Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1847-08-11
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TO THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF THE
TERRITORY OF WISCONSIN.
Fellow Citizens


appointed us a committee to address our
fellow citizens of the Territory of Nscon-
SIN, on the subject of the result Of their
deliberations, in the nomination of Moses
vi. Strong of Iowa county, as the candi-
date OF the Democratic party, for Delegate
to represent Wisconsin in the next Con-
gress of the United States.
In performing this duty, we advert with
the highest and most sincere satisfaction to
the great unanlmiiy OF feeling, the pleasing
harmony Of action, the kind spirit of con-
cillatlon and concession, which so honor
ably distinguished the final proceedings of
the convention, and effected the nomination
of our Democratic candidate. Nor do we
seek TO conceal from you, that different
result was confidently predicted by our po-
ltlcal opponents. feared by our umld friends
and certainly deprecated by the true and
unwayering Democracy of the Territory.
The Convention was composed OF sterling
Democrats, men tried and known to the
Democratic party, respected for their tai
ent, and trusted for their integrity. Yet it
was apparent that even such men, recently
elected in the several counties to act as
members Of Convention, without any
previous understanding with regard to the
iavorlte candidate of our party; coming from
all parts of the Territory; possessing con-
HlCtlng views as to the names to be brought
before the Convention; men so lately enga-
ged III the great question of the adoption or
rejection of State Constitution; all these
were justly considered, by some as obsta-
cles which might probably impede the ac-
ton of the Convention, scatter the seeds of
dissention, and finally Illustrate hegreat OBJ
ject OF the Democratic party, by destroying
harmony and thereby preventing unanlmi-
ty Of choice on the Delegate.
But how gratifying, fellow eitizcns, II is,
to view the noble course pursued 10y your
representatives in making such choice! 1t
is our pride as Il party TO know that we have
in our ranks many worthy sons Of Democ-
racy whose talents would she'd honor on
any station to which they might be called
by their country, and whose private worth
at all times designates them as public char
actcrs. in whom the best interests of Il great
political community may safely be reposed.
Thus ii was by no means matter OF sur
prise, or u circumstance to be regretted, that
several names should have been submitted
to the Convention through It's members, for
the important and responsible office OF Del
eoate to Congress. Sectional feelings were
not entertained in the Convention: personal
predictions were sacrificed to the public
good; candidates were adhered to, honora-
bly,, as long as adherence was consistent
with propriety and Justice; and when the
time had arrived in the course OF the ballot
ting. At ,vb,rh the voice Of the majority was
decidedly expressed, your Convention in
the spirit of courtesy, harmony, Cancellation
and concession which had NANTES ted itself
throughout all its proceedings, declared Mo-
ses VI. Strong unanimously nominated as
the Democratic candidate for Delegate to
Congress.
We have dweit on this circumstance, fell
low citizens, as one which in all our action
in the succeeding election. should be held
up as landmark and guide. Whatever
may have been our opinions in regard TO
the late Important questions submitted to the
pcople-howeyer we may have differed in
relation to the adoption or rejection of the
nstiution-whethcr some articles and
some sections were acceptable to one, and
the cause of opposition to another-how-
ever we may have varied in Our views, and
our wishes, respecting a Delegate from the
East, the West, the North, the South, or
the centre of our Territory-Whether one
man had more claims, more talent, more
influence, more popularity, more merit OF
any kind, than another to entltlc him to
receive from the Democratic Convention the
nomination ofDelegatc to Congress, tits sut-
6cient for Us as a party to know that accor-
ding to Democratic usages, our candidate
has been placed before the people, for their
SURFACES; and if we accep, of theNaeelings
and the action of the Convention, as our
landmark and guide in the coming contest
at the polls, the Democracy of Wisconsin
will once more be in the asccndancy, and
our candidate most assuredly be triumph
antlv elected.
Let us in in the true spirit of mutual good
feeling. each say to his neighbor. at IS
true we have differed on the constitutional
question, but that question has been settled
by a vote of the people-to that great
democratic test, the voice of the people,
the Constitution was submitted; the
majority have pronounced against liz adoP-
-tion, and we bow to the viii Of the MAORI
y: our differences Of opinion were honest
on the one side and on the other, and the
mass of the people have now settled all of
our differences on the subject of the Consu-
tution.' The mass of the people have as
sembEed in convention by their representa-
tives and have placed in nomination a can
aidatc for our suhrages-Iet Us, each and
ali, lay down at the altar of public opinion,
onr sectional feelings, our personal prcdIi-
cctious, our private views and wishes, and
like one family of Democrats unite in the
support Of the nominee Of the Democratic
Convention.
Fellow citizens, in such an address as we
might with proPriaty lay before you,on this
occasion, we might enter At large into the
exhibition and calculation of the Democrat
ic party; but such is not our inteution-it
is sufficient for Us TO say that there lives nota
democrat in VI isconsin who may not proud
IL declare that more thsn half century Of
time has borne witness to the prosperity,
and the glory Of our veneratcd Union, I'M
der the happy influences OF Democratic
principles. and of Democratic rule; the adj
ministrations OF a Jefferson, Madison, a