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Tricks OF THE PARTY.-The locofocos are
a cunning set offellows. They decry regular
nominations, and scold their opponents most
roundly if think it prudent or polite to unite
themselves upon one set of candidates; but
they, prudent and polite as they always are,
always gain the elections by the same means
which they deprecate in others. There are
cases in point, well known to this community.


The wings have held primary meetings in ev


cry or nearly every election precinct in this
county for the purpose of electing Delegates to
County Convention, to be held on Saturday
next, for the purpose of fascertaining the strong
est men in our party to run as candidates for
the Legislature, and to fiji the several county
Offices. The candidates all agree to abide by
the nomination of the Convention, with only
one exception, and it is a matter of regret and
surprise to us that there is even one, who is
so -recreant to the interests of the partv 10
which he is bound to as it were 9with hooks of
steel, as thus to thwart not only his own, but
also, the interests of his political friends. The
locofocos dread this unanImlty IN our ranks
and are crying out against our measures as inn
polite and unjust to ourselves;-they exhibit a
wonderful sympathy for us and advise us to
abandon the plan we have conceived and IN
tend to carry out, that we. the wings Of
Lowndes, may be benefited and not defeated.
Kind, sympathizing locofocos,-shed tears, if
you please, at the prospect of our unanirnity-
advise Us until you are weary with advising
and when We ere plunging into the gulf of de-
feat, wiring your hands, ard tear your hair in
anguish, on account Of our heedlessly disregar-