Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-08-18

| Mass MEETING-We have seen within
few days call for mass meeting to be
held at Sylvan;a, some time soon, for the
purpose Of nominating candidates for dele
gates to State Convention, and we do n OF
know but county officers too. The source
Of this move we know not, but inasmu CHI
as our wing opponents made no nomlna-
ton Of candidates for Convention a, their
late County Convention, it is probable they
are deeply interested 10 it. Admitting that
there is every objections TO cur usual
modes of nominating candidates, we know
not how mass meeting is to mend the
matter. or how it can be shown to be bet
ter mode. Our mode of town and county
meetings seem to us with all their oblec
ions, TO be the best mode Of getting at the
wishes OF the people. People can assem-
BILE in their towns, and choose and instruct
heir delegates TO County convention, and
the County convention is at worst, the
representative of very respectable body
of the party of the county, but mass
meeting unless universally attended is not
and cannot be. Each man is the represen>
tative only ofhis own views and opinions,
and gust an many people as are there so
many are there represented and no more.
Now it is not probable that any great
number will convene, and what opportuni.
ties can they have for making a better
ticket than by the old mode, or on what
peculiar ground can they recommend the
ticket Of their choice. We know not how
it may be in this case, but these mass meet
ing nominations in oppositan to the regu
lar ticket are generally the offspring Of
disappointment on the part of few men,
for mass meeting where there is not and
cannot be consultation and understanding
offers opportunities for the success Of their
plans, which q regularly called convention
does not. We know no, on what 6 ounds
a man protesting to be Democrat can
sustain the mass meeting, in opposition to
our own regular ticket. There must be
something at the bottom Off it, besides pa
triotic regard for the people, for the reasons
that The democratic Convention was not
only regularly called and well attended, bu,
the ticket is as good one as will in all
| hak he, al ii I,
need not be said that the views OF candi
dates are not known; some of them have
been in public life sometime, and their
views are well known on all importan,
subjects; and large majority Of them are
| farmers, men interested directly as The ma
lority Of the people are. IN the industry Of
the country, and these men Ore not going TO
beray this interest, nor are they deicen,
in ability. that they cannot defend II. A
mass meeting or any other meeting. may
nominate men and get flaming professions
from them, Of what they design to do, but
words cost nothing; and what are The words
Of any man in opposition TO the whole con-
duet Of his life. They will nominate some
wing undoubtedly and these wings in all
probability will pledge themselves to meas
ures astonishing,y liberal, but will any Tor,
get what the tenor ola wings life has been
and what il must be, and be deceiv ed
thereby. We ask our Democratic friends
not to be deceived. This meeting is not
called out Of love for them nor the people
generally. We do not pretend however,to
Judge The motives of those who originated
it, but we think it will be found that the
large majority who compose it will be
wings, and the purpose of i, will lie to do
what cannot be fairly done, 10 gull Dem
ocrats enough into ;heir support, 10 secure
their success. Friends stand firm. There
is no good reason why you should falter.
0rA most extraordinary philosopher
hes recently made his debut in the Milwau
kec Sentinel, on matters connected with
our state constitution. He is in favor of
han uinu because he wants the STRONGEST nos.