Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1832-07-04
MIR. hREEsEs ADDRESS

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MIR. BREEsEs ADDRESS
To the roters of the First Congressional District
composed Of the counties Of Macoupin, Madi-
SON. 81. Clair, Bona Clinton, Washington,
Union, Alexander, Johnson, Pope, and Gal
| latin.
FELLOW CITIZENS:
In presenting myself again as candidate be-
fore YOU, must be permitted to return my pro
lfound acknowledgements for those evidences OF
YOUR confidence manifested towards lie at the
last election for Representative to Congress. Ia
the last contest, had the honor, among five
candidates, many of then more known and more
distinguished than mys,lf, to receive the second
best vote. In the cou,ties composing this dis
trict NV pretensions we're sustained by a verv
handsome vote, and l. with confidence again
submit them to you. NJ political opinions have
undergone no change snce that time, for am
not one of those, wbs change their opIniua7 -
suit circumstances. l am a friend to such a
Tariff as will give adequate protection to our
lmanufactures--to the most liberal system OF IN
llTr,zIt improvements at the expense OF the nafIon
and to such Change in the mode OF disp'sing 81
orr public lands as win place il in the power OF
every industrious man p provide himself with 9
portion of 1t, on the moGt reasonable terms.
am utterly opposed to leeping the price of the
public lands above the Utility Of the people to
purchase, while, at the sane time, am much
opposed to any system thatvi enable spectators
to engross it, and thereby cptrol the price. The
law lately passed. subdiyl'pg lands into forty
acre tracts, will, in my opinpn, be productive OF
nluch benefit, to the poor specially, and with
some alterations, in regard } the rights OF pre-
emption, and with some eAtasion OF its provIs-
ions so as TO embrace cases nopTovided for by il,
will satisfy for the present pdion OF the desires
of our citizens On the SUBJECT OF the pubiir
lands, and the righl of the Nate to them, m.
views have undergone no chaNe, but am con-
WINGED, that now, is not the prong period at which
| to bring the question before ongrass. There
are, and have been already, to- many agitating
) questions there-at some oths moment more
, favorable 10 a calm investlgapn, IT could be
, properly brought up, and pieds myself, should
such an opportunity occur to imreve 1t. 1t Is an
important question to US, and our posterIty
and feel assured, that the time ill soon arri, e.
4 when ample justice will be dondln the decisi II
, of it. NV views on all those ,uhjecis which
J, concern you, were so fully e2prsed IN my late
circular, that must be pardonedbr emitting, al
!, this time, a more full development of them
], When it is known that this adress is written
amid the hustle of a camp, at 1ment snatched
from the labors of my office, on Il eve of march
3 ing to the strong hold Of our enev, and with n,
opportunity for study refeciiol its brevtty anc
/, imperfections, feel assured, WI find in those
V circumstance, an ample Apology From Aese
4 causes also, | shall he prevented from visiting
: any of the counties Of TIE district, previous 6
the election, it is more than probable, that Tia
tpieoeut campaign will MT bo terminated oetor
t the end of two months, While on this subject,
5 must be permitted to remark, that as juslic
would seem to require, thd those who have yo
unieered 10 repei hostile INVASION Of the sayage
I should receive the early attention of the goPeft
ment and their aut sacrifices III the cans
0 Of their country, meet wifi speedy and libera
remuneration. s. far as an concerned, l al
t influenced by no personal considerations what
4 ever, but feel great anxiety, that Claims S
e strongly based, should not be passed over unnf
t iced and forgotten. Should he selected you
e Representative, shall ehdeavor faithfully t
,aischarge the high duties Of that Office, and to az
: honestly, independently ani zeaousiy in you
service. l acknowledge, in its fullest extent, tn
rights of the people to Instruct, and the reciproc'
. duty of the Representative to obey, and ! sha
be governed in my course by this principle.
profess to be republican in principle and IN pra'
ltice, and believe that Representative in CO,
|gress, is not chosen to give expression to his ow
: views, his own feeingsa and his own opinions, b.
TO reflect back the opinions, views and feeling
+ OF the people With these remarks heerinil
submit my pretensions to your decision, cpnfden
thar in the selection you may make, while dom
f yourselves Justice, yoa viii not dishonor, b
! rejecting me. Yotr tellow-citizen,
d SIDNEY BREESE
i Camp near Fort Wii6urn, .JHne 81, 1882.