Du Buque visitor. [volume] (Dubuque, Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1836-1837, 1836-09-21
SEPTEMBER 81. lsae

Mr.. Editor:-I have read with -
tention some communications which
lately appeared in your paper signal
"a Voter recommending to the neo
pie the propriety of calling CONVEX
ton to nominate candidates for the 6s..
Legislative Council Of the Territorv -
Wisconsin, which issoon to be come "
Led. | have also read an article sionas
CA Candidate" which was publishes
not long since, objecting to the nlsa
proposed by "a Voters But the pau raa
sons advanced by him do not apnear t.
me to be sufficiently valid to confnte
the arguments of the former. In faot
cannot perceive that he gives AMI,
good reasons why the plan Of a Con-
yentlon should not be carried into ef
feet, but he speaks Of the people beiur
duped by demagogues, and of reline'
gushing their free rights of suffrage
into the hands of self-important ind;.
viduals, &c. l can see noreason wh,,
individuals Should be denounced Ie} = a. ~
magogues for openly and publicly call.
ing on the free and independent voters
OF the county to assemble in public
Convention to agree on suitable cand;.
dates to be supported at the ensuing e.
lection, to hear them make nublo
expose Of their views in relation to the
important measures to be discussed and
decided during the first session of tho
Legislative Council-to agree to con.
centrate our votes in favor of such ner.
sons as are known to be firm and un.
wavering, and to call forth the best ia
Tents in the county-that the laws en-.
acted and the measures adopted by the
first Legislature Of the Territory nav
be an honor to the members and their
constituents.
Asan entire new code of laws is to
be enacted, which will more or less ef.
feet the interests Of our country for
years to come, the only objective ought
to have in view in the present crisis of
our affairs, should be to select those who
are the most capable and persevering
to represent us. The only mode Of ac.
complishing this object is to call Con.
vention or Public Meeting of the cit-
zens to select those who may be tho't
most suitable to run at the approaching
election.
believe it is settled principle, ac-
knowledged by all parties in ourrcpub-
nc: that the majority ought to rule, and
the only certain mode Of obtaining the
sense Of that majority, or Of concentra-
ting their votes, is for Convention
or public meeting to select their can
dldates previous to the day ofelection:
Tor IT there is no agreement or con-
cert OF action amongst ris- voters, az
individual who was poorly qualified to
perform the duties might be elected by
a minority of votes, whilst the inhab-
itants in one section of the county
might give their votes in favor of one
whom they belieye would be faithful
to them; the voters Of another section
OF the county might vote for second,
equally qualified, because they consid-
cred has chance Of being elected the
best, whilst third individual, (the
least Acceptable of any to the majority
might beelected by plurality ofvotes.
II the Convention system deprives
any portion Of the citizens orcandidates
other rights, why has it not been dis
covered before, as scarcely an officer
from the president down toa member
IN the house of representatives in the
twenty-six states is elected without be-
ing previously nominated by some
portion of the inhabitants.
| will conclude this communication,
Mr.. Editor, by requesting you to in
sert notice in your paper, inviting the
inhabitants Of the town and country to
attend in front Of the Tontine House
in your village, on sturday the LIST Of
October next, at two o'clock, P. M.
tor the purpose Of nominating candi-
date for delegate to Congress, and can
didates for the Legislative Council, at
which time it is expected Col. Jones
and the several candidates that are he
fore the people for the Council, will at.
tend. A MINER.
A CALL
10 the Democrats of Du Bu0ue Ga
An important election is about to be
held for the choice Of Councilmen and
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