The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-08-01
THE NATIVE AMERICAN PARTY
LOCOFOCOISM.

we have already stated, what we can
prove and what is known to be true. in those
cities where Native American associations
exist, that Native Americanism lives and
moves. and has lis being in Locofocoism.-
Besay we can prove this and we are deter
mined it shall be proved TO the satisfaction
of the whole community. Since the COM
mencement of the late riots in Philadelphia,
we have received from intelligent men of
that city several letters, not meant for publ
cation, all %concurring in the statement that
tbe riots had their origin and found their sup
port in the Locofoco party. Indeed this fact
must be se~lEevident 10 all who are familiar
with the history of parties in this county
The Wing party is and has ever been the law
and order party, whilst the Locofocos, as in
the case of the sacking of the New York
-four stores, the case of the Rhode Island re-
belllon, and scores of other cases that might
be named have always been distinguished by
their disregard of laws and constitutions,
and their recognition Of brute force as the
only rule of right.
The Hon. Nathan Sargent, of Philadel-
phia, has written us a letter under date of the
Sth INST, from which we make the following
extract, merely adding that the writer's high
Standing as a gentlemanof unimpeached and
unimpeachable candor andintegrity is a full
guaranty that what he says may be relied on
as, strictly rue:s -FaFsrrf
The Native Americans disclaim all con-
~nection with the. rioters, and the respectable
portion of them, at least, keep aioof; but
they are Americans generally, and probably
all or nearly all of them belong TO the Native
American party. 20 81
1t has been said abroad by the Locofoco
press, that the Wings constituted a majority
of this party-that it was in fact the Wing
party in disguise. Nothing could be more
untrue. / assure you upon my v~eracity, that
from the. best information | have been able
to obtain, and | have taken %unbounded pains
TO be correctly informed, full t,oo thirds if
not fourJffths of the Native American party,
are or were Locofocos; and Locofocos, too,
oil the most violent stamp. Nearly all their
principal leaders belong to that party, and the
few Wings who are reckoned among its lead
ers, are those who have been discountenanc-
ed and thrust aside by that party, on account
of their over anxiety for Office and theil OBJ
%trusive meddlesomeness. OF the present
mob, full nineteen twentieths are Locofocos.
We copy the following from a late number Of
the Columbus CO.. State Journal: essU
The Origin of Natire. Americanism in
PAiladelphia-1he Proof that it or5gi-
mated in and is sustained by the pr0mi-
nent men of the Locofoco Party!! -
We affirmed in the Journal, a short time
since, that Native Americanism in Philadel-
phia and New York took its rise in the ranks
of the Locofoco party. OF this fact We had
given, and still had in our possessions, I'M
published testimony so conclusive, that WI
deied successful contradiction. We are in
debted to the Washington Standard for the
following, made up from facts published in
Philadelphia:
"Those who know anything about the cir.
f cumstances attending the rise of the Native
American party in that city, know that it grew
out of the hostility engendered between the
5 Irish Catholics, headed by Hugh Clark, and
the Locofocos of the city and county, caused
| by the refusal of the Democratic conference
10 nominate Clark, last fall, as the Demo
cratic candidate for Sheriff; Jas. Hutchinson
having been nominated after a violent con.
test of a week, during which the utmosr
heat and rancor were displayed by the friend:
e of the respective applicants for nomina
: ton.
"Upon the rejection of Clark, and the
e nomination of Hutchinson Clark's friends Sc
ceded from the conference, joined those o
Moron McMichael, the Wing nominee 70
sheriff, who was, by their aid, elected
c Clark's friends also voted for, and by thei
h support elected, the Wing candidates fu
tPnuOfV froaSuror corn+u roni-1;o,ar ~,
county auditor; they also voted for Mr.. Con
o rad, the Wing candidate for Congress in tn,
S 18th district, CD. Ingersollfs opponent, who
by their assistance, was near being elected
h This opposition to the democratic ticket
5 provoked that party into ~denunciations an,
anathemas the most bitter and intemperat,
n against foreigners, and especially AGAINs,
FOREIGN CATHOLICS, which was hurled a
l. them upon all occasions, and at times an,
y places during and subsequent to the e~lectien
e. The destruction of Mr.. Clark's office and pa
E. pers at the time of the riots, shows that thu
feeling entertained towards him during an
subsequent to the election bad not abated
r The destruction of his officewas the act G
those he had defeated by joining the Wing,
Is it at all probable that the Wings were cor
at cerned in destroying his Office and papers?
le Now, it is here substantiated by givin
le names, dates and places, that the great bod
70 of the foreign voters voted with the Wing
ne and for the Wing candidates, thus enabIin
~ them 10 succeed where they had not bee
C. successful before, but where there had nea
o. ly always been a very large majority again
he them.
en- It's proved that they did so because the
he had be%enDEcE1vED and DRFRAUDED, as the