The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-06-03
THE LOCoFOCo RATIFICATION MEET.
ING IN WASHINGTON.

~ Er;d,r evenne. in front of the National The
atre, for the purpose OF responding to the nomlna-
tions made at Baltimore by their distracted Con-
vention. There we're present large number OF
persons, of which the Locos themselves, we pre-
sumo, would not claim more than third. Near
y all of that party sat stood upon the steps of
the Theatre, and we think that there could not
have been more than seventy five or one hundred
besides, who were mingled with the dense throng
of Wings who covered large area in front of
the building
The meeting was addressed by several mem
bers of Congress, and others, who endeavored to
lash themselves and their audience into glow of
enthusiasm but to little purpose. Their bold
and reckless professions of confidence in utter
ly hopeless cause, were better calculated to ey-
cite laughter than any other emotion; and we
venture to say, that every Loco present who pos
sesses spark Of capacity TO appreciate the lud-
crous, did laugh at the ridiculous bravadoes of the
demag ogues who addressed them. The portion
of Mr. Hoban's speech we listened to was well
enough in its way and we must do him the JUS
tice to acknowledge that it very favoraby contras
ted with the unmigated blackguardism which
characterized the harangues of Messrs. Kennedy,
of Indiana, Wentworth, Of Illinois, and chuffy.
muddy headed looking man from Louisiana
Mr. Hoban acknowledged that the nominees Of
their party were not so distinguished for eminent
services or great talents as many other men, and
that the party had suffered great distraction and
confusion; but the succeeding speakers gave the
lie to these notorious facts, and boldly declared
that James X. Polk was one of the greatest men
living-one of the lights of the age lin proof of
which, they adduced his untirng support of Gen.
Jackson through thick and thin: if any other fact
or evidence of Mr.. Folks greatness was offered
it escaped our ears. The different grounds upon
which the defence OF the wretched cause of Loco.
focosm was placed by its advocates-some con-
Tossing that their candidates were not great or
eminent and that it was not desirable they should
be,while others called them the lights of the age
reminded US of the story of fellow who went to
the tanner with dog skin to SELL The tanner
inquired, "Sir, was your dog very fat Z" 90, the
latest dog you ever saw" says the vender. But
| don't like fat dog skim" replied the tanner, Il
find that fat dog skins are too tender" The own
er of the dog skin, finding himself upon the wrong
tack, after some hesitation, and scratching his
head, replied, Well the dog was not so darned
etarnel fat after ALL" So with the Locofoco dog
skins. Finding that the truth of the NATTER ho-
| nestly confessed, that James X. Polk is in fact
very ordinary man, was not likely to take, the
crers of the article wheeled about and attempted
to give it an entirely new color.
The most diabolica calumnies were uttered by |
two, at least, of the speakers, which we take this
occasion to point out, and for the preparation OF
which, in our deliberate opinion, their authors
might be convicted Of libel One of the speakers,
Mr.. Kennedy, said that he had understood -
and his proclamipg it to the people in the man.
ner he did, made him the endorser of what he Ut
tered" he had understood, that Mr.. Clay, before
leaving Washington, had reproached his friends
with having deceived him into the belief that the
people were opposed to Annexation, and had
thereby trapped him into writing his letter in op-
position to it." There is word in the English
language, which ought not to be used too often
first, because it is harsh word and, secondly
because it is good, sound, energetic word, and
therefore, ought not to be abused But we can
not mnce the matter in this instance and we
therefore, feel called upon to say in justice TO
Henry Clay and the Wing party, that the above
statement is malicious and wicked LIE 1t
may rest with Mr.. Kennedy, or his friends, to
take what share of credit he or they think
proper for its propagation. But we must say
further, that, whether he is the originator, or
merely the vender he lands, in either case, re-
sponsbe for it to his M aker and to public opinion
| The coarse. vulgar, false, and atrocous lam
guage applied by Mr.. Andrew Johnson, of Ten.
nessee, to Mr.. Clay, is equally an outrage upon
the moral sense of mankind, and can only degrade
the author of it in the estimation of honorable
minds
The anecdotes" Of the speakers, almost with
out exception, were SO disgustngly filthy and i'm
moral, that they would not bear repetition. The
/ nlty III