Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1845-06-20
Loco Foco---what does It Mean,
whats your name, Sir of what condition
Are you and Of what place, pray 7''-Sbat,


Are you and Of what place, pray 7n-Shat,
We have always dislked nicknames. Hov,s..,
appropriately individual or party may be named :
is none OF our business, and we are not disno,od "
quarrel about it, Names arc but the arbitrary ,i.s'
given to persons individually collectively as D,
to designate them the one from the other. Ifa s,t
sees fit to christen his son Adam Beezebub n, 'r
leb It is not for US find fault with the piyer =, A.
receiver of such name. The world knows him :.
such name, and so let him be called
The Locofoco party have frequently manifested
good deal of squeamishness on this point. but A., =.
shall endeavor to show, without reason or instice ~.
readers will excuse if We recall TO their minds e
in the history OF Locofocoism, which they ali h,,.
doubtless known but which may have been Forecasts
by some Of them. Among the various dscords IA
bros that have from time to time divided the Iocor.
party, none have been more fierce and envenomed a,
those which have constantly marked the career Of M,
faction in the city of New York Some time AGO wb.,
Tammany Hall was in its glory violent contes, a.
between the more conservative and the extreme rsS
cal portions Of the Jackson party, then so called A,
the time approached to hold Of those old Tammsn
caucuscs but which would be more properly namsa
rOirs for the nomination Of city officers the conserv
ves got the start Of the radicals and bad filed the Hall
and going swimmingly with the nomination,
when the latter discovered that they were too late and
that their only remedy make some bold. sudden
movement that would disconcer their more rpilan n
Sals. plan adopted The radicals evs,v
man of them, provided with what were then term
I'D loco Joco matches Being thus armed they marched
in a solid body TO old Tammany, rushed in, eztnpub.
ed the lights, and in the confusion and darkness tb,t
sued, drove the conservatives from the Hall In
mediatey every radical drew forth his locofoco ,,h
the Hall again lighted, and locofoooism reipned,
triumph The name 1ocofoco' was thereafter annl,d
to the radical branch of the jackson party by tho Al.
comited conservatives Of the same party. and n.
name became a sort Of watch-word, and rallyins.,r.
among the radicals themselves
Thus it VIII be seen with what Justice the Ioco,
complain, that they not more generally called dem
ocrdts by the wings. As well might the father com.
plain that his called by the name wherewb 10
himself had christcned him. But this is not aITh.
party have well entitled themselves 10 the anpell,s
by the RADICAL loose subversiye doctrines tbev I,
generally avowed, and by the violent. lawess nrccs.a
ings that have attended their career whether =, ii.
hustings, or in national state legislation Looooo
ism has been written their foreheads by tba;, ov,
hands. Looofocosm was born among them and If ,b,u
in their old Wigwam, at their headquarters tn.
adopted tin due form and with proper ceremonyTbs,
have sanctioned 1t and earned it by long career Of
practice consistent with that which gave il birth
whenever they abandon their doctrine and practice
and honestly adopt that will enttle them IN
the name Of democrats, then will we listen to tbe,
complaints. But at present, Messrs Locofocos, Won
must abide by your old baptsmal name-until YOU re
i form, you must wear your old Tammany brand