Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1845-11-28
frGR The Huron Reflector.
WHAT WILL THE LOCOFOCO PARTY
IN THE STATE OF OHIO DO!


That's the question, And The very fact
fhat such question rises, that it is douut-
fuI what the course Of the Locos in the
State will be, implies the truth of that
adage' that the party, at least so far as the
4eaGers are concerned, have been held to-
geIher by public spoiIs. Had they been
consIstent-had they pursued one pin
clPe, or one public measure for any
length OF Iime-did there exist any plat
form on which they settled themselves
there could Ge no doubt as to their ,'ua-
ton and the course which would fe pur-
sued, whether victorious or DEFEATED. Bat
thejr course has been as shilti as the
weslhr-cock used in The ancient Dutch
mptropo is.
Take the bank question. In 1884 and
'35, th' Loco parry we most zea'ous in
creating, cbaurrlng and organizing banks
after the cid ,ash on. IL '33 they com
menCed the bank reform cry, which they
kept up till Al. In all this they were
headed by Brough, Tappan, Medary Al
Hen, and lew olhe, choice kindred souls,
whose greatness consisted in the mere
fact that they had grown tatupon lhe pub
lie crib. In "A State matters were swaI-
lowed up in the great national issues
bUt'Iast winter, the bank bill introduced
aud passcd by the Wings completely rem
dered unavaing the further cry Of Eank
FelOrn, and the party was necessarily
pushed to assume the hard money doctrine,
the non-committtl, or The banking policy.
The old clique being dissolved by the time
Iy withdrawal of It's members, WhO with
toXS eye saw the future de eat Of the
party and the new clique being unable to
assume the high authority necessary 10
handle the retns with effect, the party was
left to do pretty much as it pleased. The
consequences Of this was the production
of a singular issue. On the Wing side,
the Bank I'LL OF last winter wa y e cntod.
On the Locoioco side there was glorious
incongrujty Of views from the fee bankne
system down through individual irb ity to
no banks at all, to the hard money currcns
cy. The plrty being completely nooIpd
on these different issues presented in dit-
ierent quarters, and the bank bill triumph
antIy sustained, the question comes up
What will the LOcOtOco party do! viii
they again rally under the cry of repeal Of
the present Bank hwl VIII they stake
their fate on Bartey's bill! will they
stand out in open coors for The hard mo-
Tey system! Or will they drop the hank
ing question altogether! 1t is actually me-
cessary ior them to do something, They
want the public spoiIs. They have been
so long accustomed to them, that it is vpx.
HtIous that they, after receiving them nine
ty-nine times, should he refused the hun
dredth. What humbug can they raise up!
What hobby can they produce upon which,
whirIwlnd-Ikr, they can ride into Office!
A Kingdom for a hobby,
In the meantime the Locuioco press will
be totally Indifferent about State affairs,
and will show an extraordinary degree Of
interest in the discussion Of national aues,
tlons, To them, non -c0mmluul will be
the word, until Tire leaders consult, ar.
range and decide upon some piaLtorm up
on which the various divisions and sub
divisions OF LocoiOcoism may he brought
The Legislature Will ba watched with the
hope and expectation that there may fall
thercrOm few strawa which can be seiz-
ed hold of with the cugrrness Of drowning
men. With all the caution which they
may assume, we cannot sec how, out Of
the chaos and conflict Of Opjn Ous existing
IN tive pHrtv, thelr can he produced any
we'll shaped course to which all will con-
sent. Itmay be possible. The Loros have
way sometimes of doing that which to
Others is incomprehcnsihIr. But this diiii-
Guilty OF drawing in the rank and file, has
OF late years increased to T. wonderful eX-
tent. The potent influence Of Iackson's
name no longer irighlpns fearful eous.--
The Old Iiunkcr dynasty has grown weak
and powerIess, fonng Democracy rears
it, head and assumes an independent tone
lhe mass Of the party see u,at they have
been dupHd and used RS tools Hy8 few de-
signing office holders, whose sole desire
Was "bread and butter" When the sllac,
kies of party spirit brg,R to wear away
when men begin to feel, act, and think
for themselves, it is no wonder that con-
tlcting opinions arise in different quarters,
That a great difference OF oplmon exists
among the Locoi0cos, there can he no
doubt That this difference honestly ars-
es among men who think and act tor the
Grst time independently Of party, there
can also bo no question. Whether these
different views can be harmonized by the
most subtle aud ingenious OF Locoioco po-
liticians, is question which will he dcci-
ded the coming winter. To us it appears
impossible. Persecution will no longer be
needed. The rulers may cry ''oh with
tbeir hcUds," "mark the boltcrs," &c-
but it " lH De- in vain AS fast as one head
is cut off, another will arise in its place,
and the party will be dccImjnated before
Ihe disease can be cured.
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TIE EGOVERNAENr PAPER AND THE
RAITIMORE DEMOCR ATTIC CON-