Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-07-04


r. From respect 20 the day, and congratulated
usage, paper win be issued from this Office
~ A L,cofoco contemporary, in some running
comn,ntaries upon parties, remarks
"rne people know that I, the national Democratic par
y have ,ys taken the Load in vndcatug the
o. and rights Of the confslsrAcy; that the Demo
cratic party Tor the country while their opponents
r them.svssthsi the De nocrAcy for the union
the States based the rights OF the States while the
controlling portion OF their opponents for sectionsi
discord, ammosss AM mous,rous usurpation of power
This Is Q worry com non strain Of remark with the
Locofocos who have about much right to claim the
credit Of the OF RJpuSiicda in Institutions
- doscen i,nts Of Benedict Arnold would have to
aogite t, themselves the chief glory of the
fi close Of our revolutionary struggle The present
Lscofoc) patty hav, even less blool in conm with
the republicans Of 1890. than Arnold had with the
Patriots Of 20. Fur he dill render good service H.
the beginning which is more than can be said Of
most of the l. 'cofocos at any tims. Their present
Chief was the OF old black cockade Federalist
who SO bitter in his hostility to every thing
Republican, that he woull not permit Republican
preacher to say prayers before the New Hampshire
Lsgisliturc G-n. Pierce is fair specimen Of the
great bulk Of the Lo:ofoco party Either Federalist
themselves the desc ,nd,nts Of Feeralis crossed
upon French Jacobins, they hare pirionsd tho name
Of Democrat T. humblg the people.
As to their taking the lea in vinicating the honor
and rights Of the country-if history does not lie,
tbs individuals who dill that thing in the last with
Great B.itain arc at this day mainly Whig-and the
late Wing candidate for the Presidency one of the
most brilliant illustrations Of patriotism and Aeroism,
which our country has produced The men highest
In favor with the Locofocos-such Chief Justice
fancy, Mr.. James Buchanan, Mr.. Martin Van Buren,,
&@-are not on record as advocating American honor
and rights 10 that contest In the late with Mex
ioo-ilthoayh unnecess lrly and unconst;utionally
90 nm need by Mr.. P1lk-whg Generals and Wing
soldiers broug 1t it to a triumphant close.
Another item Of the in lictm.n INT is that "thc De.
mocracy are for the country, while their opponents
Tor themselves" There doubtless selfish mel,
in all parties but than the Locoloco party there
existed in any country, whose predominant cha
riceristc re clearly tina, of ino-dinate self
s,,king. Wh.n tn, Wings su;cecled in evicting
MART, Va, Buren, it notorious that all the officer
o. the cjuiry prostituted to private uses and
the pablo money was plum IRE with fury unknown
since the days of R)mln Pfo:onsular rapacity To
this fact We nave the testimony Of some who now
occupy very elevated positions in the Locofoco party.
And siacethe accession Of the present iministracn
s,ci rash for plum Ter never before witness.d
n this or any other country. But they only desire
tn, Offices for ths OF the country-not for them
s,lvesl The disnt.rested patrios
An ther item is that the Locos are for the Union OF
ths States while heir oJpon ,nts are for sectional
dis ,Ird, amin oses anl usurpation of pow.
er" Very eloqlsntly AMI cossnty pat. Sectional
discorl! who tn, candila.s f,r tho Presidency
OF the Abolitionists and Freesoiers in '4s. Was i,
not Martin Van Bursn-for four years the Preside mi
OF tn, Locofocos, AMI their Dictated can lidate in
1910? Who are now the especial favorites of NJ
Franklin Pierce3 Arc they not john A. Dix, John
Van Buren, and other Free S1iers on the one hand,
All Mr.. jeff Davis and other Disunionists on the
1tier? "Monstrous asurpation of power !" Il wou d
Consume more time and ink than we can affJrd du
RAG this warm weather rccapitulate the atrocou
n'urpatons, which have dis;ng uished the career
the L'cofocos 0ne alone may be mentioned that OF
Mr. Polk in usurping the war-making poverty
which 1t is now considered as settled principle ly
thh party, th- this great power pertains to the
Executive.
we notice that one charge, which for long time
has constituted a standing az inst the Wings, is
onttel in this catosu.. Tney have heretofore been
snSnAtzsl as Artist jcrAts silk-stocking gentry and
enemies of the p,or. II. mlssss have ueen reused
against the Wings more by this mputation than al
the others. Hug ity, rich, opprcssors of the poor
hey deserved NJ qIlrtsr in Republican land =
Tie innate hostility of poor against rich was nfl ln
ID the leveng Ictrnes Of universal equality wid,
IL disseminated. Il was never designed to brint
taase doctrines into practical operation Tat woul.
not have suit II the purposes Of ths NINA ,ers-sh1
only desired al expected, by appeals to popula
preuicS, 1, ariy tn ma isoI against tbs Wings ant
ce;t themselves to OH o. Tne lea lers were many O
them rich m,n thsms ,lves-and by unjust taxatio
on the Wniss, and plund,r of the Treasury-th
Locofocos are becoming the rich party, and woult
very little relish the enfOTcem mt Of h:ir own pre-
osItS Perhaps ths tins may comp when the poor
AL PUN lersl WIiys may sse, without any very
great dissatisfaction, the millionaire Locofocos victi
miz1l by tbs ayrarian do:trincs, watch they hav,
been 50 diligently teaching That time may not b.
distant The Wings known 10 bs conservatives or
principle have ,rstofJre beon relied upon by thes
demlgosuss 10 perform the part of break anc
stay the angry surg:s Of agrlranism, shoull tn "
rise too high aud threaten destruction to those VIII,
exste them. Bat they may not b, willing always to
psff5rn this role Pun lJrel anl dsran ,hise J. they
may ethr a5aa lon tbs Sa,, sti II aside, an let
tas reh LDoofocoS who have so long been preaching
the sgess OF poverty, s,tts their accounts they
may with thdr dslu led followers and distribute
snong them their own accommodations
party, v ii h ooists a. Gao OF is lovsliest illus
tra,io ~ NJ Si5a' S1u'e and takes pr lie and comfort
In sdch milo tires a. might be mention ID, should be
ehaTy how IL raids against silkstockngs, and incul-
ses the importance Of reducing to practice the great
LOoofoco principis Of universal equality.
"Bob ToOmbsu
81, In short is the Hon. S.nltor from Georgia de-