Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-10-18
From The Ls,,ispiI. JouynoI

| LocoFocoIsa IN KEsTUcKY.-it is entirely pro-
babe that some Of our friends will smile at the cap
ton Of this article, and sturdy assert that il is
most palpable misnomsr, as such thing as Locofo-
cosm does not exist in this State. Well, as wa are
no, disposed TO quarrel with friends we W IN suf
| fer them TO enjoy their opinion unmolssjej by US
We are fully aware that II any ingenious add ori
sina-minde1 agrcultutist IN his dreaming moments
should be disposed 10 experiment Locofoco seed
in Kentucky soil, we would find no evidence Of frnc-
tihcaiion would reap the wisdom which bl inder
teaches Such plant is an exotic when introduced
in this State and will not flourish. No,w,hs,and-
ing all experience teaches the truth of what VIC have
stated, understand that their arc, here and there
TO be found individuals so singulary constituted as
TO indulge fororn deahl-stricken hope that Locofo
| ism can by some mysterious, undeveloped process
bs caused 10 germinaie in the unfayorabe soil Of
Kentucky. These individuals belong 10 that inter-
esting class OF mics who hold conversations
with the man IN the moon, sec prophetic omens IN
the clouds, and pad spectres in every fog: who
hear awful shfeks IN the Dght.wind, believe in
perpetual motion, Tom Ben,on's honesty Lanland
hags and Colonel Johnson's Teeumseh. killing en-
plots. They are Of "ims ginalion oil connp,ct.n
possess diseased fancies, and uomble when they
heir that Miller has predicted the destruction OF the
earth neXt April
chilly amusing in the thought that here where BIZ
bies, lectures, and all sorts Of school books are so
abundant, any person should exist so ineIplicnbly
deludod to suppose il possible that by the appi
eaton OF mhglct fneSmcrlSfn, or some other
entirely beyond the limit Of usual agencies, they
can build up Democrats party with the scattered
and shattered materials which exist IN Kentucky
Who is 10 be the architect Let US SEQ him, feel
him, and examine his Uranium. His head must be
most prepOsierously shaped and would be esteemed
a miraculous thing by any disciple Of Gall and
Spufzheim. No philosopher IN search Of the ,i1ir
vita or the fountain Of reIuysncseence, ever 90
QuiEoiic in his hopes as such a man. If such an
architect should arise and build up a Democratic
in tof fnka
head for the 'soai OF tate Is on him. and he IL des-
tined TO be the lucky discogerer Of the philosophers
stsne.
Just look a, the rashness Of the effort for mo-
ment. Why, Locoioco'sm was buried deep in
Kentucky in 1870, that no one can tell what spot
on this circular earth is above ne cafc1ss There is
no HE j7est above its remains. In vain may some
"Od Mortality" endeavor TO discover where IL lies.
Let no youthful devotee essay pilgrimage to such
n Mecca, or hope TO relieve his sonowing soul by
shedding tear or two at tho sepulehre Of Locofoco
ism. He might we'll strive 10 discover the wreck
Of the VI faed President beneath the pillows Of the
vast Alantie, the entombed carcass Of Locofoeo.
ism under the green hills and smiling valleys OF
Kentucky. Then how superstvoly Idle Il IL TO be
talking of rebuilding Democrats party or Of re-
vivlaeiLoco'ocoism 70 this STATE. Let al such rash
eTpeumen'ali'!s make Efforts first which are moi
quite so hopeless. Let such an one 20 70 the
Falls OF the Ohio and find a fossil Of some
/ anteduvian Gnim1l, and galvanise IL into life
/ Or let him 20 10 the British Museum where thew
i have the mummy OF POupharss wife, and revive
the witehery OF the eyes and the eloquence Of the
tongue until she shall begin 10 exert her destinations
on him in orderto satisfy her curiosity 10 whether
there are any Josephs among the Democrats OF the
present day. Let him visit the elephant which &c.
ologist7 suppose has been Inibeddsd IN an iceberg
on the coast Of Ireland for the last ten thousand
years, and bring his vanie eGo 10 TO bear on that
venerable monster. until he roirs Ike the Nor~egian
| Maelsiroom, and aounccs his trunk once more in
the free winds OF heaven. when Ic has accom-
pished these easier rev yihsalons then IL, him get