Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-09-01
II. J. RAND, Sec.

of T. Newell and others. 10 the democracy
of the county. In doing this, we trust none
will misconstrue our motive; we were re-
quesied to do it, aud can see no good reason
for refusing, besides we wish TO comment
on it, which, as it is The last paper we pub
lish before election, we could not do, if we
waited for lis appearance in The wing organ,
where it more properly belongs.
That these men should feel the nccess ty
o. some excuse for the course they have ia
ken. is natural; we regret for their own
Sakes that they cannot find better ones than
hey offer. The positions they take i, seems
to us are inconsistent with each Other, and
all The objections they urge as an excuse for
boiling the democratic nomination they have
n no wise obv.ated in their new attempt.
In one breath they complain iha, the nom;
nation by the democrats was not sufficiently
party measure, and in the naxt tell us that
l ticket should be framed without any refe.
renee to party whatever. Again, that the
Convention was no, fairly called, tha, is 10
say, not sufficient notice given, and that the
party was not fully represented in it, and as
an alternative they offer US ticket cooked
up mainly in little Sunday caucus in this
town, and ratified by $50 voters out Of some
|22CO. They complain Of one of our nom
ineos as being an abolitlonist or wing, and
IN the next breath offer Us ticket composed
mainly Of wings and aboIitionis;s. They
speak ofthe necessity of having men in con-
vention, who are above party considerations
and offer US ticket composed Of the most
bitter partzans of the several parties to
which they belong. They deprccate eau
cuses and denounce our convention ms being
but the exponent of measures previously
Gus that portion, at least, Of their own
ticket, is the offspring of little caucus, and
that who would be their nominees in this
end of the county, was known about as we'll
before as after convention. So do they
preach and so practice. They lay stress on
the fact also, that they made declaration
of principles, or rather passed resolutions,
which the democratic convention did not.
This is rather singular ground 10 claim
credit on. What were these resolutions,
and where were they got up? They were
got up in this town, and carried 10 the con.
von,ion in the poke; of the maj. who wrote
them, and passed doubtless by acclamaton
as resolutions, whatever their character. are
generally passed by such conventions. They
ernbody very good principles, which any de-
magogue might proies TO secure his success.
In reality, they mean nothing, and people
are not to be deceived by them into the
support Of men, whose whole life convicts
them o: lie on this occasion. Tha, the
people prefer practice TO profession, and that
the democratic convention presented its can
didates as good and worthy members Of that
faith, is probably the reason why that con-
vention did rot see any necessity for passing
a set of resolutions. So far as resolutions
ale concerned We preEume no man who
knows with what facility they may be got
up and adopted, will esteem them the weight
Of a feather, and certainly on so shallow
groun no democrat will abandon his own
ticket to support this mongrel whig ticket.
We have shown in all the particulars Of
| ,hov Ion Of tlo a., 4.
ct and nomination, that they offer us inf
nitely worse in their own action. The
question then recurs upon the character Of
the two tickets. On the one hand we have
the democratic ticket, on the other the wing
and abolition. Resolut ons do not change
a whig; be is still whig, and will so act
We know what Democratic is without re-
solutions, and although ibis address profess
ses to be in the dark on the questions il
enumerates, as 10 the course of Democrats
yet It's writer's know and we all know, tina,
ion all questions the democrats will be found
on the popular side, while the wings, true
TO the nature which makes them wings, will
be found distressing the powers, rights, and
capabilities of the people, and seeking on
all sides to cuuail and restrict them. |, is
no, true that but few questions before the
convention will be party questions; all ques
tons which have two sides 10 them are party
questions. There is liberal and illibera
side TO them, and in our convention. as in
the New York Convention, 10 which the ad-
dress allades, true TO their instincts, the
why's will be found in opposition TO the
Ipeonlc. Does the writer OF this address
expect 10 obi;eraie from the minds of he
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