The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-01-14
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Under the above caption, u locofooo paper
somewhere up North.is calling upon his readers to
remember certain political facts, and as we are
friendly to proper understanding of History, we
will make few explanations by way of illustra,
ton. 1t commences.
LET THE Democracy OF Ono Re.
MEMBER THAT the federalists, when in
power, in 1898, enacted the infamous
"alien and seditioD la,0s"
LET THE DESCENDANTS OF THE SOLDIERS
OF THE LATE WAR REMEMcER!-That the
federalists opposed that war, aud voted
against supplying our army with proviS-
ions and clothes, aud declared that it was
"unbecOming A MORAL AND RELIGIOUS
PEOPLE, TO REJOICE AT VICTORIES OVER
OUR BRITISH ENEMIEs!"
Now, who were these men that this Locofoco
paper wants the people to rememberl Among
the most prominent, we will name JAMES BUcH
ASAS, Folks Secretary of State, who made speech
es against the war and declared that it was 'unne
cessarily commenced and was terminated in dis
grace" JARED lEGERsoLL. one of The
present leaders OF Folks party in the House, who
declared that If he had lived in the days Of the
Revolution he would have been tory--theI
there is GEORGE BAScRoFr, Folks former Secre
tary of the Navy and LEVI WOODBURY., one o
Folks Supreme Judges and Promipent Candi
date of the Locoioco party for President. IL
these we might add number of other satellites 0
President Polk; but we forbear.
The paper adds:
LET THE FRIENDS OF THEIE
COUNTRY REMEMBERl-T That ha
war was carried on by the Democrats
until it was ended in the most glorious
manner by the immortal JACKSON a
! New Orleans"
And let them also remember that Henry Cla
was the prominent champion Of that war in Con
gress, that his eloquence, after it was declared sup
ported and sustained ii; and let them also relnem
ber that Albert Gallatn was member of Mad
sons Cabinet and that lie aud John Quincy Ad
ans were joined with Henry Clay in making til,
treaty Of peace--all Of whom are now joined a
gainst the federal party of the present day, com
posed Of Ezekial Folks grandson, james Buchan
an and others, and their Mexican War.
The paper continues
LET THE YOUNG MEN RE
MEMBER!-That in the last war, a,
now, the federal, was the British partyP
True US preaching. Hence it is that the presen
federnl party pass tariff law, which is aimed a
the destruction of American manufactures and A
merican labor, and is designed to build up Brtisl
manufactures by so reducing the rates of dutie
that our Merchants import some Thirty millions u
dollars worth of British goods. over and abov
what would be impor led under our American
Tariff. Hence it is that Polk gave up to Gren
Britain territory in Oregon, the American title t,
which, he declared, in his message, to be "clea
and unquestionable, Hence it is that Polk i
"chumming' it with the British Government, pro
missing the queen to break up our home markets
provided she will be graciously pleased to recev
our breadstus to feed her subjects in case of star
vation, oblignting himself to furnish suficien
quantity gratis, at such times, to balance the d
mount we make off Of her people.
Then the paper makes real home thrust:
LET THE PHILANTHROPIS1
REMEM MBER!-That the federalist
have ever been opposed to extending the
area of freedom!"
Hence it is that Polk Buchanan & Co. an
nexed Texas aud authorized slavery there
Hence it is that they are now carrying on this wa
for the purpose Of ofconquering more territory 70
the propagation ofslavery. Hence it is that the,
are opposed to the principle ef the Wilmot Provi
so, which says that il territory is annexed it shal
be free territory. Aud now who will gansoy til,
declaration Of this LocoIoco sheet that Polk &, Co
are opposed to extending the "area of free
dom1"
Who dare say aught against any and all oil hi
decIarationsl Are they not, one and ALL sustain
ed by every act ofthe present "fedoral7 and "brit
ish" administration