Ohio Loco.Foco Cenvention-A Row-War on


the Currency-aicSulty.
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NJ dear Sir To-day came of the Loco'f oc'
safe Convention, aad such another Convention the
! sun never shone upon twas Tammany Hail OF
large scale and opened with tie s1suHt s'e u ar
mis- OF a SOft Senator. who had the presumption
To call the assembage to order But anticipate


Every one acquainted with our parties is aware
thai we have here tC principal factions making uf
the oco- Foco party, namely. the e Harris, who sc
for destruction of Banks. the annihi!ation OF Corpo
ra,ons OF every description, the sobyersion OF OEde
and Law and the .SottS, VINO favor miNee
Cprrsncv and believe in the Conservative principles
of government Last wear few leaders, under 'hs
contro OF pious Ben. Tappan and the inie4!ectuai
pericos, Allen met al this CHy, IN convention
and adopted series Of resolutions making the re
peal of the General Banking Law OF the state me
prominent issue in the then pending E!ection' w (
sll know the result OF that Elcc;lon-ho" Tue Loco
Foco party found itself one cool morning las' al.


flat on lis back surveying the stars, under the load
of an immense popular majority against inenl.


This result the = Softs' charged upon the g Hards
and if the Convention had been then held the latter
wouldn't have been able 10 raise bead But
meantnle they have rallied, and the contest Oe
tween the factions has been vindictve IN the cN-
treme The appointment OF Delegates from the
Counties has been the occasion OF conflicts not alto
gethe, bloodless and 10 the manifest injury OF divers
good noses and the backlng OF sundry eyes. IN
some instances the primary meetings have " broken
mn in a row" no delegations being appointed; and
I for weeks the wire pulers have clustered around
this ctv. plotting and contemplating Late,y
however II was manifest that one David ioo'
y,wbo enioved the honor OF being beaten oy our pre-
sent Governor in the election ot ~, would De sGs
tained bv the Haris" prorided he could be
bron chr over TO the Hard Standard-the "So.ts -
having already committed themselves TO his support
ON the Soft ground he assumed in the former con
test; Under this state of affairs the Convention met
having prevailed on Tod, meantime TO come ou'
Hard, in q letter which was to be sprung upon 'i'
/ Delegates nj the proper time


Tbe meeting of the Convention was announced
NJ 10 o'clock this moraing, bat AT halt past - Soi
Senator Mr. Thornhilll anxious 10 anticipate tte
" Hards'' and organize under the influence OF MS
faction attempted 10 call the mob TO order lie was
hus ustled' in beautiful style NJ the expense OF MS
onter rearl The Hurds' then took the held ana
omds a sorts OF internal noises proceeded organize
according 10 their notions 1t is out or the question 70
give you any idea OF the chaos and confusion whca W
vailed Some cursed, some yelled. some shooN tneII
fists and all contributed something 10 tue seuefa' VI
roar Finally after the Committees had been properly
packed in accordance with previous arrangements Wt
Letter was produced and read 1t goes for the "noe o
Oregon but for sustaining the President ~ ahy late
whole or none y against ;hc Tariff and for the SUB
/ Treasury The Oregon declaration was somewhat
appauded the second good deal less. and that ABOUT


the Sub Treasury none all Ii produced dead cin
!
and ayowed an utter change in his views on the Cur
rency; in short ne had progressed" and now wen'
against all Banks and against any but GoG anu ou'ei
Currency and amendment OF the Constitution 50
a, N nro6b the granting or charters and iRcorpOraoHs
or yka,euer character TINS announcement was rece'
cd with some ycls by the Hards, and with murmeis oy


the Sots who found too late, that the man Tor whoui
they had committed themselves had betrayed them
The mob for it nothing else, then broke up to meet
/ in the afternoon -
/ And in the afternoon came the tug OF war Tod was
e 81, ua flh
mob waited for the report of the Commee on hesolu
tons 1t waited and waited. and no Resolutions came
/ the Committee warring right vaantIy flnaily
message was dispatched requiring them To report anu
after some delay they arrived and one OF thein read
string of Resolutions beginning with Eannega = on
Oregon and winding up with hsfpg. haltpuppy ansi
| on the Currency Here a member ot minority oil inc
/ Committee rose and in laundering voice, IN tne
! presence of God and man. demanded TO be heard lie
was for going the whole figure and presented coupe
of Resolutions, denouncing all Banks aud Corporations
and going for their entire unqualified and Immediate de
structon Then occurred a umult SURPRISING any pre-
cedDg it. and ty voices lent their aid 10 swell the us.I
of shreks. and yes and stampinss ana catcahs' 'ec
some degree order had been restored some one pro
posed TO add the minority the majority report "here
| upon another iumult arose. Mr. Cory OF Cinc'nhs'
moved amend by declaring that the princip'e OF n'
SubTreasury should be applied TO the State aud tnat M
revenues should be collected in Gold aud SILVER ohy
Here was another but Cory maintained ms posi-
ton and declared that it Infamous for the party u
shrk that issue that it due to their consistency
carry the principle into practice and that nc was ci
ven and coward who did not come boldly up 10 tnu
standard He replied TO by another amdst the NJ
! most confusion when j. b. Weller moved the ftoto@
! Question The mob then became furious, ana ior
long time there perfect tornado OF yelis: so0V
| which could he heard No Gags here -" 10 hei
| with your Previous Question y The Cnal. man ue
| clared Mr.. Wellers motion lost. herce discus
/ sion carried for some time, the CONFUSION
| increasing, and personalities were banded withou
stint or measure Down. down. Hold your tongue :
| Git down - " Shut upl" Go ahead! our
fool I" Hear - &C. &c. were among the most nai III
less OF the horrible utterances OF the Democracy,


Convention assembled. Amidst the noise ana me uP
roar the Chairman Gerry conrcateHty declared Sotiy
Sub-Treasury Resolutions rejected the reported


tions of both the majority and minority o tne


on Resolutions adopted and that the Convention was ga
joured sine die The only token hatsuch WAS tuc eac
was afforded by the Chairman decampins me INJURY
was then raised what's the question: ''hicA was
answered By the exit OF three nearest the doot-sno


thus ended the preposterous arce ever enacted III
, the Buckeye State :


The Wings who on hand IN large nunoers
laughed like Holmes in the TIL their very ribs
are shaken loose in their Sockets and the whole town Is
now in broad grinbaring the Locos. who loak as II
Milers propAesy about being fulfilled and the Old
One on the eve Of getting his due


McNulty intended TO be here but brought up at JACK
toc about 20 miles iisent whers ne now lies helpless
under the influence OF of those attacks to which he
is subject Weller is here, however and answers as
very good substitute for Mac


Loco Focosm is its last legs in Ohio Next Fall
will witness its complete overthrow and annihi.stion.
Yours, Sc ).
