The freeman. (Fremont [Ohio]) 1849-1850, 1849-11-24
LOcOfOcOism.

LOcOfOc OisIn.
It is characteristic trait with the LocofocoE
press, and its allies as the time draws near for the
development, in official form, of the policy of
Wing administration, to attempt to forestall pub
lie opinion, by a course of misrepresentation,
slanders and falsehood. But the history of party
warefare furnishes no parallel, in grossness of ac-
cusation or hardihood of invention, to the defama
ton and libel, which now characterize the opposi-
ton, in their attacks upon the present administra
ton. No devices of fasehood or phraseologies of
detraction will be spared, to bring reproach upon
the gray hairs of the President whose days have
been spent in the service of his country whilst the
able and efficient members of the Cabinet will be
grossly misrepresented, and accused of conduct,
which would degrade the most abandoned and loath-
some being, that ever disgraced the name of man.
The more especially will this be the case, as the
time approaches, for the Administration to make
known to Congress, the principles by which it has
been governed, and to mark out course, and sug-
gest measures. which it may think calculated to
advance the interests of the country.
The Misrepresentation and falsehoods which
have, in times past, been applied to Gen. Taylor
and his Cabinet, will be re-vamped, and vanished
anew, and universal attack kept up as long as
lies can be written, or defamation and misrepre-
sentation manufactured.
! The attacks that have been made by the oppo-
ston against the administration. although silenced
at headquarters, by combination of facts, which
have proved them to be false, will be taken up by
the Locofoco press of the country, and after sundry
Eo
pear more plausible will be dealt out to their rea-
ders, with just enough impudence and sang ,tfoid,
to operate favorably upon their minds.
In vindication of the above, we have only to re-
fer our readers to an article in the Democrat, OF
November 10th, wherein Mr.. Ewing is not only
attacked and msrepresented in his official capaci-
ty, but his character and private transactions are
paraded before the public, and he accused of bar
tering his honor and the offices under his control
for the consideration of few paltry dollars OF
all the charges that we have as yet preferred
against any Wing official, this is, without doubt
the siiest dirtiest and meanest. 1t is sheer
fabrication, from beginning to end, and go
up at Washington city, for the sole purpose O
wounding Mr.. Ewing's feelings, and casting odiun
upon the administration.
We are surprised, we are really sorry, to see {
journal of the reputation of the Democrat, giving
countenance to so bold-faced SANDER We hope
for the reputation of the paper the standing of thu
party and the honor ofthe editor that he will mme
diately retract his statements and make the pro
per reparation to the man abused and the party
insulted
T NJ oh e. ~ irrI
give our readers other samples of Locofoco oppo
sition to the administration, but we do not deem
necessary. Every attack that it has made, ha
resulted to the good of the party intended to b
injured-and so it will ever be. The Locofoc
Il press may heap its venom and vituperation upo
the administration, it will but rebound to the ir
jury of its maligners and it come out unscathed
5 To use the language of contemporary, we do nc
believe that the rank and file of the opposition ar
5 animated by the same passions which sway thei
u organs We have abiding faith that many {
IS them will not condemn to the "bitter end," or fo
II low the headlong lead of those who have enlste
+ for the war reckless of what the future may brn
J FORTH Upon the great Republican Wing part
'S the Administration may lean with confidence; an
s. the ranks of its friends will swell with the deYe
q opment of its policy. The President has see
= darker and drearier days than are before him.
was never his fortune yet to win easy victorie
s. His has been no holiday career. He is equal
10 the goomiest crisis. His course lies straight b
j. fore him. The interest of the nation and the ha
10 pness of the people are the goal of his exerons
t of a nation whose annals are brilliant with tt
'n glory of his deeds, and a people whose heart
stones he has defended when many of them we
y yet in the helplessness of infancy.
le EE In our paper of to-day will be found tt
+ prospectus of Godey's Lady's Book This wo
in Will; ooro,,oro with or, Moco,oo ,,,,bls