Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1844-03-08
TO THE VOTERS OF WAYNE
COUNTY.

Wings Of old Wayne wake up. tho eyes Of
tho whole West arc upon US, and we ist sus
tain tho expectations Of our country.
Tho August election IS vastly important TO our
domestic as we'll national interests ano
shall II BIO said Of any of Us TINT We prefer the
qualification Of personal ambition to the success
Of the great in which engaged and
the principles which advocate F.? No, never
the Wings Of old Wayne will not thus betray the
sacred legacy cohfileI to their keeping for gene
raiiDns vet unborn. We arc not OF thai cast !,
We have country AID It's Institutions to sustain,
and every personal consideration will ylold TO
that paramount and absorbing influence. Why
then st,nl We idle, relying upon our number
and the intrinsic frca and power Of our cause
whilst the enemy arc unitoj, and like a cunning
DolIlah clipping tho locks Of our strength By prac
ticing magic skill IN promoting divisions, jealous
los AID anarchy amongst us-not for their coun-
iry's good, bu, that minority may rule over US 2
Let us rouse from the deceiful and dangerous
security into which our strength has lulled US
Let Us grid on oar armor aud act worthy Of
fathers. Lot Us III Ike a vigorous effort to decide
at the polls by our vote, Ia April, who shall be
the c,ndjatos to fill he varions Offices, and II
the Wigs shall turn out aud vote IN April, tho
result my AMI probl1ly viii lica,e pnbIc sen
tnent in regard to filing the places to be filed
but II meagse vote shoilj then be given no
calculation OF public sentiment could be made
from IT, and i, m ghi result in dissatisfaction and
Reorganization.
To provide against dangers and discomfort
growing out of q sparse aud unsatisfactory
suit Of tho April election, ihs Wings 10 conven-
finn led lea q
and nigh, upon the watch towcr.,o sound alarm 10
rcposng Whigsif dagger should approach. vt
the same ,mc they appointed township commit
tees and mldo il their duty TO organize the school
districts that all might n, call pat on their
NOR and rush to tho rescue If danger ,hrea.ens.-
Has this duty been periorm'd by the township com
mi,tees and IL IL has moi. should II not he immedi
nteiyl Wayne county expects OF every man his
duty upon this occasion Let wha, OF the assign
cd work yet remaining unlone commence speedi
Iv, and lot II progress s,eldily and temporarily.
and safety, harmony and success will be the
suit. Tho committees of school districts will re
Dor, the Wing strength and wing wishes Of The
distric, to tho township committees, and the
township committees will report the same 10 the
county committee, and in this way the voice of
every Wing in the county may be heard. With
out this kind of organization how are the people
TO know the wishes OF the M ,ri,y 10 the selec-
ton Of candidates When the candidates
numerous for the same Office he ,ha, is from To-
ca, considerations otherwise favoriie Of
largo township may sc, the hghes, vote. allho'
obnoxious 10 every other The ambitious and
vigi!an, in a sparse vote in the spring elections
may have every friend at the poll and get The
hiphes, vote, whilst three four,hs of the county,
who have divided upon other candidates. may re-
mel him and refuse TO sanction his nomination. -
Whilst there might be others not designated as
The frs, choice Of any township upon whom al!
could unite 10 harmony and with whom all