Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1844-09-12
A TEXT FOR LOCO FOCO ORA.
TORS,

A. We understand The Loco Focos have taken tho
morals and religion Of the Country under their Is.
peclsl casc and keeping and arc 10 gree, fear and
tibua,ioo lest the e'tsblishmsns Of Wbie measures
should destroy them, We commend to them tho fol.
lowing which We end ia the Columbia (Tenn.) OBJ.
server. psper published In tho very town whore
Mr.. Polk lives. The Observer gives an account of
place, and states that some renegade Wing, who
had gone over to Polk and Dallas, was received
and regularly baptized in the faith. When they
were about to immerse him. the political deacon
calling the man by name, said -
81 boptise Thee in the name of Andrew
Jackson. the Father. James X. Polk, the
Son, and Texas the Holy Ghost"
This ceremony was followed by the most tire
mendous cheering from the meeting, showing their
peculiar respec, for good morals and religion.
Loco Focoism il sai gensris." 1t was hatch.
ed In tho hot bed Of the French Revolution, and
nurtured at the breast Of in6deli,y and has Lost
none of its force in tho hands Of the pions Kendas
Fanny Wrigh,s, Owens, Brownson., Get id omne
GENTS" Of the United States. The tendency Of
Loco Focoism is to tear down and destroy all Of
the institutions of this Country. both civil and re.
l,gous; and the most wicked and eviLhearted
among them are those who pIate and cant so much
upon the subject. When the religion and morals
of this Country driven for retreat and asy lum
under the wings of Loco Focoism, then indeed
may we begin to fear for that bright and gloriou.
star which guides man with unerring certainty to
his immortal home.
Loco Focoism is doing her best to keep the
masses in ignorance and poverty-they fear the
breaking OF the ligh, Of knowledge upon the minds
Of the People Ignorance is the parent of vice and
morality. From this condition the Wings wish to
raise the People. We wish to establish schools
Throughout, the land for the education Of the chill
dres of the poor-ths is one of our reasons for Bd
vocating so strongly the Wing measure of di,tribu,
ing the proceeds of the Public Lands among the
States We wish 20 give employment and good
wages to the people to enable them TO raise their
children in comfort, resrectsbity. and the light OF
knowledge--for this reason we advocate the pro.
lection of their labor aganst the pauper labor of
the nonarchies of Europe, where men are bodily
mentally, and morally slaves We wish to make
men free, and therefore we are the advocate, of
striking from Executive pore, the means and in
strnmenu of sitting the voice OF the freemen of this
land as expressed through their representa-.
tves We wish to correct The morals of the Coun
try by hurting from power and Office the base
wre,ches who have barsained away their birth
right FOR the mess of pottsgs" These are
some of our measures. Let them speak for them.
selves. II their tendencies are immoral, then we
are too ignorant and obtruse to discover ii. Be-
ware of canting hypocr,es. They always have
been and will be to the end Of time scurvy set
Their hearts never join in the service Of their lips
Both Wings and Democrats can easily discover
and detect the cantius hypocrts. Any must
be hard pushed who can consent to Amos Kendall,
ire himself.