Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-04-13

The senior editor Of the Republican,
in his paper OF the LIST ult. "/eigned"
thai he could see no difference in the
principle OF the people meeting together
to agree on their candidates, md he late
caucus of certain members of Congress
al Washington, to nominate President
of the United States. In his last, he
feigns that he does moi know why the
proceedings of The late NEE ing in this
town have not been formally published,
and saws the Withholding of the pro-
ceedipgs Of the meeting from publication
is the best evidence of their self-condem-
nation"
! so happens that this " best evidence"
is 10 evidence at all. The meeting or
dered their proceedings TO be published;
he secretary failed to comply, and it is
believed that no one better knows his
reason for so doing than MIR Smith.
F., No Inconvenience, however, has re-
suited from the course pursued by the
secretary. The proceedings were pub
lished, though not fornelIv, in our paper
next after the meeting was held.
The convenrionis,s Of Saline township,
G. latin county, hell a meeting on the
27th ult. at which i, was " resolved, lha
good policy require the friends of a new
Econven ION o consolidate their force, in
telecting members to the mex, general as
tsembly" And to effect this purpose,
they recommended thai meetings be held
in.,he several townships to elect one de-
,epate from each, Ia convene on the first
Saturday in May, and nominate candi-
dates.
What will the senior editor of the Re-
Ipublican say to thus Will he denounce
his convention friends in Gallatin as eau
cusers and dic,ators ? Or will he con-
tend that what is highly criminal in the
nnn-conv cntionisls of Madison, is perfect
ly innoo ent and praisewor,hy in the con-
ven'ionists of Gallatin
For our part, we have not the slight
est objection to the conventionists hold :
ing meetings, and agreeing upon the can
didates whom they will support. We
have no wish to interfere with their no.
limitations; nor have they any right to
lmeddle with ours.
| An extract OF letter is published in
the last Republican, the writer of which,
latter stating that the " convention ques-
lion is gaining every dav," saws" was
Iin White, Pope, and Gallatin counties, a
few days ago, they are almost unanimous
" for it,"
Now,to shew how little reliance may be
placed in the extracts OF letters which
are published in the Republican, we will
state, that genlleman from one Of the
soulh-eas'ern counties was in this town
las, week, who said that the parties in
While county, for and against conven-
ton, were so equally divided, that it was
difficult to conjecture which would pre-
vail that both parties had nominated lull
tickets for representatives to the leg la.
ture, and both were sangnine of success.
The gentleman referred to is himself
convenlionist, and whose intelligence or
veracity Mr.. Smith would not venture to
call in question.
; Will the senior editor Of the Repub-
can inform the public why he has no,
published the roceedings Of the Wash.
ington caucus, nor given any account oil
it? 1t is known that about one year ago
he ayowed his preference of Mr.. Craw-
ford Tor president. The proceedings of the
Crawford party in the legislature Of New
York, at two different sessions, recon-
mending caucus at Washington, were
faithfully copied into bis paper; and i,
was supposed tina, he was only waiting