Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1822-04-13
preston Of their sentiments relative;

| preston Oh their Sentlm entS relative
the federation Of slavery and a nezv con-
Vention." Tina, this is REASONABLE re-
quest cannot be doubted. That it is an
Important one cannot DE denied; and tha'
he who refuses to give the public a sa-
tisfactory answer on this subject, will for
felt its confidence, is equally true. 1t is
in vain for those candidates who are Sc
cretly favorable to slavery and the for
nation Of new convention, to try the
effect of evasions or palliatives. 1t is in
vain to represent the matter as settled,
and express hope that all past transac-
tons may be buried in oblivion; nor can
the private statements Of any candidate
respecting the imhossi6iiity ofbis accom-
tkSAing such objects, even ifAe desired
them, have any effect on the mass Of the
people towards giving him the means of
making a 1!og9erfM effort. And the
writing Of fia,tering, but ambiguous let
ters, to honest iniluentia! individuals in
every county in the state, is all in vain.
On this al. important question, Ito cleo
pioneering tricks to stille the truth will
be admitted. No sephislry, no quibbling,
10 evasion, no subtoHuge, Will suffice.
Some candidates for the Office of COVER
nor are already before the peoplc.--nore
are expected. OF these, some are be-
AcUea to be favorable to slavery and a
new convention; and that any are tsnfa-
voraJ,e is uaccr.a;a. 20 do Justice to
himself, and 10 satisfy the people, ii is
imperious'y required, that each candi-
date who is "opposed to the federation
Of slavery and to. a new convention"
should speedily and Publicly declare his
sentiment. No candidate is allowed phi
vately to excuse himself by alleging that
the presses are shut against any commu-
nications from him; that the editors of
our papers are lis enemies, or so entire
ly dcvotc, to the interests Of another par
ty, as to suppress any pieces written in
his favor. Such allegations are by US
believed to be unlounded. The pubica-
ton of this production by Mr.. Warren,
is an evidence that their justification car
be published, al least in the Spectator !;
and the an'uc,aton Of private contempt,
or the employment of public r,Nicu!s,
will be equally Intellectual towards caus-
ing a majority Of the people to be salts
fed with their gcfusa.5.
But to you, gentlemen candidates foi'
the next Legislature, is the above request
by majority Of the people more parti-
cu,arly made, and the above arguments
| more particularly applied. II you are
!, for freedom, we fear not the Influence q
! any great and good" governor Tor slave
ry, even il aided ty those "pr;me minis
tiers" whom he has the power OF appoint
ing. 1fyou are Coz slavery and q new con-
vention although you should notbe ablcto
accomplish yourobj ects, yet your ''sf'ea-
vors to effect them, will be an abuudan,
source ofinqu:etude, trouble, discord, land
expense. The matter is not at rest. Hopes
on the one side, and fears on the other,
are generally prevalent. TO destroy
those hopes and remove those fears, no
train of reasoning, however gust; no
course of ridiculc, however poignant
will have half the effect of an honest and
bold avowal Of your opposition to the OBJ
| jects by which those feelings have beer
excited. This course We have right to
expect, the privilege to demand and he
who refuses, will not receive the votes OIL
| II majority cfthe People.
articles Of association Of the Sangamo
Erhorting Comtany.
| We, the undersigned, inhabitants and
farmers of Sangamo county, in the state
Of Illinois, believing it indispensably ne.
cessary for US to enter into commerce fol
the purpose of carrying off the surplus
produce of our country, and to enable us
to supply ourselves with such necessa
ries as the country will not produce: and
believing that pork will for many years