Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-03-02

len, selected for Their 'sirmness, ener-
gy and decision" virtues. (Grum6le
rtae8.)
Moderator. Sit down Mr.. Grunble. !
Scout. Virtues which the times GER
tainly require. This Ce1'ral Commit
tee was to appoint committee OF fUe
for every county in the stats--and these
Subcommittee are to elect hree oVer-
Seers Of the Convention, in each election
precinct. Thus Won see, Mr.. Modera-
tor, VIC have embodied, FIRST, as gene
Falissimo's, the Central Committee, CON
sisiing of ten--the county committees
amount TO one hundred and forty five
anl our operSeer8, admitting four pre-
cincfs to each county, nunber three
hundred and forty-eight--grand total,
rank aud file, Gve Auadred and three
men, ready and willing to shed the las
drop for the success Of our cause. These
oper8eers are to worm themselves into
he confidence of ,htir neish5ors, write
down their most secret thoughts, aud re-
port the same to their superiors, the
subcommittee Of fiye-whiea snb-cnm-
mi,ee, Mr.. Moderator, are to embody
The aforesai1 reports, and forthwith
fausmil them to us, their lie and head.
We, speak il with conscious pride,
re The repository Of knowledge and in.
formaIlnn. We are the chosen, selected
hapny few WHO understand The various
motions and movements of even the
humblest individual. You well know,
Mr.. Moderator, that | am no, ONLY a
member nj the Central Committee, but
| am also an ooerscer of NV precinct.
am happy, though 80 nilht king and
TOMORROW a beepar," 10 inform ,he
committee that orr manoenvres and
management are attended with eviden
success. We have attained 10 that de-
Gee Of discipline, tina il beaten from az
attacked position, we conn,cr-march
with such precision and excellence, that
the disgrace OF the defeat is lost in lhe
glory ot the movement. We have NOT,
however. vet commenced active opera
tons. We shall open the summer CAM
paisn with numerous letters from gen
tlemen Of undoubted veraciiy, magnify.
ing our strength, and breathing noueht
bit victory, If we do not succeed, Mr..
Moderator, with these means, our cause
i, deed hopeless.
Mo9erator. | thank vou Tr. Scan,
for the all exposition of our views Has
ny gentlemen of the Committee any
thing further TO say.
Fearless. will venture to tresspass
a te" moments upon the patience of the
Central Committee. Is ii NOT snrDli-
ling, Mr.. Moderator, that these anti.
co4t enionis,s should still re-echo tha'
lo'eiul cry, "slaverr! slavery ~ 3" n
sooner VAS The question before the
legislature than party arranged itself
against the measure tor the purpose oil
defeating The Object"
Grumbke. ifmy memory serves me,
this free party was in existence in 1878,
an it strikes me I can see some among
the Central Commit ee who were mise.
rably defeated in that year.
fearless. You are very impruaent
M. Grumb'e thus TO tax your memory.
II you g. y. reflect ihat in August, 1918,
the present constitution was formed, and
at that time large portion Of the citi-
zens o Illinois were opposed to the ad.
mission of slavery; and since that time
the emigration to this state has been in a
great measure from states iDimical to
the federation of slavery" -slayery is
not the moving consldcraton"-- il is
a mere struggle for ho7eer ?"
Grumbie. 1t appears TO me, Mr. Fear
less, may retort the same charge Of I'M
prudence upon you. What is all this
commotion and hustle and preparation