The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-07-05

cofocoism, we mean the young Democra-
cy who are bent on roofing out the cur.
rency system and everything connected
with it. public debts, public improve
ments and ell, certainly owe as much to
the Delegate from Fairfield, as an advo.
cale of their principles, as To any 6thst
man. There is something in the manner
in which he attempts to defend Red Re.
publcanism or RadicaIism. which is real.
ly admirable, absolutely charming. He
enters upon the work with uniiring zeal
aid 10 forunatels petHliarly fitted for the
task. .s. .,..,4.
1t is We'll settled aphorism that error
needs Ignorance 6t ftadd 10 SUPPORT it.
Waiting the latter qualification as entire.
ly superAuous in the present instance
we shall only examine our subject so far
as the former element Of character is con.
cerhed. In this connection we are for.
cibly reminded of very Pithy sentence
which we heard from brother Locofoco
Of the geh,lemau's some time since
There goes ttian who knows great
deal, but The 81 of 1t is, he can't think
it."
The gentleman is an inveterate reader.
He reads, we are bound to bslieve,
good many old and standard works. and
he reads a great many new ones-at
least all of a startling characteF that comes
from the press. But he wishes To get
through with sd great number. that he
only reads them. He has no time to
study theti-ho time to arrange the ideas
he receives into proper shape and man.
ner. The consequence is that he has
old and new notions ofsociety mixed in.
coUgruously together, and as he is a de.
cided progressive he feels bound to adopt
the latest that comes smoking from the
press. He is death on old forms, old Ger.
emones and old customs. In forming
an opinion upon anything connected with
society, he only wishes to know whether
it is old or new-if old. he rejects it as a
matter of course; If new, he is very apt
to adopt it in his creed as purely radical
in it's influence and tendency.
For the defence of Radicalism such a
character is needed. The people can
not be Influenced to adopt by any sys'
tenn Experimentation. No sophism. how.
ever artfully worded and cautiously
formed, could induce them to believe in
entire reverse of the order of things
They would soon discover the false logic
Of demagogue and resent his preten
sons.
There is but one mode that is in any
way effective. and the gentletnan's quail
fications peculiarly fit him for the task
A long list of distinguished authors
names, an extended array of opinions
huddled together without any referenc'
to conclusion and due mixture offaclA
have tendency to cloud the question il
a logical mist. defying the wisdom of hi
contemporaries to clear 1t away. Me
pronounce the effort learned becaus
they do not understand it the argumer
is complete because it is incomprehens
BILE; and the conclusion is irresistible tht
the gentleman isa decided progressive
because his thinking powers has led hir
into a strain of talking which cannot b
appreciated by the present population c
the world. Nc one attempts to answe
It, because he finds it impossible to un
ravel the web of words and ideas, att
the gentleman consequently stands pre-
eminent among his associates. as maxim
an unanswerable defence Of the creates
humbug Of the day.