Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-12-18
THE HERALD,
THURSDAY, DECEMBER IS, ls4j
TIE MESSAGE AND VERMONT
IOCOFOCOlSN

i tiE MESS AYR. hNlp EhMOtN
LOCOFOCOlSM
|, wouli seem that the time is now fast
approaching wh ben the ,,I which has 50
long had from the world the real designs
and purposes Of l.ocolocolsm, and which
has enabled the leades Of this party TO de.
ludc the frecmcn olthc north into the support
of the Shareholders P,csicnt--J X Polk
is 10 be wrbdrawn, - and the duplcily and
,rcachcry Of these prdcnt,d democrats *.
posed at least, so llr as relates 10 the
great questions Of interest TO the north, viz
the annexation Of Texas as a slave State
aud the Tariff These were the lwo great
questions pending The last Presidential { lee
ton aud IN which the ireemen of Vermont,
certainly, fell u deeper interest tlnn IN all
others brought into that controversy. |, i.
hardly necessary TO call to our recollection
the grounds upon which the locoloco party
Of Vermont stood at that time, and yet, as
rc,rospccllon is som,l tunes useful 20 all con
c,rn,d, VIC CHOOSE briefly TO alIude 10 ii.
We all rccolIccl the universal hurra ,ha,
went up from the locoIoco ranks in Yer.
mont AT the appearance of Mr. Van Buren, 5
letter adrerse 10 the admission OF Texas
and up 10 the time q the nomination OF
Mrpolk not voice WAS raised in this state
fivoIng the measure Uponthc nomination
ofthls gcnlcman-und which nomination
wns brought about by the southern wing
Of the locoiuco party, in view oflhIs question
such a cAW ran throrghihe ranl.e OF tho
demoeracy % here, as is seldom witnessed.
The known :culimonls OF this nominee in
reference 10 this question, and his hostility,
equally well known, 10 the doctrines OF
Projection, rendered ii certain, that in Yer.
mon III l,ust, the party was doomed to an
overwhelming defeat IA defeat that was
rendered di'honoraLlc, only by the subsc-
quenl action Of the leaders Of the party here.
who saw fit to follow the lead Of demo.
goeues IN other states, and who by dupicl-
ty and falsehood sought 10 divert the pie
from the real issue, and win them from the
support OF those who at all times had sus
,aincd their long cherished principles The
success, however, which crowned the efforts
Of their friends in other states did not ut.
tend them here; far 10 the trer!GSiing hon
or Of Vermont, let it be kept in r,mcm
berancc, that her int'Iligcnl sons had The dis
cernment TO see the fraud that was attempt
ed upon them, and although the question
was TO all Inlenls souled, they with spifr
worthy Of Green Mountain frecmen, "a IleC
around the standard upon which was in
scrlbed the distinctive principles Of the whls
pafty.
We are fctto make this brief al fusion I,
the past contest as Introductory 10 yer,
few remarks, We wish 10 make in rcierenc
TO the FIST annual message OF Prcsidcn
Polk, which we have published at length
and which we hope all have reed Th
first great thing" shadowed forth ia lhi
mess'ge is to our mind a fat contradiction
Of the assertion made by the Union shor
SINCE that the President had no future = -
and whatever may be the feelings Of III
northern portion Of the democracy on TAI
head VIC imagine It will not be the fault {
( Mr. Polk. or hs southern friends, II be
no, again brought GU, or o second term -
The tone Of the mcssaSn on tho suhlcc,
our lofugn r. d,nns aod especially ID,
growing out o0lhe annexation question. NJ
, 'thesuiI po0d,ug a. gonalion with Eocluu
N rci. pon to Oregon Is plninIy ind,eauy
! or,hs hli. md shows conc,ls.yely ,Ai
- Gor Polk. the author Of the Kane lcuc
ha- lost nothing oflhe demorogue by bciu
4, made prrt.dru, of,Ae Unhcd States "
II base cvcr noticed ,has uo1k bravery is 81
+ mos coSncious. and we msyaid the lea
eousdts,e and @ -. We muS cont,
% somea hA amusing 70 vilness the GLOW
b, pofroi.r fardar, that lighU np The eye
b az occasional Stao,rat as he eon,cmplat
p the p',liias prospect of a war wnh En-
.aol i5ra ,euHory 5000 mules dsau, NJ
- uh.ch io doe limo tv he force OF c,rcur
, -.1.c W. Or. bound 20 aa7c vfts-. ~.