Arkansas democratic banner., 1851-07-15
whig Tactics.


 themselves the name of the Union party and cast of their old name. They. will tell you that all the old party issues are done away, that the ques. tons of the bank, protective tara, and other kin dred whig doctrines have become obsolete ideas and that they are buried in oblivion. It would be difficult to ascertain when and by whom these doctrines were done away, who were inc chief mourners at the funeral, and the spot where they are buried. These doctrines may not be brought forward preeminently at thstime, because it would not be policy on their part 10 do il; but give the whigs political power, the asceadeucy in the gov ernment and majority in both branches of Con gress, and who is so obtuse as not to see that their old doctrines, of bank, protective tariff. and all would be shaped into measures, and with the cer- 1 tain.y of fate become fixed on the country.
 Their doctrines have been buried 1t is true, un- out their consent and they will reproduce them in broken doses as occasion may require. That ! tbey are entirely abandoned-the whigs them, selves know to be untrue. Developments day after day show that they still cling ts them with all the strong attachment of first love. One or two instances will suffice for the present.
 In Pennsylvania the Whig State Convention ed Gov, Johnston, free soiler for re election as Governor; and Gen'l Scott, a rank Whig. and equally rank free soiler, the Whig candidate for the Presidency in 1852. solemnly and unanimously resolved that the tarf 0ct Of 1s46, IS unjust and unequaiin its operati0sas and anh American in its tenaences," and they then announce themselves in favor of the protective principle; in otherwords a high protective tariff Here then is one of the par ty issues not done away, the Wings in Arkansas to the contrary notwithstanding. The Wing State convention in Vermont, held in the same month, resolved that 1e sec TO occasion to change or mo- dfy tke fundamental principles by ,o1ieA our course c plr:y has bsta hsretofore guided" and also de- cared themselves to be in faeor of fq,iF of spe- cidc duties tepied 10 gford protection to Amer- cqa tIbor ia all its brTncheS."
 Now the democratic tariff act of Sf6, more just and equitable than any act of the kind that ever existed in this country and that has produced more revenue to support the government than any other; is founded on the ad uaIoren principle, and low duties, and is consequently at war with the unjust and robbing system of specific du- ties. The wings in Vermont, and the whigs in Pennsylvania, both swear that the act of ls46 is to be oyerthrown and q high protective tariff established, if the whigs have the power .o effect it. And then would come at increase of the National debt, the establishment of a Nation al Bank, and all the other whig measures in their tram from which, may Providence ill his mercy deliver ths naiion
 It is sheer Impudence then in the whigs to say that all party issues aIe't loae away when they are acting on them party constantly Tn every arc trying to practice on he public. II IS one of their old tricks, which democrat half awake can detect. t IS enacting the fable of the wolf in Sheep's clothing. The bearing of it IS that the whigs want to elect a presldent-want to elect wings to political officeS-want the spells of office want to turn Arkansas from good old democratic faith. This they cannot do whigs, nor by direct ly placing whig measures before the people, be- cause that people would as in times past condemn them. Well then the wings must do something, and hence they fell upon the device of becoming Union men, with the hope of catching up demo- cratic votes. But the deception IS too bare faced and the whigs will attain nothing by it. call them selves by what names they please, they are whigs still, maintaining and clnging to all their ancient federal doctrines, ready to carry them out the first favorable moment.
 We arc Union men--the democrats are Union men, besides not being ashamed to declare and act on their political principles, which have been sanctioned by Jefferson and Jackson The prin- cpIes Of the democratic party lead to the preseva- ion as surely as he doctrines and policy of the whig party, tend to the ultimate destruction of this glorious Union, and whoever wishes to preserve il will look to aud rely the democratic as the only party that can certainly accomplish 1t.