Democratic banner., 1849-02-19

and California. The hardness OF
this move is to shield Gen. Taylor from
aggravated Proviso question which hei
has suffered the North and South to strad-
die him upon. Such treachery to the coun-
try's interest, and adhesion to party ends,
will m.rit the just Indignation of every
republican spill.
No PARrY1sM.-Wc sec by TIE wing pa.
pcrs of Marion thai mach interest is mani
tested by the Iay!Grites. as TO what rcrsonS
are to supplant the present incnmhcmts of,
the Land Office at Palmyra, aud tie Pos:
Masters at New London, Hannibal, and
Palmyra. A correspondent Of the Palmyra,
Wing hints that the present incunbe"ts
will be expected to resign immediately.
We trust that no Democrat who has bern
permitted to hold office under the present
administration, will be so deeply imbued
with partyism as to refuse TO serve the peo-
pie because a no-party President has been
elected.
A gold mine has recently been found in
Montgomery county Maryland. Such Gis-I
coveries are very mmn
To the Hon. DAVID r. Arcursox we ire
indebted for a handsomely bound copy Of
the Patent Office Reports for lS47. 1t is a
document to which we set much astore.
About fifty vessels, with nearly $500 pas
sengers, are on their way to California.
THuRsroN Polk Esq. has resigned the
office of Bank Attorney, which be was
elected 10 I'll q short time since.
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The State Of chihuahua is overrun with
Camanches, and the inhabitants are petit
tioning the Central Government to protect
them.
The Legislature of Arkansas has changed
the name of cyan Buren, county to "Cass
county.
1t is now certain that Gen. Cass has been re.
elected to the U. 8. Senate.
Is" What has become of our fair and gift
ed correspondent, "VALERIA"?-hss she
forgotten the Banner entirely, or like mos,
birds that sing so sweetly, hushed till the
hosrse notes of Old Boreas have sank into
the zephyrs of tile Spring? Her poetry is
Away refreshing and accel table.
i We cheerGully comply with the request
of a friend to publish the following choice ex.
tracts from an able article in ''Hunt's MeI chants
Magazine and Commercial Review OIL the prin-
ciples Of Ancient Commerce." We think III.
principles contained in them will apply well tc
the Of the moderns:
"a merchant should be an honorable man,
Although a man cannot be an honorable man with.
out being an honest man, yet a man may be strict
y honest without being honorable. Honesty re.
fers 10 pecuniary affairs; honor refers to the prin-
ciples and feelings. You may pay your debts
punctually, you nay deiraud no man, and yet you
may act dishonorably. You act dishonorably
when you give your correspondents a worse
opinion OF your rivals in trade than you know
they deserve. You act dishonorably when YOU
sell your commodities at less than their real val.
ue, in order to get away your neighbor's custo.
mers. You actdishonorably when you purchase
at higher than the market price, il order that
glyou may raise the market upon another buyer.
You acc dishonorably when you draw accomlno.
drst0oahht hills aud yasff dtg AfB8 Buff tp SSff "fr ea bfpnfk zs5.i 5o,
lions. You act dishonorably in every cas-
wherein your external conduct is at vsr;snoe
with your real opinion. You act dishonorabIv
il, when carrying on a prosperous trade, YOU
do not allow your servants and assistants, through
whose exertions you obtain your success, TO par
ItIclPate in your prosperity. You act dishonora-
bly, if, after you have become rich, YOU are I'M
mindful Of the favors you received when YOU
were poor. In all these cases there NAV be no
Intentional fraud. 1t may not be dishonest, but
it may be dishonorable conduct"
"one effect of the military spirit is, that it
leads to cruelty of disposition. The Romans
were cruel men, cruel towards their slaves. cru
eltowards their conquered enemies, cruel in their
punishments. crusl Ia their amus.ments. No
disposition is more opposed than this to the spir-
it OF commerce, and yet, OF some occasions, mer-