Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-10-06
To the peo,ie orY.lnia.


lhc nast vital interest to us Virginia and the
Southern country g.reraliY
II must be apparent to II That the Demo
cratic patty have. in their aelion and practice
differing 81 widely from Their profession Civ
IN ~, and abandoned ali their old ISSUE, onl
az nowIed scd virtually that the principles of
he Wig patty ale those alone on which TIE
IGo,,rnnel,t can lie successfully administered.
Take their Platform. for ,xamplr. as estab-
| lishcd al Balnmorc. anI Contract It with lhc'r
Ipraciiae In Congress.
In lie Platform they declare r nal the Con
.lituiion does not confer ppo tie General Gov.
rnmctl Tie power 10 c,nrsnen,e onj carry on
general syflem of Internal Improvements.
Tais nas intended 10 oppca4c the Strict
Conslruclouists 81 tie South. VT that par.
". ~ four wrecks alter. 10y large minority, IA
l. House containing Dcmaeraic majority OF
ia y-six or seven. passed River and H1rhor
bill continuing appropriations ,incIuding works
yet 70 be commenced Of u million and half
which was afterwards increased, IN The De.
N tctalic Senate II two millions or upwards,
and which fnntiy hrcnmr aw of the and.
They declare III their Platform, That they
| lre opppsed to any law for he distribution ct
The proceeds (of the public lands) among the
Stares, "a alike inexpeJicnt III policy ani r.
poignant 10 the Constitution
Yet with rht same ii l. odd majority, the
House Of Representatives passed hi disIir.
ntlpg one hundred and fte thousand ncres Of
lard for every member 81 Congress in both
houses. according 10 their Federal populations.
which bill lies on ihe table NJ the Scnalr, 10 be
acted on next winter.
Il Is lnovn thu The De aacpalic party have
Cor many years deni' d, IN the broad.sr terms,
The constitutional pow or of protection In home
or domestic lahor and enterprise. aud III thor
! Pintiorn they assert
"Thaf jnsIice mud sound policy forbid the
Federal Government To foster one branch Of in
dostry 10 The delrment Of any other, or to cher
l'h the Interests o. ore ordon 10 the injury Of
another portion Of onr common country"
Yet, IN view 81 ihs principle, thus laid dow n.
dat sane party hive. .ince the adoption of
llcr Platform, recognized tie priucpIe Of pro-
lection III - most odous form, " lIlo the most
clamorons members of Congress for rcduc-
non OF the Ia III of 'iG have been found in the
su-called ranks Of The Democracy. They are
opposed 10 the principle Of protection; ycr they
have IN lis most Objectionable iorm recognized
II 10y prot c,lng one branch of enterprise t,
the dellito"nt OF noolhcr, In aErw weeks after
lh- broad declaration Of principles, rs they call
them, (Nh ch unlike questions of policy, are
immutahle, uncl,nnc.a,,lr. and universal lhcv
Appropriated $4,000 for every trim tn,d. nv
the Collins line II steamers, upon the ground
that it uns necessary 10 the .,,,ot,cl;on If ,Ln
IN, igaion OF The United Sfntes ncainst tho
navigation of the 81 i4b Cuoard 6,e--,l,us
discriminating not not onIy IN favor of stcn,n
VA ,paiion a .ainsi ordinary sail navigalion h,,t
"A pref feocc 10 all ntL.r interc,ts ON. ,oI-
rU /. In pF,tcri every int.,es, cnn,,,,r ,.,,l
AqfisnIaIrnI and Nn,rC,cIo,i,,, - IL, ~, ,l,s'
llmciion o. preference for onv
But the ,,,nsi e,,r,ordi,.,r,. o,a a,or,,;,,,
porrieu IN, Dam,cr,,,,,. pL,,C,,,,, 10 o
TINT Inns pi,ruct,l la. ,i,.,, ,l,, a,,,, .,,l.
rcmnins vet In le cons;,Ier.d. ,s.;r,, -
call yanf esp,,, altr,,;ou. IN =. ,nd | ho,.. :,
viii "a, he las, n,,.,,, ,,,.,;n', or -.
The sb re.olnf;o, ii ,ha, pI,,r,rn,
THAT the Ebcgal n,;oc;lrs c,,l,,5eI 49,,
jciT 'rson in the D,rla alton of Ind, pendorer.
AMI sanctioned IN tie Cohstptut,o.. which
uaScs ours the and Of efty and tn. os,lu,,
OF The oppr' @sed ol every union, hive ever
te'' / t cat laai p nclries ii the Democrot,c
P',ty