The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1842-08-16
From the Seneca County Courier.

What has Locofoeoism done for the Country.
1t has deprived The country Of National
Currency.
Ii has lead to the creation OF an innumeTable
number OF worthless State Banks and there
by has entailed upon the people, all the mis-
erles of IRE deemable Bank issues.
Ii stimulates the spirit IF inordinate specua-
ton, by depusiting The public monies in poiti-
cal Banks, 10 be loaned out for political pur-
poser.
1t has, after having thus led thousands on
in course of rash adventure which involved
them in ruin, turned its heel upon the suffer-
ers and declared that the "Governmeni will
take care itself and that the People must take
care Of themselves"
1t has, through its Corrupt partIzans, retained
men in office after they ''are known In be de-
fauters, and had squandered millions of The
peoples money.
II has by its Experiment" and "erpedients"
upon the currency and business of the country
completely overthrowh the prosperity and
business Of the people-closed our factories
! shut up our shops--dischsrge our sailors
stopped our works of Internal Improvements
driven business from our canals--thrown The
external trade of our counry into the hands
of foreigners-deprived the farmers of 4 NAL
ket--reduced the wages of labor--and thrown
thousands of laborers out of employment.
1t has in repeated instances, countenanced
and advised open resistance to the laws, and
fomented anarchy and dissension among the
people.
1t has, openly advocated the abominable
doctrines Republication and thus brought DIS
honor and disgrace-upon the American name
throughout the world.
1t has openly countenanced Modification,
by refusing obedience to the laws of Congress,
which by the Constitution, are declared to be
the supreme laws of the land.
1t has lent Its aid to schemes disorgan iZine
and revolutionary, and its friends boldly ad-
vocate, upon the floor Of Congress, The aboh
tion Of ali la,vs for tie collection Of debis.
1t arrays itself against sound and safe cred
il system flor none other ever found advoca-
tes) and insullingly declares that I" all who
trade on borrowed capital ought TO break"
Ii now as final experiment upon the cur
rency, goes for hard money currency, and
the placing our country upon level with the
degrading and fallen condition Of Spain and
Italy.
1t opposes an equal and fair distribution 4
mong the STATES, their rightful owners, Of the
proceeds ofthe puplic lands.
1t opposes tine levying of an adequate Tar
if upon FOREIGN LUxURIEs, for the purpose OF
furnishing the General Government with the
! necessary revenue 10 protect and encourage
HOME INDUSTRY, the only measure that
can restore the country TO its wonted prosper
ity and 10 the People the opportunity Of sue.
cessful enterprise.
1t advocates DIRECT TAXATION fol
the support Of Government, and its Supporters
declare that the next Congress will contain a
majority in favor of such measure.
II has, during the entire session of the pre-
sent national legislature, exerted all its pow
er to delay and obstruct the passage of laws
imperiously required BY the public go I'd; and
it is at this time legued with The executive Of
the nation-now become one OF their own
number--in an attempt 10 override Congress
and PROSTATE the voice Of the Representatives
Of the peol lie before the will Of one man.
Such Farmer, Mechanics and Laborine
men! are the disastrous re suits oI' the preva-
lence of Loco-Focoism in our country and
the whole race Of man which no one can con-
template without fearful apprehensions. Let
these doctrines prevail, and we solemnly be-
lieve, that the days of our Republic will soon
be numbered; and that the great experiment
Of self-government will receive blow in the
new world, the consequences of which will
be painfully felt by all the lovers of liberty
all over the world.