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LOcOfOcO Platform.

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LOcOfOcO Platform.
The resolutions passed at the late Locoioco
Convention in Baltimore will be found iO nuoth.
er column. This is Tuly an age Of progress,
and he who reads these resolves, will discover
that with lhe unlenifed democracy Of the Uni.
Ted States, lha, il is absolutely an age Of Rail.
rOad.speed progress.
The frsI aud second resolutions are in sub.
stance but one, and they embody as glariug a
lalsehood as could we'll be perpelraIed in so
many words. What evidence can be adduced
by The most indefalgable demngogue, that ever
that party, as party manifested the least dis.
position to conf le in The "inIelIigence and dis.
criminaing justice Of the American PeopIe"i
How can they reconcile this resolution with
the practice Of the veto about which they are
90 very tenacious. In sober eurnesIness we
ask any Of The defenders OF this strange exotic
10 the creed Of ocolocoism, when they ever
saw anything 10 Wing policy or conduct in
dcaIiye Of n proneness 10 "monslrous impos
lures" and experiments on the popular creduli.
wi II not, wha, do you think Of the modesIy
of The verbiuge in tho resolution referred 'oi
Another Of the resolutions declares that Con-
gress has no constitutional righ' TO commence
and carry on general system Of internal i'm
provemenls. Il would have been better and
more strictly 10 accordance with the truth for
them to have said that Tho creed oflocolocolsm
does not allow The improvement Of western
lakes and rivers, This they make one Of the
mos, important panks in their platform, but
wha, good reason Gun be assigned why the
snuqs should not b, cleared out Of the Mlssls'
sippi aud convenient harbors be erected on the
lake shores, we confess we are at u loss TO con-
isc.ure. And we are not altogether "aone IN
our misery" for we have some faint recollec'
lion of CERTAIN noise and confusion speech
Iha. was not made by Gen. Cass at Cleveland
four years ngo
The resolution on tho subject Of slavery is
all that could be demanded by the extremists OF
tho South, dscountenancing all agitation on the
subject, even by moral suasion, religious incul-
cauon nr BY ''whntever" constitutional means
lI will be rccoIectod thut in The fall Of 40,
,hero was union formed between tho "lree
democracy" and Tho "old ae" in this county,
10 The uucos of which partnership il was un'
-
dcTstood and agreed that the democracy OF Car
roll county would lay aside their pro'slnvery
procliyity, and forever renounce oil allegiance
10 this prince Of evils. And it will be equally
fresh In the memory OF all, that every corner
wns vocal with denuncialions Of the Hccursed
institution, by locofocos, and nothing was more
common than the public declarations of the
unleriiied, forever to keep their skirts clear Of
tho blood Of tho victims of slavery. What will
such do nowl Will they cast their sunrages
wi,h parry, the principal plank in whose plat
form is total declaraIve prohibition OF all
movements on This subject VIII they vote
with an organization who seek by party shack
les 10 bind the liberty Of opinion aud OF sPeech'
Con. Pierce being hero of Ihe Mexican
var, tho convention thought It best TO political
Iy egsIize that enterprise, and accordingly
made the approval thereof a plank In their
platform.
They will have good time Of il, in attempt
ingio ran into the white house, the men who
occupy this rickeiy structure, for wc have no
doub, that
.The ides ofnexI November will record another
name
In the highest mich Of glory, on the brightest
scroll Of iame."