The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-06
DEMOCRATIC PARTY TACTICs.


er, heretofore adverted to the proneness Of
the SO called Democratic party 10 get into
power by all sorts of shutting evasions Of
direct issues, and then TO carry out the pol
icy Of the parties defeated. They have pro-
fessed opposition to Protective Tariffs; but
under their rule, aud by their enactment we
have now Tariff system protective in all its
features-a Tariff which admits a number oil
leading articles of general use and necessity
but which are not extensively raised in this
country (such as Salt, Coffee and Tea) free
of duty, but imposes high protective duties
on other articles equally indispensable and oil
general consumption ouch as Sugar and
lron) solely because the producers IN this
country demand the tax as protection to
their interests. This Tariff was adopted by
a Democratic Congress; as Democratic
measure, and has Row stood for ten years.
At present when it raises more revenue than
is needed, and the necessity Of reduction is
undehable, they make no motion TO strike out
its protective features by admitting free oil
duty the Iron and other articles Of prime ne
cessity now heavily taxed for the benefit Of
home producers, but propose to tinker away
on the old system, retaining the protective
duties, and deductiDg percent from all
schedules alike. Such is Democratic prac.
ice contrasted with the Democratic cry OF
"Free Trade and no Protective Tariff"
A few months ago they were loud in their
denunciations of internal Improvements by
the General Governmental least the South
ern wing were. Yet they have atterly ap.
propriated more lands and money to aid
works ofinternal improvement than their op.
ponents ever did in twice the time; and now
they stand before the country rs the supper
tiers of an administration pledged to the ad
vocney of a Government Railroad the most
gigantic and costly ever proposed in any
country, and many Democrats of the South
are its open advocates-a work in compar.
ison with which all the Wing schemes of in.
ternal improvement are dwarfed into insig.
nifcance!
So much for the Wing principles which
the Democratic party have appropriated, and
in some instances carried out far beyound
the intention Of the party which they defeat.
cd by making war upon them. And as if to
be consistent in inconsistency, they have
elected to the Presidency politician who
has supported all the highest Protective Tar.
ifs proposed during the last thirty years, and
has aided in making many an extensive grab
at the Federal Treasury for works of inter-
nal improvement.
We alluded the other day TO the reported
extension of the term Of residence of natural.
lied citizens before voting, made by the De-
mocratc Legislature of South Carolina, and
ventured the prediction then that other De
mocrats would be found advocating this res
friction of the privileges of foreigners. The
policy that dictated the adoption of Wing
principles, will hardly scrupe at embracing
American principles also when power is to be
gained or retained by so doing. Already
indications of backing down from the alien
features of the Kansas Nebraska bill have
been strongly manifested by Democrats in
Congress. When This feature of the Kansas
bill was opposed in the Congress of 1854,
we believe that Mr.. Broadhead, of Pa, was
the only Democratic Senator who sided
with its opponents. But the other day, in
the House of Representatives, the bill to en-.
able the people OF Oregon to form State
Government being under consideration, Mr..
of Ky., moved an amendment pro.
hibiting aliens from voting in the Territory,
and it was carried by the aid of Democratic
votes! Seven Democrats made remarks ex.
pressing their opposition to alien suffrage as
permitted in Kansas and Nebraska. So
citizens are 10 rule in Oregon. and
perhaps tn concession to the American sen.
timent Of the nation is to be followed up by
similar retrogressions until the poor defeat
ed Know Nothings find that they are as de.
void Of "thunder" as the antquated Wings
find that the Democracy have done their
work for them, and that Foreignsm is no
longer "a power in the land!" So may il be.