The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1843-07-28
From the Chicago Democrat.
DR.. MURPHY's WITHDRAWAL

DR.. nURPNY'S WITHDRAWAL.
The democracy of this Congressional District,
and we might say Of the whole Union, will hail
with extreme qualification the circular Of the Hon.
RICHARD Mummy, which we publish to day. 1t
seals the fate of tho pending canvass in this Dis
,rict, and who knows but of the next President,
and all the great measures ofnational policy now
agitatng the country! Before this circular there
was but little doubt of WIS defeat in the minds Of
many; at any rate, the battle would have been a
hard tough, one and the worst of feelings Great
ted. 1t might have caused the defeat of the
county ticket IN several instances, and aroused
disscnsions which it would have taken years to
reconcile. But all this is now ohviated, and the
Democracy will appear at the polls ono week from
Monday next with but one candidate. firm, de-
termined, and united. And it cannot now be
beat. The concatory and truly patriotic Ian
guage Of Dr, Murphy's circular makes our victo-
ry sure. The wings already acknowledge their
defea. by several thousand majority, and to this
circular will they attribute ii. Hence he must
now expect he will come in for good share
of federal abuse. But the wings should have
mistrusted from the previous character of DR..
Murphy, that no act Of his could purposely elect
a wing Congressman at the present important
juncture in our national affairs. Thus far Dr..
Murphy has ever acted with the Democratic par
ty. He has stood by it through good report and
,hrouh evil report, AS to his coming ou, can
dida,c for Congress against the regular nominee
of the late Juliet convention we say let it all
pass forgiven aud forgotten since this circular so
opportuno and salu,ary.
In doing as he has, DR.. Murphy must have
made great sacrifice of his own personal feel
ings, since every man, after once taking the pot-
cal field as a candidate, diskes voluntarily to
leave it. But this he has done, and every other
consideration has been waived but the imminent
danger of his party, and the necessity of united
action. ''Richard is himself again ~ and the
DR.. will be found on the election day where he
always has been, with the regular, true blue De-
mocracy, cxer!ing his indsputably superior talents
in favor of regular nominations made as pre-
hniHdfy organization 10 the success OF democrat
ic men and measures.
Some pains should be taken to spread the news
of DR.. Murphy's withdrawal and to rally the De-
mocracy to man in favor Of the regular nomi-
nee. BY this means the democratic majority
cannot be less than THREE THOUSAND.
Arouse, Democrats. and thus speed your good
work Let the day of election dawn upon your
activity, and the night will close in upon your
proud triumph with joyful shouts ofvctory.
TO the democratic electors of the fourth
Congressional District.
GENTLEMEN
have, before now, made YOU acquain.
ted with the circumstances which impell-
ed me to oppose the nominee of the late
Congressional Convention, and TO offer
myself as candidate to represent you in
Congress. The disaTcclion of large
number of the democratic party with the
mode in which that nomination was made,
and the urgent solicitations of numerous
friends induced me to take the field in
order to vndicate the purity of the cleo
tive franchise, and innct salutary chas-
tlsement on the violation of democratic
principles and usages.
To maintain the character of the party
and preserve these usages from the bane.
inl effects of corruption and intrigue,
which so frequently sligmatize the acts
OF large and powerful maioriies, were
my governing motives and not any paltry
desire to crafty private malice or over
weenlng ambition. | have since then
travelled through considerable portion of
the district and addressed many assem-
blages of the people, | have collected their
views and asceriained their opinions, and
have every reason to be giatilied with the
KIND and llatlerlng reception which was
every where vouchsafed me. But in the
midst of all these manifestations of public
and private friendship, am struck with
dismay at the Reorganization prevalent in
our ranks and especially at the thought
that should in any sense be the cause of
it. Should continue in the field it is
quite certain that Col. Wentworth would
be defeated. II is equally certain tina!
wouId not be elected. We would mu-
tually destroy each other. The wing
candidate would triumph, and the whole
democratic party would thus be inflicted
with the evil of a misrepresentation in the
national councils. These consequences
would be aggravated by the disorganza-
ton fomen'ed in many of our county cleo.
tons and dsallec,on in our ranks, in
consequence, which it would require
years to heal. These are results which
would sincerely deplore. No act of nv
life ever gave countenance to the propaga.