Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1844-07-04
NUMBER rs.
PRENTICE ON PoLKIsM.


II seems tina, a committee of sixty
Loco Focos visited Mr.. Dallas house a,
midnight TO inform him Of his nomination
for the Vice Presidency. Hearing a
terrible hubbub at his door, he lesped
oul Of bed, and, without even drawing on
his breeches, hurried down 10 see what
was the matter. The committee Official.
ly addressed him in his shiri-iail, aud he
replied in his shirt tail. He certainly cut
a very pretty figure, when listening to
the news oil his nomination, but not half
so pretty one as be will when hearing
The result Of the election.
The Richmond Enquirer thinks tina, il
IS better for the Locofocos TO take Mr..
Polk than to attempt to procure o more
acceptable candidate. He saws that "a
bird in the hand is worth two in the BUSH"
We don't know that. II the bird be a
poke, we had rather have one in the bush
than dozen in hand.
One OF the Locofoco u. States Senators
on hearing Of the nomination Of Polk for
the Presidency, aud Wright for the Vice
Presidency, exclaimed "a kangaroo
ticket, strongest 10 the h ind legs" The
beautiful ANIMAL has been considerably
weakened in the hind legs since thai
time.
II amuses US to see and hear the Loco
Wings. Nhy-one good, genuine, hear.
ty Wing shout, would splf Locoloco's
throat.
1t seems tina, the Locofocos have cor.
siderable difficulty 10 getting the hung of
the names OF their Candidates. A violen,
Locoioco went thro' the streets OF Cinciu.
natl the other night, crying with The
whole might of his lungs, hurrah for
PORK and Dull ass"
| In New England, poke is machins
fastened upon the neck of an unruly horse
to prevent him from Jumping the fence.
The Fooofoco party, with its pfesen, poke
upon its neck, will be kept in order With
out the leas, difficulty.
One would suppose thet the intelligence
| of Mr.. Folks nomination had been com
muuica,ed TO the Locofocos oil over the
country by electric Telegraphs, for it has
plOFeu sbOCkHfb news ~ lUcU.
We understand the the Loco Foco pro.
cesslon, when passing our Office on Thurs-
day night, gave forth loud groans. il is
not the first time we have made the
Locofocos groan, and il shall not be the
last. We shall continue TO give them an
occasional touch of The belIy-scne, and
they may groan to their hearts content.
The most active man at present in
Loco Foco politics hereabouts, is an ia
divdual, who, four or five years ago, got
rid OF capitatlon tax Of dollar and
half, by addressing communication to
the mayor and council, informing them
that he was not citizen Of the Unned
States, but ofTexas!
A leading Locofoco of Indiana was ask.
ed whether he thought he could hut upon
the nominee Of the Baltimore convention
in twenty six guesses, one guess COR each
State in the Union. Eyes, indeed" said
be, and at it he went, guessing for lie.
He ran over a list of twenty six leading
Locofocos with the utmost volubility, but
he ''could'Ht come H." Then the genle-
man who was in conversation with him,
cried out, "Hurrah Tor Polk !'' "Pok
he'll !" exclaimed the unfortunate guesser,
fThey can't Poke mel"
The Wings, for some time past, have
been ardentIy longing for an opportunity
to do justice to Mr.. Van Buren,. The
Locoiocos, however, have taken The plea.
sent job off our hands and done justice to
him themselves, They have used us ra.
Their unhandsomely in this. but we must
take our revenge by doing justice TO their
Mr.. Polk.
1t has been charged agsns, the Wings
that they rejected Mr.. Van Buren, 10 1910
simply because they were drunk on hard
cider. But why have the Looofocos re-
jected HMM 1s44l Have they too been
taking tremendous pol. at the hard CT.
der.
Some of the Locofocos promised us
| that they would ''siart fresh man." Is
there anything particularly 'fresh" about
n twice beaten candidate for the Office Of
Governor?