Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-07-28
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The CoruptiOns Of the Democracy Increasing
uprotest" Needed

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The COuuptions Of the Democracy Increasng-AnOther
"Protest" Needed
We lament that the Raquirer's recent solemn and
indignant Protest has had little effect upon its
friends in Washington. Only the day after the ap
pearance of this Protest" last Thursday, and il
10 treat it with profound contempt the Senate passed
two other Internal Improvement bills-a large ma
iority of the Democratic members voting for them.
One of these bills for continuing the improve
ment OF the harbor Of Milwaukee in the State of
Wisconsin. The vote upon it as follows, the
names Of Democratic senator's being itacised
Yg.s-Mes-rs. AHen, Bell of New Hampshire, Bell Of
Tennessee Benjamin, Bigier, Bright, Cdss Clayton, Col
Iamer DODGE D,rkee, Fessenden, Fish, Foot, Foster,
Geyer Hasiin james JOHNSON Jones, of lows, Seward,
Tllps6nH Wade, Weller Wilson aud Wright-96.
NYs-Messrs. Adams, Biggs, Broadhcad Clay, Hous-
ton, Hunter Ivcrson Mason, Reid aud Toombs-lO.
Thus it will be seen that out Of % votes for the
BILL fourteen of them were the votes of Democrats
If these fourteen Democrats had voted against the
bill the vote would have stood thus for the bill
twelve, and against it twenty -four Ii appears that
twenty four Democratic senator's were present when
this vote was taken, and that fourteen--a majority
of the whole numbcr-recorded their votes for the
bill against the traditional policy of the Democra-
prineiyle contained an the Cincinnati PLATFORM!
The other bill was making an appropriation
for the construction of harbor the mouth of Ka
amooza river, in the State of Michigan We subjon
the vote upon it, itslicisng the of the Demo
cratic senators voting in favor OF it:
YEAs-Messrs Allen, Bell of New Hampshire, Bell Of
Tennessee, Benjamin, Cdss Clayton, Colsmer, Dodge
Douglas, DrLes Fessenden, Foot Foster, James, John
,on Toues OF Iowa Pugk, Seward Tr7pnb,II Wade VIII
son, aud Wright-22.
N.Ts-Messrs. Adams, Bigg- Clay, Fitzpatrick Ham
lin Houston, Hunter, Iverson, Mason Reid, and Toombs
Ill.
so again, out of twenty-five votes for this BILL
twelve Of them were the votes of Democrats If
these twelve Democrats had voted against the bill
the would have stood thus for the bill TO- and
against it % Out of twenty-five Democrats pre-.
sent At the time twelve of them majority Of the
whole number, voted for the bill And thus twice
the same day did majority of the Democratic mem.
bers Of the United States Senate counter to the
traditional policy of the Democratic party" and
spit upon "he latest declaration Of principle con
tdinsi in the Cincinnati pldttorm"f
The discussion on these bills WAS confined princi-
paly To Democrats, and eminently funny Mr.
CLAY Democratic senator from Alabama. stated that
the Committee ON Commerce had not either during
the last Congress the present, rejected single
proposition submitted 10 them by any member .rho
desired an appropriation.
Mr.. TooNBs, Democratic senator from Georgia
1--WE quote from the National Intelligencer) said the
proceedings these bills presented beautiful
sample OF the reckless manner in which the public
TO be squandered. Here the Senate was
called upon to vote away millions upon estimates
made six years ago, which nobody could explain
II the senator from Pennsylvania CIr BIGLER) wa,
in his seat, Mr. I. ,ooud desire hin TO gire sam,
eIp'tHatiOH IF NJ BaehdndH's riens upon this In.
tert'al Improvement system Boac curried on
And so, Notwithstanding the Cincinnati platform
Mr. TooNBs, distinguished Democratic senator.
knows nothing about Mr.. Buchanan's views on thi,
important subject Let the people remember thi,
admission. Can the Enquirer enlighten Mr. TOombs.
The next speaker was Mr.. MAsoN one of the Dem
ocratic senators from Virginia, who I'VE quote again
from the Tntelligencer wanted the venerable sena
tor from Michigan (CAssJ % INFORM him ohat ,ca.
The vractical construction Of the second resolution
Of the Cincinnati Convention this subject II
important 10 has seetaon ot tie country to kAor
the meaning giren 10 IL IN the Worth and Wat
,ohether q general system, though repuiiated IN
terms, 1a' 10 be carried on by yarts, by wastefu
and debauchng process, holding out a temptation TO
every section to come aud take what it wanted
Poor perplexed Mr.. Mason, Daily swearing by
the Cincinnati platform and, at the same time in
quiring of the venerable Grabber and Squatter from
Michigan what that platform means Won't our
protesting neighbOr cnlighten his bcnighted and be,
fuddcd Senator?
WHAT a commentary is all this on the boasted
Cincinnati platform Let the reader reflect upon il
and cschcw modern Democracy he would the
plague. 1t is both corrupt and corrupting 1t is a
dclusion aud sham.
ln conclusion, will the reader please observe that
Senator BwLtR of Pennsylvania, the confidential
friend aud immediate representative Of buchanan
eotef ruth those other Democrats who tramplci un.
der foot "the "tesf deetd'0tioH ~ principle con-
TUNED in the Cincinnati pLa(t0rn,"l