Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1847-11-30

righteousness' sake. Then the would be
Moses and Aaron, who were not TO be
daunted or discomfitted by sudden disap-
PointmeDt in regard to the injured farmers
who had assembled for business sake,
joined their friends and marched to the
house of qualifications. When together
they looked about and assessed their num-
oers and their number was just half a.
score and one--besides half score and
i've of reprobates and sinners, who had
lntruded into the sacred place. Moses
was a man of great speech-he exhoried
his congregation to follow him; and long
ed Tor the time when all men should be.
come "Pure," even as he wos ''pure."
Then they clothed him with much power
and went their way, but they did not re-
JoIce. They began to think for themselves,
tearing that Moses and Aaron were i'm.
posters. "And The whole congregation
OF the children of Israel murmured against
Moses and Aaron in the wilderness" But
they went their way, not knowing when
they should again come up TO the house of
correction. But Moses does know, and
will make proclamation when it pieaseth
him.
Thus | have given brief account Of
the members and proceedings OF the
meeting" supposing it might be inter-
estlng to your readers, who must have
heard of the ''call! 70 for the .'pure" notes
were sounded at every door. 1t was
thing concocted by circle of less than
half a dozen, and a thing conducted for the
intended benefit ofnU great number. This
every man who has observed must and
does fully know. Talk about corruption!
A more designing, aspiring, sci of men,
than two or three leaders in the scheme
OF opposing conventions, never lived
They have intrigued to procure nomina.
tons in conventions, with more success
than any other men, and it was not till
those intrigues were so far discovered as
to endanger, in their opinion, further sue
cess, that they cried out corruption, and
commenced their present desperate game.
| am not abiding to those who are hon.
es,ly opposed to conventions from princi-
pie, but TO men who, as every man know
ing their operations must know, are re.
sorting to this cry to further ends utterly
selfish. believe the only way to avoid
defeat, constantly, is to nominate candi.
dates by conventions, after full turn out
at the primary meetings. There lies the
secret of all ground of complaint--then,
there let the remedy he applied. am
welded to no system, if better one than
the present can be adopted. But it never
can he hettered by men who commence
by charging all who think differently from
them with corruption. And we further
believe that as the opposition party is Or
ganized, there can be no change which
will save the party from defeat. Turn out
at the precinct meetings, and all will be
well. The farmers will then control. AL!
is in their hands. as fully as is possible
under any system in the world.
And as democrat, having the good of
the cause at heart, ask the members of
the party in Will county to reflect upon
the legitimate issues presented to them as
| democrats. Remember that we are fight.
ing for democratic principles--that regard
for particular men enters not into the con.
test. We are told through the columns of
the "True Democrat" by democratic
officer of the county, that he has good rea-
son to oppose --,hat poll. books
we're GeStroyed--.hat he was elected but
once out of three times trying, &C., and
hence has RICH, to oppose the long estab-
iished usages of the party. Strange talk
for democrat! The man who reasons
thus, is ignorant of the first rudiments of
the democratic creed, and lacks sagacity
to conceal his ignorance. ''Principles.
and not men," is the democratic doctrine
the world over! But man in Will county
has been defeated twice out of three times
hence, for the sake ofthat man, a change
in democratic usage must he wrought
Strange doctrine-inveterate ignorance
that would promulgate it!
But let your readers observe that this
new creed affords key to recent proceed.
ings. 1t is the secret Of the meeting OF
last Saturday. | before observed that it
was started by two or three designing
men, and these declarations prove it SO
far as one is conc erned. The author Of
this new creed is the capitcl--the pecu-
liar influence of which, he boasts, decoys
some to follow him. But he misjudges
the intelligence of respectable class OF
our citizens, when he thus boldly counts
on his peculiar power.
Then, looking at the design of this new
move, and considering that we have an
enemy more important than this officer to
contend with, democrats will not Lesitate
ms IN their coursa. We are for victoru
over q common enemy, without regard to
the private grievances of particular men.
Our contest is one for principle, and de.
serves every energy of each democrat
No sacrifice should be too much for the
cause ofthe -overlooking,a always,