrases that have been made the mask
OF every degree Of unjust taxation and pro-
lection! Way has he defed his speech with cunning
equ'ocatons about incidental Protection when he Knows
this was the preteIt OF the tariff of I2-tbe very Ian
gusge by which its contrsers justified i'll He has openly
denounced the injustice and oppression OF this actaDd
what Thea are we To infer from hs sanconnq and adopting
The praseoogy Of its advocates and authors Such things
do not satisfy and appeasethey fill men with me- doubts
aud deeper indignation They doubt possibility Of re-
form, and spurn allegiance whose sole fruits are each
cry. corruption and exoriion. And is truly consony
promise OF REFORM when after thus compromising the mos,
vital questions, warned against aiming and
cautioned Of the consequences Of seeking redress,
Let the Government establish jus,ce-let il take off liz
yrannous yoke orn necks and its robbef hand
from hroas, aud the Union secure from oil assaults
10 this quarter President Polk offers no such remedy in
those udiousy equvOca phrases his and s talk about
the sactedness Of the Union will be received as an ex
quyalent.
The Globe itself makes comments on Mr. Folks
handling Of the Tariff, except pronounce il wonderfully
elea-a specimen doubtless Of darkness visible" Bu,
it tries to make amends by blowing up the passage into
loan nf tall and
politician" mentioned by King Lear seeming to see the
things he doth not" The feet i. the whole passage on
the Tariff James Buchanan and nothing ese excep,
that the author tried conceal that ominous Significance
What promise Of settlement the Tariff ts holds
Out, we leave our readers to Judge"