The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-09-26

was its purpose 4 most efficient instrument and
ahettor Of Locofocoism,-nndn now it hes disap
peared from the world, by direct and open incor.
poration with the Locofoco party.
The Wings have therefore, only to conte nd
with Locofocuism, in the coming election, in the
same form and under the same leaders as hereto.
fore. The issues are not at all changed by the
fact that opponents are, just ut present, diyid
ed in their councils, and arrayed under two lead
ers. Both have the same ultimate objects in view
|-bolh are equally jealous to secure the triumph
of Locofoco principles, and with both it is set.
tied maxim to do all in their power ITO DE-
FEAT THE WHIGS.' In short, the whole sto.
ryis told by SAYING that, in certain quarters of the
onion, the acknowledged representative and e5odi.
mani Of Locofoco principles is LEWIS CAss-in 9th
er quarters, MARTIN VAS buren,. AT the same
tine, the plan Of the campaign is SO contrivcd
that the successful candidate must inevitably be
Zachary Taylor or Lewis Cass. Poor Matty is
thrust forward INFO the front of The battle, as a
mark TO be shot at without the slightest chance to
get any share of the glory, should victory perch
upon the Locofoco banners
In this State, the leader of the ran of Loco
focoism, is aartin Van Buren,. The forces of
Lewis Cass are but rs the rear guard or the
forlorn hope ofour opponents-though to Cass
alone all the benefits must accrue, if any there
be. While, therefore, the whole issue lies be-
tween Taylor and Cass, it is through the per-
son of Van Buren, that all our blows are TO be
made effectual against the latter The Mich
igan aristocrat, who was so anxious, while
travelling at the East, to keep out of the way
of the intrusive herd of tourists who chiefly
belong to the lo'cer classes Of polite society,
(see letter of Com. Elliot,) is likely to be
spared from any vulgar contact or connection
with the rOtes of Vermont yeomanry at all
Here, he is duly appreciated. So was Martin
Van Buren, in 1870. So is he in 1913. The
man who, in 1910, after having been fairly
tried by four years service, received only the
poor pittance of sirty electoral votes, torty-
eight of which were from the Stare States. will
never become the .tarOrite of VEnMoNrERs
What then are the issues we suppose
that most people in this State will vote for
Zachary Taylor or Martin Van Buren,. Those
who vote for Zachary Taylor, give their sup
port directly to Wing principles, and do all in
their power to secure Wing National Gov
ernment. Those who vote for Martin Van
Buren,, give their support directly to Locofoco
principles, and do all in their power to secure
a Locofoco National Government. Zachary
Taylor is pledged not to use the Veto Power
to defeat the wishes of the people, as express
ed by their Representatives in Congress, on
questions relating 10 Domestic Policy (Slave-
ry) the Tariff, Internal Improvements, or the
Currency Martin Van Buren, has long been
notorious as the Northern Man with Southern
PRINCIPLES, and his best friends tell us that he
IS unchanged. John Van Buren,, leader of the
Van Buren, Locofocracy, assures the people of
Alabama that the security of the rights Of
Shareholders in Slaveholding States was con-
firmed by the unanimous voice of the Buffalo
Convention; and the South ,rould sacrifice
THEIR TRUE FRIENDS, themselves, and
The Union, y'hey joined in successful crusade
against tie NOMINEES OR PRINCIPLES
Of that unprecedented and commanding assem-
jiage Of treemen.' Martin Van Buren, has
once said, as President of the United States.
that bill abolishing Slavery in the District of
Columbia, could NEVER receire his official
sanction, without the consent of the Slavehold-
ing States. He has not since retracted that
pledge, IN any satisfactory manner Garry
the South by falling in with the South, and
the North by party machinery was the avow-
ed maxim of his policy, and one which, every
body knows, he has very faithfully practiscd
We must judge the future by the past. MIR.
an Buren, is the advocate of Free Trade
the Father of the Sub-Treasury-the oppo-
nent OF appropriations for Internal Improve
ments-and should a majority in Congress act
on either or all of those measures, contrary to
his views, his single opinion would be made to
outweigh the expressed wishes of majority of
the peoPle-thereby assuming a power which
the Constitution does rot guaranee-and
which even the King of Great Britain dare
not exercise. Gen. Taylor takes the Consti-
tuition as the rule Of his administration, and
Gen. Washington as his model: Mr.. Van Bu-
rem would trample under foot the true spirit of
the Constitutional follow in the footsteps of
his iliustrious predecessor, who did more than
any other man that ever lived to transform our
Government into Monarchy and despo-
tism
In short, the difference between the two is
precisely thst which subsists between an hon.
est, patriotic, national Wing, and crafty, self
lsh, sectional Locofoco. Between such men,
with such principles, We think there are few,
who ever cast WIG vote, that will find It at
all difficult to choose.