Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-12-01
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NoVempcf mas pecn on our teote Stve-
raj dsys. The mechanical execution OF
this number Is better than lie predsces-
sors. Much OF i.s reading Is good. and
II II advocated the right doctrines In the
right way. II would popular magazine.
The programme for the future ssts forth.
the following:
Opposition 70 monopolIss OF every
description.
Tho granting. by government. Of
portion Of the public domain to every
actual settler. without regard TO creed or
cline.
The complete separation, not only In
name, but in fact, OF Church and State.
A tariff only for revenue--to be ex-
changed. whever the people shall DO
willing, for a system Of free trade.
The election Of all officers Of the gov
eminent. from the highest to the lowest,
by direct vote Of the people.
The encouragement Of every earnest
effort among men TO subvert despotism,
and establish republican or Democratic
government.
A strict construction Of the Constl.
ton, contemplating the retention, by
each State, Of every power not express
ly delegated to the General Government.
Opposition to the appropriation Of the
national funds to systems OF internal
improvement merely sectional In their
character.
A steady return to the "constitution-
al currency Of the country"
Absolute accountability Of represen-
tatives Of every character to the author
ity creating them."
! We trus. that the day Of monopolies
Is past. We are opposed To them 10
any shape they can appear.
We hope too, that the government
will soon provide for giving or selling at
first cost, to actual settlers, a reasona-
BILE portion Of our public domain con-
nected with this. we desire that the
amount Of reel estate that maybe held
by one individual, may be limited. As
well might the wealthy appropriate the
rains and dews Of heaven, and farm them
out, or keep them TO speculate on, as
the land from which comes the staff Of
lille. We believe too, in granting these
favors to the emegrant rs well as 10 the
native-to the Hindno and the Pagan
to men "of every creed and Of every
: cline" Let them come, and make their
homes among US, but let them come to
be Amcricanized and not to Paganize
us. Let them have equal privileges
with natives, in due time, but not be the
absolute governors of the land as they
are in many places.
Church aud State are not united and
E can not be. That part Of the creed oil
I the Review is as useless as would be an
| opposition to a hereditary monarchy.
"a tariff only for revenue" is one
humbug. five have an inflated curren'
cy which makes every article nominally
three times AZ valuable as it really is
9 compal ed with the countries with which
d we trade, we need tariff, not to protect
}. our manufactures or farmers, but to keel
i. our imports from exceeding cur exports
+, as they have done for the last few years
/, which must always result in carrying
of our specie aud leaving Us the "prom
ises to pay" Of broken banks. II W,
Z have no inflated currency we need nj
tariff at all. II we foster banks, W,
i must have a tariff, and the higher tn
d better. We believe the true policy o
h this country IL No banks and not tariff
{ an unpopular creed, we admit, but on,
TO which we must come, or have bank
ruptcy every ten or fifteen years. And
II the democratic party. had been tru
10 TO the Jackson--Benton doctrine Of 80
m this would have been the policy Of tn
% government, and Of the States new. :
lie The present system Of irresponsible
banking, lies at the door OF the demo
~ cratic party. II is in violation OF tn
creed. but the fruits OF their schemes
!, make foreign goods cheap and dome'
tic products dear. When we make ii
:" indebtedness Of the states, the basis
al a circulating medium, we must exps'
On an influx of foreign goods, and whe
pay day comes we will have hard time
l. Give us, as speedily.as possible, "cor
ID. shtutional currency"
nv So much as to the creed of the r.
he view. If that is its only creed We a
1t decidedly Democratic-even lit
he more so than the editors. But whe
m to carry out these ends, it becom
necessary to advocate free whisky
- unlimited extension Of slavery, al
IA the superior claims of foreigners
! Office, we are not so democratic, al
we predict that while the Review hitc
:. es on these side issues, and makes
=. adoption of them a test of party I
a.. finity, SO long the party will be in 4
uld minority.
= TWENTY YEARS OF AN AFRICAN ST.
vER.-This singular work, publish
OF by the Messrs. Appletons Of New Yc
,bs has, in the course Of few mont
reached the tenth edition. fact viii
,rs may be considered pretty good e
3 is dence of its popularity. tits reall.
iwo fascinating book, containing details
md regard to the slave trade. and to CO
ara MERGE generally and colonial life
Africa, in regard to which popular
formation il very limited.