The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1847-12-16
The Looofoco war Meeting.

We would not have noticed this queer affair, had
not some Of our friends intimaed to us that more
importance might be attached to it at distance than
II deserved. For this reason, shall give short
sketch of its composition and conduct. In the first
place. there were there some three or four hundred
persons of every shade of politics, minority OF whom
being Office holders had TO sustain the policy ofthose
who sustain them. This perhaps, is fair enough;
but then there was large number Of Wings there
TOO who went out Of curiosity to see what was to be
done. The chairman was Mr.. Ward, an active mem
Der of the party and who is entitled to and deserves
something more than the mere honorary place as
president Of political meetings for his services but
he will not we are sure ever get any atter berth from
his party Mr.. Ward is an Irshman, and It Is well
known that neither Mr. Polk my OF his advisers
for that class Of supporters when the oaves and
fishes are to be given away. n
Tho noxt on the list is Mr., French, late clerk Of
the House of Representatives, who was very wrathy
for having his head cut off by the Wings, though
by the bye he tried hard to be elected again by Wing
votes. In denouncing the party for it. he ought to
have spared the feelings Of Mr.. Adams, who sls-
tanned him, and RETAINED from censurng those with
whom that old gentleman is politically associated
And then we had Mr.. Sensack, Warden Of the PEN
itentiary and Int appointee of Mr.. Polk. Mr.. Nc
Nevis the next that figures the carpet. Heis netc
man to us, and therefore we win pass him by Next
comes Mr.. Norris, temporary clerk in the State
Department at 80 day. He Is sort Of Magnus
Apollo for his party. He writes resolutions and reads
them for their meetings--cooks and caters common.
place oraons for the 4th Of July and 22d Of Febru
airy. Mr.. Norris has the elements Of great man In
his SOUL and like his friend DR.. Mundlng all he wants
is practice to make him one.
Then followed Messrs. McCnlla, Henley, Johnson
and Jameson, ms orators par excellence of the day
Mr.. McCnla is Second Auditor of the Treasury, and
brother to parson McCalla, who wrestles occasion
ally with the President on politics, well as with
the Pope on polemics. 1t was this Rev. gentleman
that made the Polk developments about sending the
Jesuits to Mexico as spies. Mr. McCalla can afford
to advocate Mr.. Folks policy the war, as he, and
two or three of his and relations are living on
the bounty Of the Administration. Mr.. Henley is
the member from Indiana who said some time since
that he could march through Mexico with fifty old
women apd conquer it. On the night Of the meeting
he was still for war; he said 1t was one of la,r and
reiigion!U Indeed, Mr.. Henly How did such de-
caration from fMr Folks mouth pieces suit the
feelings of our Catholic friends who were present
We should like TO know-and then by way of illus
trating the mode, Mahomet like, by which Mr.. Hen
ey's war of law and religion was to be propagated
In Mexico, Mr.. Andrew Johnson, of Tenn, told US
that the faggot ought to have been applied to Puebla
as to let the Mexican capitol, suppose, see the
light ofthe gospeland of Locofoco liberty that was
approaching their paradise Of "popish ignorance
and superstition" We are done.