The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-07-01
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10 the CiiizsnS OF I'm Sale, CsruuIy, and
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FeH0,c ci-eas--My name has baen brought
before you CONTRARY to my wishes) as a candidate
to represent you in the next legislature of this
state. To me there are many reasons why should
not be a candidate The 2l article and 81 section
of the constitution Of Illinois declares that ''no
person shall be a representative who shall not
have resided within the limits Of the county or di-
strict in which he shall be chosen twelve months
next preceding his election" As have been alb
sent from the state (on account Of i'll hcah) for
upwards of two years past this, of itself, without
enumeratlng other objections, Is conclusive rca-
son why must decline being considered among
the number Of those out of whom your choice is
to he made. | return my SINGERS thanks to my
fellow citizens for the former honors which they
have bestowed upon me; but, at present, only
claim the merit of knowing my own weakness
and fall back among the hindmost ranks with CON
scious inferiority | ask no oliicc-I seek none :;
and, with the frankness of an old soldier shall
fake the liberty of addressing few words to the
democratic party of this district, regardless Of CEN
sure or applause.
Fellow citizens, you are told by those who are
in favor Of the Union Ticker, that the democracy
have nothing to fear from the wings" and that
"they will, for short time by special favor, en-
joy little brief authority But, for one, raise
my voice against placing them in power, as guar
dams over the principles Of democracy. Their
principles and ours are direct autipolcs, and we
might as well attempt to unite oil and water as to
attemptto unite upon principles with them. What
will the democratic party gain by anal amazing
with the whgsl viii they abandon their old f.
deral principles and support ours No. Their
motoi divide and conquer Shall wc be duped
by their wiley schemes! They toll Us that their
object is to reform the affairs Of the country, but
they do not tell Us the fact that their object is to
reform the democratic party out Of office and To
reform themselves into Office. But we are to.I
that the nominees of the democratic convention
are only "the representatives. Of faction in Ota-
wa, and not the choice of the democrat PARTY =
and, on the other hand we are told that ",hc op-
position TO them arises principally from those who
wished to get Nominated themselves or 10 get
their friends nominated Here then, is the diff
fculty, and how are we to settle it! Shall VIC
place the wings in a",itte brief authority" as the
umpire 20 decide our family quarrcIs! Can they
be disin;crescd judges in tie ease win they mol
act like the monkey when called upon to dccid,
the dispute between the cats, seize and eat the
cheese, while we stand by with empty mouths and
open eyes, cursing our own folly They are al
ready rejoicing over our personal quarrels and ex.
ultng over contemplated victory. There is a deer
responsibility resting upon every democrat in tbs
district, and |, for one, suggest the propricty o.
holding mass meeting Of the democracy for the
purpose of closing the breach in our ranks and
settling our own difficulties without the kind ail
of the wings. 1t is our duty--a duty which W,
owe to ourselves, to our country, and our princi
ples-to abandon our personal prejudces ant
unite for the purpose Of selecting men to rcprcsen
us who, in the hour of trial, will stand firm ant
mistaken in the defence of democracy. And, i
we cannot unite upon the men who are now out
they ought TO decline and let us bring out other
upon whom we can unite. To this neither part
can have any reasonable objection, and, if they ar
true democrats, dyed in the WOOL they will con
sent to it, To those W. &c been the forne
recipients hl F a' democratic party
would sa, aa rl herly kindness, cal
you turn ION ass n Or former friends
Can you al ana aguaciplcs OF the wings
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