The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1855-08-15

al conventions have assembled once in four
wears and adopted resolutions protesting to
set forth the opinions Of the party upon certain
subjects, but those resolutions have generally
been studiedly ambiguous, admitting Of con-
structiuhs to suit every scctlun and every
individual The last democratic National
Convention adopted series ofsague resolu.
tions. and the shout was everywhere raised
that the whole party concurred in them and
was an unit. Well, the late Congress was
elected almost immediately afterwards, and
about twothirds of the members were demo-
Gratis. And now we may inquire If. upon any
question whatever Of national policy, the
Overwhelming democratic majority in Cons
gress made even M approximation to unity
of sentiment and actlonr
/ Look at the LAM, question. The Baltimore
Convention passed a generaizing and equiv
ocal resolution upon the land question, and we
suppose that all the democratic members OF
Congress considered themselves AS acting in
conformity with the resolution yet they dill
tercd with each other as widely as possible
in regard 10 the land policy, and the Presi-
dent differed with maturity Of them. The
President acting ayowedy upon the democrat
ic principle put his veto upon an important
bill which had passed both Houses Of the over
wheming and intensely democratic Congress,
aud the reasons given for his veto were not
satisfactory ina single democrat who had yot-
ed for the measure.
Look at the internal Improvement question.
1 The Baltimore Convention passed a resolu-
ton upon that subject, so susceptible OF dit
tcrent and even opposite interpretations that
even the most skiIful reader Of riddles in the
world could not fix its true meaning, for It
had none. Ii was for or against internal i'm
provements. ltmade no tangible declaration
in regard to any thing but :" a general system
Of internal improvements
i Well, the late overwhelmingly democrat
ic Congress passed an internal Improvement
bill, in supposed conformity, no doubt, with
the Baltimore resolution, but the democratic
President put his veto upon il, in supposed
conformity, no doubt, with the Baltimore
resolution and, when the bill went back to
the House Of Representatives, that democrat
ic body, democratic BY two to one, cast MA.
jority for il in spite Of the veto. and in sup
posed conformity, no doubt, with the Balti-
more resolution.
Look at the tariff. The Baltimore conven
ton passed shuffling resolution in regard Il
the reduction Of the tariff, and against the
principle Of protection. All admitted thai
the tariff should be reduced, for it yielded
far more revenue than was needed for al
economical administration Of the government
But the late democratic Congress, the mos
thoroughly democratic Congress that the coun
try ever had, far more thoroughly demo.
cratic one than it will ever have again, lived
and died without reducing the tariff upon an,
article whatever, or touching the protective
! principle. We hear from divers democratic
organs, that strictly revenue tdriff is strict
" democratic principle, and the democratic
President has said as much in his.nGssssses
bur the democratic Congress, that represent
ed directly The democracy Of the nation, nei'
Their touched the tariff, nor agreed as to the
principle upon which it should be touched
The democratic members Of Congress, all hav'
ing their eyes fixed on the Baltimore resolu
tions, differed Just as much with each othei
as they did with the Wings.
Aud we DEFY any democratic organ topoini
10 single debata5le measure Of national pol
icy which came up in the last Congress, with
out creating important division among III,
democrats Of that body. The cause Of al
this discorl in democratic practice is perfect
" well understood. There are no such thing,
as fixed democratic principles. There ar,
no such things as democratic measures. An
able Southern editor justly remarks that III,
democratic leaders, With an eve to the int.
rests Of their party, agree upon certain fnr.
mIlas Of words as enunclatiye Of their part,
principles-they agree upon the form d
words for the sake 81 appearing TO agree fni
party purposes = for catching votes at III,
Nnrth aud at the South but when they ar,
called upon 10 put the principle, into practice
they Immediately fall to lnggrrheads, becaus,
nnc PARTON Of them understood the words IL
one sense, and another III different sense
bOt'l being aware at the same time Oi thu
double sense ID which the words were under
stood. Thus, when the President, IL his las
annual message 10 Congress, renewed hit
Recommendation 81 reduction d lie dutir
on imports, viii, view to rev enue aud no
protection" which he added, may now b.
regarded a. the settled pulley of the country.
the democrats, North aud South. cuncurrei
10 the proprirty II the recommendation. No
/, a mufmur ui dissent lrnnl the democracy wa
, heard tomar the harmony VI the general demo
. cratic chorus, which pealed forth lhrpughuu
T the length and breadth Of the land 10 prais
! Of the message.
hut NJ sOnner did the Presidents own chp
sen secrttary--his nwn revenue mo1thpiec
. send into Congress his plan 81 reduction
/ than great democratic catetwauling brpk
npua the public ear The democratic free
trade members u The committee IL Ways an
Means, wIiu had charge ii The subject, OBJ
ieeicd ia toto To NJ. Gaihrie's plan, aud III
democratic organ at Washington, Tie Sen
hiael, which NAV be regarded as specially re-
hecting the Southern democratic free trad
views tplI abtafd Of tie democratic srtrrta