Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1842-09-29
From the Richmond Wing.
LoCOFOCO HARMONY!

| Tho seeds Of discord are sown broadcast
mong the Locofocos. There is no harmony
mong them as to men. Oae-prefers Mr.. Va
Bure,-another Mr.. Calhoun--another Die
Iohnson-anoiher Mr.. Cass-another Mr.. Buci
anan, and another somebody else. One swear
II his favorite is not selected, he will rcpudiat
the par,y-anothcr reciproca,es the compliment
These discussions as to men, constitute q fa
sample OF their disagreement as to principles an
measures. Here, too, they are by the ears. On
goes for Free Trade and hard money--another ia
a Protective Tariff with PyYtcstando and a wei
regulated Banking system. Another goes for
Bankrupt Lava Tariff without conditions
Sub-Ireasury--a Government Bank and low wa
ges-ali of which fourth denounces az the mos
detestable Federalism.
In Ohio, the dissension, long suppressed, Ina.
broken out into open rebellion. MIR. Hamer-:
redheaded fcllow-but one of the very cleycres
men of that party--and formerly distinguished
member of Congress, has raised the standard o.
revolt-and followers are nocking around him b,
scores and hundreds He and his friends are de-
nounced most violently as "traitors ;''-but they
arc in no degree intimida,ed and are holding
meetings in many the Counties, heretofore the
Looos strong-holds, and proclaiming their princi-
pies. From the proceedings Of one of those meet
ings, We copy the following resolutions, as spc-
cimen Of the whole.
1t is hereby RESOLVED, and declared, that we
VIII support no man for office who shall be the
nominee OF packed Convention, a mere junto of
oince-seekers and whose chief claim Shall b.
found in "a degrading subserviency to the DEGREES
OF party.
Rtsolved, That we believe it to he entirely with
In the Constitutional competency of CONGRESS- and
duty imposed upon them by tho experience of
me past and the wants of the future. establish
iariii upon foreign products, sufficient to supply
the general treasury, and Ia afford incidentally,
an adequate protection to the agricultural and
manufacturing interests Of the country.
Hesofred, That we believe that well regulated
system OF banking, upon such principles as would
ahord security to the note holder, and fair profit
TO the Banker, would conduce greatly to the gen
eral benefit of the Stale, and that it will be the
duty OF the Legislature TO adopt such system al
lis next session.
Resofred. That the farming or agricultural in
terests hitherto, have not been fairly represent
In The State Legislature, and that they being the
source OF all wealth, should have been irsl to
have their share.
These principles are directly in the teeth Of the
'rapPan and Allen party-and are designed to
subvert that faction.
In New York, the signs Of discord are not less
abundant than In Ohio. Independent, of ques-
tons of State policy-which are exciting great
discomfort among the once faithfuI-the Presiden-
cy and the Tariff are playing havoc-Mr. Van
Buren, is, of course, the man Of the Junto-but re-
belious spirits have crept into the camp, Who re-
fuse submission TO that unprincipled clique, and
are diligently at work to bring forward man of
different stamp. In the mean time, the Tariff
question is seized upon, and pressed with deter
minatlbn to produce schsm. The Albany Ar
gus has come out, and claimed all the credit of
the late Tariff act for Mr.. Sias Wright-the i'm
mediate representative of Mr.. Van Buren's per-
sonal views. This has given great dissatisfac-
ton TO MIR. Calhoun's friends and the aReal
grist." 10 allay the growing discord, and to
prevent il from having an injurious effect upon the
approaching election in November, the Locofoco
Syracuse Convention attempted to compromise
the matter by adopting Janus-faccd resolution
the result Of which has Eeen to satisfy neither
party. The N. Y. Morning Post, the leading
Locofoco paper in the interest Of Mr.. Calhoun,
copies the resolution. declaring its dissatisfaction
with it, and calls upon the Argus to define the po-
sltion OF the Democracy in relation to the Tariff
We annex an extract:
The Tariff Quesiion.-Where does the Demo
cratic party stand in relation to the question of a
protective tariff? We made this inquiry, some
days since, Of the albany Argus, while it was
reading long lecture on "the duty Of the demo-
crazy" but we have, as yet, received no answer
we pu. the query again, and we beg the .2rgus
which undertakes TO speak for lie democracy OF
the state, to let us know hat its opinions are, in
regard to the principle Of protection!
We will confess frankly that the resolution and
address Of the Syracuse Convention, afford us
no clear light--1bey have been attentively read
and re-rrad by us, but cannot find that our
notions Of the position of the great democratic
party are at all rendered more preciseand definite,
The resolution Of the Convention, is as follows
"RcSo'ued, That we are the friends Of perm n.
nent tariff sufficient to meet the wants of the gov
eminent. economically administered, and discrin-
mating in its character, TO afford protection
to the mechanical and manufacturing without
burdening the agricultural aud planting interests
and while we dsapprove Of some Of the provisions
of the present tariff, as being so high as 10 be
prohibliory. and thus preventing revenue, we ap.
prove OF tile vote of our. Senator Sias Wright Jr.
he being compelled TO vote for this bill or none
and his negative vote would have continued -ihe
horizontal tariff, taxing equally the necessarles o.
the poor and the Injuries Of the rich, and have
left the government without adequate means tc
pay its debts, and the people Of this great nation
would have been disgraced In The eyes OF the
civilized world
We DO not promise to discuss the question OF
protection at this time, but will enter protest a.
gainst the spirit Of this resolve 1t recognises, as
did the vote Of MIR. Wright, the principle of pro-
tecton--a principle unjust in its very e5sehce, SC
that, as an individual Having distinct notions or
this subject, we cannot give it our appreciation.