The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-02-10
Taesaay Evening, Feby. 8. 1883

Ono LocoFocoIsM.-The trip to Zanes- il
vile, from some cause or other, did not have n
a avery favorable effect upon the temPers of C
our Locofoco brethren OF the Legislature u
On Saturday, in the Senate, the bill for the a
Reorganization Of the State Treasury came G
up, and involved of course matters connect r
ed with the late war of words between the
State Treasurer and Fund Commissioners q
Mr.. Atkinson lead off by reading all es-
say on the general management OF the State
finances and intimated pretty strongly that
some "Galphins" were connected Herewith
who should be "swept out"
This called up Mr.. Mungen and afterwards
Mr. Wilson, who defended Mr.. Breslin and
eulogised their W Democracy. They
thought the attack upon their sincerity had
gone about far enough, and if continued,
might possibly induce them to turn upon
their pursuers and tell some tales which
ought not to be told out Of respectt to the
party. Mr.. Wilson threatened that, if he
did commence the skinning process, he
would lay bare the corruption Of some men
who had crept into the party from purely
metcenury motives. His democracy, he
thought, was unimpeachable.
We are not over credulous whenever the
testimony of a Locofoco leader is laid before
US, but in these recent quaTrels, we feel
bound to place confidence in the statements
of both wings of the party. They know
each other we'll. Side by side aad shoulder
TO shoulder, they labor to cheat the people
that they may get the spoils, and this point
gained, they go to work to cheat each other.
At one of the watering placesiD this coun-
try, II is said that the citizens unite, during
the season, to swindle all the strangers who
pay them a visit, and after this is over, they
amuse themselves by cheating each other.
The town, generally, gives a large majority
to the LocoGOeo candidates. So with the
leaders Of Ohio Locofocoism. After getting
| the power of the State in their hands by
what they consider a safe majority, they ex-
hibit the principles for which they contend
! tho five loaves g. two 6shcs--aDd for these
! they fight each other,with all the deadly an
. imosity Of sworn enemies. We arc bound
G t. believe that they tell the truth. They
t know the secrets Of their own caucuses;
. they discover the motives Of each others ac-
, ton; and in all cases, where a fair trial is
A granted, those witnesses obtain the mos,
credence who have had opportunities to
know most about the facts of the case.
= We know these are family q%uarrels and
the outsiders should not NEEDLE with them.
}; Neither do we. We only refer to tfem to
gather the moral which they teach. When
(. Col. Medill Calls Olds a miserable and cor.
@ rupt politician and Medary adds that he is a
mere merccnary soldier fighting for pay, and
IL when Olds retorts by charging both with
! falsehoud and dishonesty; o" when Robin
4 son says that Medary has neither capaci y
nor honesty, aud the latter charges back up
on the IN counts;'' or when another
member of the fold spits out his lungs in u
lie buse Of a co-ldborcr aud afterwards puts q
10 ballot for him in the box; we think il time
y for those individuals in the State, who are
addressed 50 frequently as the 'hard.tisted
re yeoannnryr" and who pas taxes 10 dress these
p gentlemen in purple and hnr linen and pay
their liquor and oyster bills, to look around
=. among thciw fellow &C itiac no and find soine
"a new mon who, should they obtain the Five
~louvcs aud two fishes" will be prudent
enough to leave d few .'baskets-full," anC
III will serve the Stase for the love they beal
Is, it, rather than for the hope Of getting thei
r. arms, elbow deep, into its Treasury.
IL Honesty and economy in the administru
ton Of State affairs will reduce the expcn
ne ditures and lessen the burdens Of the tax
or payers; and ofice-holders, possessing thes,
a. qualities, will not quarrel with each other il
a' the discharge Of their respective d%uties.-
Men who fight over the spoils clearly evinc
lat that they have contended for the spoils.
ny is of no special importance to the people
who OF their number shall have the cares an
responsibilities of the..governmcnt, provide
,al they are honest, faithful and capable, nor
ad the question of depositing the surplus fund
l.. III Uuuho W WIN Iuu'Niuu"'o - "hy mOihSh
in provided care is taken that the State d
not suffer losses. And yet the leaders ar
,at now apparently contending for these al
lty stractions, while their real object is TO dc
ceive the people, Each fuctionof the part
ne desire theirown.friends rewarded; but an OF
~. tensible fight for the spells would not loo
mt we'll and the danger of defeat before the tr
in bunal Of last resort would be imminent.
ar The moral Of the Whole matter is, th'
these men, members Of the same family,
the same household Of faith, and confessin
OF to BIO controlled by principle, who abuse caC
."f other insuck' indignant terms Of reproaC
hat aud heap upon each other all the vile ep
me thetS that can possibly be applied, are NJ
OF made OF that kind Of stuff which JefTersc
would have selected for public timber
the early days Of the Republic, nor are Tn,
lbs. Of that kind Of materislwhich the people
on. these days should choose to have the go'
nm old ship Of State move on steadily and s
curely towards its manifest destiny"
requires stronger arms and purer hearts
AFFAIR I, cl,or Of tho hraaLera of Ffllihuate