The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1843-05-27

expel him, their next movement was to
denounce him, and to legalize all the
stocks, which he supposed liable TO re-
quotation. But the Locofocos, although.
for the sake of appearances, they talked
against the proposition to repudiate, had
neither the nerve nor the honesty to con.
denim the secretary or his doctrines, or
his. doctrines, or to assure the holders OF
the State bonds that the State would not
follow the example Of Mississippi. They
had the majority in both houses, and
would not suffer the Wings to do what
virtue and State pride demanded, and are.
therefore, responsible for all the evils
which may result to the State for lolcrat-
ing an officer who recommended public
swindling.
The question which now presents it.
self is-are the Locofocos in the State Of
New York repudiators2 The inference
that they are is clearly deducible from
the conduct of THEN Legislature. Had that
Legislature been composed of honest
Wings instead of dishonest Locofocos
Young would not have dared to submit so
Infamous proposition to their consider
alton; and, if his assurance had carried
him SO far, he would Immediately have
suffered the disgrace OF expulsion, and
steps would have been taken to assure
the holders Of the bonds, that New Y ork
was honest and would pay her debts. The
truth, that the party, which claims to be
the Democrat party in this county, is
either connlvlng at reputation, or open
ly avowing it, must force on every pa.
triotic mind reflections of the most SOL
emn kind. Is it true, that one of the
great parties in our country is fast verging
TO that extremity of political turpilude,
when it will be sufficiently daring to IN
scribe dishonesty of the most damning
kind on its dark banners2 Alas. it is but
too true, that Locoiocoism and repudia-
ton are rapidly amalgamating, and the
time is not very far distant when the two
parties which now divide the country
will lose their present distinctive appella-
tons, and be known more justly and tru-
ly as the honest mems party and the
rogues' party.
When Loco(ocoism and reputation
shall have consummated their internal
wedlock, and begotten the inconceivably
Infamous progeny which must come
from such damning embraces, the char
acter of these States will become by
word among the nations OF the earth.
Our faith is already considered by for
eigners as exceedingly Carthagenia, and
Sothing is needed, n order to pile up on
the country the Ossas and the PeIions of
the worlds curses AMI excavations, but
an open avowal on the past Of the people,
Of the doctrine which are countenanced by
the leaders of the Locoroco party. What
| foreigner, for instance, who knows the
history OF the dealings of the majority in
the Legislature of the State of New Y ork
with Samuel Young, the undisguised
champion Of reputation, will have the
least confidence in the faith and integrity
Of that State2 Will he not lie justified in
believing that the conduct Of that party
is but the presage Of an open and entir4
system of public swind!ing, which will
before long overwhelm that State III ig-
nominy and dIsgrace2 And in such opin-
ions he will be justified both by reason
ing and by fact. Any man, who will
coutenance villiany in an agent, is viii
liam himself, whatever he may urge to the
contrary What is true of individuals is
true of parties, and any party, which con-
hives at dishonest propositions from its
official agents, cannot be intrinsicaly
honest.
We conscientiously believe that all
the curses which have yet come upon
this nation, Locolocolsm is the direst 1t
is doing all that it can to sap the founda-
tons OF our institutions, and to infect the
opinion of the public with diseased So
phlstry and rotten immortality. 1t has
already proclaimed, IN thunder tones, its
belief in the right which it says and Gen,
eral Cove nments have to repeal contracts
solemnly entered into between themselves
. and their citizens. 1t is in favor of q
bastard sort Of freetrade, by which the
enterprise and industry of the country
are to be crushed beneath the iron heel o.
foreign competition. 1t has already sus
tanned a system of public plundering or
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ing shown no contrition for sustaining
such iniquities, it is but just to conclude
that it is still ready to uphold depreda
tors and spectators of all kinds, provided
they can compensate it for its tolerance
by bringing some influence to its support
1t is for tramplng the Constitution of thu
country under foot, whenever that sacred
instrument raises its venerable form be-
tween them and their objects. 1t has
done this in more than one instance, which
we need not at present particularize. And
it now, in several States, proclaims tina
notification is the rightfu remedy fol
what it considers unct nstituti onal abuses
and reputation a just means of cancel
ling thepublic Indebtedness.