The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-02-22
COMMUNICATED.

COMMUNICATED.
To the Editor of the Evansville Journal
SIR:-The time is fast approaching when it
will be necessary for the people 10 choose be-
tween Wing principles, confidence and prosper
ity on the one hand, and Locoiocoism, slagna-
ton of business, universal distress and degrade
ton on the other. And the time has now arriy-
ed, when we should begin to consider at least,
of the means by which we may secure decision
in favor of the principles we advocate
l am decidedly in favor of holding Conven-
lions to nominate Candidates for Senators aud
Representatives and to fill the county offices, as
one means well calculated to secure sHch de-
one who knows anything about the politics of
this county, that the wings have it III their pow
er TO elect whom they please, and have as lit
tie doubt that the Wings Of the Union have it
equally within their power to elect Henry C lay.
All that is required is such an organization of
the wings as will ensure unanimity and harmo-
ny of action, and enable them to bring their
whole strength to bear upon the proper point
There is way in which such organization
can be effected but by holding public meetings
in townships, counties and districts, and maxi
ing the proper compromises and arrangements
to secure harmony. Compromise is the grand
object Of conventions. They are held in order
TO ascertain what individuals are most fit to Fill
the offices, and which of them will probably be
the chotee of majority of the people If a. B.
and g.. all protesting the same. principles. are
candidates, or wish to be, and D. is also candi-
date protesting different principles, and A. B.
and G. get two hundred votes each, while
D. can get two hundred and twenty-five, would
d. be the choice OF majority? Suppose he
should run against either of the others alone, is
it not certain that he would be defeated by a
large majority? And can any one be SO foolish as
to refnse TO take a second choice when he knows
he cannot have the first, and prefer the cleo ton
of the most objectionable candidate of all, rah-
than to abandon his first chose of whose cleo
ton there is hope! That conventions in
tended to dictate to the people is not true. If
they dictate to any one, they dictate few
/ individuals who want Offices, nd say to them
eve do'' or ''we do not want your servces"-
Il is cry always set on foot by those whoswair'
offices, or their friends, land who know they can
not get the nomination of an intelligent conVen-
ton of men chosen and instructed by the people
/ in their cool dispassiorate moments, when. I'M
Influenced by the excitement of~party feeling
and personal preferences, they act solely with q
view to the general good. Such aspirants for
office, always endeavor to create excitement,
discord and dsunion, with the hope that by d-
vding their enemies, contention among them
may be the cause of tn cir defeat and the ele ction
OF themselves, who could not possibly be elected
il opposed by any single candidate. None, so
far as I am aware, except aspirants for Office
will oppose conventions to nominate candidates
for Senator and Representative to the State Leg
slature, for this year 10 particular, because we
have a United States Senator to elect next win
ter. AS TO nominations tor county offices. the
case is somewhat different. Although believe
Il majority OF those who actively oppose them
want offices, or have friends who do, and are
afraid some one else would be nominated, yet,
there some good honest wings, perhaps, who
want no office, and are only DESTROYS to have
the Offices filed with competent and faithful
men. II there be such disinterested objeetors,
i believe it is because they have moi duly con-
Isidered the matter, and are rather disposed to
adhere, " ithout further investigation. to oPin-
lions lorme at other times and under different
circumstances. To such l would say two heads
are better than one-that those who want offices
are prone place high estimation upon
themselves, aad tlata convention, composed OF
from 80 to rs old, permanent, substantial and
Intelligent cizens, is more likely to select good
men as candidates, aud the offices are more
likely 10 be filled with faithful public servants,
4 than when every fellow who is too lazy TO work
or pursue any laborious calling, and wants to
q get his head in the public crib, becomes can
didate without being asked, and, Industrious
ly trumpeting his abilities and greatyirtues
presumptuously asks you to endorse his state
ments with regard to himself. Every man
J should wait till he is asked to be candidate
and If his habits, his manners his talent sand his
moral worth are such as entitle him to public
eonfid ence his neighbors viii in due season find
il out and speak of it.
Ask any one who objects to nominations for
Icouutv officers Inv he does so. and his answer