PRINCIPLES AND PARTIES.
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The Charleston Mercury says: eve mean to
support our principles, and when we find out
,ehat principles the Democratic party are going
10 support, we shall know better what sort of
fellowship there is to be between u.s."


This is a severe sarcasm upon g the Demo-
cratic party" but as just as it is severe. The
party talk good deal about their principles, but
who knows what they are? For ourselves, we
confess we are in the same predicament the Mer-
curry is in !; we have not yet found out what
principles the party is going to support. Will
the Globe, Richmond Enquirer, Pennsylvania,
Harrisburg Union, one or all Of them, be so good
as to inform US? We ask for information, and
ask sincerely. And while they are about it, we
hope they will be particular and explicit We
would like TO know, first and foremost, whether
the principle of protection. according TO the
present canons Of the party,-the orthodox por-
tion Of it we mean, that is the largest half OF
it's democratic principles We wish TO
know further, if protection, per Sc. be not dem
ocratic principle, whether protection by discrim-
inatiou is Upon these two questions, some
little doubt seems to prevail-that portion of the
party which resides in Pennsylvania, New Jersey
New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massa.
chusetts, Ohio, and Indiana, believing that pros
lection, per Sc, is the true democratic doctrine,
and Mr.. Van Buren's doctrine; while that por-
ton Of the party residing in Virginia, North Ca
rolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, &C.,
stoutly affirm that such principle cannot be
recognised as part of the democratic creed !;
that it is rank heresy, and every man advocating
it is Whig or Federalist In support Of their
creed or confession of faith, the first mentioned
portion Of the party quote Mr.. Van Buren's In
diana letter and his vote for that bill of abom-
nations" the high Tariff Of 1923. On the other
hand, those who hold that the doctrine of
protection is rank federal doctrine, and not
democratic, quote Mr.. Van Buren's letter to
gentleman in Virginia, published not many
weeks ago in the Richmond Enquirer. Both
seem to have equal authority for their declara-
tions, and we do not well see how either could
convict the other of damnabe heresy and false
doctrine"


We hear great deal about democrocu"
:" THE Democracy" &c. what does it mean
v hat as democracy? We mean, what are
its principles, its creed, its confession of faith?
What measures does it propose to adopt, dis
rinctve from those of the Nhigs-those which
have restored prosperity to the country, revived
business, and given employment to American
laborers? !? 1t is easy TO talk in generals, but we
wish to come to particulars. If a man tells us
that if we will perform particular service for
him he will do ,chat is right-he may intend to
do SO, but we desire to know beforehand wheth-
er we have the same notions of what is right !.
so, if man says he is Iemocrat, the term


is indefinite, and conveys no precise notion of
what his principles are.


In tho Genrpio 7 t,,ra -, ~ -.