Hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1843-1845, 1843-11-16

The Tricks of LOcOfOcOSsm.
lis the habitual custom Of the ]ocofocos,
whenever their misdeeds are exposed, to at
tempt to rid themselves Of their, odium, by
Charging the wings with sins, of equal. if
not greater turpitude. We say tits habitu.
al with them, for since our recollection, it
has always been their game, and one too,
which has in most instances. proved strong
and successful, Like the flying rogue, whc
as the crowd gathers on him. cunningly
joins in the cry Of "stop thief" that his
pursuers may be put at fault, they are al
ways clamorous in accusation OF others,
hoping by this means, to escape the hands
Of justice. -
The Gazette it seems, has studied well
the peculiar tactics of its party. and indeed
the artful lodging and skil:ul maneuvrlng
Of its last number. show, it even now, well
learned in the science. The recent expo
sure by MIKE Walsh, Of the violence, that
has all along been resorted to, in New
York City, to deter wing voters from the
polls, has thrown its editor into complete
fever. His blood boils, and his flesh burns,
with Indignation, at the recollection OF
wing iniquities, Which these disclosures have
freshened in his memory. And straightway
his readers, and the people are spoken to,
in column and half, Of the most impas-
stoned locofoco eloquence. a
The subject--Pipe laying and clergyman
dering-is mastery handled, and we only
wonder how the poor wings, have stood the
shock, it is so conclusive in its facts, and so
whitening in its invective. But irony aside
we suppose the article in question, deserves
a reply, and we shall therefore answer it as
briefly as we can.
We are somewhat surprised that the Ga
zette, should at this day speak Of CLIENT
WORTH, and what the locofoco presses OF the
country, were pleased to call, his astonno-
ing disclosures Of whig election frauds IT
ought to know, that the secret papers Of
Glentworth, which the locofocos, relied on
IN blast the character of Moses II. GRINNELL;
Governor SEWARD, and other distinguished
wings. were opened by Mr. RECORDER Nor
R,s. and instead Of establishing their guilt,
proved their innocence. That in the whole
Of the investigation before the Recorder not
one title of evidence, was discovered to
show tn at frauds were perpetrated for the
benefit of the wing party, or that any OF
the leading wings had aught to do, in paw
ing the way for their accomplishment. In
deed it was conclusively shown that Client
worth wac only sent to Philadelphia, from
New York in order to procure the assls-
lance Of police officers and others, who
might detect the fraudulent voters, the I'M
maculate locofocos had themselves imported
from that city. It was to Illustrate the
fraudulent intent and corrupt designs OF To-
cofocoism, and not to advance the whigs'
By such base means, as the prostitution Of
the ballot.box, that he was sent on his mis-
sion. If this were not the fact, why did he
not, and why did not the locofocos, as they
vauntingly promised, connect SEWARD, and
GR,NNELL, BLATcHroRD, and DRAPER, and
WErmoRE, and SWIFT, with those "astound'
ing disclosures Z" Why did they not, and
why did not Mr. ATTORNEY GENERAL BUTLER
Mr. COLLECTOR HoYr, and STEVENSON and
EpnoNps, those confidential friends of VAN
buren,. open the whole budget of wing cor
ruutions? Because they had not the pow
er. because there was nothing to, expose,
because in 1reality they were themselves
dishonored and disgraced, by their reck
less and RUTHLESS attacks, on men who
stood forth, with purer characters and bet
ter morals.
Those very men, BUTLER and HoYT, ane
the wretched crew Of Office holders, who
surrounded them, sought by the viles'
means, to perpetuate power and place &c
the locofoco party. They offered CLIENT
WORTH, the consulate at Havre and two
thousand dollars, if he would but make an
affidavit, duplicating VIM. H. SEWARD ane
the leading wings of New York, in the pro
duration of fraudulent voters. And YET
these bribers, these corruptionists, these
supple tools of party, these plunderers OF the
public treasury, these abettors Of election
frauds, these snborners Of perjury, had the
insolence to talk OF the purity of the pubic
morals and the sanct;ty Of the Sallot'box.--