Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1847-07-06
Text and Quotations from the Loco Test.

"Ail should be one in heart one In principle
one in action whether whig democrat"
The above IS the winding-up of comparison
lin the J-ffersonian Of June 49, instituted b. the
editor. between Messrs. Test and Smith, to
the relative quantity of patriotism possessed by
each of those gentlemen After commencing
with the principles of good and evil, which he
has discovered to be "almost co-eval with the Gre
alton of man,"-talking about tories suffering
death By hanging, at the time of the revolution
had 1ngersol lived then he d have pull'd hernp,7--
smoral treason and "aid and comfort now-a-
days-treason Of Arnold--refugees of Nova
Scotia-freedom striking .'when Washington
fell!"--f nhen did Washington fall?1-the genius
OF vice having been seen, in 1912, .sftting along
the shores of New England!'-- was this genius
seen in such as Roger B. Tanev, James
Buchanan, Lewis Cass, Ruel VIII liams Martin
Van Buren,, etc, all of whom gave "aid and COM
for" according to the loco definition, either BY
openly opposing the war of 10, or wearing the
black cock ade in their hats Invoking the man
tie of shame to crimson the cheek OF some of
these old traitors; he comes down to our day and
exclams: '.Again are in the melee Of battle.''
fits the first intnaton we've had that our En-
derby friend was in the war of 'l2 tho we knew,
from what he said some time ago, that he
going to fight where there was least danger: sat
home frst!' and with his duH quill he makes
a furious charge on Mr. Smith and it's strange to
us he isn't very much bruised He writes Mr.
Smith down as moral and legal traitor,. Mr..
Test, though, is patriot statesnau--an hon
est man,--yea, the editor of the Jeffersonan
thinks that Mr. Test is the paragon and embodie
m of yisIou,i-c7lIS WhinS 10 or.
him, and, in the language of text CATER treat
ing his fertile ina gnaton with the reverberatin .
"sound Of cannon and the s'sheen of spears
"refected in a hostile attitude from our seas'')
call should be in heart, one in principle, ono
IN action, whether wing democrat aud vote
for that man whose ''genuinc goodness OF heart
is so very superior.
The editor appeals to wings and democrats to
vote for Mr.. Test-'snot because he is a demo-
crat, nor because he has Claims on the democracy
of the 4th district. but merely, because he is the
advocate Of his country's cause, the vindicator of
her honor, the sworn foe of her enemy and the
supporter of her rights" Where's the man
who will refuse to vote for suci patriot, after
reading these reason2 That man who would de-
libe rately walk mp 10 the ballot box and vote
against this advocate of his country's cause
must have GLADLY cramped" notion of patriot
ism, think! But, hold on.-we may be- too
hasty III our conclusion that Mr.. Test il thought
to be altogether true-bue. by the editor of the
Jeffersonian-he may think that there is little
leven of whggery still remaining in him. 1t
may be that the editor left it a kind of a hole
to creep out of, should Mr.. Test prove as recrc-
ant to the locos as he has done to the wings
who knows1 The following needs some expIu-
nation "The legislative halls never heard him
denounce his own country, when engaged in a
war with foreign encmy-rirht or wrong-while
the sound of cannon reverbe rates our shores
the sheen of spears are reflected in hostile
attitude from our seas BiH he tritbdra,r his cote
and his confidence from his o,ea government; the
man that does ought not to receive the coun-
tenance Of the virtuous. much less the suffrages
of fec people, who love the land OF their faith
and tho country of their adoption. whe Their of
foreign native BIRTH We cannot break up
the clods, contained in the above extraordinary
language, any other way than in this fashion -
Test denounced his country when enga-
ged in war; but while the sound of cannon re-
verberates the spears are reflected, on our
shores or from seas he might ,could with
draw his vote and his confidence from his own
government, and denounce his country; but woe
unto him if he does so!-for the countenance oil
the "virtuous'' democracy will be withd raw,
from him. and he will never again receive the
sufrages Of that s'free people, foreign native
to represent them in Congress That is all we
can make OF il. and we warn Mr.. Test to walk
straight, and toe the democratic crack!
/ If our text is true. and if wings and democrats
should all be like man and wife; one in heart-one
in mind, of course Mr.. Test ought to represe nj
this or the 4th district in Congress, and
we think he can 0 it better and more consisten
than Mr.. Smith, because he has been on both sides
Ia wing once and mojcrn democrat now. But
with what kind of face can the JefFersonian edit
tor ask any kind Of n whig to vote for Mr. Test
and particularly those who condemn the Preside nj
for bringing the war, yet advocate the pTosecu-
ton of II the only means. IN their lief. Il
bring about that peace which Polk was going Il
conquer so FAST He first insults such wings by
saving: ..SUCI MEN WOULD STEAL" who
hold such opinions. and then soiicits them to sup
port his patriotic man, Test, for Congress" Il
our neighbor ever had occasion 10 have his cheek:
mantl ed with the blush of shame, the crisis fol
such an event would have come TO pass, when h
penued his stealing opinion; but we have charity
enough 10 acquit him entirely of any thing Ike
senSitveness Of this hind---hes not accountable
| for sues opinions; for he is bound to go BY the
pattern from " astingt on---the Il MON
! That paper commands that " higs shall be called
"Mexcans.'' TRAITORS .'aiders and abettors G
/ the enemy. and the editor Of the Jettersonian i
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