The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1852-06-12

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THE Locoroco PLArFoR bout
the greatest farce ever attempted 10 be
palmed of on an intelligent people, is
the batch of resolutions passed by the
late locofoco convention, and dignitird
by the name of platform.
With the evidence Of their pandering
to every faction and interest written up
on the pages OF their party history for
the last twenty-five years, these same
locofocos, in convention assembled, have
the unblushing impotence to assert, that
they "a lace their trust in the intelli-
gencc, in the patriotism and the discrim-
mating justice Of the American people"
While locotoco congress has been
over SIX mouths iii session, squandering
thousands upon thousands of the public
money in quarreling about presidential
candidates, without acting upon sin lie
measure which the interests of the coun-
try demand, this convention comes for
ward, and with hypocrisy that would
have done honor to the Serpent in Eden
declares, ''lhat it is the duty of every
branch of the Government to enforce
and practice the most rigid economy in
conducting our public affairs With
pretended adherence to the Compro-
mise and the Fugitive Slave Bill they
seal the doom OF every candidate for
nomination who is pledged to the sup
port of these measures, and take up al
most the only man who is uncommited
They also refuse TO pass these resoIu-
tions previous to the nomination, SO
that their candidate might 90 into the
North untramneled, and free to make
al thC buIltul liz Suulu Out vi Ills Tplu-
sal to declare himself opposed to the
further agitation OF the slavery question.
That he is to be run in the North solely
upon the ground that he is uncommit-
ted upon the Compromise, the resolu-
ti0ns to the contrary Notwithstanding,
is evident from the following paragraph
taken from the New York Post, Lo-
cofoco Free Soil paper:
"The pretence of passing resolutions,
of adopting a platform Of political belief,
under such circumstances, is the mcrest
farce in the world--a proceeding as des-
titute of moral force, as if the resolu-
tons had been adopted by dozen
chance travellers on board steamboat.
Upon one question the resolu tons are
about as explicit as the craft and cum
ming which is inseparable from locofo-
coism could allow them to be, and this
Is the firm determination of the party to
resist any attempt to change the pres
ent tariff. We shall take occasion to
say more upon this matter at future
time.
With Southern States Rights man
upon their ticket the convention pass
resolutions in favor of the ''union insep-
erable;" and declare that the proceeds
Of the public lands ought to be sacredly
applied to national Objects" while their
party has been untiringly engaged du-
ring the last three or four years, in
throwing these lands into the hands of
spectators, or parceIing them out piece
meal to all the world.
A more complete guli-trap than this
misnamed platform never came from
the hands of any set of political truck.
lers, and as the event will prove, no
bait was ever laid, that more signally
failed to effect its purpose.
OK TRlAL.-Elizur Wright, who was
charged with aiding in the escape of the
slave Shadrach from the court room in
Boston more than year ago, was put
on trial few days ago The jury were
discharged on Thursday, being unable
to agree. They stood 8 for conviction
3 for acquittal.
JONI VAN BuREN.-This gentleman
was Kissed down in an attempt to speak
before the locofoco mass meeting, at