Southern shield., 1853-09-17
There is a Coed Time Coming.

There is q Coed Time Coming.
 The presumption is that most Of our readers are aware of the fact that there has recently been 6 paper war waged by the Washington Union, the organ of President Pierce, and snndry Loco loco organs in Virginia and elsewhere, relative to the constitutionality of a Railroad to the Pacific, by the General Government. What gave rise to this was the opinions avowed by Jeff Davis . and James Guthrie, prominent mem- bers of the Pierce Cabinet, on this question, on the occasion of the Pres dents late visit to New York. Buch- anan Was present: in his response to the compliment of Davis upon Penn sylvania, he tacitly endorsed the posi- ton of Davis on the subject of the construction of the Pacific road, by the Government.
 The views of the Washington Union, on this subject, are unquestionably those of tho President, else 1t would have been muzzied long since. This is truly called the age of progress Will wonders ever cease? Just think of the leaders of the democratic party standing flat footed, without the aid of spring board, turning a somerset on this question of Internal Improve ment by the General Government.
 Enough ink to float a seventy-fOur has been spilled by the democratic press, and enough gos and oiad ex- pended by Locofoco demagogues, if concentrated, to blow up the universe, to prove not only the unconstitutional ity, but the danger, of the General Government engaging in system of Internal Improvements in the States. Verify, modern Democracy IS rare jewel.
 The subjoined extract from the Sa- ~anah Republican gives the best def- hilton we have seen, for tho -@>s;e term Democracy:
 WHAT IS DEMocRAcy?-The Buf. lalo Republic, Democratic paper. Tasks this question, and answers it ir zethe following definite and compre henslve manner: "Like all othel names of things, it implies whatever the people mean who use it, in tho particular country where it is used We have never heard more com plete definition of the term "Demo cracy" from any source than this from an organ of Democracy. "Ii implies whatever the people mean who use il, in the particular part oI the country where it is used ID We always thought Democracy an india rubber cloak, that could be stretched into shape to cover all sorts of poili- cal doctrines in any latitude. In Massachusetts if implies Coalitionsm: in New York it implies Hunkerism and Barnburnerism Hards and Softs. At the North it implies Freesoilism and Aboltionsm; and the South Southern Rights, Secession, and Dis. union. In the East it implies strict construction; in the West internal improvement by the General Govern ment, a: the North it implies protec- ; tion, at the South free trade; at the North Fourierism, in Georgia rap perism, and so on od an5Gnitum. It implies any and every thing in turn, and nothing long-ts active princi- pie being the oaves and fishes. "It implies whatever the people mean. /" 1t is one thing at the North and another at the South, and entirely aliifeeGen! at the East from what it is cracy. Truly Democracy is a com prehensive term and suits alike the views of Abolitionists at the North and Fire-eaters of the South, latitu- dlnarans and strict constructionists, free-traders and protectonists, Union men and Disunlonists. internal in- provement men and anti-nternal i'm provement men, black spirits and White, blue spirits and gray" It is Protean mask for aspiring politicaII demagogues of every hue and colorl Tn any part Of the country. In short 1 ''at implies achateoer the peooze mann aohs use 1T, in the particulay. countr, tOhere it as used" That is modern Democracy.-Sapannah Repu5lieon
 Happears that some of the "unwasb- cd" heaeabout are about reversing ends on another question: that of the eg- tablishrnent of Banks in Arkansas. There is a communication in the "Star" of the 7th, over the signature of "Financier," on the subject of the establishment of Banks in Arkansas Tinancer says we cannot do without