Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1844-03-15
NEW YORK CITY TO TEN THOU.
SAND WINGS IN COUNCIL!
SPIRIT OF LOCOFOCOiSM.
DYING SPEECHES & CONFESSION

DYING SPEECHES & CONFESSIONS.
Fnncying that our readers may derive both
profit and amusement from tho dying speeches
and confessions" Of l.ocoiocosm, we herewith
offer hcn dish.
The Hnrrlsburgh Pn. Argus, n violent locoioco
piper, sroans out the following strains:
"Ihe Danger. 1t is upon us already. There
is M unton-no harmony-no hope in The pariy AL
Is dlscOrd, division ana dependency. There is
delusion, deception and nn unJ iclding adherence
TO men that would have crushed the Delnocrn,i,
party IN the day OF it's greatest I,ower The ;ro,,
ru.9 that has, in days gone by, nliniIated those
who were disposed to revolt has lost iis uo,tncy.
it is disresaided, laughed at scorned 10 inouire
What has produced This state Of diSorganizniinn.
is not cur purl ose. lis existence We lament Lut
will not deny"
"We differ with some rs TO the prorriety of
! telling The truth upon this subject. There nre
those who do not think it policy. 1t viii iuiure
the party, say they, at the same Tina admitting 10
ihe full extent The correctness OF our opinion in
regard t. IT'S condition. Whether their course il
not more reasonable Than ouIs we must eaye 10
our readers to judge Whit, hen three out of
| every five Dsmocra tlalS sit the scat OF Govern.
nIent from the country, say, that detection is sulk-
| ing abroad III every township in the S.ule-when
they tell us ,hut the Clay men are active and or.
gan2lng i'll every district and that the Democrats
| -
who have voted with us before say that if they
have to make choice between sir. Van Btnen and
| MIR. Clay, they will choose the latter. When these
iings are, ia ii the policy 10 be quiet: II j, is
it is policy that we cannot reconcile with our
duty"
ave will no, deceive Mr.. Van Buren, or his
friends by holding out false lights 10 him or them
They shall know The truth. Ii hey do not credit
1t now, the lime is not distant when results will
confirm il. The party is going 10 pieces Its ell
ergles are being destroyed. Despair has taken
held oi the sou'esl hearts. All is lost: gone not
Tor this year or the next four, bu far uarer of
- century, unless Mr.. Van Buren, is immediately
Withdrawn. There must be 10 delay ia this mat
Ter. The army is dsbauding, and we musl lave
new cohmaiiuer al once or We can make no
fight. Let the ex-Presideuts friends chous, ,h,t
coiiiiiahuer. IL IS matter OF const auence To-
us who lie IL, so that we achieve a victory over
The enemy In all rcuson, this is not an imtnol-
crate uetnniid-H Is not asking much. We
wish but to be allowed TO participate III glorious
victory. We not who are the officers wa
hight under, SO that the party has confidence in Sic
cess But this state of things must alarm everv
Democrat. With Mr. Van Buren,, Il field far dark
Ell far more disastrous than that Of 1910 lies he.
lore u.s."
Upon this tie Augusta Chronicle (Whig) re-
marks as follows:
All trElh-evcry word of il! We endorse The
Argus man, from top to BOTTOM II is refreshing.
Illus TO get The truth from lips that have been SO
long strangers 10 il, even though it comes in the
shape OF :" last dying speech aud coniession"-
We can, too, excuse the poor mans pathetic call
for new commander" 1t is common for pa
tents beyond hope TO desire new DOCTOR The
Withdrawing OF the old enpiric would no how
ever, in tins case, prolOng the existence of Loco
iucOiSm. Ii is in lIasty consumption" and
may us well die under the care OF the Professor
OF Llnden"old as OF any other one OF the Jaco-
BIN Faculty.
A! convention of Johnson locos, holden at
Harrisburgh recently tho following resolution was
adopted
Resotred, That IRE recommend Martin Yan
buren, 10 remain al Kinderhook and devote his time
10 HE cuinraii0a Of cabbageS!"
The Philadelphia Spirit of the Times, of the
9Th ult. Il warm and devoted avocate Of MIR. Van
Buren,, makes the following dolorous confession:
Distinctly, then, VIC are not opposed 10 the
nomination OF Mr. Van Buren,. Distinctly, how
ever we shall look upon that nomination as The
prelude 10 Democratic defeat. We soy this
with no lille northumberland wi h absolute
liain-but we shy it with sincerity"
Mr. Fan Buren, in Ohio.-At a recent meeting
Of the friends oi Gen. Cdss, in New York, DR..
Odds from Ohio, siaunch Locoloco, was one OF
the principle speakers The DR.. is somehng of
humorist Speaking as to the strength of CEN
didatcs, he says:
There may be- aud there is a strong feeling in
favor OF MIR. Van Buren, for the next President.
But II yon ask me, here and there, do you think
he can carry this State you will find tina, in ma
ny OF the States his chances would be very doubt
iul. Take Ohio and know something OF that
state and | for one and many others, say that
lie could not carry that State.-(Choes.l | was
formerly strong for Mr. Van Buren, as any one,
and so ! would he now if | thought him the
strongest man. (Cheers) But although some,
even OF his friends, admit HAT he could carry
Ohio yet he could carry New York. Aud those
in Now York who doubt his success there all say
that they very sure OF his success in Pennsyl-
yaniu. It is very like what is told me in travel
ling in some plrls OF Ohio and Illinois; where The
milk sickness prevails. You ask in such neigh
borhood Have you got the milk sickness here? p
on no y will be The answer shut they have 1t
very bad ten miles Off, Laueher)
Aud ogain he says;
Wei, then, arc you not convinced that Mr.
! Van Buren, mus, he beaten again, in Ohio : ms
is melancholy news to bring from Ohio, bnl it is
true. Aud set il down that in February, lo43.
told yuu--nut prediced--but stated us a simple
matter of fact that Mr.. Van Buren, would DO
beaten in Ohio, by 10000 votes.- Cheers Tho
fact is, MIR. Van Buren, is just now very much ia
The position OF monkey, whose melancholy fate
, "A friend Of mine who studied at Princeton Col
ege records. One of the students was a sort OF
Ole Bull, or Paganini in small why, and used 10
. play great deal on the violin. One day alter he
q had laid il aside the monkey came into The room,
Q seized the fiddle and ran up on the roof oil the
). building. Here he placed the fiddle Ia NODE IA
b. laugh) AMI drew his bow. Alarmed at the noise
n which of course he made, he started back again,
drew the bow, and started back still further, MI
. finally he got TO the gable, and Then making an
other eiforl, he sprang backwards, Tell 10 the
!. ground and broke the fiddle and his neck ut mo
q same lime-l Roars OF Laughter') Mr.. Van bu'
al. Iala daft 4