Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1826-09-29

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were adapted TO the genius OF the PEG.
pie, and ii not, would have II 10 their
power 10 suggest such amendments from
time 10 time. as their experience might
discover to be necessary, when they
meet The General Assembly al their dit.
ierent sessions; which their duty re
qulres OF them, as part OF The Council
OF Revision.
II Citizen Of Gaiidtin.
Editors Throughout ne state, are re-
specially requested 10 insert the lore
gong IN their papers.
We have thought II unnecessary to
say a word on the causes which produc-
ed so unexpected result to our con-
gFessional election, because, known as
we are, TO be decided friends of The Ad.
minislratIon and of Mr.. Cook, we deem.
ed II more probable that our opinions
would be considered as growing out oil
our predictions, than that they would
be received as the differences Of sober
reason, founded on a correct knowledge
Of the facts. Ii is impossible that those
who do not intimately know US, can ap-
preciate the motives by which we are,
or have been, actuated; and we must
confess that we shrink from the per-
Torrance Of an act which (howcver un-
Justify may excite doubts OF our since
rity. 1t has become fashionable to sup.
pose that men = no happen TO conduct
newspapers, or are otherwise engaged in
politics, have different set Of morals
for their public conduct from that which
governs hem in private life. We enter
our protest agains, this dangerous, this
abominable doctrine, and threw our.
selves upon public opinion, to be judg.
ed in our editorial conduct by the same
rules, precisely, as those whici, form the
criieria oil Judgment in the individual IN
tercourse between man and man.
We do no, say tins for the purpose Of
gaining credence TO any opinion of ours
in relation to the election. The people
OF Illinois know the course which was
pursued during the contest; the citizens
of the Union will know it, probably, in
due time, without our aid. The sub.
joined articles from the Crisis and Ca
zette, are copied, more for the pur-
pose Of satisfying those who have com
planned OF our silence then from any
wish OF our owe to make an impression
on the subject.
AS tor the member elect, we have DO
disposition 10 interfere in the course
which he may consider himself CURED,
by the circumstances of his election, 10
take. His own Judgment and conscience
ought 10 be his guides, and doubtless
will.
From the National Crisis and Cincinnati En-.
porum.
Extract ofa letter to one Of The editors,
dated Gallatin County, (ML) .aug.
%, 1896.
"DEAR SIR--You no doubt will have
seen before this reaches you, thai MIR.
Cook, our present member OF Congress
has LOST his election; and ii follows OF
course that the prevailing opinion viii
be, that his vote in the Presidential cleo
ton has been the cause oil it. With US
that vote is viewed as one among many
others, but by no means the principal
one. To prove this assertion, think
it only necessary TO state TO you, that this
county was, pending the Presidential
election, one OF the strongesl Jackson
counties in the state, having press in
it devoted TO his cause, and really gave,
i. my recollection serves me, something
like six to one in favor of the Jacksoni-
an candidate-and at the recent Con-
gressional election gave Mr.. Cook a
m majority Of votes. This being the fact,
thore can be nothing clearer than that
his presidential vote has been very re-
mote cause, it the cause at all of his de-
feat.
Having mixed somewhat with the ci-
tizens of this county previous to the
election, am enabled to draw this con.
clusioD, that Mr.. Cook has been COM
PEELED TO devote so much of his time for
several wears mast to his official duties.