Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1842-06-09


The I,oeo Focos have for some time
been irving 10 fssten the name OF FEEDER
ais, upon the Wing party. knowing how
odious II Is 10 the bulk of the people IN
this cauntry, who improperly look upon
!, as svnonimous with Aristocrat, Traitor
and Tory and the success of the Loco
Foco party In the late State elections, IS
very much 10 be attributed to the charge
ii federalism upon the Wings.
Now the Wings should put down this
charge a. once for, although there is no
doubt that the Federal party, which has
now ceased, was one Of the purest and
mos, patriotic parties that ever existed IN
any country, since the world was created;
land impartial posierity will certainly
give them credit for it /; they, with Gene
raj Washington at their head, fought the
battles of our glorious Reyoluton) yet,
as there is prejudice in this country a.
gainst the name of Federalist. and It is
Ins by demagogues as an opprobrous
epi,htt, il should BE met once, and the
subject set to rights. The TACT is, that
the Loco Foco party is much more OBJ
noxious to the appellation of Federalist,
than The Wing party.
The Loco Foco party supported the
Proclamation, the Force Bill, and all the
arbitrary usurpations of General jack
son the disfranchisemcnt Of New Jer-
sey, the Standing Army and Sub-Treasu-
ry OF Mr.. Van Buren,, &c. and went
much further in favor of a strong Execu-
tive, than the Federal party ever did,
The Wings, on the contrary, are for re-
ducing The power and patronage of the
Executive and If you go for the sub
stance OF the thing, and not for the mere
name, are much more Democrats than
the Loco Foco party.
/ Examine the measures advocated by the
two parties now in this country. The
Wings are in favor Of United States
Bank, and sound State Bank System.
In 1916, United States Bank was o
Democratic measure, advocated and pas
sed by the Democrats. Mr.. Madison al
their head, with the appreciation of Mr..
Jefferson and opposed by the Federalist
! Webster at the head Of them. If it were
Democratic then, il must be so now
Besides, the banking system is certainly
more ID, mocratc :han the bard-mLney
system advocated by the Locos. Look
at the freest Governments all over the
world, and you find they have mixed
currency Of paper and specie, and tht
Despotic Governments are hard-money
Governments. Again, the consequence
of hard-money currency is to give the
wealthy a monopoly Of trade, &c.-th'
banking system places the poor merchant
and mechanics, who have only their goot
character and industry to depend upoi
more on an equal footing with the rich
1t not that Democratic
The Wings are in favor of a tariff, in
ciden,ally protective ; Jefferson, Madison
Monroe, Dallas, Lowndes, Calhl un and al
the Democratic Congresses up TO 1928
went for protective tariff; lift wer
democratic then, it must be so now. Blu
is no, the encouraging our own mechan
les, and labor, In preference to foreign
democratic Is not the keeping Of on
shoe -makers, carpenters, brlck'layers
blacksmiths, tanners, painters, carriage
makers, plough makers, gun-makers an
powGer-makers, &C., &C., &c. from star
wing, and making us independent OF for
egn countries, in case of war, democrat
lie?
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