, 1844-03-23
For the RADICAL

l number OF your paper, an editorial artI-
l Gle, purporting 10 be a notice of the
I speech Of Judge Allen, delivered in this
: town on the 4th inst, in which after
speaking very slightingly of that speech,
and ridicuiing the idea of "~caucus die
tation," and more than intimating that
you are in favor OF the caucus system,
you declare ave do not hesitate to say,
for we speak adrisedy, that the Judge
will not get ten Democratic votes in the
county, and we consider his chance e.
qually bad withthe Wings" Now Mr..
Editor, when the Wings ask you to speak
for them, they will no doubt be very glad
for you TO do so, but until that time, they
had much rather you would be silent so
lar as they are concerned, unless YOU
are well "Gdvised,' that your statements
will oomport more nearly with the facts
of the case than the one quoted above.
You speak adyisediy" you say. All,
but n this advice? Have the Wings
told you that they would not vote for
Judge Allen? Or have some Of your
party told Won that no Democrat ShouH
vote for Lin? Has the imperial ukase
gone forth, proclaiming to tie trembling
sons Of Democracy 'accursed be he that
voteth for Horse Allen:" If this be the
case, then you have perhaps very good
authority for saving that lie will not get
ten Democratic votes in the county
But as for he Wigs of this county, l
have no hesiiationin saying (%unless there
is a Wing candidate in the field, 0 fwhich
there is no probability that they as 4
party will support him. We take him
because he is opposed 10 the 'tyranny
Of the general ticket system of c~lec;ing
members to Congress. We support him
because he is in favor Of holding a con-
vcntion 10 amend or Stale Constitution.
We support him because he is in favor
Of breaking down that partisan system Of
appointing men to State oiices-not for
any merit OF their own-no; because they
are "honcst and capable"-but because
they are the followers of 4 particular
man, or the members Of a particular par
ty. We applaud him because he has
br0kel himself loose from the trammels
of faction, and dGrel independently to
advocate his own principles. Whenthe
alternative is presented us Of choosing
between him andany ole Of the accom-
modating aSpirantS TO a nomination by
the Democratic Convention, We cannol
longheSita,e as 10 which we shall sup
port. One declares himself in favor of
di,tricting The State If it can be done
with sa.ciy TO the Democrat '-anoth-
er says he is ''in favor Of districting,
even if We vote by general t;cket'-a
third says he is in favor Of the district
question, ifthc people are intavor Of it,
(See the circulars Of Mcbride, Edwards
and Marmaduke.) These are the pub
lished opinions of the three men, who
are now admitted to be the most promi-
rent candidates for nomination by the
Democratic Convention, Oh one Of tie
most important question now before tie
people; these opinions are certainly broad
enough to suit any shade Of politics it
would seem, but unfortunately they are
somewhat Ike those Of a certain knight
Of old
'Whoso notions fitted things 80 well
That whI,h was which he could not tell"
And for that reason the Wings prefer
Judge Allen, because he has come ont
boldly and expressed his political opin-
ions-and if | ain not vastly mistaken
the majority Of the people will prefer
him to any such men, as dare not ex-
press honest opinions for fear they may
not be popular-"mark that Mr.. Edi-
tori
In conclusion Mr.. Editor, | will bare
ly mention, that III reading over the
"editorial'' in your last paper, it struck
me very lorcibly that in ambiguity olsen
timcnt you differed very little from the
aforesaid Knight whose notions fitted
things SO well'-and the three %illustri-
Gus candidates for the office Of nominee
of the Democratic Convention-the on {
ly difference being that we find them on .
neither side or Oh both sides ofthe ques-