Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-06-28

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neck told US about his method Of education and
training; the above facts, Witnessed by myself,
bear sufficient evidence of the abilities of the ami
NAL, and Its nasters talents for tuition. We stayed
to supper, to which there came more ladies' and
gentlemen. Jack again exhibited his cleyerness
in waiting, at which he acquitted himself as well
as any maIl.servant. Going home my companion
missed small box of sweets, out Of which he
had RECALLED the monkey with almonds. Jack
had managed TO steal it from his pocket and
on being afterwards convicted OF the theft he was
severely punished by his master. Chambers Jour,
From the Louisville Journal
The Democratic Party--Whal IRE Its Prin-
ciplesf @
The Democratic editors spend about half their
time In telling what the Know-Nothing principles
are, and the other half In inquiring what they are
Half the time they know all about those princi
plea, and the other half they know nothing at
all about them. One day they speak of them as
perfectly notorious, and the next day they treat
them as mystery that ought to be brought to
light The distinctive principles of this party are
even now more definitely marked and better un-
erstood than those Of any other political party In
the United Statcs--in6nitely better understood,
even by the Democrats themselves, than Demo
cratic principles are II a Democrat is asked what
the Know Nothing principles are, he finds no diff
Guilty in making prompt answer; but, let him be
asked what the principles Of his own party are,
and he either stands dumb or answers in vague
and unintelligible generalities
What are the principles of the Democratic par
ty? The organs and leaders and orators OF the
party forever talking about It's principles but
We ask what those principles are, In regard TO any
solitary measure Of national policys We know
that Democratic national conventions have assem-
bled once in four years, 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
constructions to suit every section and every indi
vidual. The last Democratic National Convention
adopted a series Of vague resolutions, and the
shout was eyerywhere raised that the whole party
concurred in them and was unit Well the late
Congress was elected almost Immediately after
wards, and about two-thirds of the members were
Democrats And now we may inquire il, upon
any question whatever ofnational policy, the over
whelming Democratic majority in Congress made
oven an approximation to unity Of sentiment and
action
Look at the land question. The Baltimore
Couventios Pussedss generalizing and equisocal
rnsolntiea upon the land question, and We suppose
that all the Democratic members of Congress con-
sidered themselves "a acting In conformity with
that resolution yet they differed with each other
Ms widely as possible In regard to the land policy,
and the President differed with majority Of them.
The President acting avowedly upon the Demo
cratic principle, put his veto upon an important
land bill which had passed both Houses Of the over
wbelmng and intensely Democratic Congress- and
the reasons given for bis veto were not satisfactory
to single Democrat who had voted for the mea-
sure.
Look at the internal Improvement question.
The Baltimore Convention passed resolution upon
that subject, 30 susceptible of different ard even
opposite interpretations that even the most skiful
reader of riddles In the world could not fix It's true
meaning, for Il had nome IL fer or against In
ternal improvements. II made no tangible decla-
ration In regard TO anything but "a general sys-
tenn Of internal improvements" and II was very
careful not 10 explain what 1t meant by "a general
system Of internal improvements"
Well, the late overwhelmingly Democratic Con.
gress passed an internal improvement bill in sup
posed conformity, no doubt with the Baltimore reso
luton, but the Democratic President put his veto
upon II, In supposed conformity, doubt with the
Baltimore resolution; and when the bin went
back TO the House Of Representatives, that Demo-
cratic body, Democratic by two TO one, cast ma.
,ority for II in spite Of the veto, and In supposed
conformity, no doubt, with the Baltimore resou.
ton. 4
Look at the tariff The Baltimore convention
passed a nhufHing resolution In regard 10 the re-
1uction Of the tariff, and against the principle OF
protection All admitted that the tariff should be
for II yielded far more revenue than was
needed for an economical administration Of the
But the late Democratic Congress,
the most thoroughly Democratic Congress that the
country ever had, far more thoroughly Demo
cratic one than IL viii ever have again, lived and
died without reducing tho tariff upon any article
or touching the protective principle
We hear from divers Democratic organs, that a
strictly revenue tariff Is strictly Democratic
principle, and the Democratic President has said
as much In his messages; but the Democratic Con-
grcss, that represented directly the Democracy Of
the nation, neither touched the tariff, nor agreed
"a 70 the principle upon which II should be touch
cd. The Democratic members Of Congress, all
having their eyes fled on the Baltimore resolu.
TONS differed Just n much with each other as they
lid with the Wings.
And We defy any Democratic organ TO point to
\ single debatable measure of national policy
which came up In the last Congress, without ere
ating important division among the Democrats Of
that body. The cause Of all this dscord In Demo
cratic practice ID perfectly well understood There
are no such things ~ fxed Democratic principles
There are no such things as fixed Democratic
measures An able Southern editor justly remarks
that the Democratic leaders, with an eye TO the
lterests of their party agree upon certain for
ciples--they agree upon the form of words for the
sake Of appearing 70 agree-for party purposes
for catching votes at the North and at the South;
but when they are called upon to put the princi-
Piles into practice they immediately fall TO logger
heads, because one portion Of them understood the
words in one sense, and another in a different
sense--both being perfectly aware at the same time
OF this double sense In which the words were UNI
derstood. Thus, when the President, In his last
annual message TO Congress, renewed his recon-
mendation Of a reduction of the duties on imports
" with view TO revenue and not protection"
which, he added, may now be regarded as the
settled policy Of the country the Democrats.
North and South, concurred In the propriety OF
the Recommendation. Not a murmur OF dissent
from Democracy was heard 10 mar the harmony Of
the general D moctstic chorus which pealed forth
throughout the length and breadth Of the land In
praise Of the message.
But no socner did the Presidents own chosen
own revenue mouth-piece--send
INTO Congress his plan Of reduction, than great
Democratic csterwauling broke upon the public
ar. The Democratic freo-trade members Of the