Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1841-07-15
Loco-Encn Romhnst.

The locos in York County have held what
they call a County Convention, at which they
nominated Thomas c. Lane, Thomas Goodwin
and Elisha Bodwell, Esqs. for the State Senate
Benz. Herrick Esq. for the Register of Deeds and
Edmund Currier for County Treasurer. What
we particularly wish to notice, however, is some
of the Resolutions of this sage body.
The first Resolution that we will notice. ia the
following, viz
Resolved, That the weak and pueriie course OF
Daniel Webster, in yielding to the peremptory
demand and threat of consequences made by
Mr.. Fox for the release of Alexander Mcleod, 10
worthy only of that party, its men and me assures,
whose votes always have been given to defeat
laws TO provide for the sustenance and COM
fort of that body of citizens who voluntarily left
all the endearments ofhome, TO defend their coun7
try's honor, and whose policy has always been
one OF submission to the nod of Great Britain.
Now, the question is, not upon the merits of
Mr.. Webster's policy-for that they declare posi-
lively to be g freak and pusrile from what
source this sage conclaye could have derived
this wonderful and important intelligence Not
from personal observation and careful inspec.
ton of Mr.. Webster's State papers in relation to
this matter,-uncss they have heretically condo
Qnte uncommon of occurrence-for certainly
they could not have seen these documents in
their debased prints. We presume, howev-
er, that they have taken for granted the editorial
Misrepresentation of the Argus upon this sub
ject--a very unsafe method, VIC can assure them,
Of getting at a just conclusion.
The next is shot aimed at President Tyler
| Read it carefully.
Resolved, That the language of the Vice Pres
ldent of the United States, in saying that g free
| dom Of opinion piN be TOLERATED" is an in
suit to American freemen, whose government
was instituted in part to secure to every man the
right to think and act for himself.
This, if we can conslrue with tolerablo correct
ness, must mean-ifit designed really to
mean any thing-that Mr.. Tyler had no business
to give utterance to the anti-molern democratic
doctrine, that freedom of opinion should be tolsra-
ted Every one who il conyersant with
the course pursued by the logo foco par
ty for the twelve years past, will not be sur
prised, thai this manly and patriotic senti-
ment of the whole whig party, uttered by Prcsi-
dent Tyler at the outset of his administration,
| should bring down upon him and the Wing party,
the fercest denuncations Of the loco focos. 1t
was a sentiment so utterly at variance with their
whole course, and so infinitely beyond the com
prehension of the selfish narrow minded lead
| ers of that party, that we could never expect
| them to view it with the smallest favor And
yet we hardly presumed they would dare thus
openly and disgraccfully to ayow their opposition,
| and that too, under Of allusion to the
| Constitution, which they seem to insinnate i'm
plies only partidl guarantee ofths right, which
for the first time gives us clue to the abuse Off
under their Notwithstanding construed
this part of the Constitution, as well as Others, t9
suit their own convenience!
| The next Resolution reads thus
Resolved, That tho appottionrcnt ard dts,
trictjng Of the House of Representatives and Sen
/ ate, made by the Wing majority of the last Leg
| stature is not III accordance with TIE Constitu-
| ton and Laws of the State.
There is a material in printing this reso.
| lutionan error very common with politicians on
! that side Of talking about the Constitution and
! Laws" when they mean nothing more than the
good cf the loco tocO pa'y' In the last line THE
Resolution the render viii substitute, in place of
- Constitution and Laws OF the State, ''rie,cs Of
| he loco toto parity, and then 1t will make sense
! As it reads in the Argus, it is sheer nonsense,
and worse Ii really requires quite stretch Of
the inag naton to suppose that nobody but few
loco foco cx office holders can know what accords
with the g Constitution and Laws of the State.
We have more respect for Tie opinion Of the
people composing the majority Of this State, than
to believe any such nonsense
Respecting the justice of the apportionment,
and the districting of the State, at the late
sion of the Legislature, the only argument neces-
sary to rebut the great hue and cry of the loco
foco presses throughout the State, is, TO compareit
wiM that of1s3l-the monstrous gerrymander':
of loco foco Legislature, made expressly for the
purpose of keeping the State under the dominion
of loco focoism. 1t is really astonishing to wit
ness the impotence ofthe loco foco papers respect
ing this matter, when they must know that ev-
cry wel-informed unbiased citizen, will at once
comprehend their motive. We have no fears,
notwithstanding all the clamor they may raise
upon this question: if the people viii only exam
inc, FIRST the apportonment of 1881, and then, the
apportionment of 1S41 Let the two be careful
ly compared together. and then decide which is
nearest the spirit and letter of the g Constitution
and Laws of the State" We have no desire to
present any further argument in defence Of the
Whio LEGISLATURE of 1S4l-this Is sufficient,