Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-05-11
From the Terre Hautc Ca.) Register.


The people in many paris of this state
appear to be rousing from the torpor
in which they have too long remained,
and evuce symptoms of determination
10 assume and exercise those rights which
belong to them, but which have too long
been usurped and abused by aspiring in
divjduals.
Public meetings are happily becoming
the order OF the day--ln those meetings
the official conduct of our public officers
is thoroughly investigated, our citizens
have Tree interchange of sentiment, a,d
are thereby the better enabled TO detect
fraud aid reward merit
Dupl}cty has been 700 long prac,iscd
tho h nest and unsuspcctng have too
long reposed confidence 10 train OF
buzzing political demagogues, who have
made 1t their business to fiirt through
every section of the county. trnnpeIias
their own excellencies, proc iaim;n., their
own unequalled wisdom and acquire
mcn,s--declar their own patriotic viz
tues and public seryices---cn.orcln then
claims 10 the sat,rages of the people II
the most earnest manner--and by ia.
miliar grin, and presenting delicate
hand, q flowing bowl--or whiskey bottle,
| acquire the appelation OFFS j fine fellow .
| wind. themselves into the favor Of The
weaker and un,hinking class and secure
their support, while by promising the
more designing to favor their intrigues
and private interests--secure to them
selves the reins Of power, and soar to the
highest stations, not by their intrinsic
merits, but through the negligence and
folly of some, and the bascness and il-
trigue of others.
The people, however, begia to learn
that SO long as they suffer themselves to
be thus governed, the right of suffrage
SO dearly bought by their ancestors will
profit them little. Should the principles
contained in the following Resolutions,
which we extract from the proc ceilings
of public meeting held in Knox coun-
ty, by the citizens OF johnson and the
adjoining townships, be generally adopt
ed and strictly adhered to, the little fry OF
noisy political champions who have FOR
SO long time distracted the public con-
Germs Of our state, would shortly retire
to the shades Of private life, and their
places be filled by men called forth by
the people, whose independence OF soul
causes them to shrink with disgust from
the disgraceful practises adopted by the
office hunters of the day, and whose wis
dom, virtue and integrity would give sta
bility to our laws, and protection and
succor 10 the best interests of our state.
In these remarks we do not intend to
be understood as abiding to each and
every individual who has been clothed
with authority during the time that our
political phrenzy has ragged, but to such
as have practised the policy which we
have now described, and which are touch
ed upon in these two short resolutions:
Resolved, That in future we will dis
countenance the practice of treating
and riding through the country and So
Hcifing our sufraees-and will with
| hold our SUPPORT from all practising the
, same.
| Resolved, That in future we, the heo-
file, will choose and nominate Candidates
/ for our several Offices"
Mr.. Lowry a Senator in Congress
from Pennsy lvania, has, under his name,
now stated, that the President of the
United States some time ago read to