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


sent conductors, with favor, and have ne
yer by word or deed, attempted to put in
its way the least obstacle 10 success; yet the
last number contains an article, written we
presume By It's editor, which betrays on his
part petty meanness of disposition, which
we should scarcely expect any one to be
guilty of-an article lull Of palpable lies,by
impu;ation, and the only possible motive
for which can be TO injure us, in the hope
|of benefiuing himself. The lmputations
are, in the main, that we are dissatisfied
with TIE delegate ticket, are disaffected,
and guilty of secret treachery by encour-
aging the formation of another ticket by a
mass meeting. These imputaiions are ba-
sed upon what we have been constrained 10
say with regard TO the nomination of Mr.
Steele, upon the regret we expressed that
resolutions declaratory Of the views Of the
democracy Of Racloe, on the leading ques-
tons agilated, were not passed by the
county delegate convention, and upon a
miserable and malicious perversion Of the
meaning of little word we happened TO
use IN speaking Of the nominees. We
shall not reply 10 them al length. ii is not
necessary: nearly seven years we have
been in communication with the democracy
Of Racine; they know us-we know them,
and as il is with them the SANDER is inten-
ded to inJure US, it is not worth our while
Ito go into any extended defence Of the
imputations. We never YET Anched one
hair from the regular county nomination,
and no candid nor decent man suspects US
now of the least disposition 10. What we
said with regard 10 Mr.. Steele, both truth
and good policy die atej. If we had said
the ticket without exception was unob; ec
tionable as democratic t;cke', the great
mass Of the party in this end of the county
would have smiled nj the attempt at hum
bug, and dissrust would have been thrown
over the whole ticket. On the contrary,
we chose 10 utter the candid truth; we sta
ted The ticket 10 be excellent and unobiec-
lionable, with that exception, and with re-
gard 10 that exception, we stated what two
out o. three members Of the party acquan-
ted with the facts know; that we might
about as well have gone into the Wig or
abolition ranks and taken one Of their mum
Der fresh and reeking Why did we alvo-
mination a strictly party matter? 1t was
because we felt that only in The general
llberaity of oul party principles, could we
confde the important matters at issue.
How then could we feel Other wise than
chagrined and incensed, when by the re-
missness Of the people, and the active ex-
er'ons Of few men impelled solely, we
believe,by personal considerat ons, this inn
poriant object, 10 the extent Of one dele>
gate, was deteaed. The editor oflhe Ad-
vocaie my censure US and attribute TO US
such motives as he pleases, Candid and
honorable men and good democrats, will
appreciate and approve both our course and
motives. And This editor knew too, when
he was pcnning these malicious impulal ions
tho. we expressed high degree of sails
faction with regard 10 the rest Of the tick :
Steele, q perfect willingness TO abide by the
manifest will, and not only avowed our
intention OF sustaining the whole ticket,
but called upon all democrats TO do it.
As to the mass meeting, suffice it 10 say
where we are known, no one presumes 10
approach us seriously with request 10
have any thing 10 do with it. Our senti.
ments on the subject may be found in an
article in our paper Of 20 day, written be-
fore the Advocate came 10 hand (for it was
not received until late on Saturday nigh,)
and before any ntimation had been brea>
thed to US that any one, whether mean or
generous, suspected Us Of avorlng the pro-
position.
In conclusion, there is one Of two things
about This matter; either this editor is innu-
enced by the base motive we attributed to
him al the commencement Of This article,
or he is tie baser tool Of some one else.
whose success requires our ruin. We
care not which ii is; bat we will say to him
or them, that, whethe they expected to
injure US by what they have already writ
ten, or hoped TO excite in US feelings of
Indignation and retaliation. which would
drive US TO our ruin. they vii! be disappoin
ted We are rot 10 he moved in that way.
We shall pursue consistent aud democra-
tic course, by supporting and voting for
the whole ticker, their efforts 10 the con-
trary Notwithstanding.