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Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-07-26
LOCOFOCO PRINCIPLES.

Many man has answered his own ialla-
cies and heresies more cilcctualy than his
opponents could do, and we believe it would
be difficult to give stronger or more strlh"
ing record of Locofoco opinions, than is COM
tanned in the following exhibition of the
principles of the party, by party leaders.
81 ordently desire to see this country in the same
happy condition with Cuba."- Senator Walker.
" | coincide with the Senator from Mississippi
Senator Cdttoun.
I'VE must reduce prices ofproperiy and labor iow."
--Scndtor Buchanan.
"The price of labor is entirely too high the labor.
er in this country can atijrd to work for Id day.
- Senator Tdppan.
Now Sir have demonstrated, and the manui1c-
turers and their advocates here affirm that the effect
and design OF the protective system is TO increase me
cages Of labor the profits of capital and The price o.
the rae idteri1l"-MD4ffe.
1.-THE Snh-1reasury is in successful operation IL rs
out Of p de>potc Governments in Europe" Send
tor Hubbard.
"ln these % sub.Treusury Governments the wa
gcs of the ahoring man will not average Is cents
ay"-Senator Pierce
wages are a cunning device of the DEVIL
Bropnson.
a shilling day and no meat > Williams.
1.-THE sub Treasury is designed to secure Tor the
wants Of the Government money extracted from the
pockets of the people, u" Georgian, august, l84O
We will offer, in conclusion, an extract
from the Democratic Reriem, the oracle oil
| Locotocoism in this country.
| "Since the election of 1910 we have pretty much
ceased to speak OF, confide in, the Intelligence o
| the people, We confess we could hardly Tor
bear exclaimng in vexation and contempt, well, at
| Ter all, nature will out; the poor devils, If we lu ie
them alone. will make cattle of themselves, ana why
should we waste our time and substance IN trying tt
| hinder them from making themselves cattle! /
we wish to secure to ourselves aud our postery I'M
blessings of freedom and good government, we mus
procure stronger guarantees than popular suffrage ant
popular vttue and intelligence. Suragc rest
for It's basis as gunrantoeoi freedom and good GOV
| crnmrnt, on the assumed INTEL gcncc and virtue o
| the people, Now this may b. very h"au mi IN ihe>
ry, Int when we come To practice tbs vat e al' d
teincnce of the people Is all q hiNmbug. Demo
cratic Rcrier April, lSl3
Murder will out, and thus we record ih
opinions of the leaders Of the party tina
claims to be, above all others, the friends o
the People. We say to each Of the party
" GU, Of thine own mouth will condemn
thee, thou wicked scrvant."-N Y. Efpr.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-07-26
THE BEAUFORT Is. c. RESOLU-
TIONS,

That. whatever is meant elsewhere, Dis
UNION is meant by John C. Calhoun and
his party in S. Carolina, through the agen-
cy of the Texas question, he must be blind
who does not see, and most uncandd who
does not admit The last speech of COL
Benton which will appear in a few daysl
presents this conclusion SO forcbly, and ar
rays the evidence in support of it so convin-
cingly, that he is little short of an midel who
can withhold his belief, however reluctan, he
may be to beeve.-The resolutions of the
people of Barnwel, Sumter and Edgeheld
Districts, heretofore published all corrobo-
rate the opinion; but the resolution of the
people of Beaufort District places the fact
beyond all doubt or controversy.
That resolution is as follows
Resolre9, That ifhe Senate of the United States,
under the drill of party leaders, should reject The
Treaty of Annexation, we appeal TO the cllIzens of
Texas and urge them not 10 yield Just resentment
and turn their eyes TO other alances-but 10 believe
that they have the warm advocacy of large portion
of the American people WHO ARE RESOLVED, THAT
SOONER OR LATER, THE PLEDGE IN TIE TREATY or
l7O5 SHALL IF REDEEMED AND Texas INCORPORATED
ISTO THE lNlON. But II on the other hand,
not permitted TO bring Texas into our Union, peace
fully and legllimatey, now may he, then we sol.
EMMY Announce to the world that WE WILL DIS.
SOLVETHIS UNION SOONER THAN ADAM
/ DON TENAS.'
And now Virginians of all parties and
| opinions, on which side will you be found in
the approaching struggle On that which
adheres to the UNION as the ark of our
safety or on that which has enlisted all the
dsallection, and all the moral treason in the
country The crisis is important, and the
fate of unborn ages may be, nay certainly
is, involved in your decision. We call upon
the fathers of the land to pause and survey
the gull on the brink of which the country
stands. At such time, who will DENY tina (,
the Union requires the counsels of its most
tried, wisest and experienced cilizens1 II
the Ship of State is driven among the break
ers, who, in Heavens name, but the merest
slave Of faction, would look to James h.
Polk instead OF Henry Clsy'-Rrhmond
Wig,
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-07-26

protection, is really the true, simon pure
tariff party after all 7
How very strong is the presumption that
the pretended views of "A couple of dozen of
small potato journals are to carry the day
against the opposing voice of Il nearly unan-
imous party, and in the face of the fact that
that party is every where else fighting fierce
ly for just the opposite opinions
Will these men succeed in fooling sin
gle voter into the belief that the cause of
protection is safe in the hands of party,
nine-tenths of whose journals and spouers
openly curse protection and its abettorsl If
they do, il has been well said, that the next
job, that of proving that black is white, will
be easily performed.
But we ourselves cannot believe the game
will work. 1t is too bald, too shallow, and
too contemplate. Thank God, the people
of Vermont can read, and they can read a
Southern paper as well az Northern one
They can see the whole Locofocoism of the
South, and four. ffths Of that Of the North
openly claiming support on the ground OF
deadly hostility to the Wing Tariff, and il
will take something more than the stupid
and impudent lies of Mister James O'Ilallo.
ran, or the capabilities of" Mr.. ]. Richards,
to prove that Locofocoism, and its dagge
of latin" Jenny Polk, are the proper mel
to trust with the subject of protection TO TIT
vital interests of this nation.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-07-26

Mr. ELwooD FISHER, leading loco foco
at the south, in IA recent speech AT Louis
vile, Kentucky, made the following frank
and manly avowal of the principles upon
which the present contest is waged:
"The Wings accu,e Us Of not being willing to 90
before the people upon our prnCplesof being afraid
to nyow our naked principles and discuss them fairly
and openly, una.ded by the gunpCwder popularity OF
Jackson or the secret power OF magician. We
have now nomnnted man who is neither a nero nor
mag clan citizen comparatively undis ungushed,
and beaten twice in his own State, IN the Governors
canvass but man OUT AND OUT FOR FREE
TR ADE, OPENLY AND UNCONDITION NLI
OPPOSED TO PROTECTION, AS INEXPEDI-
ENT AND UNCONSTITUTIONAL We nomi-
nate man as the exponent -four prnclpes-we h1ht
on our principles, and we eXpec, to conquer on oul
principles, without any eXuane1us aid
This is honorable, and puts the issue fairly
before the people. Let them decide it. Mr.
Polk, has, surely, no " powder popular
ity !" and that he is no magician" appears
evden, enough from the fact that he has suf-
fered repeated disgraceinl defeats in his own
state but he is UNCoMPRoMIslNGLY opPos-
ED to PROTECTION" For this reason was
he nominated and his election, under these
circumstances, must of course be regarded
as settling, most unequivocaly, the question
of protection. Freemcn Of Vermont as
YE will it, SO pronounce.
o. The Eyening Post, after looking al
the Louisiana Election Returns, and turning
them over in its mlnd comes to the sage con-
cluson that Annexation of Texas is not so
nice hobby to ride after all. We have
been for some time of THAI opinion. Hear
the Louisville Journal:
"What do YOU think of the influence of the Texas
question now ~ sid we on Thursday evening to one OF
the chefncers of the Loco Foro association in this
city "Ah SAID he, "}Rerer did think that IRE should
ma! c anything by hat Many ofonr friends expect
ed zee Sh0uid gain byu but IarIyS thou gh OTHERWISE
When candidate for Office can only be assliled by
disappearing his course aud positions, it may be
safely assumed that he is unassalahle Indeed il Is a
concession that he cannot be successfully assaled.-
albany argus.
This is truth from an unexpected quarter
We hardly looked for such an admission in
the Regency organ. After its gross and re-
peated misrepresentation of Mr.. Clay's pub
lie course and it vrulent and calumnious as
saults upon his private character. we were
not prepared to find in the Argus so plain ar
acknowledgement that Henry Clay was alike
invulnerable and unassailahle. This is none
the less true because it is vouched for by the
Argus.--The party organs find to their cost
as the State Paper already begins to do, tina
in their venomous and malignant attacks up
on Mr.. Clay these vipers bite iile'--Dail,
1drertisGr.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-07-26
EDITORIAL CHANGE.

We notice that the esprit of the Age"
a sheet printed at Woodstock, in this State,
has lately been transferred from its former
Editor, CALEB GAMAGE EASTMAN, late OF
Johnson, into the hands of CHARLES GREN-
VILE EASTMAN, Esq, from parts unk nown'
Query-Did Caleb Gushing ever think 1t
necessary to change his name, because 1t
was no, so POLITICALLY euphouious as his i''s'
ldlous taste required
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-07-26
WHIPPED IN.

johnny Haswell of the Bennington GA
zette has had IA hard time of it. He early
became Tyler man, and, as usual with such
dsnterested worthless, went to Washington,
and took up with a small clerkship. While
there last spring, his paper, the Gazette, APP
peared in Washington with the names Of
Polk and Dallas at the mast head. This
was very awkward, and johnny came out in
a card in the Madisonian, declaring tina, said
names were put there without his consent.
All right. Next the naughty Wings saw the
said card, and began to talk about il as an
anti Polk manifestation, and some, presum-
ing johnny had ordered the flag pulled down
as his letter gave them cause to believe he
would, and never having seen his famous Ca
zettc, had the boldness to say that the said
flag was realty pulled down. By this time
Tylerism gave evident signs of approaching
dissolution, even TO the prejudiced eyes Of
the said Iaswell, and now having the teal
of pokatry before his eyes he comes on
with card, in the Globe wherein he denie.
pulling down the flag, and growing eloquent
says G. Cd forbid should ever aid in the
election of Henry Clay" to which we ar,
bound TO say amen. We hope the gentle
man has now got " home" again, where h
can enjoy the felicity of going over the dan
of defeat IN better company at least than
he had stuck to the squad.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-07-26

o. The Evening Post, (loco) admits
that while the Wings have lost in Louisiana
since 1910 on the popular vote, the Demo-
Gratis have also lost greatly since lS42.-
Here's the happy fruit of the Texas question
to Locoiocoism. You may as well give it
up, gentlemen your leaders have done SO
in their own minds, long ago,
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-07-26

~ IN favor Of the Iarn and against
he Po'K doctfne Of Annexation, have "como out "
rom the Loco Foco party, and pledged themselves
10 vote for Clay and Frenghuysen.
TO the Editors qfhe ohio State Journal;
DEAR Sal have lcen and still am n Dew ocrat,
and have voted for Martin Van Burcn, but since the
party choose TO advocate the annexation OF Texas to
tue Union, and make that reason why Mr.. PoIk
should be elected President for one cannot 20 with
him And although Henry Clay IS a
yet he has the manhood to say what he
knows to be true on this well as other subjects
and he will have my vote III October. ........
STEPHEN SMITH.
mn Creek, Deictrare County, ,Jtne 90 1911.
Editor Cicreidnd Usrdid-Sm:-1he undersigned
citizens and mechanics of the township OF Hudson
Summit county Ohio, have come TO the conclusion
that we cannot consistently support Messrs Polk
Dallas and Tod for the Office to which they are nom
mated. We will conclude by inviting
all our Democratic friends who love the old land
marks of Washington, Jefferson ard Madison, more
than this system 81 progress winch after all lis pro-
crossing back ward, to cut loose from the party that
has resolved itself IN favor Of the extension OF Slavery
to the neglect of every national nterest-whose onl,
rayng cry is Polk and Texas, Tod and victory, ant
unite with US in eecng Clay and Frclinghnysen, WHIT
are pledged 40 the great principles of Democracy
which we love more than men.
Truly yours,
HIRAM c. HART.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-07-26

O. Who murdered Dickinson, and shot
Tom Benton -! Not Young Hickory"
but old Hickory, whom universal Locofoco-
ism screamed after as boys follow an timer
an, music grinder. Ergo-Henry Clay is
an "'orrid bad man." and must not be Pres
idenl, because he didn't kill John Randolph,
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-07-26
WIGS OF BURLINGTON

You are one and all requested to meet
with the Clay Club on Monday evening
next, at the Court House, to make arrange
ments for attending the Mass Convention at
Willston on the 3lst.
W. l.. STRONG, !
J. X. GRAY, Torn
G.. l.. NELSON, Comm.
J. W. lllCkOk,
July "A, 1914.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-07-26
CIIIYTENDEN COUNTY
MASS CONVENTIONS!
Rally, Freeman, Rally!

The WINGS Of the County of Chitten-
den, one and all, are requested to meet IN
County Convention at the Hotel of DAVID
FRENcH, in Wiliston, on WEDNESDAY,
the Mirty,f first day of Jnly instant, at TEN
o'clock in the forenoon to nominate candi-
dates for Senators and take such other mea-
sures as may be deemed expedien, to secure
the election of the Wing candidates, and the
triumph of the Wing cause.
Al! men friendly to the cause Of good gov
eminent, and the election Of Clay, Freling-
huyscn, SIade, Eaton and Spalding, are in
vited to leave their business, and devote one
day to their country and their cause.
Let us have a rally which will do honor to
the proud fame of Old Chittenden.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-07-26


The TRUTH WELL sPoKEN.-We copy
with great pleasure the following Just and
timely remarks from the Boston Daily Adj
veriscr. Their tone and spirit do credit to
the Editors good sense and liberal princi-
pies. We need not say that the Daily Ad-
vertiscr is one of the most influential and
respectable Of the Boston Press -
NATIVE AMEnicANs.-We are sorry to see meas.
Urcs adopted IN any part of his Stale or ablishlny
.NI'irc american Association. There can be no
distinction made between the privileges of native and
adopted citizens, without the utmost hazard of serious
consequences 20 the harmony ard good order Of the
community. The forming of associations Of the char
acter proposed must necessarily cad 10 the formation
Of 1ssOHatiOns TO couneract their influence and the
consequence Of the hostility TINS produced must ult-
maelY be violations of the constitution and laws and
very likely disturbances of the public peace If the
naturalization laws are unwse, let those who think
Use Their influence TO have them amended but let
every good citizen beware how he attempts by asso-
cations with citizens of particular class to deprive
his fellow citizens Of any other class of political
or any other rights which they have lawfully ncquir ed
We hope tina the project Of such association which
has been suggested in a neighborng town. viii no, be
pcrseverJd in.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-07-26

A Loco FoCo EDITOR COMING OUT FROM
THE FOUL PARTY.-The editor of the La
tayelto (la.) Standard cannot stand Polk and
Dallas. He abandons the party. In Civ
ing his reasons for this course, he says:
TO the Principles of true Democracy we are as
greatly and Fundamentally attached as any one can e.
but when we see the Democrauc Party endeavoring
10 crush those principles under the weight of meas
prefer to give up the lovely name of Democracy,
TalEe- Than 10 abandon us loveliest PRINCIPLES.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-07-26

Con. WrNTIrLp SCnIT was at Rochester, IN
Friday, on HE way 10 the Upper Lake Country
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-07-26
SOUTHERN OBJECTIONS TO Mr..
CLAY.

Mr.. CALHOUN, in defining his position in
reference to the presidential question, thus
alludes to Mr. Clay.
Stii less ain able to support candidate who
shall ald or consent TO agiute The QUESTION of abolition
N con qreSS or ceruieres or condidote the most in.
huental aud most distinguished of whose par,isans
would proiens similar opinion doubt the ,incer.
~ OF man while At the same time he aids or con-
sentS to nptare the question of abolition whatsoever
may by the pretexts which he alledges ~ c. Cal.
h0uu.
from this it will be observed that Mr.. Clay
is opposed by the south, because he aids or
consents TO the agitation of the question of
abolition in congress, and otherwise. Tho
not calling himself an abolitisns, he is We,
regarded as an alder and abettor of the cause.
in as much as he has manfuy sustained the
right of petition, and recognized the subiec,
as one for discussion in Congress, and out.
Those who agree with Mr.. Calhoun in deny-
ing the right Of discussion and petition will
OF course join with HIM in opposing Mr.. Clay.
But those who hope and expect to see ulti-
mate emancipation accomplished through the
potent agency of petition and discussion of
the question, sin Congress or elsewhere"
will hardly find their justification in allowing
the election of Mr.. Polk, who fully comes up
to Mr.. CaIhoun's views on this subject and
whose election is urged mainly in reference
to that question. The question, however is
irreversibly narrowed down to Polk or Clay
Tens or no Tcxas-and the north can
decide it.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-07-26
FAIRLY STATED.

Mr. ELwooD FISHER, leading loco foco
at the south, in ii recent speech at Louis
vile, Kentucky, made the following frank
and manly avowa Of the principles upon
which the present contest is waged
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-07-26
London, Jag Q, I1lI.
PENN

GEoRGE f. SALE, leading lawyer OF
Tuscaloosa, having been invited to attend a
Loco-Foco Celebration Of the 4th, declined
on the ground that he had determined to 60
for Clay.-IIe was for Van Buren, in 40.
INDIANA
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-07-26

luii ilt sNcN i''0opl NChlol 4 ''l"ul
Ever since have been n voter Us years. have
been steady supporter of the party calling itself the
Democratic party. True at times, | was led to doubt
the propre,y of so doing, when found unpr'ncplcd
men PLAYING the demagoaue and using the sacred
name of Democracy, as swift nag on whose back
they maht ride into office and power at the expense
Of the best interests Of an homes, people.
"StilI, however, | aored in supposing that be-
longed to the Demccrdcy though some, even many
Of lis leaders were dishonest. At length, however
upon the most mature delberation | have been com
PEELED by the bolln and reckossness of the leader:
of he party to renouncc an allegiance 10 it, and de
clare myself independent Gifts shackles; and in inl
so think it proper to state few of the many reasons
that induce tins cUursr.'
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-09-17

great political questions eff the day, often
produces the most salutary and desirable re-
suits. 1t tends TO nerve and strengthen us
for the conflict before US; not conflict for
men but for principles, ON the performance
of which, the prosperity and stability of our
republican institutions, materially depend.
You arc at liberty to assure our Democra-
tic friends, of my untiring opposition to a
National Bank. Such an institution is one
of the means resorted to by the leaders Of
the Clay party to build up monopoly, that
shall grasp and control the monetary affairs
of our country. t
am also an avowed opponent TO the pre-.
sent tariff, for reasons, which hold myself
in readiness at all times TO give.
The distribution among The several states
of the proceeds of the sales of our public
lands, meets with my decided disapproba
ton. n
As candidate before the people of Ra-
cine county, for the House Of Represents
lives, pledge myself (if elected) TO use
untirng zeal in all legislative enactmcnts,
for the promotion of the greatest good to the
greatest number.
am yours, with great respect,
ORSON SHELDON.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-09-17

SURE WAY TO ABLOISH SLAVERY. -
Having the tirmest faith in the honesty OF
our abolition friends, of course we believe
they have no other motive of action than TO
procure the abolition of slavery. They will
then, follow the advice we give, as they can
not doubt lis efficacy to accomplish the end.
Let them, instead Of laboring as an isolated
party, Join their forces with the wings and
procure the establishment of the whig policy
all over The land; the establishment of an
United States Bank, restrictive tariff, dis.
tribunon. assumption, &c the result of which
will be, precisely as is the result of these
measures in England, that free labor VII be
reduced 10 such pittance of pay, that il
will become vastly cheaper than slave labor
Masters will then liberate their slaves as q
matter of interest, and embrace the adyan-
tage of the cheaper free labor. How easy
this process and how certainly efficacious
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-09-17

We were fercibly struck by the remark OF
naturalized IRISH citizen, at the Dcmocra-
tic meeting on Friday evening last, in reply
to an individual, who attempted to make a
distinction between Irish and American de-
mocrats. He said he knew of no distinctions
among democrats-he knew no Irish Demo-
Gratis nor American democrats, but knew
them all as of the great brotherhood of de-
mocrats. This is right, not only as regards
its application to members of the democratic
party, but in every relation. The very mi
mute we look TO mans birth place for his
qualifications, instead of looking to his cha
racter, we place his claims for consideration
upon circumstances which are accidental and
entitle hun to no kind of credit, instead OF
the circumstances of conduct and character
which alone do entitle him to credit. There
is no distinction, SO foolish, in our opinion,
as that sought to be made in view of a mans
birth place. 1t is a mans character alone
which affects all his relations of life, of whal
possible consequence then can his birth place
be! Certainly none whatever. eng. .......