The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1844-11-23
A CurSory Article,
in which there is something oJout
the locOfoco ratification.

we lnColocoS ol ms town have set apart
for celebrating the Polk victo.y. They
are TO have great day, it is said. and the
locotoco houses are to be Illuminated TO
night. By the way they will make poor
show III Main steel, for their domicils are
''lcw and far between"
And whose is the victory 1t is a vic,
tory of the British, assisted by their free
trade allies in this country-It is victo-
ry of no principle over principle-Il is a
victory OF Disunionis,s over the friends Of
our blood bought Unon-llsa victory OF
imdeciliy and moIhingneSs over intellect
and greatness-lt is victory Of the igno-
rant and lazy. and idle, and vicious, over
the think ing and industrious "bore and
slnew" Of the land. And here, in pass,
ing, we will remark upon the locoloco
assertion, that they have the "bonc and
s'new" Of the country in their ranks. tina,
it false. What does the bone and ,inew'
mean2 Certainly not the most big arms
and big legs. When we speak of man
OF nerve we do not mean man with large
organs OF sensation, or one with enormous
tendons, but man of GOODNESS and cour-
age So, the term bone and sinew,' as
used by politicians is not applicable to
physical size or strength, but to the enter
prise and industry of the country. And
who will say thata majority Of the enter
Prlsmg men ollhe country are not attach
ed TO the Wing party We verify believe
that nine tenlhs OF the active and cner-
getc business men Of the Iand-lhose who
give the retort courteous TO Time and
Tide,' and wait for neither, arc wings
But back from this digression-A vic
tory--a celebration. Shout! YOU poor
deiuded men Send your rmans to the
skies in honor of victory that will take
The bread on. of voul mouths, and bring
distress upon your families and upon your
country, i! the coHgperors can get lhcir
own way. Lrok srouad Won, ALREADY
see business on the wane- see manuac-
tures stopping see hands discharged
see machnists thrown idle-sce the
stocks Of the States Of our Union falling,
and Texan bonds rising. See these things
and cape and stare and pour down gulp
of whskey and shout for Polk.
Bang there goes gun--a cannon
yes they're firing cannon. Wonder if
the British are not firing too, or, have
they yet heard that Polk is elected, and
that this nation has degraded itself.
Hank! The sound is rolling up among
the banks aud Wales Of Big EIk-but-
what's thal!-it echoes back again. That
injured and insulted stream those injur-
ed aud insnlted banks and wales fling back
the report in disgust, and contempt, and
sorrow. Oh loved stream Of our boy
hood! for centuries have you laughed and
sung as your sparkling waters sporied on
ward, here ltdping over rocks-thcre
winding amongst green willows --ynnder
ripping over pebbIed shoals' Thou hast
within thee noble elcmaa,s Of strength
aud usefulness, which would have beer
put to service had this nation been true to
ltsell-elected Henry Clay, and 'ostercd
its own interests. In that event factories
were to have been built upon thy banks,
and already would the din of preparation
have been heard along thy shores. There
soon tens Of thousands Of spindles would
have been whlrling and the shultles of
weavers been heard hundreds of happy
factory children would soon have spored
by lhy:side, and shouted and sung as they
saw their happy faces mirrored III thy
waters so sparkling and bright. EIklon
might soon have We'd with LoweI!-eve-
ny hill top in our county might soon have
tSen crowAed with bright mans OH
our fields been crowded with luXurian
crops-our barns groaning with the weight
of grain. and our wales the homes of hun
dreds Of fat lowing herds. But the spell
of loco(ocoism has come upon us, our
hopes and prospects are blasted, and a
olifcation and rejoicing is held BE i,
so.
We will wait until Tomorrow morn