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TIIURsDAY#:::::::::::::: %. 1870.
Stealing Whis Thunder.
The loco foco party have already broken ground
In favor Of internal Improvements, and their recent
action leads to the suppostion that they will come
TO the wing platform in respect TO the non-ex'en
sion Of slavery also. What queer and chameieon-
like party the loco focos are. When Jackson ran
against Adams, they declared that Gen. Jackson was
in favor Of internal improvements. They Were obi
sed to take this ground because it was popular
After Jackson vetoed the Maysville road bill, they
changed their tone and have till very recently been
opposed to a liberal system OF internal improve
ments by the General Government. Had tnot been
for this opposition the Rapids Of the Mississippi
would have been cleared out long ago. Mr. Polk as
sumed higher and more ultra ground Of oppose
ton than either Of his predecessors. It OBJ
noxous as to bring out the old feeling OF attachment
to the system--which never would have been oppo-
ssd at all only that it was purely wing measure
by such vast majority to show clearly what the
public sentiment is the subject and this has caus-
ed the leaders to propose measures of expenditure
far exceeding any whig proposition Of the kind, and
which clearly shows that no controversy exists be-
tween the two parties at the present time on this
point. II this coming over to the wing platform
does not prove the wings to be right then do not
know what can.
Az to the question of opposition to the extension
of slavery, it is well known that the wings have OPP
posed themselves to the graspns of the south, and
that this the chief ofther efforts to stave
offthe annexation OF Texas. The admission Of Mr.
Benton that the course they have pursued in this
matter is purely Jeersonian, is all the wings have
commended for, far the theory of this measure
10 concerned. The hair-spli,ting attempts of the
friends of Mr. Benton to prove that he is not Wilmot
Proviso man, while he admits that the Wilmot Pro-
viso is Jefersonian measure, and that it is consti
tutional, and while he has come out openly against
extending slavery in the territories, affords
wide field for controversy does the old question
of difference between tweedle-dee and tweedle dun.
Tho cause Of approximation to the wing sentiment
this subject and that of internal improvement has actually
been forced upon the loco ocos BY tho progressive and
terprising spirit Of citizens. The leaders have lost
their hold which they imagined they could always keep Of
tho The latter have broken from the party
shackies which bound them-hey have snufei the wing
air Of eedom-and begin feel that whs are.
ater the of policy BY which the county
eusht be governed Their former leaders sharp
sighted self interested and feel the ee
feet Of all this To keep the breath Of life their party
they round and declare that they also "a
Of system Of internal Improvements by the General
Government and opposed the further extension Of
slavery.
To avoid the modification Of full acknowledgment, Of
the recent antagonistc ground they occupied these
questions, TREY do not say, in words, that they
are Wilmot rrovisoistsalthough jefferson was one
neither do they in the face Of Mr. Folks message
that they in favor Of system Of internal eents
b. the General Government, but they endorse most fully
Mr. Benfons sentiments both questions, of which
prohibits the introduction of slavery the terrific
res, and the other proposes construct rail road from
the Mississippi to the Pacific.
The phases of difference between the great parte, are
getting whitfield down single point quite rapidly The
locos have only declare favor Of protecting
adopt this and the other Distinguishing Of the
wing party heartily and sincerely We mention this las,
rs the only requisite for them to adopt to axe them
wings, because all the Others have forced uron them
by the election of General Taylor They can't be exhor
Cd TO gve-what they all along refnsed-,he privilege
the people TO speak through their in Con-
gess without the interference OF the President, because
that already secured by the of the wings They
can't be consistently cautioned against being longer
emed and held together by the cohesive Of public
plurder" because this has been taken from them.
Neither the political sin of using their Official influence
in promoting the elevation of their favores be at
their door, nasmuch they have been properly and
IN great measure deprived Of th. kind Of influence
This, then, leaves the ocos principle, one idea
party. Q, democracy where is thy blush