The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-09-14
CAPTAIN STOCKTON AGAIN.

We see from the New York papers that this
modest Government officer, who has had such
swing with Government money during John Ty-
ler's administration. (the history of which, Tom
Marshall said, in a speech on the floor of the
House of Representatives. should be written an
pdrenhsses in the history OF the country has re-
Gently been figuring after his characteristic fash
ion at the Aston House.
The Ne,O York Ne,os, under the caption of
| !" ANOTHER BIG GUM" boasts of the rumor that
Capt. Stockton was at the Astor House, with
round sum of $250,00O, in bank, ready to take
up any of the bets the Wings may be willing to
offer on the election"
The Ne,o York Eapress copies the boast and
makes some just and severe comments upon the
says the saying among the Locofocos, that "Jer-
sey is safe now; Stockton has got it in his
breaches pocket" has become quite common
brag in that city.
The Express also gives a letter from its Wash
ington Correspondent, on the subject of Captain
Stocktons ridiculous conduct, which handles that
consummate egotist without gloves. We make
This extract from the letter:
| But let me inquire, who is this wonderful
Capt. Stockton! Is he not the self-constitued
head of the Locofoco party in New Jersey, who, it
is rumored, says the State shall 60 for Polk & Co,
| if one hundred thousand dollars will carry It?
ais he the same Captain Stockton who was SO
vehemently indignant at the Locofocos, few
years since, for disregarding the broad seal of
| New Jersey in the case of the contested Congress
sional election in that State, and who furiously
declared that, had he been one of the Wing men,
bers elect he would have nailed with his dagger
the Governors certificate to the clerks desk, and
detlcd him not to receive it?
" Is he the same Captain Stockton that was so
furious Wing in 1910, and next so furious and
confidential Tyerile, carrying not only New
Jersey, but the Administration, the Navy Texas,
Oregon, and pretty smart pile of the appropria-
tons by Congress along with him, in furtherance
of his schemes and experiments!
| lis it the same Capt. Stockton that invented
the big gun and named it the Peace Maker"
which was to strike all foreign powers dumb
with terror; but which exploded, and in the APP
palling catastrophe instantly deprived Of life the
lamented Upshur, Gmer, Kennon, and others.
| els it the same Captain Stockton that so ar
IDENTIFY wished to be placed as commander of the
Princeton, with her big gun, near whole squad
ron OF the enemy's line of battle ships, in order
to demonstrate how suddenly and effectuay he
could destroy the whole of them!
| " If it s the same Captain Stockton, would it
not better become him, after being the instrument
of destroying so many valuable lives, whereby
wives were made widows, and many children ia
theress to cover himself with sackcloth and ashes
than so soon to be playing his fantastic Locofoco
| tricks over the State of New jersey, and boast.
ing Of what he can and will accomplish De-
cency, to say the least, would point out different
course for him to pursue, seeing his official con-
necton with the Government is such as it is"
writer in another paper, we perceive, states
that Capt. Stockton has the unfortunate steam
York, al great expense, DOING NOTHING!
whilst he is making speeches at public meetings
about the country. He states that the Captain
had left New York to speechify in New Jersey,
and calls upon the press generally to unite with
him in drawing the attention Of the Secretary of
the Navy, the Hon. John Y Mason, to Stocktons
conduct, hoping that he will feel it his duty to
relieve that electioneerng parsonage from the
command Of the Princeton.
We see it reported in Trenton paper, that in
his famous Polk, Dallas, and Ieras speech, in
that place, the other day, Capt Stockton boasted
that Polk and Democracy mere the true and fast
friends Of The present Tariff; and that, as for
himself, he had not changed since 1910! The
first assertion. as every body knows, is as untrue
as the English language could possibly make
statement. AS for the other--of course he has
| not changed! Oh, no! In lS40 he was against
| the Sub-treasury-now he is for it, as he sup
ports Polk and Dallas. Then he was in favor of
a protective tariff-nOD he is not and can not he
or else he goes against what he is in favor Of be-
cause he goes for Polk and Dallas, who will, if
elected, repeal the present protective tariff, as all
the world knows. Then he was in favor of the
distribution of the proceeds OF the land sales
nop he goes against the measure, as exemplifed
in his support of Polk and Dallas In word
then he was WEIG-noao he is LOCOFO-
co. Who dares say that Captain Stockton has
changed since 1910! He should adopt and hang
out the sign of his ancient and illustrious prede-
decessor-
WHO dares these boots dispace,