The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1845-08-27
Loco F'oco Convention,

"a AOCO H OCO SOil fClItlOII,
| Our readers will notice the journal of pro-
ceedings ofthc convention assembled here on
Friday TO nominate senators in opposition to
the wings. We publish them by request
We have never refused this privilege to the
Locofoco party, aud We do it now with pleas
ure for the benefit, of all concerned, and es-
pecially for the whig party. We never doubt
ed that from the beginning this convention
was L snare of the locofoco party laid to en-
trap portion Of the wings who were dissat-
isfied with the licence law into the support of
locofoco ticket. From the beginning they
have plumed themselves upon The political
capital they should make out of this circum-
stance. No other loco convention will be
called. This is emphaiically the loco ticket.
John Bullock is placed upon it as sort
Of decoy to other wings of a pecu-
liar stamp to go for it. No one who wns
present at this convention can doubt the cor
RICHNESS of our convictions. Subtracting
one third OF the persons present, who ike our
selves attended merely as spectators, We ven
TO assert that two thirds of the remainder
were pure loco focos. Al least those who
lead off uerel locofocos except one or two
wings who: have long been suspected of being
3shee,s in The wind Of that party. The meet
ing WIS called to order by Philip C. Tucker.
+. ID. Barber next rose 10 the nomination of
the president or Que or two Of tho vice presi-
dents. Whitfield Walker figured in the intro
duction OF resolutions. The nominating
committee one forrn each town, rs constitut-
ed under the motion of Mr.. Shaw, as will be
seen by an inspection Of the proceedings.
so decidedly loco as TO induce Mr.. Tucker or
Barber to make an addition Of four commit
tee men at large for the county, when Mcssrs.
Fletcher Robbins and Dyar wings were ad-
ded to save appearances. We learn that
several highly respectable wings who exPcc-
ed 10 attend, believing that something saIutary
might grow out of the meeting to effect The
repeal OF the licence law to which they were
honestly opposed, became SO well satisfied
of the enemy that they refused to attend,
while others who did so from similar motives,
and were elected to Office declined to act,
land carly retired from the convention. A
nong others were Messrs. Segar and Barnes
of Addison and Smith of Ripton who were
nominated for vice Presidents and asked to
be excused, Mr.. Lewis Ilurlburt Of Ferris
bursh after having heard the notice of the
meeting declared himself opposed to IFS object,
and was excused from acting on the commit
tee Of nominations.
| Thus was this uoncrel convention mott
fed eonducted6,coucluded chiefly by the dis
tinSuished Palannrr;s's ofthe lacoGoco party,
to devide the wings, aud wiggle into Office
iocoioco senator, an object which could not
probably be accomplished, without the aid Of
Iwhg votes. Far moro honorable would it
have been for the managers Of the locoioco-
ism, aud far more acceptable to the honest
men of their own party had they taken a
manly course, and nominated pure demo-
lcratic ticket: But artifcc and cunning in
Selling upon every scism in the wing party.
and turning it to advantage is the element in
which they breath the freest and hope for an
eventual triumph. What wing has not sa-
gacify enough TO soc through their thin clad
hypocracy and fiimsy pretcnces. Are these
men, as they boast themselves the only true
champions of unconstitutional right, eff reIi-
giOns morality truth AMI cOnSience!n Have
they not whenever they have been in power
lorded it over the land with rod Of iron, |
sacrificed the great interest of the nation to |
the triumph of party, corrupted the very vi
tails of our republican institutions, aud are |
now avowedly medhatins the reduction of
the tariff which for two years past has yield
ed US degree of prosperity which can only
be preserved by making it still more adequate
to the protection of the domestic industry of /
the country! 1.-THE licence law is indeed an |
evil, is there no other way to correct it but to |
plunge dagger into the bosom of our own
party! Have we no pride as whigsl Have
we for years fought like lions under the wing
banner, and are now willing tamely to La inc |
laurels we have won in SO many hard fought
fields at the feet Of those whom we have so
often vanquished. and whose political princi-
piles we have hitherto so heartily condemn
ed! Cannot We obtain modification or re-
peal of the licence law without submitting to
this wretched humiliation Is the wing par
ty less likely to disregard the popular voice
thant heir opponents!
Let the Wings then
once .nore go united