Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1837-08-16
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that body favorable reputation for the
llberality of his principles and the sound.
ness of his judgment. Approving Of his
services in the Convention, the people e..
ccted him by q decisive vote to the station
which he now holds. The public duties
of the Lieutenant Governor consist chiefly
in presiding over the deliberations Of the
senate, and every one who has Witnessed
the manner in which Mr.. Mundy has dis.
charged that duty will bear testimony to
the dignity and ability with which he has
performed the duties Of the chair, or en-.
gagged in discussion on the floor of the sen.
ate.
AS the democratic candidate for Repre-.
sentative to Congress, the Convention have
again placed before you the name Of |.
SAAC E. CRARY, the late member.
Like tho other members of the ticket, Mr..
CRARY was among the most active and eff.
ficicnt OF our citizens in urging the early
adoption of preliminary measures for tho
establishment of the state Government.
BY the partially of his immediate fellow
cilizens he was chosen delegate to the
Convention which formed our Constition.
where he was distinguished for his able and
eloquent support of the sound republican
principles which characterize that instru.
ment. In appreciation of the talents and
ability which he displayed In that body, ho
was elected the first Representative of tho
State in Congress. And though from his
late admission TO his seat in the House, he
enjoyed no opportunity to vindicate, In
that body the injured rights of its constI.
tuents he yet exerted powerful inIlu.
ence in behalf Of our cause with men of
| all parties, and particularly with the repub.
lican members Of Congress. His defence
of the rights Of Michigan to the disputed
territory, before the judiciary committee OF
the House OF Representatives, where he
commended two days, single-handed, against
the master spirit ofthe Ohio delegation, was
pronounced, by all who heard it, a mastery
effort in support of our rights, creditable a.
like to the character of the State and to
the abilities Of the Representative.
Objections have been made against the
ticket above nominated for your support,
that it partakes Of local character. Ad.
hitting even that this were true, we believe
that the history of the public life Of the
nominees, in the stations they now fill, af.
fords abundant testimony that they arc in.
capable of being influenced by sectional
interests or local feelings in the discharge
ofany public trust which may be reposed
in them. The names OF Governor MASON
and Lieutenant Governor MUNDY signed
to the Internal Improvement Bill, passed at
the last annual session of the Legislature
show that they regard the interests of each
and every section Of the State as the OBJ.
lect of their public duties. And, in regard
to Mr.. CRARY, the candidate for Cong .ess,
his central position alone would indicate that
he can have no local or sectional interests
to promote in his capacity as Represen-
tativc. And we have had occasion to know
that while at Washington. both in the House
and out Of il, Mr.. CRARY, in connection
with our Senators, indefatigable in his ex.
ertions to obtain appropriations to improve
the harbor at Monroe, to establish light
house at the mouth of Clinton river and
improve the navigation Of that stream, and,
in short to obtain the aid Of Congress for
the construction Of all those improvements
desired by our citizens in every portion of
the State.
That the ticket above recommended to
your support will meet with the violent o..
position Of the enemies of the democratic
party is, as matter Of course, to be ex.
pected. Aware of the impotency of their
labors to wound the principles Of democra.
cy, their policy is to aim all their shafts at
the men selected by tho people to carry
those principles into effect. II has been
one of the marked peculiarities of the po.
litical history Of Michigan, that the federal
organs have uniformly waged bitter and
relentless personal warfare upon the ind.
viduals who have stood highest in the ia.
vor and confidence of the people. Like
the ambitious Grccian general, who was
unable TO enjoy repose because his moro
worthy rival had excelled him in winning d
glorious victory for the Republic, SO they
cannot rest because the democratic party
has gained the honor of advancing tho
State so rapidly forward in her prosperous
career. In the natural qualification of
this unhappy feeling, it is 10 be expected
that they will assail, with reckless violence,
the popular candidates for public trusts,
whose exertions have been most e1ectual
in acquiring for the State the character and
prosperity which it enjoys.
DEMOCRATS OF MIcHIGAN-
The contest in which we are now cnga.
ging cannot be doubtful, if you will per.
form your duties to yourselves at the polls.
The history of the last year, in the politics
of Michigan, should warn you against re-
manning inactive at elections in which tho
principles of popular rights are involved.
The old and uniform enimies of democra.
cy are putting in requisition all the means
in their power to strike at popular rights by
the defeat of our candidates, and it is
duty which you owe to yourselves to rally
in their support and secure their triumphant
election. If it be difficult for the farmers
to leave their business at the election, the
honor of the State & their own interests re.
quire that they should chcorfully make tho
sacrifice. IL VIC would preserve and protect
the free principles on which the democrat.
ic party is founded, VIC must act with the ..
ternal vigilance which is the guaranty and
Tho price Of liberty.
The late Election We understand that
N c.ata,,,o,, ,f,ba ;lepal rnanner in which