The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-06-01

Cqh< IN THIS country, VINO are the advocates oi every
thing English foreign "Americas, IN the Globe Of
Tuesday.
We are quite sorry for them il they do,
because they will find themselves in the bad
society Of the Locofocos This British clique
Of Locofooos are the advocates Of an " Eng
lsh and foreign" financial system Their Sub
Treasury is imported from the. British pro-
vinces Of Canada, where it was first rem
dered famous by the great defalcation of
Caldwell and from Cuba, where the trans
mission Of funds in specie, on similar plan
is attended by armed forces.
This Locofoco clique hold the produce of
American labor and art in such contempt,
that they bestow their patronage upon "eyery
thing English and foreign" They are cros-
sing the Atlantic this summer in numbers
We nigh, enumerate, perhaps, half dozen
who have been sent out from this city to
learn the manners and fashions Of the " Eng
lish AMI foreigners" and to bring home their
manufactures, and probably their feelings and
principles. This same Locofoco clique have
been calculating upon having majority Of
their friends and advocates in the next Con-
gress. II is perhaps, for this reason that,
they have determined to have every thing
English and foreign" and in the most APP
proved !" English and foreign" and magnif-
cent style This is not in badinage. A spe-
cial agent is actually deputed to go to Eng
land to purchase sealingwax, pen-knives,
paper, carpets, tapestry, &C., for the use ofthe
House Of Representatives, and possibly for
some Of the Executive Departments. 1, is
matter Of especial pride with this British
clique" of Locofocos that, these articles are
to be " British or foreign" and Of as brilliant
by their late friend and advocate, Mr.. Price
the defaulter.
We cannot join any such British clique.
We were born and bred on American SOIL
Our fathers shed their blood in defending the
Union against such British cliques.
We have seen American factories planted
upon American streams, and worked by the
very hands that were once raised in defence
of the country against British clique Those
hands still earn the tax they pay towards the
support Of this splendid and extravagant 60
vernment. They would be glad to get some
thing better in return than the governments
contempt Of the fruits of their skill and toll.
They would be glad, not to see their money
Withdrawn from the country and squandered
in prohigate monarchies, but circulating at
home, fructiiying American soil, stimulating
American enterprise, and encouraging Anne
rican labor.
This fawning about foreign courts; this
logging at the heels Of foreign nobility; this
aping Of English arisocracy, and this mono-
poly oflavish expenditure upon every thing
English or foreign" which is inculcated and
encouraged by the g British clique Of Loco
locos who are the supporters and instruments
of this administration, should be frowned upon
by the farmers, mechanics, and laborers OF
the United States Let the Republican votes
tell as they ought in the ballot boxes, and
these advocates of every thing English or
foreign" be sent into the miserable obscurity
they deserve.
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