The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1841-11-30
PEOPLES PRESS
Tuesday Morning, Nov. 80, Is4I.
LOCOFOCO SYMPATHIES FOR THE
POOR.

Il L.
POOR.
II is well understood BY the great mss Of intel
ligent men in community that the ocos make vast.
amount Of political capital out of infiaminp tho
passions and moulding the impulses of the unin.
formed TO favor their designs. For this end tbcv
are necessarily raising the canting outcrv of
THE RICH AND THE POOR, although every considerable
mind must perceive their interests are ever the s,,e
IN country where the way TO wealth is unobstruc.
ted by arbitrary distinctions. The constant vibr,.
lions OF society, which in short series of years ee
'a'e the very men whose mouths they would fill
"hh curses on The rich, 10 the places ofihosc whom
'hey 'Aeerate and who in their turn, when reduced
10 penurJ are required TO perform the samo service
against their more fortunate neighbors, shows tho
folly and wlckedness Of the attempt to array com>
munity against each other upon this wretched n.
grarian principle. The incinceriiy of those who
descend TO such ptiful exptdieuts is frequently cy
dcnced by seeing the rankest arisocrats among US.
wrapped IN broadcloths and decked wit ruff s. en-
Ployed in this despicable game. Nor do the Claims
OF those whosctongu-.are forever wagging about
the Itch and the poor. 10 bSle exclusive friends of
the Inter- appear 10 great advantage. upon a review
OF tie policy pursued by the party wich they servo
The aVowed object of the subtressury scheme was
10 diminish the price of wages. so ss-snablc the
American manufacturer to compete with The foreign
capitalist. Full success 10 this fondIy cherished
scheme would have reduced the labol ing cIasse, in
this country TO :le meath condition ofstarvrd and
naked operatives Of Europe. The supercillous
treatment OF tho spos party while in power their
lordy strides popular rights and their reckless
expenditure of the public money further proof.
that their abOund.ng sympa,hics for the poor. were
specious guiscs to get into Office, and transfer into
their own pockets the revenues of the people, In.
deed 50 mad had Nj rtin Van Buren, & Co. become
in the session tfteir ely iIim of fat salaries that
amidst the most heart reading appeals Of the beg.
CARED people for relief, they were treated as aliens
and told that they "MUsr NOT EXPECT TOO MUCH CT
TIE GOVERNMENT :" And In. heartless Duncan, l
loco representative from OHIO. openly denounced
th' m In congress as "a SET PExNYLEss LoAFRRs
"wHo SHOULD CO HOME, WORK MORE AND SPEND
.'LEss. AND THEY WOULD HAVE no REASON TO DOM.
PLAIN or THE TINES -
But the loving kindness of the opposii TO the
poor has been tested 10 the by their my oding
opposition 10 the Rar k.upt Bill! After this crush.
commerce crushcrcdit party had pursued reckless,
policy which had bought bankruptcy and ruin up
ON hundreds of thousands of most Industrious
ard enterprisin Lusiness men, had they not
sympathzing tear 10 shed the victims of their
temeIitJ Not one! Gen. Jackson declared that ev-
cry man who traded upon borrowed capital ought 10
brc5k and the conduct OF his follower since has
echoed the fcrocious sentiment. Not satisfied with
opposing its passage. they even rlvening Tor tho
repeal of the only remedy which humanity
aas devils d. What mockery is locofocosm 10
mat true danocrocy v hch throws the mantle Of
lis protect ion the lowest inbabitant o. the
land; and " hich is never in mcre engaging
ttitude than when rcscuing the unfortunate debtor
from the clutches Of AZ inhpman creditor.
In the state Of Vermont the spirit of the loco
song Of rich ana poor has iaEen new direction
They are cndeavoring TO nerve the people OF Tho
villages with fl cling Of bitterness and exasPe.a-
ton sgair.t the farmers who as body arc tho
wcalhcst portion Of community. Almost every
day our ears are serenaded by this class OF PoIti-
Clans with denunciations against tho farmers and all
hose measures of protection which will lead TO Sc
cure them a fair price for their produce The wool
grower especially is peculiarly ndi1us for applying
n
yield any kind of profitable return for his industry.
Let our citizens reflect whether the plausible rea
sonngs of these men are not rather intended TO ex>
cite their envy than promote their true interests.
The farmer cannot pay full prices for labor or tho
flbricEs the work shop without fair prices for his
produce. Cheaper tho one ard you fail ola market
Tor the other altogether Thus all are involved in
common misfortune. We put it TO every laboTor
or artisan, whether when he checrcd with fall
employment and full pay and allowed the same ad-
vantage TO the farmer, his stores not more a.
bundant ana this Preside comfortable Stop tho
orv and let plain facts speak out The oppression
bankrnptcy and ruin which have come upon all cias
Sos and conditions is fair specimen OF " hat locofo'
cosm is doing for the country The farmers arc
fast coming 10 want and the mechanic and laborcrs
mast follow in the road to ruin. Such the tcn-
dor merces Of ocofocosn 10 both rich and poor 1t
the one, snaichcs the last crust ton
tho table of the other.