The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1842-06-04
The Times.

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The locoioco presses are grumbling and
growing like so many starved bears, a.
bout the times, and charging all the em-
barrassments which now cripple the ope-
ratlons of business to the Wigs. Were
we convinced of the political honesty of
our opponents: we might be induced to
argue this question with them, but being
satisfied that their object is to mnnufac-
ture political capital, and divert the public
mind from the real questions now at issue,
we feel disposed to let them have all the adj
vantages their dishonest course is likely
TO confer. These self same locoiocos,
who are now prating like parrots about
the times and the embarrassed condition
of the business of the country, said during
the administration of Martin Van Buren,,
when there was stagnation in the busi-
ness of the country, and locolocosm its
ostenSitlc cause, that the "pcopte erpec-
tel too much from The government" that
is was as much as government could do
to take care offset, ard the people must
do The samen' We believe that Mr.. Van
Buren, once told Committee that went on
TO Washington 10 represent to him the
depressed condition of all kinds Of bust
ness, to ''go home and attend TO their own
ofuUs,n and leave the arrangement of
government TO him." Such was the con-
duct Of the patent democrats while in
power, but now. how changed the scenel
When in power, the policy Of the govern
m6nt had nothing to do with the people,
but as soon as they are dismissed from
office, and the ruinous effects CT their
mad, reckless and unpatriotic policy is
being fully manifested, and felt, in all its
terrors, they, with all the tact Of an &C
complished magician, attempt TO shift the
responsibility from their own shoulders,
on TO those who had no hand in the mat
ter, but on the contrary did all that men
could do to prevent the consummation of
measures SO pregnant with evil.
Let those gentlemen, who are so loud
and bitter in their denunciations of the
Wings, but wait until the measures of
that party have been as fully and fairly
tested as have been those Of the locofoco
party; and then, if benefit is conferred
on the people and the country, will be
the time to prove the absurdity and i'm
practicability Of the measures oil lhe Wing
party.
Such course would indicate at least
an honesty Of purpose on the part of our
opponents and enttle them to our respect
but their present movements fully demon
strate their want of principle as well as
manly generosity, and its positive evidence
of their determination TO denounce in adj
vance every measure calculated 10 have q
beneficial effect upon the business of the
country. If the locos calculate to bolster
up desperate and sinking cause by such
ultra means, we predict they will be
much mistaken, as the people will not be
ceived by such man@uvring. We ask but
fair trial for the measures of the Wing
party, and iflhey prove as complete fail
ures as those Of the locos have done, then
indeed, shall we lbe convinced of their
unsound and impracticable,nature, but not
until then. Give us national institution
TO regulate the currency, and. tariff to
protect american labor, and the people
will whistle dull times to the ID, and
the locofocos too, if it viii be any advan-
tage to them to 60 that road.
THE AFGHAN WAR.-A London cor
respondent ofth N. Y. Tribune SAYS
"The Duke Of Wellington, lam told, flor
movements are not made public,) has
submitted plan to put an end to the Aft
CHAN war at once. This is by raising with
out delay an immense force, and, with
out any regard to the expense, seize
steamers and other vessels for the use of
the Government, and march at once upon
the enemy in such numbers that resis-
lance will be impossible"