Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-06-15
NO II

plause But the act was Unconstitutional in
the eyes ola Locofoco administration; it crea-
ted no new Offices or new employment for par
tizans--it appropriation was for the relief Of
furnishing men beyond the seas. The Spanish
Yucatarese, also foreign people, ask 10 be pro.
tected against portion of their felow-citizena
who wage civil war against them, having borne
long years ofoppression from their whiter-skin-
ned fellow citizens. This suits the genius Of
Loccfocoism. Ii is case of relief like that OF
ireland, but it is not PEACEFUL it is not simply
beneicent. ltinvolves an Indefinite war with
a numerous and hardy race OF mountaineers, az
difficult 10 subdue as the Seminoles. Thous-
ands of lives will be lost in this war, greater
number most probably, including Americans
and Indians, than the whole number of those
who ask relief; but no matter, millions will be
scattered upon civil and military officers and
contractors. The Mexican war IS about to
end, and this Yucatan affair will serve tograti-
fly the pampered taste for blood and plumber and
what is called military glory!
distinguished statesman once said that
the Locofoco party is bound together BY the
cohesive power of public plumber, and there
certainly never was more philosophical gen.
leralization. This truth might be deducted
from knowledge of the demagogues who lead
it, but history of their administration of pub
lie affairs establishes the deduction by a thDu-
sand instances. They administer the govein-
ment as if they thought ii nothing but con-
triyance to collect money from the industrious
and enierprising classes for distribution among
the office-hildrrs. They tolerate no measures
but such as tend TO multiply officers or in-
crease the revenue and expenses. The CHIEF
argument for the new tariff was the assertion
that it would increase the revenue. An hon.
est free-trader, above all things. would have
sought to cuTiail the expense and tie revenue.
This administration, with nothing but free
trade and low duties upon its lips, has swelled
The annual expenses many millions, necessari-
ly requiring high rate of duty on all articles
that will bear it. Jackson swellet the expen-
ses greatly beyond his predecessor, and Van Bu-
rem brought them 10 an imperial standard. He
too had his pet war, but he labored incessant-
ly to multiply the officers, and there by increase
the patronage and strength of the Executive
This was his game TO secure bis re-rIection.-
This was the purpose of his project OF Gov
eminent bank with its host OF employers, and
of his scheme of a short ofregular army of 200.-
900 men. This was peace army OF National
Guards. His successors have improved upon
him. They wish an army of 100000 men, be-
sides civil officers, such as Governors, clerks,
collectors, &C., to occupy Mexico by force and
carry on its government. This was the favor
tie scheme Of the Locufocos, and they have
been driven from it with much difficulty. Ia
deed if peace is not restored. 1t is not abandon.
ed. The Yucatan affair is held in reserve.
Distribution of the spoils, large expenditures
of public money, jobs, contracts. and pecula-
tion-these are the philosophy, aim, and end
of all Locofoco politics. The foundation up-
on which the leaders stand is the presumed ig-
norance, prejudice, and guillibility of the mas
ses; the weapons of their party warfare are
equivocation, falsehood, trickery, and hypoc.
risy; the stakes for which they play are the
spoils of victory. All classes and all parties.
save only the office holders, are alike their VIC
Tins. To keep themselves in power they will
resort toany expedient however fatal to the
prosperity and happiness of the people. To
carry an election they would not scruple to in
yolve the country IN war with the mightiest
power.
And these selfish, sordid, spoils-loving DEM
agogues claim to be the best friends of the dem
ocratic movement in Europe, and hope to mako
foreign citizens as well as the more guillible of
naive-born citizens believe that there is such
thing as an aristocratic or antidemocratic
party in this country. If there is such party,
they constitute it who intent on spoils disre-
garded the interest of the people. They con-
constitute it who profess TO wish to open the
country to the free-trade of the world, abasing
! American wages and American capital to the
European standard. 1t is not thus that the
| Republicans OF France proceed, VINO nave dri-
ven out with savage brutality the English
artisans and laborers, and who now wisely de-
sign to make regulations calculated to foster
home indussxy by preventing foreign compete
ton. There is, there can be no such thing in
this country as classes and class interests, ex.
cept to office holders. There is every variety
ofindividual and condition, but no political
distinctions but those founded upon sex or coll
or. Of individuals there is as great variety
as in any other country. They are the rich
and poor, the wise and foolish, the idle and
industrious. the virtuous and vicious, the intel
tellgent and the ignorant, and all these are
scattered more or less through each party. The
mass of both parties are honest, and honestly
mean TO promote their own interests and the
good of the country by every vote they cast. Il
is the function of the patriot and good citizen
to endeavor to disperse those prejudices and
misconceptions which alone prevent the for
ming of a correct decisions on men and meas
ures.