Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-10-12

per principle or statement, and whether even as "a
single member of the committee, | was not, accor-
ding TO the general usages of the party, justiiable
in issuing it; also ask every democrat, who reads
the last, to decide whether Hale and Bennett, its
authors, are not obnoxious to the charges | made
against them in my first communication, so far as
the principle, the motive the object, and the effect
of their action were concerned.
Mr.. Bennett gives me much more impor-
lance delegate to the late convention, and
actor in the late political contest than am en-.
titled TO or claim. person would be led to sup.
pose, by perusal of his communicate on that not
only fixed all the nominations 10 suit myself, but
that depended upon my own individual influence
to carry them through. am accused of .tbartering
away the interests and good name of the party"
of 20 dealing in office men deal in stock in the
Market" of "holding out rod of terror to anv
Who have the temerity to question the claims of
those whose nominations were secured by resort
to such means and worse than all, of Threatening
political death and eternal prescription to the man
who dares to withhold his support from the entire
tcket!!' Now, who, after all these high charges,
will not be increduious when | inform him that as
a member of the convention, | said hardly ten
words, publicly or privately, with reference to the
propriety or improperly of any nomination, except
that of yourself, whom considered myself ms
ted to support-that ! made not gle proposition
to effect this object which, in the remotest degree,
would bear the construction of 'bargain' ''sae"
that voted in convention for several oft those
vino obtained nominations, one or two Of whom
Mr. B. considered the most Objectionable on the
ticket-that | pursued course which was no,
dictated by strong regard for the interests and
sincere desire for the success Of the party! How
ever incredulous upon these points, the reader may
be, | assure him they are PLAIN TRUTHS; and | as
sure him, further that Mr.. Bennett, in stating to
the contrary, with reference to myself and others,
composing the majority of that convention, has sta
ted what he does not know to be true, and in sup
port of which he cannot adduce particle of evil
dence. He has, to speak more plainly, uttered
slander against a respectable body of men, for the
unworthy purpose of finding some ground upon
which to base an excuse for his own dishonest and
inconsistent course. He may squirm and prevari-
cate but until he presents proof subsantate his
charges, he cannot get out of the unpeasantdem
ma IN "hlch ne mas paced h'illseH before Inc pup
lie.
Mr.. Bennett advances the idea that the majority
OF the convention, who made the nominations, and
the four or five hundred voters IN the county who
sustained them, are dishonest J"nto or cttq"e
while himself and Mr.. Hale, and thirty or forty
others, who, by going over to the Wing party, et-
fected the defeat Of the democratic ticket, are the
bona file democratic party. Here is where the
grand mistake was made. The members of the
convention, in the penitude of their STUPIDITY. or