Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-05-25


lowing address when, on motion oil the
Rsv JOHN DEW, accompanied with Sc
CDnd, resolved, that The said address fully
meets the views and is expressive of the
feelings of this meeting. The following
resolutions were then submitted for con-
sideration, which were unanimously
adopted.
Ordered, That the address delivered,
accompanied by the five resolutions, be
forwarded to the editor of the Edwards
vile Spectator for publication.
And the meeting adjourned.
ROBERT THOMAS, Chairman.
john 0. HANCOCK, Secretary.
FELLOW CITIZENS,
We have met together on very im-
portant occasion, not only TO the citizens
oil this county, but also 10 the citizens oil
the state. | am happy to state that we
live in a land OF light and liberty; that
we enjoy privileges of free and iudepen-
dent citizens; that the privilege of meet
ing together on lawful business, and Of
expressing our minds and feelings unto
each other, Is guaranteed unto us; and
f1auer myself that all persons present
have assembled themselves together Tor
that purpose. The period is fast APP
preaching when you will be called upon
TO exercise the high prerogatlve confer
red on you by the constitution OF your
country. The subject of convention
and introduction Of slavery into this state
has caused two great political parties.
The party in favor of the measure APP
pear to exert themselves 10 take every
advantage OF our proceedings, and will
not leave one stone unturDed IN order 10
carry their point. This appears evident
from their late proceedings in Madison
county. 1t appears that the friends OF
freedom IN that county have lately made
a nomination for representatives, TO re-
present them in the next Legislature, and
that the convention party have already
made an attempt to destroy the nom'na-
ton by propagaling division among
them, and even go so far as 10 make the
inquiry whether The honest yeomanry OF
that county will submit 10 this species
OF dictation; whether they are ready to
surrender their rights into the hands of
cabal !: in which they say it is we'll
known the grossest intrigue and misre-
presentation has been resorted to for the
purpose of destroying the moral and po-
liticai standing Of men who are even OPP
posed to the call OF a convention. Fell
low citizens, the conventionlsts are strlk-
Mt in, mar
ticalar,y in this section OF it. They are
daily telling you that the nomination
made al Bcleviiie on the 4lh Of April
last, is incons sent, improper, and un-
Just; that it was done for the purpose OF
gaining and concentrating the political
strength to the centre of the county, and
also that If you support that nomination
it will produce that effect, and dcpIlyc
you OF your wishes which you have had
in contemplation for long time. The
late nomination in our county was made
agreeably to the wishes OF the friends OF
freedom who assembled at a pubic
meeting at BelleviIle; and certain reso-
lutions we're passed at that meeting pro-
viding for the election of three commit
tee men in each township to meet al the
county seat, for the purpose OF making
nomination of one senator and three
representatives, to represent us IN the
next general assembly, and also all coun-
ty officers. The nomination has been
made agrecably to the wish OF that meet
ing; the respective townships Of this
county have sent their committee men ;
this committee have made the nomlna-
ton, and it is to be presumed have done
as seemed to them proper and Just. 1t
is impossible, gentlemen, for twcny-six
men in our county to make NOMINATION
to suit the views Of every man, although
they are the representatives of the peo-
pie, and probably have come as near the
point as the whole body of the county
could do, and possibly little nearer.
do not recollect Of single instance IN
the course of my life, even where there
were two political parties, as is the fact
here, that the whole body OF the success.
full party were satisfied with the nomlna'
ton, or even with the result OF the cleo.
ton. There will be more or less per-
sons dissatisfied with the nomination, and
this dissatisfaction is produced from va
rious causes. In the present case, par.
| .ticularly in this section of the county
/ some persons who are opposed to The
call OF convention, have expressed ar
unwillingless to support the late nomi
nation, because they believe majority
OF the committee who made the nomina
1 ton. wero governed by private view: