Holly Springs gazette., 1844-04-27
TACTICS OFvAN BURENIsM.

Bv those who are aueniively on the
witch. the football Of LocofocCism may gen
eraIlv be heard before il takes lis spring
The organs Of The party in Congress. es-
recisIIy the Globe and KtndaIPs Epositor,
have been saying so much Of late against
the Wings frr having resorted TO the Iegiti-
mate means Of difiusipg information con
cemiDg the great political. commercial, and
financial questions Of the times By the circu-
htion ofpamphlets and speeches, that we
felt sure, some grand movement was on foot
'or filing all the channels of communica-
uon with Locofoco documents According
ly It is now openly proclaimed that the
democratic members Of both branches OF
Congress have held Joint meeting in the
Senate Chamber" (N ashington) and ap-
pointed an Executive Committee. whose
duiy il shall be 10 answer 10 that call of the
people sounding up from every part of the
country, give us ligLtl'
OIthc uHaacY In which this call IS now
& wit cOntinue t. BE- answered we have a
striking illustration in the statement by Mr..
Ciingman, Of North Carolina on the floor
OF the House that $4,000 eIectioneering .
documents had been sent forth from the Cap
i,oi. under The franks of Locofoco members
Of Congress They consisted chiefly OF
raucorous attacks upon Henry Clay A
large proportion has been poured into Con
uectIcut tor the purpose Of influencing tbs
result ofthe election which is soon 10 come
uu 10 that land Of steady habits" This
statement was not denied.
orr ficnds will thus see " hat efforts the
Managers at the Metropolis are making to
bring tugcthertheir shattered forces Of 1910
They viii spare NJ labor TO revive and con
centre all the means ana materials Of their
party warfare OF that year. Now then
Wings you must meet them with fIcts and
arguments with dates and fgures-with
authoritative aud indisputable documentary
s,1trmeut, history and proof
Let us remind our friends also of another
paH Of Van Burenism, which we have be
fore marked, aEd which is again recommen-
dfi by the Globe for the general adoption
Of the Party" The order given from
Head QlaIters IS TO change, CHARGE
CHARGE Ito put the Wings on the de
fsnsive. But that IS not our position; arC
leJ not our friends BE driven or induced Il
olcupy 1t by the arbitrary and groundles
accusauons which the Van Bureniles wi
AuS-lupulOuSlE invent OF repeat DAY ate
day although they may have been thou
sand times disProved. Idle eand ute ly com
tempubIe charges will be revived for n
other purpose than 10 engage the time ant
attention OF the Wing speakers and writer
~ answering them when they might b
far more efficiently employed in demonstra
ting by the truths Of history and by authen
TIC statistics concerning the condition OF tn
country and all classes of our people, th
pesiierous character ofthe principles an
policy for which a restoration is now de
manded By Mr.. Van Buren, and his friends
No no; to the Whig party may be ad
dressed the words of the illustrious Hannl
bal 10 his soldiers after he had crossed tn
Alps, and with hostile banners displayed
had come down upon Italy. You BRIN'
the war The hope. the courage of assail
ants Is alwayS'greater than of those who,ac
on The defensive and, besides injuries L
your nation, indignities to the people fir
your minds and spur forward you to a glo
rons victory