Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-10-12
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"A Few WoRDs TO THE DEMocRATs."-l
Under this caption. the Raleigh Register. of
the 9Th inst. exhorts she Democrats of North
Carolina 10 be lenient with the Federal dynas-
ty at Washington. It asks, Why should
these Democratic papers persist in contend
ing for principles which the majority Of the
people do not care to have sustained" Now.
this is about the coolest piece of impudence
we have met with for many day. The peo-
pie do not care TO have Democratic principles
+" sustdined"' When did the Democrats re-
pudiate the principles of the constitution, MIR.
Register Certainly not when Gen. Taylor
was elected President. In that contest the
Federalists fought the battle in the dark. and
Gen. Taylor succeeded in being made Presi-
dent through false pledges 10 moderation in
his administration-revealing no principles 10
the public eye-toge,her with his military
honors, won in war in which the Register
helped to give &c aid and comfort TO the ene-
my" and cursing the war as an unholy, dam
nable war. Gen. Taylor was not elected by
majority of the people, as the Register as
serts If he will turn back to the popular
vote. he will find that his President is in con-
siderable OF minority. Besides, not an cleo
ton has been held since Gen. Taylor's inau-
guration, but what the Democrats have either
obtained majority or made very considerable
gains. Look, for instance, at Maryland and
Georgia, which States voted only last week.
This shows the confidence the people have in
Gen. Taylor's administration. We tell the
Register that Democrats will never cease bat
Ting for their principles; nor will they lay
them in The shade for the purpose of obtain
ing the "reins" of the government. The peo-
pie have never decided against Democratic
principles. 1t is true, the Democracy have,
since the formation of the constitution which
governs them in their actions, been defeated
once or twice within the last twenty years,
but this was done through the chicanery OF
the Federal party, in revealing no principles,
and assuming false colors and false names,
under which they fought their battles. The
Register knows this to be the truth, and YET
that paper asks North Carolina Democrats to
cease coEtending for their " principles
Why, Mr.. Register, you are about the bright.
est youth We know of. But you say we can
give the President and Wing principles q
far trial, which is all we (you) ask" Well
we have tried your President six months, and
we find that he has violated every pledge he
made. He promised rot to be party Pre-.
sident. He has violated this pledge by
drawing around him for advisers a cabinet OIL
noted Federalists and Abolitionists He pro-
missed, in his inaugural address, that &c homes
ty, capacity, and fidelity" should be indis
pensable prerequisites TO the bestowal of Of
fee > and we find him hurting from Office
men of irreproachable character, who are wei
qualified for the stations which they have
filled, and brawling Wing politicians put il
their places, who are even less capable of fill
ing their places than Gen. Taylor is in flllins
the Chief Magistracy Of this great nation
This is the kind of President Ito say moth
ing of the palpable blunders he has committec
in our foreign affairs-that the Raleigh Regis
Ter asks North Carolina Democrats to give
-" fair trial." Out upon such hypocrisy. A
for Wing" principles, the people have ST
often repudiated them that they are scarcel!
worth wasting paper and ink in writing about
They are !" obsolete ideas.'