The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1837-10-03

From he Ulster IN. " Sentinel
The election in Name, where year ago. the friends
OF the administration obtained majority Of about four
thousand has now gone in favor of the wings. The
wing candidates for Governor, Lieutenant Governor,
and two-thirds Of the Legislature elected by de-
cided majority. a. @a> ~.
To what is this great change to be attributed The
pressure OF the times has undoubtedly had its influence
But the chief cause sthe countenance supposed be
given by several highly distinguished republicans loco
Jocotsm Name is commercial state--her population
is enerprlsing and indusrous--and her people have
hastily nblbed the impression, that the line is to be
drawn between loco focotsm (the bane Of trade and
commerce) and ,ehgism And sooner than see their
business destroyed-their commerce ruined-ther mer-
chants bankrupted many Of them, from the belief that
things cannot be worse under change Of men, have
given their suffrages to the opposition.
We regret that any portion of republicans should
have done We regret that they should have acted
so precpitaely-so unadvisedy. Loco focoism is bad
in the extreme; aud is its opposite, 'whigsm Re-
publlcanism is not identified with either OF these
tremes Loco tocoism Is founded upon notification
or rather upon destructive notions Whgism has arisen
from consolidation doctrines and has in view the
downfall OF the state soveregnes, and the concenra
ton of all their powers in strong national government
Repubicanlsm is based upon conservative principles,
and has for its object the support Of the govern
ments IN all their rights, the most competent admins
ation OF our domestic concerns and the preservation
of the general government its whole constitutional vi
gor the sheet anchor Of peace home and safety
abroad" Republicans should exert themselves to pre-
the old and safe political andmarks-to sustain
state rghts-to resist Entertainments upon them from
any quarterto keep the powers Of the general govern
ment within the present mils-and check any inter-
ference, either directly indirectly, with state ins
tutions This they cannot do inHe ranks Of the mhgs,
any than in the ranks Of the loco focos While
Of these parties would break down and destroy all
that is useful and valuable in political system, the
other would make it strong that the democracy could
not govern it. While would demolish credit indus
try and enterprise, and convert their ayals into COM
stock for the benefit of the idle and the profgate
tie other would cause all the blessings of government
intended for the many flow the advantage of the
few. While would give the ascendancy in the
state and union TO the mobocracy the other would give
it the arstocracy While has the entire destruc-
ton of banks railroad and turnpike companies for
end, the other has the creation Of monopolizing
national bank, if not moneyed despotism, in view
Neither of these extremes could prevail for any
length of time without the subugaton Of the rights, the
interests and the welfare of the great majority Of the bu
sness men, the mechanics and farmers Of the country
Of these classes the republican party is mostly
posed and them we look for the maintenance of con-
serratoc principles. They have heretofore held the
destnies of the nation in their hands and although
they may occasionally, in times OF excitement, lose
portion OF their power, they regain whenever they
chose with scarcely an effort .a4
Let republicans in New York and other States keep
the political ascendancy their hands, and dis
countenance the doctrines Of both the wings and the
loco focos. Let the great Of the party whatever
ma, be the Of few prominent men, pursue the
old beaten track which has hitherto led them prospe-
ryturnng neither to the right hand to the left
And long Legislative halls filled, they
have been heretofore with intelligent and patriotic men
from their ranks no great permanent evil TO the country
need be apprehended.