Holly Springs gazette., 1844-08-03
I0COFoCO PRINCIPLES.


tha, they would make the paramount policy
OF the country. why don't they come out
like men and tell US so. and tell us what
they are2 The truth is. they have none,
and they dare no. even tell the people thai
fact Not single principle, Of 'he few ad
vocated by different sections o! the party.
could be made The basis ofanylhing approx
imating to nationality. To advocate the
same MEASURES in every section of the q
niop. would he d. ath Glow given to loco
fo. -oism by its own members. A sectional
policy as diversified as the great interests O.
an extended coGntry.mu be advocated here
because, shott sig hted view of It's ehtcts,
may have rendered it popular, and denoun-
ced al another place as exceedingly prtjudi
cial to the Interests ofall because the vision
is not extended to the limits OF he Union
Thus. where the people have not been led
astray by demaeo and blinded by sec
tional feelings, the tariff is advocated
locofoco measure, incidental protection TO
home manufactures advocated as entirely
CONSTITUTIONAL; and their creates. effort
seems 10 be 10 out sttp the wings in indu-
cling the country 10 adopt it as permanent
policy In other sections. the same policy
is denounced as robber ike and unconstitU-
tional; particularly SO In the-Soutn. The
course of James K Polk, in r<,.st;ou 10 the
vexed QUESTION, speaks v.;.un,es in f4 vor OF
our position. Previous to his unlocked for
elevation to the candidacy for president, all
his views and nractlces were in strict accor
dance Win the doctrines of Southern free
ueders; he gloiitd, on more occasions than
one. In his bitter hostility TO incidental p'o-
teciion, whilst his sphere foI popular iavor
was limited but no sooner did II extend to
The limits ofthe Union, than protective pol
known TO be favorable TO sue neasures,and
this too, over his own signature. (see his lei
ter 10 Kane, of Pa Beautiful consistency IN
the'head. as well as in the members, OF tbs
great body Yet we are told all are stand
ing on one perfect platform. but the het
etooeneous basis on which thnt platform
rests. composed as 1t is. o. folly. ambition
| pride. selfishness, arrogance. vanity and
demagogism. is fast decaying under The
| cortoding Influence of light and moulding G
| into dus, under the weight of publie virtue
| intelligence and erue patriotism.
The consistency of the party in relation
10 abolition is equally beautiful In the
South they strive with all their energies and
all the aid they can procure from Earth, ;o
| identify wings and aboitinnists at the
| Norlh the sa ne locofoco party. s'a1 ding on
| the same perfect platform, go now, as IN Al
hand 10 hand with aboliiionists TheiI
shouts and plaudits for Polk and Dailas.are
only surpassed by the numbering and deep
toned and heartfelt curses they are pouring
on Clay and Frefngbuysen. In the norm
TX Polk is represented TO the abolition
ist as entirely disconnected with slavery
though residing in slave state. THIS is
well known fact; yet not single loco pa
DER has had the moral honesty to represeD
the thing as it is If by misrepresentation
aboli,ion votes can be multiplied IN favor o
locofoe o,srn al is well and all are COOL locos
I.et them 90, we succeeded against them II
40. aud our success in Al will be far NOR
triumphant.