Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1839-05-16
either to wave il in. triumph or perish shrouded
in its folds.--Gyand Gulf Wing.
WHAT is A LOCOFOCO2

r This question has been asked us by rca
4 Salamander Of "the party" AT first we coulc
i hardly believe that any man of ordinary intel
i igence could be. ignorant ofrhe meaning Of lh
term, but as our fera facia friend insisted up
l on his sincerity in making the inquiry, we viii
, endeavor briefly to satisfy him on the subject
RI We will not bother the confused mind of our
Inquirer with pathological disqusiton that
would only render the subject more mpenetra-
bly, dark to his perceptions; but will try TO en-
tighten his bewidered intellect by few illus.
traiions from history.
| five are not mistaken, Cain was the first
Locofoco that we have any account Of he had
but little to do with doctrine, but his followers
theorzed upon his actions, and formed sect
distinct from the rest of manknd--from him,
the great progenitor Of Loco(occism, this poit-
cal infection may be traced through every age
and country to The present day--occasionaIly
embodied and displayed to the world in such
characters as Judas lscariot, who betrayed his
Saviour for thirty pieces of silver; Jack Cade,
who rushed through England with th@prt of
discord and desolation; Guy Faux, who consp-
red to destroy the King, Lords and Commons
OF @eat Britain in one terrific explosion; Rob
esplerre, who instigated and impeed by the
demon OF Anarchy, deluged France with the
blood OF her citizens, and overwhelmed the
kingdom with dsmay and ruin. There are
only few ofthe disciples of Cain, wholly their
teroclous crimes have obtained an Infamous
notoriety on the page ofhistory. But to come
nearer home-our own country of late years,
has afforded many prominent examples to il
lustrate the defnation ofths term. The "head
ana front" OF that great body of disorganizers,
yclept locotocos, is Andrew Jackson In the
hands oil tew unprincipled and factous poiti.
Clans seeking power and plumber, that unlortu- s
late old man succeeded in obtaining the conf 9
lence OF the people only to destroy their pros
'erlty. by the liberal use Of fattering promi- i
es to support particular measures, and solemn :
hedges to sustain long cherished and popular e
rlnclpIes OF government, he deIuded the ma c
orlty OF his fellow citizens, and was twice cleo. il
I'd to the Presidency. No sooner had he pras. n
ed the helm oil state, than was commenced
iat bold system OF fraud, rapine and ruin that
as marred the harmony of the naticn, and {,
most crushed the hopes Of young and Wig
'iouS Republic Instead acting in obedience n
the Constitution which he had sworn TO sun P
'rt, he commenced war of innovation upon Il
at sacred charter OF our Liberties, and attemp- T
q 10 concentrate the whole power of the gov r
nment in the hands of the xecutive-instead Il
directing the power placed in his hands to the II
Vahcement otthe interests Of his country, in tI
pport OF measures of policy which were den IL
led with Its prosperity, he used his station n
ny 10 augment his patronage, check the spir- q
oil Tree legislation, and PROSTATE the wisest n
hemes OF national improvement that ever u
from the mind Of u Statesman.-
promised reform when it was not required.
"a afterwards squandered the public money d!
tn the most prof1igate profusion 10 reward u
greedy partlsans, who sought only the spols o'
ONCE, and TO corrupt the integrity orthe peo. :
,. With vandal fury he waged relentless
d extermlnating war against the best institu. of
MS OF the country, violated The national faith, WI
raj ysed commerce, and spread disaster and
IN IN every portion ofthe Republic. He and =.
serVlle followers have avowed doctrines NJ
1t tend directly to the subyersion of law and OF
liberty. M
his is but an imperfect sketch of the evils
Locolocosm. 1t would fill volume 10 rec.
the nlquites that have been practiced un- W
its balefu influence As il waO J,r;o ~ lof
gn OF the hero, so it exists at the nresen, ele
under his successor. The little GrimaI-
VINO now lnhabits the White House, thinks
glory enough" to follow in the footsteps of Bt
great Mogu. The same men who Crouch flee
10 the roaring Lion, now follow the trail of ele
cunning Fox. They have chung to and sup
led the administration, right or wrong, in all '
'umstances, whether for or against the in. w
ISIS OF the natIon-and these are the men Sta
constitute the genus Locofoco.