New-York daily tribune., 1845-02-15
THE HERALD AND THE LOCO-FOCOS.

The Eultor oil the fteEalu hub beeh III w uio VI
a, this late day matter which had been generally
forgotten, and demand of US the grounds OF our
belief that he was in the pay Of the Loco-Focos
during the late Presidentisi canvass. unseasona-
ble as this demand is, he shall be accommodated
On applying yesterday to the gentleman who gave
lis information last summer respecting Mr.. Ben
neu's reported admissions at Wilkesbaue, Pa. he
promptly gave us the following
10 he Editor II TIE T'ibIac:
In the summer Of 1874 Travelled through the Eastern
par, of Pennsylvania and stopped sonc hours at Wilkes
barro Pa az one of the principal hotels OF ta; place, While
Je, Gordon Beaaei Editor OF the Herald, was stay
ng ha. place. conversation took place In The public
Of the Hotel respecting the leisure and freedom from
which Mr.. Bennett appeared to be enoyng far
his business when responsible gentleman II Wilkes
bsric remarked lhat Mr.. Bennett TO with
whom Intimate In wlkesbarrc that no had for The
rr eni responsibility account OF the Herald
had been hired FOR tho campaign by the Locofccos
and mansged by then: with view TO aid the cleo
,on OF Polk aud Dallas. acrward heard this from
era other persons whose names sind ready give TO
any one entitled to demand thoa. Respectfully.
Paetd: Hoe, W L. Ftb 1874, 1s45. II. DEWEY.
Here we rest this part of the matter II may be
tha, our friend was misinformed, but that hs gare
the information on iraich ue acted, is certain.
Tha, is all we asserted the other day.
And now TO the other point. The Herald says:
With respect our columns and the principles and
doctrines advocated hero, have also word to say.
The principles OF the Herald and the doctrines advocated
through Its coumus have been the which Its propri
eor hrs advocated In other Journals and In every variety
OF farm. for tho last twenty years. In the city of New
York They were the general res,:a arrived NJ by In
dependent mind broong over the various measures and
principles Of both parties. They advocated BY
before the existence OF the wh party IN Its proscnt form
known, We have unifbrnly supported these pr incl
pies and have seen them carried Into effect du the last
expected. II Mr. Polk and the LecoFocos happen
entertain any OF these opinions. that avo-
csey OF them was concerned, was an accidental crcum-
stance with which had little do. As 10 Texas and
orcgon we advocated these measures before knew
air. Clay opinions the subject. and IL our firm con
veiion at this moment that Mr. Clay Is as much in favor
u the annexation of ToSas as ever MI, Folk was.
Now it is probably quite true that the principles
OF the Loco.Foco party are entirely congeuial with
those of the Editor of the Herald-and ,ha, in op
posing the Protective Policy. the Land Distnbu-
ton, interual Improvement, &c and advocating a
Hard Money Currency Annexation, and their
concomitanls, he is following the devices and de-
sires OF his own heart. All this we understand
aud believe. What we Objec, TO is his inccSsant
preiensions TO inipar6aliry, and 10 give unbiased
views of the great questions which divide the two
parties, when he is morally incapable of compre-
heRdlng and Intellectually disqualified for STATING
the principles views and measures of the Whig
party His sympalhies. his athnires, arc all with
Loco-Eocoism, and his ignorance Of American
politics and American history is inconceivable in
any man who has been several years in the coun-
Try. What he means by "these measures" in re-
gard 10 Texas and Oregon. he knows no, how 10 say
inielhgibly, butwe infer that he means the Imme-
diae Annexation of Texas and the civil occupation
OF all Oregon Now these measures were scarce
" started before Mr., Clay gave his opinions very
fully on the former, while he has nor vet made any
declaration OF his opinions respecting the latter. In
any other paper ihe assertion that Mr.. CLAY Is as
much an Annexaiionist "as eve. DIR. Polk was
would be saeer, impldeut knayery. in the face of
Mr.. Gays repeated, emphatic declaration that he
would never agree TO Annexation until the consea,
OF Mexico had FIRST been obtained nor then SO long
as any considerable portion OF the States w.rr
averse TO 1t. 10 the Herald, i, is los, kaaye,y psr,
,he resal. of the gross ignorance Of American AZ.
fairs which is habitusl with Its Editor Tha, he Is
al heart thorough Loco-Foco. We knew before
but this doas not render at all improbable the state
men, that he had received money for serving The
ENDS Of tha; party.