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red 10 DO The nme
At snongalo Mcmrt Ch1g. Kopped, q. 4.
Fisher snd Robert Cross.
At Middleton Msnr. Jno o Young. Jas.
VI Dunn Morgan Caudls and ". N Moore.
AZ Parkers Precinct MsWrg Jno. A. Bin.
ford, ]. W. Dykes, james Parser and Hector
McNcilL
Smiths MilIs-Meurs David Akin, r.. NJ.
Smith, G.. A. Graves, H. Pratt, and David En-
mons.
At Williams Landing Isaac Hannah, w.
~ Miller, +. w. Sabin, Jno. T. Ready and J.
10. Harris.
AT Black IIawk-Messrs William Gillespie,
Doct. Terrell, Reuben Marshall w. A. Smith,
James and David StandIey.
Marion -Mcssrs A. Il. Robinson, Il. Fisher
and Robert Smith.
At CoiIa--Jamcs Harrell, l.. w. Carleton
and LttIeton Benthall.
At Jackson--James Smith and A. f. Smoot.
The suboined extracts from an article in
the Philadelphia Forum, are written with
graphing pen, and full of s,orchng truths.
HISTORY AND CHARACTERISTICS OF
LOCOFOCOlSM.
Political parties are much better understood
by the practical operation of their principles
than by the professions and cries of an elec-
tioneering contest. Locolocoism is remarka-
bic for its assumption of populor designations,
and for its appeals to the passions and preju-
dces by deIusive epithets. BY means of
single word-Demoracy--t has been enabled
to hold, spell bound, large number OF the
unrefecting portion of the community, who
are influenced more by names than things.
Democracy and Locofocoism, to the dlscriml-
mating observer, who knows any thing of the
former word as applied to political party in
this country, have no affinity whatever. The
democratic party instituted by Thomas Jeffer-
son during the administration of John Adams,
had for its cardinal principle, the reduction of
executive power. Locofocoism, on the con-
trary, has always advocated the preservation
and extension of the prerogativeS of the exec.
utive. During the administration of General
Jackson, the veto, for the first time in the his
tory of the government, was employed not as
a weapon to defend the constitution, but as an
instrument TO enforce the personal views OF
the Executive. The views of the President
were then paramount to the action OF the
legislative branch of the government, and the
latter was taught to regard itself as subsdla-
ry instrument to carry out the intentions OF
the President. In word, the one man pov-
er grew supreme, and the will of the Pres-
dent became asyomnipotent as as the word OF the
Russian Gar. In imitation of Gen. Jackson,
the Governors of the States, of the same poll
tical party, set up their individual wills as the
standard of law and legislation, and rec9ceo
the legislatures to mere registries for the re-
cording of their edicts. In this practical and
alarming increase of executive power, loco
focosm is at utter variance with the unceasng
vigilance manifested by Mr.. Jefferson of the
powers lodged in the President by the consti-
tuition. Thomas Jefferson would have regard
ed the modern use of the veto power by the
Locofoco executives as the very essence OF
despotsm.
1t would be difficult TO find any single in
stance in which the locofoco democracy agrees
with the democracy of Jefferson and Madison.
In truth, no party of which we have any
knowledge ever evDced such radical differ
ence between its professions and practice as
this same Locofoco party. AT the polls, when
votes are to be gained, no party is more siren
uous in its denunciatons of extravagance and
expense in the finances Of government, and
yet, when in power, none IS more notorious
both for its prodigal waste Of the public funds
for their corrupt misapplication
John C. Calhoun gave the best idea of the
Locofoco party when he described it "as held
together only by the cohesive power of pub
lie plumber" 1t would puzzle any one to in
dicate any other fixed principle for its course
anti0, thar 4hir vary aftractivr ono ,,r