The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-10-03
Demo cratic Fouds-The TaEin-uarhor and
River Bills.

Our neighbor of the Union is amusing him
self heartily at the expense Of the WHO'S, and
| il gratifies US to see him in such an excellent
| humor. There is no faculty more fortunate for
its possessor than that which enables him To
overlook his own mislortunes in his enjoyment
| of the misfortunes of others. Locofocoism ey-
ults in pleasant speculations upon Family
Jars among the Whigs''-and upon "Discords
in the Wing Family'-and in its merriment
it forgets the old proverb touching jewellers in
glass houses. Perhaps the great Locofoco fam
lily is not without its domestic troubles AS the
discussion is challenged, we will indicate one
or two of them
| The difficulties in the Locofoco ranks, we
apprehend, are more serious and deep-scaled
than among the Wings. They touch vital
points. They are irreconciable and ineradi-
cable. They are not covered by the recent ad-
justment, or in any way affected by it. The
main cause Of these difficulties is an utter dsa-
greement between the two main wings Of Loco
focoism on the Tariffand Internal improvements
The people of the Western and Northern States
are in favor Of an active prosecution Of Internal
| Improvements by the aid Of the General Gov
eminent. 1t is to the exercise of its beneficial
powers in this respect that they chiefly look for
their participation in its advantages but this
doctrine is gall and wormwood to the Locofo-
COS of Virginia and South Carolina. Hitherto,
the Locolocos Of the latter States have been in
the ascendency during every (so-called) Dem
ocratic administration. The result has been
that the western people, by the management of
their doctrinaires and '9S politicians, have been
deprived Of the Harbor and River bills which are
demanded for the protection of lives and proper
| ty on the western waters. We have now WING
| Executive, and when we have 4 WING Con
gress the western people may expect that their
wishes in this behalf will be gratifed; but this
will hardly be the case if Ohio and Michigan
and Illinois and Indiana, continue to send
us Locofoco representatives. If Democratic
Speaker has the appointment of the committees
in the next House OF Representatives, we fear
that our western friends may bid adieu to any
hopes they may have entertained for effective
legislative action in behalf Of their favorite mea-
sures. This state of things points to certain
mnistration which believes In the constitution
ality OF Internal Improvements, and will aid in
carrying them out. Indeed, TO give western
! LocOfoco any chance with his constituents, he
is obliged to claim that on this question he is
Wing, and Wing of the worst kind.
So much for one source of discord in the Lo-
cofoco party. The tariff opens another topic
4 bc1tlt,,, n -.
Pennsylvania at least are Democratic Wings
on the question Of the Tariff. But it is set
tied doctrine of the Virginia and South Carroll
na schools, which give its tone 10 the LOcofoco
party Of the Union when they are in the as
tendency, that 4 tariff is TO be bitterly opposed.
and that free trade, az far "a is consistent with
an adequate revenue, is to be the policy of the
party. So say the elite Of the distinguished
Democrats of Richmond-so say Baltimore re
solutions, which have the hearty concurrence
of General CAss-and so says the sole organ OF
the so-called Democratic party at the Federal
Metropolis. We quote from the Washington
Union of the ID instant, and would ask the
particular attention Of our Pennsylvania friends
to the fact that, it they elect LocOloco repre-
sentatives to the next Congress, the doctrines
of Locofocoism, as expressed by its sole organ,
will doubtless continue in the ascendant.
From the Union Of October ., 1880.
THE TASTF.
ho,lrb al, yell knotrn that ono offhs sstabiishsd
article, of our political creed Is free trad, a. far as e
can be practised consistently with the necessity Of
providing adequate for the support Of the
Government; although we are clearly Of opinion
that individuals much better judges than their
representatives be Of the best way in which
their labor and capital can be probably employed;
and although, Of course, the rarpl friends Of
hereucnw farifef 1916, and tcouId ,oGn ererypro
posed change t1ith Uey jeaiour eye, yet feel
hesitation in laying the following argument in
favor OF change upon certain articles before our
readers We feel still less hesitation in publish
ing this communication, because we have an OPP
portunity Of accompanying IL with the subsequent
article from the Hartford Timer, which follows,
almost by intuition, the footsteps OF our corrcspon
dent, and rcststcs and rofutes the position which
he assumes. We should take il as a favor IL our
accomplished correspondent from New York
should turn his attention 10 the subject and de-
vote one Of his interesting letters 10 tho questions
which il embraces. We shall slso hope for some
additional lights from the pen of Bundelcund,
whose admirable cssays should be revised, cor
rcctcd. and enlarged, TO suit the times, and
published in time TO meet the deliberations Of the
next session OF Congress. ~ Is vry erident that
the battle for free trade ,oiH hare 10 b, fought
again, and henoc IL uiR become OIL IL, friends 10
br,rri,h up their Grmor and prepare for ne con-
test"
We are TO have the war re-opened. we pre-
sumo, the moment that the election shall be
fairly over in Pennsylvania. Then the veteran
free-trador Of the Union, then the indefati-
gable "Bundelcund," and then the New York
correspondent, are to revise, correct, and en-
large their admirable essays, to convince tho
people Of Pennsylvania that the system is all
right which has in four years ruined three hun
dred and nineteen out of five hundred and four
iron establishments in that State, and thrown
thousands Of able bodied men out Of an employ
ment which adds 80 immensely, under wise
and provident policy, TO the production and
wealth Of the whole country.
Here then is a aecond tonic Of irreconcilable