Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-11-08
THE RECENT ELECTIONS.

The results of elections in various States this
year (says the Baltimore American) would seem TO
indicate series of triumphs achieved by the Demo-
cratic party. But when the principles are consi~
dered which these triumphs represent, or are sup
posed to represent, it will be found that Democracy
can change its hues like the chameleon, or that il
wears garment Of more colors than the coat of
Joseph. ss v. s
We notice that mass meeting of the Democracy
of Berks county, Pennsylvania, is called by the
Is standing committee to be held at Reading some
ten days hence for the purpose Of taking such ac-
ton upon the question of the modification of the
tariff on iron as they may deem expedient The
particular reason for this movement is " that the
committee have with regret an attempt in some
quarters to represent the recent glorious triumph
of the Democracy of the State as free-trade
victory
Thus we see that in the county of Berks land the
same may be said of Pennsylvania generality the
Democracy is in favor of protection. In Virginia it
is known to be utterly hostile to protection. con-
vention recently held, as readers are aware,
in the Northwest, in favor of the policy of river
and harbor improvements by Congress; and the
Democracy of that region are devoted to that policy
But in the South the Democracy holds the entire
system in adherence, and cleaves to strict con-
struction the vital element of their political faith
1t is Democratic in Pennsylvania to support the
and we are told that the Democratic victory in that
State was victory of the Compromise. Whilst
listening to this declaration, we hear voice from
Ohio announcing the reelection of Gov.WooD be-
cause Of his hostility to the Compromise and be-
cause of the identity Of his Democratic principles
with those Of Mr.. Senator CHASE and his Aboli-
zionist faction. AT the same time we read in the
Norfolk Argus, a Democratic journal, the exulting
avowal that the most gratifying result of the Demo-
cratic triumph in Virginia is, that every represen-
tative in the last Congress who would not give in
his adhesion to the odious Compromise has been
sustained by an increased majority of the popular
suffrage"
Thus it is that Democracy is made to suit all
sections and all sorts Of opinions. 1t is matter
Of locality and climate; and, in going from North
to South, it changes its complexion: it is for the
Tariff and against it, according special interests
and convenience it denounces the policy Of inter-
nal improvements and upholds the same, with or
without much " noise and confusion - it is for the
Union and against it !; it is for the Compromise
and against it it will assimilate with any faction,
on occasion, in its high appreciation of the virtues
of majority, and consider the possession Of the
offices Of Government satisfactory proof ofahe
orthodoxy of the Democratic incumbents. We
conclude with the following extract from Mr.. Ex-
Senator WEsTcoTT, who thus gives a definition OF
his position as a Democrat: s
'sBut take occasion say have no afiaon with,
sympathy for the conglomeraed compound Of heterogeneous
materials Abolitonsts, Free-Soler fugitive slave law
peaers and old hunke protesting to be Union loving and
law abiding, and FORTH styled the New York Democracy
II is better than that of Massachusetts, and Ohio hope
they will get beat next MONTH The true Democrats in this
State deserve it for keeping bad company. Thashng and
starvation the only remedies restore them sound
itica health. If they would emulate DANIEL s. DIcKIN-
SON, there would be hope in Israel As s the
is desperate
Sand desire you to say, also, to the Missouri Banner
that though am Locofoco--hosle federal bank, and
pretty much to all banksto the protective tariff system, and
indeed all tariff systems and in favor Of free trade and direct
taxaon though deny the constutonay and expediency
Of expendng the federal raised by taxing the people,
in what called internal improvements and the improvement
Of rivers and harbo the States under the petence Of their
being national objects and though for these United
States Of America fulfilling their manifest destiny by
aan, till the whole of this broad continent end all the
an contiguous thereto, in both oceans become part Of
me eooa Union and further if need be- Of atheriDg John
Duh ana he rest of mankind into peaceful acquescence
'ne W" oiGod; yet, rather than vote for any for
efloen 'nouga he might profess Democracy, whom the
ew fok barnburAers could be coaxed bought sup-
Po my sunase would be cheerfuly given to HESRr CLAY
or JOHN :. CRIrrrEDEx, DANIEL WEBSTER or half a
dozen otner good Wings could name with all their former
wing us upon thrfr nesus am not ELMER wicked
stupid tocofoco as to
------s Shut my eyes
Gainst half the worth and half the virtue
In this broad empire. :"
Some imagine that, because at the recent election
the WHO'S in VIRGINIA succeeded in electng but
two out OF the fifteen members of ConCress their