Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1855-08-11
T&Democratic Party-.What its Prin-
ciples?

TADemocratic Party-.what its Prin-
ciples?
From the Louisville Journal.
The Democratic editors spend about hall
their time in telling what Know-Nothing prin.
ciples are, and the other half in inquiring what
they are. Half the time they know all about
those principles, 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 a mystery that ought to
be brought 20 light. The distinctive principles
Of this party are even now more definitely
marked and better understood than those of
any other political party in the United States
infinitely better Anderstood. even by the Demo.
Gratis themselvs4 sthan Democratic principles
are. If a dSbsesp9is asked what the Know
Nothing IpfincipIssss IRE, he finds no difficulty in
making i pto1 pt answer; but, let them be
asked what tie principles of his own party
are, and he either stands dumb or answers in
I2egue and unintelligible generaIities.
GWhatares the principles of the Democratic
PNfty! Yhe organs and leaders and orators
Of the party are forever talking about it, prins
scjples; b6t we ask what those principles are,
id regard to any solitary. measure Of national
policy! We know that Democraticsnational
seonventN MS haveassembled once.in four years,
and adopted resolusSs protesting to set forth
the opinpuspf the party upon certain subjects,
UT tAxeA'f9sointions are generally studiedly
ambiguous. admitting of constructions to suit
every section and every individual. The last
Democratic National Convention adopted a ser
rs Of vaguesresolutions, and the shout was
everSw6rGraiAd that the whole party concnrs
Sed in hem and Yas a unit. Well, the late
Congress was LED almost imnlediately af-
forwards, and1b6ut two thirds ofthe members
were y tnecr4s. And now we may inquire
HsQnQ6 3nytdYstih whateversof. national poll.
~, the vet bed Ming Democrats majority in
Congress madeeven an approy mafion p 4qi
" Of stnlimst mAaction? A..
/ LaofDatth5 kanf question: The Baltimore
,Ctnve1tio6 p4ssEia geneiSizirg md equivo-
al Restitution 1pon the fah quesn5h; and we
Congress- con aeAXf .kesnsettss Is acsjeg,in
conforhiT wj4pu,at resolution; yet they differ.
ed with each cher as widely as possible in re-
gard 70 the Ia5d policy, aud The Presidaet diff
fered With aehajority Of ehhsu. The Pr( dent,
acting avowede upon the Democratic FiU iple,
put his veto upon an important land bll Which
had PASSED .s,both Houses of the overwhelming
and intensely Democratic Cons1Fss, and the
reasons given for his veto were pet satisfaction
~ to a single Democrat who Jhaasoted for the
Look a. tn. intsrd} laptey.aen. question.
The Baltimore ConvAffkio passed a resolution
upon. <thet ss6ect, 1pp.sYsceptihie of different
and sversobp& Ste interpretations that even the
noa1 sk11alnesder Of riddles in ihe world
4ou4 hbt fix its~~ffnesmea<npk, for Il had none.
Ii yffas for or againstihN rfal Improvements. 1,
made no tangible declafatiox in regsfd to any,
.hihss. bat "a' general system Of heraal im-
We'll, the late eyer~ belpingly Democratic
Congress pasrsdA finternaf III bsament bhAa
jA supposed conformity. no dos6t, with &c
Baks Ore resolution, but the Democratic Pres
;deat I'd his rer0~tpsnAt,-ia ~ ssapposed con-
no d&phi, with the Baltinore resolu-
and, when tHs I'LL wen, bae4 to the House
of Representatives, tMtRemoefAic bodv, De-
b4fssto onaseasAa majnti,y forf..
spite Of ifhE veto, aud in SUPPOSED Snfosni-9
ly. no dopAb, with the Baltimore rkSQlh tion.
Look at 6e3 ariff. The Baltimore 3lhpsan- !
lion passed a sbufiing resolution in regard To-
he reduction of the tariff. and against tie prin.
.iple of protection. All admitted Mat the tar.
# should be reduced, for it Yielded Tar more
than was needed for an seoromieal adj |
ninistrration Of the government. But The late |
Democratic -0ongress, the most thoroughly
Congress that the country ever
lad, q far more thoroughly. Dem4esAiic one
haait. Will ever haaye again. lved and died
~ reducing the tariff up0u any article
u1stever, or touching 'tbe protectiyse principle.
We hear from divers Democratic ~ofganki
hat . stsrtly revenue turin is strictly Ds1s4I